nfitz
Superstar
They most certainly weren't released. Don't spread fear about things that didn't happen.
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DSCToronto
Superstar
TTC Board today has an extra Agenda item.
Supplementary Agenda
17.Receipt of Advice from External Counsel (Confidential Attachment - this report contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege) (For Action)
Hmmmmm
Supplementary Agenda
17.Receipt of Advice from External Counsel (Confidential Attachment - this report contains information that is subject to solicitor-client privilege) (For Action)
Hmmmmm
Richard White
Senior Member
drum118
Superstar
elcorrerador
Active Member
Just saw this in the Toronto reddit page. Just when I thought things couldn't get any worse.
evandyk
Senior Member
LOL. Depend on Rogers for connectivity and this is inevitable.
Richard White
Senior Member
turbanplanner
Senior Member
My loved ones running into trouble since they travel either before the AM rush or in the evenings. You need to look at trends for stuff like this, things are a lot worse than 10 years ago and it’s only accelerating. I’d love to see hope things with change but the powers that be only want to make examples of people defending themselves
reinventingthewheel
Active Member
More critical infrastructure like water supply/distribution systems use a combination of hardwired networks and 5G. When there is a failure of all the networks, the control system response is to run in auto and store data to forward to a central node later.
Unfortunately, in the case of contactless payment processing it would be problematic to accept payment on a downed network. Contactless smart cards are, for most purposes, read-only. Presto doesn’t store a balance or what time your transfer will expire, just a secure serial associated with your account.
So what can the TTC do to avoid these revenue losses? Obviously network redundancy is the first priority but, as a failsafe, I still think there is value in a store and forward system. Fare gates can decode the card information locally to identify an account. Require users to tap at fare gates, store for later, don’t report cost or transfer time, don’t even check if they have a sufficient balance. When the network is back forward to the central database where each account charge can be calculated and applied after the fact (maybe as a convenience don’t apply overdraft charges).
There are some corner cases to polish; partial outages may lead users to be over charged – though this is correctable when networks are restored. I think it’s good enough to throw some pennies at qualified consultants. Would be cheaper to scale than redundant networks.
ChesterCopperpot
Senior Member
Rick Leary has resigned apparently
christiesplits
Senior Member
elcorrerador
Active Member
adys123
Active Member
Effective August 30th from the media release.
Richard White
Senior Member
Cue the return of Adam Giambrone.
christiesplits
Senior Member
Can we organize a GoFundMe to offer a competitive salary to Andy Byford?