Insomnia Post: Wifi Ordering

Insomnia post: For many years I’d thought I should change the wifi. Turn the guest networks on and then pick two names that show up early in alphabetical order. I’d figured on Aardvark for guests and Aardwolf for me. Trouble though. Instantly apparent that numbers come before letters. Further digging suggests that the ordering is based on where things are in the ascii table. Now that I have guest networks to play with it’s easy to test this and it seems to hold true. Can’t have a single space in an SSID. But you can have a leading space. What’s that mean you ask? So far as I can tell, I can guarantee that my wifi network shows up first if I use 31 spaces and then an exclamation point. This will show up just above 30 spaces and an exclamation point. Etc. I don’t know what this means but AI is going to take my job so I figure I’m going to have lots of time on my hands.

How do Apple product prioritize wifi?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/102169

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All of these work on the Mac:

https://gist.github.com/ww9/a26ca38836a62fbf3b8b85a190d5b2f0

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MARTA App Learning

MARTA App Learning

Updated: September 8th 2024

What have we learned the hard way?

Tap-to-Pay:

1. Doesn’t work as you’d expect.  Instead a tap-to-pay card gets associated with an additional (unlocked) fare product just like a Breezecard does.  You can’t actually pay directly with tap-to-pay like you can on the London Tube for example.
2. Almost any NFC does work to exit the system (flat rate payments are taken on entry).  
3. Apple Cash Card works, but you have to have money on it (it doesn’t spend the money).

Breezecards:

1. Can't transfer card trips to phone app.
2. When using the Breezecard, the card expires after 3 years, not the fare product.
3. You can transfer from expired cards to unexpired cards, but you have to balance protect old and new cards first.   Old card has to be less than 30 days expired.  Registered to same person.
4. Plenty of reasons to not balance protect Breezecards until needed though. Record the number somewhere for later.
5. The tap required to make Breezecard balance transfers/purchases official, takes some time after the balance transfer/purchase happens.  Maybe 24 hours or more.
6. Can be used to pay for the StreetCar ($1), but there is no transfer functionality.

Breeze Mobile 2 App:

1. If you aren't registered, then the fare products in the app can be lost if the phone is lost or destroyed.
2. Fare products on the app expire now (3 years), no longer transferable.  
3. You need network connectivity to launch the app.  You do not need connectivity to scan in.
4. You can share app fare products with Breezecards (and tap-to-pay cards), if so, you must scan your card on the lower NFC.  So far the app locks an additional (unlocked) fare product.  Won’t work if there is only a single (or single unlocked) fare product.
5. Tap-to-pay works exactly the same as added Breezecards.  You can associate a tap-to-pay card only if you have more than one unlocked fare product in the app.  
6. Cards associated with products on phone, must use lower NFC pad on turnstile.  Upper one doesn’t work for cards tied to app.  Only for standard old school Breezecards.
7. To add a Breezecard to the app (for carpooling or other), you have to register the app.
8. Breezecard (and tap-to-pay) appears to pick the 2nd oldest (unlocked) fare product and then lock it to the Breeezecard or Tap-to-pay card..
9. Removing Breezecard (or tap-to-pay card) with trips locked will remove the trips with it.  DON’T do that.
10. The app will pick the oldest fare product if you don’t activate anything before scanning.  This matters only if you have multiple fare products.
11. Amex tap-to-pay cards won’t work with the Breeze Mobile 2 App.  Unclear why.  Visa cards work fine.
12. Most NFC style Apple wallet pc cards will allow for exit via turnstile.  This includes tap to pay cards, digital IDs (Georgia Digital Driver’s License), transit apps from other places (SUICA), concert tickets, and even Apple Cash cards.  Apple Cash cards work on the watch always.  But on the phone don’t work without value.
13. As of July 25th 2024, you can activate a purchased ticket if you have an Apple Pay ID added to the app.  But you can’t see a QR code to actually use it.  Quickly remove the Apple Pay IDs to use the activated trip.  Why work this way?
14. Can be used to pay for the StreetCar ($1), but there is no transfer functionality.  I believe you just activate the fare product and move on.
15. When linking your Breeze Card to your Breeze Mobile 2.0 account, currently, riders cannot receive transfers to any of the Regional Partners.
16. When linking your tap-to-pay card to your Breeze Mobile 2.0 account, currently, riders cannot receive transfers to any of the Regional Partners.
17. Tap-to-pay cards don’t work as you’d expect, instead they just associate with a fare product like a Breezecard does.  
18. I believe multiple IDs (and matching fare products) will allow for carpooling via the app.  But why does adding tap-to-pay disable the QR code?

