WhatsApp username Pros: - Useful for people not wanting to share phone numbers - For those of us with more than one primary number Cons: - Another step towards merging FB, IG and WhatsApp accounts. Shared Meta profiles is the end-goal and has been for the past decade

gals, guys, everyone: my birthday is coming up and i just wanted to leave this link lying around. thanks to @jeremyburge.bsky.social for the tip. paom.com/products/yar...

Had a lot of great feedback about RichmondTonight.com - especially from people working in and around the sporting precinct in Melbourne. Added a few details like links to live scores when games are taking place, and door/gate times when available.

Half price travel until the end of 2026. Contactless expansion to the remaining train lines? Gov spokesperson says “more to say on next steps soon” 🔜💳📱

Might be a bit inner east of Melbourne niche, but I love walking around Yarra Park, Melbourne Park, and the Domain. I’m often Googling to check which gig I can hear, which team is training on the oval, or where fans are heading. Mostly for me, but some might enjoy it too: richmondtonight.com

I regret to inform you that Apple’s Genmoji has not improved its understanding of Australian culture in the past 18 months.

Begging transport agencies to include which city they service in their social bios. You can’t all be MTA, CTA, or Translink.

Melbourne build a physically separated, safe on-road bike lane longer than 6km challenge: impossible

If you're in Melbourne and fancy thoughts on making a great city greater, I've recently start posting some videos here – I'd love for people with similar interests to join and leave a comment when you think I hit (or miss) the mark! www.instagram.com/smartermelbo... www.tiktok.com/@smartermelb...

I hadn't yet come across the Anker Nano for international travel – and Dan's right, it's much smaller than what has become a fairly standard sized brick for international plugs + USB-C from lots of brands. Also pleased that @expresstransit.bsky.social was useful for the local transit info sixcolors

Interesting data from Melbourne's free train travel experiment April 2026 vs March 2026 on Melbourne Metro trains: 👔 Weekdays: up 4.4% 🕶️ Weekends: up 38% Some of this will be due to school holidays. Some may be due to business passengers being less price sensitive than leisure passengers. Bigge

POV: the first five minutes after you order something online Text: THANKS FOR YOUR ORDER Email: THANKS FOR YOUR ORDER App: THANKS FOR YOUR ORDER Email: YOUR ERECEIPT Text: YOUR ORDER IS BEING PREPARED Email: YOUR ORDER IS BEING PREPARED App: YOUR ORDER IS BEING PREPARED Email: YOUR FEEDBACK PLEASE

Absolutely stunning out in Melbourne last night 🌃

I my youth I spent my time writing for the local Mac User Group in Melbourne (any AUSOM members here?) and always looked forward to getting the latest shareware on floppy when meetings happened at Box Hill TAFE. I was a very cool teen. Anyway, I check back in from time to time. The average age may

Crazy niche detail but Transport for NSW have a PDF train map, but at a nice canonical URL without .pdf at the end Clean URL that appears on Google every time, and overcomes any browser performance issues of making a custom viewer or having a blurry raster transportnsw.info/sydney-trai...

Four ways Melbourne's newest rail line could look: 1. SRL Dark Green 2. SRL Light Green 3. DLR / Sydney Metro Turqouise 4. Bakerloo Brown

A map I enjoy – Northern Railway (UK) routes: - Metrolink tram connection between Manchester stations - How the lines around Edale and Buxton feel calm like when you're on them - Walking distance between terminus stations in Bradford www.northernrailway.co.uk/sit...

Yes I double checked, and it’s “Express pay” and not “Express Pay”

me: finally I can get rid of my multiple phones for testing emojis across different devices 🙌🥳 also me: starts a new project testing transit payment cards across different devices...and countries 🤪🥲

Free transport starts in Melbourne and Victoria for one month on Tuesday. Big win for anyone travelling off-peak and shorter distances. Not so much for anyone at an overcrowded regional train station, with no extra services added.

Free transport starts in Melbourne and Victoria for one month on Tuesday. Big win for anyone travelling off-peak and shorter distances. Not so much for anyone at an overcrowded regional train station, with no extra services added.

"Tap to ride without opening Wallet" has been superseded by "Express Pay" on Google platforms Apple previously rebranded "Express Transit Mode" to simply "Express Mode" I've been referring to all modes of zero-authentication tapping for transit as "Transit Mode" generically. Might have to continue

While you could argue that a well informed tourist should be able to top up a local transit card like Suica (and will have a better experience if they do so) - having options for basic debit or credit cards across so much of the network will definitely help inexperienced or infrequent travellers.

