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Today's Topics:
1. Re: Kenyan media has failed, the government must control it
now (Rad!)
2. Nokia $1m Competition for app designed for the poor
(Brian Munyao Longwe)
3. Re: Devexpress (wesley kirinya)
4. Re: BBIT Vs BSc in computer (wesley kirinya)
5. Re: Kenyan media has failed, the government must control it
now (crystal@voicesofafrica.org)
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Message: 1
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:32:25 +0300
From: "Rad!" <conradakunga@gmail.com>
To: Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Kenyan media has failed, the government must
control it now
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I find it interesting that regulation is the default reaction to most
problems.
I'd like Bwana Ochuodho to explain how to regulate that people stop begin
Arsenal/Manchester fans and start becoming Tusker FC / Sofapaka fans. I'd
give money to look at that particular legislation
Let us treat diseases and not symptoms. One sided regulation (i.e.
government) assumes the government is benevolent, unobjective, just and does
not have vested interests.
I'm sorry to say that no matter how one stretches the imagination such a
definition unfortunately does not apply to our government.
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 5:22 PM, Pius W Walela <PWalela@strathmore.edu>wrote:
> With freedom comes responsibility, and as one great historian put
> it you cannot stop an idea whose time has come. I do believe that
> with objectivity and prudence humanity might fathom an ounce of
> integrity ?.however all things to be done in moderation ??with the
> information buzz regulation would serve to inspire more ingenious
> alternatives take the case of blogs as opposed to web pages for
> the Chinese case??same would play out here wit skunks marshalling
> the silent digital revolution?jus a thot??
>
>
>
> *From:* skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:
> skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] *On Behalf Of *aki
> *Sent:* Monday, January 11, 2010 3:08 PM
> *To:* Skunkworks Forum
> *Subject:* Re: [Skunkworks] Kenyan media has failed, the government must
> control it now
>
>
>
> On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 1:57 PM, Gichuki John Chuksjonia <
> chuksjonia@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I think we are independent to say anything we want as long as we are
> alive!!!
> If we say the govt to control all that, our media, blogs, etc nothing
> will come up that hidden by corrupt individuals, and we will be
> colonized til we all go live underground.
>
> @Chuks, I read that blog and am confused with what the writer is saying.
> Rwanda and Kenya are two different countries. And animosity in Rwanda is
> well documented between the communities was sown by the colonial powers
> which were used to trigger events years later. Rwanda has a very sick
> chapter that it cannot and must not forget. Kenya's biggest problem is lack
> of agricultural land and un-employed youth who lack a chance at life. Which
> laws are going to fix these problems at the ground level ?
>
>
>
> Difficult questions ......
>
>
>
> Me very amatuer thots.
>
>
>
>
>
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 17:55:49 +0300
From: Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com>
To: Skunkworks Forum <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: [Skunkworks] Nokia $1m Competition for app designed for the
poor
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(From the Seattle Times)
Nokia announced a $1 million competition for developers to make mobile
applications to improve the lives of people living on less than $5
day. The winner of the Venture Challenge will be announced in June and
receive a $1 million investment from the Finnish maker of mobile phones.
President and Chief Executive Olla-Pekka Kallasvuo made the
announcement at the morning keynote on this second day of the Consumer
Electronics Show, turning the talk from the latest gadgets to upward
mobility in emerging markets. The message was a refreshing dose of
humility at a conference often relentlessly focused on making people
buy bigger televisions.
"I want to put our money where our mouth is," said Kallasvuo. "We want
you to come up with new ways to improve people's lives and encourage
upward mobility around the world."
Details of the competition can be found here. The deadline to enter is
April 18.
http://www.callingallinnovators.com/
Brian
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Brian Munyao Longwe
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Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:19:12 -0800 (PST)
From: wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>
To: Skunk Works <skunkworks@my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Devexpress
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Message: 4
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:31:42 -0800 (PST)
From: wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com>
To: tonniemacharia <tonniemacharia@gmail.com>, Skunk Works
<skunkworks@my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] BBIT Vs BSc in computer
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It depends on your future plans: BBIT is more of Business but Bsc is more of nitty gritty of comps. BBIT might give u more job options coz of it's closeness with Business. If you're more inclined to tech stuff, do Bsc and latter add a business diploma if you want to broaden your horizons. If you're more inclined to BBIT then ...
