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Can anyone post a rough breakdown on how $1B can be spent to build such a system?

• coolspot 9y ago
  I imagine it could involve building two-tree tier 1 datacenters, writing couple independent software implementations cross-checking each other, integration with legacy systems, a lot of automated testing, documentation, training. Also big vendor prices are not exactly cheap or fair.
• idonotknowwhy 9y ago
  Look you "myki" on Wikipedia. This sort of thing is normal here in Australia. I assume it's corruption. So frustrating that I'm paying for all these this shit.
  • zuccs 9y ago
    You misspelled "NBN".
    • Whitestrake 9y ago
      I doubt he got them mixed up; myki is a pre-loaded NFC smart card payment system for public transport in Victoria, Australia. go cards are another similar system. NBN is a completely different beast, being an internet carrier and service wholesaler with ambitious and expensive last-mile infrastructure concerns, for one thing.
      • idonotknowwhy 9y ago
        Correct. I didn't get the mixed up, was just bringing up another example of stupid spending we do here.