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Guest Post: comparing the NMBS/SNCB, Railer and OnTracks iPhone apps
Since the disappearance of Railtime, the official NMBS/SNCB app was the only provider of travel information for the Belgian railways I was aware of. A few months ago, I got to know Railer, an initiative of the open data working … Continue reading
Let us help inform, please?
Dear NMBS. I’m probably one of the few of your customers who does not blame you for the delays yesterday. There have been extreme conditions, which only happen one or two weeks a year, and dealing with several events, such as power-shortage and derailment due to mud, are not always as easy as some may proclaim. I do however blame you for the lack of information you provided during this chaos.
What can iRail do to help? Continue reading
iRail news
Been playing around with nginx vs Apache for iRail. The bottle neck still is the NMBS site (and I’m truly sorry for DoSing you, dearest NMBS. I had to benchmark), but nginx seems to win just slightly over Apache. Maybe … Continue reading
iRail hacking event @ Hackerspace Ghent
17 Sept 2010, Ghent. All information here and here. Be sure to come and help around! Fun guaranteed! 😉