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princesa: please let's not indeed.

Mr Seun and all concerned, please you guyz just have to do something about this bulky and very unnecessary mentions.

They should be a sanction or something for people who don't know the essence of the mention feature, cos it's beginning to get very very annoying.

Thank you.

We,ll fix this.. Thanks for reporting it!

Pls create a new thread for your discussion of financial instruments that are not tbills. This violates rule 1 of Nairaland, which I will enforce.

nitlad: Are you satisfied with the revenue Nairaland generates?

I have an irrational focus on cost reduction rather than revenue maximisation. Instead of trying to make more money, I spend more time trying to find ways to save more money. As a result I find myself feeling satisfied even though we make much much less than we can and used to.

Are you exploring other avenues to maximize Nairaland's latent revenue potentials?

Ads are a good way to make money. Many multinational companies get 95% of their revenue from ads. We just need to improve our ads.

onuwaje: Would u sell nairaland for the right price? I.e if mark zukerberg comes knocking would u open?

I could only sell Nairaland for an unreasonable price i.e. if I knew that there was no way the buyer would ever come close to breaking even.

Pronmix: Rotts are quite handful. Are there Rotts with fully erect ears?

Nope. They don't exist outside my imagination.

Pronmix: Meet Patra (2months) and Baron(2 years &4 months)

Baron is awesome. I love his elegantly curvy head and his proud tail. I often fantasise about getting a Rott with a tail like his and erect ears.

coolsegun2002: I actually did try the method....after a couple of months..i got tried...cos he wasn't stable...sum times he goes outside nd sometimes...he can be so bad Dat he'll do it on the centre rug

Can you described exactly what you did for a couple of months before giving up, & who taught you, since your previous dogs needed no training?

Idrismusty97: Seun what is the criteria for topics placed on the trending section? I thought it is done automatically by the amount of traffics some thread

Yes, you are 100% correct. We should probably consider other factors as well, though.

dejt4u: @Seun
pls why cant you work with GSM service providers.. I mean MTN, Airtel, Glo, Etisalat nd the rest so that we will be getting updates on NL through SMS (e.g likes, Mentions and if possible, thread updates) just as facebook and twitter..?

Thanks for your suggestion, though it's not a question.

emmyvet: What do you have to say to a young programmer who is confused on the language to specialize on, currently he has the basic knowledge of python, java and html coding,(learnt all from Nairaland programming section) and wish to go for a proffessional training on Embedded software development or mobile software development.
Please sir from you experience in programming which of this is more relevant in Nigerian ict world or which of them can fetch more capital??
Note*
»»»I have passion for all the languages I have learnt but wish to specialize on the one that has the chance of fetching more money in Nigeria.
»»I am a computer science student aiming at self employment.

Finally why do you choose to be a master in python programming language?

For success as a self-employed programmer, you should focus on webapp development and, to a lesser extent, mobile app development. You should study as many languages as you can and specialise in the languages that make you most productive. The general purpose languages I admire most are Scala, Python and C#. They're awesome. For mobile development, Java and Swift are worth learning. Don't neglect special-purpose programming languages like SQL, HTML, CSS, and Javascript: it's compulsory for every developer to know them. I use Python because it's the language that makes me most productive. Things that take 1hr to write in Java or 15m in Scala/C# may take just 5m in Python.

Blockus: Seun. Please close his thread for containing false information and ban this retard OP for good measure.

I think the muslim mods of this section are in a very good position to do that. If that doesn't work out, pls mail the supermods ... thanks!!

I support the closure of schools. This is the smartest thing the government has done so far. I understand the financial implications though.

kuzee: the problem is at night,they roam about in the compound during the day,but kip them in my varandah at night to prevent them from cold and the likes,they always poo at night making mi cleaning thw tiles every day..is it safe to live a puppy outside at night?

Try feeding them earlier in the day so they would have emptied their tummies by night time. It's good that you're protecting them.

sholay2011: Seun Seun, what is (are) your favourite movie (s)?.

Game Of Thrones is not technically a movie, but I like it a lot. After I got hooked, I realized that I was interested in understanding politics.

coolsegun2002: .oga Seun said no beating....i had to start beating ooooo...

You didn't try the method, so you can't say it didn't work. One of the dogs we used the method for is a Lhasa Apso, and it worked for him, so beating is not required. Small dogs tend to have more poop accidents because their owners don't let them go outside to poop very often.

vhickky: why did you drop out of o.a.u and would you say o.a.u contributed to who you are today in one way or the other?

I didn't know it then, but at the end of the first semester of my third year at OAU, I developed a medical condition which made it harder for me to cope normally with my studies over the course of the second semester of my third year. I stopped attending lectures that were far away, then I stopped attending all lectures, then I started missing tests, then I also started stabbing exams after I fumbled the second one. I wasn't used to failing. I thought I could redeem myself by pursuing my programming dreams and achieving something great but due to my condition it was also hard for me to code, so I kept jumping from one project to another one and I couldn't complete any of them. It was an awful time. Also, I was studying Electronics & Electrical engineering (because my folks truly felt that Computer Science was "too narrow" and Elect/Elect also includes Computer Science) and it had finally dawned on me that the closest we were going to get to Computer Science was solving abstract maths problems about the voltage and current and movement of electrons in transistors. That was very disappointing. The best thing that could have happened to me then is if I got my condition properly diagnosed and treated, but I didn't know and nobody told me.

