_Way_ OT: dollar coins was Re: Y2K stuff

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Mon Jan 11 23:50:41 1999

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.
>
> 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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