We don’t really need computer chips do we?
And who’s looking forward to a nice refreshing dip in an algae filled pool this summer?
We don’t really need computer chips do we?
And who’s looking forward to a nice refreshing dip in an algae filled pool this summer?
China is one of the world’s largest chemical producers, and probably the world’s largest chip manufacturer. Not to mention power tools, tie-down straps, drill bits, screws, electronics testing equipment, phones, stoves, refrigerators, light bulbs, etc.
It is your patriotic duty to severely reduce your standard of living so you can stick it to China.
I work in the auto industry and it’s not just the computer chips, which is getting all the press. The worldwide logistics system is severely broken right now.
The Canadian “Green New Deal” is now being enacted so that your swimming pool has now been voluntold to make bio-diesel from algae grown in you own back yard.
What? You don’t have a diesel equipped vehicle? Guess you’re walking.
Too bad, so sad.
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“Intel has been lobbying the U.S. government to help revive chip manufacturing at home – with incentives, subsidies, and-or tax breaks, the way the governments of Taiwan, Singapore, and Israel have done.”
The difference is that the Israelis understand that the elites of the Gentile world hate them and want them driven into the sea, and that the Jewish people can’t afford not to have a world-class high-tech industry.
Ditto the government of the Republic of China, who understand that the CCP views them as counter-revolutionaries to be overthrown and liquidated by the PLA.
Handouts designed to allow corporate donors to Democratic campaigns to keep paying dividends is one thing. Taking Red China’s dreams of world conquest seriously and acting accordingly is quite another. Red China is among Intel’s biggest customers. They’re happy to keep selling the PLA the bullets to shoot us with.
Just waiting for the satellite failure start or debris starts to knock them off positions and these computer chips really start to show how useless it was to try this globalization.
I figure, even the internet is on borrowed time as shit breaks…
Making shit is fine, maintaining it has not been a priority.
Maintenance and the complete Lack of is whats keeping hundreds of businesses in the Green. Automative is an Awesome example. At an Avg Shop (STEALER), rate of $160/hr (Calgary)…they never seen to go broke now do they.?? Nor are they ever “quiet”
Far far too many too lazy to consider doing that themselves….being a Diesel Truck owner…I’ve always enjoyed: Learning about my truck & doing the work. Gives one a decent dose of self satisfaction on completing some minor or major work.
Even if it’s just an annual set of 6 filter changes.
If things get stupid,,,I can always burn french fry grease.!
A return to “normalcy” is nowhere in sight. We’ll be dealing with shortages across all sectors well into next year, and possibly beyond that. Look at all the press coverage about the chicken shortage restaurants are facing: for every story like that, there are many more stories about shortages that don’t get press coverage.
I know have six full containers of pizza boxes (385,000 boxes) stuck at the manufacturer with no way to get them. Three containers on the way are eight weeks late -they’re the lucky ones.
I’m working on a supply through a Michigan company. Will have them trucked to Calgary.
And before you ask there are no Canadian manufacturers willing to supply me. I don’t know why but suspect non-competition agreements. Not due to a lack of effort on my part.
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there’s also a continent-wide shortage…
and i’m not kidding here… of chicken
wings.
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No shortage of political chickens, though.
I’ll add that I hope that this may also bring about a revival in popularity of “dumb” appliances. I don’t need a microwave with Alexa built in or a fridge with a coffeemaker included. Nor do I need a dishwasher with a dozen options that will take 2-3 hours to run a full cycle. The more bells and whistles, the more there is to break.
And I’m holding on to my jalopy as long as I can for the same reason.
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100% agreed. Same boat…never could understand all the CRAP added to applicances. Fridge.?? OK, ensure it has a freezer and ensure it keeps my food cold. PERIOD…be nice to have a filtered water dispenser/ice maker… wont kill me though.
And with all the added gizmos, they don’t last anywhere near as long as the old basic appliances.
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after much searching found a “dumb”
flatscreen tv. the last thing i need is the
samsung tech support guys yucking it
up about my scrawny keester.
i already have an android powered
ankle monitor with me 24/7.
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should you worry? — well… here’s my take.
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Forgot about TVs, something else I’d like to purchase with as few bells and whistles as possible.
Lucky for me my pool uses salt. The chip shortage will affect everything but the big unexpected one will be cloud service providers like AWS, Google Cloud, MS Azure etc. Remember a big percentage of companies run their software in the cloud for everything from HR/payroll to their point of sales etc. It’s more than just smart devices, whole businesses depend on computing and this includes 100% of brick and mortar stores.
“And before you ask there are no Canadian manufacturers willing to supply me. I don’t know why but suspect non-competition agreements”
Reminds me of the American ,mfg of surgical masks who refused to set up a 3rd shift to make them.He had been burned once before when there was a shortage and when things got back to normal all the purchasers of said mask(hospitals, etc) went back to buying in China.
It could well be there is no competition agreement but perhaps they would rather service their “regular” customers.
