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A computer upgrade shut down BART

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232 points ksajadi | 1 comments | 05 Sep 25 14:52 UTC | HN request time: 0.198s | source
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ninetyninenine ◴[05 Sep 25 18:21 UTC] No.45141839[source]▶
I mean despite it's history the snark is well deserved. With so many companies and people in the bay paying taxes, where the hell does all the money go?

Interesting, tidbit you added here. But snark is needed for this situation.

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IshKebab ◴[05 Sep 25 18:42 UTC] No.45142101[source]▶
Yeah I was pretty blown away when I visited San Francisco just how archaic it was. In the same place you have driverless cars you have a metro payment system from like 70s USSR or something.
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zolland ◴[05 Sep 25 18:58 UTC] No.45142285[source]▶
How did you pay? I made a Clipper account that I fill up with my credit card and tap my phone to pay...
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owlbite ◴[05 Sep 25 19:02 UTC] No.45142329[source]▶
Which is still shockingly outdated compared to e.g. London, where I just use my tap to pay method of choice on entry and exit, done.
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1. torton ◴[06 Sep 25 01:46 UTC] No.45145841[source]▶
Now available on BART and coming to other Bay Area transit agencies.

https://www.clippercard.com/ClipperWeb/contactless-payments....