Production & Resources - Bauxite, the raw mineral for aluminum production, is abundant [1] - Aluminum smelting is an energy-intensive process [1] Global Leadership - China is the leading aluminum producer globally [1] - India ranks second in aluminum production [1] Political & Economic Factors - Aluminum production reflects a nation's political will and manufacturing capabilities [1]

In cement, China makes more than the rest of the world combined. But India is again a distant but real global #2. https://t.co/BRWa7FE2Aw ...

In smartphones, China is again global number one. But over the last few years, India has risen to become the #2 manufacturer. More than 20% of iPhones are now made in India, up from <1% in 2017. https://t.co/4jKBd2i3Vw ...

Electricity generation is similar.China’s recent increase is unparalleled in history. But India is increasing quickly, and will flip the EU soon. https://t.co/yRWP6UzBgX ...

The same pattern holds in nuclear.China is #1 in reactors under construction.But India is in second place. https://t.co/dVuLKe1TZW ...

On many graphs of the physical world, China is in first place by a wide margin.But if you look more closely, India is a distant but real runner up. https://t.co/0jy25Cvb8R ...

RT Peter H. Diamandis, MD (@PeterDiamandis)Tomorrow I’m interviewing @balajis on AI and Crypto on the Moonshots Pod.What questions would you like me to ask him? ...

In the medium run, states will need to replace the signature-checking step with a digital-signature-checking step.In practice, that could be as simple as having Texas state incorporate Google/Apple-style auth, and then require digital actions on deeds to be authenticated via passkeys and/or Yubikeys.This can be generalized. The state becomes a digital platform and any updates to official registries require the equivalent of a passkey to make that update. Existing mechanisms for passport/ID issuance could be ...

Many 20th century systems will melt down in a low-trust, high-tech environment. Fraud rates will just get out of control.We’ll need to rebuild those systems with cryptography. Digital signatures are much harder to fake than signatures.Barrett Linburg (@DallasAptGP):In Texas, someone can steal your building for $30 cashNo ID required to file the deed in personIn 2022, 2 of our buildings worth over $6M were “sold” to a Delaware LLC using a fake notarized signature.The county recording system accepted the forg ...

Remember, communism was the god that failed. Just like wokeness, the far left tried replacing faith in G-o-d with faith in G-o-v.Yes, it’s true that communism is centralized left and wokeness is decentralized left, but for the purposes of this discussion those are details. Both doctrines elevated the State over God as the central force that should always do something.For example, think about how a woke mocks “thoughts and prayers” after a tragedy in favor of the ostensible practicality of “passing a law.” O ...