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by js4ever 136 days ago
Al model train ... I was not expecting that article... To much AI in my life
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linkjuice4all 136 days ago
Much like Factorio - bringing too much tech/automation into your hobbies (such as model trains) just turns a fun weekend hobby into "work". It's really cool to see the progress with digital controls in model trains (read up about Neil Young and Lionel [0]) but I don't want to have to ask AI to rewrite my train handling config files just to get some little motor to spin.

[0] https://thrasherswheat.org/tfa/trains-neil-young-1993.htm

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jclulow 135 days ago
> I don't want to have to ask AI to rewrite my train handling config files just to get some little motor to spin.

I reckon you could probably still figure out how to just edit the text file. And if it's not fun to do that, then, surely it's just not the right hobby?

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sodapopcan 136 days ago
Ya, I was wondering if this made it to the top because people though "Al" was "AI," heh.
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em-bee 135 days ago
does it really matter? it's a good topic either way. actually it's even better because it isn't about AI.
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sodapopcan 135 days ago
Sure doesn't! Was just a funny thought (depending on your definition of funny, of course).
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