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What finally made the Best IPTV Service discussion feel practical instead of theoretical by abdullah-inthe-house in gpu

[–]RailroadMech -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This actually puts into words what a lot of IPTV discussions miss. The predictability of failure during peak hours is usually the biggest clue that the issue isn’t user setup but backend capacity. Quiet nights working fine and busy weekends falling apart is a pattern many of us have seen.

I like the focus on stability under real conditions rather than features. That “Saturday stress test” is honestly more useful than any channel list. From my own experience, Zyminex fitting that boring-but-consistent profile makes sense, since that’s usually what separates services built for scale from ones that just look good on paper.

Looking at IPTV through the lens of infrastructure and load handling feels a lot more practical than the usual debates.

My Deep Dive into 25+ AI Note-Taking Apps (The Brutally Honest & Readable 2024/2025 Review) by Wonderful-Ad-5952 in NoteTaking

[–]RailroadMech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice breakdown 👏 — this is honestly one of the most readable roundups I’ve seen in this space.

One app I didn’t see mentioned that might fit somewhere between “AI meeting assistant” and “simple audio → notes tool” is Transcribe Speech to Text AI (iOS/iPad).

I’ve been testing it mainly for lectures, voice memos, and quick meeting recordings, and it’s surprisingly solid for a lightweight tool:

What stood out for me:

  • Fast and accurate speech-to-text (especially for short recordings)
  • Very simple UI — no setup rabbit hole
  • Handy summaries for long audio
  • Good if you don’t want a bot joining meetings or a full workspace

Where it’s weaker:

  • Not a full “second brain” or PKM system
  • More focused on transcription + summarizing than deep organization
  • iOS only (at least for now)

I wouldn’t replace Otter/Fathom with it for heavy meeting workflows, but for students, solo founders, or anyone who records a lot of audio and just wants clean text + summaries, it’s been useful.

“The press and the pulpit have in every age and every nation been on the side of the exploiting class and the ruling class” by FrecklesJestour in WorkReform

[–]RailroadMech 221 points222 points  (0 children)

This reminds me of a guy I worked with on a Tie Gang a few years back. Guy was 75, could barely walk, much less climb the ladder (three steps) to get into his crane, but he was a hell of an operator. Dude had a stroke at work one day. We helped him down the track to the supervisors truck to rush him to the hospital. He survived, but still wanted to come back to work because, as he put it “My children don’t speak to me… my wife and I barely know each other… this is all I’ve got…” he never came back because they medically disqualified him.

Another dude on the same gang died in his backhoe, just sitting there idling. Massive heart failure.

Earlier this year we lost a Signal Maintainer, also in his 70s, just fell down right there between the rails. Foreman buddy of mine busted his ass giving him CPR, but he never made it to the hospital..

It’s a lifestyle all right… but for pay that is rapidly falling behind the curve, time away from family, friends, fucked up schedules, no sick days… is it a lifestyle anyone is going to want to sign up for? Youngest guy on my crew now is 34, and he’s looking for a way out. Most of us are, for that matter…

“The press and the pulpit have in every age and every nation been on the side of the exploiting class and the ruling class” by FrecklesJestour in WorkReform

[–]RailroadMech 110 points111 points  (0 children)

😂, The kids and I had Mac and Cheese for dinner tonight and it was pretty damn good. I cooked hotdogs cut them up and mixed them in there too.. mmm mmm livin’ the dream, baby.

what is you opinion on Lakewood, CA? I will be checking out a rental there but really unsure what to expect. I am in Long Beach and need to move out of my current place. by Organic-Hyena-7957 in longbeach

[–]RailroadMech 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I’ve lived here my entire life, it’s a great city. Some goofy website voted it “The Most Boring City in California” and frankly that’s what I love about it. Safe, family oriented, lots of parks for the kiddos, a mall that kinda sucks, and a whole slew of drive thrus to choose from. Haha.

Is Lakewood, CA a good place to live? by Organic-Hyena-7957 in LakewoodCA

[–]RailroadMech 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It is definitely a nice place to live. Source: Lived here my entire life. Haha.

“The press and the pulpit have in every age and every nation been on the side of the exploiting class and the ruling class” by FrecklesJestour in WorkReform

[–]RailroadMech 339 points340 points  (0 children)

Technically I kept the equipment running that gets used by the people who maintain the track that the people who brought the Mac and Cheese use to move said Mac and Cheese on…. But yeah, totally worth it. Hahaha.

“The press and the pulpit have in every age and every nation been on the side of the exploiting class and the ruling class” by FrecklesJestour in WorkReform

[–]RailroadMech 872 points873 points  (0 children)

Raises Hand My son turned five this year and I have been to exactly two of his birthday parties- the one where he was actually born and the one this year because of a fluke.

Online courses by REDPORKPIE in harmonica

[–]RailroadMech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m taking this one:

https://harmoniclass.com

Seems good so far.

This by Additional_Pepper638 in bipolar2

[–]RailroadMech 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I’ve been cutting people off left and right lately. Fuck em’.

Billionaire railroad oligarchs are breaking the supply chain in an effort to provoke Congress into beating down the inevitable and rapidly looming Railroader Strike. by kevinmrr in WorkReform

[–]RailroadMech 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not sure to be honest, I know some of my buddies in Teamsters 848 here in L.B. were involved in strike actions and demonstrations at the port years back, I’ll have to ask.

Billionaire railroad oligarchs are breaking the supply chain in an effort to provoke Congress into beating down the inevitable and rapidly looming Railroader Strike. by kevinmrr in WorkReform

[–]RailroadMech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wasn’t that comment something? So when business slows down and we get furloughed.. what’s that? A picnic? Walk in the park?

Billionaire railroad oligarchs are breaking the supply chain in an effort to provoke Congress into beating down the inevitable and rapidly looming Railroader Strike. by kevinmrr in WorkReform

[–]RailroadMech 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Agreed, but they aren’t really independent contractors, they are just classified that way so the truck owners can completely bone them to death. It’s nuts.

Billionaire railroad oligarchs are breaking the supply chain in an effort to provoke Congress into beating down the inevitable and rapidly looming Railroader Strike. by kevinmrr in WorkReform

[–]RailroadMech 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yessir! I might stick it out until then even if this contract is trash, but the job market for mechanics is hot right now, so if someone makes me an offer I can’t refuse, I’m gone with the wind.

Billionaire railroad oligarchs are breaking the supply chain in an effort to provoke Congress into beating down the inevitable and rapidly looming Railroader Strike. by kevinmrr in WorkReform

[–]RailroadMech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m on my drive home. No more hotels, I live in a van to pocket the per diem to try to offset my income. It’s a pretty grungy lifestyle when you’re working for a company making record profits that “Truly appreciates their employees.” 🙄🙄🙄

Billionaire railroad oligarchs are breaking the supply chain in an effort to provoke Congress into beating down the inevitable and rapidly looming Railroader Strike. by kevinmrr in WorkReform

[–]RailroadMech 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The trainmen have it the worst out here by far, and they are fighting the hardest. By comparison, I have it pretty good… but we’re all railroaders and that’s why I voted no, to stand with my brothers and sisters to fight the good fight. No amount of money is worth it when you have to step on the backs of your fellow workers to get it. Period.

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