Kristin (vis.social Admin)6d ago

Ok. This project has, until now, been mostly focused on Mail Delivery Time within the US.

But now, it seems that I need to expand my research to include how hard it is to send a letter to someone in the US from outside the US.

So, if you're outside the US, please sign up for my #StickersAndStamps project

If you're outside the US, I will ask you to help me collect data on sending a letter to the US. I'll send you more info when you sign up

https://vis.social/@kristinHenry/113211870505930194

#CitizenScience #USPS #art

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Attached: 1 image Who's up for getting one of my Art stickers? All I ask is that you let me know when the envelope arrives. Together we can share a little joy, and collect data on USPS delivery times. How it works: 1. You sign up 2. I mail a sticker to you 3. You tell me when it arrives #dataviz #CitizenScience #indiedev #USPS #penpal #art #CreativeCoding #indiegame https://forms.gle/7YQSub2WfpG1vYjs7

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Show threadKristin (vis.social Admin)6d ago

To clarify, the difficulty is not about sending a package. It's about sending a letter on paper in a paper envelope from a country outside of the US to me inside of the US.

Not packages. Jut a letter in an envelope.

A participant in my #StickersAndStamps project went to their local post office, in France, and were told that they couldn't send a letter in an envelope to the US. This person was sending the letter to me from France.

Edited to add: THIS IS NOT NORMAL!!!

Show threadKristin (vis.social Admin)6d ago

@cmsdengl "Royal Mail said cards and letters could continued to be posted as usual."

So letters *should* not be impacted.

But as of a few days ago, one of the participants in my #StickersAndStamps project was told, at his local post office, that he could not send a letter to me from France.

Kristin (vis.social Admin)6d ago

I will continue to send out letters and stickers for my #StickersAndStamps project!

https://vis.social/@kristinHenry/113211870505930194

I'll keep sending out letters and stickers, as long as I can afford to do so. Which is probably another month or so? International mail costs a lot more than domestic mail, so it's hard to predict when I'll run out of stamps.

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Attached: 1 image Who's up for getting one of my Art stickers? All I ask is that you let me know when the envelope arrives. Together we can share a little joy, and collect data on USPS delivery times. How it works: 1. You sign up 2. I mail a sticker to you 3. You tell me when it arrives #dataviz #CitizenScience #indiedev #USPS #penpal #art #CreativeCoding #indiegame https://forms.gle/7YQSub2WfpG1vYjs7

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Show threadKristin (vis.social Admin)6d ago

Would any of the wonderful folks who have participated in my #StickersAndStamps project be interested in helping me collect data on sending mail TO me in the US?

What could I do to make it easier for you?

Show threadKristin (vis.social Admin)6d ago

I'm considering asking folks who have participated in my #StickersAndStamps, from outside of the US, to attempt to mail an envelope back to me. Take it to your post office, and if they tell you that letters to the US are blocked, then send me a postcard that says "Letters to the US are blocked from my country, so I'm sending you a postcard instead"...with the date and city/country you mail it from.

#data #USPS #CitizenScience #art

Kristin (vis.social Admin)Oct 6

Just now finished getting a batch of envelopes ready to go out in tomorrow's mail, for my #StickersAndStamps project.

First batch since this summer. In all that time, I finally have over 20 signups. Summer has been a really slow season for this project.

https://vis.social/@kristinHenry/113211870505930194

#stickers #usps #SnailMail #art #CitizenScience #wip

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Attached: 1 image Who's up for getting one of my Art stickers? All I ask is that you let me know when the envelope arrives. Together we can share a little joy, and collect data on USPS delivery times. How it works: 1. You sign up 2. I mail a sticker to you 3. You tell me when it arrives #dataviz #CitizenScience #indiedev #USPS #penpal #art #CreativeCoding #indiegame https://forms.gle/7YQSub2WfpG1vYjs7

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Kristin (vis.social Admin)Oct 1

So, apparently, USPS is not shut down during our Government shutdown. But I'm wondering, is it impacted?

Perhaps this is the perfect time to invite folks to sign up for my #StickersAndStamps project?

You sign up. I mail one of my art-stickers to you You tell me when the letter arrives.

This project is all about spreading joy and art, while collectively studying how long it takes for mail to arrive.

https://vis.social/@kristinHenry/113211870505930194

#art #DataViz #datavis #usps #community #stickers #CitizenScience

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Attached: 1 image Who's up for getting one of my Art stickers? All I ask is that you let me know when the envelope arrives. Together we can share a little joy, and collect data on USPS delivery times. How it works: 1. You sign up 2. I mail a sticker to you 3. You tell me when it arrives #dataviz #CitizenScience #indiedev #USPS #penpal #art #CreativeCoding #indiegame https://forms.gle/7YQSub2WfpG1vYjs7

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Kristin (vis.social Admin)Aug 29

Today, a letter arrived in my PO Box from Argentina, as part of my #StickersAndStamps project. I don't know what this little envelope went through, but it looks like it'd been through a lot. Possibly stuck in a sorting machine at some point?

It took over five months to get here.

Show threadKristin (vis.social Admin)Jun 7

Oooh! The Betty White stamps arrived!

If you're interested in signing up for my #StickersAndStamps project, and would like me to use one of these Betty White stamps on your envelope, mention the Betty White stamps in the "Questions and Comments" section of the sign up form: https://forms.gle/pMF8w1WkZXoostLM8

#BettyWhite #USPS #PenPal #art #DataArt #DataViz

Stickers and Stamps!

Hello! My name is Kristin. I'm just one person. Trying to do something good. Together we can * support the USPS with stamp purchases * collect data on mail delivery times * share a little bit of joy You may just want a free sticker. That's cool! BUT I NEED YOU TO TELL ME WHEN IT ARRIVES! It costs me about $5 per request (plus my time), so please tell me when my envelope arrives in your postal mailbox. * Be sure your email address is correct, so that I can let you know when the sticker is mailed and you can start checking your mailbox daily. * If you're outside of the US, please type your mailing address (with postal code) in the "Questions and comment" section of this form. Who am I? I'm Kristin Henry, Science and Data Visualization Pioneer, Artist, and Computer Scientist. http://kristinhenry.github.io/ https://artatomic.itch.io/ Want to help support this project? https://ko-fi.com/artatomic I've created data visualizations showing which cities and states I've sent stickers to, so far. You can read about them here: https://kristinhenry.medium.com/stickers-and-stamps-a-bright-spot-in-2020-d3011afefa09

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