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An unprecedented look into TSMC gives insight into iPhone chip production
When the US belatedly took part in WW2 because of the attack on Pearl Harbour - it was 'neutral' for over two years if not leaning towards the Nazis - instead of helping an ally it provided assistance at a price. That price was only finished being repaid by the UK in 2006. It is a modern US politically-motivated myth that the US has paid for the defence of Europe. The UK did and continues to do so along with other European NATO and EU partners. Goodness know what price will be extracted from Ukraine for the current US 'assistance', but I imagine there will be a good profit in it. People always get rich from wars, especially in the US.Dooofus said:
Yes. America (mostly) has paid for the defense of Europe for the last 80 years. Not surprisingly, they can afford lavish social programs.timmillea said:"A in-person visit" should be "An in-person visit".
"$450 for a one-bedroom." should be "$450 for a one-bedroom apartment."
On the subject of the matter, the comment that American engineers regard TSMC's working conditions as "sweatshop", we in the UK would have the same comment about US work and pay - long hours and little annual paid holiday. Then the average European would think the same about us in the UK. It appears there is a hierarchy. It is probably best to be a worker in Spain or France where the hours are short, they have siestas, 6 weeks+ annual paid holiday, a high statutory minimum wage, early retirement and very generous pensions. If you are the owner of a business, the opposite is true. Working conditions in Taiwan are like those in the UK 100 years ago and the US is somewhere in between.
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An unprecedented look into TSMC gives insight into iPhone chip production
"A in-person visit" should be "An in-person visit".
"$450 for a one-bedroom." should be "$450 for a one-bedroom apartment."
On the subject of the matter, the comment that American engineers regard TSMC's working conditions as "sweatshop", we in the UK would have the same comment about US work and pay - long hours and little annual paid holiday. Then the average European would think the same about us in the UK. It appears there is a hierarchy. It is probably best to be a worker in Spain or France where the hours are short, they have siestas, 6 weeks+ annual paid holiday, a high statutory minimum wage, early retirement and very generous pensions. If you are the owner of a business, the opposite is true. Working conditions in Taiwan are like those in the UK 100 years ago and the US is somewhere in between.
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Apple doubles its $1 billion investment in German R&D
The Germans only know how to make lager, not beer.xyzzy-xxx said:
German beer rulesdominikhoffmann said:… and to be located right next to the Spaten-Franziskaner-Bräu brewery!
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Apple issues beta firmware update for Studio Display
Agreed Saarek. The most irritating thing to me is endless updates. A manufacturer should be able to prove that a product meets its specifications upon release and leave it at that, forever.
I don't have Microsoft software on my Mac for this very reason - except that Microsoft took over the To Do app when I was heavily invested in it. Now 'Microsoft To Do' needs updating several times a week.
There should be an absolute ban on updates unless the updated app can be proved to be correct and even then, once once a year. -
Etekcity ESN-C551S food scale review: An inexpensive way to keep your body lean
More precision than to 1g is not only unnecessary but adds 'noise' making the display harder to read. If you are weighing gold 0.1g makes a difference, but not with pasta, rice, fish, etc. i.e. the purpose for which it was designed!
