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Nice on ghettochyk!

people, you have to remember the topic is 'Monalisa Chinda: Hot or Not'. if you don't want debate why not simply title it 'say monalisa chinda is hot or we'll flame you' and people won't make differing opinions known!

anyone actually receive anything from this dude, or is this just a cruel hoax?


many of u guys could install midi or mp3 file sin ur fones as ringtones, dunno why y'all dont wanna roll up your sleeves and do the dirty work yourselves!

@kabiyesi

Nice article. you should however remind people who want to buy a Mac that they need to buy the new ones, the ones with the intel x86 chip architecture. Windows won't run on the old powerpc imacs or powerbooks

@Niggy
No wahala. As we speak, i am currently searching for linux software for power pc processors (like the one in ps3) lemme see if i can do more on the Ps3 Yellow Dog Linux. So far, i've been able to install mplayer gui and now i can play vcds and divx. W00t!

anyway, here's something on a neutral ground; i'm currently trying to install mac osx on my sony vaio laptop. if it works, i'll see about installing linux later on just for test and awareness purposes.

for the gamers out there, pcsx2, the only playstation 2 emulator is set to receive a linux port. y'all should be happy

The position of the Catholic church is that there are natural methods of birth control, and such are the only allowed methods!

For EVERY christian denomination worth its salt, pre-marital sex is frowned upon as fornication which is a sin in the eyes of God. If you don't indulge in pre-marital sex/fornication/adultery the question of 'safe sex' won't come up.

i'm not a woman/female and i can't claim to know all but i think there's always a safe period where any married couple could make love and there'd be very minimal chance of pregnancy. Such is the natural birth control method advocated, i think.
If i'm wrong, someone let me know!

I agree with the person who said that abstinence before marriage is an utopian ideal, some do it, kudos to them. But the fact that most of us can't maintain those strict standards doesn't mean that it isn't wrong from a religious point of view.

kinzolic:
Yeah i agree with u

Any1 who knws about phones shld please tell us o

I wish i could tell you exactly where i bought it from, but i can't be precise. I know it's on Otigba street and there's a shopping complex near a bank (not bank PHB). this place has loads of gadget selling shops and they sell 'em at suspiciously cheap (or at least not so high) prices. I got the earphones from there. also they've got

1) 30GB ipod video - N43000
2) Xbox 360 - N45000 (i believe it can be haggled down to 40k)
3) loads of pocket pcs, pdas, memory cards, psps, portable dvd players, laptops etc.

if i can find the receipt, i'll let u know for sure

bukiboy:
FOR THE SAKE OF THE TWINS MARRY YOUR WIFE.

lol! how does someone marry his 'wife'?

_{sorry, couldn't resist}

Guys,
recently Orji Kalu appeared on HardTalk to talk about his presidential ambition. The Video can be watched below. Please watch i before reading on in case of spoilers! Hint: it's a must watch!

http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-1951451476702115956&hl=en-GB

Here's an excellent analysis from my good friend Chxta which i culled from his blog (chxta..com). It makes for an excellent read!!


It would be too easy to seize on Orji Uzo Kalu's rather poor command of the English language as most people seem to have done (I sent the link to the video to my mailing list, and that was the overwhelming reaction). However, we have to remember that first, English is not Mr. Kalu's first language, second, he has excellent command of Igbo which is his first language, third, he speaks fluent Hausa. Chxta for example would be hard pressed to perform as well as Kalu did in Tuesday's interview, were such an interview to be conducted in the Igbo language. Sad state of affairs really,

One other thing we have to note lest I forget is that in focusing on Kalu's numerous 'fuses', we are distracting ourselves from the 'meat' of the entire interview which is what I hope to look at in this post.

