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Literature / Re: Nigerian Copyright Commission Seizes Pirated Books Worth N800 Million (Photos) by Exciton(m): 3:42am On Jul 01, 2017 |
Instead of tackling the real problem, they go after symptoms of it. The average Nigerian has no access to real knowledge, especially books, unless one goes through illegal means. It's not a mystery why we never make progress. Successive governments have no plan for the next gen. No plan to make give us the knowledge and skills to become globally competitive, to be creative, etc etc. Our fvcking useless government can't stock up our public libraries (that's even if we have) with good books, can't make good books available in schools, and can't cut deals to have low-cost versions available for students. The average student can't afford to buy the original copy from Amazon. Most of the books I've read aren't available in Nigeria. You only have Naija criminal "bookshops" who'll order something you can directly order yourself and markup the price and delivery for profit. That's not a bookshop, it's a delivery service, an unnecessary middleman. Now, I can afford to buy original copies but I'll be nowhere near what I am today without illegally downloaded books due to useless government that we've got. 1 Like |
Food / Re: How Animals Are Killed And Processed In A Slaughter House In Edo. Photos by Exciton(m): 3:10am On Jul 01, 2017 |
Crauxx: And what about possible toxic chemical contamination from the dirty floor or that fvcking horrible black water? Microbes aren't the only deadly thing that could be there. I don't understand why we can't make the simple decision to live with dignity in this part of the world. Everything just has to look ugly and dirty! 2 Likes |
Celebrities / Re: Betty Irabor And Dotun Come For Freeze For Criticising The Hallelujah Challenge by Exciton(m): 3:43pm On Jun 29, 2017 |
Abeg wtf is hallelujah challenge? 1 Like |
Science/Technology / Re: Oshiorenoya Agabi, Koniku Founder Is Changing Computing With His Microprocessors by Exciton(m): 1:44pm On Jun 21, 2017 |
Many of the guys forming Naija patriots have no goddamn idea what it takes to be a scientist or to be a high tech inventor. Modern science HEAVILY requires money. Let me break it down: So, you have a great idea or a hypothesis that's testable. First you need to make samples, then you characterize your samples, obtain data, analyse, draw conclusions. If successful, you make some breakthrough. Economics 101 of Modern Experimental Science: Stage 1: Make samples: In modern science, most need grade III clean rooms which runs into hundreds of thousands of dollars, film making equipment from simple thermal evaporators to MBEs equipped with expemsive in-situ xterisation tools like RHEED, mass spectrometer, ion gauges etc which runs into millions of dollars. And of course, many of these equipment run under UHV environment which requires TMPs, Cryo pumps, Ion pumps, etc. All together stage 1 is in millions of dollars of investment. Stage 2: Xterisation: Most standard materials characterisation centers in the world have XRD, SEM, HRTEM, ARPES, SQUID, SIMS... the list is almost endless. A cold emission gun TEM is more than a million dollars. Many of these equipment are easily $500k per piece. You also need service contracts for each of them! That's exactly why scientists apply for grants well into the million dollar regime. Now, let's to back to Oshiorenoya, who I've known his story for almost 2 years now, I remember he did his 1st PhD in Optical Microscopy, can't remember his second. A simple Google search will show you the state of the art equipment necessary to do research in such field. None of the universities in Naija have these equipment. Even if they wanted it, they can't afford it. To state it bluntly, if Oshiorenoya stayed in Naija, his dreams would be dead and gone. If you stay in Naija, it doesn't matter how smart you are, how quickly you read Cohen-Tannoudji's 2 Volume tome on non-relativistic quantum mechanics, you will never have access to the equipment, services and funding necessary for you to make it. It's a fucking fact! Our government has basically condemned every person whose dream is to become a scientist, a high tech engineer, etc etc to broken people who have no choice but to hustle around, doing sh!T jobs that's beneath their skill set, all because they have no interest in funding quality education. In good societies, 25 year olds are making breakthroughs in the field of quantum optics, information theory, etc etc. Some Chinese guy who's less than 40 lead a team that smashed the record for longest distance of beaming quantum entangled photons, paving way for un-hackable communication. While our youth rot away. The next generation would most definitely go the same way... and the next. Lesson: if you love your STEM inclined child, fight for his future! Fight for good education in this country. Else, your children's dreams would suffer the same date as yours! 5 Likes |
