Big Brother (and his corporate counterparts)
Just things that have spooked the Hell out of me recently (mostly from insty). Big Bro is watching.
That browser you’re using to be all secret and stuff, it turns out was ran by the feds, who facilitated child porn. You know, to keep you safe.
In NY, EZ passes get read all over.
NSA disguised itself as google.
So, let’s take back the internet. Also, secure yourself from NSA.
September 16th, 2013 at 5:46 pm
On the EZ Pass story, the kidz at “Off the Hook” on WBAI-FM NYC radio were talking about that over a decade ago.
September 17th, 2013 at 7:01 am
I live in the NJ. If you don’t use EZ Pass, you are an idiot. The time wasted trying to pay cash for tolls (15 extra minutes at rush hour on my exit on the GSP each way) is a killer in a place where time is truly money. I hit the toll plaza at 80mph on my way through. My EZPass is linked to a business account on a UPS box in TN (business is defunct) and I fill it with cash once a year at the Service Center (takes 2 minutes while your gas is pumped for you). It’s not tied to your license plate. I have an extra for friends to use when they visit.
September 17th, 2013 at 12:55 pm
>My EZPass is linked to a business account on a UPS box in TN (business is defunct) and I fill it with cash once a year at the Service Center (takes 2 minutes while your gas is pumped for you).
Awesome, an interest-free loan to the state of Tennessee.
>It’s not tied to your license plate.
If there is somehow a bad read from the tag, they will try to snap a photo of your plate and bill you. Having your plate associated with the tag will in many instances allow you to avoid a fee for not having a tag. Go through too many toll booths with a “bad” tag, and they’ll send you a nasty-gram to convince you to swap out tags. The batteries don’t last forever.
>I have an extra for friends to use when they visit.
Again, this works fine as long as they get paid, if there is a bad read they’ll bill your friends.
September 17th, 2013 at 1:08 pm
>kidz at “Off the Hook” on WBAI-FM NYC radio were talking about that over a decade ago.
Pictures, video and a good interesting presentation beat podcasting hands-down everywhere (except while commuting.)
September 17th, 2013 at 5:14 pm
Interest free loan? The vehicle is plated in TN. Only idiots park in NYC use a car with their name on the title. If you forget to pay a parking ticket (which you will get), you get a bench warrant on your ass. Ever been to the The Tombs? It takes days to get out of that place on a ticket pinch. They send dun letters to the UPS box in TN for a corporation that folded years ago. TN sends a letter saying “Hey, renew your tags” every year and gets their $95 and doesn’t give a fuck either way. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania keeps the lights on with a similar racket. There isn’t a single lawn mowing crew in the tri-state that has NJ/NY/CT plates. Too much trouble.
Next time you are in Jersey, stop in at an EZpass service center. Any bullshit about “unpaid fares” goes away with a couple of $20s. They are a private corporation and have no enforcement other than getting the already overworked State Police to pull over the odd fare beater.
September 19th, 2013 at 11:07 am
>Interest free loan? The vehicle is plated in TN.
I’m referring to loading the ez-pass with cash once per year.
BTW, what state did you get the ez-pass from? You’re telling me that you load it with cash in NJ. Mine’s from PA because they only charge me $3/year (personal account) but it ticks me off having to pay at all seeing how much money they’re saving by not paying toll collectors.