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Politics / Re: Pictures Of All Remodelled Airports Across The Country by JLANCE(m): 10:43am On Aug 12, 2013 |
k.fako:Criously guy a lot of people travel by air in Nigeria |
Music/Radio / Re: Why Isn't Nigerian Music Very Popular Internationally? by JLANCE(m): 5:22pm On Jul 25, 2013 |
Hehe |
Politics / Re: Soldiers Beat Policeman To Coma In Bauchi by JLANCE(m): 4:24pm On Mar 28, 2013 |
Na real joblessness they just want to bully |
Car Talk / Re: 2014 Toyota Highlander Unveiled by JLANCE(m): 4:11pm On Mar 28, 2013 |
Na wa o there are cars and there are motors |
Culture / Re: Pictures Of Oro Carnival by JLANCE(m): 3:56pm On Mar 28, 2013 |
Dem look like cult members 1 Like |
Romance / Re: Using CCTV Because Of Infidelity, Is It Right? by JLANCE(m): 3:33pm On Mar 28, 2013 |
Lol maybe the wife mah don dey use CCTV on him and he no know |
Politics / Re: Weapons And Bomb-making Devices Found At Politician’s Residence by JLANCE(m): 4:01pm On Mar 06, 2013 |
D guy na hunter? 1 Like |
Family / Re: Father Tortures Daughter For Being A 'Witch' by JLANCE(m): 5:41pm On Mar 04, 2013 |
beejaay: |
Politics / Re: Jonathan To Empower Ministers Against Governors by JLANCE(m): 2:41pm On Feb 25, 2013 |
Moukafoam:Dem go so ban u |
Politics / Re: Oshiomhole Closes-down Benin Golf Club by JLANCE(m): 1:36pm On Feb 25, 2013 |
Regiblinkz: Its not even 2pm yet...wat do we believeCheck the date of the post |
Science/Technology / Re: Asteroid 2012 DA14 in record- breaking Earth pass by JLANCE(m): 12:26pm On Feb 16, 2013 |
Hope this size of a thing will never fall on earth |
Family / Dad Pays 14-year-old Daughter $200 To Quit Facebook by JLANCE(m): 5:38pm On Feb 07, 2013 |
A father makes his 14-year-old daughter sign a contract that means for a mere $200 she will not be on Facebook for five months. He is paying in installments. If there's one thing young people truly understand, it's bribery. From their very formative years, parents bribed them to keep quiet, behave, wear appropriate clothing -- even, sometimes, desist from using rude words. So it might seem utterly canny of Paul Baier, the vice president of a Massachusetts energy company, to find a veteran's method to get his daughter away from Facebook. But this tale isn't quite so simple. I am grateful to Daily Dot for revealing that Baier made 14-year-old Rachel sign a Facebook Deactivation Agreement, which he then posted to his own blog. What's deeply moving is that this blog's usual purpose is to offer deep discussions about sustainability. This makes one wonder just how much sustainability Rachel will have. Despite signing away the next five months of her life to be Facebook-free, the temptations upon her will be great. Her friends may shun her. She may suddenly be regarded as not cool enough for school. This is enormous pressure to put on one at such a tender stage of her development. Yet her signature -- in abnormally neat handwriting for a contemporary 14-year-old -- is there for all to see. What is also there for all to see is that she intends to use the $200 in order to buy "stuff." More Technically Incorrect People crave Windows 8 tablets at work more than iPads Girl Scouts: No brownie points for PayPal-using cookie seller McAfee survey:12 percent have personal data leaked by angry ex Kim Jong-un has HTC phone, not iPhone or Galaxy? The real-life consequences of a Facebook unfriending Paul Baier's canniness stretches to the terms of payment. Rachel has to show willing before she will even see a dime. Her first payment of $50 won't arrive until April 26. The remainder isn't due until June 26. I can think of many a contractor who would have balked at those terms. A recent study suggested that people are, quite naturally, tired of Facebook. And here's the twist. This wasn't dad's idea -- though I bet the binding agreement was. It seems that Rachel just got bored of Facebook. Paul Baier told the Daily Dot: "It was her idea. She wants to earn money and also finds Facebook a distraction and a waste of time sometimes. She plans to go back on after the 6 months is over." One can only hope that he will offer regular updates on how Rachel is filling up her Facebook time and what kind of "stuff" she intends to buy. When she finally gets some money, that is. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57568081-71/dad-pays-14-year-old-daughter-$200-to-quit-facebook/?ttag=fbwp |
Science/Technology / Re: Rarest Kind Of Interspecies Love by JLANCE(m): 5:04pm On Jan 23, 2013 |
hmm
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Politics / Re: Boko-Haram Attack In Damboa , 12 Dead by JLANCE(m): 7:27pm On Jan 22, 2013 |
Ficeo: I doubt ooooo weda Almighty God is Allah. Who is Allah?me ma don start dey doubt d ting o, hu be Allah? |
Food / Re: Maggot-like Object In "Unopened" Amstel Malta (Picture) by JLANCE(m): 3:06pm On Jan 22, 2013 |
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Sports / Re: AFCON: Nigeria Vs Burkina Faso (1 - 1) On 21st January 2013 by JLANCE(m): 9:17pm On Jan 21, 2013 |
chai tat ting was less tan 5secs to d end hmm hmmmm hmmmmmn |
Crime / Re: Mistress Strangles Lover’s 4 Children In Anambra by JLANCE(m): 1:06pm On Jan 20, 2013 |
Hmmm i no fit talk |
Events / Re: Countdown To Nairaland Hitting A Million Members. by JLANCE(m): 8:30am On Jan 18, 2013 |
1000000 |
Science/Technology / The Biggest Thing In The Universe Is Really, Really Big by JLANCE(m): 11:10am On Jan 17, 2013 |
A newly discovered galactic structure is so large that it means one of our basic assumptions about the nature of the universe could be wrong. You and I are really, really small. And we're even smaller than we thought we were last month, at least when compared with the size of the largest known item in the universe. Last week, a team of astronomers based in the U.K. discovered the largest object in all of our observable existence: a celestial structure made up of 73 quasars that is up to 4 billion light years long. How big is that exactly? Well, it would take tens of thousands of our own Milky Ways -- the big, galactic one, not the one that comes in a wrapper -- to equal the size of Huge-LQG (for Large Quasar Group), as it's become affectionately known. Feel insignificant yet? Yes, it does seem like something so inconceivably massive should have been noticed by now, and that's actually the most interesting part of the discovery The discovery of an astronomical body so large throws doubt upon one of the basic assumptions of the nature of the universe. That notion, known as the cosmological principle, assumes that the little corner of the universe we're able to observe from this particular rock is a reasonable sample of what the rest of the universe must also be like. But Huge-LQG turns out to be so huge that it makes up a few percentage points of the observable universe on its own. It's a little bit like if we suddenly discovered a 51st state that consists entirely of a single building the size of Iowa. So not only are we less than the most insignificant of specks in our universe, we apparently don't know nearly as much about that universe as we thought. http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57563937-1/the-biggest-thing-in-the-universe-is-really-really-big/ |
Education / Great Ignorance-you Can Do What You're Set Out To Do Without A Doubt Undoubtedly by JLANCE(m): 6:44pm On Jan 16, 2013 |
Got this mail from a friend (Arleon Kelly) There are always skeptics and cynics. But there are always people who explore and create the impossible. Man will never reach the moon regardless of all future scientific advances." -- Dr. Lee DeForest, "Father of Radio & Grandfather of Television." "The bomb will never go off. I speak as an expert in explosives." - - Admiral William Leahy , US Atomic Bomb Project "There is no likelihood man can ever tap the power of the atom." -- Robert Millikan, Nobel Prize in Physics, 1923 "Computers in the future may weigh no more than 1.5 tons." -- Popular Mechanics, forecasting the relentless march of science, 1949 "I think there is a world market for maybe five computers." -- Thomas Watson, chairman of IBM, 1943 "I have traveled the length and breadth of this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data processing is a fad that won't last out the year." --The editor in charge of business books for Prentice Hall, 1957 "But what is it good for?" -- Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Division of IBM, 1968, commenting on the microchip. "640K ought to be enough for anybody." -- Bill