A reasonable point of view and one the American suppliers actually brought up. I agreed with their sentiment and we continued on. As for the Canadian ones I approached them several years ago because I wanted to source local. Only one in Quebec responded to my inquiries and they decided shipping costs would be too high and thus refused to quote prices.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/global-microchip-shortage-has-china-eyeing-taiwan/ar-BB1gfQ80
Here in NZ I was nearly unable to find a pair of crossover shoes (sports + normal wear). Normally there are plenty. This was an issue for me, as due to injury I had to throw out all my shoes except one pair. Couldn’t find a single pair in a big city (visited 8-10 outlets). Found a pair by chance (old stock) in a small town. The sports shops are still stocking summer shoes (normally they would have switched to winter shoes by now), and the shelves are stocked with cheap crap where normally there would have been quality.
In a similar vein, I cannot find a sports visor of quality.
A few times a year, I visit a specialist wine importer (large shop). The last time, the owner was crying on my shoulder about supply chain issues. Orders arrive 6 weeks later than promised to the client, or do not arrive at all (ship waits at Auckland, cannot unload, turns back).
Friends who run a kitchen cabinet making business needed some tiny regular part to complete a kitchen. Told they would have to wait 6 weeks.
Did a major house renovation recently. It was delayed weeks/months by supply chain issues (all regular stuff).
This is just little me as a consumer noticing these things, so I would guess these issues are quite widespread for many businesses.
My current whole house rebuild/remodel project has been subject to multiple delays for everything from concrete (cement shortage, which made me wait 2-weeks before I could pour) … circuit breaker and main/meter panel shortage (had to wait 6-weeks for Eaton to mfr. the panel) … lumber prices have been INSANE! … had to order my composition roofing (waiting 6-weeks now) … my new garage door took 10-weeks.
But the main thing is inflation. Lumber has increased 3-fold … my hardishingle siding is costing $15k (double my orig. estimate) just for material. All my subs are gouging my eyeballs out. My budget is a shambles. A tiny box of nails is almost $10 !!! That’s for the smallest box on the shelf!!!
Inflation is set to RAVAGE our formerly stable economies. It’s gonna be Jimmy Carter on steroids! You know, back in the day when I was THRILLED with my 12.5% mortgage interest rate.
The only supply I’m always worried about is energy.
(Food is also energy.)
But batteries for tools is something I see an issue with in the future, especially with anti ICE mandates made by cocksuckers like Newsome. Keep some old corded tools especially if you’re in the trades. I bought a used electric lawnmower 20 years ago. Still works fine.
Make sure ya got a genny & a ready supply of Gas…..When the Bullshit reliance on Bird Choppers and Glass Voltaics Crashes, I don’t see any new Co-Gens going up anytime soon.
ENERGY will be the big one….as Will as, Buddy states, FOOD.
I’m already starting to stock up on some dry/canned goods.
https://news.yahoo.com/used-car-prices-surge-due-113052161.html
It isn’t just a shortage of integrated circuits. I’ve heard manufacturers are hoarding the machines that make them.
I find it hard to understand how we can have a shortage of integrated circuits. (ICs) They are manufactured using automated processes by the millions. Perhaps what is in shortage are custom ICs designed specifically for automotive and other specialized applications.
ICs are not that old. First developed around 1958 when transistor technology took a great leap forward with the concept of fabricating multiple transistors and other components on a single silicon chip. (a lot of this happened in a place we know as ‘Silicon Valley’) Originally only a dozen or so transistors were fabricated on a chip, and then the complexity increased to where they were able to place hundreds, then thousands and now millions of active circuit components on a single chip (Moores Law)
This development was driven by the space race of the 1960s and 70s where the demand for compact powerful electronics devices drove the growth of this industry.
History of the Integrated Circuit
If prices are tripling in a year, every one along the “chain” has incentive to stalk up. Where else are you going to get a return of 200%?
Maybe you want to buy a Certificate of Deposit ( Hahahaha. Remember those?).
Washington printer go brrrrrrrttt.
Don’t worry, PhD Fed Reserve economists, who’ve never had a real job, business, and are more secure than a license cleark at a Motor Vehicles Department, are in charge.
I don’t understand why this ‘chip’ issue doesn’t get more media coverage. Here in Windsor Ont. both Ford plants are down, the mini van plant is down and now supply factories are down. This is going to kill manufacturing in Canada and we don’t here anything from Doug Ford or Trudeau.
Nothing to see here,move along.
Who knew?
Shutting down the producing part of society at the command of the parasitic overlords,might cause massive economic dislocation,destruction and damage?
Say it ain’t so.
Must protect the Narrative…
Supply chains are only “temporarily broken”,just as “Two weeks shutdown to save the Healthcare System” only lasted 14 months..and counting..
The ignorance and arrogance of our professional class politicians and bureaucrats has been massively exposed by this Dread Covid Theatre,such in your face incompetence,snivelling and butt covering,might finally cause the lazy voters to reject rule by fool and bandit..
But I doubt it.
The economic collapse created by our parasitic overload,will either be explained away as “Not Happening” or will be blamed on the Taxpayer.
We being too ignorant of “Modern economic theory” and too lazy to keep slaving away so freeloading scum can enjoy stealing 80% of our return on labour..
“Slaves,it is your patriotic duty to slave harder for your enlightened and lovely God Emperor…”
“Why are they not smiling..?”
Apparently it is inconceivable that using government force to lock citizens in their own home,means people do not go to work..
Too difficult for any government minion to comprehend?
For even all our Presstitutes “know” “Money comes from the government”.