▲ 110 ▼ Nothing says "kiss your ass goodbye" quite like crossing out FOREVER (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 day ago by wowwoweowza@lemmy.world to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 31 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Steve@startrek.website 7 points 1 day 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: [–] marcos@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day 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 [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day 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 1 day ago (1 child) Where? I don’t believe you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) Where what? The cross is right there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) The unique ID? The metadata? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 1 day 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 1 day 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 [–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 2 points 1 day ago Apparently a line through the text defeats the latest and greatest in scanning technology #sarcasm lol permalink fedilink source parent
[–] marcos@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day 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
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 2 points 1 day 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 1 day ago (1 child) Where? I don’t believe you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) Where what? The cross is right there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) The unique ID? The metadata? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day ago (1 child) Where? I don’t believe you. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) Where what? The cross is right there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) The unique ID? The metadata? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day ago (1 child) Where what? The cross is right there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Steve@startrek.website 1 point 1 day ago (1 child) The unique ID? The metadata? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day ago (1 child) The unique ID? The metadata? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 point 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day 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 1 day 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
[–] BuckFutter@timeyak.com 2 points 1 day ago Apparently a line through the text defeats the latest and greatest in scanning technology #sarcasm lol permalink fedilink source parent