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Quarterpast:
This is what Frank Eddy had to say about those who keep defending the politicians that keep them poor and hungry.



https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1F4BTreWTN/

The data own ni off me, some people are really owing this network providers a whole lot. Borrowing data and airtime to defend Nigerian politicians on twitter and Facebook, that would be height of foolishness.

Why is this post very funny to me. Oya make Una go answer clarion call.

I agree with this physics department.

kabillion:
While ipobidients children are rolling in the mud with piglets

Can't you learn something from this innovation without throwing tantrums on people. Pick something from it and let it motivate you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MjmNrlEtp5M?si=WE8VUt-PtWfnaRta

While tech giants pour billions into developing the next breakthrough device, a 17-year-old student in China has quietly engineered a foldable smartphone from scratch—using a 3D printer, spare parts, and a strong dose of resourcefulness.

A Smartphone Built in a High Schooler’s Room
Lan Bowen, a first-year student at Yiling High School in Yichang, Hubei Province, undertook what would be a remarkable DIY project for any engineer, let alone a teenager.

Armed with a 3D printer bought for 2,000 yuan (about US$275) and parts salvaged from old family phones, Lan designed and built a fully functional foldable smartphone—on his own.

The result is a 16mm-thick device that, while bulkier than today’s sleek commercial models, carries an inventive twist: it folds vertically with the screen on the outside, unlike all commercial foldables that protect the screen on the inside.

A Design Born Out of Market Dissatisfaction
Lan was inspired after noticing that commercial foldable smartphones followed just a few design templates—mostly horizontal folding or inward-folding vertical designs.

“I found various types of such horizontal models and the inward-folded vertical ones were available on the market,” he explained in a video posted on February 16 that has since gone viral, reaching nearly 5 million views. “But no outside-folded vertical ones which leave the screens outside while bent.”

His solution? Design his own. The young student created a custom frame using the 3D printer, and meticulously assembled the components himself, using parts from unused phones in his household and a few ordered online.

He even gave it a nickname: “meal card machine,” referring to its dimensions when folded, which resemble a canteen card—although he admitted it’s much thicker.

Engineering Challenges and Hands-on Perseverance
Building the phone wasn’t smooth sailing. One of the major hurdles involved touchscreen malfunctions when the device was unfolded.

“I found the reason was that the screen was pushed out when it was unfolded,” Lan said in the video. After numerous tests and several damaged screens, he finally resolved the issue.

Despite the setbacks, the device was completed and is fully capable of performing all the basic functions of a regular smartphone, according to Lan.

“My smartphone is at a very primitive stage, with plenty of shortcomings,” he acknowledged. “But the good thing is that it is able to implement all the functions of a normal mobile phone.”

Viral Fame and Industry Recognition
Lan’s inventive spirit and technical skills quickly caught the attention of the online tech community. One user commented: “I see a small version of Lei Jun, the founder of Xiaomi, a domestic leading consumer electronics giant.”

Another viewer admired not only his craftsmanship but also his communication skills: “He not only does handicraft well, but also has a good expression ability and makes videos adeptly.”

The recognition went even further. Vivo, one of China’s top smartphone brands, responded to the video, saying: “It is great! Vivo expects more marvellous work from you,” as cited by the South China Morning Post.

A Lifelong Passion for Making
Lan’s talent didn’t emerge overnight. As a child in primary school, he built military models, a hobby encouraged by his parents—his father is a taxi driver, and his mother works in insurance sales. That early encouragement seems to have laid the foundation for his self-taught technical skills and innovative mindset.

Despite his engineering aptitude, Lan remains modest. He admits he struggles in most academic subjects, except for English and geography. Still, his hands-on passion has only grown stronger over time.

Lan’s story echoes a larger trend: with technologies like 3D printing becoming increasingly accessible, more young minds are stepping into the maker space and redefining who gets to innovate.

Source:
https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/03/17-year-old-chinese-high-school-student-builds-a-foldable-smartphone-at-home-using-recycled-parts-and-it-actually-works/

Astronomers have recently unveiled an extraordinary discovery in the cosmos: a new exoplanet named Enaiposha, located 47 light-years from our solar system. Initially thought to be a mini-Neptune, this distant world has revealed surprising features that have led scientists to propose a completely new category for it—a super-Venus.

A Surprising “super-Venus”
At first glance, Enaiposha, also known as GJ 1214 b, was classified as a typical mini-Neptune, a category of exoplanets smaller than Neptune but still rich in gases. However, after further study using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), astronomers have discovered that the planet shares more in common with Venus than previously thought.

Scientists have now proposed calling it a super-Venus, as it appears to have a thick atmosphere composed of hydrogen, helium, water vapor, methane, and carbon dioxide.

This study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, led by the two astronomers Everett Schlawin and Kazumasa Ohno was made after they observed faint traces of these gases across the planet’s spectrum.

Breaking The Mold of mini-Neptunes
While planets like Enaiposha, categorized as sub-Neptunes, are common throughout the Milky Way, they are absent from our own solar system. These planets typically have thick, gaseous atmospheres, but what sets Enaiposha apart is the presence of hazes and aerosols that make spectroscopic analysis incredibly challenging.

Venus also has dense clouds that obscure its surface, but Enaiposha takes this phenomenon to a new extreme. Astronomers were able to detect several intriguing signs in the planet’s atmosphere.

