November 2011 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

Know your rights : Creation of the first? sensible online portal for kenyans...
by aki 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Am surprised that we don't (?) have such a site, i.e.where the constitution is on such rights. It may be fine that the gazette is online, but we need a more specific and filtered approach. The problem maybe that such an online system does not exist due to the possibly the business nature of our activists looking for ways to secure employment with donor funds...... - For example did you know that the current security checks at shopping malls or public areas, though intended for the right reasons, is not being carried out in the correct manner. Those of us who have travelled know this. The security person who has to wave the detection device must first ask your permission to do so. In no manner whatsoever can the security person ( a civilian, not an agent of the law ) make any physcial contact with any member of the public without consent from the person, and if they do without it, this constitutes a crime. What I see happening is shocking, and an abuse of rights. Kenyan security firms ( civilains ) are in severe breach of public rights, in my view. Even the police at JKIA will not perform a body contact search but will request you to return to the metal detector device. They can only peform a body search with your consent. What does the constituion say about this? Me thots. -- The EL_Diablo is a metaphor...

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TEDx Youth Day
by Faith Nkatha 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Hi, Is there a way that we can make this happen? http://tedxyouthday.ted.com/get-involved/ I'm available to help organise if we can get a venue to have this. Nkatha Makeba +254722205224 +254734551278 There is no poverty that can overcome diligence

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Investment Opportunity in ICT and Media in Kenya and East Africa
by Joseph McDonald 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Good Day! Am looking for anyone who has done this analysis before and can share the document. Please assist. Thanks

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How can i get wazi wifi.
by Peter Maingi 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Hey good people, Anyone with info on how i can be connected to wazi wifi.I hear it operates along ngong rd,i live in race course. How can i be connected? -- pmaingi(a)gmail.com Tel: 254 720 244970 No man in the world has more courage than the man who can stop after eating one peanut.

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17 Inch dell monitor on ubuntu
by [ Brainiac ] 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Need some help here, so far i suspect the refresh rate or something is messed up, so im having a headache after 30 minutes of use. I need to be able to configure the monitor to 1400 by 1200, and to adjust the refresh rate accordingly. My monitor however is not being detected. Ive tried googling about configuring xorg but have not gotten much. could someone point me somewhere? -- *“The twentieth century has been characterized by three developments of great political importance: the growth of democracy, the growth of corporate power, and the growth of corporate propaganda as a means of protecting corporate power against democracy”* ~ Alex Carey ~ Tel No: 0x2af23696

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Diaspora Co-Founder Ilya Zhitomirskiy Dies at 22
by Paul Kevin 14 Nov '11

14 Nov '11

Sad http://mashable.com/2011/11/13/ilya-zhitomirskiy-diaspora-dies/

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Twitter App for Snaptu no longer working...
by Jacob Ayienda 13 Nov '11

13 Nov '11

At some point the Snaptu Twitter app which was the only decent app for Java enabled phones had more traffic to Twitter than twitter itself. The same pattern probably repeats itself in other developing countries. So majority of users on twitter have feature phones.

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I would like to create a mailing list
by Kago Kagichiri 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

Doing it for a client... They'd like a mailing list just like Skunkworks. So far I have the provider (MailMan - opensource) and I have the domain. The hosting is the tricky bit, most hosts restrict number of emails sent out from a domain. -- K. K.

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Anyone here used Orange's 8Mbps connection ?
by Timothy Mutugi 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

Hi Friends, Is there anyone residing in the Muthaiga area who has used this 8Mb connection from orange? Here is the link: http://goo.gl/4NOeW Timo.

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Laptop battery replacement
by Josiah Mugambi 12 Nov '11

12 Nov '11

Hi, I am looking for a replacement battery for the following laptop: Lenovo 3000 V200 Product ID 07642XU Battery FRU is 42T4638 Any help? -- Josiah Mugambi

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