I think that Nigerian journalists on the average are crap, and this interview further confirmed that sad opinion. You see, just on Saturday past, and interview of Atiku Abubakar who happens to be another candidate in the race, was aired on BEN TV, and in Chxta's opinion, the journo may well have gotten down on his knees and given Mr. Abubakar a Mouth Action. What rubbish! There you have a man who wants to be president submitting himself to questioning, and instead of you to ask him some hard questions (the presidency isn't supposed to be an easy job!), you spend 10 out of 25 minutes calling him 'Sir' and 'Oga'! Remember how Uncle Sege would tell any Nigerian journalist that asked him a difficult question to shut up, and the journo would be cowed. But then again, maybe it is a Nigerian thing, because I remember watching the Presidential Media chat back in the day on NTA, and the people who came on air to ask questions always seemed ultra respectful, and sycophantic. I also remember when Donald Duke started his now deleted blog, I had to practically scream before people started asking him questions. The man gave himself into our hands, and what did the Nigerian blogosphere do? We began praising him. Jaizuz!!!

The Interview: My Take

I think Allan Little did a great job on Kalu, a job which in my opinion has done more damage to the man's ambition than any cooked up lists can ever do. However, something in me wishes that the interview had been done by Steve Sackur, or better still Tim Sebastian. Nkem what happened to them?

Little went straight to the point on the EFCC. Made it clear to Kalu that the organisation has a splendid reputation abroad, and then asked if Mazi Kalu accepted that reputation. Kalu didn't answer the question directly, instead he went: 'Well I have nothing against the EFCC, the only thing I have against the EFCC, '

Stop there! A few seconds ago you said you had nothing against the EFCC, then you turn around and say that the only thing you have against them Hello, nothing and only are two very different things last time I checked,

Sorry to have cut him short, let us hear the rest of what he has against the EFCC: ', there must be equal rules for everybody, there mustn't be different rules for Obasanjo (and friends) on the one hand, and other people on the other hand. I see it as one of the greatest achievement of Obasanjo's government. They started very well, but they are ending badly because when you take people that didn't do anything, '

I agree with the first part of what he has said. In trying to rid the country of the corruption that it has become notorious for, there has to be equality in the pursuit of justice. You shouldn't have a case of one rule for the geese, and another for the ganders. There are a lot of people whose records leave more than a lot to be desired, but whose names somehow didn't find their way into that list. I took the liberty of placing the list as a comment in one of my blog posts. That list cries out its omissions. Certain names which we have hammered on again and again are missing from it, but to be fair to the EFCC, the list is supposed to be a list of those who are running for office in the coming elections, so for the time being maybe, just maybe, we can close our eyes to the absence of Dr. Odili, and Messrs Igbinedion and Ibori. I still wonder how Lanre Tejuosho made the list though, but then I digress,

The only quarrel I have with Kalu's response to the first three or so questions which all involved the EFCC and the list, was his constant reference to Obasanjo. Why can't Nigerians learn to attack the issues instead of the persons? But then again, I think I am sometimes guilty of that as well, so why should I complain?

Back to the interview,

Kalu in response to the direct question thrown at him about his presence on the list claimed that he isn't corrupt. He claimed that he came from a private driven economy (whatever that is) before he became governor, then asked that a competent Court of Law indict him before he agrees that he is corrupt. He went on the claim that some Nigerian newspapers said that his name wasn't in the list, and that Obasanjo personally made sure that his name was put in there after looking at the initial list.
He claimed that he employed over 17 000 people before he became governor, and that he declared his assets before becoming governor. He then said that his recent asset declaration (so we could compare) would be published in newspapers next week.

