The Ola one looks pretty dang nice; if it were available in the US I’d probably buy one just for random rides on nice weather days.
https://newatlas.com/motorcycles/ola-electric-roadster-motorcycles/
The Ola one looks pretty dang nice; if it were available in the US I’d probably buy one just for random rides on nice weather days.
https://newatlas.com/motorcycles/ola-electric-roadster-motorcycles/
PPI at 0.1 brings us solidly back in line with pre-covid inflation numbers; with the 12-month at 2.2.
Core PPI still higher at 0.3 (3.3 for the 12 month period).
Certainly feels like the covid kinks have mostly worked out at this point and prices have stabilized… If there’s no shocks it’s looking much more likely the Fed lowers interest rates this quarter.
This is great momentum; especially if it helps down ballot Colin Allred defeat Ted Cruz for the senate. Some polling has him within 5 points (or even tied in a few polls earlier this year). It’s a bit of a stretch; but Texas is notorious for it’s low voter turnout. Moving a few % of this non-voting population to feel like their vote matters & get them to show up would be enough to shift these races!
VIX under 20 isn’t a warning… The stock market valuation indicator I agree with: stocks are a bit over valued right now. But over valued just means we need a correction… not whether it will be a mild or severe one.
What’s more troubling is the market reacting already to nonsense trump comments. From the caption in the linked article:
The latest market sell-off was partly triggered by former President Donald Trump’s comments on Taiwan and tariffs.
Does no one else remember the dumpster fire that was the markets jumping at every comment and policy flip-flop during his four year term? The same volatility indicator (VIX) regularly jumped over 20 after some dumb trade policy comment…
I’m curious on the figure for Viz media, as it seems to me like that low a percentage is US only, not worldwide … But that’s a gut reaction as I’ve not ever bothered to look up their revenue numbers.
Prices are flat, or falling? https://www.newsweek.com/texas-housing-market-falters-prices-fall-sales-drop-1927108
Two different articles, two different numbers:
the statewide median home price showed nearly flat growth, rising 0.6% year over year to $345,000.
vs
The median sale price of a home in Texas was $354,800 in June, according to the real estate brokerage, down 0.94 percent year-over-year.
That’s the kind of smart CEO behavior that justifies his almost $45B+ compensation package. /s
I guess we get used to all the announcements being “Biden-Harris” now?
The fact that everything was a dream was kind of the point for Alice in Wonderland… no? It wasn’t a twist at the end, it was clear she was descending into a dream as she followed the white rabbit. It was all about how dreams don’t have to make sense.
Your vote is sending a signal to future elections. If Ohio has a 20-point red margin, it’s unlikely to get any attention from blue candidates. If it has a 5% margin, that changes, and suddenly the next campaign considers spending time & money to try and move the needle.
Remember the old Roman adage: “you’re not defeated until you admit defeat”. If you don’t vote: you’ve lost. If you vote, you might still lose that election but there’s a better chance to win in the future.
Both strengthening relations with Russia recently too.
Reference Modi’s recent trip to Moscow: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpd91pe5r9go
Almost exactly what minimum wage was supposed to address!
And that about half of voters still back the party doing it…
Should collaborate with (real band) the Seratones.
I remember when 5% unemployment was considered the target. And that we spent around a decade below the 2% inflation target.
The remaining inflation driver has been housing, which is experiencing structural issues, not necessarily what you want to try and fix with interest rates…
It’s wild to me that the current employment and inflation numbers would be some of the best if we had them before 2000 but are being portayed here as recession indicators.
Waiting on the CPI release today…
Edit: CPI release was negative in June, Crazy! I guess the Fed can maybe cut rates if they wanted to… personally I think getting the 12-month CPI under 2.5% first would be appropriate.
A bit of an elaboration on why water towers are used in combination with pumps. Pumps are great for moving a constant amount of water around at whatever rate the pump is designed for (e.g. a small pump will move something like 1 gallon per minute). a big enough pump (or series of smaller pumps) can cause that pumped water to consistently flow at that rate.
The problem is that people don’t use water at a constant rate. In the morning, several residents probably all run the shower at the same time. if too many people open the water tap at the same time, a pump will give each just a fraction of what they expect.
But a water tank high up supplies water by gravity, you could open a large number of water taps, and as long as the pipes from the tank are big enough they’d all have the same pressure as if just one opened.
The water is gradually pumped up to the tank no matter if people are using it or not, then when many people want water, they all get it at expected pressures and the tank start to empty. Eventually people close the taps, the tank will slowly start to fill again from the pump.
This same basic design is also how water towers supply water to many single story buildings, it’s not a unique engineering feat for skyscrapers, but an adjustment to fit somewhere within the building’s footprint.
Thanks, I didn’t even notice!
The fireworks going off while they’re going to sleep.
If you want a fun karaoke night, first song(s) need to be something that will get most everyone singing. Younger crowds: something like Tayor Swift “Shake It Off”. Middle age crowds, something like Nirvana or Aerosmith. Older crowds any Beatles #1.
I personally like Cyprus Hill “Jump Around” if you’re willing to learn it well enough beforehand as to not butcher the lyrics. I’ve seen Vanilla “Ice Ice Baby” also get a similar reaction of everyone knowing the song and enjoying it enough to give you kudos for choosing it.
After everyone’s over the initial hesitation, go belt all your love songs and power ballads; but get the party started first.
Making your own sirracha mayo! You can adjust exactly how much spice you want in it. Or add in other flavors as desired… I once had to do a Gochujang mayo when out of sirracha, it was different but still good.