I consider myself pretty conversant in metric units. I know that 20 kilograms is 44 pounds (double it and add 10%) and that five kilometers is a little over three miles (I’ve, uh, run a lot of 5Ks).

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If you check the Start menu of your Windows 11/10 installation, you’ll realize that there’s a Weather app included by default. If you’ve been using third-party tools up until this point, then we ...