#Singapore 's #SimplyGo web portal is discontinued?? and eventho I already had an account + linked my VISA to their #EZ-link or wtv it's called, doesn't seem that I could access their mobile app anymore since the login asked for an SG mobile number, when the old login I had was purely email. Too bad, cos that thing was cool.

https://simplygo.transitlink.com.sg
Sign In - SimplyGo

is it just me or is ÖBB #SimplyGo! down? (can't check in)
for the purposes of silly commutes and gaining free #klimaticket #vorzugspunkte points: if i take a very unreasonable and long route instead of my inner-viennese commute, will #simplygo track the route as i'm taking it, or will it just calculate the shortest route and assume i took that? does anyone happen to know?
Had to buy a new ezlink card for #transit. My old ones expired 2022 and 2023 respectively. But I got a special one featuring Singapore’s anniversary SG60. :)

#sg60 #singapore #eticket #smartticket #ezlink #simplygo #publictransport #publictransportation #ôpnv #eticketdeutschland
Commentary: Why do so many #tech 'solutions' only seem to create more #problems?
"The #lack of #user #consideration in #techsolutions isn’t noticeable only in airport food courts. How many times hv u argued w your rideshare driver abt e best route to take to your destination? #LTA’s #SimplyGo #debacle is still fresh in many minds.. if the point of tech is to benefit #humanity then it shld be #designed in a way tt maximises said benefits without causing undue disamenities"
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/commentary/tech-solutions-problems-smart-city-user-design-4788581
Commentary: Why do so many tech 'solutions' only seem to create more problems?

When technology makes everyday life more difficult and complicated, it’s time for a rethink, says lifestyle writer Tracy Lee.

CNA
No go for SimplyGo – $40m to fund continued running of current fare system | To The Point

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Gestern hat's mit 3 Fahren in #Graz und einem 24h-Ticket-Tarif geklappt.

Allerdings: was, wenn ich heute Früh noch eine Fahrt gemacht hätte? Wäre das mit der 24-h-Karte von gestern mitgerutscht? 🤔

#ÖBB #SimplyGo #GVB

it’s very easy to verbalise the costs of raising a child: the hit to your wallet, the forgone hours of sleep, the loss of the freedom to do what you want, when you want it.

It’s much more difficult to describe the joys. Abigail means “my father’s joy”, and unlike #SimplyGo, it’s a name that lives up to its billing. When I watch her grow, when I see her doing things that she couldn’t do a few weeks ago — lift her head, touch her toes, roll over — it fills me with an unspeakable sense of wonder.

Are We Simply Going To Ignore The S$40M?
#Singapore
"I wouldn’t hv known abt the drawbacks of #SimplyGo by reading its marketing paraphernalia or earlier news reports. It’s like pushing a product & neglect'g even a cautionary statement in e fine print. Then u get a surprise when you use it. In fact, it didn't start as a replacement for #EZLink, but more for the convenience of credit card holders .. reflects a #bureaucracy that seems to be #outoftouch with people’s needs"
https://mustsharenews.com/simplygo-ezlink-40-million/
Commentary: Are We Simply Going To Ignore The S$40M?

Media practitioner Bertha Henson queries the logic behind the extra S$40 million incurred after the Government U-turns on SimplyGo.

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Bad day at work? At least you're not the idiot who just cost the #Singapore govt $40 million 😁
CNA: No longer mandatory for commuters to convert to #SimplyGo as LTA U-turns on decision to sunset #EZlink
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/simplygo-ezlink-card-lta-u-turn-free-exchange-40-million-4064446
Commuters no longer need to switch to SimplyGo as LTA U-turns on move to replace older ticketing system

The government will spend an additional S$40 million so that commuters can continue to use EZ-Link and NETS FlashPay cards for public transport.

CNA