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Migrant workers in #Taiwan are mostly from Southeast Asia, the #semiconductor industry esp. pulls from the #Philippines. Entire neighborhoods cater to

Epic insights on the #semiconductor industry in #Taiwan. We’re on the second day of our workshop, with a heavy focus on walks.
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The industry came to the island in the freaking 1950s. Here’s a precious IBM machine, infamously transported by horse car 🐎 because trucks were to shaky…

⏰ Taiwan reports surge in Chinese cyber activity and disinformation efforts
https://therecord.media/taiwan-nsb-report-china-surge-cyberattacks-influence-operations

Taiwan reports surge in Chinese cyber activity and disinformation efforts
Taiwan’s National Security Bureau says network intrusions and influence operations by China have increased this year, with critical infrastructure drawing the most attention.

Taboo in the clean room: workers in #semiconductor fabs, e.g. TSMC in #Taiwan, face high mental pressure. They cannot eat pizza – it’s too similar to the form of an IC waver. 😬
I will continue dropping these insights, here from clinical psychology. Unions are banned, btw., so better med…

From (1) street food to (2) temples to (3) a waiting spot for Uber Eat drivers to (4) elevated (thus protected) electronic infrastructure. Old town life in a rapidly changing place.
#streetphotography, based on our first Silicon Urbanism walkshop in Hsinchu, #Taiwan. A TW-GER happen…

Back in #Taiwan, ready for a cracker tour through the wee #semiconductor industry with our interational “Silicon Urbanism” research group.
From clean rooms to water streams, we’ll do it all