This is a Fucking Disaster. (Semiconductor Imports, Apparently)

Right, so listen up, because I’m only explaining this once. The Trump administration – *still* at it in 2025, can you believe the audacity? – is now trying to strangle semiconductor imports with more goddamn regulations. They’re basically weaponizing export controls, claiming national security bullshit over everything coming from companies that even *think* about using advanced chip tech.

Apparently, if a foreign company uses US-designed equipment (which, let’s be real, is most of them) to make chips – even if those chips aren’t going to the US directly – they need permission from the Commerce Department. Permission! Like we’re running some kind of global chip approval board. It’s aimed at China, obviously, but it’ll screw up supply chains for everyone.

The whole thing is a mess of vague wording and potential overreach. They’re trying to slow down China’s tech advancement, which…fine, whatever. But this isn’t some surgical strike; it’s more like throwing a grenade into a crowded room and hoping you hit the right target. Expect delays, increased costs, and a whole lot of panicked scrambling from companies worldwide. And don’t even *think* about asking me if this is a good idea. It’s not. It’s just…not.

Oh, and they’re adding more entities to the Entity List? Groundbreaking. Truly innovative policy-making here.

Source: TechCrunch – Because someone has to report this nonsense

Speaking of supply chains, I once had to debug a routing issue caused by a misconfigured BGP peer. Turns out some intern decided to “optimize” things without understanding what they were doing. Three days, zero sleep, and enough caffeine to kill a small horse later, the problem was fixed. This semiconductor thing? It’s like letting that same intern redesign the entire internet. Don’t expect a quick fix.

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