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Re:French lawmakers approved a tax of €0.055 for every gigab... by petcat on Saturday October 31, 2026 @12:19PM (#50317506)
I was responding to your comment about the US Dept of Energy's role in the history of the technology. Also I quoted ASML executives describing themselves exactly as an integrator, not a developer of the technology. But you seem to be upset about this for some reason.
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Re:French lawmakers approved a tax of €0.055 for every gigab... by paaloeye on Saturday October 31, 2026 @12:30PM (#50317596)
Not upset at all. I was just surprised to see a lot of credits to the US DoE.
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Re:French lawmakers approved a tax of €0.055 for every gigab... by petcat on Saturday October 31, 2026 @12:38PM (#50317664)
The book Chip War [1] is a fascinating read if you're interested in the deeper history of all of this stuff. Highly recommended.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_War

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Re:French lawmakers approved a tax of €0.055 for every gigab... by paaloeye on Saturday October 31, 2026 @02:10PM (#50318465)
I second it. Very good book!
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