Wow! Now it has gotten serious. First question: what company in Nigeria's private sector, owned by a Nigerian, employs up to 10 000 people? There is no documented answer to that as far as I know, but one thing I can say for certain is that the largest privately held employers of Nigerians would be in one of two sectors: Banking or Telecomms, and Kalu isn't a major player in either, or is there a possibility that I am not looking at, and he owns a chain of companies? We will deal with that later.
Now as to the allegation that Obasanjo personally included his name in the EFCC list, that is an extremely serious allegation no matter how you cut it. Firstly, I haven't seen an article in any newspaper including Kalu's own paper where it was stated in black and white that Obasanjo personally doctored the list. Is it because I read only the online versions nowadays? Or is it that I didn't look hard enough? Or is it that the man was just telling a barefaced lie?
Whichever one it is, that allegation is of such a magnitude that I expect the man to be taken to court for libel sooner or later.
Then there is the claim that he declared his assets before he came to office. Now, he made it quite clear that a list is coming out next week with his assets between 1999 and now in print for all of us to ogle at. Believe me when I say I am waiting for that list. No be next week here? As for the story about asset declaration before taking office, now that is one barefaced lie. The only governor who up until now has deemed it fit to declare his assets is Mr. Umaru Yar'Adua, who is currently the PDP presidential candidate, and even he didn't declare his assets before he became governor, he declared them shortly after he became governor.
I'd rather not dwell on his claim that Slok doesn't receive contracts from the Abia State government because that one would be too difficult for me to prove right or wrong. Let the EFCC prove their allegation. What I'd like to point out however, is that we didn't start seeing the Sun Newspaper until around 2004, so how does he explain that?
Which brings me to one little fact of life that seems to have escaped Nigerian politicians: when you take public office, you hands off your business lest there be a conflict of interest. It is called ethics.

Back to the interview,

Mr. Little asked him a question that I deem extremely important, 'Why do you not seek to clear your name?'
Response: 'To me I have not done anything and running will help me clear the Nigerian system.'

Err, HOW?

The next and probably the most irritating of all his statements was the one concerning his role in Obasanjo's election. Why start boasting on air? What is the relevance of that to the question? What are you trying to prove?

He then proceeds to ask why they haven't taken him to a court of competent jurisdiction. Huh? The answer to that is quite obvious (this is where I miss Tim Sebastian): you are governor, and you are protected by constitutional immunity. How can they take you to court when the very law you are asking to try you says that you can't be tried yet?

What is the source of your wealth?

Is it just me, or did anyone else notice the pause before he answered that question? The man actually had to think up something to say, then stammered before he responded. Imagine asking Jim Ovia that same question. How can a man not know the 'source' of his wealth? Even Al Capone would have answered that question without having to stammer.
Anyway, to be fair to Mr. Kalu, he gave his source of wealth as commerce (whatever that is), sugar, rice, manufacture of vegetable oil and shipping, and he employed 17 000 people eight years ago! Now that is a pure lie if I ever saw one. Maybe it is just me, but I think Mr. Little actually smirked at that point. I know I did.

So why the Obj fallout?

This is the second part of the talk that I agreed with (the first being the differing standards in EFCC activities). Obasanjo is an intolerant fellow. I have dealt with that before, no need to dwell on it again,

Oh! Add vindictive to the list of Uncle Sege's faults.

Your mother?

He claimed not to know that his mum is under investigation? Did I see his nose grow longer? EFCC's allegations about his mother have been open news for months now, and he claims not to know that his mum is under investigation? How. Then how can he say that court officials don't have authority to arrest someone before the person appears in a court of law. I thought it was the other way round. You are arrested first, then you appear in court. This man who is shouting about due process needs to take some lessons in due process.
He then says that he has never asked his mother about all these allegations because he doesn't take the allegations seriously! Damn! Why won't you take allegations that impinge on your own integrity serious? Why? What 'family matter' could be more important than something that is dragging the family name 'Kalu' through the mud?

And why did he at that point pronounce Aba as Ah-bar? (Okay, I couldn't resist that one)

Why do you want to be president?

I have a lot of contributions to make, and this is a time we have to make a change in Nigeria. Nigeria has reached a point that a new generation has to run 'the business'. The same people who are angling to run Nigeria I have known since I was a boy.

The tragedy of our country. Gerontocracy. Old men refusing to let go. Orji, you can take consolation that Chxta agrees with you 200% on that one. I still find it difficult to understand that people who have been in government since I was a toddler (and have left Nigeria far worse in the process) somehow refuse to let go, and we don't do anything about it.

