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Crime / Re: Roland Samuel 'Christ' Arrested By NSCDC For Engaging Followers In Anal Sex (Pic by Exciton(m): 6:41pm On Nov 18, 2017 |
Daeylar: Well, in that case that's the only "crime" he committed. I bet they're just a bunch of Hot young adults exploring their sexuality. Or that guy has got some mad manipulation skills. |
Crime / Re: Roland Samuel 'Christ' Arrested By NSCDC For Engaging Followers In Anal Sex (Pic by Exciton(m): 5:50pm On Nov 18, 2017 |
Hehehe. I still don't get why he was arrested as long as those 300/400L people were above 18 and it wasn't reported that he fvcked the guys. He's a con man but he's no different from pastors. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Religion / Re: What Is Religious Extremism? Difference Between Moderate And Extreme. by Exciton(m): 3:09pm On Nov 17, 2017 |
It's a curious thing that there's very few of the moderates trying to defend their beliefs here. They'll only comment on threads where they enjoy full protection from criticism... the "Allah is the only true God" kinda threads. 1 Like 1 Share |
Health / Re: 900 Doctors Resign From University College Hospital, Ibadan & Lagos Hospital by Exciton(m): 2:53pm On Nov 17, 2017 |
OlaEkundayo: Good job. Keep it up! At least you and many others try to create solutions. 1 Like 1 Share |
Health / Re: 900 Doctors Resign From University College Hospital, Ibadan & Lagos Hospital by Exciton(m): 2:49pm On Nov 17, 2017 |
ElPhoche: I have no qualms with jumping ship due to abysmal pay. However, I'm tired of the numerous dishonest stories on Twitter about why they're quitting because of equipment. They are mainly leaving because there's an international demand for those in their profession and the pay is good. 1 Like 1 Share |
Health / Re: 900 Doctors Resign From University College Hospital, Ibadan & Lagos Hospital by Exciton(m): 2:31pm On Nov 17, 2017 |
EZEIGBO1OFIMO: Don't mind them. Read the rest of the thread, it's obvious that their pay is the major reason. They act like they're the only ones being paid poorly. I agree with you, everyone keeps asking for more money but no one comes up with solutions. 2 Likes |
Health / Re: 900 Doctors Resign From University College Hospital, Ibadan & Lagos Hospital by Exciton(m): 6:51am On Nov 17, 2017 |
Falzdbadtguy: A good number of them hide under the excuse of "no equipment" but are solely after the money. These guys get cheap as fvck education in Naija, dump the helpless masses and go for higher paying rates outside the country. Even if we had equipment, many of them would still take the PLAB or whatever exam. I recently read an article about how doctors and engineers, who brave dangers in explosion ridden Gaza, work together to 3D print basic medical equipment and they aim for much more than that. Sure, we've got major issues with corruption and underfunding. However, their response doesn't solve the problem. It only hurts more people in the long run. 3 Likes 2 Shares |
Science/Technology / Re: Active Researchers In Physics, Chemistry And Nanotechnology (what's Your 'λ'?) by Exciton(m): 5:53am On Nov 12, 2017 |
BaEnki: Nigerians your age are the lucky ones. You have the internet, free online vids, websites to download books and papers, DIY tutorial websites, people to give you advice etc while you're still in your first year. Read science blogs (Nature, physics world, futurist etc) to know the latest and emerging fields of research, pick an area you'd like to work in (e.g. AI, quantum computing, nanoscience, AR etc), Google up the requirements for competency in the field, self study the required courses in your free time while doing your undergraduate, try and get good grades, learn some basic programming language, finish up your undergraduate degree and go for an MSc OUTSIDE Naija, do an MSc research in your interested field of research and you can easily secure a PhD position. That's the easiest route to becoming a researcher. Just remember you're sub-saharan african, make use of your opportunities wisely. There won't be many! 3 Likes |
Celebrities / Re: 4 Nigerian Female Celebrities That Have Hot Abs (photos) by Exciton(m): 4:07pm On Nov 08, 2017 |
IgedeBushBoy: Remove the quote abeg. It's blocking that perfect booty!! 2 Likes |
Celebrities / Re: Bobrisky Arrested By Police In Lagos Over Fight With Toyin Lawani (Photos) by Exciton(m): 10:31am On Nov 08, 2017 |
