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Health / Re: Women Retain And Carry Living DNA From Every Man They Sleep With by XKZ(m): 11:29am On Aug 12, 2017
Jokes Etc / Re: Be Sincere by XKZ(m): 11:18am On Aug 12, 2017
xedyl:
purple....time ma money.

I like your reasoning...
Family / Re: Man Catches His Childless Wife Having Sex With Customer To Get Pregnant by XKZ(m): 11:06am On Aug 12, 2017
The woman is polyandrous in nature. The man should just accept the second husband.
Forum Games / Re: Give A Quote From Your Favorite Movie Without Giving Out The Title by XKZ(m): 10:45pm On Aug 11, 2017
...These are professional soldiers, they will isolate you, intimidate you until they find your weakest link and then exploit it.
Travel / Re: 4 Ways Uber And Taxify Are Cheating Nigerians by XKZ(m): 9:41pm On Aug 11, 2017
Romeo3:
this is what a recieved uber request looks like from the driver app. and another from the rider app.

when you finally see that google handles their navigation, go and sleep.


All you see is a screen displaying information
Beneath the hood, Uber navigation algorithm has chosen a route and displays the chosen route over a map provided by Google maps.

I think I'll take your advice though and go to bed, this is becoming tiring...

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Travel / Re: 4 Ways Uber And Taxify Are Cheating Nigerians by XKZ(m): 9:32pm On Aug 11, 2017
Romeo3:
again, google provides maps for uber. and google maps chooses the fastest route always considering traffic.

pls enlighten yourself and stop this trash talking.
grin grin. useless nigerian education in full display here.

lmao @ "google maps and navigation are two different things"

go to sleep my friend.

You're the one suffering from a poor education if not you would understand that it doesn't even makes sense for Uber to let Google (or a 3rd party) handle navigation. That would give the 3rd party enough information to set itself up as a competitor to Uber.

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Travel / Re: 4 Ways Uber And Taxify Are Cheating Nigerians by XKZ(m): 9:28pm On Aug 11, 2017
Romeo3:
unfortunately there isnt. and you cant create 2 uber accts with the same phone number.

you have to keep swapping sims. only a die hard scammer would do that any way.


You'll have to use two different phones for that to work. Uber tracks phones using your IMEI not just your phone number.
Travel / Re: 4 Ways Uber And Taxify Are Cheating Nigerians by XKZ(m): 9:22pm On Aug 11, 2017
Romeo3:


stop embarassing yourself. i am an uber driver and you cannot know more than me.

uber uses google in nigeria. stop yarning dust.

The fact that you're an uber driver doesn't mean you know anything about Uber, you're not even their employee. You only know what they want you to know – which is where to pick up a fare.

Google maps and navigation are two different things
Uber uses Google Maps for street names and addresses, but they choose the route by which you get to the destination except you choose to use a 3rd party app for navigation.

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Travel / Re: 4 Ways Uber And Taxify Are Cheating Nigerians by XKZ(m): 9:17pm On Aug 11, 2017
Richy4:


Why I was asking was that i believe there are places in Nigeria that got no street names.. So there's no way the GPS can direct u to the actual place that u are going..

Google Maps has excellent maps of most cities in Nigeria
Try it
https://maps.google.com
Travel / Re: 4 Ways Uber And Taxify Are Cheating Nigerians by XKZ(m): 9:13pm On Aug 11, 2017
Romeo3:
ignorant talk.

google always takes over navigation from the uber app....

if you do not know, ask the next uber driver to show you so that you avoid such ignorant comments next time on a public forum.

You're the one who is ignorant. Uber has it's own navigation app.
Although drivers have the option to use third party navigation apps.

https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/16/14940886/uber-driver-navigation-app-maps-ride-pickup

https://help.uber.com/h/bdeb7821-30f0-45eb-b073-2e9dc7b508eb

https://help.uber.com/h/90b140ff-0ba9-486b-b196-096a0f6d52a9

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Travel / Re: 4 Ways Uber And Taxify Are Cheating Nigerians by XKZ(m): 9:00pm On Aug 11, 2017
Richy4:
I just want to know...if uber is present in Nigeria, does that mean GPS is working everywhere in Nigeria...Or just only some states..

GPS has almost universal coverage (The exception is at the poles) and has been available for civilian use worldwide since the 1980s. It has nothing to do with Uber.
All high end smartphones and most medium specs smartphones have a GPS receiver.
Travel / Re: 4 Ways Uber And Taxify Are Cheating Nigerians by XKZ(m): 8:53pm On Aug 11, 2017
blackylola:
Its neither Uber nor Taxify that program google map. 2nd Taxify doesn't charge rider for cancellation. 3rd there is nothing like scam there, get your fact right before coming to the public

The fact that Uber uses Google Maps for map data doesn't mean that Google is responsible for navigation. Uber does it's own routing.

