savuporo
savuporo OP t1_je2sltf wrote
Reply to comment by Prophayne_ in $52 Billion Chipmaking Plan Is Racing Toward Failure by savuporo
> I'm sorry, but did this person just say that making it ourselves isn't good enough and we should just subsidize asian industries?
No, you apparently didn't read the article. What the editors letter is saying is that just throwing money at the problem isn't doing what's expected.
They point out three major flaws in the current plan - flaws that pretty much anyone in the industry could have predicted
savuporo t1_iy5fwas wrote
Reply to Elon Musk’s Boring Company ghosts cities across America - The tunnel venture has repeatedly teased local officials with a pledge to ‘solve soul-destroying traffic,’ only to back out by asteriskspace
On the other hand, US seems to struggle with building protected bike paths. Perhaps we could repurpose some of those tunnels /s
savuporo OP t1_je3f0lc wrote
Reply to comment by DonQuixBalls in $52 Billion Chipmaking Plan Is Racing Toward Failure by savuporo
> Sounds like a streamlined approval process is what's desperately needed
That's ... precisely what the article advocates for. And also for streamlined immigration of absolutely required skilled talent, because US education system isn't producing nearly enough
"Streamlined approvals" ( aka less regulation ) is also desperately needed for things like building out infrastructure