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[quote author=la! link=topic=156651.msg2657204#msg2657204 date=1218733197]way to go bro!, certainly this will silence them sceptics, nothing good can come out of Nigeria, Indeed.[/quote]Don't be silly. Even banks are posting 'fraud alert' messages on their websites, and you begrude people requiring proof before committing their hard earned money? 99% of Nigerians are cynical because of condition, nothing more.


@alabiyemmy
Nice screens. Now all that remains is to evaluate my options. Can you confirm your maps are compatible with (or can be adapted to) most existing GPS hardware?

The info is correct
But what Gamine failed to show is that by 'game playing' the article encompasses games like Hearts and Solitaire, which are played mainly by women.

For console gaming, testosterone takes the cake!

adamsy07:
[b]I THINK BEEN A NIGERIAN WE STAND TO BE RESPECTED WHEREVER WE GO IF THIS TREND CONTINUES AND WE WILL BE SEEN AS GENUINE PEOPLE RATHER THAN CRIMINALS THAT WE ARE BIN SEEN AS BEFORE OR WHAT DO YOU THINK FELLOW NIGERIAN[/b]S

People have often accused me of being abrasive on Nairaland.

But. . .Jesus Christ, what kind of simplistic logic is this?!

@neoteny
To avoid the Error 1604, no need to reboot or use a diff computer. make sure you put your phone in manual DFU before the custom restore

1. Swich off the phone. Make sure it's connected to your PC
2. With the phone off, hold power and Home button down for exactly 10 seconds
3. Take your hand off the power button, keeping the home button depressed. Hold on to the Home button until you hear the normal Windows USB beep. you know, the sound windows makes when it detects an USB device
4. As soon as you hear the sound, let go of the Home button


The phone will then be in DFU mode. It will show a totally blank (black) screen.

No errors will be experienced when installing the custom firmware

landis:
its shocking.

Fashola has reduced himself to same level like OBJ.

Did anyone ask Naija to go abroad? NO. Condition made them.

If same condition is good, they will naturally go back home.

It is that simple; you wonder whats wrong with these dumb-ass politicians.

EXACTLY!!
For once i agree with you on this one. Condition made these guys go overseas. It's worth noting that Nigeria has had no input into the success of these guys stay overseas. Why are we so keen to reap where we did not sow?

They should make the conditions amenable for people to cme back to, and for those living in Naija sef, before all these useless calls.

lol
Naive comments are the rage here. I really don't think the Georgians had any hope or thought of American or western millitary aid. All they wanted to do was to put down the violent separatists in South Ossetia. Russia responded with force.

Only a naive Nigerian would imagine that NATO would airlift hundreds of thousands of troops into Georgia to fight a war. The Georgian president miscalculated and he's paid the price.

That said, the russians are clearly out of line here. All the Georgians have done is to mirror what Russia did in Chechnya in 1999. Nothing more. Apparently it is 'fighting terrorism' when fighting muslim chechens, but aggression when fighting South Ossetians.

This show of strength matters little in the long run. Georgia is a rather small country after all. The Russian nation has FAR less sway in Eastern Europe now than at the height of the cold war. It would be hard pressed to defeat a much larger and better armed ex-SovBloc country like Poland. And the world knows it.

By the way, it's funny how we excuse away Russia's excesses as a simple balance to the US. What this shows is that if tommorrow China invades Taiwan, you'll have landis, Blatant and the other other usual suspects will be crowing about enforcing millitary might.

of course, the token objections will be made. Emphasis on token.

http://alk2blog..com/2008/08/ssh-to-get-your-iphone-online-via-usb.html

Any of you bold enough to try this?

Dammit, man! Stop multi-posting!

South Ossetia is a semi-autonomous territory in Georgia. As such, it belongs 100% to georgia. Russia has since handed passports to The SO citizens, but that does not make them part of Russia.

If Sweden were to hand over passports to Lagosians (and we all know very well that 80% of Lagosians will jump at the offer), does that give them right to invade Lagos?


Georgia moved troops in to quell separatist violence. According to Georgia, artillery fire from SO killed 10 Georgians. That's grounds for armed action, especially as it was the same excuse Russians used for the invasion of Chechnya.