Family / Re: "My Husband Is Molesting Our 12-Year-Old Househelp" - Nigerian Woman (Screenshot by Exciton(m): 1:04pm On Jun 21, 2017 |
The result of poor education, poverty and unchecked population explosion leading to low emotional intelligence, poor societal values... you can fill in the rest. It doesn't matter if this story is true or if the lady tells lies. The truth is many children suffer such fate in our society. The average Nigerian couple is a slave owner. The average Nigerian treats a socioeconomically disenfranchised person, his fellow citizen, like worthless trash. Yet they scream racism at every given opportunity. A truly disgusting society we live in! 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: Officials Are Sharing The Free Fruits Donated By Saudi Arabia After Expose by Exciton(m): 2:11pm On Jun 20, 2017 |
It wouldn't even take a week to find the culprits and charge them but they didn't; instead, the fücking illiterates in charge of this nation hurriedly issued an official apology to their religious masters which, of course, they know is a huge national embarrassment. It's really annoying to be ruled by idïots and there's not a thing one can do about it. 1 Like |
Crime / Re: Lagos And Abuja Had The Highest Crime Rates In 2016 by Exciton(m): 12:34pm On Jun 13, 2017 |
They didn't even bother to normalize it against state population. That would be more illuminating. But, it's not like we even have reliable population data to start with. Voodoo data analysis. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Education / Re: Ten Most Expensive Secondary Schools In Nigeria 2017 by Exciton(m): 2:39am On Jun 12, 2017 |
Premise: these schools offer quality education. Discussion: Nigerians are foolish people. This is simple fucking basic education that everyone should have. Instead of demanding from the government to standardize basic education across the nation, they do the opposite. They praise people and organizations who turn basic education into a purely capitalist, for profit enterprise. They praise these schools and hope they make lots of money (by any means possible of course!) to send their kids there. You see the quality of basic education that Scandinavian countries, the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans etc offer their kids for next to nothing, then you'll understand why we are a failed nation. It's of no use if less than 1% of the population (whose parents are in the rich) gets a good education as we only perpetuate the cycle of poverty and ignorance. In the end, many of these "well educated" students leave the country and the nation remains weak and poor. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Education / Re: Top 3 Most Difficult Exams In The World. by Exciton(m): 3:35pm On Jun 10, 2017 |
Ajet001: Lol. I don't know the competition but I surely know the outcome of that competition isn't representative of what the actual reality is. Our kids are smart and have the potential to be as good as the rest but, as I said, they don't have the teachers. Of course public secondary school was the norm in our time. We all go public school. Now parents are using their entire savings to get their children to learn the basics: speaking English and finding dy/dx. Weyrey government! 2 Likes 1 Share |
Education / Re: Top 3 Most Difficult Exams In The World. by Exciton(m): 1:20pm On Jun 10, 2017 |
Ajet001: You should watch the movie based on the IMO competition: X + Y. We don't have the teachers (at the secondary school level) to teach our very smart kids number theory and stuff, and drilling them with hard problems. It's just the simple stuff we do in Cowbell Math Competition: plug in numbers into a formula and get the answer. No need to think deep. I never succefully solved a full IMO question. 1 Like |
Family / Re: Cheating Nigerian Wife Threatens A Man Who Said Men Should Do DNA Test by Exciton(m): 2:04pm On Jun 07, 2017 |
This isn't even about infidelity. It's about being completely fucking stupid! Well, apart from the case of the husband being impotent. I just can not understand why Naija women don't use contraceptives regularly + insisting on protection. If they did, our population would probably be half of what it is. I'm willing to wager that up to half of our jobless youths were unplanned/unwanted babies. This is why sex education is important! |