Open questions:

1. Why will additional IDs (Breezecards, tap-to-pay) not work if there is only one fare product in the app?  Why isn’t this better communicated?
2. How do you unlock a fare product once it’s locked to a Breeze ID?  Removing the Breeze ID removes the fare product, so that’s not the answer.  This presumably affects tap-to-pay fare products as well.  You can call customer service, but this isn’t a speedy process.
3. Does the “Dependent” checkbox when adding a Breeze ID allow for carpooling?  Unknown.
4. Can we “explode” a fare product such that it will work with a Breezecard (or tap-to-pay card)?  That is, turn a 20 fare pack into 20 single fare packs for easier sharing.  I effectively achieved this when trying to unlock a 20-trip fare product from a Breezecard.  They removed the fare product and gave me multiple fare products adding up to the same number of trips.
5. Why does adding a tap-to-pay ID disable the QR code scanner.  Especially if there’s only a single unlocked fare product (tap-to-pay won’t work anyway). 
6. Why can’t I associate my Georgia Digital Driver’s license as an ID?
7. Why doesn’t MARTA app allow for creation of an NFC tap-to-pay card that can be used like tap-to-pay credit cards and Breezecards are today?
8. Can the first placeholder fare product be a 1 dollar streetcar trip?  If so that’s both cheaper and that is the one kind of fare product that’s “usable” without needing to scan anything.
9. What happens to a locked fare product if the card goes away?  Fraud causes the card number to change for example?  I suspect you have to call in to customer service to get it unlocked.

Next Tests:

1. Confirm that Apple Watch works just as well as tap-to-pay on phone (it presumably does).  I’ll use Apple Cash Card just to double-up on the test.
2. Confirm that Breezecard still works as described above.  It almost certainly does.
3. Put a 1 dollar street-car trip in as the first fare product.  See if it will count as first spot so that all other products can be locked to breeze IDs.

Breeze Mobile 2 FAQ.  

https://www.itsmarta.com/breeze-mobile-faqs.aspx

XpressGA FAQ.  

https://xpressga.com/breeze-mobile-faq/

The Travel Bible

Lists play quite a roll in some of my favorite fiction. Jethro's rules in NCIS, The Ferengi Rules of Acquisition, Steve Buscemi's list of people in Billy Madison.

I did a 5 year stretch traveling week-in and week-out (for work).  I don't travel as much for work now but do have chance to take advantage of non-revenue travel on Delta Airlines.  As such I've started to make a note when I learn something (often the hard way).

These are those rules.

Please feel free to argue or suggest your own in the comments.

