#the-station — Public Fediverse posts

September

Tucked away in our subconscious minds is an idyllic vision. We see ourselves on a long, long trip that almost spans the continent. We’re traveling by passenger train, and out the windows we drink in the passing scene of cars on nearby highways, of children waving at a crossing, of cattle grazing on a distant hillside, of smoke pouring from a power plant, of row upon row of corn and wheat, of flatlands and valleys, of mountains and rolling hills, of biting winter and blazing summer and cavorting spring and docile fall.

But uppermost in our minds is the final destination. On a certain day at a certain hour we will pull into the station. There sill be bands playing, and flags waving. And once we get there so many wonderful dreams will come true. So many wishes will be fulfilled and so many pieces of our lives finally will be neatly fitted together like a completed jigsaw puzzle. How restlessly we pace the aisles, damning the minutes for loitering … waiting, waiting, waiting, for the station.

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However, sooner or later we must realize there is no one station, no one place to arrive at once and for all. The true joy of life is the trip. The station is only a dream. It constantly outdistances us.

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“When we reach the station that will be it!” we cry. Translated it means, “When I’m 18, that will be it! When I buy a new 450 SL Mercedes Benz, that will be it! When I put the last kid through college, that will be it! When I have paid off the mortgage, that will be it! When I win a promotion, that will be it! When I reach the age of retirement, that will be it! I shall live happily ever after!”

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Unfortunately, once we get it, then it disappears. The station somehow hides itself at the end of an endless track.

“Relish the moment” is a good motto, especially when coupled with Psalm 118:24: “This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.” It isn’t the burdens of today that drive men mad. Rather, it is regret over yesterday or fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves who would rob us of today.

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So, stop pacing the aisles and counting the miles. Instead, climb more mountains, eat more ice cream, go barefoot oftener, swim more rivers, watch more sunsets, laugh more and cry less.

Life must be lived as we go along. The station will come soon enough. Robert J. Hastings

Here’s to the next journey, make it a good one.

The Station (Multi, XP'd on PC) Something has gone wrong on the Espial, a cloaked space station overlooking an inhabited planet. It's your job to figure out what the problem is and where the crew went before it's too late.
Recently acquired this 8 year old game for $1.50 in the summer Steam sale. This is a very short (2.5 hours to roll credits) walking sim puzzle game. Despite that short play time, it's got all the things you'd expect: locked doors, ID cards (bracelets, same diff), audio logs and text files, things to repair, etc.
The story is quite good, if not super deep. The voice acting is more than acceptable, it is flat here and there but also has plenty of emotional depth. The station is well realized esp for an older Unity game.
Controls.. this is where things got a bit wonky. It has controller support which is my preferred way to play most games(carpal is a bitch yo). However I ended up having to resort to Steam Input and remapping the controller and it still wasn't great. Last half of the game I gave up and went WASD.
I also noticed that my CPU was pushing hard, messed with the settings and turning on Vsync "fixed" it, or at least brought it down to a more reasonable level for what I would have thought was a "lighter" game, shrug.
Being that it is so short, it's kind of a bummer than the "twist" ending was telegraphed pretty early on, at least I saw through it fairly early. Despite that it was an enjoyable experience getting to that ending.
Overall I'd certainly recommend playing this, but given it's so short I would also suggest picking it up now or another Steam sale as the $15 reg price does feel a tad steep for a nearly decade old 3 hour long game, imo.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/565120/
#Gaming #ShareYourGames #Steam #PC #LinuxPC #VideoGames #TheStation

‘The Station’ Review: A Long-Gestating, Female-Centered Project Set in Yemen That’s Well Worth the Wait
#Variety #Reviews #CannesFilmFestival #SaraIshaq #TheStation

https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/the-station-review-1236751423/

Paradise City Sales Boards Yemen-Set Cannes Critics’ Week Title ‘The Station’
#Acquisitions #Festivals #News #CannesCriticsWeek #SaraIshaq #TheStation #Yemen

https://deadline.com/2026/04/paradise-city-sales-cannes-critics-week-the-station-1236858865/

