I've forked ZIP Code
I call it LibreRealm
Read the RFC
It's only 800 pages
Of densely-packed content
Containing every nice-to-have and bell and whistle some rando on the internet thought would be cool
*fast forward 5 years*
Reddit news:
"LibreRealm parsers have security bugs"
"LibreRealm is turing-complete"
"Implementing a C++ compiler in CSS in LibreRealm"
"Lennart Porttering adds a LibreRealm parser into the SystemDinix Kernel"
"LibreRealm 5.0 released, deprecates entire previous standard and adds a new, optimized, idealized, 1,600-page RFC. Primary benefit: you can now use LibreRealm codes to identify parallel universe versions and realms currently affected by black hole time dilation. Also fictional universes are supported with an optional extension"
"The shortest LibreRealm code is 800,000 bytes and cannot be printed on an address label, so in 2029 we settled on chips attached to letters, which must be purchased from your local supermarket for $9.88 each"
"LibreRealm: what's the fossil fuel impact? New research suggests moving addresses to LibreRealm has singlehandedly tripled the global carbon footprint, as LibreRealm 6.0 releases and promises to keep codes "under 10 gigs""
"Man in critical condition after being crushed by LibreRealm." "I heard a knock on my door and stepped out to pick up the small amazon evnelope, then a dump truck backed up and just started dumping SD cards containing the address label onto my lawn, I tried to get back into my house but it was too late, i called for help but no one could hear me." "Firefighters were able to rescue the man, who doctors say will make a full recovery" "this is the third case we've seen this week" "LibreRealm.org foundation declined to comment, but someone familiar with the matter told us in confidence that a LibreRealm-transmitted virus was responsible" "some of these librerealm codes generated by the virus are reaching 100 zettabytes"
"New form of life discovered within the global LibreRealm code network, could this be the singularity? How the lowly mail address label became the new dominant life form on planet Earth"
