thats so evil...
I like it :-)
Bet on German Train Delays
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#192Earlier quoted context omitted.
+ the conductors driving more slowly
It would be ironic if it turned out to improve the situation. Driving slower can make things more predictable and reduce wear, making breakdowns less likely. Trains being on time is all about consistency.
It's easier to make money doing unexpected things
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#193I've thought about this for flight delays because there are a lot of insiders (literally inside the plane) who would give you better info than what flight trackers show. And the airport screens are the least accurate, like showing a 20min delay for a plane that hasn't even left a previous stop 2hr away.
Too bad there are obvious problems with this.
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#194for the people who wouldn't have inadvertently clicked on the website: it's not real money, it's a campaign to nudge the German provider to care about their infamous delays
It's incredible that about 80% of people in this thread seem to be commenting without having looked at the website. In defense of Deutsche Bahn, countries with comparable infrastructure but more reliable transport have put in about twice as much money per capita for the last 30 years at least. Also, it went through a pseudo-privatisation back then, which hasn't helped (just private enough to focus on quarterly profit…
> It's incredible that about 80% of people in this thread seem to be commenting without having looked at the website.
In defence of the 80%, there is no indication in any section other than the About page that it is not real money (with the possible exception of the suspiciously high sums of money), and most commercial services have fairly useless About pages. The HN headline presents it as if it's real.
A far cry from GP's implication that "inadvertently click[ing] on the website" is sufficient to see this.
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#195Earlier quoted context omitted.
Saving is not 'not doing anything at all with your money.' Saving is lending your money to a generally low risk debtor, called bank.
In a deflation based economy as invisioned by crypto currency enthusiasts, there is no incentive to lend your money to anybody. Neither a private person nor banks would have strong incentives to do that, because you have a guaranteed increase of value if you just sit on your money. No investments would take place because of that.
No one is talking crypto. You seem to be fixated on crypto.
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#196Oh man, det er virkelig rigtigt sjovt!!! :-D "Jurisdiction notice For legal reasons, all BahnBet users, their devices, and their emotional baggage are hereby classified as legal residents of Schleswig-Holstein, the only German state where gambling is fully permitted. This is non-negotiable. By creating an account, you have moved to Schleswig-Holstein. Your new postal code is 24103. You now speak rudimentary Danish."
The copy on the site really is quite funny :D https://bahn.bet/about
That part is the most intersting in the imprint:
> 1010 Wien, Austria
Re: Bet on German Train Delays
#197Earlier quoted context omitted.
My opinion is that trains are a natural monopoly, they should belong to the government. Fine if some trains go through it (e.g. a TGV between Paris and Berlin).
I can see rails being natural monopoly, but trains?
Well the trains go with the rails. It makes no sense to compete on the same rails...
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#198Earlier quoted context omitted.
Gold status? Does that mean you only have to fill in two pages of forms instead of three for refunds?
If you actually took a train in the last 3 years you would know that the process is know online via the App/Website, and everything is already filled out for you
Sure. And then a few weeks later they send you a letter, asking all the information again which you have to send by mail.
Source: my train back from Amsterdam was late...
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#199Earlier quoted context omitted.
I find your comment disrespectful and bordering breaking HN rules. Please stop taking parts of sentences out of context when quoting, and please refrain from trying to dismiss other people's personal experiences as less valid than your subjective experience. > What other countries are these supposed to be? I've travelled extensively around Europe, and there is hardly a country where you get the same level of comfort…
You've made some unfounded rumors and claims, calling it your "personal" experience whilst calling the fact that there was more investment and maintenance of infrastructure done "subjective". Was your claim that the better funding doesn't get invested but is disappearing "somewhere" also a "personal experience" ? Your comment now is way more balanced and objective than the stuff you wrote previously, and I would prob…
Can you at least try to interpret in good faith? You seem to intentionally misunderstand everything I write...
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#200Earlier quoted context omitted.
You've made some unfounded rumors and claims, calling it your "personal" experience whilst calling the fact that there was more investment and maintenance of infrastructure done "subjective". Was your claim that the better funding doesn't get invested but is disappearing "somewhere" also a "personal experience" ? Your comment now is way more balanced and objective than the stuff you wrote previously, and I would prob…
Can you at least try to interpret in good faith? You seem to intentionally misunderstand everything I write...
He does that to everyone. Hacker News sucks these days.