Ola

Backend Engineer | If you break it down enough, you can solve it | A young man with varied interests 😁

[Ola @mateerial]

Before checking other things, read this first, let's grow together.
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[Naval @naval]

How to Get Rich (without getting lucky):

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@DAMIADENUGA @grok .

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@The_Stat_Guy_10 @SamuelLugo2388 @indykaila @LFC @MoSalah What are you on about Salah suffering so much?? He was on the bench for just a weak!!! Surely the manager is allowed to explore all options to stop the rot.

[All Sportz 🏀⚽ @Allsportztv]

“King of Aslan” A song written and performed by Ai for Victor Osimhen.

You’ll think it’s a Brymo song.

[EBL @EBL2017]

In Memory of Diogo Jota and André Silva: Football, Life, and the Strength to Keep Going

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Recently, I started to ask myself why I and so many others are naturally drawn to 'the beautiful game'.

Why are children and adults alike drawn to the same game, both with unwavering enthusiasm, passion, and love?

After all, it is simply 22 players on a field running about after a ball and whoever kicks it into the net the most wins.

But why is something so simple so universally adored?

It makes the most sense to look at it from a child's point of view. I say this because children don't put too much thought into things. They simply gravitate towards what interests them.

So, I came to the following conclusion:

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Football embodies what it means to be a successful person and a successful team.

- Physically, you have to be fit.
- Technically, you have to be skilled.
- Psychologically, you take on the burden of responsibility.
- Tactically, you play a role.
- And you do this as a group of individuals which forms a team.

At the elite level, we see the pinnacle of those traits come together to form the embodiment of what it means to be a successful individual and team.

We are drawn to players like Kanté because of his ability to run all day.
We are drawn to players like Messi because of his technical skill.
We are drawn to Cristiano because of his will-to-win and dare-to-do mentality.
We are drawn to Steven Gerrard because of how he rolls all of these attributes into one and inspires his team by flying into tackles in a position that isn't even his, by dribbling from one end of the pitch to the other, or by scoring goals that are only seen in fairy-tales.

These traits also apply to life.

You want to be fit.
You want to be skilled.
You want to take on responsibility.
You want to win and inspire those around you.
And you want to do all of it as part of a team.

Interestingly, though, when the individual or team is not successful, the fans do not go anywhere. They stay. They are loyal. They have faith that what initially attracted them to their favourite player or team will rekindle itself in time.

When the team lacks fitness, they stay.
When the team lacks skill, they stay.
When the team fails to inspire, they stay.
When the team lose, they stay.
And they lose together, as part of a team.

However, whether a team is winning or losing, the admirable traits remain - the individual and the team try their hardest. They never give in. In fact, they taken on the burden of responsibility in every possibly way.

So, irrespective of whether your favourite player or team is winning or losing, we are drawn to 'the beautiful game'.

Football reflects life, both the good and the bad aspects of it.

Yet, despite there being good and bad times, fans, players and clubs are always consistent - they never stop supporting or trying, even though they face relentless setbacks and hardship.

There is nothing more courageous than that.

In fact, there is nothing more to life than that - trying your absolute best, both as individuals and as a team, in every possible way.

That is why we are drawn to football. It is relatable for us all.

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Today, we lost Diogo Jota and André Silva, two embodiments of what it means to be an inspirational person and teammate.

Universally, we feel the pain. We mourn the loss of two people who will never know the true extent of the influence that they have on the world today.

It is important to sit with that pain and to truly feel it, but it is also important to remember the lessons that these two brothers taught us.

They came from nothing, faced constant rejection, and achieved their dreams of becoming professional football players.

No matter what lens you view these guys through, they embody success. Without even using words, they have taught hundreds of millions of people around the world incredible lessons.

In the aftermath of this tragic event, I call on you to take the lessons that Diogo and André have taught us and apply it to your life.

The very same lessons that Kobe Bryant taught us throughout his career - about moving forwards in the face of despair.

When Kobe Bryant tragically passed, the last thing he would ever want is for people to be sad, disheartened, and depressed over his death. He would want you to use that energy to dig deep and to stay strong.

That’s the legacy he left, just like Diogo and André did. People owe it to these guys to follow in their footsteps - to be the best you can be, even in the face of constant hardship, just like they did.

For yourself, sure, but for the everyday man, women, and child that you can inspire. And, even more importantly, for those who you love.

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Together, let's make the world a better place by acting out the lessons that Diogo and André taught us throughout the entirety of their lives.

The legacy they left is certainly strong enough to inspire their loved ones and everybody else around the world to act just how they did in every facet of their lives, even if that seems hard right now.

But, if we all take the lessons that Diogo and André taught, the world will continue to a be a better place thanks to them, even in their absence.

