Apple is a product company. It designs its products, and then someone else makes it.. Many components like the processor are third party, and companies like APPLE design a system around it. After that the design goes to samsung, and its manufactured by samsung. I think samsung uses TSMC fab.
So if apple wanted to have a 22nm chip it could 1. Build a Fab(invest many billions) 2. Pay TSMC and partner with them in tech (invest some billions).
Return on investment may not justify the cost.
As you go smaller, you do gain an area and cost advantage, but you also run into lot of issues related to physics. So 28->22nm is not easy, and its really commendable Intel has done it.
400mm telephotos are best, but your camera will damage if you try to do direct photography. So go to ebay.com, and get a cheap 900nm+ IR filter. These filters are so dark, that even bright sun is a pale object through them. These cost 20$ for a 77mm filter.
With filter on, point your cam at sun, shoot with 1/1000 or faster and then quickly point camera away.
Remember, do not keep camera pointed at the sun continously.
VHDL seems to be thrown about slashdot a lot. Of course the 1990s saw heated debate about how VHDL is better than Verilog, but if you look at the ground reality, hardly anybody is doing new VHDL design. Even Europe, the last bastion of VHDL is moving to Verilog. So if you want to upgrade your skills, and are new to the field, try Verilog and System Verilog. Though SV started as a "simulation and tbench" language", its being increasingly used in design.
System verilog for design (google it) is a popular book.
PS: I am working in EDA and VLSI field for past 11 years, and have seen multiple designs from many large Semiconductor companies.
Esp the brand new ones. And its usually the electronics which fail, which eventually cause a cascade of problems. Most EU mfrs, esp Mercedes, VW, Skoda are currently facing issues with electronics failing prematurely, esp in less than optimal conditions(exessive dust, high temp). Since these conditions are "normal" in emerging markets like India, they have gotten the reputation of hard and expensive to maintain cars.
Of course lemons exist. Lots of them. Its just that, now reliable cars number quite a bit. but there still exist a set of people who think money can be saved by skimping on QC practices.
In India, if you read the the first line of my comment, you would know. WE had the "Green revolution" in 60s and 70s, but right now, yields are mostly stagnant, with slow growth rate.
With the passing of time, local crops have dwindled due to inter regional trade, and supply demand constraints. For example, in arid regions of India, instead of wheat "Jowar, Bajra, Ragi...." etc., were grown which use much less water. but since majority eat wheat, in the interest of business, farmers shifted to Wheat, which uses more water. In other regions, which never grew rice(due to lack of water), canals saw increase in rice production, and movement of local populace to wheat and rice, instead of the local cereals which consume less water. So everybody does not need to eat rice. Rice and wheat users can have other cereals added to their diets, and increase demand, and some cultivation area can be reclaimed, and balance restored.
Another aspect is hybrids. Many high yield varieties(which in the long run are not all that more beneficial) often require higher water content. In irrigated regions, people often switch to those varieties. In the short run you have better profits, but since these are not as resistant to local conditions(in some cases), it also means increased pesticide expense.
So with intelligent Farming, and growing crops actually suited to the region, water usage can be minimized.
Apart from that, there is the irrigation question. Using drip irrigation drops water usage by over 60-70%. We have used it on an piece of land where irrigated water was a scarcity, and illegal mining killed local rivulets and creeks. Due to very less quantity of ground water, and only perennial source being an artesian well, we had two options, stop growing, or use wisely. thanks to some govt subsidies and support, we were able to setup a drip irrigation system, which resulted in low water usage, and now we have surplus water.
Unfortunately, much of agriculture, even in developed world, does not move to this kind of savings unless there is a sword hanging on the head. Countries like Israel have water shortage, so they have moved to intelligent use. If other places where shortage is not there yet, also move, it will result in water saving.
Lastly, in many areas, rain water is not stored effectively, and a lot goes waste(flows into the sea). If a large part of that can be channeled to groundwater using recharge zones, it will replenish groundwater which can actually help people survive a year or 2 of dry season.
That said, other than conservation, many places can also have strict policies to block untreated industrial waste flowing into rivers, which will result in higher fresh water availability
The high altitude telescopes at Chile takes care of a lot of southern sky. In the north there is HANLE IAO in the Himalayan deset at 4300m altitude. So I guess, antarctic telescope would take care of further south, while the arctic will take care of northwards.
