I feel like those 80s motorcycle tariffs are why the US motorcycle industry is so uncompetitive today. In the 80s, HD got fat my making bikes that wouldn't be viable anywhere else in the world. HD didn't have to compete because tariffs guaranteed their market. Meanwhile Honda, Yamaha,. Kawasaki, Suzuki were developing a lean, lightweight model, we saw the convergent evolution of the Universal Japanese Motorcycle and lean production processes. It was specifically those tariffs that made the big 4 what they are today - basically unstoppable.
If Northern Ireland decided to reunite with the rest of Ireland it would solve so many problems... good luck trying to convince the Northern Irish of that.
Yep, British English got these words from Norman French. In the 20th Century, Webster's reforms attempted to simplify American English and lost a bunch of these silent vowels.
Please don't joke about stuff that could get people in trouble
Can you do a quick financial professional jargon check for us?
I have an accountant, and she's employed for her expertise in the UK tax code as applicable to small businesses.
I understand that there are also accountants who work like financial engineers, trying to find tax-efficient schemes for large businesses. What's your business?
Shareholders: Please don't threaten me with a good time!
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Can EVs reduce local emissions, and lead to improved air quality? Is air quality something we should be concerned about?
I make a YT channel about bizarre conspiracy theories. I keep coming back to the people who make videos claiming that 5G is actually a deadly weapon on their 5G Iphone 16. Nobody has more cognitive dissonance than these guys.
What happens if you try to fuel a vehicle with a tank smaller than 5 gallons, for example a typical small motorbike?
Can I recommend Meshtastic? The gear is all cheap. And it's a fun collaborative project to try to build a mesh with other nearby users.