Episode 915
September 11, 2009 Beeping Wallet
Dick’s SecuraCard Wallet dates back to 1991 and was made by a company called Koltov. Dane Golden has found an even earlier one which appeared in an M.A. Bedol Catalogue, referred to in Popular Science as early as 1986. There are still quite a number of references on the web to a “Beeping Wallet” market promotion much later in 1998, by a company called Kopel Inc, some of which referred to the wallet as the SecuraCard as well. According to an LA Times article on the Beeping Wallet, there had been an earlier version which used a light sensor, and the inventor was David Kopel who started the design in 1990. It's not clear whether all these versions had any connection with one another.
BeepingWallet.com is still on the web, but all models are out of stock.
Beeping Wallet
Murderous Goddess
It’s a good thing Jennifer doesn’t listen to the show. If Dick and Leo are to be believed, she’s supposed to dress herself up as Gaia the earth goddess in pink leotard, have a drinking problem and murderous tendencies.
No Letters Today
Dick thinks he’s read a letter already, the double speed letter. He did, yesterday. But with his flights of fancy about his Petaluma experience, who needs a letter?
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