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    Vitaliy_Kiselev
    War: Shortage of semiconductors is staggering, can be special operation
    • A shortage of semiconductor processors has resulted in delivery times of some items as high as 99 weeks (nearly two years), according to American electronics distributor Sourcengine. In February, the average delivery time for 16-bit processors increased by 15 weeks compared to October last year, to 44 weeks. Power electronics can be on the way to customers for 37 weeks (more than six months).

      The cost of the same processors, according to Gartner, has grown by an average of 15% over the past year. In Japan, technology manufacturers have been forced to reduce production volumes due to a shortage of chips. In the fourth quarter of last year, 26% fewer air conditioners were produced than two years earlier. Production volumes of digital cameras fell by 25%, automakers were forced to reduce the production of passenger vehicles by 16%.

      Chip manufacturers are trying to increase production volumes, they began to consume 14% more silicon wafers alone last year, and the utilization rate of many production lines exceeded 90%. At the same time, market participants cannot count on a significant increase in production volumes using mature technical processes. In the segment of 40-nm and more mature technical processes, output volumes grew by only 4%, and 28-nm and more modern chips began to be produced by 13% more.

      One of the new theories int he chip manufacturing circles is that huge availability issues are caused by special join US and EU operation to hit China. Huge amount of chips are being bough by US and EU companies on freshly printed government money and never actually used, some of them are stored and some utilized.

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    War: China to intervene to prevent abortions, want more cheap workers
    • Among its projects for the coming year, the China Parenthood Association announced plans to "intervene" in the case of abortions in unmarried women and adolescent girls, according to the South China Morning Post. Also, as part of the fight against the Chinese demographic crisis, the organization is going to promote traditional values ​​and a “positive” image of marriage and a large family.

      The China Planned Parenthood Association said it would "intervene" when unmarried women and teenage girls want to have an abortion, according to the South China Morning Post.

      In its plan, which outlines the association's main initiatives for the coming year, the organization noted that such "interventions" will be carried out with the aim of "improving reproductive health." In addition, the association noted that it will create a working group that will educate and promote traditional values ​​in the field of family planning. However, the organization has not yet provided details about its projects.

      As recalled by the publication, in May last year, China relaxed the rules on birth control and allowed families to have three children. The country is now struggling with a large-scale demographic crisis associated with an aging population and a declining birth rate. Despite the fact that in 2016 Beijing ended the decades-old one-child policy, the situation has not yet been reversed. Many young Chinese are afraid to have children for economic reasons and because of insufficient social support from the state.

      The Planned Parenthood Association intends to combat the problem by promoting a "positive" image of marriage and large families, educational programs and providing better prenatal and postnatal care for women. The organization intends to advocate for the distribution between parents of responsibilities for raising children in the family, as well as for the abolition of the practice of buying brides, common in some communities of the country.

      The South China Morning Post emphasizes that it is not yet clear exactly how the association intends to "intervene" in abortion. According to a gynecologist in Shenzhen, who asked not to be named, the hospital she works at has not received any specific instructions to stop abortions.

      Chen Yaya, a researcher at the Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences and feminist expert, believes the new plan could be aimed at reducing the number of unplanned pregnancies and therefore abortions. At the same time, Chen stressed that such measures should be implemented with caution. “Otherwise, it may end up stigmatizing young women who have to have an abortion, and this can put them in a position that is more vulnerable than it needs to be,” the expert explained. In her opinion, it is necessary to devote more resources to the organization of general sexual education, especially for men, so that they respect and understand women more.

      Wang Yaqiu, a China expert at Human Rights Watch, noted that there is room for abuse of power within such an initiative. The analyst recalled that during the period of the “one family, one child” policy, many women were forced to have abortions. “It is clear from the document that the Chinese government encourages the birth of children and is trying to reduce the number of abortions. Given his history of restricting women's reproductive rights and violating their physical integrity with harsh measures, such an initiative is undoubtedly a matter of concern,” Wang commented.

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    COVID: This thing kills, and kills everyone, just slow
    • Nature published an article showing a significant increase in the risk of heart attack (72%), heart failure (71%), pulmonary embolism (192%), thrombosis (52%) in everyone who was infected with covid, including very mild cases. The statistics were obtained in the period from 1 to 12 months after suffering covid.

      https://www.nature.com/articles/s41591-022-01689-3

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    endotoxic
    War: Mordor can stop recognize western copyright and patent rights
    • Threats of imposing the most severe anti-Russian sanctions, broadcast daily by Western politicians through diplomatic and other channels, force Russia to look for “antidotes” that are stronger than the food embargo or the termination of Deutsche Welle broadcasting in the Russian Federation. Moreover, the toxic sanctions rhetoric from America and its European allies is growing, literally, every day.

      From the point of view of the economic response, in this context, restrictions on the supply of hydrocarbons, titanium and other raw materials, the closure of airspace and transit transport corridors, and the transition to international payments in yuan are often mentioned.

      All these measures, of course, will have a significant impact on the well-being of our “partners” from the West, but they will also bring risks for Russia itself. Many domestic enterprises can suffer from them.

      According to a part of the expert community, the most effective economic weapon, which, if fired at opponents would not injure us at the same time, could be the refusal to recognize foreign patents. First of all, American. Moreover, this decision can support domestic business in a very difficult situation.

      There is an area of ​​tremendous vulnerability for the United States. These are patents, intellectual property. In 2013, the value of granted patents in the United States was estimated at $5 trillion. Over the years, of course, it has grown and, according to modest estimates, it is now at least $6 trillion. If Russia, in response to the aggravation of the crisis, went to break off relations with the United States, then in economic language this would mean: “we do not know you, which means we may not recognize your papers.” And we could simply release all American patents, ” Vasily Koltashov, director of the Institute of the New Society, head of the Center for Political Economic Research, told Expert.

      According to the expert, this can be done in different ways. For example, in the form of permission on our territory to anyone to produce, copy, hack, imitate, sell, and so on, American and European products. This can also be done on the basis of the issuance of their own patents for American ones.

      “This is how Americans in the 19th century covered English patents. There is an English patent, but an American entrepreneur comes and brings the same thing. He is given an American patent. In fact, do not take into account the English patent in the USA! This policy was very effective for the development of American capitalism and industry, production and technology. They caught up and, as a result, overtook Great Britain,” says Vasily Koltashov.

      In the event of such a turn of events, only the initial losses of the United States, according to him, will amount to about 10 trillion dollars. About 60% of this amount "Uncle Sam" and his nephews will miss directly due to the loss of intellectual property rights.

      “Since patents have gone nowhere, it means that it is no longer possible, as before, to earn on their basis, to keep the same prices. There will be a fall in the securities of American companies. For example, pharmaceuticals. If you can decompose any American pill in the laboratory and produce the same thing, then why these papers? After all, it is clear that American medicines are overpriced. This is based precisely on the possession of intellectual property, ”said the director of INO, adding that Hollywood will also say goodbye to its income.

      Microsoft will also be the victim, as it will be possible to hack the software, and it will be legal. The list goes on. Further, many American corporations will receive very unpleasant demands from creditors who are not sure about the sustainability of the business they finance. All this is capable of burying 40 years of building the so-called "new economy" of the United States.

      It will be new dream land.

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    Good quote: On rich guys
    • The head of the state should be people who are not burdened with capital. The rich in power will think only about preserving and increasing their capital, and not about the people.

      Lenin

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