Comments by "something like that" (@somethinglikethat2176) on "VisualPolitik EN" channel.

  1. The defence spending isn't that accurate in meaningful terms. Greece for example spends above 2% however they include veteran affairs costs in their defence spending while most countries do not.
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  2.  @markant9534  good on the British if they are doing it. Ukraine should be helped to defeat Russia aggression.
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  3. AMD didn't start outsourcing because it was cheaper. They started outsourcing to TSMC because they were stuck and TSMC wasn't. People in this comment section seem to think that US companies are outsourcing to save a buck, but it's because TSMC and Samsung are doing it better.
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  4. Most of their aid was from Pakistan. They hid out there for a lot of the war too.
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  5. Fun Fact: The Grand Illusion, a book which claimed war between the great powers was impossible due to their interconnected economies, was a best seller in the run up to WW1.
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  6. It's funny how the stereotypes of Germans includes logical and pragmatic yet they abandon nuclear in favour of coal and gas while aiming to take meaningful action of climate change.
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  7.  @tsartomato  the greens are like most parties of the fringe of the political map. They only care what science has to say when it agrees with them and will ignore it the rest of the time. The fact is the Green party in Germany and others like it around the world are a major reason fossil fuel industries like coal have survived so long.
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  8.  @محمدالامريكي-ج9م  it's not dangerous AF. It is literally the safest energy source per gWh. And yes they is radioactive waste generated in the process, however is it both low volume and containable. Unlike the large volumes of CO2 fossil fuels release into the atmosphere. Even the solar industry doesn't have proper recycling processes in place. Worth remembering that solar panels contain toxic materials like lead and cadmium, so it's not a trivial matter.
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  9. The difference is that TSMC's 5nm exists. While nm isn't the be all and end all, TSMC is definitely well ahead at this point and the gap is still growing.
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  10. I think you mean cost of living. But yeah you're right.
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  11. One thing that separates good leaders from great maybe the ability to pull the nation along while it seeks to give in to it's more basic impulses.
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  12. The big difference is Norway had those rules from the get go. They didn't change the rules half way through.
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  13.  @ventchaser116  seems like an unfortunate necessity in that part of the world.
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  14.  @kibicz  ICBMs yes, hypersonic missiles no.
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  15.  @ss-mn9ob  they're not the only ones. Tibetans for example. Then there's the fate of Falun Gong. The Chinese Communist Party hardly deserves praise for limiting themselves to 1 or 2 genocides at a time.
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  16.  @1968Christiaan  well if we're betting on technological development which may or may not why not bet on fusion? The fact is it's too late in the climate game to simply hope that a new technology might save us. Batteries are great for balancing the grid but either the technology, the production or the raw material supply chains are ready and won't be during the decisive few years remaining.
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  17. AMD is an interesting because of their recent success after going fabless.
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  18. And it was Japan before that and America before that and Britain before that. Next will probably be India.
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  19.  @ArawnOfAnnwn  much of what scares investors is the fear monging from environmentist. Given the current climate change issue we are facing, should short-term profitability be our number one priority in decarbonisating our power grids?
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  20. One thing to keep in mind with Fukushima is that the plant's safety systems were built using historical data. The Onagawa plant by contrast was built around the same time using geological data, and as such was built to withstand an earthquake and tsunami like the one which hit on 11th of March. Which it did. It was able to safely shut down and suffered no major structural damage and was high enough to avoid the subsequent tsunami. While the age of the Fukushima plant didn't help, imo it was the risk management which is the main reason for the disaster. https://thebulletin.org/2014/03/onagawa-the-japanese-nuclear-power-plant-that-didnt-melt-down-on-3-11/
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  21.  @taiwanno1wan126  Australia has strong defence ties with both Malaysia and Singapore.
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  22. Taxes and unions you can deal with. Governments which print cash while controlling currency exchange and randomly decide to expropriate property, you can not.
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  23. Self-regulation is another way of saying keep advertisers happy.
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  24. I don't remember her killing political rivals or winning 120% of the vote.
