Berlin public transport in real time
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Re: Berlin public transport in real time
#42Re: Berlin public transport in real time
#43The URL: > http://fahrinfo.vbb.de/bin/help.exe Who would run this on a webserver?
I have seen such rewrites in place to keep old CGI URLs from breaking, as their consumers were scattered all over time and space, and it was easier to internally remap the old URLs (which have over the years essentially become a public API) than have them stop working.
Re: Berlin public transport in real time
#44Earlier quoted context omitted.
What? In my country every single station has a timetable saying which metro/train/bus stops there at exactly which minute. Are you suggesting we should randomize public transport schedules?
Randomise the destinations as well. Will play havoc with the terrorists.
John Murdoch: Excuse me. How do I get to the end of the line?
Train Passenger: You want the Express.
John Murdoch: [after train blows by him] Hey, how come that
train didn't stop?
Station Master: That's the Express.Re: Berlin public transport in real time
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#47Re: Berlin public transport in real time
#48Earlier quoted context omitted.
Randomise the destinations as well. Will play havoc with the terrorists.
Dark City comes to mind... John Murdoch: Excuse me. How do I get to the end of the line? Train Passenger: You want the Express. John Murdoch: [after train blows by him] Hey, how come that train didn't stop? Station Master: That's the Express.
Full text: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25293822
Re: Berlin public transport in real time
#49I made simpler map for my personal usage.
Re: Berlin public transport in real time
#50This appears to use the theoretical schedule, rather than real-time information. I live next to a busy tram line, and what I see through the window does not match what the site shows.