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Google bicycle can ride on it own.

It looks or sounds impossible but it's true, your questions could be as good as mine. How did it defile the force of gravity?

Mentally Damaging Things We Say To Kids All The Time

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Harmful, mentally damaging phrases kids hear too often. These words might affect a child’s psychological development far into his adult life. Kids have fragile brains. If 10-year-old Jimmy bashes his head against concrete, he’ll suffer greater injury than his 35-year-old dad would under the same conditions. Most of us instinctively know that much. What we often ignore, though, is the fact that kids’ brains are not only physically more fragile but mentally as well. Psychologists liken a child’s brain to soft, impressionable play-doh. Harsh words that Jimmy’s dad could shrug off might stay with his son for years. Those seemingly harmless words might affect his psychological development far into his adult life. What follows is a list of 4 harmful and mentally damaging phrases kids hear far too often. # 1 – “You’re too sensitive.” According to psychologists, many kids are simply born with a more finely tuned nervous system. As a result, they react quickly and intensely to just...

"STUDENT" IS NOT AN OCCUPATION.

Dear Nigerian youth, there is a mindset that is robbing you of your relevance and delaying your big break. It is the idea that "I am still a student" Question: What do you do for money? What is your occupation Answer: I am a student. Me: Like seriously? The mindset of  "School vs Labour market" That after   you finish school then you enter the labour market. As if the two are mutually exclusive. Whoever said you must put your life, your ideas, talents and passions on hold because you are in school didn't tell you the truth. Whoever says you should  "concentrate in school" at the expense of your big idea and discovered purpose didn't do you a lot of good. That mindset has delayed and killed so many good ideas, talents and passions. It has stifled the spirit of creativity and reduced maximum productivity among African youths. The labour market is not waiting for you to finish school. Your destiny should not be played with like that. Those who did it ...

Characteristics of a computer

Apart from physical components, certain features and pattern of performance of a machine will determine whether it is a computer or not. The following are features that will be exhibited by a machine that can be classified as a computer or computerized machine. 1. It is electronic in nature: this means that data are represented in the form of electrical signals, operation is electronic and the basic components are also electronic. 2. It is fast in operation: it possesses high speed of processing data. Its speed of operation is in the order of Nano  seconds (10-9– a billionth of a second) 3. It has high degree of accuracy: its processed result is very accurate and, therefore, reliable. 4. Consistency: this implies, when it is supplied with same set of input data,  the same result will always be produced.  5. It works continuously: it possesses the ability to perform repetitive operations without getting bored or fatigued. 6. It has memory or storage facilities: this means ...