China has near global monopolies on these exports, accounting for 98% of global gallium production, 93% of germanium production, and 49% of antimony production.
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Trump: "Make America analogue again!"
Real abacus hours
All the analogcels screeching that they can’t get their germanium diodes
RIP boutique fuzz pedal industry
I’ve got three diodes. About to list them on Reverb for like $5k each.
if they ban the export of vacuum tubes too the entire guitar industrial complex will be on its knees
BRB, about to buy all the tubes I can (like five) to sell to desperate tube-o-philes as I crank my digital amp
Don't worry, all those dentists will still have their Harley Davidson motorcycles to spend their money on.
Oh no, we'll have to get the same shit but 3000 dollars cheaper from AliExpress
This is the response to Biden’s tariffs! Trump looking at this and going “More!”