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@Tsaukpaetra said in Nope:
@anonymous234 said in Nope:
It totally is!
That's what I got. Guess both of our workplaces have amantis.net on the filter list.
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Screenshot
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@Zecc I already saw, hence the description in post 1709951.
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@Tsaukpaetra said in Nope:
@anonymous234 said in Nope:
It totally is!
That's what I got. Guess both of our workplaces have amantis.net on the filter list.
And it's why Discourse automatically rehosted linked images, but apparently that was considered an evil feature.
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@anonymous234 said in Nope:
This sex toy (NSFW)
[stuff with teeth]Oh, we're in the right thread...
Have you heard of
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@boomzilla Not sure if American or British.
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@topspin as in, "run out on a rail?"
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There is no way in hell that I am giving Amazon or their workers keys to my home, whether those keys are virtual or not. I am also not going to compound that mistake by giving any if the locks on my home internet access.
Nope. Nope. Fucking nope.
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“Welcome to the world of tomorrow, dear time pod occupant. This has been running smoothly since 2017.
There is nothing to worry about! Just let us monitor your garage using our smart cam and the delivery person will be so deterred by being caught on camera that they will leave post-haste!”
Well, unless they hack the camera stream.
“But don't worry!”
"Every delivery driver passes a comprehensive background check that is verified by Amazon before they can make in-home deliveries, every delivery is connected to a specific driver, and before we unlock the door for a delivery, Amazon verifies that the correct driver is at the right address, at the intended time," the company's statement reads.
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@JBert I get your sarcasm and general agreement with my sentiment, but good god there is just no fucking way I would ever let Amazon have an electronic key to my house that they can use to let their delivery drivers gain access to my home with.
It is only a small matter of time before all of this bullshit is exploited to pull off mass burglaries. I'm going to wager that the majority of homes doing this are affluent McMansion type places. The exact type of places crooks would target.
Fuuuuuuuck all of that. Nope, nope, nope, fucking nope.
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@Polygeekery said in Nope:
this bullshit is exploited to pull off mass burglaries
: No one has access to our master key.
: That's what we said.
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@Polygeekery said in Nope:
there is just no fucking way I would ever let Amazon have an electronic key to my house that they can use to let their delivery drivers gain access to my home with.
Yeah. I'll give them the electronic key to a transfer box next to the door, which does not have access at all with the house proper.
Kinda like a TOR point, actually.
Bad Ideas Thread here I come!
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One thing I absolutely would consider, assuming it isn't too large or ugly, would be a delivery box we would affix to our porch. Their drivers could drop off packages in it and it would lock behind them.
But we've never had a package go missing from our porch. We've had some that never made it here. Several in fact that Amazon Logistics lost and such. But none have been stolen yet.
And on that subject, if those idiots think I'm going to trust their systems to only unlock my doors when they should when their systems routinely send my packages to the wrong state then they've either lost their goddamn minds or think that I've lost mine.
I almost posted this to 'Internet of shit' but it fits better here. Nope.
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@Tsaukpaetra said in Nope:
Yeah. I'll give them the electronic key to a transfer box next to the door, which does not have access at all with the house proper.
Me and a cyborg bronie had the same thought at the same time. I'm going to go reexamine the choices I have made in my life that have led me to this point.
Nope again.
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@Polygeekery said in Nope:
the choices I have made in my wife
I'm sure she's at the very least mostly satisfied with them so far...
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@Tsaukpaetra said in Nope:
@Polygeekery said in Nope:
the choices I have made in my wife
I'm sure she's at the very least mostly satisfied with them so far...
Goddamn autocorrect.
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@Polygeekery said in Nope:
@Tsaukpaetra said in Nope:
@Polygeekery said in Nope:
the choices I have made in my wife
I'm sure she's at the very least mostly satisfied with them so far...
Goddamn autocorrect.
Yeah, even my keyboard wouldn't have done that. Silly algorithms!