Edoziesmart: Your observation has been noted. However, it would be greatly appreciated if you could be so kind as to come up with a logical argument as to why same sex couples should be jailed/tortured/killed. Your intellectual honesty in the matter would be much appreciated! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Celebrities / Re: Bobrisky Arrested By Police In Lagos Over Fight With Toyin Lawani (Photos) by Exciton(m): 8:55am On Nov 08, 2017 |
pansophist: Haha. It's not just nairaland but most Nigerians. The honest truth is that most Nigerians are barbaric and have poor critical thinking skills at the moment due to our sh!t education. This is their typical line of reasoning: "He likes men/He takes it up the arse/She fancies women/He said something against my pastor or my personal beliefs/He has sinned according to my religious code of conduct... I am therefore offended/disgusted! He should be beaten, imprisoned, killed etc." They don't seem to know the difference between being offended and actual harm e.g. a criminal who is a danger to the safety of the people in a society. The law against homosexuality in Nigeria is basically a law that protects the majority's right to be offended by what they religiously view as a sin. Nothing more. We will never be able to truly develop as a society if all opinions aren't open for debate, if people's beliefs can't be criticized, if religion can't be separated from State etc. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
Science/Technology / Re: Active Researchers In Physics, Chemistry And Nanotechnology (what's Your 'λ'?) by Exciton(m): 8:31am On Nov 08, 2017 |
AgentOfAllah: Yeah. It's definitely a black box model based book. And you're right, Solymar for a basic introduction to solid state physics to explain why materials have different electrical properties. But not much deeper than that, since most electrical engineers working at the macroscale level of circuits and stuff don't really need stuff like quantum transport theory as electron transport at macro-scale surely isn't ballistic and scattering reigns supreme. At best, he can read more on some semiconductor physics for the physics of transistors, heterejunctions and the likes. 1 Like |
Science/Technology / Re: Active Researchers In Physics, Chemistry And Nanotechnology (what's Your 'λ'?) by Exciton(m): 8:22am On Nov 08, 2017 |
AgentOfAllah: Yeah sure. I agree with the title series. Although I'm currently very busy, I'll like to be part of this. At least I should be able to create time during weekends. Unfortunately, I can't remember his moniker. I wish I did. Anyways, I'm sure more will discover this thread over time. |
Science/Technology / Re: Active Researchers In Physics, Chemistry And Nanotechnology (what's Your 'λ'?) by Exciton(m): 4:09pm On Nov 07, 2017 |
AgentOfAllah: That's a very nice book you recommended to explain the basic solid state physics behind conductivity and all that. But for a good foundation in electronic circuits for an engineer, I think Foundations of Analog and Digital Electronic Curcuits by A.Agarwal and J.Lang would be great for you. I used this when I needed basic electonics knowledge. Everyone rates The Art of Electronics as the best but I think it's not for a newbie. Source for books? "Libgen" is heaven for the poor african who can't afford to buy books 2 Likes |
Science/Technology / Re: Active Researchers In Physics, Chemistry And Nanotechnology (what's Your 'λ'?) by Exciton(m): 3:45pm On Nov 07, 2017 |
Great job AgentOfAllah! We need a good thread for science to help one another as well as to ignite a passion in others. I guess making nice layman explanation threads for how cool stuff like luminescence works would draw people and get us into front page! I'm sure there's more of us science guys on nairaland. I know some guy was working on Li-Fi research. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Car Talk / Re: Toyota Wants People To Know It's Not Just An Automaker Anymore by Exciton(m): 3:34pm On Nov 07, 2017 |
AgentOfAllah: Oh! If the width of the peak is narrow, then you're definitely right. It can't be trap trap state emission. It has to be something intrinsic... maybe quantum confinement effects as a result of the structural changes. But this is your area. Although I'll love to learn to use your tempo/spatial/temperature resolved femtosecond spectroscopic techniques if I get the luck to wriggle my way into a good lab. Yeah. We really need to keep in touch as well as with other Nigerians in STEM, it's necessary for our growth in Naija. Great work with the new thread you opened by the way! 1 Like 1 Share |
