Lisa was embarrassed to find that she was unable to complete the purchase of a one day pass for the DC Metro. Though the machine required three, she could only recall a pair of 32-bit prime numbers.
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11 comments:
Mary was able to fall back on her training as a nuclear engineer to figure out how to purchase a farecard.
You know, I'd love to see what a UX/usability export could do with the design of these machines.
Mary: "I can't figure this out"
WMATA employee: "Me either."
Rube Goldberg himself was said to be jealous of Metro's ticket machine design.
Simon says...
Lisa was embarrassed to find that she was unable to complete the purchase of a one day pass for the DC Metro. Though the machine required three, she could only recall a pair of 32-bit prime numbers.
Lisa's big weekend in DC plans would have to be put on hold for a half hour as she figured out how to buy a Metro ticket.
Hunky guy thinks camera should be aimed at him, not some hideous purple sweater.
Jennifer clutched her hand in agony after incurring a repetitive stress injury while buying a fare card.
WHY ARE THERE SO MANY FARES? WHY!?!
Wait. CTRL what?
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