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   Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 12:27:52 JST Paul Cantrell

   Years and years ago, when the internet was a more innocent place, I published a variety of After Dark screensavers and a Mac desktop pattern generator as “postcardware:” like shareware, except if you like it, don’t send me money, send me a postcard!

   I received wonderful handwritten postcards from all over the world. It was beautiful.

   I’m considering resurrecting that for my personal site, but don’t want to plaster my address across today’s internet. Suggestions for a suitably anonymous public mailing address? Is a PO box still the way to do that?

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 12:28:43 JST Paul Cantrell

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     (I could use my work address at the college, but that feels like crossing the streams in a way that might be a bit gauche and have unintended consequences. This should be a personal address.)

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 13:42:00 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • bse

     @doktrock
     Ha, I’m sure they’re just dying for random customers to have them hold mail!

     …although actually I’ll bet the Meat Shop people would actually consider it for like 3 whole seconds before saying no

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     bse (doktrock@toad.social)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 13:42:01 JST bse

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     @inthehands Just ask the French Meadow if they'll save some mail for you

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     Paul Cantrell (inthehands@hachyderm.io)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 15:24:28 JST Paul Cantrell

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     • selje 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇮🇪

     @selje
     That’s my secret: I’m always wearing a disguise. Nobody on the street knows I’m really a foot with an eyeball on top.

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     selje 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇮🇪 (selje@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 06-Jan-2025 15:24:29 JST selje 🇺🇸 🇺🇦 🇳🇴 🇮🇪

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     @inthehands
     Probably but in a different town , vary the routes and times you access it, and always wear a disguise 🥸 😜