A 'Funky A.T.M.' Lets You Pay for Purchases Made Online

[Sunder]

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


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