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  25. The problem is that price spikes in things like gas aren't unexpected. They happen regularly enough that they should be anticipated. Renewable energy was never going to solve the energy storage problem or intermittent generation issues by now or in the near future. Germany's nuclear policy over the past couple of decades has been driven by fear and political appeal at the cost of science and economics.
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  26. Other than China, which non US aligned countries have invested heavily into chip production?
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  27.  Jinx Vanderz  it's a lot more than just throwing money at the problem. It takes years to build fabs. Intel also lacks the technology to compete at the very top right now. That itself takes years to develop. Then there's the problem of getting the machines used in the fabs. The company that makes the most advanced ones are booked out for years to come. This is all while either TSMC or Samsung are standing still.
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  28. I don't understand why people blame luck for the politicians they have. They are not randomly assigned, the respective voting publics are picking them
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  29. Most of the world's medical opium is grown in the Australian state of Tasmania. Things like that need proper monitoring and supply chain management.
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  30.  @ChristopherSeuken  if you're worried about long-term storage of waste, you guys have Finland just across the Baltic. Don't buy the hysteria, there are systems in place to deal the waste.
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  31. What news are you watching? Yeah China is likely to play a big role post ISAF backed government but no one is blaming them for the Taliban victory. Pakistan on the other hand...
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  32. One problem with that is public opinion often changes with the wind and many government policies play out over decades.
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  33. You don't need to pretend anything to defend capitalism in regards to China. The reduction in extreme poverty since the introduction of market reforms speaks for itself.
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  34. Australia: haha, standard of living rankings go brrrr
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  35. Oh please. The British government broke it with a stupid policy they couldn't afford. Soros and others simply made money by jumping on the winning position.
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  36. It's like the "free money" glitch WSB found on Robinhood.
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  37. Yeah they do but it costs an arm and a leg... or a lung and a kidney.
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  38.  @shakthianjanananayakkara6528  yeah the Axis sucked at supporting each other. Replace Allied cooperation with that of the Axis and WW2 would have been an even more bloody affair.
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  39. I'm not sure they have that many suitable locations.
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  40.  @gily3344  I'm guessing they didn't listen to the video very closely.
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  41.  @AnotherPointOfView944  there are somethings like gate width which are about 23nm for AMD current generation and about 25nm for Intel (by memory). Der8auer has a couple of videos where he looks at them with an electron microscope. The reason for the problems with gate width is that below a certain point you get quantum tunnelling where electrons can pass though. Edit: I'll just add a link to a Linus video that explains it. I'm no expert but found it relatively easy to follow. https://youtu.be/ROS008Av4E4
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  42. It is the CIA (as stated in the video) that concluded MBS ordered the killing. Nobody wants to set up shop in an area without the rule of law, without an appropriately educated workforce and has laws that exclude half the population. This project will flop in a big way.
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  43. The 2% figure is mostly BS. Greece spends more than 2%, but that's only because it counts veteran affairs cost as defence.
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  44.  @Doping1234  Belgium geared up too slow for a war. They were still waiting on siege guns when the war started. They did have a chance because the German attack bought British and French militaries in on their side.
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  45.  Eliza V  one privately owned "news" channel is hardly on the same level as a state program of genocide.
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  46.  @maessof91  now they can enjoy the fruits of their choices. Lol
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  47.  @JasonTubeOffical  I'd say he's building a strawman.
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  48.  @charonboat6394  you might want to re read that section of history again. There was definitely some shenanigans going on. For example, she never had an armed mob that out numbered the German military running around beating people up.
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  49.  @lolollolol1436  the elections in Taiwan show that most don't want to join the mainland.
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  50.  @succatash  worth remembering that Samsung and TSMC are each getting paid by the US to build there. They'll be doing the same in Europe next. They are going to be saving billions of dollars because 3rd party countries like the US and whichever EU state they choose desperately want what they have. Billions saved which can be redirected into RnD. Also worth remembering that this companies are keeping the bulk of production at home.
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