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For anyone who understands the role of the free press in a democracy, it should be troubling that President Biden has so actively and effectively avoided questions from independent journalists during his term. The president occupies the most important office in our nation, and the press plays a vital role in providing insights into his thinking and worldview, allowing the public to assess his record and hold him to account.

Mr. Biden has granted far fewer press conferences and sit-down interviews with independent journalists than virtually all of his predecessors. It is true that The Times has sought an on-the-record interview with Mr. Biden, as it has done with all presidents going back more than a century. If the president chooses not to sit down with The Times because he dislikes our independent coverage, that is his right, and we will continue to cover him fully and fairly either way.

However, in meetings with Vice President Harris and other administration officials, the publisher of The Times focused instead on a higher principle: That systematically avoiding interviews and questions from major news organizations doesn’t just undermine an important norm, it also establishes a dangerous precedent that future presidents can use to avoid scrutiny and accountability. That is why Mr. Sulzberger has repeatedly urged the White House to have the president sit down with The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, CNN and other major independent news organizations that millions of Americans rely on to understand their government.

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[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 19 points 6 months ago

Everyone knows that gases are the most convenient option, too. None of the logistical issues of solids and none of the messiness of liquids.

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[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 19 points 6 months ago

Wait but I thought North Korea banned foreign media?

[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 20 points 7 months ago

The wildest detail is ISIS' track record.

The largest attacks committed by ISIS recently (that aren't in Africa/Afghanistan, where ISIS is actively operating) have been: Pakistan, Iran, Russia.

Not exactly the US' friends. Meanwhile, Israel, which is literally committing a genocide against a Muslim population and desecrating the third holiest site in Islam, remains almost untouched. In fact, ISIS apologized when they accidentally attacked Israel in the Golan Heights.

[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 19 points 7 months ago

Is this the first Israeli conflict you've followed? This is just the IDF playbook. Slander, deflect, lie, and deny.

[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 20 points 7 months ago

"if I don't like someone, everything they say is wrong"

Did you know water is wet? Or are you going to disagree with that one too?

[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 19 points 9 months ago

Get fucked oil producing garbage company

[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 20 points 9 months ago

Classic Americans look at their own shitty healthcare system and, instead of fixing it, try to make everyone else's worse.

[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 months ago

AA is just translating a Hebrew interview given on Channel 12 in Israel. Channel 12 (Keshet 12) is the most viewed TV channel in Israel.

[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 months ago

"Affiliated with Hamas" also seems to include people working in public service (e.g. for the Gaza Health Ministry, the postal service, etc.)

[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 20 points 10 months ago

One explanation is that SMIC has low-yield early production for 5mm (which is why the Qingyun L540 is only being sold to government agencies: limited scale, like Intel's 10nm chip back in 2018). The other explanation is that Huawei for some reason decided to stockpile 5nm chips and disable the 5G modem in them to put the thing in a laptop (rather than in a phone), maybe because they now have domestic 7nm and no longer need a stockpile... But that this stockpile was evidently not very big since they're not selling it to consumers. Both are in the realm of possibility, but if the former is the case then SMIC is moving shockingly fast.

Intel was stuck on DUV 10nm for almost a decade (and indeed, DUV 14nm was also a struggle because of the need for dual-patterning). SMIC would have now not only matched Intel 10nm (Intel 10/7) with SMIC's 7nm process, but leapfrogged Intel (who is yet to ship Intel 4 to customers). I'm somewhat skeptical, but with the wave of TSMC engineers who have jumped ship to Chinese firms for higher pay in recent years, I wouldn't be surprised.

At the same time, TSMC is basically tapped out for their FinFET process: N2 is estimated to only be 10-15% more dense than N3. Intel and Samsung are in a similar position with their newer processes.

The race for Surrounding-Gate Transistors (SGT) is on

[-] naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca 19 points 10 months ago

LNL demonstrated ignition and EAST demonstrated minute-scale high confinement. This is the most promising period in fusion research in a long time.

Interestingly, these innovations continue to be driven by government-funded research institutions rather than private industry.

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