On Mon, 21 Jul 2003, Steve Furlong wrote: > On Monday 21 July 2003 01:12, R. A. Hettinga wrote: > > <http://nytimes.com/2003/07/21/technology/21PATE.html?pagewanted=prin > >t&position=> > > > > A 'Funky A.T.M.' Lets You Pay for Purchases Made Online > > I worked on a commercial digital money system a few years ago. One of > their business models was almost identical to Amos': stick cash in a > kiosk to get electronic money. It'd be interesting to see how that > system plays with Amos' patent.
It's not going to be anonymous at all. Remember, ATM's are always protected by cameras. If the digicash isn't anonymous, it's worthless. > (I won't be able to observe directly, > as I was fired from that company because I'm an incompetent slacker > (boss's view) or because the boss was a jack-booted jackass (my view).) Shit happens. Just be happy you're not working at IBM. It was leaked that they're outsourcing to India, etc... see: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=10613 ----------------------Kaos-Keraunos-Kybernetos--------------------------- + ^ + :25Kliters anthrax, 38K liters botulinum toxin, 500 tons of /|\ \|/ :sarin, mustard and VX gas, mobile bio-weapons labs, nukular /\|/\ <--*-->:weapons.. Reasons for war on Iraq - GWB 2003-01-28 speech. \/|\/ /|\ :Found to date: 0. Cost of war: $800,000,000,000 USD. \|/ + v + : The look on Sadam's face - priceless! [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sunder.net ------------