Politics / Re: FFK On Buhari/Osinbajo Boycotting ECOWAS Meeting With Benjamin Netanyahu by Exciton(m): 4:53pm On Jun 06, 2017 |
vantage001: Don't mind these guys. They don't seem to understand. We are a small and weak nation, we don't need to get involved in picking sides (Arab league vs Israel, Saudi vs Iran, etc) and making enemies when we need not. We should only look to work with ALL of them to gain their knowledge, skills, etc. It's only when our nation has amassed wealth and power that we can pick sides. But since we are being led by an illiterate religious bigot assisted by a pastor with no guts, we'll suffer the consequences. |
Family / Re: Married Men, Please What Exactly Are You Enjoying In Your Marriage? by Exciton(m): 11:56am On Jun 06, 2017 |
banmee: Damn! Time to adjust my target. |
Family / Re: Married Men, Please What Exactly Are You Enjoying In Your Marriage? by Exciton(m): 9:51am On Jun 06, 2017 |
banmee: I'm in my late twenties. I run an 8 minute mile once a week at least and I feel like dying after every run. While your 40+ wife does 2 miles in 14 mins. Are you sure it's miles or kilometers? There's a huge difference. Maybe, you guys don't live in Naija (i.e exposed to constant exercise since you were young, have the opportunity to follow strict diet etc) or you are both professional athletes. I don't see another way! 1 Like |
Politics / Re: Sokoto To Complete Building Of 189 Mosques At N566m by Exciton(m): 3:59pm On Jun 01, 2017 |
The North and her leaders aren't the problem. The South is. When will Southerners face the truth? The North (the Islamic part at least) and Islam are inseparable, and Islam isn't just a religion, it's also a political movement. The North isn't truly interested in a democracy, or a secular one for that matter, it wants a theocracy. It's why they've got almajiri education and Sharia. The North will not invest in mass standard "western" education, not now, not in our lifetime, not in the next 100 years. They simply won't! If the South really wants development, she should start asking the Northern leaders hard questions. But the South isn't ready for that yet. We haven't even reached the necessary threshold of enlightenment and awareness to start asking such questions. But when the enlightenment happens, when the time comes, it's the minorities in the North that suffers. I pity them. 2 Likes |
Education / Re: Cultism On The Rise In Secondary Schools by Exciton(m): 8:00am On May 26, 2017 |
Nigerian leaders have absolutely no fucking plan for the next generation. Basic education at an acceptable standard is extremely expensive in this country. Coupled to a huge population growth rate, caused by ignorance on a massive scale and fuelled by religion and culture, we are no doubt raising an army, 100+ million strong, of unskilled liabilities. In sum, we are creating a very bleak future for our children. |
Religion / Re: 10 Reasons Why GOD Allows Suffering On His People by Exciton(m): 9:31am On May 21, 2017 |
Lol. Theists always sound foolish whenever they try to explain away the issue of the existence of evil and suffering in a world supposedly created by a GOOD, OMNISCIENT, and OMNIPOTENT god. It's simply impossible for a creator to fulfill those three conditions and still end up creating the world we live in governed by the food chain, the laws of thermodynamics, and the extremely violent history of evolution where more than 95% of all species are already extinct. Also, you should never forget that there is a perpetual war going on at the microscopic scale - microorganisms constantly developing new attack and defensive abilities - all as a result of the laws that govern the universe. Advice to theists: just stop the argument and accept it as a divine mystery to keep your faith. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Religion / Re: Are Sub-saharan Africans Intellectually Inferior To Other Races? by Exciton(m): 2:06pm On May 20, 2017 |
I'll basically rehash what others have said in a slightly different way: It's really simple. Once a large proportion of a society gets logic and critical thinking, once such key ideas become common sense, then problem solving, creativity, meritocracy, innovation etc becomes commonplace. It's a cycle just as poverty is a cycle. Good education gives rise to an informed populace - a pool outta which good leaders (at all levels) with good critical thinking and decision making skills can arise from. While, strong value systems ensure meritocracy last for as long as possible. But, like in all interconnected systems, persistent little lapses and failures inevitably leads to a cascade failure (well, all societies fail in the end, a simple consequence of thermodynamics!). Same analysis goes for the poverty and ignorance