During its transit across its star, scientists noticed specific wavelengths of light being absorbed, revealing the presence of metal-rich elements and gases such as carbon dioxide and methane. These findings indicate that the planet’s atmosphere is much more complex than scientists had initially anticipated.

A Faint Signal From Carbon Dioxide
Perhaps the most significant discovery came from detecting carbon dioxide (CO2) in Enaiposha’s atmosphere. This is a gas commonly associated with the runaway greenhouse effect, seen on Venus.

However, the CO2 signal detected was faint and required meticulous statistical analysis to confirm. “The detected CO2 signal from the first study is tiny, and so it required careful statistical analysis to ensure that it is real,” said Kazumasa Ohno, a researcher at the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan.

Although Enaiposha’s high temperatures make it an unlikely candidate for harboring life, the study of its atmosphere could provide valuable insights for future research into exoplanet climates and their potential for life-supporting environments.

How This New Planet Could Pave the Way for Future Research on Exoplanets?
The discovery of Enaiposha raises exciting new questions about planetary formation and evolution. The presence of metal-rich elements, along with its thick, hazy atmosphere, suggests that planets like it could evolve from mini-Neptunes into more complex worlds.

This phenomenon may help scientists better understand the wide variety of exoplanets found across our galaxy and their potential for supporting life. Although the planet is not a candidate for habitability, its unique characteristics could provide insights into how planets with thick atmospheres develop.

Source:
https://dailygalaxy.com/2025/03/enaiposha-new-planet-solar-system/

weezydee:
make we see your data usage

My data usage? I will be childish to be showing you that, I am on unlimited, I don't even know anything that is data.

weezydee:
Show workings

How I go take show workings? By sharing the secret with you? Never oh wanna learn about it my signature has my WhatsApp on it. But if you are coming it's not free.

Nigeria is not there? China has mined all our natural resources finish.

bluefilm:
Revolution: give me death or give me life!

Go sit down there, revolution ko! How did the revolution of End SARS go? Oga at least before you will do revolution, we have to first be united? Uromi 16 what message is it sending to you. You are crying revolution. Do your revolution through election. Even the voting self in Nigeria does it count? I know one thing Nigeria needs right now? Meet me let me tell you.

Nor fear, all of them are initial gra gra. Everyone will soon forget the matter. We go move to another thing.

No problems na as the world power country make Una be. Creating unnecessary enemies for the United States.

Fubara camp seems to be leading now.

The honourable himself, but na you introduce a devil that is currently ravaging Nigeria youths, betting. I dislike you for that alone. But can you turn back the hand of time.

It's upper case IDIBIA for me, like she has been longing for the name. Annie drops it, she carry on with it.

Madam don't worry they will grant you the asylum that you seek and likely give you green paper as your matter don reach NL.

The title should be why protest will keep failing in Nigeria.

All they are telling us is, aunty Natasha nor get evidence to all her claims. Then Akpabio is leading 2-0.

Nigerians gat no issues with it, if you like put am for 2k we go still manage. Everyone for Nigeria are managers. We can manage anything.

bluefilm:
Suffering and smiling mentally

Tufiakwa

What is the way forward from the suffering and smiling oh?

Very sad, we pray quick recovery to the victims and may God grant eternal rest to the dead.

Workaholic Soludo, keep the good work going.

We are still flexing our free internet browsing on all networks. God am grateful!

It seems like the divide and scatter is about to happen in Rivers State. It seems like Fubara is winning.

Islie:
https://punchng.com/mrs-others-raise-petrol-prices-to-n930-in-lagos-n960-in-north/

If the fuel like make e enter N2,000, Naija will surely survive. They can keep hiking it, we will not give up and will keep surviving.

JASONjnr:
Trump will likely succeed.....

But changing the constitution will be his greatest setback...

Let's see how things unfolds.....

Did you know Nigerian President is also planning the same thing. Everyone wanna emulates Putin.

What is this world turning into? Just because of merger?

US President Donald Trump says he is considering the possibility of a third term in the White House despite prohibition by the constitution.

Speaking in a telephone interview with NBC News on Sunday, Trump said “there are methods which you could do it,” adding that a lot of people want him to contest as the US president for the third term.

The US president said he had told those pushing for his third term in office that it is too early in his current administration.

“A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump said.

“But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know; it’s very early in the administration.

“I’m focused on the current… I’m not joking.”

Asked whether he had been presented with plans to allow him to seek a third term, the US president responded, “There are methods which you could do it”.

The US Constitution does not permit anyone to be elected to the office of the president more than twice, based on the 22nd amendment.

The 22nd amendment was proposed in 1947 and adopted in 1951. It was ratified to prevent the President Franklin Roosevelt scenario.

Roosevelt ran for the presidency and won four times (1933-1945). He died in 1945, less than 90 days after his fourth inauguration.

Afterwards, Americans welcomed George Washington’s proposition that any president who served more than two terms would likely morph into a king or dictator.

Washington is the founding father of the United States and the country’s first president.

In January, Andy Ogles, a Republican house member, introduced a bill seeking to allow Trump to run for a third term.

Ogles had claimed that Trump “has proven himself to be the only figure in modern history capable of reversing our nation’s decay and restoring America to greatness”.

Trump is currently serving his second term in office.

Source:
https://www.thecable.ng/therere-methods-to-do-it-trump-speaks-on-seeking-a-third-term/

Let's see how it envelopes

Good one Charles.

How will all this borrowed funds get to the poor masses, what is the borrowing of this funds impact to our economy?