Good Artists Copy, Great Artists Steal ( Inspired by Steve Jobs & Paul Arden))

Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour films, books, music, painting, poems, photographs, dreams, clouds, architectural masterpieces, lights and shadows.Select only things to steal from that speak directly to your soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic.Authenticity is invaluable, originality is non-existent. Remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “it’s not where you take things from- it’s where you take them t...

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The “Intellectual” buffoonery of us Nigerians (Inspired by King Julien)

We “intellectuals” feel that we are owed something by the world, we feel that we have “gone to school”, endured academic and professional torture. So therefore we need to be rewarded with comfort and prosperity, and when we don’t get it, we cry like babies. The critical thing we miss is that our education and the privilege we have to be at the level we are within the society, places a huge responsibility on us. We are the ones who are supposed to build and sustain the society, through our contributions.           ...

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Technology and Me;Part 1

Over the past few months, I have come across terms that sound so weird, that I wonder what the guy that came up with it was sipping at the time he got the "eureka". But that's not what this story is about; this story is about technology and the consumer. When I listen in on the grapevine, I hear statements like, "Nigeria has a booming tech industry". Now that's a great thing, for every lover of the Green White Green, hearing statements like that makes you feel great. However, the class of some of the "Nigerian"...

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