Rest in peace, Diogo Jota.
Rest in peace, André Silva.

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[Bello😚😚 @AishatBell0]

A ghost roams three places; where they lived, where they died, and where they lie.
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[Bello😚😚 @AishatBell0]

I didn’t cry the day my husband died.

[Raghu @IndiaTales7]

8. This guy changing the life of these women, so beautiful! ❤️

[Ola @mateerial]

@Wizarab10 Need a solid Data engineering course end to end

[The Figen @TheFigen_]

Superhuman skills ...

[DHH @dhh]

When Ruby on Rails was launched over twenty years ago, I was a twenty-some young programmer convinced that anyone who gave my stack a try would accept its universal superiority for solving The Web Problem. So I pursued the path of the crusade, attempting to convert the unenlightened masses by the edge of a pointed argument.

And for a long time, I thought that's what had worked. That this was why Ruby on Rails took off, became one of the most popular full-stack web frameworks of all time, inspired countless clones, and created hundreds of billions in enterprise value for companies built on it. But I was wrong. It wasn't the crusade that did it.

Since those early days, I've talked to thousands of programmers who adopted Ruby on Rails back then, and do you know what virtually every one of them cite? That original 15-minute blog video. Which didn't contain a single comparison to other named solutions or specifically pointed arguments against alternatives. It just showed what you could do with Ruby on Rails, and the A/B comparison automatically ran inside the mind of every programmer who was exposed to that.

That's what did it. Showing something great, and letting those who weren't happy with their current situation become inspired to check it out. Because those are the only people who is able to convert to your cause anyway. I've never seen someone who was head'over'heels in love with, say, functional programming be won over by arguments for objected-oriented programming.

You simply can't dunk someone into submission, and it's usually counterproductive if you try. But you can absolutely attract people who aren't happy with their current circumstances to give an alternative a chance, if you simply show them how it works, and allow them to conclude by themselves how it would make their programming life better.

What I've also come to realize is that programmers come in many different intellectual shapes and sizes. Some of those shapes will click with functional programming, and that'll be their path to passion. Others will click with vanilla JavaScript, and be relieved to give up the build pipelines. Others still will find their spirit in Go. This is great. Seriously. The fact that working for the web allows for such diverse ecosystem choices is an incredible feature, not a bug.

I found my life's work and passion in Ruby. I have friends who've found theirs in Python or Elixir or PHP or Go or even JavaScript. That's wonderful! And that's really all I want for you. I want you to be happy. I want you to find just that right language that opens your mind to the beautiful game of coding in your most compatible mode of conception, as Ruby did for me.

This is not the same as just saying "everything has trade-offs, use what works best". That to me is a bit of a cop out. There is no universal set of trade-offs that'll make something objectively "work best". Half the programming conundrum lies in connecting to an enduring source of motivation. I wouldn't be a happy camper if I had to spend my days programming Rust (but I LOVE so many of the tools coming out of that community by people who DO enjoy just that).

It also doesn't mean we should give up on technical discussions of advantages or disadvantages, but I think those are generally more effective when performed in the style of "here's what I like, why I like it, so look at my code, my outcomes, and see if it tickles your fancy too".

Programming is a beautiful game. I would give up all the fancy cars I have in a heartbeat, if I was made to choose between them and programming. The intellectual stimulation, the occasional high from hitting The Zone, is such a concrete illustration of Coco Chanel's "the best things in life are free, the second best things are very expensive". Programming is one of those "best things" that is virtually free to everyone in the Western world (and increasingly so everywhere else too).

So let's play that beautiful game to the best of our ability, in the position that flatters our conceptual capacities the most, and create some wonderful code.

[Sahil Bloom @SahilBloom]

A concept that changed my life.

The Time Billionaire:

[MrBeast @MrBeast]

$1 Car vs $100,000,000 Car!!!

I’m curious how much ad revenue a video on X would make so I’m reuploading this to test it. Will share ad rev next week ❤️

[Ola @mateerial]

@leahmolatseli @asemota 😁😁

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Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[Dami’ Adenuga @DAMIADENUGA]

Work smarter, not harder.

The Lionel Messi edition.

[Dami’ Adenuga @DAMIADENUGA]

He made his Nigerian dad listen to rap music 😂😂😂

[Ola @mateerial]

@Veekid White money and Bakassi

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@Veekid 🤣🤣🤣

[EBL @EBL2017]

Below, De Gea looks like he wants to get rid of the ball as quickly as possible as he doesn't even wait for his teammates to split either side of him and then aimlessly loops the ball high..

Looped balls are easy for defenders to head away and deal with.https://t.co/EARO1xAHcG