Most of the highly rated comments in this discussion are as silly as highly popular comments in the "technical discussion about computers etc.," in photography sites like dpreview. Seriously, dpreview would give you better advice 1. Handle cams in your budget. Remember, its you, not a reviewer who is going to use it 2. Read in depth reviews(dpreview). Do not go by reviwers observations completely, also look at samples at 100%(if you like to print), or 25%, or if you pictures will rarely leave the screen
That said, the Panasonic GH/X/G series are nice cams in the EVIL space(yes, we call them EVIL, Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens.
Olympus is decent too, but I feel panasonic has better handle on the Micro 4/3 and 4/3 space
If you want a larger sensor, then Sony NEX-7(or 5N) is your best bet. The 7 is truly a wonderful cam.
That said, only advantage a Mirrorless will have is size. It will have the same gazillion settings(M mode,. Aperture, Shutter.... as a DSLR).
BTW, I had a 350D, and shifted to D7000. I also own a FZ35(Panasonic), and love the little cam. However, I sometimes do take 15-20 minute + exposures, so I have to stick with Canon, Nikon or Sony. Since Sony is very frightfully expensive in India, I went for a Nikon(Sony sensor).
Lastly, the Nex-7 sensor is truly a class apart. I wonder how could they control noise in such a densely packed sensor.
The 4/3,m4/3 cams will be noiser, and if you frequently use ISO 1600+, you will have trouble. Other than that, they truly rock.
I don't know whether it falls in this category, but the ability to buy crowds for cheap is having interesting results. A real case I observed recently.
A leading motorcycle manufacturer did a contest in Asia (over 6-7 countries). On their webpage, write some thing about yourself(related to touring). Depending upon the number of "votes" winner will be declared, and then the winner gets a 20,000$ bike or something like that.
The lead guy led till the second or third last day. I followed his posts on FB asking people for votes and all. And then bam, on the last two days, an unknown came up with largest number of votes.
Most of his friends accused the organizer of rigging votes. After all, how could somebody with almost nil votes come on top.
What they do not realize, for 1000$ you can actually buy tonnes of votes from these crowdturfing sites.
For 1 cent, you can get one guy to vote, so 100,000 votes is quite a bit.
For a random guy, not clued to this, getting 5000-10000 votes can be an achievement, and beating 100,000 votes are next to impossible.
I have seen this happening in many online voting contests where prize money is huge.
If you pick up your programmer from a body shop, he is going to be trained to maximize hours. So if something can be done in 15 hours or 30 hours, he will choose the less efficient method, because then 14$/hr will make more money for his company. This is where the problem lies. When you get such people do develop a product, you have a basic ideological crash. They do not teach you this in MBA. It does not matter if you get your fix from a USA company or an Indian company. As long as your fix is this per hour maximise billing kind of chappie, you will get screwed up results.
I have seen some companies do sucessful outsourcing. They went to companies, and "rented" their employees for a fixed time. eg 6 months. For 6 months the employee was theirs to do as they please. They also made sure that they interview the person before hiring as a temp.
And any other post which tells you buy a Canon, or a Nikon, or a Olympus or a Panasonic or a sony...... and so on. If there was one camera which was the best, then everybody would need to buy that camera. Unfortunately there isn't
DSLRS, Micro 4/3. APS-C interchangeable lens cams(NEX series).... all have their strengths and weaknesses. So... first decide what system suites you.
For example, is video very important....? In that case Panasonic Micro 4/3 is worth looking at. If low noise is important, then larger sensors are needed. For example, I often do 10 min+ exposures. So I can never go Micro 4/3 way.
dpreview.com is a much better site to research "which camera". Slashdot is not.
Unlike a video card, where you can measure "scores", in photography, measurement is very subjective.
For example, one camera has a 5fps burst other has 3fps. The 5fps one gives you good pics upto ISO 1600, the 3fps gives you good pics upto ISO 3200. What to choose....? These are the questions you will be asking yourself.
So go to a photography site, read reviews, read peoples opinions., See what kind of photography you want. Is low noise a must, or is fast speed necessary. What kind of lenses you want. Is having cheaper wide angles important or cheaper zooms important. Will you ever shoot birds.... and so on
Foreign nationals just have to show their passport and hotel address to get a sim card. Infact, you can get one right at the airport. As long as you are legally in the country, no issues, however, the OP is going to China
Been a user for many years. But remember, they use Amazon cloud service for many things, so if Amazon goes boom, everything goes. So probably, you can use smugmug + some non Amazon cloud provider(google?)
