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[Link] Why the chip shortage drags on and on… and on
Read: 30/11/2021 arstechnica.com
The semiconductor industry lives at the cutting edge of technological progress. So why can’t it churn out enough chips to keep the world moving?
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[Link] Democrats Are Getting Crushed in the ‘Vibes War’
Read: 14/11/2021 www.theatlantic.com
To explain the Democrats’ poor performance in state and local elections Tuesday, various commentators have made very specific claims: It was mostly about critical race theory, or mostly about Terry McAuliffe’s flaws as a candidate for Virginia governor, or mostly about suburban white women votin
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[Link] All sides in Ethiopian war committed crimes against civilians, UN report finds
Read: 4/11/2021 www.sbs.com.au
The report covers most of the year-long conflict, fought by Tigrayan forces against the Ethiopian military and its key allies: forces from Ethiopia's Amhara region and soldiers from the neighbouring nation of Eritrea.
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[Link] Cardboard shortages deal another blow to strained supply chains
Read: 31/10/2021 arstechnica.com
First it was toilet paper. Then it was processors and other silicon. Now it’s cardboard. (And there’s a whole lot of other stuff in between.) The latest kink in the planet’s ever-gnarled supply chain is one that is sending retailers, shippers, and consumers all scrambling.
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[Link] Supply chains threatened as vaccine deadline looms for freight workers entering the NT
Read: 31/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
From groceries and hardware to cattle and clothes, freight workers play a crucial role in keeping the Northern Territory open for business. But the NT government's vaccine deadline for the industry is fast approaching.
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[Link] Crypto Investors Are Bidding to Touch a 1,784-Pound Tungsten Cube Once a Year
Read: 26/10/2021 www.vice.com
In the latest phase of the quest to turn everything into an NFT, crypto traders are now bidding to digitally own a 1,784 lb cube of tungsten in Willowbrook, Illinois.
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[Link] The Chip Shortage Is So Bad Even the Raspberry Pi Is More Expensive Now
Read: 20/10/2021 www.vice.com
This chip shortage crisis has spilled over to other industries and products, including auto manufacturers, who have had to let their factories sit idle in some cases while they wait for the precious transistors they need to come through.
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[Link] IC Shortage Keeps Linux Out Of Phone Charger, For Now
Read: 29/9/2021 hackaday.com
We’ve been eagerly following the development of the WiFiWart for some time now, as a quad-core Cortex-A7 USB phone charger with dual WiFi interfaces that runs OpenWrt sounds exactly like the sort of thing we need in our lives.
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[Link] There Is A Tennis Ball Shortage Too Now
Read: 13/8/2021 www.vice.com
The other day, I went to Target to buy tennis balls before playing with a friend, but the two Targets closest to me didn't have any. I asked an employee if they had any in the back, and she said no, they fly off the shelves almost as soon as they come in.
[Link] ‘They thought Covid only kills white people’: myths and fear hinder jabs in DRC
Read: 7/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
Dr Christian Mayala and Dr Rodin Nzembuni Nduku sit together on a bench outside the Covid ward at Kinshasa’s Mama Yemo hospital.
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[Link] Newegg Thanks Kid For Finding Graphics Card Lottery Loophole, Closes It
Read: 29/7/2021 kotaku.com
Buying high-end gaming hardware is a pain in the ass at the moment. New Xbox Series X/S stock sells out fast. Early access to PS5 orders are pay-gated at places like Amazon and GameStop. And the graphics card market is, well, you know how it is.
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