Car Talk / Re: Toyota Wants People To Know It's Not Just An Automaker Anymore by Exciton(m): 1:18am On Nov 07, 2017 |
AgentOfAllah: Haha! I once searched online in ALL our research institutes whose budgets run into BILLIONS of Naira and all I could find was a very old and rickety stand-alone thermal evaporator unit in Abuja probably equipped with only a single roughing pump. You can never hope to make high purity thin films or nanostructures in Nigeria, not to speak of characterizing them. That's for sure! Criminals at all levels. AgentOfAllah: Wow. That's a large shift in PL peak and you're right. It strongly suggests that the reconfiguration energy is on the order of thermal energy to induce such huge structural changes probably causing the formation of large density of trap states. Did you guys thermally anneal your sample for a while before doing the measurements? It generally makes films more stable. Anyways, the device operating temp range isn't that wide and such shifts wouldn't be present while moisture and O2 attacks can be prevented with the usual encapsulation methods well developed for its organic cousins. AgentOfAllah: Hehehe. I once took a course on spintronics. Not too horrible. Yes, spin currents... the possibilities. Still a relatively young field though. AgentOfAllah: Very true. I am quite sure that the only place in sub-saharan Africa with a good laser physics lab is in South Africa. I think they do stuff on ultra cold atom spectroscopy and other AMO kinda stuff. You should check their university websites. They even have an expensive nanoscience centre or so according to news. Not to speak of their large array of telescopes for astronomy. I simply don't get why we are so far behind compared to SA in STEM. I really want to be able to do research somewhere in Africa, I really won't mind if it's not in Naija, but Nigeria would be preferable. Unfortunately, our useless illiterate leaders, with a primitive and childish impulse to agglomerate wealth like it's candy, would rather use the nation's wealth to buy houses in Dubai et al. Well, most of our "Profs" aren't that different from the politicians too. Anyways, you can do your research abroad till you get famous enough to attract big grants to set up a lab in Nigeria. Or you can go the way of Agabi Oshiorenoya. But it's really nice to know a fellow Nigerian with whom you could have this sorta chats with! 1 Like |
Car Talk / Re: Toyota Wants People To Know It's Not Just An Automaker Anymore by Exciton(m): 3:21pm On Nov 06, 2017 |
AgentOfAllah: Wow! A nairalander working in optoelectronics, using MBE techniques and ultrafast spectroscopy. What a wonderful surprise! You can also use perovskites in water splitting... basically as a photo activating catalyst, due to it's tunable bandgap and long charge carrier correlation length, to provide the much needed electrons (well, as radicals) to kickstart the water splitting process. Well, it shares the same stability problems with organic conducting polymer materials. Hopefully, it's a synthesis issue that would be surmounted over time... like the toxicity issue that has basically been overcome by substituting the lead for tin as an example. It's just too promising to be discarded! In the PV industry, of course they'll serve to augment other upcoming third and fourth gen solar cells. There's serious competition though, even apart from the traditional Si or III-V based cells. Dye sensitized solar cells is one, organic based (now with electron spin as an added degree of freedom to improve device efficiency is a growing research topic) etc. By the way, I'm just a struggling PhD student trying to achieve my dreams! You guys need to come back to Naija and teach the next generation. Almost no one knows these things in Naija. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Texas Church Shooter Preached Atheism Online by Exciton(m): 1:52pm On Nov 06, 2017 |
KingEbukasBlog: Lol. Your argument is weak. Your hypothesis that atheism necessarily leads to anti-religious based policies leading to an authoritarian society is flat out false. It's a possibility, just like how theocratic societies can also turn out to become authocratic, non-humanist, dystopian places to live in. Religion or the lack of it CAN ALWAYS be used as the basis of ANY authoritarian regime. Franco's Spain is an example. Sure, atheism rejects a god, perfectly moral or not, and might make people more likely to be existential nihilist or to reject the idea of moral objectivism. But there's nothing wrong with that. Most people, as a result of the obvious advantages of open co-operation, naturally tend towards secular humanist and social liberalism ideals. Not the horrid nonsense that's your hypothesis. 1 Like |
