From: jl@glen--canyon.com   
      
   On Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:30:41 -0800, john larkin    
   wrote:   
      
   https://www.semiconductor-today.com/news_items/2026/jan/germaniu   
   -mining-070126.shtml   
      
   I think the Chinese are shooting themselves in both feet by theatening   
   to not export critical stuff like gallium and germanium.   
      
      
   John Larkin   
   Highland Tech Glen Canyon Design Center   
   Lunatic Fringe Electronics   
      
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