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by adz_6891 8y ago
> when a European company casually runs roughshod over that identity [of being an African company] and trades in it, it’s a slap in the face. It effectively lays a beachhead for digital colonizers in the space. “With enough millions you
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Uganda introduce social media tax of 5 cents a day(theguardian.com)
1 points by adz_6891 8y ago|0 comments
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by adz_6891 8y ago
> what is happening today is that the market has almost entirely turned into a betting machine. Not only that, it’s a machine for betting on a horse race in which it’s possible to cash your winning ticket long before the race has actuall
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by adz_6891 8y ago
Thanks! This analysis is really helpful to sense check the accuracy of these kinds of ML predictions based on satellite data. Out of interest, could you share any further insights around the challenges using the Sentinel-2 data set?
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by adz_6891 8y ago
great work, and a nice PWA example. Thanks for sharing!
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by adz_6891 8y ago
I would have liked to know why these mods don't just stop doing this free work if they're getting abuse for it. Without understanding their true incentives to remain mods of these large sub communities it's hard to assess thi
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by adz_6891 8y ago
This is a terrible use of World Bank funds, if true. Where does it say this is funded by Uber though?
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by adz_6891 8y ago
I'm 30 now. In my 20s I was all over the place. I studied maths, did my masters, was on the path to acadamia, jacked it all in and went snowboarding for a year. Almost stayed on working as a DJ in the Alps. Then I felt I should go to g
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by adz_6891 8y ago
Really cool project & concept. Any idea how long this has been going and the community involved in creating content? (The website isn't very clear and the map is super hard to use on mobile... but I'll check it out on desktop
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Why did Koum leave WhatsApp?(theguardian.com)
6 points by adz_6891 8y ago|2 comments
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by adz_6891 8y ago
I've been working in Kenya as a technical Co-founder of a startup in the ag space. We focus on smartphones, but I used to work with the telecom operators a lot in my previous work (where basic GSM connections gives some indication of p
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by adz_6891 8y ago
A lot of the changes FB made were breaking changes that occured overnight a few weeks back that they didn't warn any developers about... That's a pretty good indication of how much they care about their developer ecosystem. I wond