<![CDATA[the train company just refunded the entire ticket because the delay was so large]]>the train company just refunded the entire ticket because the delay was so large

quant train lifehack: make an ML model for where the trackside equipment will likely break next, then go on a day trip there

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/22cf9122-f54c-4047-b4c0-3485546d7c15/the-train-company-just-refunded-the-entire-ticket-because-the-delay-was-so-largeRSS for NodeFri, 15 May 2026 00:38:07 GMTFri, 01 May 2026 06:46:18 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to the train company just refunded the entire ticket because the delay was so large on Fri, 01 May 2026 07:39:06 GMT]]>@rcombs but i don't want to predict oil futures

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/whitequark/statuses/116498179456610770https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/whitequark/statuses/116498179456610770Fri, 01 May 2026 07:39:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the train company just refunded the entire ticket because the delay was so large on Fri, 01 May 2026 07:35:09 GMT]]>@whitequark I feel like if you can reliably predict this kind of thing, there are 2 possibilities:
- it's more profitable to sell the technology to the railroads so they can do JIT maintenance, and make more money than you'd save on fares, or
- the same skills also presumably apply to other, more profitable things to predict, like stock prices, or the spot oil market, or what words jerome powell will say at his next press conference

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/rcombs/statuses/116498163897919065https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/rcombs/statuses/116498163897919065Fri, 01 May 2026 07:35:09 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the train company just refunded the entire ticket because the delay was so large on Fri, 01 May 2026 07:32:13 GMT]]>@val @whitequark That’s wild to me. My last train trip was 6 hours late, Amtrak just doesnt give a fuck.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/cinebox/statuses/116498152391556289https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://masto.hackers.town/users/cinebox/statuses/116498152391556289Fri, 01 May 2026 07:32:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the train company just refunded the entire ticket because the delay was so large on Fri, 01 May 2026 07:06:08 GMT]]>@whitequark arbitrainage

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.hackerspace.pl/users/radex/statuses/116498049815307734https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.hackerspace.pl/users/radex/statuses/116498049815307734Fri, 01 May 2026 07:06:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the train company just refunded the entire ticket because the delay was so large on Fri, 01 May 2026 07:05:43 GMT]]>@whitequark Seeing people openly abusing unplanned maintenance to go on free holidays may be the final straw to convince them to fix that crap ahead of time. Or to charge train passengers per minute like it's a cloud resource. One of those.

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/thepi/statuses/116498048159221524https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://urusai.social/users/thepi/statuses/116498048159221524Fri, 01 May 2026 07:05:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the train company just refunded the entire ticket because the delay was so large on Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:45 GMT]]>@whitequark all the delays will end up driving you mad over the long term, but at least you'll be able to ride for free, until they catch on

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://twoot.site/users/confusomu/statuses/116498028681089836https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://twoot.site/users/confusomu/statuses/116498028681089836Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the train company just refunded the entire ticket because the delay was so large on Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:08 GMT]]>@whitequark https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2028542/train-travel-refund-discount

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oc.todon.fr/users/val/statuses/116498026237354107https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://oc.todon.fr/users/val/statuses/116498026237354107Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:08 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the train company just refunded the entire ticket because the delay was so large on Fri, 01 May 2026 06:55:18 GMT]]>@whitequark illegal train lifehack: …

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://m.bonzoesc.net/users/bonzoesc/statuses/116498007220642518https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://m.bonzoesc.net/users/bonzoesc/statuses/116498007220642518Fri, 01 May 2026 06:55:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the train company just refunded the entire ticket because the delay was so large on Fri, 01 May 2026 06:51:39 GMT]]>@whitequark

...maintenance futures?

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/munin/statuses/116497992879660636https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://infosec.exchange/users/munin/statuses/116497992879660636Fri, 01 May 2026 06:51:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to the train company just refunded the entire ticket because the delay was so large on Fri, 01 May 2026 06:48:09 GMT]]>this is a form of arbitrage but i can't decide how it should be called

]]>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/whitequark/statuses/116497979100955699https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://social.treehouse.systems/users/whitequark/statuses/116497979100955699Fri, 01 May 2026 06:48:09 GMT