It is not every time you stumble on great stuff on twitter. I spent most of last Saturday evening checking out the latest tweets from those I am following on this amazing social media platform. God bless all those people who design all these things. Which planet are they even from?
Anyway, the great stuff I stumbled on were serial tweets from the very Intelligent Nigerian. His name – Leke Alder. He called it “Letter to Jack”.
Let me allow you read it and tell me what you think of it.
1. Dear Jack, you want to know what you should take into consideration in choosing a partner? Oh waoh! #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
2. Let me share a parable with you. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
3. A smart young techie went to an old man for advice on choosing a wife. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
4. The old man flatly declined and the young man wondered why. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
5. It all dates back to Genesis the old man said. Adam tried to hang it on God! Your choice is your decision. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
6. And he turned his face away and gazed into the distance. The young man was of course disappointed. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
7. As he got up to leave the old man said to him, "Let me teach you how to buy a computer instead." #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
8. The young man was incredulous. An old man is going to teach a geek how to buy a computer?! #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
9. The old man smiled. "You don't think I can teach you about computers do you? Hmn! #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
10. Always remember – young men may boast of shiny new clothes but they cannot match the aged in rags of wisdom. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
11. You young men always think you know!" *Smile* "Don't worry, I was like you when I was young! Let me teach you! #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
12. A computer is made up of parts isn't it? There's hardware, operating system, there are the applications… #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
13. The young man's face was full of surprise. The old man spoke cognizably with confidence, but where's this going? #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
14. "Only a fool buys a computer based on just the casing. What's inside is the computer." #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
15. Well obviously, the young man thought. "But you still factor in the casing don't you?" the old man continued. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
16. "I mean they make notebooks attractive. Casings come in different flavours. Some are sleek, some are bulky. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
17. Some are brown, some are black, some white. It all depends on taste." #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
18. Where's this going the young man wondered again. The old man noticed his impatient look, ignored it and continued. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
19. "Then there are the applications. Like Word, and Excel… Nice names… Word. Excel. On reflection, deep! #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
20. In human terms applications will be things like cooking, decorating etc. They're applications. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
21. Trying to use human terms to explain computers to you. Hope you don't feel insulted?" #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
22. "Oh no! Never thought of a computer that way. Please continue," the young man said out of respect. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
23. The old man continued: "Now you know the software can't run without the operating system, don't you? #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
24. Operating system is key. If I were you I'll pay a LOT of attention to operating system. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
25. In human terms operating system will be the philosophy of life, values, belief, faith, exposure, education. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
26. They determine character, attitude and behavior. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
27. An application may be wonderful but if the operating system is full of bugs the application will malfunction. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
28. The problem is coming from the operating system but it won't be obvious. Operating system is the root. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
29. Imagine a beautiful looking notebook with a messed up operating system. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
30. That's like a beautiful woman without character isn't it? Not wise investing in that kind of notebook. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
31. Yet operating system is useless without applications. What's the value of MAC OS without Word and Excel, or even Office?" #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
32. This is now making sense the young man thought. Human dimensioning of a computer! He's enjoying this! #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
33. "Processing speed…" the old man reflected from left field. I liken it to human intelligence." #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
34. At this the young man smiled. He was beginning to see what the old man was doing. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
35. He was using computer buying lessons to teach him how to pick a marriage partner. Clever old man! #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
36. The philosophy, beliefs and values of a potential partner are critical. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
37. If there's fundamental disagreement on values, beliefs and philosophy there's going to be incompatibilty. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
38. Don't marry based on physical attributes (casing) alone the old man was also saying. Interesting! And he smiled! #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
39. "Some computers are blithesomely fast" the old man was saying. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
40. "Some have average speed, some are slow. It all depends on what appeals to you, what can process your thoughts. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
41. In humans processing speed is determined by educational level, intellect, intelligence, wisdom, experience… #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
42. Then there's the hard drive. Data storage device. Most hard drives come pre-loaded, just like humans. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
43. We're all stuffed with different files: knowledge, virtue, goodness… But some people store pain and bitterness. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
44. These are large files. They take too much space. They're not useful files either and they corrupt other files. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
45. They're full of bugs. Well known bugs are malice and unforgiveness. Terrible viruses! Be careful about malware! #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
46. Now, about the screen. What is projected on the screen at the store is usually sales pitch. Animation and stuff. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
47. These are promotional stuff. Verify the claims. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
48. Don't just buy a computer on the recommendation of a store assistant. The computer is going home with you not him! #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
49. Run your checks. Do due diligence. Ask questions. Make your judgment. Don't ignore warnings". #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
50. "How about the camera?" the young man asked. "Most notebook computers have it now." #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
51. "Oh, the camera. Allows people to see eye to eye doesn't it? My grand-daughter uses it for Skype. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
52. I see eye to eye with her on Skype. Communication. Seeing eye to eye on issues. Interesting! #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
53. But you know you must love your computer to care for it very well…Hmn…Love. Love is important." #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
54. The old man cleared his throat: "Well, that's how to buy a computer young man! I hope I've taught you a thing or two!" #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
55. And with that, the old man picked up his hat beside him. He gently coerced it unto his head, creasing it some. #Letr2Jack
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
56. He struggled up from the park bench on his cain. He paused, looked ahead and shambled away. #Letr2Jack ©Leke Alder
— Leke Alder (@LekeAlder) July 27, 2013
Now, what do you think? All you Jacks out there….
Cheers.
N.B. He also did a tweet series on “Letter to Jil”. Would you like to read that too?
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