Gates, 1981 This 'telephone'has too many shortcomings to be seriously considered as a means of communication. The device is inherently of no value to us," -- Western Union internal memo, 1876. "The wireless music box has no imaginable commercial value. Who would pay for a message sent to nobody in particular?" -- David Sarnoff's associates in response to his urgings for investment in the radio in the 1920s. "The concept is interesting and well-formed, but in order to earn better than a 'C,' the idea must be feasible," -- A Yale University management professor in response to Fred Smith's paper proposing reliable overnight delivery service. (Smith went on to found Federal Express Corp.) "I'm just glad it'll be Clark Gable who's falling on his face and not Gary Cooper," --Gary Cooper on his decision not to take the leading role in "Gone With The Wind." "A cookie store is a bad idea. Besides, the market research reports say America likes crispy cookies, not soft and chewy cookies like you make," -- Response to Debbi Fields' idea of starting Mrs. Fields' Cookies. "We don't like their sound, and guitar music is on the way out," -- Decca Recording Co. rejecting the Beatles, 1962. "Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible," -- Lord Kelvin, president, Royal Society, 1895. "If I had thought about it, I wouldn't have done the experiment. The literature was full of examples that said you can't do this," - - Spencer Silver on the work that led to the unique adhesives for 3-M "Post-It" Notepads. "Drill for oil? You mean drill into the ground to try and find oil? You're crazy," -- Drillers who Edwin L. Drake tried to enlist to his project to drill for oil in 1859. "Stocks have reached what looks like a permanently high plateau." -- Irving Fisher, Professor of Economics, Yale University , 1929. "Airplanes are interesting toys but of no military value," -- Marechal Ferdinand Foch, Professor of Strategy, Ecole Superieure de Guerre , France . "Everything that can be invented has been invented," -- Charles H. Duell, Commissioner, US Office of Patents, 1899. "The super computer is technologically impossible. It would take all of the water that flows over Niagara Falls to cool the heat generated by the number of vacuum tubes required." -- Professor of Electrical Engineering, New York University "I don't know what use any one could find for a machine that would make copies of documents. It certainly couldn't be a feasible business by itself." -- the head of IBM, refusing to back the idea, forcing the inventor to found Xerox. "Louis Pasteur's theory of germs is ridiculous fiction." -- Pierre Pachet, Professor of Physiology at Toulouse , 1872 "The abdomen, the chest, and the brain will forever be shut from the intrusion of the wise and humane surgeon," -- Sir John Eric Ericksen, British surgeon, appointed Surgeon-Extraordinary to Queen Victoria 1873. And last but not least... "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." -- Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp., 1977 1 Like |
Politics / Re: The Unending Rehabilitation Works On 3rd Mainland Bridge Lagos by JLANCE(m): 9:12am On Jan 16, 2013 |
na wa o chai see money |
Phones / Magic Cube Projects A Virtual Keyboardon Any Flat Surface by JLANCE(m): 5:19pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
Smartphone and tablet users who want a full-sized keyboard without carrying one around may want to check out a device called the Magic Cube. Demoed by manufacturer Celluon at CES this week, the Magic Cube displays a full keyboard and a multi-touch mouse on just about any flat surface. The virtual keyboard and mouse appear as red, illuminated projections on the surface. An optical sensor detects the position of your fingers to determine which keys you're pressing and how you're moving the mouse. The Magic Cube can use Bluetooth to pair with your mobile device or USB to connect with a Windows or Mac computer. The device is compatible with iOS 4 or higher, Android 2.2 or higher, Mac OS 10 or higher, and all versions of Windows from XP to 7. The cube itself is compact, so it's easy to carry around, certainly easier than lugging around a physical keyboard and mouse. Of course, like any projected keyboard, the Magic Cube lacks the tactile feel of a physical keyboard. But the device does emit a clicking sound each time you press a key, so at least you can hear your typing. A columnist from 9to5Mac who tried the cube was impressed with its accuracy, citing only one typo out of 100 words. The Magic Cube sells for $149 directly through Celluon and for $115 through Amazon, where so far it's garnered 3.9 stars out of 5. http://m.cnet.com/news/magic-cube-projects-a-virtual-keyboard-on-any-flat-surface/57562981 |
Computers / Microsoft To Kill The Messenger On March 15, 2013 by JLANCE(m): 4:59pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
Beware the Ides of March if you are a user of Microsoft's Windows Messenger Live. Microsoft announced last November it would soon retire its instant messaging client in favor Skype, which Microsoft acquired in October 2011 . Today it began informing Messenger users that the service would go dark for the majority of users on March 15. Hello, On 15th March 2013 we are retiring the existing Messenger service globally (except for mainland China where Messenger will continue to be available) and bringing the great features of Messenger and Skype together. Update to Skype and sign in using a Microsoft Account (same as your Messenger ID) and all your Messenger contacts will be at your fingertips. You'll be able to instant message and video chat with them just like before, and also discover new ways of staying in touch with Skype on your mobile and tablet. Yours sincerely, The Messenger Team Skype officials said in late October that Skype would most likely replace Messenger someday but had declined to provide a public timetable. A blog post in November indicated the switchover would occur during the first quarter of 2013. Skype began testing new Windows and Mac beta releases in October that let users sign in to Skype using their Windows Live ID, allowing them to send and receive instant messages and see the presence information of those using Live Messenger, Xbox, Hotmail or Outlook.com. After migrating from Messenger to Skype, users will be able to use Skype's instant messaging, as well as its video calling, landline calling, screen sharing, and video calling on mobile phones. http://m.cnet.com/news/microsoft-to-kill-the-messenger-on-march-15/57562929 |
Politics / Re: Nigeria To Charge Russian Sailors With Arms Smuggling by JLANCE(m): 4:31pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
jalay: hehehehe..be like say u don enta there before |
Politics / Re: Nigeria To Charge Russian Sailors With Arms Smuggling by JLANCE(m): 4:26pm On Jan 09, 2013 |
hmmn |
Islam for Muslims / Re: Does The Quran Permit Suicide? by JLANCE(m): 5:04pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
striktlymi:mek una continue dey argue una ting wetin concern me wit islam and suicide. SORRY FOR YOUR LOST. me no be crious xtain sef na d ting weh tis muslim pple dey do fo naija dey mek me see the whole religion somehow. Haba killin pple o. One ting tat do vex me sef is wen dey start sayin tat tier religion of peace ting, wen dey have notin to show tat they are peaceful sorry if im off topic. but if tis thread na to decieve pple only God go judge una. |
Islam for Muslims / Re: Does The Quran Permit Suicide? by JLANCE(m): 4:44pm On Jan 08, 2013 |
just dnt know why this 'Striktlymi' sounds like a muslim to me. I grew up with muslims, then this people were good o we use to go normal. Now i cant roll with them. This una religion self. Everywhere una dey for this world peace no dey. I'm not in for any argument. One thing that bothers me sef about you people _i dont see any effort your islamic leaders are making to condem this group of reta.rds called boko haram |
Phones / Re: Sony Unveils Waterproof Xperia Z Phone by JLANCE(m): 10:35am On Jan 08, 2013 |
Android-powered |
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Lionel Messi Wins Ballon D'or Award by JLANCE(m): 8:41pm On Jan 07, 2013 |
jst for MESSI UP MESSI |
European Football (EPL, UEFA, La Liga) / Re: Lionel Messi Wins Ballon D'or Award by JLANCE(m): 8:01pm On Jan 07, 2013 |
meeeeeeessssssssssiiiiiiiiiii |
Phones / Re: New Smartphone Chip To Help Owners Identify Smells And Tastes by JLANCE(m): 10:14am On Jan 07, 2013 |
^^^ haha |
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