DickDastardly: Mr seun, oil and gas is presently the bedrock of our economy, do you have plans of going into that area in the near future?

Since (1) It's not particularly interesting and (2) I'm not aware of any pressing need in the sector that I'm equipped to satisfy, I must say no.

Will you someday go into politics?

I'll never be a career politician but, when I'm very old (at least 70), if Nigerian politics has improved by then, I might serve at the local level.

Donfamous: My question oga Seun is. When u created nairaland (2005) browsing wasn't as rampant as these days, no BB etc so what did u see that drove to create it, e.g for business purpose, interaction,? etc

I answered this question here: www.cp-africa.com/2011/03/17/cp-africas-interview-with-seun-osewa-founder-of-nairaland/ In those days, though Internet access at home was rare and expensive, there were cybercafes everywhere and it was clear that Internet usage was growing.

Have u ever got really angry or sad about this site, maybe becos its not giving what u want or becos of false allegation, hacking ?or etc. Ur experience will be appreciated at great deal.

Yes. I get sad when I encounter people who would rather spend their time trying to destroy someone else's business than building their own.

Adrenaline123: What will be your advice to an aspiring programmer.

Learn Python 3, SQL (MySQL, PostgreSQL), HTML, CSS, Javascript. Get a cheap VPS from Linode or DigitalOcean. Start building mini-webapps!

adewale2011: To Master Seun
What do you recommend as in book for an up coming programmer like me, who don't even know the basic of programming

Download the latest version of Python 3.X and teach yourself using the official tutorial on this page: https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/

obainojazz: Mr seun ....why can't we change usernames...or maybe have a temporary one...so many ppl feels dis way sir

When a name has been mentioned many times on the forum, changing it will cause those old mentions to be invalidated. We can't have that!

Linda Ikeji is one of my celebrity crushes, btw. It's amazing that one woman's blog draws more traffic than every Nigerian website except NL!

Wow, congrats. Tell us about the buyer...

Zammy123: Oga seun,i'll be resuming to school by oct/nov. sha and i just got a rottie...they have short memory u knw so am i gud to go to school leaving her to ma mum's care?

I don't understand. Why get a Rottweiler if you know that you won't be chanced to raise her properly by yourself? Any alternative arrangement?

crimpson4: Evening guys. I've got a 60 year old tortoise that was attacked and d shell was brutally broken. He's bleeding badly, pls any vet in d hus should help me out pls! I don't want him to die.... He saw d civil war o! Thanks y'all. Send me a msg or tweet @crimpson4 or bbm: 2ab313a7 pls pls guys. Thanks in advance.

Contact a vet and pls upload some pictures of your injured pet so we'll know that you're not trolling.

akinbe: Go and start reading some business books young man. The above statement tell me so much about how you think.

Do you run a public company? Is it listed on the stock exchange? If not, what makes you think you know better?

kenjava20: My 6month female caucasian .

What does she eat?

No.

We've heard you. You want a Dislike/Block/Report kind of feature. We are thinking about it very seriously.

Apitch: Not yet but I will get one soon, funny enough I've bought their toys, plates, bed but the dogs are yet to show
I'm getting both male and female

Don't get a male and female from the same litter. There's no point to this because if you breed them, the offspring are more likely to have genetic diseases. Don't succumb to pressure from your breeder. Buy one dog first, and when the dog is settled and if you feel that the wahala in your life is not enough, then you can get another one. One dog is more than enough for most people. Buy 1 dog and take good care of it.

Primarily, when dogs bark at night, it's in reaction to strange sounds. They also back in response to each other. So once one dog starts barking, other dogs in the same compound or neighbourhood may bark in response, and they will often continue barking until they're tired.

Can you post pictures of her biological parents?

Perhaps it's because Extreme Aggression + Stubbornness ('Independence') + Great Strength = Disaster Waiting To Happen? (maybe not)

addictiv: my female caucasian is 11 months old, she doesnt bark during the day even if a stranger comes in,she gets scared and runs away if someone charges at her, she isnt hostile to strangers as she ll always rush to play with anyone she sees though most people run due to her size and speed. she eats anything i mean anything from generator electric wire,shoes, clothes,grass, plantain leaves.. just name it. At night she s like a demon, she ll shred anything she sees, if anyone mistakenly leaves his shoe or hangs clothes outside its gone, my cars are not safe as my tire valve has been chewed with lots of scratches on the body. same goes for my dads cars. she barks crazily at night and will just keep barking till the wee hours of the morning for no just cause. she is very stubborn and seems to forget instructions easily. she keeps digging big holes in the ground and she ll mess the compound up with leaves, plants she picks from the backyard. guys help me out cos my car now needs some paint job.

She seems like a normal young dog. Please create a thread to discuss your dog so we can help without derailing this thread!