Most people think the U.S. never adopted the metric system — but that’s not the whole story. Long before Europe standardized its measurements, America quietly implemented a system based on the very ...

This episode explores ship prefixes - the abbreviations placed before a vessel’s name that reveal its type, purpose, or ownership. We explain how prefixes like USS (United States Ship), HMS (His/Her ...

The chips that datacenters use to run the latest AI breakthroughs generate much more heat than previous generations of silicon. Anybody whose phone or laptop has overheated knows that electronics ...

This section of IGN's Battlefield 2042 Wiki discusses the Call-in System, a means of spawning vehicles as you explore locations. This mechanic ensures that you won't need to return all the way back to ...

While it might seem simple, there are many steps involved between you calling Triple Zero, and paramedics, police or ...

“IF I HAD to choose one number to measure for how likely someone is to live long and well, there’s nothing I’d rather have than VO2 max,” says Aaron L. Baggish, MD, who put cardiovascular performance ...

NYDIG’s Greg Cipolaro argues that a popular metric for valuing crypto companies should be retired as it misleads investors. The crypto industry should stop using the popular market to net asset value ...

Traditionally, the word “ braindump ” referred to someone taking an exam, memorizing the questions, and posting them online ...

Although passports with an “X” marker remain valid, a new federal rule requires airlines on their internal information system ...

There are those who worry that the mass adoption of something like incel slang gradually validates the worldview it springs from — and there are others who’d dismiss that as the whining of an “N.P.C., ...

A media analytics startup named LumaStream is implementing a Python Cloud Functions handler that is triggered by Pub/Sub messages. The QA team requires unit tests that validate the function logic and ...

Analytics and data fall short in identifying how people feel about their jobs. A better measure is whether they are surrounded by leaders who inspire growth.