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USPS sells ZIP Code maps from $10,000

November 10, 2026·12 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

The Postal Service starts selling official ZIP Code boundary maps at ten thousand dollars and up, and an independent benchmark puts Claude Fable 5.2 on top. Plus a free library of paper airplanes, a twenty-year look back at Children of Men, and a Rust fan's case for Gleam.USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons (HN discussion)Claude Fable 5.2 scores 65 on Artificial Analysis, highest so far (HN discussion)Foldable Flight: The best paper airplanes (HN discussion)Children of Men: The future is a mirror for the present (HN discussion)Try Gleam (HN discussion)Chapters:(00:00) Intro(00:41) 1. USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons(01:23) 1. USPS now offers official ZIP Code boundary polygons: HN comments(03:01) 2. Claude Fable 5.2 scores 65 on Artificial Analysis, highest so far(03:43) 2. Claude Fable 5.2 scores 65 on Artificial Analysis, highest so far: HN comments(05:04) 3. Foldable Flight: The best paper airplanes(05:50) 3. Foldable Flight: The best paper airplanes: HN comments(06:52) 4. Children of Men: The future is a mirror for the present(08:03) 4. Children of Men: The future is a mirror for the present: HN comments(09:14) 5. Try Gleam(10:02) 5. Try Gleam: HN comments(11:10) Wrap-up

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