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   by no_way_1209567 2y ago

   53 stations with a couple dozen robotic fare gates each sounds like about $3mil/yr to me. If they really did it to stop fare evasion, it was ideological, not pragmatic. They spent pounds to save pennies. Mass surveillance, on the other
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   by no_way_1209567 2y ago

   Here in Canada, Metro Vancouver implemented a tap payment system with gates for its transit system about ten years ago. They started by generating outrage about fare evaders (the previous system was an "honor" based proof of payme
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   by no_way_1209567 2y ago

   The way to do this with oxy-fuel is to light the torch, adjust to a neutral flame, then extinguish the flame. The resulting gas coming out of the torch should be pretty close to stoichometric, and should be treated with extreme care.