November 2011 - skunkworks - Skunkworks Site

A Crisis can create innovation. Don't waste it.
by Paul Kukubo 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Great example simple ideas. Applicable here. >From Huffingtonpost.com New York: In the wake of the confiscation of gasoline generators by the NYPD, the people of Occupy Wall Street have turned to a new source of power. Within 48 hours of losing their electricity, members of the Sustainability Working Group drove to Occupy Boston to collaborate on the design of bicycle-powered generators. The bikes charge batteries that can run for 100 hours, powering the lighting, cell phones, and laptops of protestors. But there is a downside to charging each battery. "It can take up to two hours of uninterrupted pedaling to reach 12.5 volts," said Ben Tevelow, an electrician from Brooklyn. He decided to join the project and put his skills to use when he heard about it in General Assembly. Isabelle Garbani, an artist who came to donate socks and other comfort items for the protest, pedaled tirelessly for 20 minutes before she was relieved by another participant. The Sustainability Working Group, which includes members from MIT Media Lab, Pedal Power, and Time's Up!, has already received donations of bicycles and other basic parts. They are currently seeking funding from the Finance Working Group and the general public in order to buy expensive electrical equipment that will allow them to build more generators. These will be placed around Liberty Square for the groups that need them the most: three bikes will go to the Media tent, to power all the communication around the protest, and others will go to Legal, Press, Finance, and the Library. Across the park, a projection screen rises above the Library, depicting scenes from classic horror films. The protestors, who have been occupying the park for over a month, are preparing for a Halloween movie night. The projectionist fusses with her equipment, blissfully unaware of the team toiling to power the camp just steps away. "We need this too," she says. -- Paul Kukubo Chief Executive Officer, Kenya ICT Board PO Box 27150 - 00100 Nairobi, Kenya 12th Floor, Teleposta Towers Koinange Street Tel +254 20 2089061, +254 20 2211960 Fax: +254 20 2211962 website: www.ict.go.ke local content project: www.tandaa.co.ke, www.facebook.com/tandaakenya twitter:@tandaaKENYA BPO Project: www. doitinkenya.co.ke Digital Villages Project: www.pasha.co.ke personal contacts _______________ Cell: + 254 717 180001 skype: kukubopaul googletalk: pkukubo personal blog: www.paulkukubo.co.ke personal twitter: @pkukubo ____________________ Vision: Kenya becomes a top ten global ICT hub Mission: To champion and actively enable Kenya to adopt and exploit ICT, through promotion of partnerships, investments and infrastructure growth for socio economic enrichment

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Vacancy: Small Office IT Support Technician Required
by Jangita Nyagudi 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Hi All, Ronell Africa is looking to hire an IT support technician to be posted at a client's small office. Requirements are - General knowledge of office systems for office troubleshooting (e.g. printer not working, internet down, internet slow, machine won't boot, how do I format this document like this, how do I access that shared folder blah blah) - Will do some data entry and cleaning up and website updates from time to time - Should be able to advice on use on Microsoft Office - Knowledge in basic hardware maintenance Interested applicants should send your CV to vacancies(a)ronellafrica.com clearly stating computer skills and past experience. J

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Un-beatable Offer: VOIP-GSM-PRI Gateway
by Eunice Wa 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Dear all, We have the following gateway ex-stock at half price. Teles I-gate 16. 16 VOIP Channels, 16 GSM channels, 1 E1 PRI (2 ports), SMS to Email licence, Calback DDI licence and CDR licence. Most suitable for VOIP-GSM termination services, Enterprise customer service telehony services, VOIP trunking, Fixed mobile convergence (FMC), Call center & enterprise IP Telephony optimisation and alot more. Kindly contact me on mail above or email info(a)talinda.net. Thanks & Regards,

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Safcom to Airtel
by Paul Kevin 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Hi, IS it me or does Safcom take 10 retires before it connects to a Airtel number

