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Alpet: You are welcome to ICS.

rkarang: Interesting! So you've got to pay acceptance twice now...

rkarang: Interesting! So you've got to pay acceptance twice now...

Keyana: Congratulations!!!!! were you admitted for the same ICS?

oyatmicah: dats gender inequity.ics guyz dey house o

Dygeasy: Why female na?

that's discrimination na.

Yungmilio2: guy chill
you sabi all of them
even whona Presido dey this thread
Then just dey run all the package they over ride us
but just no too shout
I go open them nyash for you

Alimtoheeb: Xup torilo, how far av u gone about it?

Yungmilio2: wow cool
so we dey d same faculty self

Yungmilio2: Ayawori I sabi the guy die
l
Mystolad I sabi am diee
l
even some CIS babes dey here buy low key things

Yungmilio2: lol
easy
which
course?

Yungmilio2: No be poly b dis
Just buy enough pen and books

Alhasan1: Thank you my highly jagabanistic friend on Nairaland. If Bola Ahmed Tinubu is politically jagabanistic, then you are academically, bombastically, syntactically, sagaciously jagabanistic. I remain loyal o!

Alhasan1: For those admitted to study English, stay tuned for the courses you will be asked to choose without any regret. Prepare for theatre workshop-Eng107. There is a course that if 60 registered for it, I mean English Art, 20 Might like to drop it in second semester because as it is said, it's better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret." But if you can withstand anything that comes your way, you are absolutely fit.
However, for those who chose Law but fortunately for them(I won't say unfortunately because only God knows best) they are admitted to study any art-related course, you are welcome. I want you to remain focused because last year I was among those who felt depressed. Be determined and mostly be prayerful because one may like something but one may not be destined to become what he likes. As it is said that, 'stay focused on present and future not on things of the past because he who does not look ahead always remain behind'. My advice for you now is to accept anything given to you because your stay on campus will determine if you would like to reapply or not. And don't have any intention of studying any course for fun or believing that you will still obtain another form and you take it for nothing. Yes, I don't discourage from obtaining another form but just try to maintain the available one at hand because as it is said that, 'a bird at hand is better than a million in the bush. Therefore, for you not to regret stay focused. I can even tell you that many will still write another JAMB but few will be chosen. For those who got the courses they applied for, congratulations. Getting admissions is not as good as being enable to be the best you can be there. It was Dr Tai Solarin that said, 'Eternal practice is the price of great success' meaning that you should not relent until you are among the MOST successful ones. William Shakespeare said, 'love all; trust few and do wrong to none' love everyone in your department and don't create any enmity. If you are good don't say it but let your Grades speak for you. You will be criticised(ready for that if you are good) but remain whom you are without being anyone else. On campus, for those who prefer staying there, you will see many readers but be positively motivated because, ' studying is a mind game if your mind is absent, you will lose the game'. And if you are disciplined be it socially, academically or religiously, be ready for criticism but don't feel compromised because Professor Albert Chinualumogu Achebe said, 'One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.' Be yourself! Professor Ishaq Olanrewaju Oloyede said, 'when you are firm and insist on discipline you are bound to be called all sort of names.' Professor Wole Soyinka said, 'follow your instinct' . It is me Desmond -Hassan. I think you get my message. Stay bleessed!!!

Alpet: FACULTY OF COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION SCIENCES

FIRST SEMESTER
S/No. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE UNIT STATUS
1. STA 131 Introduction to Statistical Inference 2 R
2. BUS 101 Organisation of Business 3 R
3. LIS 101 Introduction to Information Professions 2 R
4. TCS 101 Introduction to Telecommunications l 2 R
5. MAC 113 African Communications System 2 R
6. CSC 111 Introduction to Computer Science I 2 R
7. MAT 111 Elementary Set Theory and Numbers 3 R
8. ICS 101 Information Communication & Society 2 C
9. GNS 111 Use of English I 2 R

SECOND SEMESTER
S/No. COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE UNIT STATUS
1. STA 132 Laboratory for Inference 2 R
2. BUS 102 Business Communication 3 R
3. LIS 106 Information User 2 R
4. TCS 102 Introduction to Telecommunications ll 2 R
5. MAC 104 History of Nigeria Mass Media 2 R
6. CSC 112 Introduction to Computer Science II 2 R
7. MAT 112 Elementary Differential and Integral Calculus 3 R
8. ICS 102 Information Literacy for the Digital Age 2 C
9. GNS 112 Use of English II 2 R

Alpet: Just watching in 3D as the school has decided not to clear the first batch nw.
God will recommend you for admission.


If you want to know the courses u wanna do at 100L, just stay calm. I will post the courses for two (2) departments from faculty of physical sciences, life sciences, art and CIS and one (1) department from faculty of engineering, agriculture, management sciences and social sciences.