I use GPS quite heavily, but most of my usage is moving map apps, which do not try to route for me. They show me a map, where I am, and where I am headed, Its upto me to chose the route and explore. Now maybe 5 years ago, when I did not have any GPS, I would have never dared to explore a 200km long salt flat. But today, I can leave the main road, drive in the flat laying down my GPS track. If I am unable to find an exit point, all I do is retrace my track.
I has also helped me explore some high altitude himalayan deserts. No roads are marked, just a black space showing me my "track". By looking at the compass, and having a town on the other end as my "destination" I can plan my route by hit and trial.
For example, I recently went to a lake system called Kyun Tso in the himalayas. As I left the last village, the track bifurcated into multiples. I took the vehicle up the wrong track and ended up on a 4700m high flat plain. But no panic, we took some pics, admired the view, and then followed our track back to the fork, and then took the other one.
So we could actually "explore" without fear of getting lose 5000m above sea level. Considering, some locals do this once a week or even less, if you get lost up there, help can be days away.
But GPS allows you the freedom to be an explorer.
I quickly have mapped all that on openstreetmap, and future offroaders can follow my tracks easily.
Then there is the dark side. When I am in US, I am tempted to let the navigation app to do my routing, and often I end up on roads I do not want to be on. For example, a freeway 20kms long can be cut short by a 5km path within the town, the app chooses that, and I end up spending 1 hour in traffic jams. So yes, its good, and bad.
Last but not the least, there was a story some time back "Death by GPS". This is what you get for blindly trusting your navigation app.
So best way is to use your GPS as an informer, or a walking stick, not as your crutch.
I once read a piece on "Never underestimate your competition" it can come from anywhere. I forgot the exact link, but the crux of the story was alarm clocks. The article was India specific. Till around 1999, mobile phones were a rarity, and tariffs were very expensive, and mobiles were expensive too. People used to buy cheap alarm clocks(working of AA batteries lasting a month or 2). These used to cost 300-400 INR (8$) and had brisk sales. Then mobile tariffs well, and so did cost of mobile phones. Everyone had a mobile. At 20$ it was affordable, and even people in lower middle income groups had one. The alarm clock became obsolete. Nobody wanted an alarm clock, and most companies had to downsize, reduce production, close factories. Many companies even closed down. These companies competed with each other, and tried to outdo competition. But suddenly, they faced with a competitor with whom they could not compete.
So is history repeating itself. 5 years down the line your mobile phone costing same as a handheld console, will perform equally, if not better. Only the loyalists will still buy a console.
Its high time console companies realize that they are not just competing with other mobile companies. Its the age of integration. Computers have a big screen, which in current tech is not possible in a mobile, so they are still safe, but as far as handheld consoles go, they are on the road to extinction.
Political parties are not allows to campaign on the last day preceding the elections in many countries. They have just extended the ban to online mediums.
What about dependencies. For example, enterprises will not upgrade the base linux frequently. So what happens when I want to run 5.0 on my Redhat enterprise 5 machine. It won't run, because GCC is old.
No problem, we have an alternative GCC path in/usr/local and just set LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
Well the damn software does not understand LD_LIBRARY_PATH. With such kludgy engineering, mozilla is becoming the new Internet explorer. Deveopers assume libraries to be in/usr/lib and if you have a non standard OS install, you are screwed.
When we say 150 connection is the limit, it means 150 connections matter. you may have 500 facebook friends, and they all may get your status updates, and many of them may reply to you too, But if one of them dies, or goes away from your friends list, you will not be aware unless that person is in your "monkeysphere".
Even if you are an agony aunt, and reply to 100 different people in a week, you forget about them immediately. How many will you remember actually?
Slashdot Mirror
TI closed a lot of FABS. All TI designed stuff does not exclusively get manufactured in TI fabs. Much of it actually goes to TSMC
Apple is a product company. It designs its products, and then someone else makes it.. Many components like the processor are third party, and companies like APPLE design a system around it.
After that the design goes to samsung, and its manufactured by samsung. I think samsung uses TSMC fab.
So if apple wanted to have a 22nm chip it could
1. Build a Fab(invest many billions)
2. Pay TSMC and partner with them in tech (invest some billions).
Return on investment may not justify the cost.
As you go smaller, you do gain an area and cost advantage, but you also run into lot of issues related to physics. So 28->22nm is not easy, and its really commendable Intel has done it.
