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Random Stranger posted:From what I remember from my IC manufacturing courses, neon isn't used in every process. And since it's used to keep a neutral environment, it's potentially possible to substitute another noble gas. But I'm sure there's weird complications there that mean you can't just swap out the neon bottle for an argon bottle. Even if you could just swap out neon for argon, you still have to get argon, and I'm guessing there isn't a huge surplus of that.
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ultrafilter posted:Even if you could just swap out neon for argon, you still have to get argon, and I'm guessing there isn't a huge surplus of that. you will simply have to outcompete every industry that involves welding
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Random Stranger posted:From what I remember from my IC manufacturing courses, neon isn't used in every process. And since it's used to keep a neutral environment, it's potentially possible to substitute another noble gas. But I'm sure there's weird complications there that mean you can't just swap out the neon bottle for an argon bottle. I thought the neon was for the lasers?
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:Is it not possible to expand the extraction operations that exist outside of Ukraine? Yes, but not worth it just for the neon unless prices get outrageously high. You may have seen in articles on the subject that neon in ukraine was a byproduct of the steel industry. This is because high quality steel uses a lot of separated gasses -- pure oxygen in one stage, inert nitrogen or argon in others. So a big steel plant benefits from having somebody next door doing cryogenic air separation. The neon, and other rare gasses, come out as well but aren't needed for steel. So they're a "byproduct" even though the neon technically has nothing to do with steel itself. So anybody anywhere can start making neon by making air really cold, but if nobody's buying the rest of the air it's not a viable business. And an existing cryogenic operation probably doesn't want to scale up for the same reason: they're producing all the air that the steel plant across the street needs. Make twice as much air, sell just the neon: that doesn't balance unless neon is very dear. ultrafilter posted:It is very opaque but the Ukrainian factories produced about half of the global supply. Some of them can be restarted relatively quickly, but one of the big ones was in Mariupol, and that's not coming back online any time soon. the steel plant was in Mariupol but the air company is apparently in Odessa still not very helpful for the above-mentioned reasons, plus the nothing's leaving Odessa via ship
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ultrafilter posted:Even if you could just swap out neon for argon, you still have to get argon, and I'm guessing there isn't a huge surplus of that. Argon is the third most abundant gas in the atmosphere. We're not going to run out any time soon.
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:Same thing goes for Palladium, though there, the chipmakers will be competing with the automotive industry. Good luck with that. At least the supply seems more diverse? Would be a shame if something happened to the automotive industry’s chip supply. 
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HappyHippo posted:I thought the neon was for the lasers? Maybe it is, but I'm thinking of transistor construction where at least one method involves throwing reactive material around and letting it build up deposits. I'll concede I could be off on how neon is used and where, though.
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Zopotantor posted:Argon is the third most abundant gas in the atmosphere. We're not going to run out any time soon. You have to get it out of the atmosphere and in bottles for the manufacturing process.
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Random Stranger posted:Maybe it is, but I'm thinking of transistor construction where at least one method involves throwing reactive material around and letting it build up deposits. I'll concede I could be off on how neon is used and where, though. Here's a good rundown on the situation: https://www.rdworldonline.com/why-theres-a-neon-shortage-and-why-it-matters/ Basically, it's used for the lasers. You need a continuous supply because it eventually gets contaminated. You can make neon anywhere, but economies of scale favour huge air separation plants, which produce the neon as a byproduct. Ukraine has these huge plants to supply the local steel industry. With those shut down, the cost of neon will go up.
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nachos posted:I have a hard time believing people who stashed their money in UST also had the discipline to save 150k for 20 years. Especially with what sounds like multiple medical expenses. I would assume either a fraction of the claimed 150k was invested when what they put it in was much lower, and they're counting they're theoretical gains as losses. Or could just have been an inheritance.
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HappyHippo posted:Here's a good rundown on the situation: https://www.rdworldonline.com/why-theres-a-neon-shortage-and-why-it-matters/ 
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continuing to buy tha dip. each time i buy my average cost declines, perfectly setting me up for epic gains 
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Chinatown posted:continuing to buy tha dip. each time i buy my average cost declines, perfectly setting me up for epic gains You know if you just want to waste money, you could send it to me.
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Zil posted:You know if you just want to waste money, you could send it to me. What are your return rates?
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happyhippy posted:What are your return rates? -57%
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Zil posted:-57% In the current crypto market that's extremely competitive.
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numberoneposter posted:im pulling my tiny 0.01861354 i too am jerking off
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haljordan posted:Florida used to have this nutjob tax collector who had his guys running around with guns and badges for no good reason. He also started a fire in city hall when the crypto mining rig he purchased illegally burst into flames. Josh Greenberg, who was trying to get Matt Gaetz a preemptive pardon for screwing underage girls, and had six charges against himself for the same thing. I know, an amazing coincidence that sort of thing happening in bitcoin. https://www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com/2021/04/it-did-get-weird-enough-for-me
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taco show posted:I'm still catching up on this thread so sorry if this has been posted already but lol at this very catchy tiktok song Unironically the best thing crypto has created. It's a low bar.
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I’m getting laid in web3 The blockchain will prove it for me
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Wonder how many bitcoin boys are going to be jacking off in anger at that video. My guess is "all of them" but hey.
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taco show posted:I'm still catching up on this thread so sorry if this has been posted already but lol at this very catchy tiktok song tiktok's duet feature has really enabled some killer musical collaboration. i love this kind of thing.
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prom candy posted:tiktok's duet feature has really enabled some killer musical collaboration. i love this kind of thing. https://youtu.be/DWPJ25JSTH4 Is tiktok…good!?
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Gutcruncher posted:https://youtu.be/DWPJ25JSTH4 once the algorithm figures out what kind of weirdo you are it's probably the most entertaining social media site edit: I can't get the theme song to this channel out of my head https://www.tiktok.com/embed/7091765183437163822 prom candy fucked around with this message at 22:07 on May 19, 2022 |
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katka posted:What is this from? My Father’s Dragon I also just remembered that there’s an anime adaptation of it too, I should check that out. It’s probably adorable.
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Tormented posted:I have a friend that told me his brother just setup a Bitcoin mining operation in Florida over the last couple of weeks. loving LOL!!! Florida is one big grift, from time shares, to scientology, it's a purely grift based economy.
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divabot posted:Josh Greenberg, who was trying to get Matt Gaetz a preemptive pardon for screwing underage girls, and had six charges against himself for the same thing. Didnt they get caught from their Venmo payments? No wonder they want a (pseudo-) anonymous currency
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PhazonLink posted:except they have bad infosec. Thats laugably duggar levels of pointless incompetance. and its great.
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Parkingtigers posted:https://twitter.com/yorkshiretea/status/1526848431028936704?s=21&t=h6oLKoLZ64Lgq-gTXmtAiA That brand's social media intern did quite a good job with that post
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Somfin posted:That brand's social media intern did quite a good job with that post probably got him a job offer. good work intern
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staberind posted:Thats laugably duggar levels of pointless incompetance. Matthew Gertz : hellow agent smith, is this about the highschooler thing? I thing you got the wrong person.
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