Gamine:
Seriously , whats our business with this issue?

Is Russia withholding Oil from us or did Georgia Kidnap Nigerians?

Because it pays to be informed, and to have an informed opinion on issues troubling the world.

There's more to life than discussing latest fashion trends in Shoprite.

lol
So here's the thing

You condemn the US for hypocrisy in attacking Iraq.

Yet you happily fail to notice the hypocrisy in Russia invading Georgia to ensure that the South Ossetians enjoy their right to secede. . .even when the same Russians brutally crushed the Chechens when they tried to break away.

There are similarities in both cases. South Ossetia hold vital resources for Georgia, and Chechnya holds vital hycrocarbon resources and access to the caucasus oilfields.

South Ossetia has been semi-autonomous for a while in Georgia, there was an existing peace deal and Georgia claimed they invaded as a result of seperatists in South Ossetia shelling Georgian cities with artillery fire.
Chechnya was semi-autonomous, there had been an existing peace treaty signed with the russians, and Russia claimed they invaded because of some 'terrorist attacks' in Moscow.


Seeing as both scenarios are very similar, why hesitate to proclaim the hypocrisy in the stance of the Russians? Were it to be the US, i'm sure your tongues would not be so impaired.

ASL33:
US invaded Iraq=Bad but you never believed it was bad.
Israel Invaded Lebanon =bad but US and her Muppet never condenmed them. What Bush said then was that Israel has every right to defend herself. You as well felt it was good.
Russia Invaded Georgia=Bad, US and others has no moral justification to condemn Russia since they did not condemn Israel and they master minded the first one.

If US and Israel did not take unilateral action against Iraq and Lebanon this Russia case might not have happened.

Good. But YOU have a moral right to condemn Russia. Have you done so?

ASL33:
If US and Israel did not take unilateral action against Iraq and Lebanon this Russia case might not have happened.

Chechnya happened long before the Iraq or the lebanon war. Go figure.

@landis
let's see your logic

US invaded Iraq in 2003 = bad.

Israel Invades lebanon = bad

Russia invades Georgia = good because it 'balances things out'


WTF?!

landis:
Russia strategy is to isolate Georgia and warn all other WESTERN puppert countries in that region that it would not tolerate any nonsense in their backyard.

and perhaps Israel invaded Lebanon to show that it would not tolerate 'nonsense in their backyard'. Isn't that what your logic indicates?

RichyBlacK:
Please tell us who razed Tskhinvali to the ground?

Russian troops are in sovereign Georgian territory as we speak. So much for 'peacekeeping operations'.

For some days now Russian troops and Georgian forces have been engaged in a pitched battle. There are reports of thousands of civillian casualties, with the South Ossetian capital razed to the ground.

As we speak, Russian forces have overstepped the limits of their 'peacekeeping operation', and are already engaged in an invasion of Georgian territory.


It has been several days, but there's no hint of this on the Politics section.

Am i the only one who feels that this would not be the case if a certain western superpower was involved in this millitary op?

magentam:
Have you ever been to the oil producing regions to see how desolated it looks. Well, I can boldly tell you to go take a look at those areas and you will know why the people are fighting. The rivers and farm lands are being polluted. No good drinking water or educational structures for the children from those regions.Yet the nation's wealth comes from these rivers of black gold.

The stories about the 'oil producing areas are all polluted' is nothing more than a myth. yes, there are areas that are polluted, but there are many, many more where people in the environs go about their daily business.

If you need a good, unbiased opinion, look no further than the HOD of political science Dept in a university in Bayelsa (forgotten which one). He stated that while the Oil Coys are not doing 100%, they are actually trying far more than the local Governments in the ND. And he just happens to be an Ijaw man.

When the people stubbornly refuse to take their Local and State Governments to task over development, then you wonder what they are fighting for. You mentioned drinking water and educational structures. What then is the function of a Local Govt if it cannot build schools or sink boreholes?

But we Nigerians have allowed ourselves into thinking that it is the role of tax paying multinationals to build all schools and roads. That's why the elected leaders in the area can embezzle with impunity.


