Showing posts with label humour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label humour. Show all posts

Friday, December 11, 2009

Computers Will (Not) Save The World (language warning!)

Just thought I'd share a scan of an actual letter that came through the Aus Post sorting system today. It managed to get this far because at every point the barcode is simply scanned and a real person barely glances at it. I've crossed out some of the most naughty word and I was also told I had to cross out the adressee's name:


Scarily easy to do, slightly amusing to look at. Over-reliance on "time-saving" computing systems, much?

(My partner works for Aus Post btw. He drives a big red Mercedes for them. Which is not as glamourous as it sounds).