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@Polygeekery said in Nope:
reexamine the choices I have made in my wife
Wait, are you pro-choice?
I am. I could name a few people on these forums that I wish had been aborted. But that's not what I was getting at. Goddamn autocorrect.
My mother-in-law is having surgery tomorrow and I'm a single dad until Thursday night. I love my boys but by Thursday afternoon autocorrect might be correct.
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@Tsaukpaetra said in Nope:
@Polygeekery said in Nope:
@Tsaukpaetra said in Nope:
@Polygeekery said in Nope:
the choices I have made in my wife
I'm sure she's at the very least mostly satisfied with them so far...
Goddamn autocorrect.
Yeah, even my keyboard wouldn't have done that. Silly algorithms!
You, presumably, don't talk about your wife very much. :-P
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@Polygeekery said in Nope:
@Tsaukpaetra said in Nope:
@Polygeekery said in Nope:
@Tsaukpaetra said in Nope:
@Polygeekery said in Nope:
the choices I have made in my wife
I'm sure she's at the very least mostly satisfied with them so far...
Goddamn autocorrect.
Yeah, even my keyboard wouldn't have done that. Silly algorithms!
You, presumably, don't talk about your wife very much. :-P
I assume as much as well, I don't believe I talk to any potential mates at all at present...
Yet another thing to on the do-this list...
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@Tsaukpaetra I feel like there might be an ichthyological joke here I'm missing.
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@Polygeekery said in Nope:
Yeah, Amazon delivering stuff into the Trolleybus Garage seems like an exceptionally bad idea. For the package, contents, driver and van!
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@Polygeekery said in Nope:
One thing I absolutely would consider, assuming it isn't too large or ugly, would be a delivery box we would affix to our porch. Their drivers could drop off packages in it and it would lock behind them.
You don't have pack-o-mats in US?
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You don't have pack-o-mats in US?
I don't know what that is. Let me look it up.
The Fixies: What Is a Pack-o-mat? – 01:01
— The FixiesNo, we do not have magical backpacks filled with tools.
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@Polygeekery said in Nope:
You don't have pack-o-mats in US?
I don't know what that is. Let me look it up.
They are like you described, delivery boxes. Not individual on every porch, but they are pretty numerous - closest to me is like 2mins on foot.
You choose pack-o-mat as delivery destination, you get text and email when the package arrives. You can pick the package up anytime you want, box doors open with a text code, qr code or mobile proximity check. Payment on pickup is also integrated. Oh, you also can send packages with it, avoiding postal service altogether.
They look like this, more or less:
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@MrL I believe they're called smart lockers. Or self-service delivery lockers.
There are, but they exist in the range that for average Merkin is further than a fridge (t.i., too far to go on foot), but not far enough to unpark ol' 5.8L V8 F-150, therefore they might as well not exist
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They are like you described, delivery boxes. Not individual on every porch, but they are pretty numerous - closest to me is like 2mins on foot.
Yes, we have those in various places. Several stores near me have them that I'm aware of (probably more). We never bother with them because we're always home and have never had a problem with theft.
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@boomzilla said in Nope:
Yes, we have those in various places. Several stores near me have them that I'm aware of (probably more). We never bother with them because we're always home and have never had a problem with theft.
This, and I shop online so the shit can be delivered to my home and I don't have to fuck with things like that. If I wanted to go to a local store and pick stuff up then most of the reason for shopping online is removed, so those things always seemed really stupid to me.
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@Polygeekery said in Nope:
@boomzilla said in Nope:
Yes, we have those in various places. Several stores near me have them that I'm aware of (probably more). We never bother with them because we're always home and have never had a problem with theft.
This, and I shop online so the shit can be delivered to my home and I don't have to fuck with things like that. If I wanted to go to a local store and pick stuff up then most of the reason for shopping online is removed, so those things always seemed really stupid to me.
They're still a bit more convenient than going into the store and picking stuff out, etc. They'd make more sense to me if my neighborhood had a big problem with porch pirates or if my UPS guys were as incompetent as Mason's apparently are.
