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MSN Messenger Contact list limit doubles

Now the really popular people can find solace. MSN just upped the limit on the contacts in your contact list from 150 to 300. The change is live for everyone right now, regardless of which version of Messenger you're running. So go ahead and add all those users whom you never could before. As they say, sometimes size does matter.

From Being a new PM at Microsoft

Rejoice!
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ICQ's advantages has just declined, again.

I have just returned from Union camp. And suddenly the demise of ICQ seems so obvious. No one exchanged their ICQ number, a far cry from the 1st Union camp I attended 4 years ago.

Despite all my whinings abt Union Camp, i still love it after all. The shouting, the crazy silly childish stuff we do.
geez, the eating of raw onions (and other gross vegetables), pouring thick red starch all over myself. and using industrial paint to draw war patterns on our faces and bodies......

now i have a freshman who eats an egg raw, with the SHELL, mind you.
girls who don't think twice crawling in the wet grass.
lots of dirt. lots of sore throats. lots of fun.

everyday when i look at the new, corporate life I have to lead for the next 30 years....

....sigh.

i don't wanna grow up.
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i hate to make a political incorrect statement.
like it or not, in my personal opinions, the terrorists are winning.

its not just the loss of 52 innocent lives. they won because they managed to disrupt our lives. an event thousands of miles away.

now we have cities all over the world, from korea, japan, singapore, all major european cities, indian cities, and of course american cities bracing themselves, preparing themselves for more security, more inconvenience, more fear.

let's not kid ourselves here.
no matter how thick you laid the security, there has to be some loopholes and vulnerabilities.
its inevitable. the very notion of public places (and public transport) is that they are public.
they are easily accessible.
to the determined terrorists, its just a matter of time and trials.

sooner or later, security will be reduced. even not, terrorists will just find something new to breach through.
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what we need are funds to alleviate poverty, to increase education, to create more trade, more links.
not more bombs.