But then, that seems to be one of the reasons why this 'democracy' thing may not be the solution Nigeria needs. We are too caught up in this our 'respect' thing. It percolates down to the village level. When an old man opens his mouth, the younger men are obliged to shut up even if the old geezer is talking absolute rubbish,

Now don't get me wrong, I think respect is a very good thing, and for the last few months, I have seen first hand how things can go terribly wrong in a society that has lost all the core values that respect instils. One of the things that I have found interesting staying here is the fact that all my uncles who have made this country their 'home' have no intentions of staying here in their old age. They all have (or are in the process of) built houses back home. When asked why, they all give similar reasons: this is not a country to grow old in,

That is a post for another day, back to Orji,

Do you accept Nuhu Ribadu's description of Nigeria's state of affairs?

He said NO!

Do I have to add anything, except to point out the fact that he then tried to turn the whole thing around to another anti-Obasanjo tirade, then he hanged himself by saying, 'Obasanjo has no respect for our constitution. ' But this is a man that you earlier admitted to have helped into office. Why then did you help someone who has no respect for the constitution into office, TWICE?

As for Nuhu Ribadu's statement, every twit knows that it is true. One of Nigeria's greatest problems is neolithic kleptocracy which has resulted in the shameless and unbridled plunder of our country since 1960. Anyone who denies it (as Kalu just did) is either insane, or a shameless liar, or both.

I'd also like to point out that the EFCC actually started effective work at the start of Obasanjo's second term, long before the third term thing became an issue, so accusing the EFCC of being a tool purely to promote the third term agenda is in my opinion wrong.

Earlier in the interview, Mr. Kalu said that he had nothing personal against Rtd. Gen. Obasanjo, or the EFCC, but through the course of the interview, he kept bringing up Obasanjo's name. That to me is the act of a man who has a very large axe to grind.

Now comes the interesting part of the interview, the questions about his stewardship. ,

Abia is notorious. Nothing works, the infrastructure has collapsed, there are piles of rubbish feet high on major roads of the 'capital' Aba.

Now I got a little pissed that the whole governor of Abia couldn't even correct the bit of misinformation that Aba is the capital of Abia. The last time I checked that honour went to Umuahia.

Then what is this trying to shift the buck? The duty of clearing the rubbish is that of the local officials? Can't you call them to order? Then you turn around to tell us that they have been playing politics with census?

Why in God's name are you trying to appeal to people's sentiments? I have dealt with this census issue before, but it didn't make it less annoying to hear him say it. Since when did Google Earth start giving population figures?

On the issue of Aba's cleanliness, if I had never been to Aba myself, I'd not be in a position to speak, but I have been to Aba on more than one occasion, and the truth is that Aba (was) an eyesore. You are turning around to claim that it is the responsibility of the local councils, but I have with my own eyes seen Orji Uzo Kalu assisted wheel barrow scheme. In Abia state almost all the government schemes have been hijacked by one Orji Uzo Kalu assisted stuff or the other. He can't deny that, and he shouldn't.

I loved the way Little floored him there when he tried to preen himself about having cleaned Aba up since September last year, 'What happened to the previous seven years?' He didn't see that trap.

What was his response to that? Blame Obasanjo. Jaizuz!!!

On his plans for the Niger Delta, I won't dwell on this because he made no points at all, and frankly, I am tired of this like I think Alan Little was given the abrupt way he ended the interview,

In my opinion, NEPA, not the Niger Delta is Nigeria's primary headache. He never answered the question on his relationship with the oil majors, instead he turned it into another anti Obasanjo tirade.

He has absolutely no ideas. How can you be talking of building new refineries when we have refineries that need to be revamped first?

On the whole, the man is an intellectual lightweight, and it showed so glowingly in the course of the entire interview. No one has to worry about him. He will face justice after May 29.


So, what do you think?

I don't think she looks hot, at least going by the pics you guys provided here!

@ehie007
there's no 3ghz core duo. Even Core 2 duo doesn't get up to 3ghz.

@poster
Get a dual core system, no matter what! an intel core duo or core 2 duo preferrably.

Niggy:
i don't expect the person not knowing the meanin of masochism to understand linux.

masochism n. The deriving of sexual gratification, or the tendency to derive sexual gratification, from being physically or emotionally abused.

what has this thread got to do with sexual,

Please use words of whose meaning you know.please.