Just signify if ur faculty is nt on the list.


Post ur department so i can knw d dept(s) to select from each faculty.

khassy: Torillo what's gwud

rkarang: I'm paying this very week. I'm hoping to be cleared on time.... Need to get hostel stuff (being the most affordable for a poor dude like me)

mystolad: torilo, whats good?

Ask4bigneyo: Thanks... Do u hav any idea abt d sch fees and wen it is to b paid?

Ask4bigneyo: Wat r u guyz paying....? Che unilorin don release amt to b paid as sch fees ni?

rkarang: @Torilo have you paid, ma'am?

yungchop: Torilo and einsteinpg, you guys are derailing the thread now, if you want to talk about programing you can use your PM, try to assimilate what am trying to say here. You're both making it stressful scrolling to and fro in this thread, thanks for your understandings.

EINSTEINPG: I can only infer that you have an undiluted desire for programming knowledge and technology in general. And given the proper atmosphere and the right frame of mind, coupled with the presence of a dispassionate instructor who can take you through the basics, I believe you can almost program an OS single-handedly.
Being a hacker is pure joy (unfortunately, many journalists and writers have been fooled into using the word 'hacker' to describe crackers; this irritates the real hackers to no end. The basic difference is this: hackers build things, crackers break them. And the real hackers mostly think crackers are lazy, irresponsible, and not very bright, and object that being able to break security doesn't make you a hacker any more than being able to steal cars make you an automotive engineer).
Again, being a hacker is lots of fun, but it's a kind of fun that takes lots of effort. The effort takes motivation. Since it's your desire to be a hacker you have to get a basic thrill from solving problems, sharpening your skills, and exercising your intelligence.
If you aren't the kind of person that feels this way naturally, you'll need to become one in order to make it as a hacker. Otherwise you'll find your hacking energy is sapped by distractions like sex, money, and social approval.
Since your coding adventure is still a work in progress, I will assume you have a personal computer or can get access to one. (Take a moment to appreciate how much that means. The hacker culture originally evolved back when computers were so expensive that individuals could not own them). The single most important step any newbie can take toward acquiring hacker skills is to get a copy of Linux or one of the BSD-Unixes, install it on a personal machine, and run it.
Yes, there are other operating systems in the world besides Unix. But they are distributed in binary- you can't read the code, and you can't modify it. Trying to learn to hack on a Microsoft Windows machine or under any other closed-source system is like trying to dance while wearing a body cast.
Under Mac OS X it's possible, but only part of the system is open source-you're likely to hit a lot of walls, and you have to be careful not to develop the bad habit of depending on Apple's proprietary code. If you can concentrate on the Unix under the hood you can learn some useful things.
So, bring up a Unix-I like Linux myself but there are other ways (and yes, you can run both Linux and Microsoft Windows on the same machine). Learn it. Run it. Tinker with it. Talk to the Internet with it. Read the code. Modify the code. You'll get better programming tools (including C, LISP,Python, and Perl) than any Microsoft Operating system can dream of hosting, you'll have fun, and you'll soak up more knowledge than you realise you're learning until you look back on it as a master hacker.
I particular recommend a Linux distro called "Ubuntu." While other distros have their own areas of strength, Ubuntu is far and away the most accessible to Linux newbies. Evidently, Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu 13.10(code name: Saucy Salamander) were installed on my system previously but I have upgraded from 13.10 to 14.04(code name: Trusty Tahr) which is the latest version of Ubuntu.
But if you're afraid of losing your data on your windows system, when you are considering dual booting Ubuntu alongside Windows on the same system. Then a good way to dip your toes in the water is to boot up what Linux fans called a live CD, a distribution that runs entirely off a CD without having to modify your hard disk, and with that you can get a look at the possibilities without having to do anything drastic.
I hope you haven't started coding with Visual Basic, because there is a specific problem with it; mainly it's not portable. Though there is a prototype open-source implementation of Visual Basic, the applicable ECMA standards don't cover more than a small set of its programming interfaces. On Windows most of its library support is proprietary to a single vendor(Microsoft); if you aren't extremely careful about which feature,you use- you'll end up locked into only those platforms Microsoft chooses to support.
If you're starting on Ubuntu, much better programming languages with better libraries are available. Python, for example.
In general, any language that isn't fully supported under at least Linux or one of the BSDs, and/or at least three different vendors' operating systems, is a poor one to learn programming.
Well, with all the shortcomings of Microsoft you don't have to hate and bash it. Not that Microsoft isn't loathsome, but there was a hacker culture long before Microsoft and there will still be one long after Microsoft is history. Write good code-that will bash Microsoft quite sufficiently without polluting your karma.
To be a programmer you need motivation and initiative and the ability to educate yourself. Start now..........
My apologies to those who may find this lengthy trash annoying.


