Pretty sure we reached that point on November 5, 2024.

So close. More accurately, "Out of sock". :-)

Yes, if. That said, it's entirely possible to do this right. Head office bags the money in front of the driver, who scans a barcode indicating he's agreeing to the amount in the now-sealed bag. Recipient scans the barcode confirming the package is sealed when handed to them. Plus the company only assigns drivers who have established they are capable. It's a stupid service and the company involved is stupid so you're probably right, but it doesn't have to be that way.

And... this would enhance my *browsing* experience how?

In Scotland, it's the Model S Tartan, btw.

(Or it should be anyway. :-) )

Um... Aren't the younger generations more prone to using electronic payments *rather* than cash?

Gen Z and the Future of Payments: Cards, Cash, and the Shift to Digital

2024 Diary of Consumer Payment Choice (article has nice graph of payment types 2016-2023)

Google: younger generations cash vs electronic payment

Well it did top a chart - the Digital Download (IE purchase for $0.99) Chart, with.... 3,000 sales. As Rick says, "So it cost $3,000 to get the #1 spot."

Were the lyrics generated by AI? Were they tweaked or modified by a person? Is any of the music "real" or all generated by AI? I can't seem to find specifics on any of that.

Here's a YouTube link for those who don't pay for Spotify.

Song starts out kinda flat but the vocals really build at the end.

I recently bought a Steam Deck, and I must say this is one of the best gaming devices / consoles I've ever owned. From the ability to switch straight over to a (very nice) Linux desktop, to a refined game store that just works, it seems to do a LOT of things right. The dual touchpads are awesome for mouse navigation in the linux desktop, even if they are hardly used in games.

It's totally unlocked / open platform (which is why I have several thousand games on there from about 20 different consoles - even Amiga games). And of course I have a bunch of modern games on there too.

A number of games run through Proton on the deck, and so all of this is ground Valve has already broken - it's just offering it with more powerful hardware which requires a non-portable form factor (for better cooling and greater power requirements).

All transactions will be done using $Trumpcoin -- two birds, one scam - I mean, stone - and all that. :-)

Several articles have noted that pennies will remain exchangeable for the foreseeable future and legal currency forever. So people in the U.S. should be able to use them up / get rid of them (through payments) eventually.

The Treasury and trade/retail groups are looking at guidelines and/or legislation for a national standard on transaction rounding. The latter to protect themselves from potential state lawsuits from rounding short-changes (last paragraph below).

US Mint to strike last penny as Trump’s phaseout rattles retailers

Joke's on them, I'll just put my outgoing mail in boxes. :-)

Just to nit-pick... (a) Ryanair doesn't have any flights in the U.S. (according to Google) and (b) there are procedures available to fly within the U.S. w/o a Real ID, and other forms of ID are also acceptable (also listed on page below), like a valid passport or DOD ID.

Acceptable Identification at the TSA Checkpoint

I'd be more surprised if it was some other kind of flare from the Sun.