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Mastodon's 2023 Annual Report with more insights into the organisation, Surf is a new browser for the social web, and some considerations about the federation between Mastodon and Misskey

Why infinite libraries are treated skeptically in the annals of science fiction and fantasy

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DC-10 technical specifications

The McDonnell Douglas DC-10 is an American trijet wide-body aircraft manufactured by McDonnell Douglas. The DC-10 was intended to succeed the DC-8 for long-range flights. It first flew on August 29, 1970; it was introduced on August 5, 1971, by American Airlines.

Volkswagen's Gen 3 EA888 engine is the motor everybody is currently going mad for. Here's our tuning guide that explains exactly why.

Over its 80-year history, Volkswagen has built some of the most popular cars in the world. You won't believe how many of them were powered by this one engine.

What is the 2.0 TSI/TFSI EA888 Gen 1/2/3 Engine? Is it good or bad? Read about VW/Audi 2.0 TSI/TFSI EA888 Gen 1/2/3 Engine design and features, its the most common problems and relaibility.

As an important pioneer in small displacement turbocharging, Volkswagen has continued to evolve the technology with each new engine generation. Volkswagen’s workhorse engine family—the four-cylinder EA888—sees use in much of the product portfolio, as well as that of many of the company’s subsidiary brands, in varying displacements and specifications.

The 2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI proves a sporty car and be practical. With its boxy shape, cabin room is in abundance. Most importantly, so is driving fun!

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A written transcript of my video, 'Become a Wikipedian in 30 minutes'.

The snarkily clever weather app, CARROT Weather, was updated to version 4 today, and with that update comes a full redesign. The core piece of CARROT’s identity – its sarcastic A.I. – is still here, as are the beautiful graphics of past releases, but outside of that a lot has changed. According to developer Brian

CARROT Weather transcends iOS apps in its category by infusing a full-featured weather app with a personality that makes it a delight to use. Earlier this summer, CARROT Weather received a major redesign that managed to incorporate all its weather data into a single screen interface without feeling cramped. That’s not an easy task for

Within a matter of a few months, CARROT Weather has launched a major new version, then followed up with a fun AR mode, and now with version 4.2, it’s adding several key refinements to improve the overall experience. CARROT’s snarky personality is the defining characteristic of the app, yet recent updates have seen that personality

Version 4.3 of CARROT Weather for iOS launched today, bringing a ground-up redesign of its Apple Watch app that offers power and flexibility in a beautifully designed package. CARROT Weather’s story isn’t that it had an old, out-dated Apple Watch app that’s now finally become modern. Instead, today’s update takes what was already a very

One of the big themes of Apple’s software releases this fall is the opening up of Siri. With day one adoption of both Siri shortcuts and Siri face integration on the Apple Watch, CARROT Weather makes for a wonderful demonstration of how valuable this new, extended Siri can be in all its various forms. Finally,

One of the nerdy features of CARROT Weather I love is its support for personal weather stations as a data source. Not long ago, Federico explained on AppStories that the weather station down the street from him had shut down, so he could no longer use it as a source in CARROT. I suggested he

CARROT Weather has had one of the top tier Apple Watch apps for a long time now. In the early days of the Watch, CARROT was one of the few apps that loaded quickly and worked reliably. Since third-party complications were introduced, CARROT’s had some of the best. With the latest update though, CARROT has

The weather can vary a lot day-to-day in Chicago, so I’ve always had a weather app on my iPhone’s Home screen. For the past few years, I’ve used CARROT Weather, one of the most comprehensive such apps available on the App Store. CARROT’s Today widget and Watch complications are among the best of any app

CARROT Weather has been a MacStories favorite for years now. Just last month we named it the Best Watch App of 2020 in our annual MacStories Selects awards. One of the impressive features in CARROT’s Apple Watch app is the ability to customize the interface to display exactly the weather data that you’re interested in.

CARROT Weather 5.6 is out today with a handful of excellent new features that pick up where previous updates have left off, with more ways to customize the app and make it your own. My favorite new feature is Locations Lists. From CARROT Weather’s Locations tab, you can search for the weather in any city

If you use CARROT Weather and have an iPad, stop. Go update CARROT, dig into its Layout settings, and pick the Multi-Column Layout Style before you read any further. I’ll wait. It’s good, right? Even if you don’t customize it at all, CARROT’s new three-column layout will excite your inner weather geek. The layout is

Last week, Brian Mueller released CARROT Weather 5.4 alongside the iOS and iPadOS update. The update takes advantage of new iOS and iPadOS 15 features and continues to put more control in the hands of users with new customization options, themes, and icons. CARROT Weather 5.4 takes advantage of the new XL widgets in iPadOS

It’s never been about just the weather when it comes to CARROT Weather, and version 5.9 of Brian Mueller’s app is no exception. With the latest update, you can participate in bonding activities with CARROT. Yes, it’s as strange as it sounds, and a lot of fun too. Still, if getting to know CARROT better