SmolTrainsAndPlanes
@smoltrainsnplanes.bsky.social
Machinist, electric unicycle enthusiast, N-scale model train hobbyist, ham radio nerd, among other things
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“i asked chat gpt” “i asked grok” Jeeves would kill you where you stand
June 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
“i asked chat gpt” “i asked grok” Jeeves would kill you where you stand
We really underuse the chest/footlocker as a storage medium these days.
Modern storage solutions are far more specialized and convenient, but there’s something particularly pleasant about a big heavy wooden box with a top-opening lid, and maybe a big chungus lock.
Bonus points for iron banding.
Modern storage solutions are far more specialized and convenient, but there’s something particularly pleasant about a big heavy wooden box with a top-opening lid, and maybe a big chungus lock.
Bonus points for iron banding.
June 7, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We really underuse the chest/footlocker as a storage medium these days.
Modern storage solutions are far more specialized and convenient, but there’s something particularly pleasant about a big heavy wooden box with a top-opening lid, and maybe a big chungus lock.
Bonus points for iron banding.
Modern storage solutions are far more specialized and convenient, but there’s something particularly pleasant about a big heavy wooden box with a top-opening lid, and maybe a big chungus lock.
Bonus points for iron banding.
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In the Newest Armchair Urbanist we need to talk about how bad Google Maps has gotten for Transit in general
Google Map's Transit Layer is Trash
YouTube video by Alan Fisher
youtu.be
May 29, 2025 at 10:02 PM
In the Newest Armchair Urbanist we need to talk about how bad Google Maps has gotten for Transit in general
This was an excellent watch. Deviant does a ton of really impressive security talks and I quite enjoy them even as someone outside of that industry.
The radiological safe entry methods blew my mind, and the stories from the folks who pulled that off in the field even more so.
The radiological safe entry methods blew my mind, and the stories from the folks who pulled that off in the field even more so.
My gargantuan presentation about Cold War attacks and intrusions into our intelligence apparatus has now been published. If you didn't catch it at #ShmooCon or #CackalackyCon now you can view it here...
youtu.be/-Z_Jv7vuiqg
Enjoy! 👍😁👍
youtu.be/-Z_Jv7vuiqg
Enjoy! 👍😁👍
Attacking Classified Safes and Vaults from the Cold War to Now [CackalackyCon 2025]
YouTube video by DeviantOllam
youtu.be
May 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
This was an excellent watch. Deviant does a ton of really impressive security talks and I quite enjoy them even as someone outside of that industry.
The radiological safe entry methods blew my mind, and the stories from the folks who pulled that off in the field even more so.
The radiological safe entry methods blew my mind, and the stories from the folks who pulled that off in the field even more so.
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I have been logged out of my toothbrush.
May 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I have been logged out of my toothbrush.
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It’s almost like gender affirming healthcare works or something. Wild. Crazy. Would’ve never guessed
May 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
It’s almost like gender affirming healthcare works or something. Wild. Crazy. Would’ve never guessed
May 30, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The free Anycubic Photon #3dprinter works!
Unfortunately I’m getting memory read errors pretty frequently so it isn’t completing anything but short prints consistently. Going to find some cheaper/smaller flash drives and see if that helps.
Unfortunately I’m getting memory read errors pretty frequently so it isn’t completing anything but short prints consistently. Going to find some cheaper/smaller flash drives and see if that helps.
May 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The free Anycubic Photon #3dprinter works!
Unfortunately I’m getting memory read errors pretty frequently so it isn’t completing anything but short prints consistently. Going to find some cheaper/smaller flash drives and see if that helps.
Unfortunately I’m getting memory read errors pretty frequently so it isn’t completing anything but short prints consistently. Going to find some cheaper/smaller flash drives and see if that helps.
Rainy night ride
Had to keep up with traffic in a lot of places because the bike lanes were flooded. Also made some new friends
#electricunicycle #EUC #ducks
Had to keep up with traffic in a lot of places because the bike lanes were flooded. Also made some new friends
#electricunicycle #EUC #ducks
May 9, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Rainy night ride
Had to keep up with traffic in a lot of places because the bike lanes were flooded. Also made some new friends
#electricunicycle #EUC #ducks
Had to keep up with traffic in a lot of places because the bike lanes were flooded. Also made some new friends
#electricunicycle #EUC #ducks
Free resin 3d printer? Don’t mind if I do!
A friend was giving this away and I figured it was my chance to finally change some photosensitive goo into some model train parts.
I know it’s an older model, but it still ought do do better in some situations than my Prusa Mini.
A friend was giving this away and I figured it was my chance to finally change some photosensitive goo into some model train parts.
I know it’s an older model, but it still ought do do better in some situations than my Prusa Mini.
May 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Free resin 3d printer? Don’t mind if I do!
A friend was giving this away and I figured it was my chance to finally change some photosensitive goo into some model train parts.
I know it’s an older model, but it still ought do do better in some situations than my Prusa Mini.
A friend was giving this away and I figured it was my chance to finally change some photosensitive goo into some model train parts.
I know it’s an older model, but it still ought do do better in some situations than my Prusa Mini.
