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I know about the post title rule but I would be surprised if anyone clicks on this not assuming it's about the video game digital distribution service and storefront.

That said, here's a lovely video from YouTuber "Aging Wheels" about a (working!) scale model of a British steam truck: https://youtu.be/PFKa8K9qZBQ

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Author here. Having been neck-deep in steam engine history for years, the possible confusion caused by the title didn't even occur to me. It's obvious in retrospect. I guess I created accidental clickbait.

It did confuse me … not going to waste my time on steam last stand. The game market is good enough … what last stand :-)

Thanks for your comment back… I clicked on it for game market Steam as well, but I learned a few years ago that my great grandfather built some steam cars in Rochester around 1900, so I found this fascinating. Thanks!

I don't know why Steam would choose the name of an existing element. Why would they choose to confuse us like this?

(Just a joke about the LORA complaints that always come up)

No clue what LORA is. But I've assumed they choose confusing names so it's more difficult to search for reviews or technical info about the modems online.

See: "TVCABO" vs "NOS" ["We"]. "TMN" vs "Meo" ["mine", mispelled].

Long Range Radio (LORA) vs Low-Rank Adaptation of Large Language Models (LoRA)

Steam is not an element; I don't get the joke.

Well, it is an element of steam engines...

Like a valve...

Indeed, it's a secondary element, since it's produced by mixing the primary elements of fire and water.

When you mix elements, don't you get molecules?

I believe it's an old alchemy joke back from when the "elements" were things like fire, air, water or earth.

Jokes get better with explanation, right? If Fire and Water are elemental, then their combination, Steam, is molecular, no?

Yes, turned out not to be the "Steam" I was thinking of.

YouTube Goes Flat, more than youn need to know about the inner-tube industry.

I automatically though about steam, the game distribution service. I guess most people would.

I confess when I saw "Steam" I thought it was about the game company. That said, working it into "Last Stand" made me think it was about the engine technology. The game company is still going strong, no?

I also came looking for something about the game company, but I was happy for the confusion. Fascinating topic.

Maybe if we can get nuclear cars, we can go back to steam turbines! :-)

I don't know, (technicshistory.com) kinda give it away immediately for me.

Yeah, I was quite curious, given Steam's current dominant position in the PC game store market.

That channel is a gem!

Steam the software maker is definitely not making "a last stand", people know context.

There isn't a universal context for people to know or not know, you know? If anything I'd expect the most relevant 'Steam' in most readers lives to be the company

Valve is the company, Steam is a product.

The irony here is that Steam is not the software maker, Valve is. So you don't even know the context.

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