My howto on configuring saa7134 tv card come l8a.

Ah, yes! The personal attacks begin.

mas·och·ism
–noun 1. Psychiatry. the condition in which sexual gratification depends on suffering, physical pain, and humiliation.
2. gratification gained from pain, deprivation, degradation, etc., inflicted or imposed on oneself, either as a result of one's own actions or the actions of others, esp. the tendency to seek this form of gratification.
3. the act of turning one's destructive tendencies inward or upon oneself.
4. the tendency to find pleasure in self-denial, submissiveness, etc.

Does definition number 2 mean anything to you? Why do people come out openly to advertise their ignorance? Before you say anything next time, be sure of yourself, k?

you subject yourself to unnecessary self-torture to achieve something you could do with minimal effort simply for the awe-inspiring bragging rights of being more technically adept than a typist (which you would be anyway!) abi? Totally brainless! At least other linux lovin' guys i've met have more cogent reasons to do the switch.

You remind me of how i used to be when i was so hell-bent on hand coding my websites in raw HTML, using notepad. i used to sneer at all the dreamweaver guys and frontpage dudes were beneath my contempt, until one day one guy asked me why would i like trekking to Lagos when i could take a flight?
I got the analogy; why waste time on doing things the hard way when you can do it more effectively and efficiently the easier way?

Don't get me wrong, i'm not saying Linux is bad, but it's an alternative people should be free to choose. and please, only idiot fanboys bash windows unrelentingly.
Then again, i can understand. the minority always yab the majority, the industry leader always becomes the biggest target!

Yeah, quite a few exist, but most of them are pretty crappy. problem is, most of them aren't designed by real christians with any divine calling but by greedy developers eager to tap into the niche 'christian gamer' market.

Left behind (the game) is an example of this, receiving pretty dire reviews in most gaming sites and severly lampooned by many christian bodies!

will check up on stuff 4 u. feedback will come later

@thugsreal
u shoul dbe able to pick up a PSP for 25K in Ikeja! Fairly used in alaba should run you about 18 to 20K (not too sure sha), but stick to the new PSP deal. make sure u try and get a big Memory stick, at least 1gb so you can enjoy games gratis!

why would you buy a second hand phone from computer village? do you know the history of the phone? even after being duped once, why couldn't you be more alert.

I bought
1) 3.5mm Hi-quality Sony Walkman earphones - N1500
2) Sony Playstation 3 - N80000

W00t!! Val's day's over now, so we'll stop getting an endless barrage of val-type posts. On the minus side, we'll prolly get more of the 'is uche jombo fine' or 'do you think Monalisa Chinda is fat?' kinda posts. meh!

Now, to address the topic at hand!

Guy, if you aren't sure she really loves you, then don't marry her! simple!
the truth is, she can't afford to take care of 2 kids on her own. Why not just sit it out and wait? when the bills mount up, y'all can agree on a simple formula; upkeep Cash for access to the kids.

Sorry if i sound like a meanie, but i'm a firm believer in marriage for love (and for a lifetime) and i can't honestly advocate u marrying her.

_{and to think gold circle's so cheap, !}

Exactly! Sheer, self-glorifying masochism at work

Every month Rivers state Govt gets 4 billion naira as oil derivation, that excludes the normal state allocation and the HUGE amount (billions) obtained yearly as tax from oil majors. A recent publication by Mobil alleged that Shell pays 8Billion naira yearly as tax to Delta state, not to talk of rivers.
So stop asking why people don't have drinking water. They have the money! a one-time expenditure of 4 billion naira will provide drinking water for all the communities in Bayelsa state (im sure). an additional 10 Billion will provide electricity for many communities. Yet this is not done. Why? because crooks who are south-south in origin steal all the money.
Alams stole N50 billion, yet MEND are demanding for his release. An Ijaw man, from an ijaw community ruling an Ijaw state stole enough money that could provide water and electricity and employment for many people in his state and what do these people do? they ask if he's the only governor stealing money. What happened to simple logic? What happened to common sense?