One of the locations is a local supermarket, so I'd also probably start shopping there instead of the one I go to now. Since my nearest store moved a bit farther away, they're a pretty similar distance from the house now.
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@boomzilla said in Nope:
@Polygeekery said in Nope:
@boomzilla said in Nope:
Yes, we have those in various places. Several stores near me have them that I'm aware of (probably more). We never bother with them because we're always home and have never had a problem with theft.
This, and I shop online so the shit can be delivered to my home and I don't have to fuck with things like that. If I wanted to go to a local store and pick stuff up then most of the reason for shopping online is removed, so those things always seemed really stupid to me.
They're still a bit more convenient than going into the store and picking stuff out, etc. They'd make more sense to me if my neighborhood had a big problem with porch pirates or if my UPS guys were as incompetent as Mason's apparently are.
One of the locations is a local supermarket, so I'd also probably start shopping there instead of the one I go to now. Since my nearest store moved a bit farther away, they're a pretty similar distance from the house now.
Usually, if I'm ordering online it's for goods which are not available locally.
I've used automated deposit boxes or shop dropoff on occasion, though not with the current corona situation where I'm working from home.
Porch dropoff isn't done here. If I'm not in when the delivery man comes by, he'll try again the day after. If he misses me a second time, I'll have to pick it up at the closest post office substitute. Specifying a drop off location myself thus gets me my package 2 days earlier. Given that every web shop worth its salt in .nl has next-day delivery standard, those 2 days are a pretty significant delay.
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Porch dropoff isn't done here. If I'm not in when the delivery man comes by, he'll try again the day after. If he misses me a second time, I'll have to pick it up at the closest post office substitute. Specifying a drop off location myself thus gets me my package 2 days earlier. Given that every web shop worth its salt in .nl has next-day delivery standard, those 2 days are a pretty significant delay.
Ouch. That really sucks.
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They are more convenient than picking up deliveries from stores - you don't have to wait in line or show identification to anyone. For couriers you have to be home or have a safe porch/yard.
Also, it's the cheapest delivery option.
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Does none of you have addresses at your workplace? Our employer has a special counter at reception especially for employee deliveries. Solves all problems.
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Specifying a drop off location myself thus gets me my package 2 days earlier.
Yeah, that's another retarded thing about Amazon's pickup boxes.
I almost used one a while back. I needed a gift for my wife. This particular item was marked as "Ships in packaging that reveals its contents" and did not have an option to have it otherwise packaged. It seemed like a perfect use case for one of those stupid, inconvenient pickup boxes.
Selecting that option moved the delivery date out two days.
I ended up just having it delivered to a client location and picking it up from there. Everything Amazon does is fucking retarded.
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@Vault_Dweller said in Nope:
Does none of you have addresses at your workplace?
Of course we do. In fact, @boomzilla, myself and others have the same address for both locations! Efficiency!!
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@Polygeekery So how are you missing deliveries?
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@Vault_Dweller said in Nope:
Does none of you have addresses at your workplace? Our employer has a special counter at reception especially for employee deliveries. Solves all problems.
I've done it on occasion, but somehow it rarely crosses my mind if I order (which isn't all that often).
Also when ordering small items, I often do not know whether it'll fit through the letterbox. If it does, being present for delivery isn't required, and since my local office doesn't have a reception and nobody has the letterbox key package deliveries are generally fine but letter deliveries cause problems.
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@Vault_Dweller speaking for myself, that has never been the issue. The issue is that Amazon Logistics is utterly incompetent and it is not that I miss a delivery, it is that the delivery ends up several states away or lost to the ether to never be seen again.
Any package that makes it here is fine once it gets to my porch. Well, except when those retards don't put it under the overhang and it rains or something.
Despite this being my office location, I am frequently working from client locations or in meetings, or just fucking off running errands or at the gun range. It is not as though I never leave. Of course, we leave a lot less now that the world is on fire and all childcare has been cancelled.