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Revisiting Dorothea Lange's lost Californian valley: 3,200 photos from an almost-forgotten 1950s project just went free online

There’s a particular satisfaction in seeing a photographer’s contact sheets, the frames they hesitated over, the shots they almost used, the alternatives that never made the cut. Most of us, sadly, will never get that access. For the complete archive of one of Dorothea Lange’s most ambitious projects, though, that access has just become free to anyone with an internet connection. UC Santa…
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Cleantech & EV'sNews

1966 Ford Mustang converted into a Tesla with working 'Full Self-Driving'

A Tesla auto parts shop owner in Sacramento spent about $40,000 and two years converting a 1966 Ford Mustang into a fully functional Tesla — complete with the Model 3’s dual-motor drivetrain, 15-inch touchscreen, and working “Full Self-Driving” (Supervised). It’s likely the first non-Tesla vehicle to run FSD, and it achieves 258 Wh/mi — roughly matching the efficiency of an actual…
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DefenseNews

Israel to buy more F-35 and F-15 warplanes

JERUSALEM — The Israeli government’s ministerial committee for acquisitions has approved the parallel purchase of two new squadrons: a fourth squadron of F-35I fighters manufactured by Lockheed Martin, and a second squadron of F-15IA fighters manufactured by Boeing…
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Interview: Gen. Ronald Clark, US Army Pacific commander

CLARK, Philippines — “In the big scheme of things, our highest duty is to deter,” Gen. Ronald Clark, commander of U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC), says. “For those of us that have served in conflict and served in combat, that’s really what it’s about – deterring war. The best way to do that is to be ready.” This helps explain why Exercise Balikatan 2026, held in the Philippines from…
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ComputersNews

I rebooted my router and ruined Reddit’s favorite tech myth

You all know the one rule of PC ownership: If your PC glitches or isn’t running at full efficiency, reboot it. But does that trick apply to your router, too? A whole subset of the internet seems to think so, including several frequent Reddit threads on the subject. But does it? According to my testing, there’s anecdotal evidence to believe it does — and aggregate evidence that shows it…
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