Don't these guys know that if the force some companies to close shop their people lose thier jobs? Go ask how many jobs were lost when willbros and Michelin pulled out.

Those who are sympathetic with the kidnappers with the dumb reasoning that they are being 'well treated' should see how it feels locked up against your will by criminals, no matter the quality of food you receive you'll not enjoy it, and neither will your family!

@Multitask
referring to your post concerning my 'flip-flopping' opinions, i never said i'd relocate to the US if i won a green card, neither did i advocate it for anyone who doesn't want it. All i'm saying is, it's a whole lot better to at least travel out of Nigeria to see the wide world out there.

And yes, i think America's a great country. it has its flaws, true, but i never understood the suddenly lucrative wave of anti-americanism sweeping the world (and nairaland!)

@9ja4eva
Stop raving and listen to yourself. Do you for one minute believe that Nigeria/Nigerians care about you? or me? If only we can follow Jesus' example and remove the logs in our eyes before removing the specks in other people's eyes.

[quote author=Linda M. link=topic=26026.msg877962#msg877962 date=1171094653]wow! sorry to all - i didn't mean any harm or offense. just so you know, being an american citizen affords one the opportunity to criticize ones country/goverment, etc. i won't back down in my observation of my country's pretense of "giving", when it is usually and all and ONLY in its best interest. there is no such thing as a "gift", when you give it in your own interest and without any regard whatsoever to the givee's need. so america throws away what it doesn't want, and as one poster observed: tampons were needed for women's needs, and tennis shoes were needed for those who were traveling,
well guess what? they got lucky, next month could be leaking printer cartridges, or, oops!, sticky notes without the sticky substance, or microwaveable dishes that leak toxins, or irregular jeans that forgot the crotch, , "
please tell me that africans have some standards - that they won't accept just anyone's idea of a "gift", just so they can say they got something from america!
my country gave away many, many items tagged as irregular" clothing (same as what they sell in the dollar store), to may countries as a "gift". i can see if you have never been given anything, and maybe i need a reality check. i simply don't know what it is like to "need" anything. or maybe i was taught not to accept someone else's TRASH as my TREASURE,
lm[/quote]Nice! so your country gives away things like that found in a dollar store abi? Guess what, many of those people these things go to earn less than a dollar a week! Find out how many of the orphanages in naija get brand new clothes as donations.
Lots and lots of food and essentials come to Africa as foreign aid from the US. Why then will you carefully sift all these for the sore points sticking out just so you could issue a blanket condemnation of the entire relief process? Your aside about the moon landings clearly show you as a purveyor of consipracy theory sites. Beware, such thinking can be addictive. Afterall, there are extremely plausible reasons for the beliefs in alien existence and visitation. Next thing you'll start wearing tin foil hats to ward off alien mind probes.

Carry out this experiment; Donate some of your stuff to foreign aid. Go to your house and pick out things you'd like to give out. Now apply your criteria (every gift must be new, something that you really like and cost at least $5 before it's a gift) and see how much stuff you have to give.

Next, wrap up random everyday food items in your house and keep for 1.5 weeks in a hot cupboard ( to simulate transportaion and logistic delays). Now open them and attempt to eat them. Post your results here!

@Neoteny
LolZ! Long time.
Nice stuff you put out there. i'm using a HTC Tytn and I can't for the life of me see anything the iphone has to offer above this.
and yes, people prolly still buy the ipod ripoff. One guy had the audacity to tell me that it was better than my ipod nano cos my ipod only played mp3 (guess he hadnt heard of AAC) and his own was Mp4. That kinda sales spiel probably can fool the unwashed horde, but not me!

kino:
Both have their benefits and disadvantages -
Windows - Loads of viruses and main point not free
Linux - stable,free and few viruses (because virus writer are not interested in targetting it since 80% of pc in the world run windows anyway).

Advice - You can run which ever you want but be warned if looking for a job Windows dominate every office out there ;
Linux is for Geeks and Windows for the stupid .

One love

possibly the dumbest comment here. Does that mean you grew up stupid?