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Travel / Re: NNEWI - The Small Town Of The Super Rich By Forbes Magazine by XKZ(m): 4:15pm On Aug 11, 2017
laudate:

My post should be summarised thus: "Errors such as the one the writer made, turned an article that could have been a well-researched intelligent record, into a fluffy PR piece." Now, is that too hard for you to understand, or do you still feel the need to twist it to suit your own selfish perspective?


You're the one who seems to be pushing a perspective
And your summary conveniently ignores Forbes and its editorial policy
Any how enjoy yourself

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Travel / Re: NNEWI - The Small Town Of The Super Rich By Forbes Magazine by XKZ(m): 4:06pm On Aug 11, 2017
laudate:

Is that what you read in black & white in my post, or are you just being mischievous or hypocritical, and you want to put that spin on it? Which one? shocked

You said, in black and white, that Forbes has an editorial policy
You also said, in black and white, that an article published by Forbes was poorly researched and is a fluffy PR piece

How else should your post be summarised?

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Travel / Re: NNEWI - The Small Town Of The Super Rich By Forbes Magazine by XKZ(m): 3:52pm On Aug 11, 2017
laudate:

Nobody is saying that Forbes does not have an editorial policy. sad What is being said is that the writer failed to do adequate & comprehensive research on certain aspects of his article, before going to press. Was the article libellous? No. So nobody is going to sue. But errors such as the one the writer made, turned an article that could have been a well-researched intelligent record, into a fluffy PR piece.

To summarise your post – Forbes has an editorial policy that encourages poorly researched articles and fluffy PR pieces...

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Travel / Re: NNEWI - The Small Town Of The Super Rich By Forbes Magazine by XKZ(m): 3:39pm On Aug 11, 2017
laudate:

And they all know that articles published in Forbes, are not written by Forbes itself, but by various journalists.

For your information, Forbes Magazine is published by Forbes Publishing Company, an arm of Forbes Media LLC. undecided


Are you saying Forbes doesn't have an editorial policy? No standards?
Any Mass Comm graduate can have an article published there? Like Nairaland?
Doesn't the fact that they published it mean they endorse it?
If someone has genuine grounds to question the article who would he sue?
And if an apology or retraction is due who would be responsible?

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Travel / Re: NNEWI - The Small Town Of The Super Rich By Forbes Magazine by XKZ(m): 2:28pm On Aug 11, 2017
StOla:
I thought those Palestinians said it is a city?

How dare Forbes call it a small town?

I ordinarily hear them say Anambra has 3 cities of Awka, Onitsha and Nnewi, as opposed to 3 small towns.


StOla:


Only a propagandists will worry about being ridiculed by facts.

So why the need by Igbos who suffer from inferiority to falsely claim it is a city all along?

Are they backward negros for making false claims to a city when they could have their town equipped with all that is necessary and still be contented with the description of "town"?

Thanks to Forbes for not calling a butterfly a bird.


Human settlements are usually ranked on the basis of population.
An example is given below from Wikipedia


Megalopolis - a group of conurbations, consisting of more than ten million people each.

Conurbation - a group of large cities and their suburbs, consisting of three to ten million people.

Metropolis – a large city and its suburbs consisting of multiple cities and towns. The population is usually one to three million.

Large city – a city with a large population and many services. The population is <1 million people but over 300,000 people.

City – a city would have abundant services, but not as many as a large city. The population of a city is between 100,000 and 300,000 people.

Large town – a large town has a population of 20,000 to 100,000.

Town – a town has a population of 1,000 to 20,000.

Village – a village is a human settlement or community that is larger than a hamlet but, smaller than a town. A village generally does not have many services, most likely a church or only a small shop or post office. The population of a village varies however, the average population can range from hundreds to thousands.

Hamlet – a hamlet has a tiny population (<100) and very few (if any) services, and few buildings.

Isolated dwelling – an isolated dwelling would only have 1 or 2 buildings or families in it. It would have negligible services, if any.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Settlement_hierarchy


NaijaEfcc:

Nnewi, with a little over two million residents, is a 30-minute drive from the Onitsha – the biggest outdoor market in West Africa – on the banks of the Niger River.

https://www.forbesafrica.com/wealth/2017/08/07/small-town-super-rich/


The Forbes article gives Nnewi's population as "over two million", therefore unless Nigeria has a different set of objective standards for classifying its settlements, it is not wrong to call Nnewi a city.

