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Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock

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Re: Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock

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Post by gruez »

schiffern wrote: post #282
srik wrote: post #192

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Living in developing countries taught me to never plugin expensive computers without a surge protector UPS.

Commercial uses layered surge protectors (Type I, II, and III), which is also recommended for other users but rarely followed. In surge prone areas, at a minimum I would have good quality whole-house surge protector (eg Siemens 140 or Eaton 108), and a good quality surge protector strip for any computer/TV/phone charger. I also put surge protectors in front of expensive white goods like the fridge, washer/dryer, dish…

>In surge prone areas

What areas are surge prone?

Re: Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock

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Post by JSR_FDED »

xandrius wrote: post #276
Choco31415 wrote: post #240

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I’m still doing great even with an M2!

Still loving my M1 to be honest!

It’s super annoying. I’m salivating over all the new announcements but my M1 16GB 1TB will likely last another 5 years.

Re: Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock

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Post by gruez »

david_allison wrote: post #318
schiffern wrote: post #282

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Commercial uses layered surge protectors (Type I, II, and III), which is also recommended for other users but rarely followed. In surge prone areas, at a minimum I would have good quality whole-house surge protector (eg Siemens 140 or Eaton 108), and a good quality surge protector strip for any computer/TV/phone charger. I also put surge protectors in front of expensive white goods like the fridge, washer/dryer, dish…

> Nothing (reasonable) can protect against direct lightning strikes Belkin make a number of surge protectors which offer a connected equipment warranty in the UK. Admittedly: financial protection, not data protection, but I felt it was worthwhile for the peace of mind. https://www.belkin.com/id/p/6-outlet-surge-protection-strip-...

>Admittedly: financial protection, not data protection

You should have data backups regardless, because there are plenty of ways to lose data that don't involve power surges.

Re: Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock

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Post by permalac »

vdfs wrote: post #289
ordu wrote: post #271

It is not just oil and helium supply chains, it is nitrogen fertilizers also, and in a season when they are needed the most: https://www.science.org/content/blog-post/nitrogen-ammonia-a...

Aluminum too, Qatar shutdown a smelting plant which take a year to restart

I did some research.

They were shutting down because of lack of gas. They secured some, so they will not shut down, only operate at 60% capacity.

If they shut down they represent less than 1% of world production.

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Post by JSR_FDED »

FreezingKeeper wrote: post #220
Joel_Mckay wrote: post #210

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The simple line-conditioners were surprisingly effective, and are a fraction of the cost of lab/medical grade galvanic isolation ferroresonant transformers. =3

What’s with the ‘cock and balls’ emoticon?

Can never unsee that now

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Post by joemi »

haunter wrote: post #244
realo wrote: post #239

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Hint : GE Force Now ssshhhhh... do not tell anyone I told you...

It's horrible. Bad quality, bad latency, can't mod the games etc. And worse you have to pay for it when you already have a more than capable computer.

Is the computer in question really "more than capable" if it "can't play the games [you] want to play"?

I've used geforce now on my mac before and didn't have latency issues. I wasn't using it for any competitive games where you need ultrafast twitchy response, but I did use if for plenty of FPSes and never had any issues. And I don't have super fast internet, just the basic package from Spectrum. So I wouldn't say it's bad, though admittedly it might not be the best latency achievable in the gaming world.

Re: Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock

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Post by joemi »

JSR_FDED wrote: post #332
xandrius wrote: post #276

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Still loving my M1 to be honest!

It’s super annoying. I’m salivating over all the new announcements but my M1 16GB 1TB will likely last another 5 years.

Same here. I've never had a machine feel so great for so long before!

Re: Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock

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Post by joemi »

remus wrote: post #224
SlightlyLeftPad wrote: post #160

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Silver lining: literally all Macs are a total steal right now.

I mean they're still expensive, they just seem relatively good value because everything else has gotten more expensive.

All value is relative, so everything else getting more expensive is essentially the same as macs getting cheaper.

Re: Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock

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Post by cmrdporcupine »

MOSI2 wrote: post #215
tencentshill wrote: post #99

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The goal is to keep the oil in the ground, to not be burned or to be made into plastics.

It's not just plastics. Practically every substance we use and rely on to maintain civilisation as we know it has a petrochemical or fossil fuel base. I understand the not burning fossil fuel thing, but why can't it be seen like another mineral resource?

Many of the other things (plastics esp) are byproducts after refining for fuel. If the fuel isn't consumed, the byproducts would become cost ineffective.

Don't "worry" though. Oil consumption is going up not down.

Just don't have kids.

Re: Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock

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Post by toss1 »

gruez wrote: post #331
schiffern wrote: post #282

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Commercial uses layered surge protectors (Type I, II, and III), which is also recommended for other users but rarely followed. In surge prone areas, at a minimum I would have good quality whole-house surge protector (eg Siemens 140 or Eaton 108), and a good quality surge protector strip for any computer/TV/phone charger. I also put surge protectors in front of expensive white goods like the fridge, washer/dryer, dish…

>In surge prone areas What areas are surge prone?

Areas with lots of thunderstorms. Also more rural areas with long power lines with few taps off for customers — the long runs are both exposed to many nearby strikes and accept induction well, and the few customers are fewer power sinks to dissipate the spike. So, you're more likely to get hit, and hit harder.
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