System Metternich posted:

Just saw this today on the street:


(Please excuse the lovely quality)

This is a civilian car, by the way. What on earth drives someone to purchase something like this, especially in a city like Vienna which just abounds with narrow streets and even narrower parking places?

System Metternich posted:

Just saw this today on the street:


(Please excuse the lovely quality)

This is a civilian car, by the way. What on earth drives someone to purchase something like this, especially in a city like Vienna which just abounds with narrow streets and even narrower parking places?

HCO Plumer GCB GCM posted:

It still amazes me how many countries have banknotes which are identical in size regardless of denomination.

It's basically saying "hey massive number of blind or visually impaired people (estimated at 10% of all adults in the USA for example), don't go shopping, have any kind of financial interaction, or be able to participate in a simple process of citizen behaviour, because .. well, because we don't care a gently caress".

Would it really be so hard to make each denomination a different size ? The UK and many other countries seems to manage.

Colombia, to their credit, are moving to do something even more sensible about the problem.

More countries should follow their lead.

Incidentally, if you don't think this is a big deal, next time you're at the checkout somewhere .. take out your wallet, and then shut your eyes tight and try to pay without asking for the help of some random stranger (probably the checkout clerk), and trusting them not to stiff you. Welcome to the world of the blind.

HCO Plumer GCB GCM posted:

It still amazes me how many countries have banknotes which are identical in size regardless of denomination.

It's basically saying "hey massive number of blind or visually impaired people (estimated at 10% of all adults in the USA for example), don't go shopping, have any kind of financial interaction, or be able to participate in a simple process of citizen behaviour, because .. well, because we don't care a gently caress".

Would it really be so hard to make each denomination a different size ? The UK and many other countries seems to manage.

Colombia, to their credit, are moving to do something even more sensible about the problem.

More countries should follow their lead.

Incidentally, if you don't think this is a big deal, next time you're at the checkout somewhere .. take out your wallet, and then shut your eyes tight and try to pay without asking for the help of some random stranger (probably the checkout clerk), and trusting them not to stiff you. Welcome to the world of the blind.

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The money that Franklin designed and printed for New Jersey in 1737 marked a unique advancement in technology. In an effort to prevent counterfeiting, a special form of “nature printing” was used. This consisted of making a lead casting of an actual single leaf, and using this as part of the design on the printed note. The outline and veins of each leaf were unique, and thus could not be duplicated by any other printer.

Franklin’s nature printing was so successful that it was used on numerous issues of State and Continental paper currency until 1780.

Mr Cuddles posted:

A whole set of these here:
http://geniscarreras.com/philosophy.html

Ho Chi Mint posted:

Funeral of 1LT Mohsin A. Naqvi, killed by an IED in Afghanistan, September 17, 2008.

http://projects.militarytimes.com/valor/army-1st-lt-mohsin-a-naqvi/3738847

Deceitful Penguin posted:

Or just use plastic? I guess in a more cash oriented society this might be important but in most of the western world everyone and their dog uses credit or debit cards.

SombreroAgnew posted:

I don't like the image choice with this one.

Vladimir Poutine posted:

Australian polymer banknotes are pretty great.

Is that a thing elsewhere or is paper/cotton still the standard?

HCO Plumer GCB GCM posted:

There's absolutely no reason why banknotes need to be the same size and shape. After all, coins aren't. Why do you think that might be ?

HCO Plumer GCB GCM posted:

How very Marie Antoinette.

Yes, I often pop to the corner shop for a pint of milk and pay with a credit card.

Seriously, the solution to this isn't "use plastic", it's "design a currency that doesn't discriminate against 10% of the population".

There's absolutely no reason why banknotes need to be the same size. After all, coins aren't. Why do you think that might be ?

Fandyien posted:

Robert Kaplan posted:

Ethiopians should have been so lucky as to have had a Pinochet.

HCO Plumer GCB GCM posted:

How very Marie Antoinette.

Yes, I often pop to the corner shop for a pint of milk and pay with a credit card.

Seriously, the solution to this isn't "use plastic", it's "design a currency that doesn't discriminate against 10% of the population".

There's absolutely no reason why banknotes need to be the same size and shape. After all, coins aren't. Why do you think that might be ?

Gio posted:

Henry Kissinger, not dead yet. If you'd like to vomit, read this!

Deceitful Penguin posted:

Yes? Maybe in using a credit card like me you're showing that you've got a bit mo' money than most but there are 12 year old kids with debit cards here and seeing as I live in a country where the differently abled are actually cared for I'm fairly sure that they also have cards. At least all my other friends on disability do, maybe the blind don't for some bizarre reason. Oh, and I actually looked it up and our cash is differently sized, all 4 of the different denominations, the difference is just so small I'd never noticed. This was actually done because of lobbying from the Icelandic Organization for the Blind. I couldn't check my wallet because I'm not living in the 19th century though and it doesn't have bills.

