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I think the 'ripping off of a chicken's head on live tv/nollywood movie' thingy should horrify and shock any rational person. i don't consider myself a sensitive person, but such scenes aren't nice at all.

and yes, ripping off a chicken's head with your teeth actually is barbaric/uncivilized

Hi all,
I've been in the IT biz for a while now, but i've never had much interest in programming (except if u can call PHP a programming lanuage!). My job requires the use of Excel a lot, and i see guys doing some nice stuff with macros.
so, what do i need to learn to be able to churn out complex excel macros? anyone have an idea?

20gig ps3 sux!

but im sure you'll get buyers for peeps who ain't in the know, !

echowords:
I searched around some websites namely www.xbox.com. they said uve got to have a HDTV monitor. Since not all monitors use the VGA cable.

the monitor stuff is not what they're promoting as yet. do your research and find out why there's an official VGA adaptor for the 360.

WTF? thot all monitors had d VGA port thingy?

chimaze:
I will not relocate to America if I win the visa lottery. There are plenty of opportunities in Nigeria as long as you are focused and hardworking. I just completed my studies in the UK and will be returning to Nigeria in May or June.

I know a lot of Rags to Riches stories in Nigeria (my family is one of them).

there's a whole lot of difference between the UK and the US.
Anyway, if you'd completed your studies in nigeria and you hadnt gotten after 2 years of waiting, then you might be tempted, !

English1:
I think it's just an American custom; all those here I looked at are for couples who have lived in America for a long time.

I think they are very tasteless and tacky myself. What's the point? anyone who knows the couple doesn't need to read a website about them. Why would anyone who doesn't know the couple be interested? It's just another bonkers US way of showing off.

Pray tell me how these websites qualify as 'tacky and tasteless'? These guys are getting married and they see no qualms in telling the whole world about it. and for your info, not every wedding site has only basic information about the couple. Most sites have details many people don't know, like how the proposal came about, how they met etc. The site's also targeted at people who haven't seen the couple in a long while and who would like to keep up to date with what's happening.
Most wedding sites have lots of other pages like Wishlist (where u can find out gifts the couple would like to have), Guestboook, Photo Galleries, and most important, maps and directions to get to the wedding venues. all in all there's a whole lot more to wedding sites than just a rehash of popular knowledge.
After all, it's no one's fault if your imagination is limited.

lastly, you amuse me with your 'just another way of US showing off' line. WTF? What's that got to do with wedding sites? Next time you slip on a pair of Jeans or eat a Big Mac, have the grace to feel ashamed.

English1:
anyone who knows the couple doesn't need to read a website about them. Why would anyone who doesn't know the couple be interested?

Duh? Why not just say, 'Why would anyone who doesn't know anyone else on nairaland be interested? why would you go on nairaland when you have lots of people to talk to where u live?'
Think before you talk.

c0dec:
uhm. . . get a wide screen monitor. between, whats the size of your current monitor?

yeah, widescreen would work wonders. however, i can't be too sure, but i think 720p is 1280 x 800? or something like that,
with a regular monitor, just a few black bars,

sent u d mail, got a mailer daemon error. will resend it now

did anyone actually bring religion into this? I haven't been reading most of the posts on the other pages, but if so, that's a very ill-advised move.

by the by, i still insist its hypocritical to campaign stridently for the abolition of the death penalty from your armchairs, when you could do some actual good by going out there. it's all about PRESSURE!

I remain passively opposed to the death penalty, but to be honest it's more of a curiosity to me as i can't imagine myself or anyone i love in that boat,

Tonyblu:

I doubt if Christino wants d dude exonerated; rather I think he wants d same kind of expedient and intense judgment carried out on other "known" killaz; without funny political excuses.

We all know how political killaz never get that kind of "reverse fibre neck-ties".

It's about time other killaz get JUDGED; it might not be DBH (death by hanging); but something to show that LAW still rules.

