January 2010
10 posts
List of problems with Myki →
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Totally agree.
Courtesy Shani.
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I have a Myki, a card for Victoria’s new transport ticketing system! I’m trying to give it an honest go in the interest of testing early technology. But seriously, we’re supposed to use this?
I’m aware this is in beta. They don’t tell you it’s in beta, but it clearly is. But, come on guys! (Starting Monday it will cost $10 or $20, so I suppose it’ll be...
“Disclaimer: This email, and any files attached to it, should be treated as...”
– Email from Virgin Mobile. Those guys don’t take anything seriously, I swear!
Stupid VicRoads website + call centre
(A letter I have sent to VicRoads)
I have two separate issues regarding change of address. Firstly, I tried to change my address on the VicRoads website. I entered all of the details and clicked Next, and the response was “No valid addresses were found. Please check details and try again.” I don’t know what this error message means, but I had entered all of the fields with a...
Stupid Myki website
Registering a Myki requires that you enter your first school or mother’s maiden name. When will these stupid things learn about security?
It says “1-30 characters” but when I enter my mother’s maiden name, it says “invalid security response”. After much guesswork, it turns out that it doesn’t permit my mother’s maiden name to have digits… how...
“Serves me right for using exciting technology.”
– Tim
N900Fly →
Uses the accelerometer to measure how high you can throw your n900 in the air. The program uses the accelerometer to check for free-fall condition and then starts a timer.
Fastest way to brick your N900 :)