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raincom··on The decline of high-tech manufacturing in the United States
The real problem lies elsewhere: yes, it is cheaper to buy goods made by automation. People need jobs to make a living--pay rent/mortgage, health insurance, etc. Automation is needed to make a living easy: cheaper housing, cheaper access to health, etc. And this is not possible for the foreseeable future.
raincom··on China Is Run by Engineers, and the US by Too Many Lawyers
https://archive.is/tdtMy
raincom··on Exile Economics: If Globalisation Fails
There is another element that is not addressed by politicians and governments. People need jobs in order to make a living (pay rents, insurance, etc). This is a feedback loop: more in wages lead to expensive housing and expensive insurance and labor. Free market is fine when there are no limits to what can be produced. However, land and specialists are not abundant.

Why not make the cost of living cheaper for every one?

raincom··on Nvidia and AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale revenues to US Government
https://archive.is/ZW01R tl;dr: Nvidia and AMD will give the U.S. 15% of certain China chip sales in exchange for export licenses, sparking security concerns.
raincom··on If GLP-1 Drugs Are Good for Everything, Should We All Be on Them?
They source raw ingredients (chemical, bac water, needles, syringes), have it tested by joining groups for toxins, purity, etc, then mix it up.
raincom··on Installing a mini-split AC in a Brooklyn apartment
DIY YouTubers read books, experiment, learn from others, and do extra-research. Most of the trades people are not doing any of that stuff. Almost all residential trades are poorly trained: many go to some trade school, get a job at a local contractor who doesn't want to further train. Unions are good at training; however, they want people to spend four years as an apprentice.
raincom··on Installing a mini-split AC in a Brooklyn apartment
Thanks to ripping off by HVAC contractors, many are signing up for EPA 608 certification to get the refrigerant legally.
raincom··on Installing a mini-split AC in a Brooklyn apartment
Some understanding of electrical circuits, split phase motors, and control circuits (using step down transformers, relays, contactors) is extremely helpful. HVAC systems contains at least two motors--blower motor inside and compressor motor outside. And control circuits are activated by a thermostat.
raincom··on Installing a mini-split AC in a Brooklyn apartment
Many HVAC technicians are not good at service calls (troubleshoot and fix); they are sales people in disguise. I also heard many local HVAC/plumbing companies are owned by private equity of sorts.
raincom··on A message from Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan to all company employees
tl dr without all bullshit: "False claims are circulating about my past roles. I’ve always acted to the highest legal and ethical standards, and I lead Intel the same way. The Board supports our work. This year, we’ll launch high-volume manufacturing on the most advanced U.S. semiconductor process—thanks to you. Stay focused. Our mission is clear, our impact critical."
raincom··on If GLP-1 Drugs Are Good for Everything, Should We All Be on Them?
You can make it for less than $1 per gram. So, it costs about $10 per month.
raincom··on Job-seekers are dodging AI interviewers
Interesting to see the Federalist papers as a PR campaign.
raincom··on Yoni Appelbaum on the real villians behind our housing and mobility problems
The more the housing costs, the more employers have to pay in wages. And this forces employers to look for cheaper labor elsewhere: offshoring. CEOs and share holders are not going to solve the housing problem, as it is a political and social problem. However, politicians want to solve it using higher wages and 60 year mortgages, etc.
raincom··on Data brokers are selling flight information to CBP and ICE
Who funded many data brokers in the first place? Lots of three letter agencies, through intermediaries. Modern phones + social media = zero cost surveillance for the big brother.
raincom··on Oakland cops gave ICE license plate data; SFPD also illegally shared with feds
ALPR (automated license plate readers) are used across state lines to pull out drug mules and other stuff. Many local law enforcement employees are federal task forces involving drugs/guns/cartels/violence. Obviously, Feds have hands on these databases.
raincom··on Reverse proxy deep dive
What came before "reverse proxies"? Just curious to understand the history.
raincom··on Reverse proxy deep dive
What's the difference between Reverse proxy and forward proxy? Is there something like "intermediate proxy"? Is this concept of L7 proxy, similar to DNAT/SNAT or Port forwarding in L3/L4?
raincom··on Hannah Cairo: 17-year-old teen refutes a math conjecture proposed 40 years ago
Great achievement. Now Princeton Math department will ask her to join their school for Ph.D.
raincom··on Scientists Retrace 30k-Year-Old Sea Voyage, in a Hollowed-Out Log
https://archive.is/TzZZB
raincom··on China breaks more records with surge in solar and wind power
What is preventing from using larger panels? Transportation, manufacturing, reluctance by installers, or something else?
raincom··on US Supreme Court limits federal judges' power to block Trump orders
Judges make use of reasonableness, superset of rationality, all the time. The issue is what is reasonable to 30% is not reasonable to another 25%. As long as there is a political backing for their reasonable decisions, they are fine. One can call it subjective or political. That’s why judges do judge and provide good reasons that can be defendable by 20% of those who vote and have political sway.
raincom··on What Would a Kubernetes 2.0 Look Like
Openshift, if IBM and Redhat want to milk the license and support contracts. There are other vendors that sell k8s: Rancher, for instance. SuSe bought Rancher.
raincom··on Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA's Gamble on America's Drugs
Ask the US companies to pay more to the contract drug manufacturers in the third world. But these US companies want the cheapest bidder. You get what you pay for. Pay more, inspect more. It is as simple as that. You can't have the cheapest guy to deliver on every metric. Instead, you get contract manufacturers, who cut corners after a few good batches.
raincom··on John Wells, 64, Who Fled New York for the Solitude of the Desert, Dies
John Wells' blog: https://thefieldlab.blogspot.com
raincom··on The Pentagon disinformation that fueled America's UFO mythology
https://archive.is/9cGKu
raincom··on Did "Big Oil" Sell Us on a Recycling Scam?
Making products that are hard to repair and which don't last long are the huge culprits. Also, when it comes to clothing, it is all fast fashion. Wear a few times, then dump.

Also labor costs to repair in the developed world is another factor.

raincom··on JFK files expose family secrets: Their relatives were CIA assets
I won't dispute the veracity of the fact that he mail-ordered a rifle, and the fact that he kept his rifle there. What is it evidence for? Did he really shoot JFK? Was he really a sharp shooter? One can answer that Oswald got lucky with his target. This, I am not buying.
raincom··on JFK files expose family secrets: Their relatives were CIA assets
I don't believe in telepathy, telekinesis, etc. I think, Oswald was not the shooter.
raincom··on JFK files expose family secrets: Their relatives were CIA assets
“The file also reflected that Oswald was a poor shot when he tried target firing in the U.S.S.R.” How is it possible for Oswald to become a sharp shooter, then?
raincom··on JFK files expose family secrets: Their relatives were CIA assets
Heard of "probable cause on four legs"? That's what sniffing dogs are meant for. They can use a dog to find a probable cause, and they don't need a warrant either. That's a carve out from the fourth amendment.
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