33. avoid parking tickets

05142008075, originally uploaded by markresch.

parking in the city is tough. parking at an available spot with a broken meter is like winning the parking lotto jackpot. but there's one small hitch in the gitalong: you might still be ticketed. after all, who knows how meters work? i suggest that you document the meter breakage with a quick photo. the EXIF data in the photo stamps the date and time (and if you want, the geolocation) of the photo. the data is plain: the data that my phone added to this picture looks like this:
Camera: Nokia N95 8GB
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/2.8
Focal Length: 5.6 mm
ISO Speed: 160
Flash: Flash did not fire, auto mode
Orientation: Horizontal (normal)
X-Resolution: 72 dpi
Y-Resolution: 72 dpi
YCbCr Positioning: Centered
Date and Time (Original): 2008:05:14 14:16:31
Date and Time (Digitized): 2008:05:14 14:16:31
Shutter Speed: 6965/1000
Color Space: sRGB
Digital Zoom Ratio: 100/100
Gain Control: Low gain up
Compression: JPEG
Image Width: 2592 pixels
Image Height: 1944 pixels

don't be late for your meeting!