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The Post Office Is Dying Because We Don’t Need It Anymore

11:21PM September 6, 2011 | Casey Chan

The Post Office is going to die, so says the old pony express. They’re strapped for cash, probably defaulting on a $US5.5 billion payment due this month and will shut down entirely this (northern) winter unless Congress stabilises its finances. Sad. But we don’t really need it anymore. More »

Gadgets

Postage Stamps Go High-Tech With QR Code-Like Stamp Readable By Apps

7:50PM September 3, 2010 | Kat Hannaford

The UK’s Royal Mail may’ve been kicking around in some shape or form since 1516, but they’ve become the first postal service to create an “intelligent stamp,” readable like a QR code by an Android or iPhone app. More »

Online

USPS Suffers As More People Use New-Fangled Electronic Mail

5:00AM July 26, 2009 | Dan Nosowitz

The USPS is having a rough time lately, sending billions fewer pieces of mail each year and shutting down hundreds of thousands of mailboxes. They’re in such dire financial straits they may need a bailout. And it’s all our fault. More »

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Broadband Is So Slow Amazon’s Import/Export Service Sends Data Using the Post Office

8:20AM May 22, 2009 | Matt Buchanan

How crappy is the current state of broadband? Amazon Web Services’ new Import/Export data delivery moves files using the postal service because broadband is too slow.

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