400mm telephotos are best, but your camera will damage if you try to do direct photography.
So go to ebay.com, and get a cheap 900nm+ IR filter. These filters are so dark, that even bright sun is a pale object through them.
These cost 20$ for a 77mm filter.
With filter on, point your cam at sun, shoot with 1/1000 or faster and then quickly point camera away.
Remember, do not keep camera pointed at the sun continously.
I did a solar eclipse with 300mm lens.
Here are the pics
http://tanveer.smugmug.com/Nature/Solar-Eclipse-July-22/8996323_xLmdqp#!i=598157547&k=7ZhhD.
you can also stack two filters, but then you would need a shutter speed of 1/500 or slower.
VHDL seems to be thrown about slashdot a lot. Of course the 1990s saw heated debate about how VHDL is better than Verilog, but if you look at the ground reality, hardly anybody is doing new VHDL design. Even Europe, the last bastion of VHDL is moving to Verilog.
So if you want to upgrade your skills, and are new to the field, try Verilog and System Verilog.
Though SV started as a "simulation and tbench" language", its being increasingly used in design.
System verilog for design (google it) is a popular book.
PS: I am working in EDA and VLSI field for past 11 years, and have seen multiple designs from many large Semiconductor companies.
In that case buy a ssh shell minimal hosting account for 2-3$/month.
Create a tunnel.
And browse.
If paid public VPN services are allowed, you can also subscribe to such services. Of course, your browsing will be slower.
Esp the brand new ones.
And its usually the electronics which fail, which eventually cause a cascade of problems.
Most EU mfrs, esp Mercedes, VW, Skoda are currently facing issues with electronics failing prematurely, esp in less than optimal conditions(exessive dust, high temp).
Since these conditions are "normal" in emerging markets like India, they have gotten the reputation of hard and expensive to maintain cars.
Of course lemons exist.
Lots of them. Its just that, now reliable cars number quite a bit.
but there still exist a set of people who think money can be saved by skimping on QC practices.
Its more of a mindset issue.
Other than that, if you have ever been part of a JD power survey, you would know what it actually is.
Here is an interesting link
http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/indian-car-scene/41820-my-experience-jd-power-quality-survey.html
So another question is.. are the right questions being answered?
In India, if you read the the first line of my comment, you would know.
WE had the "Green revolution" in 60s and 70s, but right now, yields are mostly stagnant, with slow growth rate.
With the passing of time, local crops have dwindled due to inter regional trade, and supply demand constraints. For example, in arid regions of India, instead of wheat "Jowar, Bajra, Ragi...." etc., were grown which use much less water. but since majority eat wheat, in the interest of business, farmers shifted to Wheat, which uses more water. In other regions, which never grew rice(due to lack of water), canals saw increase in rice production, and movement of local populace to wheat and rice, instead of the local cereals which consume less water.
So everybody does not need to eat rice. Rice and wheat users can have other cereals added to their diets, and increase demand, and some cultivation area can be reclaimed, and balance restored.
Another aspect is hybrids. Many high yield varieties(which in the long run are not all that more beneficial) often require higher water content. In irrigated regions, people often switch to those varieties. In the short run you have better profits, but since these are not as resistant to local conditions(in some cases), it also means increased pesticide expense.
So with intelligent Farming, and growing crops actually suited to the region, water usage can be minimized.
Apart from that, there is the irrigation question. Using drip irrigation drops water usage by over 60-70%. We have used it on an piece of land where irrigated water was a scarcity, and illegal mining killed local rivulets and creeks. Due to very less quantity of ground water, and only perennial source being an artesian well, we had two options, stop growing, or use wisely. thanks to some govt subsidies and support, we were able to setup a drip irrigation system, which resulted in low water usage, and now we have surplus water.
Unfortunately, much of agriculture, even in developed world, does not move to this kind of savings unless there is a sword hanging on the head. Countries like Israel have water shortage, so they have moved to intelligent use. If other places where shortage is not there yet, also move, it will result in water saving.
Lastly, in many areas, rain water is not stored effectively, and a lot goes waste(flows into the sea). If a large part of that can be channeled to groundwater using recharge zones, it will replenish groundwater which can actually help people survive a year or 2 of dry season.
That said, other than conservation, many places can also have strict policies to block untreated industrial waste flowing into rivers, which will result in higher fresh water availability
The high altitude telescopes at Chile takes care of a lot of southern sky.
