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Why TriMet machines epic fail
Originally uploaded by dieselboi

NT 4? Are you serious? I chuckle that TriMet uses an OS in their ticket machines that was retired 7 years ago and hasn’t been supported by the vendor for 4 years.
Get with the 21st century TriMet. Linux baby!

One intrepid correspondent sent me this email update from the Central Library computer:
The MAX platform at 10th and SW Yamhill (eastbound) is currently the scene of what appears to be an accidental death. Word on the street is a transient female leaned too far over the third floor railing and took a tumble. The medical [...]

…people on the bus are more likely to be riding the bus because they have to be –or in some cases choose to be because it’s the easiest or most environmentally responsible thing to do. Unfortunately, for the majority of transit riders, they’re going to ride the bus whether you incentivize their transportation choice or not. …we may need to feel the pain of making the wrong choice instead of rewarding ourselves for making a slightly less destructive choice.