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Romance › Re: Why Is It That Rich Guys Are Too Scared To Get Married? by kodewrita(m): 4:24pm On Aug 05, 2011

@Amya leave the balls out of it. thats not a FACTOR. grin

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Lots of married wussies in this world and it hasnt made the world any better.

Its not about being manly, its about filling a need in both parties.

once you get the money and emotional parts out of the way, it ceases to be an alpha male thing and more of a life choice.

The rule is simple: Can I live the next 40+ years (optimistic range dont u think? grin

) with this "madam"?

Aside: How's the blog going? Nice blog profile pix by the way.

Romance › Re: Why Is It That Rich Guys Are Too Scared To Get Married? by kodewrita(m): 1:39pm On Aug 05, 2011

get married and become responsible

That has to be one deeply parochial and irritating sh*t. So the millions of hard working, fast-rising single young men and women managing million-dollar accounts and delivering targets and promises on a daily basis ARE irresponsible. Pls open the windows and smell the roses. You DO NEED IT.

Marriage is cool. But I dont appreciate this societal drive to push you into one. My friends are getting hooked up like its a competition. "Hey I got an Xbox". "Me too, I got a PS3". eissh.

Its a life-long contract, there's no rush. Besides, I believe there is a 2-8 year interval in man's life when he should be single, extremely hard working, very very mobile. If that gap is not allowed, you end up acting up in later life.

My fear is not living my life well on my own and then getting into marriage to start experiments(which should have been concluded earlier).

Nobody goes into marriage fully mature. Its the last chance for us all to get mature.

But at the same time, its better to go in 75% MATURE than to rush in because the world says so.

Do things when you want not because the world says so.

@OP you just have to learn to accept that your money is going to be a factor ALWAYS. what matters is the degree to which it is. If its the only factor, then its not worth it.

enomakos:
dude you are just enjoying yourself banging different ladies and u do not want the enjoyment to end

Politics › Re: Armed Robbers Raid Bank With Grenades In Osun by kodewrita(m): 1:19pm On Aug 05, 2011

fm7070:
See more details:
She said, “The first thing we heard was sporadic gunshots which shattered the glass and windows of the bank. We all lay on the floor. I was shivering and praying because I felt the end had come.

“They were all young boys, smartly dressed and speaking good English. They ordered everybody to lie on the floor. I obeyed even before they gave the order and I closed my eyes. I later opened my eyes.

“They were ordering the bank officials around and threatening to kill them if they behave funny. They carted money away in Ghana must go bags.”

These are learned armed robbers, some of who have studied chemistry or chemical engineering. And decided to use their knowledge in a negative way, maybe when there's no job

God will have mercy on us in this country

This is robbery done in an academic form. Guess they decided to do some value-added robbery with more up-to-date techniques. SWAT-style robbery by armed B.Sc Graduates. . . . .

And the end begins.

Politics › Re: Why Are Teenagers So Stupid And Oblivious To Politics? by kodewrita(m): 10:34am On Aug 03, 2011

Jakumo:
Most normal teenagers would be more interested in the latest fashion trends and pop music stars, while trying to plot strategies for getting laid with the one they crave. The teenage brain is compartmentalized in two hemispheres, the right one devoted to fashion, and the left one to sex.
Politics is way too boring a consideration to appear on the radar screen of any normal teenager, and it would be strange indeed to browse any teenage oriented internet forum and encounter dissertations on bilateral relations with communist China, or the balance of trade in the Eurozone.

Business › Re: Battling The 'too Many Business Ideas' Problem: Help! by kodewrita(m): 10:24am On Aug 03, 2011

And of course, we can team up.

Business › Re: Battling The 'too Many Business Ideas' Problem: Help! by kodewrita(m): 10:24am On Aug 03, 2011

I have the exact same problem but in higher measure.

I have stacks of notebooks intensely detailed with plans of what to do. And I walk around with a notebook.

They range from IT(web apps, IT services, internet schemes) to education to power and even agriculture.

And the ideas never stop coming. Its even worse when they chase you down to your place of quiet. Church used to be the place to dance and focus on HIM but for some reason, thats where the superstar ideas seem to appear. Now I go to church #withanotebook.

The plan going forward is following few principles:
*Acre of diamonds (thoroughly exploit all the ideas within my immediate vicinity).
*Singlehandling (exploit one idea completely before moving on)

A few ideas though:
Clear your Yard First: Nairaland and Nairalist. They are facing challenges in a host of areas from within and without. (Dealfish, FB etc). Find ways of better engaging users. You have been running them as a sole owner but it might be a good idea to either delegate or automate. its time Nairaland gained some wiki-like capabilities to ease your burden. Dont know if you want all that effort but its worth it.