Millitants have brought violence to the region. let those who sow the wind reap the whirlwind. There must be no amnesty for millitants. 50% derivation, i support completely.

chikeze:
plz does anyone know anybody that can love-vendor iphone here in port harcourt. me and my friends have some iphones we would like to love-vendor we have the money to pay for it please leave your name and number and i will get back to you. thanks

Silly man  . Why didn't u say u lived in port harcourt?

Send me an email @ texazzpete@hotmail.com with your phone number. I'm going to teach you how to fish.

I'm facing a serious dilemma now.

Is it okay to download and run a pirated version of a bible app? The last remnants of my conscience is killing me. Especially as the guy developing it is busting his ass to make it as perfect as possible.

It costs $29.99. that's why i'm dragging my feet to buy it.

How do i use a cracked Bible app to read Bible passages?!

*sigh*

@logica
My bad. I re-read your original post and i see i was completely off the ball.
But yeah, sharing internet via USb would be killer! The adhoc internet sharing i usually do hasn't been working for me lately.

x Jayson x:
Out of the consoles Ps3 has the most features: bluetooth, wifi, div-x, blue-ray/high definition video etc which are extremely useful compared to the other.

It's gatta be Ps3.

bluetooth?! The bluetooth is only used for the gamepads
div-x? the 360 does div-x playback just fine as well. ditto for 'hihg definition video.

The best feature i love about my Ps3 is it's region free games. I can buy a Ps3 game from anywhere without worries of compatibility

[quote author=g-rock link=topic=528.msg2625821#msg2625821 date=1218179370]PsP is d best portable gadget out there now . .Considering a slim hacked psp, u get almost about anytin entertaiment on it; frm watchin movies, to playing games, to listening to music, for browsing, listening to internet radio, streaming movies and music, reading e-book and e-novel on it, taking picstures and recording videos(if u gt d psp cam), playing n64 snes sega ps1 and phone java games on it( if hacked) ,unzip .rar nd .Zip files on it and so much more , yet so portable wit nice screenInfact its the bomb . . .Its cool 4 anybody who like portability. . .[/quote]The PSP has been handily outsold by the Nintendo DS by a wide margin. So i'd say it's a far cry from being the 'best portable gadget' out there.

And it's far from ideal for multimedia for extended periods, thanks to the battery life.

That said, it does have a lot of potential.

JeSoul:
How come Africans are not susceptible to "white" pathogens? abi them nor get bacteria and virus for yankee?

Were you to be a well-read person, you'd know about the thousands of Native americans and Incans that lost their lives to smallpox from Europe. You'd know the terrible toll diseases can take on people with little natural immunity.

But you're not, so any meaningful reply will be lost on you.

@logica
There's an app on the appstore called Netshare that allows you to do just that - tether your iphone you your pc to browse with the GPRS or 3G network.

Not sure if it can share via Wifi, though. Can't even test it cos Celtel GPRS in Port Harcourt is crap!

@Neoteny
I feel your pain, Negro!

As they say on teh Intarwebz. . .U R LaMe! LoL! U SoXorZ hate ma l33t madskillz! lulz!

Even when we were kids, we knew that Europeans were susceptible to localized African diseases. And vice versa. What part of that elementary education did you guys miss?

The Nigerian guy talking about Rooney not staying in Nigeria for more than 24 hours should return his degree ASAP. it takes only 30 seconds for a mosquito to bite you and transfer the malaria parasite. Perhaps in his village Mosquitoes bite in and hang on for 2 days before you can get the disease abi?

I look back at the days when paranoia and inferiority complex was not so rife on Nairaland.


What's wrong with:
"I read Sir Alex Ferguson's comment in the Paper. I'm confident he could not have picked up the virus here in Nigeria because he was indoors for most of his stay here, and we do not have that many mosquitoes in Abuja this time of the year. We won't know unless United shares the doctor's report with us, but we are satisfied with the way the tour went, and SAF must have been too going by his positive comments after the tour. nevertheless, our thoughts and prayers go out to the ill manchester united player"

That's so much better and cultured than his whine " Lie lie kill them!! Boo!!! they just want to yab Nigeria"


PS: The manchester united squad also reportedly flew to port Harcourt where they were hosted by the governor. So much for 'only 24 hours'

More screens. . .with loads of appstore apps!

