Part of that is probably because we’ve gotten so good at making them that they’re seen as cheap commodities, but the physics and engineering behind the screw thread is interesting stuff.

It is very similar to the earlier American standard system. Common designations are UNC (coarse), UNF (fine), UNEF (extra fine), and UNS (special). Figure 4.8.1: Unified national thread. There are ...

Thread gages are dimensional instruments for measuring and/or verifying thread size, pitch or other parameters. A variety of thread gaging instruments and tools exist such as measuring wire, tri-roll ...

Meta is adding an “activity status” to Threads so that you can see who’s actively online as you’re scrolling your feed. In a post, Threads boss Adam Mosseri pitches it as a “way to help ...

Meta’s X rival Threads is rolling out a new “activity status” feature that will let you see when someone on the social network is online. Instagram head Adam Mosseri announced the feature on ...

A running commentary of text messages pertaining to one topic or question. Message threads are used in all forms of user discussions on the Internet, including Usenet newsgroups, Web-based forums ...

As of this morning, the new Twitter competitor Threads, created by Facebook and Instagram parent company Meta, has over 60 million registered users. It has only been downloadable for two days.

Social media consultant Matt Navarra — who was notified his Threads account is getting downranked after sharing a story about how Tom Brady fell for a Meta AI hoax — got a response to his ...

When Meta launched the social media platform Threads a year ago as a rival to X, formerly known as Twitter, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to capitalise on the chaos following Elon Musk's $ ...

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Meta’s Threads app may be seeking to further push into the territory occupied by the app formerly known as Twitter, taking on one of Elon Musk’s favorite features. The feature is known as Loop ...

Threads launched to over 10 million users in its first seven hours of opening to the public, according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg, intensifying his rivalry with Twitter-owner Elon Musk. Already, some ...