September 2011 - skunkworks

Invitation to connect on LinkedIn
by Joseph McDonald via LinkedIn 12 Sep '11

12 Sep '11

LinkedIn ------------ Joseph McDonald requested to add you as a connection on LinkedIn: ------------------------------------------ Josiah, I'd like to add you to my professional network on LinkedIn. - Joseph Accept invitation from Joseph McDonald http://www.linkedin.com/e/-v5gv9x-gsh91j9a-4f/T4Pevh2Eh7RcyFJhPqi__ymPVOifi… View invitation from Joseph McDonald http://www.linkedin.com/e/-v5gv9x-gsh91j9a-4f/T4Pevh2Eh7RcyFJhPqi__ymPVOifi… ------------------------------------------ Why might connecting with Joseph McDonald be a good idea? People Joseph McDonald knows can discover your profile: Connecting to Joseph McDonald will attract the attention of LinkedIn users. See who's been viewing your profile: http://www.linkedin.com/e/-v5gv9x-gsh91j9a-4f/wvp/inv18_wvmp/?hs=false&tok=… -- (c) 2011, LinkedIn Corporation

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BUILD Event at iHub
by Rad! 12 Sep '11

12 Sep '11

Developers & techies interested in the future of using touch interfaces, HTML 5, Javascript to build applications that run across devices might want to attend this event at the iHub on Tuesday evening http://www.ihub.co.ke/pages/event_details.php?id=133

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Calling rates to go up??
by Odhiambo Washington 12 Sep '11

12 Sep '11

Mr. Bob Collymore is telling us that calling rates are set to go up because *communication companies had been struggling to absorb the rising operation costs due to high inflation and a weak shilling, which made IMPORTS EXPENSIVE. *Can someone please tell me what IMPORTS are these he was referring to??? I'd like to understand what justification he has for the intended price increments. -- 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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Website Review
by julianne anyim 12 Sep '11

12 Sep '11

Hello! A friend of mine has been asked by management of her org'n to review their website and suggest areas of improvement. http://www.kenyatourism.or.ke/ Your suggestions will be highly appreciated! Regards,

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Free AI class at Stanford
by Jason Mule 10 Sep '11

10 Sep '11

Hi all, Coders and AI fans might be interested to know that there is a free AI course at Stanford that will be taught by Peter Norvig and Sebastian Thrun: http://www.ai-class.com/ -- Kind regards Jason Mule

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Safaricom MMS down
by jamo njoroge 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

Hi skunks, I hope there is someone from safcom on this list who can sort this out, apparently mms.gprs.safaricom.com is down so no MMS's can go through.

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<OT>2nd HP laptop
by Yast Labs 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

i got a HPcompaq 6720s laptop with the following spects 2.0ghz core2duo,2gb,160gb going for 27,000/= -- Regards, Kenneth Njuguna, Sales Executive, YastLabs Computer Solutions, 0723511949,0789467090

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Nano stations
by Yast Labs 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

Got Nanostations 2 nanostation m2,nanostation m5,TP-link wireless outdoor CPE at very reasonable prices -- Regards, Kenneth Njuguna, Sales Executive, YastLabs Computer Solutions, 0723511949,0789467090

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Senate Passes Major Overhaul of US Patent System – Will Hopefully Curb Patent Trolling
by Kevin Omondi 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

Skunks, I hop this bill will provide a fresh new beginning to these patent issues. These patent lawsuits all over the place are becoming quite a debacle. The Senate voted 89-9 to pass a sweeping overhaul of the U.S. patent system today and sent it out to President Obama for his signature. This would be the most significant revision we’ve seen to the aging patent system in over 60 years. The main goal is to streamline the patent process and give the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office the money and manpower they need to get things done in a timely manner. Currently, it takes an average of 3 years to get a patent approved and the UPTO has a backlog of 1.2 million pending patents. Obama had this to say, “Today you passed reform that will speed up the outdated patent process, so that entrepreneurs can turn a new idea into a new business as quickly as possible. That’s the kind of action we need.” The added manpower will translate into more and better trained examiners who will in turn, better judge what patents are getting passed in the first place. This will help avoid the long and costly legal battles we’ve been so much of as of late by preventing companies (like Apple) who use broad and vague patents to sue everyone. Much of the time we have one company suing another over patents they never invented in the first place. More man power = more scrutiny. Big corporations like IBM, Apple, Google, among others are all on board and fully endorse the bill.

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IDEOS Screen
by Eric Mugo 09 Sep '11

09 Sep '11

Skunks, On this TGIF, my IDIO phone screen cracked on the top left edge of the screen and now i can scroll to unlock. Anyone who assist to fix it

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