₦airaland Forum

Trust Nigerians to lift Alex Tew's idea.

skima:
Yea i love that. I will put that up soon.

@Seun
Nairaland is good and i don't see any treat posed by phpng. Strictly for php programming.!

My point exactly. Skima, you're a guru -- could I discuss something with you? I'm restructuring something I wrote and need help with code architecture.

2cantango:
@Zah:

Surely it's not over between you both

Of course not. Lauryn and I'll stick together through thick and thin. We're still getting to know each other .

lauryn:
and what might that be?

You know

I'm only demanding what's due .

Badman888:
lol zah, u havnt felt up the goods

lauryn:
@ Zahy
no be only goods, na luggage u go feel up

2cantango:
Lmao @Zah

lauryn:
andi'm suppose to believe u, and just make-up? after everything i did, thank goodness, its all insured

Don't tell me it'll end before it even begins. I haven't even felt up the goods.

goodguy:
Yeah. . and in that case, they won't scream "equal rights".

Exactly. That's my bone of contention with their equal rights movement. I'm totaly for equal rights. How many women get in the electric chair or recieve a 20-year sentence? Many a politician's career would be doomed if that happened.

2cantango:
Errmmm, no that's not how it is

Zah and Lauryn have been officially matched.

2c and her darling have officially matched themselves.

Bless you 2c.

lauryn:
2c and Zahy

Lauryn sweetie, it's o[b]mogenaija[/b]'s fault -- she thinks I'm single. 2c and I are just friends.

A lady who'll do plastic surgery at my bidding -- what more could a guy want?

Hi 2c. I haven't been following things [because I saw a lot of CyberLove on this thread]. Who's the lucky guy?

Hi Lauryn, hi ladies and zentlemen.

[quote author=j-girl link=topic=16172.msg480582#msg480582 date=1152473286]svs, you are no more single ohhhhhh!
My work is done. Cyberp and svs [/quote]Now it's time to turn the torture stick on[b] J-Girl[/b]. Her own matching is going to be by force!

funloving:
In the court of law a woman gets justice just like a man

Very untrue. When it's something like murder or pedophilia, women get reduced sentences - especially when they're good-looking.

funloving:
Women progress to the top of their careers

There's a glass ceiling in almost every workplace beyond which most women fail to rise because of male bias.

funloving:
Women are paid same salaries as their male colleagues

Only in professions that objectify women -- examples are modelling and pornography.

[quote author=Ez-E link=topic=2509.msg478544#msg478544 date=1152395448]Even though I have been a nairaland member for less than 48 hours, I have spent lots of time reading a lot of discussions, and I think for now I would really like to meet

Seun -- You talk on almost every subject, so there is definitely going to be a lot to talk about. I will also like to pick your brain a lil because sometimes we have conflicting ideas that can start a very interesting conversation.

I also have this weird feeling u are the moderator.[/quote]He's the administrator - owner of Nairaland.

Here's part of a presentation I made in class last semester. As always, I advocate gender equality:

Since time immemorial, women have lived in a world in which what they should or shouldn’t do have been dictated by men. In as male-dominated a society as this, it is not surprising that women have had little or no say in matters that concern them, until fairly recently – even then women are still a long way off from the goal of achieving equality with their male counterparts in every walk of life.

The situation can be explained by men feeling threatened by the incursion of women into areas previously designated as ‘men-only.’ Traditionally, women were fit for only child-bearing, preening themselves for men’s appreciation and housework – ‘jobs’ that men look down on as being below their dignity to perform. It can be seen that men’s discomfort arises from women refusing to play the roles men have decided on for them.

It is my belief that men and women should be raised equally, with no discrimination against either sex. It would have been very dubious for certain norms to exist, had the world not been viewed through male-biased lenses. A man is considered a ‘stud’ when he sleeps with many women but a woman is considered a LovePeddler if the roles are reversed. A woman is perceived to be very proud and rude if she is dominant and assertive but such attitudes are encouraged in men. Until recent times, victims of rape have found themselves stigmatized because of the male tendency to shift the blame, and most women find that they cannot rise above the so-called ‘glass ceiling’ in their workplaces.

