We miss the slide rule. It isn’t so much that we liked getting an inexact answer using a physical moving object. But to ...

December 23, 2025, marks the 50th anniversary of the Metric Conversion Act, designed to bring US weights and measures in line with the rest of the world. The United States is one of the last holdouts ...

Former President Gerald Ford signed the Metric Conversion Act 50 years ago. However, he did not make metric adoption mandatory, and the efforts fell flat. For a look at where metric measurements have ...

The United States is one of just three countries that "prefers" imperial measurements over the international metric standard. The motivation why has less to do with official policy than you might ...

Join us as we convert a Ford E250 cargo van into a camper van over the course of a couple of months. We are learning throughout the process and welcome any questions about your own conversion.

14.2 million websites have already adopted Google Analytics 4 (GA4). But why? Because Google calls it their next-generation measurement solution, as it moves beyond page views and sessions to show how ...

Correction: A previous version of this story claimed the metric signage began in the 1980s. The decision was made in 1975. A unique stretch of highway in southern Arizona could soon lose what many ...

Wondering why the United States measures things in inches and pounds? The answer will definitely surprise you All countries use the metric system to varying degrees. Most of the world has adopted the ...

Despite a lower than expected Azure growth print, the outlook indicators give reasons for optimism as there is strong visibility of Azure commitments over the longer term. A sharp rebound in US small ...