At least try to find a solution that separates forum policing from the forum admin tasks. that way you can focus on making it faster and keeping it alive without being scared that Spam and tribal warfare will take over the site while Musiwa entertains the combatants with beautiful maps.

Enter the Real World: Set up something small and basic and make it work. I am trying out something of that sort soon. It should be educational.

Essentially I am disavowing perfection for a while and entering a Get-It-Done Mode. Am releasing something soon that doesnt contain one jot of programming code from me. Why? to get a rough sample out of my head and into the real world while I build something more approximate to the idea in my mind.

Politics › Re: Deltans Attack Shell For Selling OMLs And Not Consulting Them by kodewrita(m): 9:39am On Aug 03, 2011

You people have to decide whether to ride or carry the donkey.

You wanted them gone, now you are attacking them for selling their OMLs.

Arrant nonsense.

Sports › Re: Easiest Position To Play In Football? by kodewrita(m): 8:35am On Aug 02, 2011

referee

seriously, It varies
==>defence, most teams like attacking down the flanks because you have to travel more distance away from the center to catch them. So the life of a center back is much easier than that of the right or left backs who usually feel the pressure to overlap.

==> midfield. if its 4-4-2 diamond, the life of the defensive midfielder is a hard one and the rest also have it hard, but if you have 3-5-2 , its pretty easy to get lost as a central midfielder.

==> striker, depends on you. A Nistelrooy-type/Berbatov-type striker will have an easier time because they simply have to sneak up on you rather than fight the whole 90 yards like Rooney/Drogba.

Education › Re: Covenant University: Accounting Student Graduates With 4.99 GPA by kodewrita(m): 4:31pm On Jul 27, 2011

[quote author=Baba_O link=topic=721559.msg8801160#msg8801160 date=1311779492]Aunty, a cheater is always a cheater. it is either the teachers are taking bribe or are afraid of that chap that i saw in daily news. Mind you, CU is 21st century of cults breeding university among the private universities in Nigeria. You have to be naturally good from nursery-primary-secondary-university to make first class. First class suddenly!?. It is like your next neighbor that has no job, suddenly start riding brand new range-rover, it is either such neighbor committed ritual or he's a daring armed robber.
All these private universities should be scrapped. Why is it that children of today cant struggle to enter federal universities that is cheaper, better equipped and you will have the sense of passing through university education.[/quote]Thats totally a lie. Its perfectly possible for you to be distracted while still in secondary and then becoming awesome in university simply because the course fits your person.

example, I have been reading about computers since age 11 and learnt C and VB at 17/18 so it was child's play passing the programming courses in school. I read less and that would have been the case in ANY school i might have attended.

Dont let your jealousy overshadow the fact that there are highly intelligent people who attend CU and the rest because they just cant see themselves attending a federal institution.

Politics › Re: Islamic Banking: Christian Group Calls For Bakare's Suspension From Can by kodewrita(m): 3:51pm On Jul 27, 2011

The simple truth is that it should not have been coloured religiously in any case. It was dumb of sanusi to call it islamic banking knowing the tensions inherent in this country already.

Non-interest banking is ok but islamic banking is NOT.

simple.

we have nothing against islam but let the CBN stop inflaming tensions with sectional agenda

Christianity Etc › Re: Dot by kodewrita(m): 3:45pm On Jul 27, 2011

CrazyChica:
no, this is how rumor mongers spread rumors. list any past u know(from person experience not hear say) that has brain washed YOU

Brainwashed people will not be able to list who brainwashed them in most cases. Brainwashing simply means they totally alter your way of thinking for their own ends. And anyone can see thats a general nigerian problem.

Webmasters › Re: Mysql Quiz: Fastest Way To Search For Lagos In A List Containing. . . by kodewrita(m): 3:30pm On Jul 27, 2011

My try: **cringes in fear, Modify button at the ready**

Select * from 'Lagos' Where 'cause' regexp "lagos"

Romance › Re: She Was Disvirgin At 14yrs by kodewrita(m): 3:12pm On Jul 27, 2011

Does she have issues as a result of that? Maybe
Are they affecting your relationship? Ask yourself that and if yes, then you may pull out.

The key question is : Do You Love Her?

Nairaland General › Re: What Was Your Best Experience While In Secondary School? by kodewrita(m): 3:08pm On Jul 27, 2011

my JSS2 prize giving day.

I cleared so so many prizes.

