[PLUG-TALK] Here’s why TSMC and Intel keep building foundries in the Arizona desert

[Russell Senior]

>>>>> "Keith" == Keith Lofstrom <keithl at kl-ic.com> writes:

Keith> When Intel started building in Oregon, little was known about
Keith> Cascadia Fault earthquakes.  While those happen very rarely, when
Keith> they do they rank among the worst disasters on Earth.  The Lewis
Keith> and Clark expedition survived because the 1700 Cascadia
Keith> Earthquake wiped out potential hostiles.

I think that's probably wrong. While there were undoubtedly native
american fatalities along the immediate and near coastal plains from the
1700 Cascadia quake, many would have survived or at least repopulated in
the course of 100 years from populations further inland. To the extent that
populations were suppressed at the time of the L&C's arrival at the
mouth of the Columbia, it was more likely due to diseases from trading
vessels. Furthermore, L&C passed through many many indigenous people
intact, and often survived because of their assistance, across the
entire continent, populations that would not have been impacted *at all*
by the subduction zone earthquake. The significance of the 1700
earthquake on L&C's survival in 1803 seems likely to be miniscule on the
whole.


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Russell Senior
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