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Submission + - East Africa gets high-speed web (img.co.ug)

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WML MUNSON

on Thursday July 23, 2009 @01:24PM

WML MUNSON writes: "The first undersea cable to bring high-speed internet access to East Africa has gone live. The fibre-optic cable, operated by African-owned firm Seacom, connects South Africa, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda and Mozambique to Europe and Asia. The firm says the cable will help to boost the prospects of the region's industry and commerce. The cable — which is 17,000km long — took two years to lay and cost more than $650m. Seacom said in a statement the launch of the cable marked the "dawn of a new era for communications" between Africa and the rest of the world. The services were unveiled in ceremonies in the Kenyan port of Mombasa and the Tanzanian city of Dar es Salaam."

Submission + - Microsoft has Ugandan citizens arrested for piracy (newvision.co.ug)

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Kyle Spencer

on Thursday May 28, 2009 @08:48AM

Kyle Spencer writes: "The Ugandan police, in conjunction with Microsoft East Africa and the Uganda Performing Rights Society, have arrested and interrogated a number of people in Kampala for possessing pirated computer software. The New Vision article is a bit short on details, but the rumor on the street is that Michael Berenju, the Microsoft East Africa "enforcement officer" mentioned in the article, was actually on the ground with the Ugandan police when they made the arrests.

A PDF mirror is available here."

Submission + - Microsoft has Ugandan citizens arrested for piracy (newvision.co.ug)

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Kyle Spencer

on Thursday May 28, 2009 @08:38AM

Kyle Spencer writes: "The Ugandan police, in conjunction with Microsoft East Africa and the Uganda Performing Rights Society, have arrested and interrogated a number of people Kampala, Uganda for possessing pirated computer software. The New Vision article is a bit short on details, but the rumor on the street is that Michael Berenju, the Microsoft East Africa "enforcement officer" mentioned in the article, was actually on the ground with the Ugandan police when they made the arrests.

A PDF mirror is available here."

Submission + - 3AM Thoughts

Submitted by WML MUNSON on Wednesday November 29, 2006 @04:09AM

WML MUNSON writes: Slashdot's system of raising the comment visibility of a users friends and a users friends friends is smart. It allows the user to be exposed to more comments that they find interesting and that may have otherwise escaped view via the standard moderation system. It further raises the comment visibility of the friends friends by half the value of the friends. This offers the Slashdot users mind to smoothly and interestingly branch off and gain insight into other peoples ideals, perspectives, and opinions. The users friends comments gain visibility plus those of the people whom those friends find interesting.

This helps expand the users knowledge and wisdom then further acts as a companion and failsafe for the standard moderation system to the benefit of all. Everyone's Slashdot experience is tailored specifically to them in order to foster higher quality discussion.

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