Gamine:
Omo

when i was a pikin, i did not carry gun or dress like homeboyz

Because you were not a guy. And being skinny didn't make you a tomboy.
Dumb doesn't suit you, li'l one.



[quote author=dudu-bobo link=topic=157635.msg2623586#msg2623586 date=1218123839]Why do we cencourage people to do the wrong things in Nigeria?
Harry was roundly condemned for his Nazi outfit which BTW was not on the same level as this because that was a costume party; not a child being groomed to glorify the wrong things.

It is a sign of the kind of things which the child is being brought up with by his parents. Even if it is childhood misdemeanour, it must still be roundle condemned in order not to encourage the wrong type of behaviour by sending wrong signals. This is the reason Nigeria has turned out the way it has. we keep condoning and explaining things away.[/quote]Negro, did you just allege that dressing up as a Nazi was better than this? Even when you know that the Nazi image represented an enemy to the British empire, an enemy that plunged the world into a war that cost the lives of hundreds of thousands of britons, a group that authorized the deaths of millions of minorities?
many britons still living today fought against the swastika, and to see their prince casually wear the symbol of what they fought against, what they died for, that seemed like a great betrayal.

Yet you say this is nothing compared to a 12 year old playing dress-up, acting like his favourite rappers on TV. Can you not see how stupid you sound?

i've lost patience with you jealous people. How Yar'Adua runs his family is none of your business. You do not even know for sure if there will be a Nigeria when he grows up. Any kid out there could be our future leader. Was Samuel Doe born into a rich family?
If you're so concerned with the quality of our future leadership, you and landis should form an NGO to stop roadside selling and street marketing by kids. You should seek a ban for anything that glorifies violence and money, including most of our Nollywood movies.

419 guys photograph themselves holding US dollars, not naira. They are young enough to be the future hope of this country. What have you done to combat this menace?

Jealousy and self-righteousness make a particularly odious mix.

the registry hack only works on your PC. So you can't plug your zune into a cafe PC.
That's lame.

Meanwhile. . .

lawless:
My people, this whole thing with Access Bank is not a joke at all. I however think we are not looking at the flip side of it.
Yes, the bank makes it difficult for ETs to leave them before the expiration of two years and the cars are compulsory, but If I were the MD of the coy, I would probably do the same. Imagine spending a whole lot to train your staff for upwards of 4 months only to have them snatched up by other banks. The way I see it, there is some form of job security here because before the bank thinks of laying off any staff, they will ask themselves how the staff is going to pay off all monies owed.
Besides, who says you cannot sell the car and pay off imediately or purchase the car of your choice. I see a whole lot of possibilities here and i say those dudes are lucky.

Thinking like this is what makes Nigeria go backwards. You retain your staff by ensuring that conditions of service are good, befitting and conducive. No one signs contracts like these in the Oil and Gas industry, and as far as i know in the Telecoms industry. This happens only in companies that are hell bent on milking their staff for any value.
While you're at it, why don't you also prevent your female staff from getting pregnant for 3 years. afterall, isn't your goal to force the staff to work the amount you spent training them?

No one is supposed to make a choice for you as to which vehicle you buy. Your answers are simplistic at best. if it was that easy to sell Ford Focus vehicles, why is coscharis embarking on this venture? What's the guarantee that you'll find a buyer at the agreeable market price? it's far more likely that the market will be flooded with staff hoping to sell, driving down the asking price further.
Also since this is a payment-over-time deal, it's actually possible they'll get this for marginally above the market value.


Truth is, we constantly lambast our leaders for being mean, but even amongst us, we can clearly see that there are many who are no better.

lucabrasi:
im storming south africa with my brother and 2 of my friends in 2010 by GODS grace and we have started plans already,we know there are beautiful places there but post places to avoid for tourists tho cause im scared of the stories i hear

Avoid the Women!!!

let me repeat this again for emphasis

Avoid the Women!!!

