So, Whaddaya'll think of this CHIPS thing?

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Remember, this is OT, not P&N, so post accordingly .....


Senate Advances Bill To Boost U.S. Microchip Production—Here's What's In It

Forbes|46 minutes ago
Supporters say the federal funding in the "CHIPS plus" bill would help the U.S. compete against China and offset the effects of the global chip shortage.




Can the US create chips in a way that brings the market back home? Will labor, work ethic and wages cooperate?

 

[JM Aggie08]

I hope so. But am not informed enough to have any sort of opinion.

 

[nakedfrog]

Well, I don't think it's a good idea to depend so heavily on China for our microchips in general, shortage or not.

 

[dank69]

Whose backyard will house the waste dump?

 

[nakedfrog]

Whose backyard will house the waste dump?

Wyoming?

 

[JM Aggie08]

Whose backyard will house the waste dump?

Florida seems like a reasonable place -- there's already an abundance of trash there.

 

[Captante]

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Those are CHiPs things.

 

[igor_kavinski]

I can just imagine Elon Musk coming up with his next venture: ChipX: Chip fabrication plant in zero gravity. Waste ejected into outer space out of our solar system.

 

[Captante]

Those are CHiPs things.

Close enough! 😉


*(this IS OT)

 

[Red Squirrel]

Domestic production of critical products should be a higher priority. It's crazy how countries rely so much on other countries for stuff. I did not realize the EU relied on Russia for gas for example. Why in the world would you set yourself up for that?! A lot of political conflicts could actually be fixed if countries were more self sufficient.

 

[herm0016]

Domestic production of critical products should be a higher priority. It's crazy how countries rely so much on other countries for stuff. I did not realize the EU relied on Russia for gas for example. Why in the world would you set yourself up for that?! A lot of political conflicts could actually be fixed if countries were more self sufficient.

sometimes you don't have the thing you need, like the EU and NG. LNG is a lot more expensive, just ask japan.

 

[nakedfrog]

Domestic production of critical products should be a higher priority. It's crazy how countries rely so much on other countries for stuff. I did not realize the EU relied on Russia for gas for example. Why in the world would you set yourself up for that?! A lot of political conflicts could actually be fixed if countries were more self sufficient.

It's really kind of funny how tragically uninformed you are. Yes, the world would probably get along better if everyone had their own endless supply of desired natural resources. But we're stuck on this particular planet that didn't end up with an even distribution of them, imagine that.