One year after the original projected shipping date, and 13 months after the revelation that the phone will require a new SoC and a complete redesign, F(x)tec have finally announced that the Pro1 X is ready for final assembly. A new COVID-19 lockdown was recently ordered for Shenzhen, where the assembly plant is located, so there might be a few shipping delays yet, but the nightmare of designing and supplying new components is now over. With any luck, I will be receiving my Pro1 X by the end of next month.
A friend of mine moved into a new house over the weekend. He and his husband own several arcade machines, which required us to bring a trailer to haul all the components. While all the machines have casters, the heaviest one was too tall to roll into the garage--and we had no dollies to lay it on. It took seven of us to tilt the machine onto its back and carry it up the driveway.
My 7-day weight loss between 2022-02-27 and 2022-03-06 totaled 3.8 pounds, just 0.2 pounds less than my largest loss since I started tracking my weight. Last week was snowy and much colder, during which I didn't exercise as much. Regardless, I almost lost another pound as of yesterday. My weight is now officially under 215 pounds. I currently aim to get below 200 by 2022-05-01.
I was hit by a wave of nostalgia the other day and decided to buy a used Dingoo A320. The A320 is a old retro game emulator with a massive modding community--Linux was ported to the console almost a decade ago, and new homebrew and emulation software is still created for the device today. I purchased an A320 in 2013 and used it as a game console and music player for years--in fact, I only stopped using it because the plastic shell of the device began to break apart.
In my high school and college days I did quite a lot of creative writing. I hardly ever write anymore, but sometimes I'll jot down a quick idea. I've noticed that while I will sometimes play fast and loose with historical facts, if an element of aerospace is present in the story, I will meticulously research every facet of its history in order to get it exactly right. Perhaps the quality of my writing will improve if I took the same care with every other aspect of the plot.
Photo of the week (week 9):
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I paid a visit to Kansas City this week and got to explore much of the city center. I arrived at KC's Union Station fairly late: most of the attractions were closed for the evening, and only a few people remained in the front hall. This meant, however, that the historical terminal was unoccupied, allowing me to snap some striking photos.
Photo of the week (week 10):
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Local temperatures oscillated wildly over the course of the week, reaching close to 80 F one afternoon and dipping close to 0 just a few nights later. Snow melted off our roof during the warm days, and water overflowed from a clogged gutter onto a Japanese maple tree in our front yard. The water then froze as temperatures fell, leaving thick ice on the branches.
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