KrzysisAverted t1_iw9f84c wrote on November 13, 2022 at 11:20 PM

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Just a word of advice (or a very brief rant) by 90sAltRockLover

>Who is maintaining these ancient systems?

Employees of the MTA, presumably.

>Security patches?

That isn't a full sentence. Anyway, security patches get released as new security flaws are discovered. A system that gets fewer updates is actually less prone to requiring regular security patches than a system that's constantly changing. If anything, the introduction of OMNY will probably result in tens or even hundreds of times more security patches being required for the MTA's systems than if they'd just stuck with metrocard! Concerns about security patches are an argument in favor of sticking with what's tried and tested, not trying something new.

>How does it interop with modern hardware?

Why does it have to? Or are you one of those tech bros who thinks that everything should be "IoT" and my microwave and toaster should regularly be getting firmware updates over wifi? Ugh, can't stand that mindset...

>Who is making old supported hardware?

The same companies that have always been making it. If they go out of business, there will be sufficient financial incentive for someone else to step up to the task.

>How much does keeping this working cost over a new system?

Depending on the cost of the upgrade... likely, much less. Plus, cost isn't the only factor to consider. The default implementation of OMNY (using credit card or smartphone with NFC) offers far less privacy than a metrocard. You can't buy an OMNY card at every station the way you can buy a metrocard; you'd have to go out of your way to do so.

>Will payment processors allow it?

They've allowed it so far. And they allow much older systems to operate. Why would they object to it?

If there's anyone here who is "confidently incorrect", it's you.

[deleted] t1_iw9fx3c wrote on November 13, 2022 at 11:25 PM

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KrzysisAverted t1_iw9gla4 wrote on November 13, 2022 at 11:30 PM

You can try to write off that lack of knowledge as a "lack of will". Then again, for all I know, maybe it's both.

Have fun embracing every new technology as change for the sake of change, and see where that takes you. I'd rather live in a world where I can go to an MTA station, buy a MetroCard with cash, and use it right away.

NYC's ignorant embrace of OMNY is one of the (many) reasons I'm happy to not be living in NYC anymore. Sixteen years was enough for me.

[deleted] t1_iw9hidd wrote on November 13, 2022 at 11:37 PM

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KrzysisAverted t1_iw9i0kx wrote on November 13, 2022 at 11:40 PM

No idea what you're on about.

>Hopefully you get a reality check and realize being an insufferable self aggrandizing tool won't actually get you anywhere before it's too late.

Are you projecting your own failures? Did this happen to you when you were younger, so you just assume that everyone else will have the same miserable experience?

Well, it's okay! Keep doing whatever the city tells you to do. If that's what you've been doing all your life, it might be hard to kick the habit. So I have some sympathy.

Have fun following the crowd and using OMNY, lol.