Subj : Re: Bye Bye iPod
To   : Ennev
From : Moondog
Date : Wed May 11 2022 21:51:00

  Re: Re: Bye Bye iPod
  By: Ennev to Moondog on Wed May 11 2022 08:51 am

 >  > I guess because I've always been a bit on the autistic spectrum disorder
 >  > side, I never saw a dying need to keep up with the Jones'.  I was hung up
 >  > the concept of what people related to as "normal" behavior.  I was happy
 >  > with a ch eap but reliable Taiwanese portable tape player, and didn't car
 >  > about the vanity factor of owning the latest version Walkman. I did feel
 >  > what it was
 > 
 > I get you, myself it was only the fact that I wasn't limited to only a few
 > songs that I would get tired of hearing, and podcasts. And the battery life,
 > not having to recharge AA all the time and having more than a few hours of
 > music was cool.
 > 
 > 
 >  >  It also taught  us kids to value what we could have, and to be smart wit
 >  > the money we earned.  Some of the best things in life are not things.
 > 
 > So sad that profit at all cost where outsourcing was the norm without regard
 > people's life. And with the problem in the work right now, having the buildi
 > capacity in the country would definitely help with the shortages. Myself I
 > would be ready to pay an extra few extra $$ to have something built locally 
 > fairly.
 > 

Speaking of outsourcing, Russia is where they were at before WWI.  While they
have local productoin of their tanks and other military vehicles, the more
comlex engine componnents drivetrain and electronic components come from
either Germany or Czecheslovakia.  Same goes with their aircraft and
missiles.  With current embargos, they cannot make replacement tanks or have
the parts to fix things that break in the field.

On that note, imagine if there was a limited conflict with China, and
electronics from the Pacific Rim nations were cut off from being shipped
outside of their navy's control. How many companies int he US or Canada or
even Europe have the ability to make electronic component, pcb manufacturing,
and pick and place assembly technology.  How about basic materials for making
batteries and led's for lasers and flashlights?

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