Waitin’ on the bus, federation-style | Netjunky Research

So, seconds after I write a post complaining about Twitter (which I use obsessively, so am a hypocrite anyway), Jon Karon responds with a comment putting me in my place. That’s Jon, always a step ahead.

He proved that minutes ago with a blog post announcing a new Twitterbot that gives you the scheduled arrival of the next TriMet vehicle you may be awaiting:

But how many times have you walked a bit slowly to your stop and missed a bus by 10 seconds, or been standing at a max station for 15 minutes and find yourself damning the cold, the wind, or the rain? I find I’ve done it more often than I’d like to admit…

So in the spirit of saving you the embarrassment of running the last 10 paces for the bus and keeping all y’alls fingers, toes, and other parts thawed I humbly submit the unofficial, beta TriMet twitter tracker service, powered by Pincushion

Now, there’s a part of me that almost wants to believe he did this just to say “Quit your complaining and admit how useful Twitter is.” But I know that’s not why he did it. It didn’t have anything to do with the ego that is me.

He did it because he’s just that damn cool.

Read NetJunky Research » Waitin’ on the bus, federation-style, and learn how you can use Twitter to spend a few more minutes in the warmth of the coffee shop before casually walking out just in time to stroll onto the Max.

That’s pretty cool stuff, Jon.

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