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Seems like everyone saying inflation was just a transitory effect caused by disruption from the pandemic we're right.
Sourcing the rare minerals for the semiconductor fabrication will be the next bottleneck.  That's a big part of why China has been cozying up to various African nations for so long. >

The West has really dropped the ball on Africa investment. >

...for decades. >

for centuries. >

Well there was that whole outsourcing situation that ended around the 1860s. The locals were understandably a little miffed about that. >

1860s? May I introduce you to the Congo 'Free' State? >

But I was under the impression that the gentle Belgian colonists ran the Congo with a hands off approach! >

Wonder how long it will take to see new car prices come down. Used as well. >

That's something I'd like to know too. My old VW is hanging by a thread. Can't even get parts for it right now. Around here everything new is still MSRP and every thing used is overpriced and ragged out. If you get a ragged out one, mechanic labor is through the roof and some parts are back ordered for months. Recovery will be delayed further if Covid really hammers China. >

Yup, the chips act that was passed months ago is going to have a huge positive effect for chips in North America. So many companies, big and small, got the money to start building ridiculously big fabs. Give it 5-10 years for them to really start cranking out chips and we’ll be sitting pretty >

good cuz im craving doritos like crazy >

Make that sour cream and onion sun chips and I’m in >


2022 was deeply challenging for ABB, Voser said, with the coronavirus in China and its related disruptions to global trade hitting the company hard. During pandemic-related shutdowns, ABB was forced to close factories in China, while hundreds of employees had to live in factories due to strict curbs on public life, he added.

I work for ABB and we definitely didn’t have that problem in the US market.  At least my division of the company kept producing well. We had a record year >

Nice now give me a lead time on my VFD you old coot. >

6 months as best I can do, sorry >

I'll believe it when I can buy a pi again
Finally decided to pick up a 400 for a retropie deck and those kits have spiked to like $180 >

The problem with the pi's is no it isn't just people buying them, it is companies buying them. So unless they really start pumping out the units for both demands the supply is going to bulk orders. Hell, even Ukraine has used some for their drones. >

That's not a problem for Pis, though.  That's more demand that produces more revenue that enables production expansion, etc. High demand should have already started pressing the foundation to expand production. >

Good.  Price of PS5 might drop. >

All "chips" are not the same. 
Chips for cars are not the same as chips for PC's. Which are not the same as web server chips, or Nintendo Switch chips.