Comments on: Finally! http://hourann.com/blog/2007/12/23/finally-2 Hourann’s illogical blog Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:01:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: skribe http://hourann.com/blog/2007/12/23/finally-2/comment-page-1#comment-13868 skribe Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:53:36 +0000 http://hourann.com/blog/2007/12/23/finally-2#comment-13868 You still read the fish and chips rag? You still read the fish and chips rag?

]]> By: azza-bazoo http://hourann.com/blog/2007/12/23/finally-2/comment-page-1#comment-13847 azza-bazoo Mon, 24 Dec 2007 04:21:44 +0000 http://hourann.com/blog/2007/12/23/finally-2#comment-13847 Around San Francisco, ERG's attempt to deploy smartcards has been similarly delayed, less for technical reasons than for petty infighting between the six agencies that run their public transport ("what? you want transfers from your trains to our buses? surely we should get a cut of your fares!"). My understanding is the Sydney contract (when it was eventually signed in 2003) involved something similar with their rather complex fares ... <a href="http://xkcd.com/349/" rel="nofollow">Also.</a> Around San Francisco, ERG’s attempt to deploy smartcards has been similarly delayed, less for technical reasons than for petty infighting between the six agencies that run their public transport (”what? you want transfers from your trains to our buses? surely we should get a cut of your fares!”). My understanding is the Sydney contract (when it was eventually signed in 2003) involved something similar with their rather complex fares …

Also.

]]> By: Thia http://hourann.com/blog/2007/12/23/finally-2/comment-page-1#comment-13846 Thia Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:39:28 +0000 http://hourann.com/blog/2007/12/23/finally-2#comment-13846 PS - if you have a copy of the weekend's Fin handy, take the time to go through the Pierpont awards. They are delightful in their scathingness =) PS – if you have a copy of the weekend’s Fin handy, take the time to go through the Pierpont awards. They are delightful in their scathingness =)

]]> By: Thia http://hourann.com/blog/2007/12/23/finally-2/comment-page-1#comment-13845 Thia Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:38:08 +0000 http://hourann.com/blog/2007/12/23/finally-2#comment-13845 And a five year delay is something Sydney-siders can only dream of, what with ERG's efforts (what is it, seven years late and nothing to show for it but the government finally saying"no more chances, you're fired!" And apparently all the posters are still up - presumably, as a friend of mine observed, because there's not enough money to remove them). Also hi, and welcome back =) And a five year delay is something Sydney-siders can only dream of, what with ERG’s efforts (what is it, seven years late and nothing to show for it but the government finally saying”no more chances, you’re fired!” And apparently all the posters are still up – presumably, as a friend of mine observed, because there’s not enough money to remove them).

Also hi, and welcome back =)

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