In the north there is HANLE IAO in the Himalayan deset at 4300m altitude.
So I guess, antarctic telescope would take care of further south, while the arctic will take care of northwards.
Most of the highly rated comments in this discussion are as silly as highly popular comments in the "technical discussion about computers etc.," in photography sites like dpreview.
Seriously, dpreview would give you better advice
1. Handle cams in your budget. Remember, its you, not a reviewer who is going to use it
2. Read in depth reviews(dpreview). Do not go by reviwers observations completely, also look at samples at 100%(if you like to print), or 25%, or if you pictures will rarely leave the screen
That said, the Panasonic GH/X/G series are nice cams in the EVIL space(yes, we call them EVIL, Electronic Viewfinder Interchangeable Lens.
Olympus is decent too, but I feel panasonic has better handle on the Micro 4/3 and 4/3 space
If you want a larger sensor, then Sony NEX-7(or 5N) is your best bet. The 7 is truly a wonderful cam.
That said, only advantage a Mirrorless will have is size.
It will have the same gazillion settings(M mode,. Aperture, Shutter.... as a DSLR).
BTW, I had a 350D, and shifted to D7000. I also own a FZ35(Panasonic), and love the little cam. However, I sometimes do take 15-20 minute + exposures, so I have to stick with Canon, Nikon or Sony. Since Sony is very frightfully expensive in India, I went for a Nikon(Sony sensor).
Lastly, the Nex-7 sensor is truly a class apart. I wonder how could they control noise in such a densely packed sensor.
The 4/3,m4/3 cams will be noiser, and if you frequently use ISO 1600+, you will have trouble.
Other than that, they truly rock.
I don't know whether it falls in this category, but the ability to buy crowds for cheap is having interesting results.
A real case I observed recently.
A leading motorcycle manufacturer did a contest in Asia (over 6-7 countries). On their webpage, write some thing about yourself(related to touring). Depending upon the number of "votes" winner will be declared, and then the winner gets a 20,000$ bike or something like that.
The lead guy led till the second or third last day. I followed his posts on FB asking people for votes and all.
And then bam, on the last two days, an unknown came up with largest number of votes.
Most of his friends accused the organizer of rigging votes. After all, how could somebody with almost nil votes come on top.
What they do not realize, for 1000$ you can actually buy tonnes of votes from these crowdturfing sites.
For 1 cent, you can get one guy to vote, so 100,000 votes is quite a bit.
For a random guy, not clued to this, getting 5000-10000 votes can be an achievement, and beating 100,000 votes are next to impossible.
I have seen this happening in many online voting contests where prize money is huge.
If you pick up your programmer from a body shop, he is going to be trained to maximize hours. So if something can be done in 15 hours or 30 hours, he will choose the less efficient method, because then 14$/hr will make more money for his company.
This is where the problem lies. When you get such people do develop a product, you have a basic ideological crash. They do not teach you this in MBA. It does not matter if you get your fix from a USA company or an Indian company. As long as your fix is this per hour maximise billing kind of chappie, you will get screwed up results.
I have seen some companies do sucessful outsourcing. They went to companies, and "rented" their employees for a fixed time. eg 6 months. For 6 months the employee was theirs to do as they please. They also made sure that they interview the person before hiring as a temp.
Worked much better than the /hr model
And any other post which tells you buy a Canon, or a Nikon, or a Olympus or a Panasonic or a sony...... and so on.
If there was one camera which was the best, then everybody would need to buy that camera.
Unfortunately there isn't
DSLRS, Micro 4/3. APS-C interchangeable lens cams(NEX series).... all have their strengths and weaknesses.
So... first decide what system suites you.
For example, is video very important....? In that case Panasonic Micro 4/3 is worth looking at.
If low noise is important, then larger sensors are needed.
For example, I often do 10 min+ exposures. So I can never go Micro 4/3 way.
dpreview.com is a much better site to research "which camera".
Slashdot is not.
Unlike a video card, where you can measure "scores", in photography, measurement is very subjective.
For example, one camera has a 5fps burst other has 3fps. The 5fps one gives you good pics upto ISO 1600, the 3fps gives you good pics upto ISO 3200. What to choose....? These are the questions you will be asking yourself.
So go to a photography site, read reviews, read peoples opinions., See what kind of photography you want. Is low noise a must, or is fast speed necessary. What kind of lenses you want. Is having cheaper wide angles important or cheaper zooms important. Will you ever shoot birds.... and so on
26/11 in Mumbai, terrorists let loose carnage on Mumbai streets. So a bunch of terrorists are catching onto that.
