This is obviously a bit of overkill for a wallet but, given that our phones and our billfolds basically hold the most important things in our lives, I can definitely see the value in something like this.
If anything, Isaacson engages in a bit of scholarly overkill at the end, providing a separate conclusion and epilogue on Franklin's legacy, a chronology of important dates, brief biographies of all the supporting characters in the story, conversion tables that provide modern dollar equivalents for British and colonial currency, an annotated bibliography and about 50 pages of endnotes.
After all, most of those early adopters likely have some kind of wrist worn wearable, as well, so embedding that technology in an earbud was likely just a bit of gimmicky overkill.
The site also has a number of social features, allowing users to upload photos that are relevant to the word, add tags, rate words, etc. Seems like a bit of overkill to bolt a social network onto an online dictionary, but there you go.
In short it's a bit of glorious overkill.
Otherwise, this kind of absolute precision seems like a bit of office overkill.
Although it may be a bit of overkill, you can send a thank you email and a more formal thank you note.
Giz makes a good point about the Mac Mini update: the 1GB and 200GB upgrade on the "base" $599 Mac Mini costs a mean $200, a bit of overkill for what amounts to a meager boost in storage and memory.
In this case, the wheel takes into account all possible positions leading to a delightful bit of horological overkill.
While many of us would find the Origami to be a silly bit of overkill, it's a godsend for harried parents.
