The other day, I mentioned that I took a long, excruciating train trip. The outbound trip had been so bad that we were confident the trip home would be much better. It wasn’t, of course. Most of you, I’m sure, don’t care very much and those outside the U.S. can snicker and gloat that at least their trains can provide a pleasant experience.
There is an aspect of the whole misadventure that should concern most Irreal readers, though. The Amtrak Website. It’s horrible and turns the idea of being user hostile into an art form. Rather than dwell on the trip, I was going to crawl off into a corner and do my best to never think of it again. But then I saw this xkcd comic. As he so often does, Munroe perfectly captured the infuriating futility that one feels when dealing with websites designed by those suffering from psychopathy.
Again, I’m sure the details won’t interest most Irreal readers so I’ll spare you. Suffice to say, avoid their Website if you can.