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Al model train ... I was not expecting that article... To much AI in my life

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

> 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?

Ya, I was wondering if this made it to the top because people though "Al" was "AI," heh.

does it really matter? it's a good topic either way. actually it's even better because it isn't about AI.

Sure doesn't! Was just a funny thought (depending on your definition of funny, of course).

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