After having my name called consecutively so many times, the crowd started clapping every time I stood up. at a point I was only going back to the seat to drop so I could go back and collect. That was a STAR DAY.

Politics › Re: Fashola's Lawless State: The Okada Menace. by kodewrita(m): 3:05pm On Jul 27, 2011

Arosa:
true.

So you are ok with people being killed to prove a point.

Thats not right. I would rather they simply bar them, pay for tricycle trade-ins for registered bikemen (yes they register with local governments & NURTW) and by so doing remove them from the streets.

And they should also arrest unregistered bikemen (Lekki: mostly young hausa guys who definitely had no form of safety training before climbing the bike ) and confiscate their bikes.

Mind you, the title of this article is unfair. Bike use is rampant all over the southwest. This title makes it seem as if its fashola's fault.

let's stay objective.

Education › Re: Covenant University: Accounting Student Graduates With 4.99 GPA by kodewrita(m): 1:14pm On Jul 27, 2011

I dont know the specifics of the guy's case but First class simply means you were one of the best students in your institution. Comparisons are useless as you will still have to face the real world.

First class students anywhere(OAU,CU, UI, Bowen, Unilag) are endangered species.

Irrespective of the university they graduated from, they face a world that expects magic from them and like wizards, secretly detests them.

A world prepared to crush them out of spite.

A world that constantly prepares to prove them incompetent.

And for some, their own expectations/perfectionism is even worse than the worst insult.

And in a country where first class engineers work in banks, It can be a curse instead of the red carpet it is meant to be.

Education › Re: Covenant University: Accounting Student Graduates With 4.99 GPA by kodewrita(m): 1:07pm On Jul 27, 2011

I hereby apologise on behalf of all private university graduates.

We apologise for schooling in airconditioned halls.

We apologise for an admission process that ensures that you only school with people either from the same social strata or higher.

We apologise for not having lecturers who expect:
[list]
[li]to be worshipped,[/li]
[li]begged with gifts or bodies (women), [/li]
[li]to place lectures at inhuman times of the day to gratify personal sadistic tendencies[/li]
[li]fail you just to maintain some sort of street cred[/li]
[/list]

We apologise for having great labs and studios.

We apologise for having curriculums rethought and reordered to better reflect modern reality.

We apologise for forward looking VCs who partner with business to get us placements, job interviews for final year students.

We apologise for having VCs who are not demigods, VCs with publicly available hotlines who can pick up my call on a Sunday evening to tackle a welfare issue.

We apologise for actually seeing those VCs every week.

We apologise for not being able to fight, stab and kill each other every week for your amusement.

We apologise for mixing religion and academics (yes I detested that too).

Our only plea is that you work hard so you can afford the same education for your kids when the time comes.

Business › Re: How Can I Become A Billionaire At 36! by kodewrita(m): 2:01pm On Jul 26, 2011

Joshcoli:
Small Pikin sense, Its a stage,
He will soon pass it

You mean he will soon be dissapointed and frustrated like YOU.

He might succeed where YOU DIDN'T.

That doesnt mean we should encourage delusions but at the same time, lets not kill hopes because of our own failures.

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Foreign Affairs › Re: How Did The British Run An Empire With Such A Small Army? by kodewrita(m): 11:46am On Jul 25, 2011

pleep:
There's better stuff than f-16 I think. ( perhaps the f-22) And even if there isn't eygpt still doesn't have stealth bombers Military satelites and all the top secret stuff that I'm sure the u.s is giving to isreal.

If the isrealis haven't developed it themselves.

Its standard procedure in Israel to always alter the american f-16s they recieve with more high-tech accessories. They also have a national fighter jet called the Kfir( the original Kfirs were modelled on the french Dassault fighter jet) which is also very fast and specifically designed to handle Migs.

They are world leaders in drone tech too.

odumchi:
Nigeria has Africa's largest military in terms of "numbers". Egypt is arguably Africa's most experienced, and advanced military. Nigeria flies mig-21s, has virtually no heavy or medium tanks, but does have an exceptional air-defence organisation (SAMs, anti-aircraft airtillery etc).
Egypt flies Mig-29s and Sukhois, uses T-72s (whhich arent that great but are superior to Nigerian light-tanks) and has an excpetional air-defence sytsem like Nigeria.

89k+ troops doesnt count as being the largest. Ethiopia has way more i believe (will confirm and edit this post). The trend in more advanced countries is to have a trained populace capable of fighting wars if given the necessary weapons and having a small dedicated professional army.