I feel u. but at times political expediency must be taken into account. Gerald Ford pardoned Nixon after his election, thereby destroying his own chances of re-election. but political analysts today say that was perhaps the best move he could have done, a move to heal the nation bla bla bla. at least u get my point,

hmm, Clifford Orji was a 'lowly' civillian too. look how he 'escaped' from police custody. I guess mayhaps Rev. King didnt have enuff well placed politicos in his church. Instead of seducing women, he shoulda be gathering dossiers on his church members,

Christino:
@ Texapette?

Sir,
You said "You guys have a point: he's not the only killer out there. but we can't let that excuse stop us from prosecuting and punishing the ones we lay hands on."

We laid hands on Al Mustapha, Sgt Rogers, Clifford Orji amongst others. What's delaying justice for years now? A child that was born when we arrested them is now in JSS2. Okay King is a political nonentity, others are useful for retrieving foreign stolens.

OMG! what a mess, we need to bargain with Muhammad Abacha to get our money from his father's accounts, isn't that justice? FYI, past presidents have siphoned over $500billion since independence, where the hell are they. If those zillions of naira were utilized in economic development, King wouldn't have such hungry idiots live at his mercy.

What about Jesus of Oyingbo who impregnated his daughters as well as his grand daugthers? What about Sat Guru Maharaj who's still living large in Ibadan?

I understand how u feel. yes, mustapha dem have not been sentenced yet, but dont you think that's more to their detriment? No incoming naijan president can pardon them, the hue and cry from that will reach to the heavens.
anyway, i still say we punish those who we lay hands on.
The truth is, life's unfair. and yes, in naija, na who you know. but there have to be people you can catch and punish, to let all know that crime doesn't pay!
besides, there's so much furore over the trial because of what the guy stood for (fake pastor/claiming to be Jesus etc), the way he killed the victims (setting them ablaze, a slow, premeditated act, leading to a gruesome death/intensepain for the victims etc). Simply put, there's a lot more fascination in his case because he's a MONSTER! tafa Balogun is simply a thief, nothing more.

Christino:
May be we need to be more transparent next time, this guy is just a scapegoat. Babangida did not show up at the Oputa panel "due to security reasons" (above the law) and Dele Giwa and other hundreds of death hang on his neck. If your father was one of those who lost their lives then you won't be tripped by what the Judiciary is doing to "Lowly" civillians while the "Rich, big dogs" get away freely.

At this point i lose all sympathy for you in this argument. Scapegoat?
here's a dictionary.com take on that word

scape·goat
–noun 1. a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place.

Someone DELIBERATELY sprinkled petrol on fellow human beings and set them ablaze, killing one of them and scarring the others for life. Now, he's been made to pay the ultimate penalty for murder and all you can do is accusing him of being a scapegoat. It sickens me that you can summarily absolve such an evil man of guilt just because of righteous indignation that others didnt suffer as much. And if you can't look beyond the media circus to see that the guy got a free and fair trial then i must despair of you.

Now here's an analogy for YOU. A guy walks into your house, kills your parents, rapes your sister. 2 weeks later police apprehend him. Shebi with your current stance you'll plead for his release because Mustapha et al haven't been sentenced abi? Think this through before replying, cos i STRONGLY suspect that your arguments stem from the fact that no one you knew got burnt.

Tino, no beef intended. i myself have felt anger and despair at the naija situation, but we can't use that to exonerate this evil man.
and just for the record, guru maharaji had a ghanaian beaten, and he died in the process. That's a far cry from sprinkling petrol on people, ignoring their cries for mercy and settign them ablaze. hence, more media circus for Rev. King.

Radiant:
May be he deserved to die but not that way! Gimme a break man!

I think i understand where you're coming from. but y'all gotta know this; hanging has changed since the middle ages. y'all need to dispel the images you have of someone slowly choking to death, dangling from a rope. hangmen now put the knot behind an ear. when the condemned guy drops through the trapdoor, his neck is broken instantly, giving him a quick, instant death. If you can stomach it, watch the saddam hanging video to see for yourself (i haven't though, but i know how it's done). You'll see that it isnt what you always thought it was.

