tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post2256597903762743668..comments2024-03-02T09:41:35.809-08:00Comments on Donkeylicious - A Blog by Neil Sinhababu and Nicholas Beaudrot: Getting it BackwardsNeil Sinhababuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03249327186653397250noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-43985243302247666882013-02-27T14:50:09.118-08:002013-02-27T14:50:09.118-08:00I suppose NYC is in the somewhat unique situation ...I suppose NYC is in the somewhat unique situation of having more tourists who use transit than most transit systems. But London has Oyster visitor passes, so this is solveable.Nick Beaudrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794690208464883973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-12619602625147774672013-02-27T09:35:57.716-08:002013-02-27T09:35:57.716-08:00NFC is too slow. It's slower than ORCA, and OR...NFC is too slow. It's slower than ORCA, and ORCA is slower than the Oyster card or the Pasmo/Suica card. I believe the CharlieCard is roughly the same speed as Oyster/Pasmo.<br /><br />The Metrocard isn't great but there's no reason to abandon it. If they're going to install contactless readers in the NYC subway, they should start issuing reloadable contactless transit cards, rather than just assume that in the space-future banks will put NFC on all their debit cards and "everyone will have one".Nick Beaudrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02794690208464883973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-15184972732603360512013-02-26T09:14:53.016-08:002013-02-26T09:14:53.016-08:00@daniel - ugh. TAP is so shit. At half the statio...@daniel - ugh. TAP is so shit. At half the stations along the blue line, I can't even find the tap point half the time. I miss the days of the old paper tickets.<br /><br />Greg Haohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805996565667458046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-1116416390293737732013-02-26T01:29:50.895-08:002013-02-26T01:29:50.895-08:00The future is TAP. But that's just the LA-metr...The future is TAP. But that's just the LA-metro partisan in me.Daniel Ahkiamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06897333348366330359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-60065583154998317172013-02-25T19:48:20.951-08:002013-02-25T19:48:20.951-08:00How fast do you reckon it is? The London Undergrou...How fast do you reckon it is? The London Underground spec required half a second turnaround time for their turnstiles, and NFC couldn't hit it.<br /><br />Are we supposed to have a slow lane with a turnstile that accepts people flashing and then waiting to be cleared through, for those who don't want to carry a metro card? How much higher fare should be paid by the people clogging up the system because they can't be bothered to get a metro card that can be read promptly?BruceMcFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08502035881761277885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-88397421266008780762013-02-25T16:43:57.545-08:002013-02-25T16:43:57.545-08:00I guess what I'm saying is: NFC ain't that...I guess what I'm saying is: NFC ain't that slow.John Deppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347147467009208108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-26246032191297858452013-02-25T16:41:29.980-08:002013-02-25T16:41:29.980-08:00Wait... why not both? The readers can read both, I...Wait... why not both? The readers can read both, I believe.<br /><br />Personally, I'd rather just carry around my bank card rather than my bank card and my transit card. And having to load my transit card to get a milkshake sounds like another nickel-and-dime PITA I don't want to deal with.<br /><br />Don't get in the way of the space-future because grandma doesn't have it together. Just give grandma a loadable card, and let me use my contactless.John Deppehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09347147467009208108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3401584991689197404.post-29448500972865089642013-02-25T11:11:37.302-08:002013-02-25T11:11:37.302-08:00Good point re: using metro card as default banking...Good point re: using metro card as default banking. You see this a lot in Asia (and starting to creep into Europe).<br /><br />But then in Asia the postal service of many countries also act as a bank and that's never going to happen here.Greg Haohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805996565667458046noreply@blogger.com