Unless you are above a certain age, the only time you may have seen a slide rule (or a slip stick, as we sometimes called them) is in the movies. You might have missed it, but slide rules show up in ...

It is no secret that we like slide rules around the Hackaday bunker, and among our favorites are the cylindrical slide rules. [Chris Staecker] likes them, too, and recently even 3D printed a version.

Things Baby Boomers Were Taught in School That Don't Exist Today If you went to school in the Baby Boomer era, chances are ...

Keuffel & Esser Company, which had its headquarters in New York City, was a leading American maufacturer of slide rules and drawing instruments. Between 1961 and 1971, the company gave the Smithsonian ...

The "3/4 rule" might sound like something from a math textbook, but in fact it's a very important guideline when using one of our recommended floor jacks for DIYers. It means your floor jack should be ...

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Over the past few months, I felt overwhelmed by all the changes going on in my life—and the things I need to do because of and for them. I've been providing administrative help to my partner as he ...

Google has significantly restricted its "Work From Anywhere" policy, limiting employee flexibility. Workers can no longer use their WFA allowance to work from home or from Google offices in different ...

Hello, everyone, and thank you for joining us for Zeta Global Holdings Corp.'s third quarter 2025 Conference Call. Today's ...

Our new calculator reveals how much of a salary hike you need to keep up with the spiralling cost of living under Labour. Chancellor Rachel Reeves' painful tax raid on businesses has driven inflation ...