That said, i'm not in support of the death penalty. but if i was in death row, i dunno, i guess i might prefer death cos no parole in naija, and i can't survive cooped up,

@Gamine
I must say i'm pretty confused, i'm yet to hear of a MacBook with only a paltry 256Mb on board. are you talking about the video ard perhaps?
No matter, actually, cos i've got just the right solution for you! Just install Boot camp on your macbook and you'll be able to run both apple Os and Windows Xp on the same computer.
go here to download it
http://www.apple.com/macosx/bootcamp/

read about the experiences of a macbook user who installed Xp on his machine fro gaming
http://whatdoiknow.org/archives/002682.shtml

It's an easy, elegant solution. I realy wish i had a MacBook too, never was too caught up in the apple hype until i saw one for myself in the UK,

Oh, well, i've got a VAIO! Next best thing to a Macbook if u ask me

@codec

I been desperately looking for someone whos coming down from the UK to help me get a fw stuff (lightweight stuff ).
Perhaps we could come to some agreement, i could help u get the SF game and your sis could help me ferry some stuff down (cables and a DVD rom drive, pretty light stuff!).
Do we parley?

Also, i gotta ask, if ure in the Uk, have u by any chance run into Chxta?

Gamine:
kai, its not easy being the only Apple operator in sch ooh, no games, no nathing
someone help me out here!

wow! so u enter d game forums too?

anyway, could you post what apple you have (as in what model, grphics card, specs etc) so i could work something out for u?

mamaput:
And you think he is the only mad man around?
By the way i was only been sarcastic about the exception.
They can hang him high if thats what they want.
But let the same people not come out the next day in their fine sunday dress and compete who has the heavyest gold biggest bible and most expensive lace. Then thats what its all about. more than the word of God.
I see the same people will fast call others sinners and not stop calling on god in everything.
Hows about helping ones self first.
Ban all those fake Churches and spend more time improving your self than trying to convince others what a good Christian you are.

At times i hear the most incredible stuff on nairaland. FYI, this isn't because he's a 'fake' pastor or corrupt man. he's been sentenced to death because he KILLED someone, and severely harmed others. That, and not his teachings, is what put him in his present travails.

Also, i dunno why people are railing against the death penalty here, as if they didn't know it's still being carried out in Nigeria. If y'all felt so strongly about the issue, why havent any of you acted long before this? NGOs and pressure groups anyone?

You guys have a point: he's not the only killer out there. but we can't let that excuse stop us from prosecuting and punishing the ones we lay hands on.

@echowords

my number's 08027003009. lemme know how much d wii costs

pucho:
pete u dey curse me u know who i be

now i know!
how u dey? i hear say u dey run things, abeg no forget us o!
have u still got my fone number? my fone was stolen so i dont have urs, just gimme a call,

nosa101:
You just asked us to comment at first.


It's a lot better but still tacky. Your header is piss poor.

In general it looks too mediocre or actually crap, to put it politely

Sure, you're probably a better web designer than he is, but at least try to buck the nigerian trend and give some CONSTRUCTIVE criticism for a change. It's not like this guy's charging you money for the site, or that it's a commercial enterprise. This guy's learning something and he's trying to share what he knows with the world for FREE! Either help him with helpful advice or STFU!!

@mj
That said, the site needs some work. but you'll do well to keep on plugging at it, go check other sites and see what makes 'em tick. It's a pity i ain't got time to fully help u out, but all i can say is, don't despair. my first website was done entirely by hand (notepad and raw html), was totally covered with javascript, had background music (mp3s) and frames (yuck). Though, i hadta admit it still looked better'n this!
anyways, don't let 'em get u down. Keep up the good work.

godfrey920:
i know this is nothing but i cherish this phone more than any other ones displayed here.

Right. That'd make sense when u explain how u can 'cherish' phones you don't have yet!

yep! You'll pretty much get the HDTV experience. Not too sure you'd get the 360 vga cable to buy in alaba ( they are barbarians, after all) but you could get it online. I saw it in a shop in the UK for about 20 pounds,

@Afam

Thanks! Will contact you ASAP.

pucho:
fake guy

Stoopid ghey bleeper!