Foreign Affairs / Re: Texas Church Shooter Preached Atheism Online by Exciton(m): 1:04pm On Nov 06, 2017 |
KingEbukasBlog: You're not very good at drawing conclusions. Atheism is an umbrella term for those who reject the idea of the existence of a god. Nothing more. It says nothing about the personal moral philosophies that such people abide by. This guy is a fvcked up person who apparently believes that people of religion should be wiped out. That's just intolerant hateful extremism. Claiming atheism as the root cause for his madness is like claiming the existence of the universe in the first place as the cause of evil. I hope you get the point. 1 Like 1 Share |
Education / Re: Many Geologists Are Riding Okada - Olugbenga Okunlola, UI Professor Of Geology by Exciton(m): 9:27am On Nov 06, 2017 |
ayusco85: Haha. This is basically the story of almost ALL who studied natural sciences and engineering. Everyone is stuck in survival mode in Naija. Only few have the means to achieve their dreams. The government's inability to create a conducive environment for STEM based industries and businesses is killing our dreams and potential. 2 Likes |
Education / Re: Many Geologists Are Riding Okada - Olugbenga Okunlola, UI Professor Of Geology by Exciton(m): 9:26am On Nov 06, 2017 |
ayusco85: Hehehe. This is basically the story of almost ALL who studied natural sciences and engineering. Everyone is stuck in survival mode in Naija. Only few have the means to achieve their dreams. The government's inability to create a conducive environment for STEM based industries and businesses is killing our dreams and potential. 1 Like |
Religion / Re: What Is The Biblical Procedures For Burial? by Exciton(m): 11:34am On Nov 05, 2017 |
Some people basically want a rule book covering every single step in life. What then is the fun in living if billions of people are to repeat the same thing over and over and over?? Of what use is culture if some religion is meant to direct every aspect of people's lives? It's like religion ultimately turns to culture and national identity. This is very common in Islamization history. [Archaic ] Rules for everything. A way of life that erodes the indigenous culture of those who practice it, and over time they all see themselves as [or secretly see themselves and wish to be] "Arabs". Same, but to a far lesser extent, in Christian regions. Most importantly, unlike culture and non-theocratic state laws which slowly changes over time, religious laws are almost immutable. This is the ultimate reason that I dislike most religions. I think it makes people have a very rigid world view, intolerant, and poor adaptability necessary for the survival of the human race. 3 Likes 1 Share |
Travel / Re: Gay Lions Getting Intimate At Kenya's National Park (Photos) by Exciton(m): 2:26am On Nov 04, 2017 |
Haha. The idi0t Dr. Mutua suggests that the lions were possessed by demons. Many Africans with the Dr. title are just frauds. |
Nairaland / General / Re: Pythons Fight In Australian Woman's Bathroom (Photos) by Exciton(m): 11:40pm On Oct 31, 2017 |
majorgr: Hehe. Naija men and women to be accurate. I've also noticed most people can't keep their toilet and bathroom tiles sparkling white in this country. Most people have absolutely no idea that those stains that turn your white tiles and floor into cream-ish color are actually hard water stains (dissolved carbonates in hard water are left behind when water on tiles/floor dries off) that can't be removed by ordinary soap and water. You need something acidic: think vinegar + lemon for DIY cleaning liquid, or just buy the proper cleaning liquid for hard stains. Same goes for glass and mirrors - never clean in Naija homes. Well, of course, this is because the entire country is neck deep in ignorance and it's evident in ALL aspects of our life. This should be a thread on its own. Basic cleaning knowledge for everyone and DIY hacks. We need it! 4 Likes 1 Share |
Car Talk / Re: Germany's First-Ever Driverless Bus Hits The Roads In Bavaria-Pics/Video by Exciton(m): 8:46am On Oct 31, 2017 |
