The Red String (Page 13)

From Sandgrouse, to Short-Order

Prelude

As I begin to write this story, I can't help but think how much better it would be with pictures! Perhaps I might be able to get some from Mrs. Iyabo Ladipo of Double Portion Ltd, the woman to whom most of my experience is due. I say most of

Eleventh Knot

Hey guys, It's always sunny in Philadelphia except when its raining cats & dogs like it is tonight. But I'm glad to be back here regardless and perhaps I'll tell you all about my triumphant return next month. This month however, we've got plenty in the way of contributed articles. We

Priceless

* Security deposit - $850 * Monthly rent and utilities - $700 Walking about nude in your very own apartment - Priceless * Matchmaker fee - $200 * Wedding hall and dress - $2000 Always having a date to parties and all that - Priceless * Used car - $4000 * Regular check-ups and gas -

Art for Fun

Every year in New York City, with the beginning of warm weather, - well it's getting warmer earlier, so let's just say the beginning of June – artists of the city take over an abandoned island called Governors Island. The island was most recently used as residence for United States Coast

The Hobbit

My latest conquest in the world of Fantasy-Fiction novels is the prelude to the well known Lord of The Rings series by J.R.R Tolkien entitled, The Hobbit. I gained a whole new respect for J.R.R while reading this book. In it we find an adventure, one

World of Goo

So every once in a while I go through the blog and do things like optimize post tags, review drafts, identify new design needs, etc. In doing so, I often end up going through some of my older posts. This time around while doing that, I stumbled upon an unfulfilled

Backwards Compatibility

Backwards Compatibility

As a "computer person", it is an unspoken rule that I need to be on top of current technological events. Frankly speaking, I am terrible at this. I usually learn the latest news, not from tech news, but from friends in related fields. Granted, this is still in most cases,

Do It Yourself

July's release of Red String articles are quite interesting. They talk about the many changes we go through in life as well as those things that can not change. So with that, I will add my own two cents. There have been a lot of changes in my life these

A Writers Dilemma

A Writers Dilemma

Dear Friends, It's been a long time coming since I wrote something new for Damola's blog, and since the effects of my last article have long worn out – here goes nothing: Over the past few months I've had so much to write about. I moved out of my home for

Tenth Knot

Hello readers, This month we finally reach the conclusion of our long running story Andoral, and we have a new contribution (by Chidi) as well as a few changes I'm looking to make here on The Red String. Enjoy the contributed articles, and please check out the announcements to see

Opt Out

It has recently come to my attention that the opt-in policy I have had so far with regards to subscribing to this blog is considered very cumbersome by many of our readers. I have been asked multiple times to personally include people on the subscription list and thus far I

Ask Prof.

Here's another new idea I want to explore and I'm calling it the Ask the Professor segment or Ask Prof for short. Since I actually enjoy giving advice, I thought it would be more fun to make it a bit more interactive. Actually, my Dad suggested it and it sounded

Becoming A Woman

Becoming A Woman

Becoming a woman means: * I don’t quit when the first wave of pain hits. Instead, I take a deep breath and soldier on through the last 10 reps of push-ups, dead lifts, crunches and/or lunges. * I don’t go on to the next chapter even though I desperately

Institute for Venture Design

Institute for Venture Design

Speaking of high-tech things, I had the pleasure of visiting the Institute for Venture Design up in Abeokuta last month thanks to my uncle Gboyega. The Institute provides an enabling environment for entrepreneurs to originate and actualise start-up technical ventures. From concept to conception the institute supports "fellows" through an

High-tech, Shmy-tech

High-tech, Shmy-tech

Are you tired of the OS X vs. Windows argument? Or the iPhone vs. Droid? How about the iPad vs. Laptop one? Well, I am. It seems that everywhere on the Internet nowadays if one makes the mistake of comparing two competing technologies it turns into an argument - and

Mini Mouse

At this juncture, I think it is the perfect time to mention my encounter with my old friend Shope Ogunkeye (whom I've mentioned before). She indeed was one of the few girls with which I was safe long before I ever attained the safe height. In fact we used to

The Safe Height

The Safe Height

My whole life I have always been one of the shortest people I know. Be it at work or at play, amongst friends or amongst strangers, my height left much to be desired. But up until I started taking a less passive interest in girls, it was actually something I

Ninth Knot

Happy Father's Day! AND (for those of you who don't know) Happy Sickle Cell Day! There's a whole lot to celebrate today isn't there? Father's day, Sickle Cell day, it's a Sunday... and it's also the day you get to meet our new editor! Isn't that fantabulous!? Well, I hope

The Under Appreciated Parent

The Under Appreciated Parent

Anyone who knows me, knows that I'm terrible at remembering dates. Birthdays, anniversaries, holidays... you name it. I can not remember a one. That is except my birthday, my brother's birthday (which is almost a perfect inverse of mine), and that of a certain close friend of mine (which is

The Language of Logic

The Language of Logic

One of the many things that bother me about the field of computer science, is the enigma that surrounds computer programmers. Few people understand who we are, even fewer understand what we do, and practically nobody understands how we do it. The first of these I tackled a while ago,

Atlantic Hall Get Together

Atlantic Hall Get Together

I finally got to meet up with a few of my old classmates this past month. Namely Ishaq Bolarinwa, Ifeanyi Urakpa, and Layide Tikolo (whom I see all the time) and we had a great time!* I hadn't seen or spoken to the guys in about 8 years and catching

The Red String on Flipboard

The Red String on Flipboard

Here's a quick tip for all you iPad toting, Facebook using readers. There's a fantastic app on the iPad called Flipboard which can make your reading experience that much more pleasant. I started using it the day I discovered it in the app store and have loved it ever since!

From The New Editor

From The New Editor

Hello Red String readers. Before I start with a formal introduction, I want to first say a big thank you to Damola for writing this blog and keeping everyone posted on his life. You never really know what he's going to do next. First, he's studying Computer Science at Drexel,

Search Feature Fix

Search Feature Fix

Hey Guys, If you've ever ventured to use the search bar in the top left corner of the site, you would have noticed that it neither searched for nor found squat. It's a bug I never got round to fixing and honestly, I wasn't too bothered by it. 😛 Today however,

Eighth Knot Correction

Eighth Knot Correction

Hey guys, One of our regular readers here on The Red String pointed out that the link to the article I was responding to in "A Response" was broken. This has just been corrected on the blog and for those of you who read the PDF, here's the new link: