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Developer Required
by Chris Mwirigi 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hi All, An opportunity has come up and i urgently require a seasoned developer . Key competencies required are PHP/MYSQL, JS(JQUERY) and XHTML/CSS Anyone Interested or knows someone. Please contact me offlist Regards Chris

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PCI-E EThernet Adapters
by Odhiambo Washington 06 Jan '11

06 Jan '11

Hello Skunks, Does anyone knows a shop that stocks pci-e ethernet adapters in Nairobi? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Damn!!

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Credit card payment
by edward mayaka 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Hi, Are there Kenyan banks which accept credit card payment? A fellow based in USA wants to pay me through credit card but my bankers are insisting on western union money transfer or moneygram. Regards Edward

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OT: is it 53 or 120? (methinks it is 13)
by Claire Njoki 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Hi Skunkers, Yesterday I caught a glimpse of that annoying gameshow on KTN that comes after the prime news. The annoying lady with an annoying voice was asking the following question: 11 x 2 + 32 - 21 + 5 x 3 + 5 x 1 = ? She even told the gamblers that the answer is either 53 or 120. After almost 2 hours of "waiting" for callers to give her an answer...apparently people were "not calling"...someone called and said that the answer is 120. She said, Correct!!!! You are the winner of Ksh. 160,000... Anyway, fellow skunkers, my calculation shows that the answer should actually be 13. What do you guys think is it 13? Claire.

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MERRY XMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
by Antony Gikabia 05 Jan '11

05 Jan '11

Wishing all skunkers a merry xmas and a happy new 2011!! Regards Antony ---------------------------------------------- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Jambo MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. --------------------------------------------- "easy access to the world"

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Plight of experienced Sysadmins/skilled IT staff - New years food for thought.
by Patrick Kariuki 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

By experienced I mean a Systems administrator with over 5 years, in the corporate employment sector, aged 28 years and above. I noticed that those working for medium-sized companies that at some point do not continue to offer as much challenge as their larger-sized counterparts, continue to work until the time they either get a promotion(if they already haven't) or slowly get pushed to the corner as younger equally skilled professionals take over, and eventually get laid off(when the 40 age bracket nears). In a country with: - Very few Linux Kernel developers (who find it more rewarding to migrate to the US or Taiwan) - Limited/Already filled CIO / IT Director employment positions - Virtually non-existent Government research lab - subject to confirmation - Virtually non-existent regional high performance computing grids - subject to confirmation but with: - Numerous employers willing to exploit this vulnerable bunch - Numerous "listeners" itching to make a quick buck from ideas they overhear - Realistic but unnecessary academic or certification requirements non of which are pegged on the Systems administrator's prior experience. - A flooded market of Technical consultants - Underdeveloped Information Technology infrastructure - compared ofcourse to SA or Egypt - Not enough angel investors to support capital for potential small IT consulting businesses - Human capital specialists quick to label - 'This one will ask for alot of money' ..... I could go on and on What is the plight of experienced and skilled Sysadmins or IT staff that TIME considers 'deadbeat' where employment or self-employment is concerned?

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OT : Historical Kenya and its land....
by aki 04 Jan '11

04 Jan '11

Just been reading this article http://www.standardmedia.co.ke/InsidePage.php?id=2000025530&cid=4& and find the matters discussed in the article disturbing. In my travels all over in ke to see the beauty and diversity of the country over the many years, there are numerious times I've seen this ugly subject brought forth. New Constitution or not, it has no impact on the deep rooted problems that are well spread over KE. I think this line in the story above says it all "said they have vowed not to allow *strangers* to be resettled in the land as it belonged to their ancestors, hence it is theirs". Who does KE belong to is the question that comes to mind? Does the constitution provide for freedom of movement and settlement in KE without prejudice and restrictions or is our constitution a worthless piece of crap that is only good in paper for debate? Me amatuer thots.

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TSC Website, OMG!!
by Dennis Kioko 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Behold Thee, And when I loaded the website, Agape, my mouth dropped, still to close, till now http://www.tsc.go.ke/ -- with Regards: Vote Julian Assange as Time 2010 Person of the year http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2028734_2028733,…

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OT: This is Off topic but you need to have a look...
by Collins Areba 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Hello skunks, i have ruminated on whether to post this here for a while, ive finally thought that if it were me i would go to all costs, so kindly look, tweet, share and spread. (in a shot its an attempt to shut down a hosii in nairobi that let someone bleed to death in what is gross negligence). http://bit.ly/fNzjEV Kind Regards,

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Cheque Printing Printer
by Peter Muchemi 03 Jan '11

03 Jan '11

Hi, Looking for a simple cheque printing printer that can hold the normal leaf from a cheque book. Anyone who know the candidate models? Regards Peter

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