Actually I used to, and if it is something that can be done with a cassette switch then it is not a huge undertaking. Remember in terms of the money inside the cost of ATM parts is pretty small.

Sounds like what would happen here if banking was run by the mobile phone industry

I have to admit I was thinking that it would be the same as the machines in small shops in the UK (where banks give free withdrawals and small machines charge). I stand corrected.

To be fair most of these just rip you off legally with huge withdrawal charges

There are a load of solutions that will work with new ATMs, a number of them already mentioned. What is needed is a cheap retro-fit, without modifying the strong box. Many banks don't upgrade this expensive component for years. I think the most promising ideas are ones that ink the money - but they have to get well in to the whole stack. A thin red edge that could be trimmed won't be good enough.

The reaction to a signal picked up from a system hundreds of light-years away would have a different impact to a flying saucer landing in the White House lawn and a little green man getting out and saying "greetings earth men".

On the contrary people are staring to realise that Islam is not the religion of peace, and is a real threat. There were probably people like you saying "Nazis are not all bad, they just want to get on with their lives" before WW2. The thing is that both Islam and Nazism are ideologies that drive their followers to dominate and destroy others. When the Muslims in the West rise up they will try to do exactly what they say the will. Remove free speech, freedom of religion, equality in the law - in short implement Sharia.

Have you noticed how often I get upvoted now? a er back I only got thumbs down. People are starting to realise the truth, and those who love freedom and equality are not scared but angry.

Your intelligence is about as high as your morals.

Well thank you.

Have you noticed that most of these tall buildings are in Muslim countries *? You know the reason? Its because contrary to the popular press it really isn't an equal chance that the next 9/11 will be committed by Christians, Buddhists or Atheists. Build something taller than the Muzzies and you would be inviting them to destroy it.

* China is a bit of an exception as it is much better at handling the Muzzie threat

Wait until they answer. Pretend you are from a competing company. Tell them you have everything they sell. Tell them you are a Franciscan and have taken an oath of poverty. Try to sell them something. Say yo want to buy it until right at the end when they want credit card information then say "I'll have to ask my doctor, here at the psychiatric hospital they take away all your personal belongings".

How does this work? I mean it makes sense that you could drive in an emergency (getting someone to hospital, etc). Could a Taxi service offer an "emergency only" service?

I can see pareidolia becoming an issue, with claims that pictures interpreted in a certain way could mean something when they really are just cat pictures.

I'd have a cunning code involving the colour of kittens and whether they meow or not

Except for Kim Jong Un

But Microsoft is using the opposite tactic and fighting this with bad tech. If the government are spending all their money on licenses and all their efforts trying to integrate proprietary systems then they have less time and resources to snoop on citizens

Wrong again Rimmer

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