Mr_Matt_K

Mr_Matt_K t1_j5tj1rq wrote

Reply to comment by Professional-Error58 in Pictured is the router which sent the 1st internet connection from NYC to Tokyo. These were sold out of a basement office of a home in Rahway NJ. It's signed by everyone who worked for Cisco Systems in 1989. It was given to my dad when he retired in 1999 for his work in establishing the internet. by TriggerTough

There's also that one guy, I think Eddie's son or something like that?

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Mr_Matt_K t1_j37e0uz wrote

Reply to Only in Jersey… by filmginger2489

A combination of blueberries and pumpkins.

I wouldn't've guessed that?

That's all the time we have for Tradio today...

🎵 Lord I found Jesus... 🎵

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Mr_Matt_K t1_j0r5q0b wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in On this date in 1787, the great state of New Jersey became the 3rd state to ratify the Constitution. Fun fact: States are given two senators in the US Senate thanks to William Patterson’s New Jersey Plan, where less populous states opposed giving control of the government to more populous states by rollotomasi07071

What's good about 39,538,223 people getting the same representation as 576,851 people?

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Mr_Matt_K t1_j083bl1 wrote

Reply to Does EZpass include locations on Bill by Mail or other invoicing systems? by GrimmyChims

Yes, locations are included on the bill, whether paper or electronically. My account, which is from the NY Thruway, has a website where you can check as well. Just note that sometimes the agency may be a little slow in getting your travels updated on the site, it may take a couple of days. It's especially true of toll "ticket" systems like the Thruway or NJ/PA/MA Turnpikes.

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Mr_Matt_K t1_iyab0cu wrote

Reply to comment by Skorogovorka in New Jersey ranks 50th in roundabouts per person -- what the hell are we doing? by ProbstBucks

Through movements on 546 are meh on a bike (I've done it plenty of times) especially since your other options are pretty much the flashing beacon at Ingleside (worse) or detouring all the way up to Penn-Tts. Road (more hills). 31 south of there was always a no-go and even north of there is worse since the shoulder rumble strips were installed.

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Mr_Matt_K t1_ix139q8 wrote

Reply to Route 24 is the worst road ever by kascnef82

The drivers may be idiots but it's mostly a freeway designed and built after the 1970s, the road itself is OK. 22 with its left in/left outs, that's straight out of the NJDOH of the 1930s and unfortunately isn't going away any time soon.

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Mr_Matt_K t1_iwq4ygp wrote

Reply to N.J.’s road safety messages were too sassy for the feds by heptapod

As much as it's stupid for the Feds to only finger NJ (since as noted in the article Delaware, Pennsylvania, California, and Utah also use cutesy messages on their variable message signs), ideally the VMSes should be used to provide useful information for the traveler. If the signs are always going to display a safety message, whether a generic one or cutesy one, people will begin to ignore them after seeing the same "Buckle up" messages over a over. Then when there is a useful reason for the sign to be used (e.g. Amber/silver alert, incident ahead), they will be ignored.

I think that is what the FHWA is going after in this case. They are very stringent about enforcing MUTCD guidelines, at least for federally funded road projects or state agencies. A few years ago, Andrew Cuomo spearheaded those stupid "Taste NY" and the like signs but had to be modified because the signs directed travelers to a URL to download an app. Local agencies are better insulated from the feds, which is why illegal blue lines within the center lines still persist on county and local roads. (note the irony of the location of this blue line)

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