April 2009 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

swine flu & xkcd
by Lmwangi 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Hi all, On a light note: http://xkcd.com/574/ - Am asking for leave to go binge and eat badly :) On a serious note: The 1919 flu killed ~ 2 - 5% of the world's population. So if this flu goes pandemic, we could be looking at 350,000,000 dead going by the same rate. Yeah, we have better drugs and better understanding but we also have air travel and sprawling slums. I wonder what the Kenyan government is doing about this. Are we prepared?

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Re: [Skunkworks] what is the besy way to take down the internet!!
by fyodor 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Eh?? >Thats why I still keep carrier pigeons as a backup for sendmail! U >never >know :-) That's nothing!! I have talking drums and smoke signals at stand by.... Puff!! puff!! drum!! drum!![Message here]<---parity check cloud here.... NO CARRIER FOUND.... :( sigh! -tyrus _IEEE member -- Click for free information on buying your own franchise. http://tagline.hushmail.com/fc/BLSrjkqeh7tmi9sngCO8MBCCvj8s2fVoMOCs02bRneHT…

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France Most Active Open Source Country
by Rad! 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Ladies and gentlemen, we need to start walking the talk http://www.betanews.com/article/Red-Hat-France-is-the-most-active-open-sour… Landing ahead of the US for "activity" in Red Hat's Open Source Index this > year were these countries, in the following order: France, Spain, Germany, > Australia, Finland, the UK, Norway, and Estonia. Also among the 75 countries > surveyed by Red Hat and the Georgia Institute of Technology, Denmark took > tenth place. At the opposite extreme of the open source spectrum, the study found these > ten countries to be the least active, in *descending *order: Algeria, the > Philippines, Morocco, Cameroon, Yemen, Latvia, Mauritius, Nigeria, *Kenya*, > and Moldova.

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Fwd: Latest Ubuntu 'Jaunty Jalopy' download speed peaking 56.5 KB/s
by Gakuru Alex 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

/FYI ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> Date: Sat, Apr 25, 2009 at 8:40 AM Subject: Latest Ubuntu 'Jaunty Jalopy' download speed peaking 56.5 KB/s To: Phares Kariuki <pkariuki(a)gmail.com> [On Orange .ke's EvDO connection] -Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop (the latest version): Includes the latest enhancements and is maintained until 2010, -Chose - France Orange Business Services server. http://ftp.oleane.net/ubuntu-cd/jaunty/ubuntu-9.04-desktop-i386.iso -E.T.A. reported between 4-5 hrs -sent screen capture 54.0 KB (55335 bytes) to Phares Not bad at all;) --PS-- I am sharing above info on skunkworks (less the 54K image since list will hold it;) AG

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Graduate Trainee Positions Open
by Andrew Wafula 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Hello, A couple of Graduate Trainee Opportunities are available at a leading Telecom Equipment and Services Vendor open to individuals who have completed a BSc Degree in either Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Telecoms Engineering or related fields. It is also open to individuals who will be completing their studies within the next 1 month. The vendor is looking for graduates who have qualified or expect to qualify with at least a Second Upper in their respective field of study. The program runs for about 6 months with an opportunity (not guaranteed) to be absorbed in the company as a permanent employee based on performance. Please note that these are technical positions and candidates may be required to sit a technical exam as part of the interview process. Please send CVs and cover letters strictly to grad-trainee(a)wertsoft.com. I will not forward or respond to anything sent to me. The applications must be received by 8:00am of 4th May 2009 as the account will be disabled then. Please forward to those who may need this information. Regards, ====================== Andrew Wafula Wapakala Web: www.wertsoft.com MSN: a_wafula(a)hotmail.com jaxtr:http://www.jaxtr.com/thewert MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/awafula Blog: http://thewert.blogspot.com/ ========================================================================== If you have made mistakes...there is always another chance for you... you may have a fresh start any moment you choose, for this thing we call 'failure' is not the falling down, but the staying down. - Mary Pickford "Great Minds Discuss Ideas; Average Minds Discuss Events; Small Minds Discuss People"

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Re: [Skunkworks] The power of data – a provocation
by wesley kiriinya 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Yup. Share it with us 8~) --- On Wed, 4/22/09, Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> wrote: From: Gakuru Alex <alexgakuru.lists(a)gmail.com> Subject: [Skunkworks] The power of data – a provocation To: "Skunkworks forum" <skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke> Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 10:03 AM Onlist we share on how to improve data and information systems. Fine tuning data collection methods and conversion to information. Sharing some frustrations on its security here and there. But how does the guy who sits on all our that information feel? All the SMS we sent, the calls made (recorded if wishes), emails courtesy of Deep Packet Inspection technologies Massive data mining; whom you often call, why, your date, cash-flow, debts, land-lord, your personality traits, etc. Does s/he get the kicks reading what you wrote, to who, about what? Kenya relies on very weak KCA(1998) e-privacy law provision, so the guys pretty have much room to play around with your information. Been promised a copy of proposed Data Protection Law. Would you like me to share it once the ministry of information gives it to me? It' d be in skunkworks participation in policy making/law/implementation. But I will have to secure it first,, you know.. Regards Alex _______________________________________________ Skunkworks mailing list Skunkworks(a)lists.my.co.ke http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks Other services @ http://my.co.ke Other lists ------------- Skunkworks announce: http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/skunkworks-announce Science - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/science kazi - http://lists.my.co.ke/cgi-bin/mailman/admin/kazi/general

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Sembuse: Kenya's first mobile social network
by Erik Hersman 27 Apr '09

27 Apr '09

Just put up a new post on Sembuse, which is Mbugua's (of Symbiotic.co.ke) newest venture. I think this has a lot of potential, especially if the right demographic (ie, youth) pick it up and it gets traction. Here's my post on it: http://whiteafrican.com/2009/04/26/sembuse-east-africas-first-mobile-social… Point your WAP browser to http://m.sembuse.com to give it a try. Cheers, Erik Hersman www.AfriGadget.com www.WhiteAfrican.com

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Cisco
by Prince 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

Dear all, Anyone with an idea as to where I can get Cisco 2801? Most of the stockists don't have it at the moment. Regards, Andrew Adongo

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HOW DO I CONNECT MY LAPTOP(HP530)TO TV????
by chege boniface 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

Hello Gurus, Do any one in the room have the knowledge on how to connect a Laptop to a TV? What are the requirements?My laptop has got one serial port and several USB ports. If anyone have the best Idea kindly help.A reward is there for anyone with a working solution. Regards, Boniface.

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What Did You Do First With Linux?
by David Njuki 25 Apr '09

25 Apr '09

http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=09/04/25/0243253&from=rss -- Δαβίδ Dave Barry <http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/d/dave_barry.html> - "The four building blocks of the universe are fire, water, gravel and vinyl."

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