Example: Switzerland has been at peace for 300 years but this peace is guaranteed by the fact that every swiss male recieves compulsory military training and a package containing uniforms and a rifle always kept in an accessible location at home. Notice of an invasion would bring instant mobilization of the ENTIRE MALE POPULACE. Israel too. Young students spend a year in compulsory military training. If necessary, the entire adult population of this tiny 13 mil strong country can go to war if threatened. Thats POWER.

Politics › Re: Is It Not Too Expensive Maintaining Two House Of Lawmakers by kodewrita(m): 10:41am On Jul 25, 2011

The key problem is not that they are there right now but that we seem powerless to alter this arrangement.

The key issue is how can we force this change to happen?

Until an answer is provided, we will suffer in silence. Besides which party will agree to give up their senatorial seat to be merged with some other seat. No one.

while we are still on that, who's watching the state houses of assembly too? They mostly do nothing anyway so why do we even have them in the first place?

Too many elected idiots doing absolutely nothing.

Politics › Re: Drought In East Africa by kodewrita(m): 9:50am On Jul 25, 2011

trust Nigerians to focus on issues outside their country while leaving their own roof on fire.

What happened to Boko Haram I and Boko Haram II?

What happened to spending money to repair major highways in nigeria?

What happened to tackling issue of high senatorial wages?

Leave all that and go for peacekeeping. Mscheew.

Programming › Re: Creating A New Face For Nl by kodewrita(m): 11:11am On Jul 23, 2011

Dude, I agree about perfection through years but realise that joomla,drupal and the rest though they started as one-man projects are not currently the products of one man but the result of relentless perfection by a community of committed programmers.

Ask Precurio, those Babcock guys who created an opensource intranet application. They built it and made it available to the world and over 3 or more years of advice from users and interested programmers, it has grown to a world class application.

It doesnt have to be perfect on the first try. All things properly managed get better with age.

Shooting yourself in the foot because you are not a genius programmer prevents you from ever aiming at anything great.

Programming › Re: Creating A New Face For Nl by kodewrita(m): 1:36pm On Jul 22, 2011

Frankly i would much rather build a dating site than a Forum. instant traffic from all you H.o,r,n.y people.

Programming › Re: Creating A New Face For Nl by kodewrita(m): 1:35pm On Jul 22, 2011

Just to clarify that anybody can build a CMS otherwise there wont be so many startups online making money from selling their hosted CMS applications. But very few can create CMS applications that are as good and as feature-filled as Drupal, Mambo, Joomla and the others.

Even you omo_to_dun can create a crappy CMS.

Its building a proper one that is the issue.

unfortunately, most of us are not motivated enough to do it.

Rest assured that if someone walked into a building housing NL developers and offered 1mil(Zimbabwean, Russian and Other crappy currencies excluded) to have a CMS developed, he would be testing prototypes before he steps out of that building.

Business › Re: How Can I Become A Billionaire At 36! by kodewrita(m): 5:25pm On Jul 21, 2011

Simple. For the next ten years, except maybe marriage, sex and food+ shopping, Dont do anything that doesnt connect to this goal (including surfing Nairaland).

Find a common need shared by people around you (that they will be willing to pay for) and turn it into a profitable business. Repeat every 6 months.

Best ideas involve you becoming a middleman in some way.

Otedola--Diesel middleman.
Dangote -- Cement Middleman.
Sam Walton --Wholesale manufacturing middleman.
Dell --Computer Parts Manufacturers middleman (he assembles components from other people).

All billionaires get there by using others effectively. Learn how to get jobs done with the aid of other people.

Read wide. Granted there are illiterate billionaires, but you will be amazed at their knowledge of the laws of the land (or accounting or shares or real estate) when you speak to them (even if they cannot pronounce "haute couture" properly). Learn what the rich know---accounting, laws.

edit your friendships and draw closer to fast-moving friends (you may keep the other ones too but dont live like them).

Learn how to save.

spend on things that make money MORE than things that dont make money.

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Politics › Re: What Is The Fastest Way To Rise In Rank In The Nigerian Army? by kodewrita(m): 12:56pm On Jul 21, 2011

two words: Kiss A.s.s kiss

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Politics › Re: What Will Benefit Nigerians Most? Pls Advice A Governor! by kodewrita(m): 3:13pm On Jul 20, 2011

@kalokalo, totally agree but remember that the government deliberately hampered solution of those problems until licences could be sold at questionable profit and diverted to questionable ends. The situation is the same with the solutions I listed.

Programming › Re: Creating A New Face For Nl by kodewrita(m): 3:07pm On Jul 20, 2011

A clue into Seun Osewa's mindset:
Read about Craig Newmark (Craigslist owner) .

Seun agrees with a lot of his beliefs.

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