<div dir="ltr"><div>I would say that it might be worthwhile to forgo memorability and direct human writing completely and to register this as an entirely machine-readable system. In doing so:</div><div><br></div><div>-You would avoid memorability concerns... Most people aren't going to remember alphanumeric strings no matter what: Printed</div>
<div>-You provide utility to the post office. Increased machine-readability means lower cost. USPS already has barcode readers of certain types that the format could respect.</div><div>-Avoids dealing with illegibility, and has a lot of potential for error-correction.</div>
<div>-Has the potential for a further revenue-stream for USPS in printing labels certified to be compatible with their system. This would minimize inconvenience a bit.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 6:48 PM, Sai <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:noisebridge@saizai.com" target="_blank">noisebridge@saizai.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<a href="http://s.ai/paf" target="_blank">http://s.ai/paf</a><br>
<br>
I've proposed the USPS adopt Private Address Forwarding, and the USPS'<br>
comments are in.<br>
<br>
tl;dr proposal: Google Voice for postal mail. The USPS assigns you a<br>
unique ID, you tell them where to forward that ID, and they can't<br>
disclose who it belongs to or where it goes without court process or<br>
your permission. You could get mail that's just addressed to "PAF<br>
13JS-00EG-C, United States", and it'd automagically get routed to you.<br>
You can also choose to give UPS, FedEx, etc permission to access the<br>
forwarding info if you want.<br>
<br>
tl;dr benefits: Getting mail while preserving your privacy; never<br>
having to update your address w/ everyone when you move (just w/ the<br>
USPS); cheaper & easier than PO boxes.<br>
<br>
Take a look & tell them (and me) what you think. :-)<br>
<br>
Enjoy,<br>
- Sai<br>
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