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I lost 100 pounds in 7 months: How a smart scale and an Apple Watch helped track my progress

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My Apple Watch and a $110 scale did the real work.
I found a lot of apps useful, and some that weren't.
My scales helped me keep an eye out for muscle loss.

Last year, on April 1 of all days, I started a weight-loss journey. I needed to shed over 100 pounds. Part of the reason was health -- I'm a 50+ year-old man who wanted to keep doing the things I enjoy without various parts of me complaining too much. Part of it was pride -- I'd promised a friend I'd walk a section of the Camino Francés, from Sarria to Santiago de Compostela, with them that November.

While my work involves a fair bit of sitting, I'm an avid hiker who spends a lot of my spare time outdoors, but covering about 80 miles...

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 vs. Moto Razr Ultra: I've spent time with both, here's what I prefer

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This $2 low-tech upgrade just made Russia's cheap 'cardboard-and-plywood' drone almost unjammable

* Russia is adding magnetic compasses to drones affected by satellite navigation jamming * The Molniya can use Earth’s magnetic field for basic directional guidance * A camera periodically checks the compass during the drone’s flight Russian engineers have reportedly fitted a basic magnetic compass onto the cheap Molniya attack drone

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Andruil unveils autonomous attack rotorcraft - could Thunder be the future of warfare as we know it?

* Anduril and Archer Aviation unveiled Thunder, an autonomous tiltrotor "loyal wingman" designed to fly alongside crewed attack helicopters * The rotocraft can carry up to 10 air-to-ground missiles or 76 guided rockets while simultaneously being equipped with counter-drone technology * Its first flight is targeted for 2027, but no price

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Reddit's stock closed down 8.32% after a report that the company was considering ending Google's access to its content for AI training; RDDT is down ~27% YTD

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Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 8 vs. Moto Razr Ultra: I've spent time with both, here's what I prefer

This $2 low-tech upgrade just made Russia's cheap 'cardboard-and-plywood' drone almost unjammable

Andruil unveils autonomous attack rotorcraft - could Thunder be the future of warfare as we know it?

Reddit's stock closed down 8.32% after a report that the company was considering ending Google's access to its content for AI training; RDDT is down ~27% YTD