Travel Bible

1. All of your credit cards should be setup so that you can use a PIN at an ATM and get a cash advance.   There is usually a small fee for cash advance.
2. Worst seat mates are noisy.  Bad breath/smelly a close second.
3. Checking anything, ever, sucks.  Ideal travel is something you can get under the seat.  The less you carry, the fewer the problems.
4. Put your bags in the overhead slightly ahead and across the aisle from your seat.  Makes things easier on exit and you can see them.
5. Don't take the first overhead bins in coach.  Folks sitting there have no under seat space.
6. Take your coat off long before you get to the plane.  No reason to spend that time at your row.
7. Best coach seats are first row in coach.
8. Best first class seats are the last row in first class.  No one behind you to kick the seat and mess with the table.
9. Use the AC vent when present to shield yourself from odor.
10. The mobile app for your airline is worth it.  Even for a single flight.  Mileage signup is too.
11. Print your boarding pass ahead of time or get a mobile pass.  Or both.  The 3 minutes it saves is sometimes the key to making a flight.
12. I think it's ADA rules but the first row in coach is usually open at the 24 hour mark before the flight. 
13. Going non-stop is worth spending more.
14. If you check bags take photos of them. Heck, take photos either way.
15. Odd looking bags (or weird colors) are way easier to spot on a bag carousel (or lost in the bowels of an airport)
16. C'mon now with the smelly snacks.  Really?
17. You shouldn't have anything separate from your bag at security that doesn't have to be.  Belt, phone, wallet all in the bag.  Coat too if you can.
18. Exit row seats tend to be colder than other seats.
19. Slip off shoes are best for easy ingress through security
20. Toiletries in an external pocket.
21. It's not the metal detector, it's the conveyor belt that’s the bottleneck when going through TSA.
22. When in Asia, put the appropriate characters on your itinerary to aid in communicating with locals.
23. Cold butter on top of hot food for inflight meal.  Sometimes it's near frozen.
24. No water bottles when leaving PVG (Shanghai) 
25. When outside the US, get a GPS app for your phone that doesn't require data.  Download the appropriate areas.  I've typically used "Here We Go".  "Google Maps" and "Apple Maps" can do this too.  "Maps.Me" and "Sygic GPS Navigation" also allow for offline maps.
26. Use your mobile devices e-reader app for relevant travel books.  Fodor's, Lonely Planet.
27. If planning to use ride sharing, review (google) airport policy for pickups.  Every airport does it differently.
28. When in Asia, carry your own toilet paper.  It’s typically not provided in public restrooms.
29. Poo-pourri actually works.
30. Ear issues: drink more water, go to the lavatory shortly before landing, ear-planes work, decongestants, anti-inflammatories.  A blocked ear can severely impact a trip.
31. They make single use insect repellent wipes.
32. They make travel size laundry detergent.
33. They make single use sunscreen wipes.
34. They make dry shampoo in very small sizes, always good to have a backup.
35. When in a new lodging, bathroom check.  TP, soap and shampoo.  I don’t typically travel with soap and shampoo.
36. Hotels almost always have basic toiletries, AirBnBs often don't provide shampoo.
37. Put the deodorant in a separate ziplock bag dumbass.  It will melt in a hot car.
38. Roma makes amazing travel sandwiches, non-crumbly roll, tough cheese and cured meats (less risk of spoilage).
39. Take a few small ziplock bags.  Ideal to keep wallets/phones/passports dry.
40. Front of the plane typically cooler, quieter and better smelling than the back of the plane.
41. Car insurance is expensive.  More expensive internationally.  Understand what your car insurance/credit cards include inside and outside of the US.
42. Hotel airport shuttles are a dodgy business.  Pretty common for them to work differently than described online.  Call and politely confirm how they work.  Get a description of the vehicle.
43. Sometimes the weight limits for check (and carry-on) bags differ from country to country.  This can lead to a mad scramble in a foreign airport on your way home.  Never hurts to check ahead of time.
44. We all know what "Non-stop" means, "Direct" means the same flight number (regardless of number of stops)
45. I've taken various colors of paracord and replaced the zipper pulls.  This lets me identify pockets by color and also means my bag is unique looking.
46. I usually have a few safety pins hanging from zippers on my bag as they come in handy.
47. I reinforce light bag handles with paracord.  This serves at least two purposes.  It strengthens the handles as well as making the bag look unique.
48. If you get to the rental car counter and the price is different, they probably changed something and didn’t bother to tell you.  Navigating this in another language can be difficult.  Print outs can help.
49. Put your passport in a ziplock bag, idiot.
50. Put a good sized paperclip on your passport.  There's almost always something to keep with your passport when traveling.  Remove the paperclip when handing your passport to an official.
51. Keep an ink pen handy when traveling international, customs forms typically provided on the plane.
52. A dark passport holder/folder seems sensible for hiding wear, tear and dirt.  But it's hard to spot on the floor of a dark plane.  Mine is now bright red.
53. Jet lag is the real deal.  Much worse when flying east than west.  Reason being, getting up X hours later is far easier than getting up X hours early.
54. Typically the best bet for getting local cash is to hit an ATM when you land at the airport.  Not currency exchange.
55. If you are renting a car and returning to the same location, go ahead and drop a pin when you are picking the car up.
56. The collapsible water bottles aren't as durable but still last years and pack down.  Suggest one that has measurements for use in a pinch.
57. If you can choose, choose an undamaged car.  You can’t get blamed for pre-existing damage if there isn’t pre-existing damage.

58. Compression Packing Cubes allow for flexibility on planes. Cubes come out easy such that bags can squeeze in overheads and under seats.

59. Airbnbs are worth more than hotels because kitchens, laundries and refrigerators make trips cheaper.  Carry fewer items.  Eat in more.

60. It's useful when renting a car, to take a picture of the after-hours return instructions.  More of a concern at smaller airports.

61. There are several types of multi-tools that are carry-on possible.  Wallet style multi-tools are very slim and most do not have a knife.  

62. Airtags are great tool for your bag if you're an iPhone user. 

63. The first flight of the day flies with more empty seats and is less likely to be delayed by weather or previous flights.

64. They make dry bags designed for laptops.  They aren't even that expensive.  Life saver.

65. A lot of modern museums have audio tours that you can download and listen to on your phone.  You need headphones to do so though.