Lots of interesting news today

jeepinmatt said:
I've seen how quickly and easily the window people can change a pane or gasket or frame on our windows here at the office. I ain't throwing a puppy at it.
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Right? I've seen how these things go in. I don't trust them as far as I could kick them, literally.
 
JSJJ388 said:
Right? I've seen the guys that put these things go in. I don't trust them as far as I could kick them, literally.
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FIFY
 
Either tragedy averted in Atlanta today, or the media is puffing it up. Probably a little of both. Poor guy just left his assault weapon in the car while he stopped in for some airport coffee.

 
RatLabGuy said:
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Chinese Technicians Boldly Tried to Reverse Engineer ASML’s DUV Machines; Only to Break Them & Call the Dutch Firm For Help

Chinese engineers did manage to 'break' ASML's DUV equipment, and actually called out the Dutch firm to sort out the problem.
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Nothing surprising there except that i took so long for them to get to that point. There aren't laws in China that make what they were doing illegal, so it's just the way business is conducted, and if you don't want your product or process copied, you don't sell to a company in China.

Even though the Chinese engineers weren't successful in putting the system back in operation, I'm sure they learned a lot tearing it down and trying, and they'll be watching closely while ASML gets it back to operational.
 
zuke said:
Nothing surprising there except that i took so long for them to get to that point. There aren't laws in China that make what they were doing illegal, so it's just the way business is conducted, and if you don't want your product or process copied, you don't sell to a company in China.
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This

We get tons of lighting reps in our office that are furious with China buying their products and doing exactly what these folks did. As an example, More "Rigid" LED lights are Chinese copies than actual Rigid lights. Down to the packaging and QR codes on the boards. You have to take the light apart and look at the solder points to tell.
 
kaiser715 said:
UP merger with Norfolk Southern in 85 billion deal

Maybe we will someday see 4014 on the East coast?

Historic rail merger connects Union Pacific, Norfolk Southern tracks | Fox Business

The merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern will reshape the U.S. logistics landscape while preserving union jobs and creating a combined company worth more than $250 billion.
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Maybe......

www.trains.com

Union Pacific plans to send the Big Boy from coast to coast for America’s 250th - Trains

OMAHA, Neb. — Union Pacific plans to send Big Boy No. 4014 on a transcontinental trip next year as part of the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations. “I want to run Big Boy across the country,” CEO Jim Vena told Trains on Thursday. Vena says that he’s had discussions with Norfolk Southern CEO...
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It's not looking good for Jamaica.

"It could challenge the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane (892mb) for the strongest hurricane to ever make landfall in the Atlantic Basin. This is a horrible development for Jamaica because it means Melissa will likely be at its peak strength when it makes landfall. The core of destructive winds will cause complete structural failure to even the strongest of buildings. Winds in the mountains will exceed 200 mph. Trees will be completely deforested and debarked. Infrastructure exposed to the winds will be completely destroyed. This means long-duration power outages and communications failure. Heavy flooding rain and mudslides will wash away roads, isolating communities for long periods of time. On the coast, life-threatening storm surge will cause additional destruction."

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benXJ said:
Billions of $$ are waiting to be laundered!!!

I bet Hillary is already writing checks

I wonder if its too late for me to start a 'minority' owned biz and get sone lucrative rebuilding contracts?
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Really? Hundreds, probably thousands, of people are about to die because of an unavoidable natural disaster and this is the choice of reply? :shaking:
 
benXJ said:
Billions of $$ are waiting to be laundered!!!

I bet Hillary is already writing checks

I wonder if its too late for me to start a 'minority' owned biz and get sone lucrative rebuilding contracts?
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You aint fucking lying, sorry JeepinMatt but the American tax base is tired of always being the go to for world disasters.
 
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