Tag Archives: security

Octopus Card: Where does all that data go?

By jama22 | Published: June 20, 2009
The last time I went to Hong Kong (which was about 6 years ago), the Octopus Card was the hottest thing in town.  The Octopus card is very similar to London’s Oyster card.  By loading it up with money, you can pay for various public transportation services by simply pressing the card against a receiver. [...]
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Tales of Airborne Shenanigans

By jama22 | Published: May 22, 2009
On my plane ride here to Hong Kong, I flew with Air Canada on a Boeing 777.  Boy was that flight teched out.  Every seat in the Economy class had a personal television (its a wide-ish touch screen built into the headrest of the seat in front of you), an AC plug for laptop power, [...]
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Speaking of Public Terminals…

By jama22 | Published: February 15, 2009
I just dug up this photo from my Hawaii trip.  Its a picture of a touch-screen terminal that they had running at the Wal-Mart in Maui.  Enjoy
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Toronto Autoshow 2009

By jama22 | Published: February 15, 2009
Toronto Autoshow 2009 Originally uploaded by amphybian It’s that time of year again, the Toronto Autoshow! For the past few years, I haven’t been able to go to the show due to school work or just sheer laziness. But this year I was able to go and see two very sexy cars: the Mercedes-Benz SL65 [...]
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