@Hamishcampbell Saves the council/ operator from having to send somebody out to each stop to change the route sheet. Allows for real-time updating. But yes, a QR code that can be scanned with your phone does the same cheaper -- except for the minority of users who don't have a phone/ can't use one. So, not an easy decision.
@pulkomandy @jsl @Hamishcampbell You forget the whole crew that has to drive vans around the country to check & replace all those paper sheets at every stop...
@janc @pulkomandy @jsl Yep, its a complex interaction of technology and social norms. is the high-tech or the low tech the best path is a real question?
vagabond
in reply to Josh McKinnon • • •but do we need this... for the building of it, ecological footprint, is this useful or pushing #techshit
Social change vs technological change is something we need to focus on for better paths.
Honest question?
jsl
in reply to vagabond • • •Saves the council/ operator from having to send somebody out to each stop to change the route sheet. Allows for real-time updating.
But yes, a QR code that can be scanned with your phone does the same cheaper -- except for the minority of users who don't have a phone/ can't use one.
So, not an easy decision.
PulkoMandy
in reply to jsl • • •JanC
in reply to PulkoMandy • • •vagabond
in reply to JanC • • •Yep, its a complex interaction of technology and social norms. is the high-tech or the low tech the best path is a real question?
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