Haha, I forgot the 2000 isk bill exists. When was the last time I saw one of those...

Oh hey, I found an old bill around and they're also slightly ridged. I suppose you could tell from that as well.

ekuNNN posted:

This one is dumb too:

Deceitful Penguin posted:

Yes? Maybe in using a credit card like me you're showing that you've got a bit mo' money than most but there are 12 year old kids with debit cards here and seeing as I live in a country where the differently abled are actually cared for I'm fairly sure that they also have cards. At least all my other friends on disability do, maybe the blind don't for some bizarre reason. Oh, and I actually looked it up and our cash is differently sized, all 4 of the different denominations, the difference is just so small I'd never noticed. This was actually done because of lobbying from the Icelandic Organization for the Blind. I couldn't check my wallet because I'm not living in the 19th century though and it doesn't have bills.

Haha, I forgot the 2000 isk bill exists. When was the last time I saw one of those...

Oh hey, I found an old bill around and they're also slightly ridged. I suppose you could tell from that as well.

marktheando posted:

I don't know what it's like in the world of the future, but here in the UK many smaller shops will have a minimum spend of £5 or so for credit/debit cards (because of card processing fees) so it's not practical to go completely without cash for small purchases, even if your finances are healthy enough to use a card without racking up overdraft or credit card fees.

Also not using cash in a pub just seems wrong somehow.



The Bank of England is replacing social reformer Elizabeth Fry, the only woman on their banknotes (not counting the Queen on the other side obviously) with Winston Churchill on the £5 note.

Gay Abortions posted:

Hah, yes, because card machines are also so helpful and useful for the blind with their touch screens and their needing-to-call-the-bank-to-confirm-your-balance. I live in the states and have a blind friend who will occasionally just turn to someone he trusts and get them to verify the contents of his wallet, which he keeps stocked with cash so he knows how much he has and so he can do transactions with people that aren't large stores.

Deceitful Penguin posted:

What kind of bullshit is this? Ya swipe the card, done. You don't even need a PIN here, they can let it through if they sign instead. What manner of bullshit are they putting people through?

Coohoolin posted:

A different narrative of the Jews during the Holocaust. Some of these are really inspiring.
http://popchassid.com/photos-holocaust-narrative/

zoux posted:

Were you there? Checkmate, literally every biologist in the world

HCO Plumer GCB GCM posted:

How very Marie Antoinette.

Yes, I often pop to the corner shop for a pint of milk and pay with a credit card.

Deceitful Penguin posted:

What the hell? What kind of scam are the credit card agencies running against smaller retailers if they have to do that? I purchase in bulk most of the time regardless, but yea, you don't even need cash for parking anymore, ya can use a card for that. As for bars, It's safer to use paper in bars in case they try to swindle you when you're drunk I suppose but most of the time I don't drink enough for it to be a problem.

What kind of bullshit is this? Ya swipe the card, done. You don't even need a PIN here, they can let it through if they sign instead. What manner of bullshit are they putting people through?

Gay Abortions posted:

Try signing something with your eyes closed, never having actually seen the letters that make up your signature. The PIN pad is easier, since there's a standard layout and a dot on the 5. But, yeah, poo poo in the US is really harsh to the blind.

Time for a friendly reminder: when the allies liberated the concentration camps, they re-imprisoned just about everyone with a pink triangle.

Sidewalk graffiti outside of a lesbian bathhouse in SF

SombreroAgnew posted:

I don't really understand how using a card implies "rich" or "Marie Antoinette." I often use a debit card to buy stuff like milk. When I was unemployed, the state distributed payments through a government-issued debit card. The only time I don't use one is for small purchases at local shops that would lose out because of processing fees.

Patton's designer for tank uniforms.

ughhhh posted:

Umm, credit card companies charge retailers for use of their services. Most large chain stores or public services usually cover it themselves, but smaller stores like your local grocers or the bodega down the block cant deal with it so they charge it on the customer (or they have a minimum for credit card use).

Also how are you supposed to see how much you are charged if you are blind? even if you dont need PIN or anything, even the process of using credit cards are fraught with difficulty.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11nsZ3lEWD0

Deceitful Penguin posted:

Hah, maybe it was just a stab at my rich evil white MRA self~

Local grocer? They still have that in your country?

And we're now going into a lot of problems for the blind, like how did they get there, how did they find the groceries they needed, just to get to the point of paying with a credit card. I'd say that they should be offered assistance with all those things and if someone is scum enough to try and swindle blind people, they'd probably not be stopped by paper money?