Linux may be free, but it's got its drawbacks. At least we windows users dont have to scramble round looking for fixes and we can play FEAR and Call of Duty 2 without breaking a sweat.

funny enough, im not here to slag off any OS. At least, ever since i installed YDL 5.0 i became a fully fledged linux user . Still think Windows the best for productivity and fun sha!

Can't somebody put three dots in this forum without it turning to a comma? Sheesh!!

nobodiee:
lol, so this thread is still going,

Yup! Still going strong. Go with the program and grab some popcorn. this is gonna be entertaining, !

@Gamine
I hope u actually didnt think this up?!

I've got a HD-ready LCD and i have two HD game consoles (xbox 360 and ps3). also i've watched sky HD while i was in the UK.

DSTV says HD broadcast could start in 2008. Can't remember when last i watched naija TV anyway

http://www.blackberry.com/uk/products/builtin_connect.shtml

With RIM's Blackberry connect, you're supposed to be able to connect to the Blackberry service without having to buy one of those squat, ugly-as-hell blackberry fones.
i'm about to install this on my HTC TyTn, but i need a blackberry enabled sim to test it out.
anyone know how much glo charges for blackberry (SIm activation only)? Anyone tried this yet on a PDA phone (windows mobile, Sony Ericcson p990, nokia e61) and others?

Hi-definition nowadays usually means HD content at 720p, 1080i and 1080p. These advanced resolutions are currently in the realm of Blu-ray and HD-DVD, not plain ol' DVD, As fs as i know. And there i was thinking Blu-Ray DVDs were coming to naija and i'd have one more reason for not smashing my ps3[/sub]

shango:
IF any country was getting the FREE WEAPONARY AND AID (Yes, billions in free money and weapons every fucking year from the US) that Israel was they would be a world power. All this bullshit of Israel being so great by their own doing is bullshit. And why should we as Nigerians even care about defending a racist, Apartheid state like Israel. Damn our people are something else.

Pakistan having nukes is quite alright but Iran isnt. Yeah. I see the logic behind that. Liek Pakistan doesnt have moslem fundamentalists like Iran. Like Our allies have never become our enemies and vice versa in relation to the United States. Like China wasnt a communist devil half a century ago and is now our biggest bussiness and trading partner and STILL COMMUNIST.

90% of American foreign policy and intervention is based on the prevailing fears concocted up by our warped minded politicians of the era. When they focus their attention on African nations liek Nigeria and the Niger Delta in another 20-30 years and nigeria becomes the next Iraq perhaps you all will be singing a different tune.

The US supplies SOME weaponry to Israel, but israel is by far the most technologically advanced country in the middle east on their own merit alone. Much of israel remains infertile, and Israel makes lots of money by exporting technology.
i'm pretty sure anti-americanism must be lucrative nowadays, but give credit where its due. The US didnt help Israel with its nuclear program and yet israel was able to build about 100 of them.
Here's something i culled from wikipedia

Israeli contributions to science and technology have been significant. Since the establishment of the State of Israel, Israel has worked in science and engineering. Israeli scientists have contributed in the areas of genetics, computer sciences, electronics, optics, engineering and other high-tech industries. Israeli science is well known for its military technology, as well as its work in advancing fields such as agriculture, physics, and medicine

Four Israelis have won science Nobel Prizes.

High technology industries have taken a pre-eminent role in the economy, particularly in the last decade. Israel's limited natural resources and strong emphasis on education have also played key roles in directing industry towards high technology fields. As a result of the country’s success in developing cutting edge technologies in software, communications and the life sciences, Israel is frequently referred to as a second Silicon Valley.[39] [40]

As of 2004, Israel receives more venture capital investment than any country in Europe,[41] and has the largest VC/GDP rate in the world, seven times that of the United States[citation needed]. Israel has the largest number of startup companies in the world after the United States [citation needed]. Outside the United States and Canada, Israel has the largest number of NASDAQ-listed companies.[42] Israel also has one of the highest percentage in the world of home computers per capita[citation needed].

