OT: Open source voting machines and other gizmos (was Re: Comcast and SORBS)

[mailings02 at ttlexceeded.com (Bob George)]

Jeff Kinz wrote:

> [...] Heh, At 80 how would you find out when it doesn't work?

Or how would THEY? :) Interestingly, on at least the Garden State, you 
pay for crossing the toll booth, not by distance. Fair? I dunno, but 
frankly if I'm going to be paying, I'd just as soon not have it delay me 
an extra 20 minutes. At least then I get to pretend I'm getting 
something! And I suppose since it's a one-shot, there are statistically 
some odds of getting through.

Much like tolls that are paid only in one direction of travel, I don't 
think "usage" has anything to do with it. Politics and other shenanigans 
seem to drive it.

And I should mention, while AZ residents soundly rejected the notion of 
toll roads, sales tax in Phoenix is now up above 8%. The independent 
streak is apparently subservient to sports stadiums and other "short 
term" tax increases of a different stripe (but similar smell.)

>>I used the SpeedPass web page to order mine from NJ. Up to 4 of either 
>>type are free. They charge $20 apiece here I understand.
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>Only if you not going to keep it more than 19 months.
>NJ charges a $1 per month fee above the toll payments.
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Ah, I'll check for that but hadn't noticed it previously. Still, I 
harbor the hope that my NJ transponder issues a few choice profanities 
every time it's read.

>>Ah well, now we have drifted (pardon the pun).
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>I can fix that, I'll just put a little  "White-out" on the screen.....
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I meant the open-source toll booth as a bit of dry humor, but apparently 
it's a hot button. Wish I could white out the original!

- Bob