MEP EP#358: The Social Media Nightmare

<h4><a href="https://macrofab.com/blog/mep-ep358-the-social-media-nightmare">MEP EP#358: The Social Media Nightmare<b><br></b></a></h4><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/cars/2022/12/porsches-synthetic-gasoline-factory-comes-online-today-in-chile/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>Porsche’s synthetic gasoline factory comes online today in Chile</b></a></p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Way back on <a href="https://macrofab.com/blog/mep-ep265-nufuel-and-gas-classic/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">episode 265</a> (Feb 2021) we talked about this announcement from Porsche.</li> <li aria-level="1">Production <ul> <li aria-level="2">34,000 gallons (130,000 L) a year</li> <li aria-level="2">14.5 million gallons (55 million L) a year by 2024</li> <li aria-level="2">145 million gallons (550 million L) a year by 2026</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">Wind power to electrolysis water into hydrogen and oxygen <ul> <li aria-level="2">The hydrogen is then combined with carbon captured from the air or industrial sources to synthesize methanol</li> <li aria-level="2">Then be converted into longer hydrocarbons to be used as fuel</li> <li aria-level="2">Recycling CO2 in the air</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">Is this the future of current Internal Combustion Engines? <ul> <li aria-level="2">Direct drop in for normal gasoline</li> <li aria-level="2">“Carbon Neutral” way to run your classic car</li> </ul> </li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.electronicsweekly.com/news/business/812074-2022-12/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><b>Chip manufacturing equipment sales record in 2022</b></a></p> <ul> <li aria-level="1">Record fab constructions have driven total semiconductor manufacturing equipment sales to cross the $100 billion mark for a second straight year</li> <li aria-level="1">Chips Act is $280 billion.&nbsp; <ul> <li aria-level="2">China, Taiwan and Korea are projected to remain the top three destinations for equipment spending in 2022.</li> </ul> </li> <li aria-level="1">Mo