Israel produces more scientific papers per capita than any other nation: 109 per 10,000 people.[43] It also boasts one of the highest per capita rates of patents filed.

Israel is ranked third in research and development (R&) spending; eighth in technological readiness (companies spending on R&, the creativity of its scientific community, personal computer and internet penetration rates); eleventh in innovation; sixteenth in high technology exports; and seventeenth in technological achievement in Nation Master's list of countries in the world by economy standards.

read it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel

so you'll see that when it comes to hi-tech biz, isreal's no slouch. In fact, israel is even touted as having a better missile defense system than the US.

Also i must say im kinda confused by your classification of israel as an Apartheid and racist country. Israeli arabs are fully entitled to everything enjoyed by any israeli jew. They vote and can be voted for, they are free to do anythign they want to do. They are even the only people in Israel that are not forced to undergo the compulsory millitary service, except if they request for it.
Israel is forced to restrict access and movement of non-israeli arabs due to fear of suicide attacks. You'd do the same if it were you!


yes, Israel gets billions of 'free' money from the US. but so do many other african countries. When the US was donating cash and logistics to ECOMOG to fund activities in Liberia and Sierra Leone, where were you?

Finally, here's the passionate appeal for peace and a offering to the Arab Inhabitants of Israel made in the Israeli decaration of Independence:

in the very midst of the onslaught launched against us now for months - to the Arab inhabitants of the State of Israel to preserve peace and participate in the upbuilding of the State on the basis of full and equal citizenship and due representation in all its provisional and permanent institutions. We extend our hand to all neighbouring states and their peoples in an offer of peace and good neighbourliness, and appeal to them to establish bonds of cooperation and mutual help with the sovereign Jewish people settled in its own land. The State of Israel is prepared to do its share in a common effort for the advancement of the entire Middle East.

We clearly see a then naive israeli govt. extend the hand of peace and friendship to their Arab inhabitants and neighbours.
their answer? Within days 5 arab armies invaded!

@Kenshin
You took the words right outta my mouth. or should i say my mind? u sure u aint got one of them brain reading gadgets with u?

@Loyalty
I'm sorry, but i'm a bit of a traditionalist. would you please write 'God' with a capital 'G'? and when you're using 'He' to refer to God, capitalize the 'H'!

_{except, of course, if you're a pagan}

First off, the guy who started the topic needs 2 do some research; the iphone hasn't been launched yet.

it isn't going to rock the naija market cos it's gonna be too costly when it gets to naija
. if it costs $599 with a Cingular contract, you can bet a sim unlocked version will go for nothing less than $800.
Also the phone isn't even 3g compatible, which means that when the GSm coys in naija launch their 3g service (which will be this year cos the govt is auctioning off the frequencies for 3g in first week in april). fine, you get a hi res screen and a musi player, but when u see guys browsing on their fones with broadband speed, you'll weep with envy.

then the touchscreen thingy, i dunno! all i casn forsee is lots of fingerprints on the screen!

@Niggy
No ones telling me whether to install linux or not. but when i choose to do so, i should be freely allowed to express my dismay at the lack of proper documentation and the need to endlessly debug and consult to get things done.
linux is targeted at end users, everyday users. these guys need to make the change from Windows or mac OS to linux as seamlessly as possible.

Linux is developing fast, i agree, but there isnt much it can do that commercial OSes on the market can't do.

if we aren't here to bash any OS, why call it 'windoze'? Like i said before, 90% of home windows users in Nigeria haven't purchased any of the windows products they use, so you can understand my irritation when they come oujt using words like 'windoze'. for example, Chxta, my close pal has been using Ubuntu for years now and he's pretty good at it, but i get pretty mad when he insists on saying 'Windoze', considering the fact that he's never paid one dollar to MS for all the software he's been using.

Don't do it!!
Get a copy of Wednesday Guardian and check out lots of good eals there. try and get a core duo or core 2 duo laptop.
whatever u do, no matter how tempting, don't buy a celeron.

please post the name and address of the person daring to sell a 256MB celeron laptop for 150K so i can go beat some sense into him. the bleeping thief!