Hurricane Helene devastates quartz mines critical for worldwide semiconductor manufacturing (www.tomshardware.com)
from misk@sopuli.xyz to technology@lemmy.world on 02 Oct 2024 16:44
https://sopuli.xyz/post/17633718

cross-posted from: sopuli.xyz/post/17633666

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[deleted] on 02 Oct 2024 17:41 next collapse

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sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 02 Oct 2024 18:55 next collapse

Interesting headline to run considering the causalities this thing caused...

Between this and Israel war, does anyone even give a fuck that people died?

helenslunch@feddit.nl on 02 Oct 2024 20:36 next collapse

I’m sure they do but reporting on deaths or any other form of devastation doesn’t preclude them from also reporting on things that might affect the global economy.

[deleted] on 02 Oct 2024 21:11 collapse

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helenslunch@feddit.nl on 02 Oct 2024 21:13 collapse

I literally have no idea what any of that is supposed to mean or how it’s related to this discussion.

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 02 Oct 2024 21:16 collapse

And that's the issue...

helenslunch@feddit.nl on 02 Oct 2024 21:21 collapse

I agree.

Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 02 Oct 2024 21:42 collapse

Yeah people are dying but won’t somebody please think of the share holders!

ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de on 02 Oct 2024 22:26 collapse

While all the wafer dies made come from this mine, it can be synthesized. This won’t end high end production, even if it were destroyed completely.

sunzu2@thebrainbin.org on 02 Oct 2024 23:21 collapse

Yeah but that would deff hurt the mine owner tho, have you thought about that?

ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de on 03 Oct 2024 02:08 collapse

That’s what’s extra stupid. Damned thing isn’t even US owned. It’s a private company from Belgium.