On Mon, 11 Jan 1999, John Rollins wrote:
> >And if the ticket machine runs out of Suzy Bs, you wind
> >up with a major load of quarters.
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> 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...
Oh, I don't know. I think I'd prefer losing a card to losing a hand!
- don
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