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2006/11/30
 18:47:32

Paper money unfair to blind

Judge rules paper money unfair to blind. It's too bad they didn't realize this was coming when redesigning them a few years back. Maybe the US will catch up with other parts of the world now?

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By bleaus on 2006/11/30 at 22:01:19

I'm not a real big fan of the different sized money. But I guess it does make sense. I don't really use cash a whole lot though, so it wouldn't affect me much.

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By Jeremy on 2006/11/30 at 22:03:20

Sizes are only one way of differentiating. The Euro for example uses embossing on the edges of some of the bills (only partially used for identification, it's staggered on every other size which makes it easier to tell the sizes).

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By JoeBuck on 2006/12/01 at 15:30:33

When I was in the .au their bills had different colors, sizes and they all also had patterns on the bills so that one could tell each denomination apart textually. While the money did resemble monopoly apparently it had a much greater longevity than our bills ( gogo waterproof ) and was much more accessible to the impaired. Seemed like it did more good than harm, I'd be on board with that change.
I agree Jeremy, this should have come up in the last redesign.

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By JoeBuck on 2006/12/01 at 15:32:18

Er not a pattern but a cellophane window that was a different shape on each denomination.
Wikipedia link with pictures.

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By babada on 2006/12/02 at 12:15:45

Thought you might find this amusing: The Wi-Fi Initiative at WTF University.

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By Jeremy on 2006/12/02 at 12:57:04

Yea. That actually wouldn't be a bad position for an AP, assuming it was only to fill in that specific area due to the interference and the other APs not being able to cover it. Or if they never intended to cover anything other than that lounge (which actually wouldn't be too surprising).

Stuff like that happens when people high up say they want coverage, and assume that since one can buy a decent AP for $30 at the store and it will cover their house, it'll be cheap. Of course commercial buildings and the fact that manageable APs are needed quickly make the price higher than wanted, and they set a limit and say to do as much as possible with x. And you get just specific areas or poorly positioned APs...