mhoyeMar 15

Anyone else remember that thing where 2020 taught us that a bufferless, deeply interconnected world of just-in-time production was incredibly fragile, and an otherwise completely manageable temporary disruption would cascade quickly into economic catastrophe, but instead of learning any lessons or building resilient, humane infrastructure we told everyone that the crisis was past and normal was back and go sacrifice your lives and health to grease the machine?

I do.

https://www.techspot.com/news/111683-critical-semiconductor-gas-lost-third-global-supply-drone.html

Drone strikes halt a third of the world's helium supply, threatening chip production

At the center of the issue is the precision gas vital to chip manufacturing and cryogenics. Helium cools silicon wafers during fabrication, maintaining the extremely low temperatures...

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Show threadAndrew Abdalian

@mhoye @aburka remember when the government flooded the market with cheap helium because running a helium reserve costs money? Not saying this is the answer, but stewarding a finite resource might have come in handy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Helium_Reserve

National Helium Reserve - Wikipedia

Mar 15 at 11:39pmWeb