• dmtalon@infosec.pub
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    2 hours ago

    Australia is big, but Sydney, when I was there a million years ago had very good public transportation with a single card that got you access to buses, ferries etc…

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      5 hours ago

      …good to know!

      I used to be an avid user/defender of public transportation (in Canada). Used it for 15 years (11 of which I actually had a car but did not use for daily commute)

      But then it was ruined… literally a 13 Km commute (less than 10 miles if you are American) would mean 1.5 hours in a bus EACH WAY, vs 45 mins by car (which is still a travesty for such a short commute)

      Now I am lucky to work from home most of the time and commute with an eScooter when the weather allows me to

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          4 hours ago

          no, Ottawa area… buses were terrible leading up to the LRT opening and after the LRT opening was a disaster (one that they are still recovering from) the buses became unusable

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            Ah, I didn’t use the buses on my visit to Ottawa. We did use the VIA Rail from Montreal and made sure to have a Beavertail before we left your fine city though.