Thanks for this. I asked for your contact earlier on but you never responded. We really need to talk, how do you think that can be possible? I guess you don't want to give out you contact. You can communicate with me via mail, purposefulmaria@yahoo.com.

EINSTEINPG: I can only infer that you have an undiluted desire for programming knowledge and technology in general. And given the proper atmosphere and the right frame of mind, coupled with the presence of a dispassionate instructor who can take you through the basics, I believe you can almost program an OS single-handedly.
Being a hacker is pure joy (unfortunately, many journalists and writers have been fooled into using the word 'hacker' to describe crackers; this irritates the real hackers to no end. The basic difference is this: hackers build things, crackers break them. And the real hackers mostly think crackers are lazy, irresponsible, and not very bright, and object that being able to break security doesn't make you a hacker any more than being able to steal cars make you an automotive engineer).
Again, being a hacker is lots of fun, but it's a kind of fun that takes lots of effort. The effort takes motivation. Since it's your desire to be a hacker you have to get a basic thrill from solving problems, sharpening your skills, and exercising your intelligence.
If you aren't the kind of person that feels this way naturally, you'll need to become one in order to make it as a hacker. Otherwise you'll find your hacking energy is sapped by distractions like sex, money, and social approval.
Since your coding adventure is still a work in progress, I will assume you have a personal computer or can get access to one. (Take a moment to appreciate how much that means. The hacker culture originally evolved back when computers were so expensive that individuals could not own them). The single most important step any newbie can take toward acquiring hacker skills is to get a copy of Linux or one of the BSD-Unixes, install it on a personal machine, and run it.
Yes, there are other operating systems in the world besides Unix. But they are distributed in binary- you can't read the code, and you can't modify it. Trying to learn to hack on a Microsoft Windows machine or under any other closed-source system is like trying to dance while wearing a body cast.
Under Mac OS X it's possible, but only part of the system is open source-you're likely to hit a lot of walls, and you have to be careful not to develop the bad habit of depending on Apple's proprietary code. If you can concentrate on the Unix under the hood you can learn some useful things.
So, bring up a Unix-I like Linux myself but there are other ways (and yes, you can run both Linux and Microsoft Windows on the same machine). Learn it. Run it. Tinker with it. Talk to the Internet with it. Read the code. Modify the code. You'll get better programming tools (including C, LISP,Python, and Perl) than any Microsoft Operating system can dream of hosting, you'll have fun, and you'll soak up more knowledge than you realise you're learning until you look back on it as a master hacker.
I particular recommend a Linux distro called "Ubuntu." While other distros have their own areas of strength, Ubuntu is far and away the most accessible to Linux newbies. Evidently, Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu 13.10(code name: Saucy Salamander) were installed on my system previously but I have upgraded from 13.10 to 14.04(code name: Trusty Tahr) which is the latest version of Ubuntu.
But if you're afraid of losing your data on your windows system, when you are considering dual booting Ubuntu alongside Windows on the same system. Then a good way to dip your toes in the water is to boot up what Linux fans called a live CD, a distribution that runs entirely off a CD without having to modify your hard disk, and with that you can get a look at the possibilities without having to do anything drastic.
I hope you haven't started coding with Visual Basic, because there is a specific problem with it; mainly it's not portable. Though there is a prototype open-source implementation of Visual Basic, the applicable ECMA standards don't cover more than a small set of its programming interfaces. On Windows most of its library support is proprietary to a single vendor(Microsoft); if you aren't extremely careful about which feature,you use- you'll end up locked into only those platforms Microsoft chooses to support.
If you're starting on Ubuntu, much better programming languages with better libraries are available. Python, for example.
In general, any language that isn't fully supported under at least Linux or one of the BSDs, and/or at least three different vendors' operating systems, is a poor one to learn programming.
Well, with all the shortcomings of Microsoft you don't have to hate and bash it. Not that Microsoft isn't loathsome, but there was a hacker culture long before Microsoft and there will still be one long after Microsoft is history. Write good code-that will bash Microsoft quite sufficiently without polluting your karma.
To be a programmer you need motivation and initiative and the ability to educate yourself. Start now..........
My apologies to those who may find this lengthy trash annoying.

Thanks for this. I asked for your contact earlier on but you never responded. We really need to talk, how do you think that can be possible? I guess you don't want to give out you contact. You can communicate with me via mail, purposefulmaria@yahoo.com.

EINSTEINPG: I can only infer that you have an undiluted desire for programming knowledge and technology in general. And given the proper atmosphere and the right frame of mind, coupled with the presence of a dispassionate instructor who can take you through the basics, I believe you can almost program an OS single-handedly.
Being a hacker is pure joy (unfortunately, many journalists and writers have been fooled into using the word 'hacker' to describe crackers; this irritates the real hackers to no end. The basic difference is this: hackers build things, crackers break them. And the real hackers mostly think crackers are lazy, irresponsible, and not very bright, and object that being able to break security doesn't make you a hacker any more than being able to steal cars make you an automotive engineer).
Again, being a hacker is lots of fun, but it's a kind of fun that takes lots of effort. The effort takes motivation. Since it's your desire to be a hacker you have to get a basic thrill from solving problems, sharpening your skills, and exercising your intelligence.
If you aren't the kind of person that feels this way naturally, you'll need to become one in order to make it as a hacker. Otherwise you'll find your hacking energy is sapped by distractions like sex, money, and social approval.
Since your coding adventure is still a work in progress, I will assume you have a personal computer or can get access to one. (Take a moment to appreciate how much that means. The hacker culture originally evolved back when computers were so expensive that individuals could not own them). The single most important step any newbie can take toward acquiring hacker skills is to get a copy of Linux or one of the BSD-Unixes, install it on a personal machine, and run it.
Yes, there are other operating systems in the world besides Unix. But they are distributed in binary- you can't read the code, and you can't modify it. Trying to learn to hack on a Microsoft Windows machine or under any other closed-source system is like trying to dance while wearing a body cast.
Under Mac OS X it's possible, but only part of the system is open source-you're likely to hit a lot of walls, and you have to be careful not to develop the bad habit of depending on Apple's proprietary code. If you can concentrate on the Unix under the hood you can learn some useful things.
So, bring up a Unix-I like Linux myself but there are other ways (and yes, you can run both Linux and Microsoft Windows on the same machine). Learn it. Run it. Tinker with it. Talk to the Internet with it. Read the code. Modify the code. You'll get better programming tools (including C, LISP,Python, and Perl) than any Microsoft Operating system can dream of hosting, you'll have fun, and you'll soak up more knowledge than you realise you're learning until you look back on it as a master hacker.
I particular recommend a Linux distro called "Ubuntu." While other distros have their own areas of strength, Ubuntu is far and away the most accessible to Linux newbies. Evidently, Windows 8.1 and Ubuntu 13.10(code name: Saucy Salamander) were installed on my system previously but I have upgraded from 13.10 to 14.04(code name: Trusty Tahr) which is the latest version of Ubuntu.
But if you're afraid of losing your data on your windows system, when you are considering dual booting Ubuntu alongside Windows on the same system. Then a good way to dip your toes in the water is to boot up what Linux fans called a live CD, a distribution that runs entirely off a CD without having to modify your hard disk, and with that you can get a look at the possibilities without having to do anything drastic.
I hope you haven't started coding with Visual Basic, because there is a specific problem with it; mainly it's not portable. Though there is a prototype open-source implementation of Visual Basic, the applicable ECMA standards don't cover more than a small set of its programming interfaces. On Windows most of its library support is proprietary to a single vendor(Microsoft); if you aren't extremely careful about which feature,you use- you'll end up locked into only those platforms Microsoft chooses to support.
If you're starting on Ubuntu, much better programming languages with better libraries are available. Python, for example.
In general, any language that isn't fully supported under at least Linux or one of the BSDs, and/or at least three different vendors' operating systems, is a poor one to learn programming.
Well, with all the shortcomings of Microsoft you don't have to hate and bash it. Not that Microsoft isn't loathsome, but there was a hacker culture long before Microsoft and there will still be one long after Microsoft is history. Write good code-that will bash Microsoft quite sufficiently without polluting your karma.
To be a programmer you need motivation and initiative and the ability to educate yourself. Start now..........
My apologies to those who may find this lengthy trash annoying.

Thanks for this. I asked for your contact earlier on but you never responded. We really need to talk, how do you think that can be possible? I guess you don't want to give out you contact. You can communicate with me via mail, purposefulmaria@yahoo.com.

EINSTEINPG: Thanks sister. I am hale and hearty. Yes, I have been mute lately because I have been undergoing a tough and rigorous cooking training under the tutelage of my mother.And the reasons for this are:
1. I can not cook properly.
2. I don't patronize Bukateria(canteen/mama put). Yes, I am a typical AJEPAKO.
3. Family Doctor advises us against patronizing cafeteria.
4. I don't take Cassaflake and Gnut(Garri and Groundnut) for health reason.
With those reasons above I wonder how am going to survive in Ilorin, and despite keeping my nose to the grindstone I still don't seem to be learning anything from this supposedly life-support training.
Oh gush, this is a dilemma. I wish I would be lucky enough to be paired with roommates that can cook while I complement their efforts by providing the necessary foodstuff out of my parents' widow's mite.

Yungmilio2: yeah
was just kidding
l
and its not Millo ( me not a beverage)
its Milio
as in millionaire

rkarang: Likewise me. My own prospective sch is most likely to release hers anytime after 12th September.