Mastodawn

@Viss If you want to go a step further, here's a complete rail and tie replacement train in action. https://youtu.be/tzmxKM1laBI?si=YUtb3alQnWVaS53G

(Tampers do exist as stand-alone machines (or even excavator-mounted attachments), but are also found as one step in a replacement train.)

TRT-909 Track Renewal Train - Railroad Tie Replacement

YouTube

skryking 1d ago

Post bike ride hydration for the win. All while sitting on my deck streaming the all-star game. #BikeTooter #biking #beer #baseball

skryking 1d ago

Got out for a ride this evening, was a bit humid yet still enjoyable. I am slowly getting back to form. #BikeTooter #biking

skryking 1d ago

Greg Wilson 2d ago

Yeah, I'm just going to stop talking and point people at what @HeyChelseaTroy writes: https://chelseatroy.com/2025/07/14/what-can-we-expect-of-llms-as-software-engineers/

What can we expect of LLMs as Software Engineers?

I got home about a month ago from a conference tour through Romania, Belgium, and the Netherlands. I gave a talk about LLMs in all three places, and then one more time once I got home to Chicago. M…

Chelsea Troy

skryking 3d ago

Got out on the bike for the first time In a month...legs like noodles. #BikeTooter #biking

skryking 4d ago

GeePawHill 5d ago

10pm, and we're just about ready for the drinkin' *proper*.

Beer me.

skryking 4d ago

The Gibson 🅅 5d ago

The more I think about this Superman movie... the more I realize that those Christopher Reeves films had some very core things that turned me into who I am.

I have had a love/hate relationship with the character, but now I need this film.

Putting the needs of others before the needs of the self and refusing to stay down are viral memes that are desperately needed now.

skryking 4d ago

So I bought one of these for scrolling mastodon on my android tablet while sitting in my recliner and the tablet is in a stand, all to save my shoulder and wrist from pain. It's rather surprising how well it works. https://a.co/d/6kYZMcJ