I stumbled across this protected (ish?) bike lane driving around #orlando today. It’s not much, but even this sad little barrier makes such a difference vs just the painted line of death. If we can’t get full separation, let’s do more of this please! Sadly it was only for about a mile :(
April 21, 2025 at 10:24 PM
I stumbled across this protected (ish?) bike lane driving around #orlando today. It’s not much, but even this sad little barrier makes such a difference vs just the painted line of death. If we can’t get full separation, let’s do more of this please! Sadly it was only for about a mile :(
Aww yiss, a friend managed to get me the new Kato Model Trains catalog from Japan. There’s some charm about a hard copy catalog that you just don’t get scrolling through a website.
Time to make some miniature public transit plans and figure out what my office layout needs. Steam locomotives? Trams?
Time to make some miniature public transit plans and figure out what my office layout needs. Steam locomotives? Trams?
April 21, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Aww yiss, a friend managed to get me the new Kato Model Trains catalog from Japan. There’s some charm about a hard copy catalog that you just don’t get scrolling through a website.
Time to make some miniature public transit plans and figure out what my office layout needs. Steam locomotives? Trams?
Time to make some miniature public transit plans and figure out what my office layout needs. Steam locomotives? Trams?
Checking out the railroad bridge and using my new fast charger this evening.
I’ll have to take another lap up the bike path and see if I can catch the bridge in use sometime.
Plugging the charger for my EUC into an EV charging station almost makes it reasonable. 240v in, 151V DC at 18A out.
I’ll have to take another lap up the bike path and see if I can catch the bridge in use sometime.
Plugging the charger for my EUC into an EV charging station almost makes it reasonable. 240v in, 151V DC at 18A out.
April 19, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Checking out the railroad bridge and using my new fast charger this evening.
I’ll have to take another lap up the bike path and see if I can catch the bridge in use sometime.
Plugging the charger for my EUC into an EV charging station almost makes it reasonable. 240v in, 151V DC at 18A out.
I’ll have to take another lap up the bike path and see if I can catch the bridge in use sometime.
Plugging the charger for my EUC into an EV charging station almost makes it reasonable. 240v in, 151V DC at 18A out.
I was out riding my #EUC in #Orlando this evening, and almost got tossed off of it. This sidewalk used to be smooth, but it appears it gained a protruding curb at a sharp angle to my direction of travel. This was really hard to see and not marked by signs. Somehow I made it, but I did not like that.
April 18, 2025 at 6:50 AM
I was out riding my #EUC in #Orlando this evening, and almost got tossed off of it. This sidewalk used to be smooth, but it appears it gained a protruding curb at a sharp angle to my direction of travel. This was really hard to see and not marked by signs. Somehow I made it, but I did not like that.
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It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane
April 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane
Doing some quick math: my #EUC is 6-8x more efficient than my electric car. One charge of the car gets me 250-300mi, or the same energy takes me 1500mi on the electric unicycle.
If Orlando steps up their #urbanism game and build more protected cyclepaths, I could probably ditch the car outright.
If Orlando steps up their #urbanism game and build more protected cyclepaths, I could probably ditch the car outright.
April 14, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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Paris Proves the Power of Pedals: How Cycling Helped Cut Pollution in Half.
momentummag.com/paris-proves...
momentummag.com/paris-proves...
Paris Proves the Power of Pedals: How Cycling Helped Cut Pollution in Half
So how did Paris, once choked with vehicle traffic and notorious for its pollution, pull off such a turnaround?
momentummag.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Paris Proves the Power of Pedals: How Cycling Helped Cut Pollution in Half.
momentummag.com/paris-proves...
momentummag.com/paris-proves...
Maybe it’s because it was 15 min before close, or people are just shy…but I found it odd (and kind of nice) that I could walk into Target wearing a suit of armor and trolleying along my electric unicycle, grab two pints of ice cream from the back, and leave without so even a “what is that thing?”
April 14, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Maybe it’s because it was 15 min before close, or people are just shy…but I found it odd (and kind of nice) that I could walk into Target wearing a suit of armor and trolleying along my electric unicycle, grab two pints of ice cream from the back, and leave without so even a “what is that thing?”
April 13, 2025 at 5:33 AM
April 13, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Upgrading the N scale model train layout from a folding table up to a full sheet of foam board. Lots of work to do to make it look like a real thing but the bones are there now.
Using DCC-EX for control and eventual automation/scripting
Using DCC-EX for control and eventual automation/scripting
March 27, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Upgrading the N scale model train layout from a folding table up to a full sheet of foam board. Lots of work to do to make it look like a real thing but the bones are there now.
Using DCC-EX for control and eventual automation/scripting
Using DCC-EX for control and eventual automation/scripting
I may have achieved the ultimate 21st century experience.
60+ mile long electric unicycle ride + stopping to fast charge in a U-Haul parking lot + Skyrim on a steam deck.
60+ mile long electric unicycle ride + stopping to fast charge in a U-Haul parking lot + Skyrim on a steam deck.
March 27, 2025 at 4:32 AM
I may have achieved the ultimate 21st century experience.
60+ mile long electric unicycle ride + stopping to fast charge in a U-Haul parking lot + Skyrim on a steam deck.
60+ mile long electric unicycle ride + stopping to fast charge in a U-Haul parking lot + Skyrim on a steam deck.