_Way_ OT: dollar coins was Re: Y2K stuff

From: John Rollins <rexstout_at_uswest.net>
Date: Mon Jan 11 16:59:22 1999

>And if the ticket machine runs out of Suzy Bs, you wind
>up with a major load of quarters.

Which is why that electronic money stuff seems to be an almost good idea...
Sure, there's lots of reasons not to like it... But why carry around a
bunch of heavy coins when you could just have a little chip, maybe just
underneath the skin in the hand or something? I would guess anything but an
implantable chip would be a bit of a security concern...

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