“USPS leadership, it appears, has discarded all best practices as they speed the project to be ready for a September 1 implementation — raising questions about whether catastrophic failure would be a feature rather than a bug,” reads the complaint, composed on the whistleblower’s behalf by Whistleblower Aid, a non-profit legal organization.

  • Dr. Wesker ( wesker@lemmy.sdf.org ) 
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    2 months ago

    I hate the USPS.

    Everytime I criticize them, I get dog piled with downvotes.

    Nevertheless, I’ll say it again: I hate the USPS. They’ve devolved primarily into a physical spam delivery system, that offers your information freely up to data brokers, and freshly doxes you every time you move residences.

    • I’m curious, thankfully not American and where I’m from the unsolicited junk mail is always addressed to ‘Homeowner’ or ‘resident’

      does the USPS straight up sell your name with the address or is it the same as here where it’s just addressed to no human and they are still required to deliver it?

      the system hasn’t really devolved honestly… it’s just, not used anymore so the only major thing that’s left is the junk from companies that no one wants or ever needed.

    • m3t00🌎🇺🇦 ( m3t00@midwest.social ) 
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      2 months ago

      it has outlived its usefulness. should be able to compete with other package services on last mile delivery. they drive to every house, every day, already. spam must pay better. there are forwarding services that collect your mail, shred spam and email pictures of not-spam mail. for a (small so far) fee. 📫

  • m3t00🌎🇺🇦 ( m3t00@midwest.social ) 
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    2 months ago

    always enjoy visiting the circuit clerk’s office early vote. short lines and get to see everyone dreading their court appearances and occasionally see an inmate escorted to hearings in chains.