Game called due to lack of interest

[Eagler]

I dunno.

Every time Shame posts one of his muting screens, the conversations look pretty hostile.

If there a material difference in tone between day and night crews?

If you are handling the Idiocracy here, ch 200 in ma is a cake walk..

Eagler

[Animl-AW]

Sure am glad we have former players policing us after they froth at the mouth for 15 pages.

200 is heaven compared to what they bring here

[CptTrips]

No more upgrading for me in the foreseeable future but I have spare machines, two of which satisfy my requirements. The US is ramping up to produce all sorts of "chips" and I think we'll see more competitive pricing in the not too distant future.

I know we are ramping up some, but I understood it is a mammoth undertaking.  It's not only building the fabrication facilities but training the workers.  If we lost Taiwanese production in a year or two due to invasion, it would be very ugly regardless of current efforts.

**Realistically: not months — years.**

If Taiwan’s chip supply suddenly vanished, the U.S. could **not fully replace it quickly**, especially not for advanced TSMC-class chips.

**Rough timeline:**

| Category                                         |       U.S. replacement time |
| ------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------: |
| Existing inventory / rerouting supply            |         **weeks to months** |
| More output from existing U.S./allied fabs       |    **6–24 months**, limited |
| Mature chips: autos, appliances, industrial      |               **2–5 years** |
| Advanced logic: Apple/Nvidia/AMD/AI/server chips |             **5–10+ years** |
| Full Taiwan-scale ecosystem replacement          | **10+ years**, maybe longer |

The key problem is that Taiwan is not just “some fabs.” It is a dense ecosystem of fabs, suppliers, engineers, packaging, testing, process know-how, and customer-tuned production. Taiwan itself recently said moving even **40%** of its chipmaking capacity to the U.S. is “impossible” in the near term because the ecosystem took decades to build. ([Reuters][1])

TSMC Arizona helps, but it does not solve the problem. Its U.S. fabs are ramping, with 4nm already underway and more advanced nodes planned later, but even TSMC’s full Arizona buildout is described as eventually producing about **30% of TSMC’s most advanced chips**, not replacing Taiwan outright. ([Axios][2])

A major bottleneck is **advanced packaging**. Even chips fabricated in Arizona may need advanced packaging capacity that is still being built; TSMC’s Arizona packaging plant is planned for around **2029**, with Amkor expected earlier for some capacity. ([Reuters][3])

So the blunt answer: **the U.S. could limp along within months, partially substitute within a few years, but replacing Taiwan’s high-end chip output would likely take most of a decade or more.** For AI accelerators, high-end GPUs, leading-edge CPUs, phones, networking, and defense electronics, the shock would be severe.

[1]: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-says-40-shift-chip-capacity-us-is-impossible-2026-02-09/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "Taiwan says 40% shift of chip capacity to US is 'impossible'"
[2]: https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2025/04/17/tsmc-arizona-manufacture-advanced-chips-semiconductor?utm_source=chatgpt.com "TSMC says it will manufacture 30% of most advanced chips in Arizona"
[3]: https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/tsmc-plans-open-chip-packaging-plant-arizona-by-2029-executive-says-2026-04-22/?utm_source=chatgpt.com "TSMC plans to open chip packaging plant in Arizona by 2029, executive says"

[CptTrips]

Oh yeah, they are the ones that have to have the latest and greatest of everything. Those folks will be like that until they run out of coin.

Yep.  Like guys and their boats or planes.

[AKIron]

Wouldn't an invasion of Taiwan require the invaders to have fuel?

[AKIron]

I took a hit on BBS points on the most recently closed thread so can't get political. I'll say no more on Taiwan. 

[The Fugitive]

I dunno.

Every time Shame posts one of his muting screens, the conversations look pretty hostile.

If there a material difference in tone between day and night crews?

Well it depends whether Shame is on or not.   

[CptTrips]

Wouldn't an invasion of Taiwan require the invaders to have fuel?

Interesting question.

It's not far.  100 nm?  About like invading Cuba?

I'm sure the military keeps it's invasion contingency fuels stockpile separately from it's civilian store.  I'm sure it's always kept topped off.

I don't see any fuel disruption preventing an invasion. 

In fact, I would assume they are accelerating their planning with our Pacific fleet stuck playing school-crossing-guard in the Strait.

If the PLA don't see this as the best opportunity in decades, right freakin NOW,  then Xi needs to shoot even more of his generals.

If it were me, I'd be gettin giggy wit it right NOW.

They are (publically stated) committed to it.  There literally will never again be a better time if you are going to do it.

[CptTrips]

I took a hit on BBS points on the most recently closed thread so can't get political. I'll say no more on Taiwan.

If you look at your points, you are kneeling, slave.

[Animl-AW]

Hilarious he speaks of SHANE after vomiting on th bbs everywhere himself, 100x more than SHANE Always making post personal but he’s the messiah of peace and the holy word.

New day, different target, same hypocrisy on steroids


Thank God we are policed by disgruntled former players

I guess we all need their superior to life approval.

Feed stray dogs and wonder why family gets bit

[Randy1]

One huge advantage we have over other games is we know each other.  Do not discount that.

[Shane]

Well it depends whether Shame is on or not.   

Mah, barking up the wrong tree when put up against, say flapper or any GVer...

What set me down the path of having the .rpt function abused was calling out the morning bish swarmbois for their all-in behavior. Hurt their widdle weegos. It's generally morning when it occurred. 

Evenings are more balanced, altho' I still call out the double teaming.

I never pursued it by calling HTC, and that just let it build up to weebzters like PTBop, 99Capera, Gotcha, et al masing that .rpt button just because they can't figure out squelch and chose to feel some pretned "offense."

You saw it get stepped down on by HTC briefly when they used it against gldnbb - yes, annoying but not offensive - warning people not to abuse the .rpt function.

Yet - here we are, it's still being abused by the same old suspects.  HTC can easily review the .rpt logs and try to figure it all out, but why would he? I 'm realistic enough to know this so just take the .rpt abuse in stride, confirming everything I say about weebzters.

This screenshot was from 9/23 and just like the recent one, shows zero justification for anyone hitting .rpt   




So if you wanna hump my ankle here, I have no issues shaking it to see how attached you are.

Review my sig lines, or shall I post more screenshots of what's apparently "not" considered offensive/inappropriate aside from being called  a "weeb" by me.

[Elfie]

One huge advantage we have over other games is we know each other.  Do not discount that.

So it's 5 bucks now instead of 15?   

[Animl-AW]

One huge advantage we have over other games is we know each other.  Do not discount that.

True
In-game there is much more respect between actual players.
What goes on here does not represent that fact or game well. It scars it. A vexation from the outside.

We actually nudge, joke and laugh in the MA. Competition does what it should, but in the end always a <S>

Bbs causes far more damage than the game itself.

Here, you’d think I have no friends. In-game you’d think I have no enemies.

Never allow flies on your food
 
There’s already 4 attempts to turn this into a dramafest with personal attacks,  it speaks for itself.

[Ramesis]

I have finally been on AH about 8 of the last 10 days but not in the canon fodder capacity.
Mostly resupplying and guns. I am taking it slow since I have not been on in many, many years!
Still working on getting in game voice up to snuff and, of course, getting my stick setup.
The limited time I have been in AH, I have not seen the numbers they were in years past.
I guess because I am only on in the mid to late afternoons cst. I have noticed though, the hoarding
is still rampant which IMHO deters new players after a few days of playing.
Just my 2 cents worth.
Ram
Oh and btw... what happened to the LVT spawns?