@All

It's a wedding site for my best pal, as i stated earlier on. I don't think i'll need too much bandwidth, i'm trying to mirror a site like http://www.mikeandkatie.com/wedding/main.shtml  so i'll need PHP and 1 MySQL database for simple stuff like a GuestBook, a Wishlist (which the couple can edit themselves) and a photo gallery. perhaps 3 emails will suffice.
I haven't designed a website in years (though i once was a dynamic website pioneer some time ago) and i'v elost contact with all the people who used to host for me long ago.

Once again, if there's someone out there who can provide this service for me, it'll be cool. If not, helpful links would be appreciated.

my2cents:
there r tons of "web hosters" on www.webmastersofafrica.com - click on "find a webmaster"

Thanks for the 'heads up'! Will check it out pronto!

awww,
Just saw d 'baltimore' on your location,

anyway, i've got Dead Rising, Dead or Alive 4 and Call of Duty 2. I've got Need for speed carbon (PAL) but i might swap it for Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (NTSC).
i'm in Port Harcourt. U in naija?

I pity all those gullible nigerians who save up to buy a ps3 or an xbox 360 without having plans for a HDTV (or similar) solution along the line. It's like playing Crysis on your computer at 640 X 480 resolution, only somewhat worse,

Here's my phone. It's a HTC Tytn and it's arguably the best pocket pc phone you can get on the market now,

http://www.3g.co.uk/PR/August2006/3443.htm

Fire Girl:
Thanks guys for taking time out to say all what i needed to hear I wont let all what you've said go through the left ear and pass out through, The situation i'm in is difficult as he's been seperated from his wife for long now and he treats me right.When i make up my mind,i'll let u all know what went down.Cheers(had to repeat this because i cldn't find the initial reply)

Seperated from his wife, !

Hard to believe girls still fall from the second most use lie/line by married men.

the first, of course is the "i'm gonna divorce her and marry you" trick.

I see such trickery still reels in the girls, truly tis a dumb world indeed!

Now, now, boys. such language![quote author=Linda M. link=topic=26026.msg800739#msg800739 date=1168145405]Ndipe - please don't be fooled. America has a long tradition of throwing away its unwanted goods in the guise of "charity". Fifteen or twenty years ago a major athletic shoe company "donated" its products to a starving African country. Curious that the inhabitants had never worn shoes, (and were still starving and couldn't EAT them, ) When the war in Afghanistan began, Americans "donated" tons of peanut butter to the people, who didn't have a clue what to do with it. I was startled by pictures of Afghanis feeding "Jiffy", "Peter Pan" and "Skippy" to donkeys, because the Afghanis didn't identify this product as "food". America doesn't always do the right thing - there are even worse stories of major American firms donating Bandaids, tampons, and sunscreen (yes, sunscreen!) to poor African countries in exhange for a tax write-off.

I love being an American, but I willl always acknowledge its problems
Linda M. [/quote]I think i see your problem. you obvoiusly haven't heard the ancient adage that "Half Loaf is better than Puff-Puff!".
secondly, it's better to donate something than nothing at all.
let's see how donations come about; People take up these causes, using slogans like 'the people are starving' or 'these homeless people'. Concerned americans donate things like blankets, shoes, clothing etc while companies could send food etc. If you were a small parish in the US and you wanted to make a difference in Somalia, what would be easier to send, food or clothing items? and contrary to the entirely unfair picture you're trying to paint, a wide spectrum of food stuff is sent to struggling nations. If a large consignment of peanut butter was sent to soem villagers in afghanistan by mistake, is that enough reason to label charity items 'unwanted' goods? do you think any photographer looking for comic relief would bother to snap pictures of starving villagers eating maize or rice?
Even if American companies send goods over to Africa for tax reliefs, is it so wrong to want to kill two brids with one stone? does it make the goods they send over less palatable to africans?

