[kictanet] Projections

[Eric Osiakwan]

Is pornography legal in NBO?


On 10 Dec 2007, at 08:49, robert yawe wrote:

> Dr. Ndemo,
>
> It is interesting what you have said about how the Koreans used  
> their high speed links initially for pornography, my take would  
> then be why don't we concentrate on providing local pornographic  
> content so that we can get more people online.
>
> This will allow us to exist this unproductive use of bandwidth so  
> that we will have higher utilisation of the fiber when it lands.  I  
> know the concept here is that the reasons for the initial uptake of  
> a technology is not necessarily what it was designed to do.
>
> Regards
>
> Robert Yawe
> KAY System Technologies Ltd
> Phoenix House, 6th Floor
> P O Box 55806 Nairobi, 00200
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> Tel: +254722511225
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>
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> Sent: Thursday, 6 December, 2007 1:03:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [kictanet] Projections
>
> Dear Walubengo,
> Studies have shown that if you constantly think that you will fail,  
> indeed
> you fail eventually.  I gather that you have already decided to be too
> pessimistic about the future of ICTs in this country.  When the  
> Koreans
> built their broadband networks, virtually all men were into  
> pornography.
> After overcoming the spiteful start, they have built wonderful local
> content and search engines that rival google.
>
> You can now project how we shall use the ICTs to remove poverty  
> from our
> midst.
>
> Regards
>
>
> Ndemo.
>
>
>
>
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