At the end of the day, none of the above really matter. You can do Home Science and be a House-Band if you like. Follow your passion, work hard at it and make a living out of it. That's all that counts!
8~)
?
--- On Mon, 1/11/10, tonniemacharia@gmail.com <tonniemacharia@gmail.com> wrote:
From: tonniemacharia@gmail.com <tonniemacharia@gmail.com>
Subject: [Skunkworks] BBIT Vs BSc in computer
Date: Monday, January 11, 2010, 4:29 PM
@ skunkers,
Which is more preferred between BBIT and Bsc Computer in the Kenyan Market?
Which BBIT between Limkokwing University(Graffins) International and BBIT by KEMU(Methodist)Local more preffered?
If you were to advice me which is more markettable
--- Original Message ---
From: "Peter Karunyu" <pkarunyu@gmail.com>
Sent: 2010/1/11 9:42:49.000
To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subj: Re: [Skunkworks] Extremely slow Safaricom 3G
I kept checking my mail along msa road towards town, was still slow; then
got to consolidated bank building somewhere near nakumatt lifestyle and it
got even slower.
On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 12:39 PM, Theus Owicho <owichot@gmail.com> wrote:
> Peter
>
> WHere are you located? Lets see what the technicians will say. I
> bought teh new Zain Modem and tried to use it last month and the
> network is the slowest you will get anywhere. Avoid Zain which is
> still on Edge and the Orange Internet everywhere running on GSM. The
> Orange EVDO 3G+ and Safaricom Broadband are good options.
>
> Let me send an inquiry to Safaricom on this
>
> Regards
> Owicho
>
> On 1/11/10, Peter Karunyu <pkarunyu@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Gmail on my phone literally freezes when opening, i assumed it was the
> > building i was on. It is noticeably slow.
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Jan 11, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Brian Munyao Longwe <blongwe@gmail.com
> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > anybody out there also experiencing extremely slow speeds on
> Safaricom's
> > 3G service? Or is it there a problem with the Riverside drive area?
> > >
> > > BryoNet:~ macbook$ traceroute -n www.yahoo.com
> > > traceroute to www.wa1.b.yahoo.com (87.248.113.14), 64 hops max, 40
> byte
> > packets
> > >? 1? 172.24.7.2? 2832.976 ms? 4425.977 ms? 1993.533 ms
> > >? 2? 172.24.7.2? 1654.920 ms * *
> > >? 3? * 172.24.8.1? 3639.045 ms? 3150.141 ms
> > >? 4? 172.22.2.36? 2481.104 ms * *
> > >? 5? 172.22.2.47? 4017.663 ms? 3039.830 ms? 3391.909 ms
> > >? 6? *^C
> > >
> > > This is pathetic....
> > >
> > > Brian
> > >
> > > --
> > > Brian Munyao Longwe
> > > e-mail: blongwe@gmail.com
> > > cell:? + 254 722 518 744
> > > blog : http://zinjlog.blogspot.com
> > > meta-blog: http://mashilingi.blogspot.com
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:10:47 +0000
From: crystal@voicesofafrica.org
To: "Skunkworks Forum" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] Kenyan media has failed, the government must
control it now
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It isn't laws that bring change on the ground. It requires freedom. That is development: when the people have the freedom and opportunity to live as they chose. Both the media and the government have failed. But we have a chance to take control of our futures through our collective voice. That should include everyone not only the government, the media, and the elites. Over 70 percent of Kenyans are employed in agriculture and there is little access to the government, the media, or the outside world. We should spend a little more time thinking about the majority instead of focusing on the minority.
Crystal
Sent from my BlackBerry?
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