Submission + - George Takei now an Asteroid (msn.com)
ineedbettername writes: "In recent news, the International Astronomic Union has decided to rename the asteroid "1994 GT9" to 7307 Takei in honor of George Takei, the actor who played Sulu in Star Trek. He now joins the ranks of other famous sci-fi figures in space, such as 4659 Roddenberry, 68410 Nichols, Robert Heinlein and Isaac Asimov."
Comment Re:get rid of pennies altogether? (Score 1) 778
Getting rid of paper currency in the US woudln't deter crime. The currency of the black market would change to something more portable, like Euros. Are there any economists who could speculate on what impact (if any) it would have on the US economy if US currency were no longer common in the global underground economy?
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