‘Resilience, Sisterhood and Survival’: Sara Ishaq’s ‘The Station,’ About Women-Only Petrol Station, Leads Venice’s Final Cut Winners
#Variety #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #FinalCut #TheStation #VeniceFilmFestival

https://variety.com/2025/film/global/sara-ishaq-the-station-venice-final-cut-winners-1236504878/

After a long day, you take the subway home. The train is late, but everything seems normal — until the doors close. Among the passengers, one man starts acting strange... There's nowhere to run.

#TheStation – #Indie #Game #Walkthrough
https://youtu.be/HNlxaWG3ht8

Novo Update de SteamWorld Build, Dorado Crest, Adiciona Mapa e Recursos Extras
Descubra o novo mapa e construções de SteamWorld Build no update Dorado Crest. Disponível para PC e consoles.
#Thunderful #TheStation #SteamwoeldBuild #Pc #Xbox #Gamerscore
https://www.gamerscore.com.br/novo-update-de-steamworld-build-dorado-crest-adiciona-mapa-e-recursos-extras/

The Station: Gogoro scoots into a SPAC, a Rivian milestone and Tesla prepares to unleash FSD beta software - The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/rBMHJKQo2Wk/ #electricpickuptrucks #electricvehicles #transportation #venturecapital #reillybrennan #automotive #thestation #polestar #scooters #hyundai #gogoro #rivian #tesla #ford

The Station: Lyft, Uber take action in Texas, Van Moof charges up with capital, an eVTOL SPAC deal gets knocked - The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/9PFu3ZsRNP8/ #darakhoswarshari #electricvehicles #transportation #mercedes-benz #petebuttigieg #nikolacorp. #ridehailing #automotive #thestation #volkswagen #bmwgroup #vwgroup #ebikes #rivian #yandex #lyft #uber #gm

The Station: Rivian makes its IPO move, Nuro pushes into Nevada and Waymo scales up in SF - The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/QnjbyvI0yLI/ #autonomousvehicles #electricvehicles #transportation #venturecapital #automotive #government #thestation #robotics #elonmusk #cruise #rivian #toyota #tesla #waymo #nuro #gm

The Station: An ADAS business bidding war, the gig worker fight heats up and Biden’s executive order - The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/3u9ccE9CZfQ/ #autonomousvehicles #electricvehicles #transportation #venturecapital #automotive #thestation #veoneer #evtols #magna #gm

The Station: The script for Elon Musk’s Loop drivers, Redwood snags $700M and a chat with Kodiak Robotics’ co-founder - The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/gTjxyfGQgTY/ #autonomousvehicles #aurorainnovation #electricvehicles #redwoodmaterials #transportation #kodiakrobotics #automotive #thestation #argoai #tesla #ford

The Station: Aurora SPACs, a spin on the VanMoof X3 and a chat with Outdoorsy founders - The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/vB69cXU2cGw/ #autonomousvehicles #aurorainnovation #electricvehicles #transportation #venturecapital #automotive #thestation #outdoorsy #evtols #rivian #tesla

The Station: Bird has drama in San Francisco, drone delivery startup Zipline raises $250M - The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/W97S5JnjDkQ/ #autonomousdriving #electricvehicles #transportation #automotive #thestation #ridepanda #zipline #bird #tc

The Station: Quanergy and Embark to go public via SPAC, Spin and Bird announce fresh launches - The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/kQK_1EIeiGI/ #electricvehicles #transportation #automotive #thestation #quanergy #embark #bird #lime #spin #tc

The Station: Luminar takes the SPAC path and Voyage lifts the hood on its next-gen robotaxi - The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click... - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/fo0fH7JEF9w/ #transportation #automotive #thestation #elonmusk #bentley #luminar #voyage #revel #tesla #xpeng #xwing #gm