my iphone, a critical piece of my shitfrastructure, has broken, and I have to care about it
On three recent air travel legs, going Germany-England-Portugal-Brazil, there were around three cases of needing mobile internet access at the airport, to fulfil requirements before being allowed to fly. If I had been really thorough at preparing for all government requirements beforehand, perhaps I would not have needed mobile data and device at the airport, but I'm not sure. The chance of somehow being not allowed to fly, having turned up without mobile data (roaming) and a device, seemed high. To board towards England, I had to do a government form called "Passenger Locator Form". I hadn't heard of this before I got to MUC, but I was not allowed to board without it. To get it, I had to order a test for my second day in England, and put the reference number from that into my Passenger Locator Form. That was another chunk of admin. You need a payments card to pay for the second-day test. All the shitfrastructure requires all of the other shitfrastruc...