In the last year, I've been through over a dozen cities and used public transport in all of them. It is wild just how confusing and complex buying a ticket can be. While some cities obviously take a user-centred approach to ticketing, others appear to take a Kafkaesque delight in a bureaucratic maze of zones, apps, and intricate restrictions. One of the seminal texts in computer systems design…
  • kateAEnglish
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    10 days ago

    I’ve no idea why Paris made it more complicated before.

    when is before? this blog post is from 5 days ago

    • mjr@infosec.pubEnglish
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      10 days ago

      I don’t remember. Less than a year ago, if the blog post is accurate about its scope. It’s also likely that there is outdated instructions still online and it’s possible to install the old compatibility app unnecessarily.

      • kateAEnglish
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        10 days ago

        yeah for sure, the site you posted recommends a different app than the one i used so they might serve slightly different but overlapping functions