I believe the world would be a better place if men took on some roles women play and vice versa.

anton:
Check out www.demonoid.com if you need programming and compsci texts. Their list of ebooks is very impressive.

You can email me for an invite if needed. Anybody a member of BitMe.org?

Thanks a lot. I got most of what I needed from MIT OpenCourseWare.

Seun:
You may be the world's most intelligent person, but if you don't focus on the right things, you will fail.

IBM engineers were not stupid, yet they underestimated the PC market. Yahoo isn't stupid, yet they underestimated search. In the same way, Google isn't stupid, but they are being tempted to take their eyes off the true secrets of their success: relevant search results, the resulting traffic, relevant ads, and respect for the little guy.

There's no harm in trying out new things -- who knows if in future online transactions will be the most important thing? I'm not saying Google ought to try out everything but it doesn't hurt to try out some.

When you've got the money, why not use it for R & D?

Jalal:
Have u tried African vibes magazine??

www.africanvibesmagazine.com

The url is http://www.africanvibes.com/.

I was told I'd be recruited for the magazine but I haven't heard anything -- assuming the lady supposedly from there on the board is genuine.

I do have some reservations about that Emeagwali guy.

I heard a story about George Bush saying Emeagwali was the Bill Gates of Africa. Emeagwali retorted that he was better than Bill Gates, since Bill Gates was 'just a businessman.' *

Back to the topic. Shango, my Dad's an engineer too, and does he hate that title when it's used before his name!

_{* I don't know if this is true -- before I get flamed!}

You're a GodSend Anton.

[quote author=j-girl link=topic=16172.msg477669#msg477669 date=1152374499]diddy, you know me nooooooowww. I did not rest until zah got lauryn.[/quote]This is quite interesting. Are you saying you're the one responsible?

Where's Lauryn?

Perfect -- absolutely perfect. Now aint that younger sister sweet?

Seun:
I don't believe that Google can't defeat the Paypal/Ebay empire. Actually, they can, but not this way. To enter the Ebay market, they need to develop a new auction site and integrate it with their search engine. When that has been done, the next step will be to setup a "stored value online payment system" exactly like Paypal.

Interesting. Before Google jumps into any market I'd assume they've studied it from all angles.

Yahoo, Ask, Alexis and MSN are all portals with distracting content on their home pages -- Google went for the searchbox and logo-only design, and it worked. Today they're more than twice as big as their nearest rival -- Yahoo.

Yahoo Mail, MSN Mail / Hotmail, and most other free e-mail services required signups -- Google used the invite method, offered 2GB of space, used AJAX, and the free email service has never been the same again.

Yahoo 360, MSN Spaces and most other e-journal services display ads on your page and make money from you but Google allows you to display their ads on Blogger -- and pays you! I think it's because of Google more people are turning towards professional blogging to make money.

MapQuest and Expedia have been around for a while but I'm beginning to trust Google Maps more. Why? Because they're more accurate -- here in the US, MapQuest and Expedia sometimes give wrong directions!

I think the unconventional approach Google takes to everything is what makes them such a success. If they were to follow the exact steps you advocate, they'd be just another EBay and GCheckout would be just another Paypal [which Ebay owns]. You can trust Google to find a way to make money from it without displaying ads.

Than k you mrmayor. I believe in understanding the other side's viewpoint before condemnation.

Some people have no idea what goes on in ECK and they outrightly condemn hem. Others have never seen any Rosicrucian and say, 'I hate AMORC.'

I'm not supporting any of these organizations, but I have been reading for years and I have had many of my questions answered, either from books or from members who are in a better position to tell me.

It is from these first-hand experiences that I form my views about the various organizations or schools of thought.

This is quite hilarious. Where did you get it from Seun?

diddy4:
google is a very good company as of now. trynn@ take over the IT world by force. they are really pushing the envelope and it might backfire. the other companies that are richer than google might come up with an idea to pull it down. google should focus on projects that they can execute properly without much damages or suffering losses.

The last time I checked, Google's market capitalization was $118.32 billion (source: Wikipedia) up from 2005's $80 (source: InsideGoogle), so it's big enough to take on others.