Thanks Matt, I live in New Zealand at the end of the supply chain (maybe the start for some things). I love the things it provides, bananas, pineapple, laptops, but also know it is not forever.
I have worked in tech all my career, I have had the thought many times how long this code will live for - maybe 10 years is a good run for most software. More recently I have been thinking about how long the technology I have will last. Laptops 8-10 years something breaks in them, same for a internet router, hard drives, the little wireless charger next to my bed has stopped working the last couple of days - maybe 4 years old. The phone I am writing this on is about 6 years old.
This technology rich society without constant renewal stops in a decade. Amazing how tenuous this all is. Where are your photos, your music, your letters, your books.
P.s. typo I think “This surpassed the previous record of 22 in 202.”
Thanks Matt, I live in New Zealand at the end of the supply chain (maybe the start for some things). I love the things it provides, bananas, pineapple, laptops, but also know it is not forever.
I have worked in tech all my career, I have had the thought many times how long this code will live for - maybe 10 years is a good run for most software. More recently I have been thinking about how long the technology I have will last. Laptops 8-10 years something breaks in them, same for a internet router, hard drives, the little wireless charger next to my bed has stopped working the last couple of days - maybe 4 years old. The phone I am writing this on is about 6 years old.
This technology rich society without constant renewal stops in a decade. Amazing how tenuous this all is. Where are your photos, your music, your letters, your books.
P.s. typo I think “This surpassed the previous record of 22 in 202.”
Hey Matt. Just a little correction, my understanding was similar to yours regarding the silicon being used to make the wafers, but apparently the quartz is used to make the crucibles the silicon is smelted in as per this piece from Kurt Cobb: https://resourceinsights.blogspot.com/2024/10/single-point-of-failure-hurricane.html