dtruth50: Don't mind the arseholes. They won't read science books, they'll support and vote in criminals who use the country's money (meant for human development) to buy mansions in Dubai, they'll support stupid laws across universities formed by people who have no business being in academics, they'll support quota system instead of meritocracy etc etc and they'll be expecting miracles. Awon weyrey! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Car Talk / Re: Germany's First-Ever Driverless Bus Hits The Roads In Bavaria-Pics/Video by Exciton(m): 8:39am On Oct 31, 2017 |
godfatherx: So what exactly do you suggest? 521 single nation states? You think the multi-nation status of states are the cause of unaccountability of leaders, lack of human development, socioeconomic inequality, insecurity and injustice? Hehehe. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Health / Re: Paul Arduad, Congolese Gay Dies Of Cancer Of The Anus by Exciton(m): 3:00am On Oct 30, 2017 |
cococandy: Hehehe. It seems you never checked Aljazeera comment section before they pulled the plug on it. Easily the most hateful I've seen! However, Nairaland surely boasts the most ignorant community on the internet. Most of the idi0ts on this thread simply accept the bloggers implicit suggestions based on confirmation bias without bothering to read up on the cancer type. If they did, then they'd know that loads of heterosexuals get HPV in their lifetime, that only a small percentage of people who ever have HPV gets cancer (the guy was simply unlucky) and that it's a leading cause of cervical cancer. 1 Like |
Crime / Re: 16-Year-Old OAU Student Commits Suicide Over Poor Grades by Exciton(m): 3:01pm On Oct 29, 2017 |
DanseMacabre: I wonder when us Nigerians will understand the meaning of mental health. Fücking Nollywood has managed to convince 99.999% of us that the only mentally unwell person is the stark raving kind in the middle of the market. Fvcking nollywood. I really have a deep sitted dislike for that industry!! 3 Likes 1 Share |
Religion / Re: Is It Only Africans That Believe In The Existence Of Ghosts And Witches? by Exciton(m): 2:40pm On Oct 29, 2017 |
From the posts on this thread, it seems that many wrongly latch on to this as reason for strengthening their belief in the supernatural. Legitimizing your supernaturalism stance based on statistics of believers is very weak to say the least. Just because many people around the world believe something is true doesn't make it true. On the contrary, the fact that supernatural beliefs, once widespread in developed countries, is now relegated in favour of naturalism via the rise of rationalism being commonplace and the scientific method weakens the case for belief in the supernatural. True, the statistics of supernatural beliefs is a worthy subject on its own but don't mistake it for proof. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Car Talk / Re: World's First Dent-Proof Car Wows Crowds At Tokyo Motor Show by Exciton(m): 8:16am On Oct 29, 2017 |
This is so fvcking cool!! Would love to get 6months to 1 year research experience at one of these ultra cool Japanese companies/Uni. |
Education / Re: Federal Polytechnic Oko Bans Beard, Afro Hair And Trousers, Students Reacts by Exciton(m): 3:49am On Oct 29, 2017 |
Daeylar: This isn't self-hate, you focused only on the afro issue... it's far much worse than that! These ["mode of dressing" and other stupid] rules popping up across Nigerian universities and even in government agencies is direct proof that our secular Constitution is nothing but a piece of paper. Our country is a de facto religious republic. Religion has hijacked ALL levels of leadership in the country and this is the effect. The fact that most people see nothing wrong with this blatant disregard of basic rights to freedom of expression guaranteed by our Constitution and that the ministry of education and NUC keep mum about such issues clearly shows the rot in our society due to religion. Education standards, creativity, and individual self expression will nose-dive. We are basically planning to make our next generation very dumb people who expect orders and can't think for themselves - completely lacking in critical thought. They say our average IQ is 67, it will probably be 42 at the end of the century This is what religion does to a nation when taken to the extreme. 5 Likes 2 Shares |
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