cycle, but it's society (e.g. ours) has a far shorter timeframe for a cascade failure. Adding this to the fact that many sub-saharan people are successful in schools and companies around the world (i.e. nothing intrinsically wrong with us) plus the second fact that race is nothing but an arbitrary definition of groups from what's actually a continuous genetic variation, you would have no choice but to agree that your question isn't valid. So, until we deal with STEM education with a focus on making stuff and being a world leader in more than one market, until we standardize our education system, raise the bar of the horseshit level we call basic education (I.e reading and writing), ensure that all boys and girls must go to school, relegate religion and non-progressive cultural beliefs, until we create strong vocational training schools, etc we'll keep wasting our time with such invalid questions. 6 Likes 2 Shares |
Car Talk / Re: BMW And Shell Unveils Future Hydrogen Refueling Station (photos) by Exciton(m): 12:21pm On May 06, 2017 |
mickyeddi: Nope. It's the same for all energy "generating" processes. You can't produce net positive energy. Thermo basics. However, you can make use of an abundant energy source to convert from one form to another. In the case of water splitting, using light activated catalysts (solar energy being the ideal source) to kick-start the electolysis process is very promising. The development of stable catalysts (e.g. Perovskites, doped TiO2 etc) with bandgap in the visible (1.9 ish to about 3eV) is the main target now because the solar spectrum predominantly lies in the visible with just a little irradiance lying in UV and IR. 2 Likes |
Education / Re: The Illegality Of Covenant University Students’ Suspension By School Management by Exciton(m): 2:22am On May 04, 2017 |
Damn! So many "they signed up for it" comments. Even though the post clearly states the legal basis for the illegal actions of CU. It shows that many many Nigerians are stark functional illiterates! Including most that went to school. They can only speak and write English. They can't fvcking think! Same way they could only lament that banks were rejecting the country's legal tender just because it was slightly torn. No wonder the government violently fvcks us on a whim. We don't know our rights! 3 Likes 1 Share |
Religion / Re: Saudi Arabia To Execute 'Atheist' For Insulting Prophet Muhammad by Exciton(m): 4:14am On May 02, 2017 |
Okay. Page 14 and no improvement. I shall repeat what I posted on page 8: As in all other instances, not ONE Muslim criticised the act. Not even the "Islam is peace" kind. In fact, the only ones that commented are in support of beheading a human being for daring to criticize their beliefs. They're the aspiring terrorists. There's only 2 why muslims will avoid this thread: they are fully in support but don't dare show it, or they're afraid to criticize openly. Either way, both cases have to deal with fear. What a fvcked up situation to be born into a cult! Conclusion: given that there might be a few number of them (a very very small number) that may openly criticize such barbaric acts, whichever way you look at it, you can't help but conclude that almost ALL Muslims (the nice ones included) are either violent or enablers of violence. Question: why do religious people (especially Muslims) feel intense anger and the need to act violently whenever their beliefs are questioned? Is it purely irrational or does it stem from cognitive dissonance? I like this thread. We can comment about Islam without the obligatory option to claim Allah as our Lord and Savior! 4 Likes |
Religion / Re: Saudi Arabia To Execute 'Atheist' For Insulting Prophet Muhammad by Exciton(m): 2:00pm On May 01, 2017 |
As in all other instances, after going through 8 pages of this thread, not ONE Muslim criticised the act. Not even the "Islam is peace" kind. In fact, the only ones that commented are in support of beheading a human being. They're the aspiring terrorists. There's only 2 reasons that come to mind: they are fully in support but don't dare show it, or they're afraid to criticize openly. Either way, both cases have to deal with fear. What a fvckers up situation to be born into such a cult group! 4 Likes 2 Shares |
Travel / Re: My Trip To Kenya In Pictures by Exciton(m): 12:43pm On May 01, 2017 |
