▲ 82 ▼ Nothing says "kiss your ass goodbye" quite like crossing out FOREVER (thelemmy.club) submitted 12 hours ago by wowwoweowza@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 11 points 12 hours ago (3 children) Nice try, but Nah, thats only to prevent counterfeiting online Why Is “Forever” Crossed Out on Postage Stamp Images? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 7 points 10 hours ago (3 children) You can buy a stamp and scan it. Did everyone forget about scanners? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 6 hours ago (1 child) Which will likely leave metadata which will tell the post office exactly where the original stamp was sold. The cross isn't needed anymore because each stamp has a unique ID printed on it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) Where? I don’t believe you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) Where what? The cross is right there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) The unique ID? The metadata? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) I'm not familiar with it. The ID is printed multiple times in U.V. ink. Presumably each stamp is additionally distorted more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago Im asking for a source. I just checked the forever stamps in my desk with a uv light and there is no secret printing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] marcos@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago* You can also photoshop the thin line out, or ask an AI to remove it. The whooping 160 thousand dollars in counterfeit stamps leading to a change in how the entire USPS marketing material reads like a plain joke. I mean... 160 THOUSAND dollars in not-valid "currency"! Can the US economy ever recover from this? permalink fedilink source parent [–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 2 points 10 hours ago Apparently a line through the text defeats the latest and greatest in scanning technology #sarcasm lol permalink fedilink source parent [–] huppakee@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 child) If this is the genuine reason, that is such a weird way to do that. It's not even hard to overlay a new text over a text that has a blank background. Ffs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 2 points 8 hours ago Agreed I really had no idea this was a thing till searching about it. Absolutely assinine but tracks with the current folks in charge permalink fedilink source parent [–] WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social 1 point 10 hours ago (1 child) Then why have they only crossed out that one word? Eitherway, I am enjoying this shit show. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 1 point 8 hours ago I have no explanation for any of this…just another weird event in a series of shit as you pointed out lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Steve@startrek.website 7 points 10 hours ago (3 children) You can buy a stamp and scan it. Did everyone forget about scanners? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 6 hours ago (1 child) Which will likely leave metadata which will tell the post office exactly where the original stamp was sold. The cross isn't needed anymore because each stamp has a unique ID printed on it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) Where? I don’t believe you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) Where what? The cross is right there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) The unique ID? The metadata? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) I'm not familiar with it. The ID is printed multiple times in U.V. ink. Presumably each stamp is additionally distorted more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago Im asking for a source. I just checked the forever stamps in my desk with a uv light and there is no secret printing. permalink fedilink source parent [–] marcos@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago* You can also photoshop the thin line out, or ask an AI to remove it. The whooping 160 thousand dollars in counterfeit stamps leading to a change in how the entire USPS marketing material reads like a plain joke. I mean... 160 THOUSAND dollars in not-valid "currency"! Can the US economy ever recover from this? permalink fedilink source parent [–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 2 points 10 hours ago Apparently a line through the text defeats the latest and greatest in scanning technology #sarcasm lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 6 hours ago (1 child) Which will likely leave metadata which will tell the post office exactly where the original stamp was sold. The cross isn't needed anymore because each stamp has a unique ID printed on it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) Where? I don’t believe you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) Where what? The cross is right there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) The unique ID? The metadata? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) I'm not familiar with it. The ID is printed multiple times in U.V. ink. Presumably each stamp is additionally distorted more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago Im asking for a source. I just checked the forever stamps in my desk with a uv light and there is no secret printing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) Where? I don’t believe you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) Where what? The cross is right there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) The unique ID? The metadata? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) I'm not familiar with it. The ID is printed multiple times in U.V. ink. Presumably each stamp is additionally distorted more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago Im asking for a source. I just checked the forever stamps in my desk with a uv light and there is no secret printing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) Where what? The cross is right there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) The unique ID? The metadata? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) I'm not familiar with it. The ID is printed multiple times in U.V. ink. Presumably each stamp is additionally distorted more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago Im asking for a source. I just checked the forever stamps in my desk with a uv light and there is no secret printing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) The unique ID? The metadata? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) I'm not familiar with it. The ID is printed multiple times in U.V. ink. Presumably each stamp is additionally distorted more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago Im asking for a source. I just checked the forever stamps in my desk with a uv light and there is no secret printing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 6 hours ago (1 child) I'm not familiar with it. The ID is printed multiple times in U.V. ink. Presumably each stamp is additionally distorted more. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago Im asking for a source. I just checked the forever stamps in my desk with a uv light and there is no secret printing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 6 hours ago Im asking for a source. I just checked the forever stamps in my desk with a uv light and there is no secret printing. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] marcos@lemmy.world 9 points 10 hours ago* You can also photoshop the thin line out, or ask an AI to remove it. The whooping 160 thousand dollars in counterfeit stamps leading to a change in how the entire USPS marketing material reads like a plain joke. I mean... 160 THOUSAND dollars in not-valid "currency"! Can the US economy ever recover from this? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 2 points 10 hours ago Apparently a line through the text defeats the latest and greatest in scanning technology #sarcasm lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 4 points 9 hours ago (1 child) If this is the genuine reason, that is such a weird way to do that. It's not even hard to overlay a new text over a text that has a blank background. Ffs. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 2 points 8 hours ago Agreed I really had no idea this was a thing till searching about it. Absolutely assinine but tracks with the current folks in charge permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 2 points 8 hours ago Agreed I really had no idea this was a thing till searching about it. Absolutely assinine but tracks with the current folks in charge permalink fedilink source parent
[–] WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social 1 point 10 hours ago (1 child) Then why have they only crossed out that one word? Eitherway, I am enjoying this shit show. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 1 point 8 hours ago I have no explanation for any of this…just another weird event in a series of shit as you pointed out lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 1 point 8 hours ago I have no explanation for any of this…just another weird event in a series of shit as you pointed out lol permalink fedilink source parent