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GSM FCT for Sale
by Eunice Wa 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Dear Wagah, We have the TELES Igate FCT's in stock, selling at 14,500+VAT Kindly see link below for brochure. Teles is German technology and besides FCT's, we have VOIP gteways and softswitches (Telephony application Servers & Inteconnection gateways) Thanks & Regards, Eunice +254 734 531794 www.talinda.net www.voip-kenya.net

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I'm I the only suffering because of Porting away from Safaricom
by mwei gideon 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

1. Between Aprill And June I ported to Airtel and lump-some number of problems had busy no!, some calls could not come though,and poor ntwk (voice breaking on incoming Safaricom calls),messsages delay generally alot of inconviniences I gave up and ported out to YU after trying to sort out my problems with the Techies of Airtel! 2. I joined YU in July surprisingly I moved in with some of my problems and developed others I could not recieve calls from specific Safaricom numbers though it was successfully sorted when Yu Techies pushed the Safaricom Techies to sort the issue, Now for the past week I cannot recieve messages from Safaricom with the daily promises "our Rechnical team is still working on it" I\m fed up and the last thing I'll do is port back to Safaricom I'll rather crash my no. 3. pliz Techies your advice will be greatly appreciated

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CCTV / IP Camera with GSM Module
by Thuo Wilson 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

Hello, Am looking for subject - CCTV / IP Camera with GSM Module. Contact me if you got them in store or any good recommendation, Wilson./

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Job Opportunities in ICT
by Odhiambo Washington 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

I hope you guys have read today's papers and seen the Ads. For those of you who haven't, please follow this link: http://lix.in/-a38838 Good luck(s) :-) -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ I can't hear you -- I'm using the scrambler. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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PC's Required
by Eunice Wa 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

> > Hi Skunks, > > > We are looking for a mini-laptop, 3-in one monochrome printer and an entry level server. Kindly write to admin(a)talinda.net with your offers. Thanks & Regards, Eunice

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<OT>WHO CAN EXPLAIN THIS?</OT>
by julianne anyim 02 Nov '11

02 Nov '11

I found this amazing!! 1 x 8 + 1 = 9 12 x 8 + 2 = 98 123 x 8 + 3 = 987 1234 x 8 + 4 = 9876 12345 x 8 + 5 = 98765 123456 x 8 + 6 = 987654 1234567 x 8 + 7 = 9876543 12345678 x 8 + 8 = 98765432 123456789 x 8 + 9 = 987654321 1 x 9 + 2 = 11 12 x 9 + 3 = 111 123 x 9 + 4 = 1111 1234 x 9 + 5 = 11111 12345 x 9 + 6 = 111111 123456 x 9 + 7 = 1111111 1234567 x 9 + 8 = 11111111 12345678 x 9 + 9 = 111111111 123456789 x 9 +10 = 1111111111 9 x 9 + 7 = 88 98 x 9 + 6 = 888 987 x 9 + 5 = 8888 9876 x 9 + 4 = 88888 98765 x 9 + 3 = 888888 987654 x 9 + 2 = 8888888 9876543 x 9 + 1 = 88888888 98765432 x 9 + 0 = 888888888 * Brilliant, isn't it? And look at this symmetry:** * 1 x 1 = 1 11 x 11 = 121 111 x 111 = 12321 1111 x 1111 = 1234321 11111 x 11111 = 123454321 111111 x 111111 = 12345654321 1111111 x 1111111 = 123456765432 1 11111111 x 11111111 = 123456787654321 111111111 x 111111111 = 12345678987654321 * Now, take a look at this... If: * A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z (Is represented as...) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26. If: H-A-R-D-W-O- R- K 8+1+18+4+23+ 15+18+11 = 98% And: K-N-O-W-L-E- D-G-E 11+14+15+23+ 12+5+4+7+ 5 = 96% But: A-T-T-I-T-U- D-E 1+20+20+9+20+ 21+4+5 = 100% Then: L-O-V-E-O-F-G-O-D 12+15+22+5+15+ 6+7+15+4 = 101% Therefore, one can conclude with mathematical certainty that: While Hard Work and Knowledge will get you close, and Attitude will get you there, It's the Love of God that will put you over the top! Regards

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