yogthos

yogthos , 1 month ago to worldnews in The international diplomatic war over Taiwan’s status just escalated sharply

let’s just say it’s not going well, TSMC has zero incentive to actually finish the project because it will take all the leverage they have from them

www.12news.com/…/75-71fa7c9b-a0ee-4b7d-b501-dc536…

restofworld.org/2024/tsmc-arizona-expansion/

tomshardware.com/…/us-government-doles-out-paltry…

yogthos , 1 month ago to worldnews in Israeli army strapped wounded Palestinian to jeep

that’s because wasps don’t consider Palestinians to be human

yogthos , 1 month ago to worldnews in Israeli army strapped wounded Palestinian to jeep

The United States is unable to find any human rights abuses by the IDF 🤡

yogthos OP , 1 month ago to worldnews in China tells US it would prevail in a Taiwan conflict without using nukes

Moving equipment across complex supply lines has absolutely been a problem, and many commentators have talks about how much more difficult it is for US to ship weapons to Ukraine than for Russia. This should be obvious, yet here we are.

yogthos OP , 1 month ago to worldnews in China tells US it would prevail in a Taiwan conflict without using nukes

😀

yogthos OP , 1 month ago to memes in Memetic Evolution

lol it’s like an island ecosystem :)

yogthos OP , 1 month ago to worldnews in China tells US it would prevail in a Taiwan conflict without using nukes

And of course none of these problems would apply to burger empire who would have to attack China from across the ocean requiring far more complex supply chains. I mean just look how well burgerlander proxy war against Russia is going.

yogthos OP , 1 month ago to worldnews in China tells US it would prevail in a Taiwan conflict without using nukes

It’s just a policing action bro.

yogthos OP , 1 month ago to science in Recycling Plastic Is a Dangerous Waste of Time

The reality is that every source will have some sort of a view point which constitutes a bias. I think people should be careful with all sources, and it’s actually good to look at viewpoints from across the spectrum. You don’t have to agree with them or trust them, but it’s often useful to understand their perspective even if for the purpose of framing a counterpoint. If you know a source like quillette has a particular bias, then you just keep it in mind when you read it.

The sources I dismiss are the ones that can’t provide primary sources for the claims they make or are known to be factually wrong. These are the kinds of sources that constitute a waste of time and should be avoided.

yogthos OP , 1 month ago to programmerhumor in Meetings vs productivity

indeed

yogthos OP , 1 month ago to programmerhumor in Meetings vs productivity

Yeah also true, you’re generally not gonna start doing anything if you know you’re getting interrupted anyways.

yogthos OP , 1 month ago to worldnews in China tells US it would prevail in a Taiwan conflict without using nukes

I do think that US military is far more sober than US politicians, so let’s hope that they really have some leverage within the system and can put their foot down when push comes to shove. Otherwise, we’re very likely headed for a nuclear holocaust.

yogthos OP , 1 month ago to worldnews in China tells US it would prevail in a Taiwan conflict without using nukes

All the bombing of Yemen US has been doing sure fooled me.

yogthos OP , 1 month ago to worldnews in China tells US it would prevail in a Taiwan conflict without using nukes

You just have to look at a map to understand that. For starters, Taiwan imports over 90% of its energy. China just needs to blockade trade for Taiwan and the economy there will collapse overnight. Taiwan being an island makes it much harder to US to assist it as well, and US would be acting as the attacker in this scenario because China can launch missiles from the mainland just the same way Yemen does, while US would be forced to move assets from far away.

yogthos OP , 1 month ago to worldnews in Japan Dumps $63 Billion Worth U.S. Bonds

It’s because people are expecting US to start cutting rates at some point like the other countries have been, and since the rates are currently high it makes the dollar relatively stronger.