SA's HIV rate is one of the highest in the world.

[quote author=gabe_logan link=topic=157635.msg2622986#msg2622986 date=1218117330]how can u say that amount of money is less than N10,000?

its N1000 notes he's playing with, 10 N1,000 notes is equal to N10,000. the money seems in the region of N250,000 upwards to me.
the bottom line is that, from that picture, the parents are encouragin extravagance. at such an age, what is he doing with that amount of money, even if his father is the president? it shows that the family is not prudent.[/quote]No. From that photo it's impossible to say what his parents are 'encouraging'. I sincerely doubt the photos were taken by his parents, anyhow.

It may not even be his money. It's impossible to say. However it's clear his sins are merely one that affects hundreds of thousands of Nigerian kids; a desire to imitate the lives of rappers and hip hop 'gangsters'.

By this same standard we should go all out heckling all kids that go round with Tupac or biggie T-shirts.

A kid sees 50 cent posing with a gun. he begs his guard to let him hold the gun briefly. The Guard (who knows very well that this young kid can easily get him fired) lets him hold it briefly. Naturally, he removes the magazine, handing over an essentially harmless weapon to the kid. Someone snaps the photo

The Kid sees 50 cent dressed up in bling. He badgers his minders (who have been entrusted with a large budget) to get him some funky cloths, complete with bling. he snaps a photo with it.

The kid sees 50 cent, Eminem, P. Diddy et al holding up wads of cash. He gets photographed holding cash to be more like his heroes.


So what the hell is the big deal with this stuff? He is young enough to hold these people as his heroes, and he's doing nothing illegal. Unless you people can show me anywhere it is illegal to be photographed holding money, what's your issue?


We should be lamenting the rot and decay in our society when youngsters growing up cannot see any modern day hero, when the money driven morals of the day is the only one youngsters experience. Why?

Perhaps when you were 12 years old, you were a perfect hero, a shining example of youth. but not everyone is a paragon of perfection like yourself. So get off your high horse and stop being so self-righteous.

and i use kvp for video conversion. it's free and gets the job done.

Why would anyone want to buy a zune in Nigeria? At least even when my ipod screen broke, it still makes an excellent 30GB portable HDD. good luck with your Zune for that.

Or am i behind the times? I haven't paid atention to anything Zune in a while, but last i checked, you couldnt copy files in it a la disk mode

@Ibime
haba! Why una dey push for such wickedness, eh?! if you take away the stuff that brings 90% of Nigeria's money, how will Kwara state pay their teachers? Or Benue state?


the issue is underdevelopment. If 50% cannot solve this problem, then there's no hope for you guys  

Even the 50% sef na strong task for you guys. If Yar'Adua is smart he should start massive development and move this region forward.

And if MEND is smart  or just, they should make an example of some corrupt govt officials that starve the region of provided funds. hardly any Local Government chairman is doing his job.

Laibankz:
Lets be straight we Nigerians are Corrupt because we were born into in it.
Corruption did not start 10yrs ago neither did it start 20 or 30yrs ago.
I don't blame that lady at all. if you check her father well he would have embezzled the whole of Imo state during his regime.
N5M is not a small money at all and for a Goverment worker who claimed to have been vindicated from Corruption will find it had to drop that amount of money if its going to cost his daugther's life.
The girl is wise and she has seen her father shady doing we he was in office.
i feel the girl and her friends should be punished for wasting the policemen time and made to face the court of law

Even a middle class family will be able to cough out 1 million naira to rescue their son/daughter, not to talk of a career politician.
N5m is not small money. but it isn't that much money either.

Ibime:
Someone also needs to ask why 2000 members of MASSOB were killed during OBJ's just concluded regime. What was the action and reaction that led to that one?

I wouldn't put too much faith in the '2000' members thingy. it's probably an exaggerated figure.

Ibime, even though we differ on a lot of issues, i must commend you for some of your answers. Good job.

At least i've gotten to the stage where i believe we should give the ND people 50% derivation they ask for.
But even you must surely see that some of their demands are far-fetched, including demanding for a return to a regional system of governance, etc.