You are trying to say if he had turned it over to the police he would have been jailed?
Huh?
Or you just wanted to make a sensationalist post...?
Seriously,
The Island is causing it.
Foreign nationals just have to show their passport and hotel address to get a sim card.
Infact, you can get one right at the airport.
As long as you are legally in the country, no issues, however, the OP is going to China
Hmm Australia moved to Asia... Interesting!
Been a user for many years. But remember, they use Amazon cloud service for many things, so if Amazon goes boom, everything goes.
So probably, you can use smugmug + some non Amazon cloud provider(google?)
I use GPS quite heavily, but most of my usage is moving map apps, which do not try to route for me. They show me a map, where I am, and where I am headed, Its upto me to chose the route and explore.
Now maybe 5 years ago, when I did not have any GPS, I would have never dared to explore a 200km long salt flat.
But today, I can leave the main road, drive in the flat laying down my GPS track. If I am unable to find an exit point, all I do is retrace my track.
I has also helped me explore some high altitude himalayan deserts. No roads are marked, just a black space showing me my "track". By looking at the compass, and having a town on the other end as my "destination" I can plan my route by hit and trial.
For example, I recently went to a lake system called Kyun Tso in the himalayas.
As I left the last village, the track bifurcated into multiples. I took the vehicle up the wrong track and ended up on a 4700m high flat plain.
But no panic, we took some pics, admired the view, and then followed our track back to the fork, and then took the other one.
So we could actually "explore" without fear of getting lose 5000m above sea level.
Considering, some locals do this once a week or even less, if you get lost up there, help can be days away.
But GPS allows you the freedom to be an explorer.
I quickly have mapped all that on openstreetmap, and future offroaders can follow my tracks easily.
Then there is the dark side.
When I am in US, I am tempted to let the navigation app to do my routing, and often I end up on roads I do not want to be on. For example, a freeway 20kms long can be cut short by a 5km path within the town, the app chooses that, and I end up spending 1 hour in traffic jams.
So yes, its good, and bad.
Last but not the least, there was a story some time back "Death by GPS".
This is what you get for blindly trusting your navigation app.
So best way is to use your GPS as an informer, or a walking stick, not as your crutch.
I once read a piece on "Never underestimate your competition" it can come from anywhere. I forgot the exact link, but the crux of the story was alarm clocks.
The article was India specific.
Till around 1999, mobile phones were a rarity, and tariffs were very expensive, and mobiles were expensive too.
People used to buy cheap alarm clocks(working of AA batteries lasting a month or 2).
These used to cost 300-400 INR (8$) and had brisk sales.
Then mobile tariffs well, and so did cost of mobile phones. Everyone had a mobile. At 20$ it was affordable, and even people in lower middle income groups had one.
The alarm clock became obsolete. Nobody wanted an alarm clock, and most companies had to downsize, reduce production, close factories. Many companies even closed down.
These companies competed with each other, and tried to outdo competition.
But suddenly, they faced with a competitor with whom they could not compete.
So is history repeating itself. 5 years down the line your mobile phone costing same as a handheld console, will perform equally, if not better. Only the loyalists will still buy a console.
Its high time console companies realize that they are not just competing with other mobile companies. Its the age of integration. Computers have a big screen, which in current tech is not possible in a mobile, so they are still safe, but as far as handheld consoles go, they are on the road to extinction.
Political parties are not allows to campaign on the last day preceding the elections in many countries. They have just extended the ban to online mediums.
What about dependencies.
For example, enterprises will not upgrade the base linux frequently.
So what happens when I want to run 5.0 on my Redhat enterprise 5 machine.
It won't run, because GCC is old.
No problem, we have an alternative GCC path in /usr/local and just set LD_LIBRARY_PATH.
Well the damn software does not understand LD_LIBRARY_PATH. With such kludgy engineering, mozilla is becoming the new Internet explorer. Deveopers assume libraries to be in /usr/lib and if you have a non standard OS install, you are screwed.
When we say 150 connection is the limit, it means 150 connections matter.
you may have 500 facebook friends, and they all may get your status updates, and many of them may reply to you too,
But if one of them dies, or goes away from your friends list, you will not be aware unless that person is in your "monkeysphere".
Even if you are an agony aunt, and reply to 100 different people in a week, you forget about them immediately. How many will you remember actually?