☹️🪊 is now an option

Let’s goooo

always makes my lol how petty this is

Supports Transit Mode / Express Mode out of the gate, too expresstransit.com/atlanta/

I don't know when it changed but I LOVE that you can now: 1. Connect to a new WiFi network on your iPhone, then 2. Open your Mac - and it automatically knows the password This always worked the other way (connect Mac first, then iPhone) because the phone would have a cellular connection to sync pa

If you're using Melbourne's new contactless system with your phone or watch – note that the credit card numbers shown in the ticketing portal won't be familiar to you. They're the unique token that Apple or Google pay generates per-device. This is standard practice, but generally hidden from users.

Things are really popping off in Devizes

the name of this bus company in Merseyside makes me…uncumfy

Some challenges for Melbourne's Suburban Rail Loop: it's considered it's own mode, but it's a mode with one (1) line Branding currently has it shown as a green which is nearly identical to the Frankston Line green SRL needs a colour that is distinct from others on the rail map. I'm suggesting teal

It's something that most people don't consider - and shouldn't have to, really. How does a new currency symbol end up supported by every computer and phone in the world? The process to ensure our text communications interchange consistently now and for decades (and centuries?) to come isn't taken

Terminology used for contactless bank card payments around Australia: ⛪️ Adelaide: "Tap and Pay" 🏝️ Brisbane: "Contactless payments" ⛴️ Hobart: "Contactless payments" ☀️ Perth: "Contactless payments" ⛴️ Sydney: "Contactless payments" 🏙️ Melbourne: "Tap and go"

The Age reports that Metro Tunel stations won’t be included, presumably meaning you couldn’t tap out at State Library if arriving in the city at Melbourne Central This stage is mainly useful for people who are keen to test - or who forget their Myki and want to use it as a single trip ticket

Melbourne Contactless Rollout to include Visa and Mastercard at launch in the coming weeks. New portal now showing publicly: ticketing.transport.vic.gov.au

Good news for Canberra: It has been confirmed to me that Express Mode (aka tap to ride without opening wallet on Android) is on its way. Let's hope it gets a push when rolled out, as the validators can get very busy at times with people all using FaceID before tapping on or off. Quote from ACT Go

If you’ve felt the need to send a FIGHT CLOUD or HAIRY CREATURE (aka Bigfoot) in emoji form, boy have I got good news for you

New 🟡 option for cities that offer contactless on some modes of transit but not others contactlessornot.com

Explaining this room to someone from 2012 would be amusing

Upgrade your Melbourne Train Map: ✈️ Airport Line 🔄 City Loop directions 🪢 Untangled Caulfield-South Yarra 🌾 Missing Stations Returned bettermapformelbourne.com

For the first time, Apple is posting to TikTok and allowing comments. Not as ads. Not as replies to support queries. Actual fun videos and letting people engage. And it’s all for the MacBook Neo 🍋‍🟩

honestly, I don't have a good vibe check on YouTube shorts. I feel like I get TikTok and Reels fairly intuitively, spending more time there in recent years. For now I'm just cross-posting to Shorts, but can't help wondering if it's a good fit. Anyway, here's a video youtube.com/shorts/h0Roj...

I love that U+1FAEF FIGHT CLOUD is a real code point that will be useful soon 🫯

Melbourne Airport Rail: the next decade 1. 2026: Bendigo trains skip Sunshine 2. 2030: Bendigo trains stop at Sunshine (Superhub complete) 3. 2033: (?) Melbourne Airport Rail opens 4. 2036: (?) Melton Electrification opens

I just know the devs implementing this TfL sponsor takeover did so under duress

Recording Clockwise any minute now in front of a LIVE studio audience (my daughter's toy ducks) 🎙️ www.relay.fm/live

From the archives: 🟢🚌 When Citymapper launched a bus (2017) jeremyburge.com/post/1604929...

🏎️ Transport in Melbourne for the F1 Grand Prix 🚇 Fastest and best access to Gate 5 is via Anzac Station. More capacity than any tram 🚶 Advice is to catch a tram for Gate 3, but I would personally walk to Anzac from there to avoid the crowds when leaving 🚃 For all other gates: extra trams running

Maybe the best (/only good?) icon upgrade on the Mac in recent years