Comments:

1. Desiato on October 13th, 2012 at 2:41:

   That doesn’t go well with the chrome faucets in our bathroom.

2. Mykolas on October 13th, 2012 at 15:10:

   But it is near the toilet where it can meet its best fate.

Comments:

1. Jan-Mark on June 4th, 2012 at 19:00:

   Thanks for this posting. I already wired 10.000.000 euro to John as a present, but, luckily, I was just able to alter the destination to the EFF.

2. porpentine on June 4th, 2012 at 20:37:

   EFF
   From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
   EFF may refer to:
   The Effective Federal funds rate
   Electronic Frontier Foundation, a U.S. non-profit advocacy group
   Elf Fantasy Fair, a fantasy event in the Netherlands
   Economic Freedom Fund, a U.S. political organization
   Equipped for the Future, a U.S. non-profit adult literacy project
   Election Fighting Fund, a UK fundraising organisation in the 1910s
   Ethiopian Football Federation, the governing body of football in Ethiopia
   Evergreen Freedom Foundation, a U.S think-tank
   European Fisheries Fund, a fund allocated by the European Union (see Structural Funds and Cohesion Funds)
   DC Environmental Film Festival, a festival held annually in Washington, DC
   Eff may refer to:
   The English spelling of the letter F
   A euphemism for the word fuck

3. Paul Jay on June 4th, 2012 at 21:45:

   i donate in honor of the EFF most of the time.

4. Jan-Mark on June 5th, 2012 at 0:32:

   Well, I am sure Desiato meant the Ethiopian Football Federation.

5. Spaceman Spiff on June 5th, 2012 at 2:50:

   EFF – Extra Funny Faces
   Exceptionally Fantastic Fries
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   Jokes aside, I make an automatic contribution monthly to the EFF and Linux Foundation.

6. Sueyourdeveloper on June 5th, 2012 at 3:10:

   I tried to donate to find that my US credit card has been refused by EFF. (The bank says it`s OK, they can see the transactions but they get cancelled immediately). Will try to get EFF to process electronic money.

7. John Sinteur on June 5th, 2012 at 12:56:

   Everybody: thank you for a great birthday present!

Comments:

1. Sue W on April 24th, 2012 at 23:27:

   Large denomination coins are less likely to sit idle than pennies. And people will get used to them. However if you want to consider seigniorage the most egregious is the issuance of coins and postage stamps in special presentation packs for collectors. They cost very little to print and you can charge more than the face value. Daylight robbery.

2. John Sinteur on April 24th, 2012 at 23:33:

   Large denomination coins are less likely to sit idle than pennies.

   On the contrary. Back when we still had the guilder, it was a common hobby to collect 5 guilder coins in coin jars.

3. Desiato on April 25th, 2012 at 0:01:

   Isn’t creating coins and stamps for collectors just like any other product with high margins? The people buying it know what’s going on, they’re not being hoodwinked, and the general public doesn’t buy them. Seems less of a rip-off than $25 USB cables…

4. Sue W on April 26th, 2012 at 3:27:

   @John: I knew that ING guy got it from somewhere.

   @Desiato: You know, now you come to mention it, that collection of computer cables in my basement must be really worth something by now. I might be able to retire after all…

Comments:

1. Jan-Mark on April 23rd, 2012 at 16:30:

   Great ending!

2. Sue W on April 23rd, 2012 at 18:39:

   Amazing! We’re going to see a lot more of this. In my neighbourhood night flying produces weird lights in the sky and frantic emergency calls by disturbed townsfolk…