![]() That's why we recruit senior citizens over 65. It's a job for the elderly, and if it's gone, the elderly have no place to work.”Free rides have been a perk enjoyed nationally by those 65 and older for four decades and are credited with keeping senior citizens active.However, some cities are now threatening steep fare hikes or to raise the eligible age unless the national government shoulders some of the cost.The finance ministry is staunchly opposed.It says it has funded building and improving subway systems, and the cities should shoulder operating costs.In December, Seoul unveiled plans to hike fares by as much as 30%, although free rides for the elderly will remain in place.Bae Ki-geun is the owner of Silver Quick Subway Delivery Service, where Park works.he says his business doesn't work without free tickets.“The recruitment criteria were set based on current subway fares (free ticket for seniors), because delivery work requires employees to travel a lot by subway and it costs a lot. The Seoul Metropolitan Government should think a lot about this. ![]() If we have to pay for the subway, we will have to think about alternative (jobs). STORY: Every day, 71-year-old Park Gyung-sun rides the sprawling subway of livering flowers, documents and other packages around the South Korean capital.People call this sort of work 'Silver Delivery' because its popular among senior citizens,who are entitled to ride the city's networks for free.Park can earn up to $550 a month due to the lack of transportation costs.However, as South Korea's popular rapidly ages and it gets more expensive to run the subway.these free rides have become a thorny political issue - putting Park's job in peril.“We're a bit nervous if we are asked to pay for a metro ticket. We'll have more news from NVIDIA as the week goes on. And NVIDIA says this is just the beginning: Expect more non-Android games to make their way to the company's surprisingly powerful set-top box. NVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang introduced the Shield's accompanying controller as a device designed for hardcore gaming, capable of running up to 40 hours on a single charge. Randy Pitchford, president of Borderlands studio Gearbox Software, announced that Borderlands 2 and Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel are also on their way to Shield. Doom 3: BFG Edition, Resident Evil 5, The Talos Principle, Metal Gear Solid: Revengeance and Limbo are joining Crysis 3 as native Android titles running on Shield. ![]() More than just Crysis 3, NVIDIA's lining up other partners to port major games to Android - specifically, to its own Android box. ![]() The game is outright running on Android, albeit only Android devices powered by NVIDIA's bleeding edge X1 processor. It's how NVIDIA introduced Crysis 3 this week, running on its new Android TV-powered NVIDIA Shield set-top box. "Can it play Crysis?" is the question people are still asking after all these years, despite the vast majority of game hardware now being more than capable of running Crytek's gorgeous first-person shooter. ![]()
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