January 2010 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Facebook rewrites PHP runtime
by Daudi Were 01 Feb '10

01 Feb '10

from: http://www.sdtimes.com/blog/post/2010/01/30/Facebook-rewrites-PHP-runtime.a… Well, I was able to put all the pieces together on this one, finally, and I now understand exactly what is up: *Facebook has rewritten the PHP runtime from scratch*. This coming Tuesday, they will make a big announcement around this project, and will make it available as open source software. I'm not really sure of any of the details of the project, but I do know that Facebook hired someone two years ago to do this, and I'm relatively sure this was a one-man project during that entire time ... This Tuesday, salvation should arrive. I would imagine this new project will push a lot of the weight in the PHP community into Facebook's corner of the world. It will be nice to see what they can do with all that interest, since Yahoo!, in the same position 6 years ago, largely squandered their opportunity to mold PHP into a more robust platform and language. -- Pamoja e:daudi.were@gmail.com <e%3Adaudi.were(a)gmail.com> skype: d.were

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Discussion on Python performance, Google, and Unladen Swallow
by Joseph Wayodi 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

Hey people, For those interested in the present and future of Python, here's an interesting discussion about Python's use at Google, it's performance problems, the Google-sponsored Unladen Swallow (an optimization-focused branch of CPython), and other possible solutions: < http://groups.google.com/group/unladen-swallow/browse_thread/thread/4edbc40… >. Joseph.

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The Right to Read
by saidimu apale 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

> > They moved to Luna, where they found others who had likewise gravitated > away from the long arm of the SPA. When the Tycho Uprising began in 2062, > the universal right to read soon became one of its central aims. http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/right-to-read.html An interesting short story by Richard Stallman. He is many things, good and evil, to many people (knowledgeable and ignorant). Whatever you think of him, the short story is fascinating. Saidi

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10 Things Netbooks do better than the iPad
by Roy Michoma 31 Jan '10

31 Jan '10

With all the noise about the iPad this is the best article<http://content.zdnet.com/2346-9595_22-388040.html>about the iPad I've read so far!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry!!!!

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Smart Board Resellers/Dealers
by David Ndambuki 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

are there any smart board resellers and dealers on the list. could someone please point me in the right direction. please feel free to contact me directly. -- Regards, Ndambuki Muthoka Phne: +254733476463; Addr: 2084 - 01000 Thika, Kenya.

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Why are local ICT company so expensive to sub-contract from
by Imelda Mueni 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Hi, I was just talking to a friend who works at Nokia research company , was asking them how come they sub-contract most of there projects outside the country,,,,apparently they would love to work with local upcoming companies here in kenya, they had a project last year and they wanted to work with local companies , the quotes they were getting left them shocked , some one was quoting for a mobile application 200m (and that's was the range of the quotes),,,,yet the same project they were able to sub-contract from outside at 2m ..........are our local companies becoming greedy ? -- God Loves Us All

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Interesting: MIT Web Programming Competition
by Brian Munyao Longwe 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

http://6.470.scripts.mit.edu/

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MIT Web Programming Competition
by Mr. Lawi 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

http://6.470.scripts.mit.edu/

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bleach anime-calling on all death gods
by [dan buria] 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Guys, i have recently started this madness and realise i will not stop any time soon. does anyone have , like the whole lot of episodes? Currently am at episode 9 and getting them from the web has proved rather tedious and wasteful (of time). [D.Buria] [254 722 630 560] [254 733 566 340] Sent from Nairobi, Kenya

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Kenya Ranked 8 in Worst Cities to Work in IT
by Joshua Gichuhi Kinuthia 30 Jan '10

30 Jan '10

Hi Skunkers, I honestly have no words... how can we be ranked alongside Iraq, Afghanistan and China?? http://www.cio.com/article/523463/Worst_Cities_to_Work_in_IT_International_… Regards, Joshua Kinuthia -- Self-reflection is the school of wisdom

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