For the sake of comparison, the 18th largest metropolitan area in the US (Tampa, Florida) has a population of 3,032,171 (2016 estimate). While the 35th largest (San Jose, California) has a population of 1,978,816 (2016 estimate).

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_cities_by_population

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Metropolitan_Statistical_Areas

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Education / Re: Where Can Physics Students Go For EXCUSSION (FIELD TRIP) by XKZ(m): 2:02pm On Aug 11, 2017
LORDKing001:


based on Electronics and Telecommunication

The National Space Research and Development Agency, Abuja seems like a good idea.
http://www.nasrda.gov.ng

There's also the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology, Zaria
http://www.ncat.gov.ng

You may also want to check out some of our telecommunications firms

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Forum Games / Re: Give A Quote From Your Favorite Movie Without Giving Out The Title by XKZ(m): 7:49pm On Aug 10, 2017
Ashley86400:


The words of House Greyjoy.
Their Banner- The Kraken.
Game of Thrones.


*From a die-hard Game of Thrones book reader and movie watcher. wink


I would expect a "die-hard" reader of Game of Thrones to point out that in the book (unlike the TV series) the words of House Greyjoy is "We do not sow"
And "what is dead may never die..." is part of the mantra of the Drowned Men.
Forum Games / Re: Give A Quote From Your Favorite Movie Without Giving Out The Title by XKZ(m): 7:42pm On Aug 10, 2017
BORNTOSUCKPUSSY:
Never tell a soldeir he does not know the cost of war

Lt. General Frank Benson
"Eye in the Sky"

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Forum Games / Re: Give A Quote From Your Favorite Movie Without Giving Out The Title by XKZ(m): 7:36pm On Aug 10, 2017
[If] you ever have one of those dreams where you know you're asleep but everyone around you thinks it's real, just remember who's awake.
Education / Re: Where Can Physics Students Go For EXCUSSION (FIELD TRIP) by XKZ(m): 7:16pm On Aug 10, 2017
Why don't you decide on a theme first, then start looking for places/things in Nigeria that can go along with the theme.
For example for (acceleration due to) gravity you could go to a mountain or for power, maybe a dam.

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Travel / Re: Nigerians Caught Hiding Under Moving Train To Germany (pics) by XKZ(m): 2:58pm On Aug 10, 2017
How can we be be sure the Nigerians are illegal immigrants.
For all we know they could have been SSS operatives tracking human traffickers or money launderers who were on-board the train.
Politics / Re: Even Buhari’s Doctors In The UK Don’t Know What Is Wrong With Him – Independent by XKZ(m): 2:03pm On Aug 10, 2017
PMBNG:

That is why some people are alleging that the president may have been poisoned or under some kind of spiritual attack”, he noted.

Some very irresponsible people are trying very hard to push this poison narrative.
Health / Re: Oldest Woman In Anambra Dies At 153 Years Of Age (Pics) by XKZ(m): 2:24pm On Aug 07, 2017
Given the low marriage age that was prevalent at the time she was a youngster, she should have a grandchild who is above a hundred years old...
Any info on her descendants?
Business / Re: Biggest Consumer Markets In Nigeria: Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Ibadan, PH - BI by XKZ(m): 8:30am On Aug 05, 2017
NewsPoacher:

Lagos is the fifth largest economy in Africa and second largest
metropolitan city in Nigeria
. In the last few years, the city has been the major destination of foreign capital inflows (FCI) into Nigeria, accounting for over 95% of all FCI in Nigeria.




NewsPoacher:

Kano is the second largest metropolitan city in Nigeria, with a population of around 21 million people mainly merchants from
another part of the Northern states and neighbouring countries of
Nigeria, Chad, Mali, Senegal and Sudan.

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Family / Re: Director Catches Driver Having Sex With His Wife In His Home by XKZ(m): 8:51pm On Aug 02, 2017
Am I the only one who thinks maybe the director framed the driver of the 900K theft in retaliation
Celebrities / Re: Karen Igho Wows In New Photoshoot by XKZ(m): 12:41pm On Aug 02, 2017
She looks very much like Olajumoke Orisaguna, I wonder if they're related...
Religion / Re: Can I Use Bet9ja Money To Pay Tithe. by XKZ(m): 7:16pm On Jul 30, 2017
Put your tithes in an envelope and seal it
Write "10% of my Bet Naija winnings" on the envelope
Also put down your phone number
You will receive a call to come retrieve your money if your tithes are unacceptable
TV/Movies / Re: Nigerian Commercial Adverts Of 80's And 90's by XKZ(m): 7:43am On Jul 30, 2017
jemmabond:


I remember that jingle very well. The singer was a comedian called Frank Fine, not the late Boma Erekosuma.

Righty smiley
Thanks for the info

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