I think that you do many genuinely generous americans a disservice by your criticisms. Besides, starving people couldnt care less about the how or why!

[quote author=hot-angel link=topic=35123.msg807100#msg807100 date=1168417030]I would like to believe that this is REALITY.
Actually, i know that it happens.

I mean there are people who do juju all the time in Nigeria. What would it take for a man to put juju on his wife so that any man who sleeps with his wife would die?

But i know that it's something that can definitely be washed off, just like all other juju-ness.

It's one thing to know that things like this happen, and it's another to say that it won't happen to you because God is on your side. But lets face reality, these things do happen.[/quote], And that's where you're hooked. You'd like to believe this is a reality, then for you it becomes a reality. The thing is, when you believe in or embrace the belief of jazz happening to you, then ou render yourself vulnerable to it. Me, i no send such things like this.
here's an example; i consider myself a man of logic, so i can't imagine a case where someone is shot with a gun and the bullet bounces off him. such things to me are totally impossible. ergo, no amount of jazz will anybody rub in Nigeria that a bullet fired from my gun will not 'enter'. because my mind will never entertain the idea of a bullet bouncing off a naked chest.

Just blank what others say and do your own thing. I have a friend who goes to his village a lot, people complain of witch attacks at night but he's been untouched so far. as he says "maybe witches truly exist, but i no want their trouble and dem no want my trouble!". That belief alone could keep him safe.

, just my opinion,

Guys,
I'm getting the 3G UMTS icon on my phone in Port Harcourt. I've heard Celtel is poised to introduce their 3G service in nigeria, after a successful demo of the technology in abuja last june
http://www.mobileafrica.net/n1633.htm

at this point i can't connect to this service, calls don't go through over the 3G network and it appears and dispears at random.
Let's hope this 3G stuff becomes a reality soon

mr me too:
Well I really hope they improve Fifa '08 big time. As for now maybe I'll have to break from my football-only playing habit and try other games likes "Gears of War" and "Lost Planet". But just for people like me that want to get rid of your sixth gen console for the next gen because of any football game, don't!!! I heard Pro Evo Soccer too sucks!

nope! Pro Evo doesn't suck. i know cos i've played it. the only thing people had an issue with is the graphics havent been dramatically improved over the last gen versions, but it's still a great play.

if you aren't keen on your fifa, maybe i can trade you for it? I've got PAL Call of Duty 2, NTSC Dead Rising and PAL Need For Speed Carbon. Holla back.

@dmz

be not ye decieved with the xbox 360 price fall. the truth is, not too many nigerians care for the xbox 360, most of them are waiting on the ps3. due to the lack of interest (relatively) the 360 sells for about 40k now.
the ps3 on the other hand is still out at $600 in the US. and believe you me, sony has no plans for a price drop. there's no way in hell a $600 console will sell under 60k even by next year. except, of course you're talking about the 20GB model.
the Ikeja guys are selling stolen ps3s. that's why they can sell at such a low rate. if you go for that kind of thing, then you can consider that option,

I'm still going to sell my PS3 soon. not because o any fault, but i'm commiting myself to the xbox 360 for now, and i don't have the time or energy to maintain 2 next-gen consoles. First, though, i'm gonna try installing linux on it, then i'm selling it for like 80 - 90K.

Hi
I'm designing a Wedding site for a friend of mine, and i need hosting. is there anyone here that can do that? How much will it cost?
I guess i'll need not more than 50MB, PHP & MySQL and some emails.
interested people should please reply!

as someone said earlier, had the iraqis captured saddam he would have been killed on the spot. imagine what would have happened if the Shiite militia had gotten their hands on him.

funny how many people refuse to learn. while capital punishment is to be condemned anywhere, Saddam was an extremely evil dictator, responsible for the deaths of many thousands. It's okay to condemn the murder and it's everyone's right to be anti-american if they so desire. But i actually read a post where someone said 'may his soul rest in peace!'. and that, perhaps is the most foolish thing i've heard anyone say in 2007.

, and i still say the poster's telling a pack of lies! either that or he's criminally dumb.