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The number of major F-35 flaws is shrinking, but the Pentagon is keeping details of the problems under wraps

July 17, 2021
WASHINGTON — As the F-35 program inches its way through operational testing, the number of critical technical deficiencies is slowly dwindling, dropping from 11 critical deficiencies in January to seven in July. However, the exact nature of these problems will remain unknown to the public, even when the deficiency itself is not classified. The F-35 Joint Program Office declined to…
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GamingNews

June 2021 NPD: Xbox and Switch outsell the competition

July 16, 2021
Join live for the final day of Transform 2021, including the AI Innovation & Women in AI Awards. Watch now. Hardware sales had a huge month in the United States in June. Consumers snapped up $401 million in new consoles, which is up 112% compared to the same period in 2020, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group. A lot of that comes from increased interest in the new generation of…
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Ubisoft delays Rainbow Six: Extraction and Riders Republic

July 16, 2021
Join live for the final day of Transform 2021, including the AI Innovation & Women in AI Awards. Watch now. Ubisoft announced today in separate blog posts that Riders Republic is delayed from September 2 to October 28, and Rainbow Six: Extraction is moving from…
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Photographer Makes DIY Lenses with Cake Molds and Epoxy

July 16, 2021
In an effort to challenge herself, Italian photographer Ursula Ferrara has made her own lenses for her large-format film camera using plastic epoxy and silicone cake molds. Ferrara is a photographer, painter, and animation film director from Italy who first became interested in photography at age 13 when she started shooting with her father’s Leica. She is the author of several short animated…
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3D Printed Cartridge Turns Any 35mm Film Camera into a Digital Camera

July 16, 2021
YouTuber befinitiv has published a video where he shows how he updated an old Cosina Hi-Lite film camera with a cartridge based on a Raspberry Pi that turned the analog camera into one capable of capturing digital photos and videos. Befinitiv’s video shows any curious minds how to build a custom film cartridge that turns any analog camera into a digital camera. With it, a photographer is able…
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