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yoshimired.bsky.social
this is cold as fuck
January 14, 2026 at 4:04 AM
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jjbbllkk.bsky.social
January 17, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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70sbachchan.bsky.social
some common sense tooze takes in this:
-Trump a "symptom" of american decline
-Biden accelerated cold war
-"interlocking balance sheets" is right way to act on financial crisis
-West has to learn to live in the chinese century
-“China *is* the climate crisis & its solution”.
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January 17, 2026 at 2:11 AM
redpig5.bsky.social
Started at the bottom now we here
dennieedwards.bsky.social Dennie Edwards @dennieedwards.bsky.social · 1d
Detroit Auto Show 2006: The first Chinese car, a Geely 7151 CK sedan, debuts at the show. Geely intended to sell the sedan in the US by 2008.
Geely Chairman Li Shu F, standing next to the Geely 7151 CK sedan at the NAIAS in Detroit on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2006. AP Photo/Rob Widdis
January 16, 2026 at 2:01 PM
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johnosborn.bsky.social
An extraordinary obituary that is worth reading.
anjalikdayal.bsky.social Anjali Dayal @anjalikdayal.bsky.social · 1d
“After 48 hours of torture, Dr. Christie wrote a forced confession — ‘the best thing I ever wrote,’ he later told the BBC, noting that he had made sure the confession included ‘all my recommendations to the African National Congress’ about the best way to sabotage Koeberg and other facilities”
January 16, 2026 at 5:50 AM
redpig5.bsky.social
“Oooo it’ll never work, it’s a disaster, we can’t do this here” blah blah blah
peark.es George Pearkes @peark.es · 1d
TSMC discussion of Arizona fabs from their earnings call

- accelerating timelines
- going to build more
- aiming for ~30% of 2nm/cutting edge capacity in Arizona
- yields/defect density "almost equal to Taiwan"
- concerns over Taiwan electricity availability
Q - Gokul Hariharan{BIO 6332238 <GO>} Thanks, C.C. My second question is on the U.S. expansion. You're pulling in some of the capacity in response to customers. You're already starting plans for the Phase 4. There's a lot of media reports about TSMC might have to build more fabs in the U.S. How should we think about U.S. Expansion in principle over the next few years? I think previously you had talked about reaching 20% or even 30% of 2-nanometer capacity in the U.S. eventually. The total capacity could be in the U.S. Could you give us a little bit more detail about how that is progressing? And when could we get there in terms of the 30% or even 20% capacity? A - Jeff Sul{BIO 17275177 <GO>} Okay, so Gokul's second question is about our overseas expansion, particularly in the U.S. He notes, as C.C. said, we are pulling in the schedule for the fab 2 earlier. We're starting the application for the fourth fab. And so, his question is partly around recent reports that we intend to build more fabs in Arizona. So his question is, how should we, or how is TSMC thinking about the future expansion in Arizona? And we have said in the past that, around 30% of our 2-nanometer and more advanced capacity would be based in Arizona once we complete scaling out to this independent GIGAFAB cluster. So what is the time frame or timetable for that? How quickly can we get there? A - C.C. Wei That's a long question. We build a fab in Arizona, and we work hard. So, today, everything, even the yield or defect density, is almost equal to Taiwan. And due to the strong demand, as I just answered from the AI, stronger megatrend, all my customers, AI customers in the U.S. So they ask a lot of support from the U.S. fab. So because of that, we have to speed up our fab expansion in Arizona. In Taiwan also, actually, we increased most of the capacity in Taiwan. No doubt about it, because this is the most adjacent one we can progress very well. In the U.S., we try to speed it up, and progress is very good. We got the help from the government. Still, we have to meet all the requirements for the permit or those kind of things. So, both in Taiwan and in Arizona, we speed up our capacity expansion to meet the AI demand. I can always say one word. The capacity is very tight. We work very hard to narrow the gap so far. Probably this year, next year, we have to work extremely hard to narrow the gap. We just bought a second land in Arizona. Let's give you a hint. That's what we plan to do, because we need it. We are going to expand many fabs over there, and this GIGAFAB cluster can help us to improve the productivity, to lower down the cost, and to serve our customers in the U.S. better. With strong collaboration and support from our leading U.S. customers and the U.S. Federal, state and city government, we are speeding up our capacity expansion in Arizona and executing well to our plan. Our first fab has already successfully entered high-volume production in 4Q '24. Construction of our second fab is already complete, and tool moving and installation is planned in 2026. Due to the strong demand from our customers, we are also putting forward the production schedule and now expect to enter high-volume manufacturing in the second half of 2027. Construction of our third fab has already started, and we are in the process of applying for permits to begin the construction of our fourth fab, and fourth advanced packaging fab. Furthermore, we have just completed the purchase of a second large piece of land nearby to support our current expansion plan and provide more flexibility in response to the very strong multi-year AI-related demand. Our plan will enable TSMC to scale up an independent GIGAFAB cluster in Arizona to support the needs of our leading-edge customers in smartphone, AI, and HPC applications. A - C.C. Wei Well, Laura, let me tell you first, I worry about the electricity in Taiwan first. I need to have a lot of -- enough electricity so I can start to expand the capacity without any limitation, but talking about, build a lot of AI data center all over the world, I use one of my customers' customers answer that asked the same question. They told me that they planned this one five, six years ago already. So, as I said, those cloud service provider are smart, very smart. If I knew that, I would -- anyway.
January 15, 2026 at 1:51 PM
redpig5.bsky.social
I’ve proudly owned a Honda Fit since 2014 - before it was cool!
niedermeyer.online e.w. niedermeyer @niedermeyer.online · 2d
the honda fit has always been the most obviously bluesky car ever
jeremymx.bsky.social jeremy @jeremymx.bsky.social · 2d
it’s actually surprising it took this long for everyone on bsky to admit they love and/or drive a Honda Fit
January 15, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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We raced one in a few hour hour endurance races. Contact was permitted, encouraged even.
It was a fucking soldier.
January 14, 2026 at 8:21 PM
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vintageracer.bsky.social
I raced this one in a 12-hour event (until another driver wrecked it so we DNF'd)
January 14, 2026 at 7:59 PM
redpig5.bsky.social
Fascinating thread on a terrible trend!
liane.bsky.social Liane Yvkoff @liane.bsky.social · 2d
A couple years ago, I was commissioned to write an article about the origin of all black wheels, and I don’t think it was ever published—at least not online. The assigning editor and his team had a hunch that it started with the Grand National. It did not. I know this because 1/
January 15, 2026 at 3:09 AM
redpig5.bsky.social
They even are advocating for physical door handles!
January 15, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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laurimyllyvirta.bsky.social
NEW: Coal-fired power generation fell in both China and India in 2025, for the first time since 1973. The drop came after record clean energy additions in both countries, and was the first time that clean energy was a major driver of falling coal power use.
January 13, 2026 at 4:56 AM
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matthewdownhour.bsky.social
This too is gender
matthewdownhour.bsky.social Matthew Downhour @matthewdownhour.bsky.social · 4d
I think many thousands of Americans are defaulting on Silverados rather than settling for Altimas
January 13, 2026 at 2:14 AM
redpig5.bsky.social
Cars!
theoderic.bsky.social Anonymous policy lawyer @theoderic.bsky.social · 4d
Another consequence of rising inequality:

Nearly every adult-adjacent hobby that’s even minimally collectible has pivoted to catering to “whales” as their core business model — people who chuck huge piles of money into Acquiring Stuff — rather than making things for the average hobbyist.
scribblesscript.bsky.social Kevin @scribblesscript.bsky.social · 4d
I get that Lego is for adult collectors at this point but Jesus Christ
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 AM
redpig5.bsky.social
Honda Fit stays winning 💪
yanquigohome.bsky.social 우리가이긴다 @yanquigohome.bsky.social · 4d
I've absolutely done a 180 on Will. What a king
January 12, 2026 at 6:09 PM
redpig5.bsky.social
I’m going to use this the next time my wife bullies me.
January 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
redpig5.bsky.social
My dream of a sub-$30k Taycan daily gets closer every day…
January 12, 2026 at 5:32 PM
redpig5.bsky.social
Everything is gender, sorry
January 12, 2026 at 4:23 PM
redpig5.bsky.social
Kei supercar!
midnightdorifto.bsky.social Team Radar Love @midnightdorifto.bsky.social · 4d
good morning everyone, let’s get today started right with with a ZZ

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January 12, 2026 at 3:13 PM
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peipolitical.bsky.social
In China, driverless delivery vans have become a total meme, they plow through crumbling roads, fresh concrete, motorcycles, anything.
Nothing stops them. #cdnpoli
January 12, 2026 at 8:51 AM
redpig5.bsky.social
If you own a BMW this is what you look like sorry #carshitposting
January 12, 2026 at 3:48 AM
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rarebutnobodycares.bsky.social
No better way to wrap the weekend than with a bit of light German pornography. #weirdcarbs
January 11, 2026 at 6:21 PM
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January 12, 2026 at 1:36 AM
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hikoukihikouki9.bsky.social
> There are people out there swapping their SUVs for Fihs
January 12, 2026 at 1:45 AM
redpig5.bsky.social
QOTD: What car do you want most, but know would be an absolutely miserable experience to own?
January 11, 2026 at 10:42 PM