Where is the option for living in my parents basement you insensitive clod!
I can speak from experience as an Australian who has travelled a dozen or so times to the states such far.
The European system, specifically our Australian system is hands down so much more efficient.
In almost all my experience in the States not only do I need to reach into my wallet for a $1 note, but I also need to dig around for the coin which is just so inefficient.
With Australian currently, the majority of the time I can come up with between $1 - $15 purchase very quickly without having to dive into my wallet, and without having to walk around with a large amount of change.
What really irks me the most with the American system is just how much change I need to carry around, for such a small overall total of money on hand. My pockets would literally only have a few dollars in them, compared to carrying half the weight and half the amount of Australian currency that always adds up to significantly more money.
My opinion! I like to carry at all times around $5-10 on me with Australian money, which is only around 5-7 coins ever in total compared to 15+ US coins which is just annoying!
Just my 5 cents including GST!
I note that at this moment, the front page has
-- all separate, i.e. five stories.
FUCK THIS SHIT, and fuck all the Apple astroturfers like Paska just below.
What has Slashdot editors posting Apple stories got to do with my opinion based in a market that I actively work in?
My opinion isn't some by-the-edge-of-my-seat observation, I work in the Apple industry for a company that is *not* Apple. We sell Linux, Windows, OS X, and push the right solution for the job.
The simple fact is the Apple solution is now becoming a lot more relevant then ever before, people want their products, and to ignore this (and if you want, fight it with a better/more open product) is just plain ignorance.
The best book on programming for the layman is "Alice in Wonderland"; but that's because it's the best book on anything for the layman.