Nnaabros: I don't know, and I don't care. It's easy to make another successful city, once you made one & I'm sure theyve already done that. The important thing is that they're getting it right while we aren't. The ease and standard of living is what makes a great city. Not the expensive rubbish we call lovely places (E.g. Abuja, lekki, VI etc) that haven't even got basic amenities that makes for a nice stay when a foreigner comes. If your city can't provide what developed nations regard as basic amenities at an affordable price to some tourist students taking a year off, then your city simply isn't livable. It's really easy to know if a nice city. It's these little things that counts: did you take notice of the security flash cams on their roads, or that they also make pedestrian way when they build their roads, that they've got great cuisine because of the diversity and influence from basically every part of the world, that they've got country themed pubs, bars & resturants, that their shops (E.g coffee shops) have soul and a certain loveable ambience i.e designed & decorated so that you love to hang out at the place not just because of their products but because the outlet stands for something etc etc. Note: all these have to be affordable! And we haven't even talked about electricity, manufacturing, agriculture or security and all that. That further relegates Nigerian cities into the darker part of the spectrum of shit-holes to live in. Again, if basic, simple, beautiful things are available only to the sizeable elite, then your city is sh!t. 8 Likes |
Travel / Re: My Trip To Kenya In Pictures by Exciton(m): 12:12pm On May 01, 2017 |
dazzlingd: There's no bias intended when a tourist posts pics of beautiful African cities he visits. The comparison was inevitable. We are both African nations. If they can get basic things done, if they've got access to basic amenities like 24/7 electricity, so should we. The Nigerian people, leaders and culture of mediocrity have created an unsafe and unjust society where nothing works, theives reign and merit is worthless. You can all keep up with the cognitive dissonance, but the honest fact is that we've created a horrible place for our next generation to live in. 4 Likes |
Travel / Re: My Trip To Kenya In Pictures by Exciton(m): 11:32am On May 01, 2017 |
dazzlingd: Hehehehehe. I don't understand why people lie to themselves. Accept the truth: We have a failed nation! It's the first step to solving our problems. 3 Likes |
Politics / Re: Why Africa Is Technologically Undeveloped by Exciton(m): 6:54am On May 01, 2017 |
omohayek: In my short time of being on nairaland and [long time] on Twitter, I can't count 10 Nigerians who are actually, really scientifically enlightened. And it seems you just made into the list. There's probably more. No. Not those pseudo-enlightened Twitter lords. Very well done for working on yourself to rise above the mediocrity and ignorance vieled and presented as African culture. Very well done! 2 Likes |
Education / Re: Covenant University Suspends Final Year Students For Missing Easter Programme by Exciton(m): 7:15pm On Apr 25, 2017 |
alignacademy: It seems most "educated" Nigerians' intellectual capacity is solely restricted to speaking/writing good English. Like most of your kind, you've got zero critical thinking skills, knows fvck all about his rights, thinks swear words in an argument attenuates its logical weight, doesn't even understand the basics of logical arguments, etc. Only English for show off. Another unfortunate product of our horrible education system. 1 Like |
Education / Re: Covenant University Suspends Final Year Students For Missing Easter Programme by Exciton(m): 6:05pm On Apr 25, 2017 |
alignacademy: Goodness gracious! I give up. Hint: You should at least know your fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution. The school is forcing students to attend a religious function. If that isn't infringement of the rights to religious association, I don't know what it is. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Education / Re: Covenant University Suspends Final Year Students For Missing Easter Programme by Exciton(m): 5:45pm On Apr 25, 2017 |
alignacademy: Are you playing dumb or what? How can you not get it?!!!! Their "directives" are against the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Their rules, whatever the fvck it is, hold zero power. Whatever the student signed isn't binding! 2 Likes |
Education / Re: Covenant University Suspends Final Year Students For Missing Easter Programme by Exciton(m): 5:16pm On Apr 25, 2017 |
alignacademy: Of course. It's illogical that NUC (or whatever institution is in charge) grants licenses to religious schools with unconstitutional rules in their code of conduct. 1 Like |
Education / Re: Covenant University Suspends Final Year Students For Missing Easter Programme by Exciton(m): 5:06pm On Apr 25, 2017 |
Phi001: Go to the kiddies corner. Come back when you've grasped the basics of reading comprehension. |
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