Talk of trade deficit is focused on goods (manufacturing), but what is the trade situation with services, especially in relation to tech & entertainment? Surely we 'export' more movies, video games, operating systems, software, podcasts, etc, than we 'import'. How do those dollar values compare?

Alternatively, if the goal is to reduce all tariffs and barriers on US exports (as an example, say EU VAT is eliminated and China eliminates all government subsidies) .. can US manufacturing ever be competitive if the playing fields really are totally level?

Best case scenario.

Yes, this.

PLEASE ask a bunch of experts to play out the best case scenario. What's the end game?

"Manufacturing returns to US because prices are high enough to pay US workers?" ... doesn't this only work if tariffs are permanent? But even so, high prices would require even higher wages.

I understand gov. layoffs represent a fraction of US jobs, & thus shouldn't affect the macro economy, but what are the expected downstream results from the scale of canceled gov. grants & contracts? Also, not enough to matter to the macro? Is it wrong to assume grants primarily pay salaries?

Unfortunately, replies dumped to an AI, parsed, categorized, wirh results added to a set of hire/fire speadsheets are easily automated and fairly easy for anyone with a CS degree to set up.

I have the perfect location for them in our recently added sunroom. I will share a follow-up when they have arrived.

Purchased! :)

Here are sample photo from recent video shoots in the studio.

A possible solution is to swap scenes depending on where motion is detected and "blur out" the non-converged pixels. Not sure if I can accomplish that with my existing tools.
Simpler, I may just drop a cloth over the entrance so "non-converged branches" won't strain your eyes.

It is interesting (although unsurprising) that the focal convergence between near and far is so significant, and this can be seen in the feeder.

If I have the "focus set to inside", any trees are out of alignment (and vice versa). So I set Scenes in OBS. (One near, one far).

I just finished "Not Till We Are Lost", 5th and most recent book of the Bobiverse.

His books are always an enjoyable read.

Going Medieval
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