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Does tracking the delivery of a package amaze you as much as me?

Pliablemoose

Pliablemoose

Lifer
I know it's been around a while, but I'm still amazed by it...

Nov 17, 2004 08:28:00 PM DALLAS TX US ARRIVAL SCAN
Nov 17, 2004 04:44:00 PM OKLAHOMA CITY OK US DEPARTURE SCAN
Nov 17, 2004 02:31:00 PM OKLAHOMA CITY OK US ARRIVAL SCAN
Nov 17, 2004 04:35:00 AM OMAHA NE US DEPARTURE SCAN
Nov 16, 2004 08:50:16 PM OMAHA NE US LOCATION SCAN
Nov 16, 2004 07:59:00 PM OMAHA NE US UNLOAD SCAN
Nov 16, 2004 06:30:00 PM OMAHA NE US ARRIVAL SCAN
Nov 16, 2004 03:16:00 PM SIOUX FALLS SD US DEPARTURE SCAN
Nov 16, 2004 11:58:03 AM SIOUX FALLS SD US LOCATION SCAN
Nov 16, 2004 11:09:00 AM SIOUX FALLS SD US UNLOAD SCAN
Nov 16, 2004 08:07:00 AM SIOUX FALLS SD US ARRIVAL SCAN
Nov 16, 2004 03:17:00 AM FARGO ND US DEPARTURE SCAN
Nov 16, 2004 02:03:49 AM FARGO ND US ORIGIN SCAN
Nov 15, 2004 06:15:55 PM US BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED
Nov 13, 2004 05:57:46 PM Grand Forks ND US SHIPPED
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I figured pliablemoose didn't post what it was because it's fairly obvious.
It's a Clapper. Should be even more entertaining than tracking.
 
That looks like FedEx tracking, so I'm guessing it's something from Newegg.

Tracking by itself doesn't amaze me, real-time updated info would amaze me a little.
 
Originally posted by: SampSon
They are about as impressive as the machines cashiers use in supermarkets.
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Haha, somehow I find POS (Point of Sale) devices to be quite cool. Inventory management is a neat field.
 
Originally posted by: KingNothing
That looks like FedEx tracking, so I'm guessing it's something from Newegg.

Tracking by itself doesn't amaze me, real-time updated info would amaze me a little.
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Nov 13, 2004 05:57:46 PM Grand Forks ND US SHIPPED

Since when did Newegg move to North Dakota?

It is either cigarettes or porn from a reservation. He probably ordered "Dances with Beavers".
 
Originally posted by: jumpr
Originally posted by: SampSon
They are about as impressive as the machines cashiers use in supermarkets.
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Haha, somehow I find POS (Point of Sale) devices to be quite cool. Inventory management is a neat field.
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Neat like what, accounting?
 
How is the unit in the truck linked to the tracking system? I'm also fascinated by how the computers in police cars are linked up.
 
Originally posted by: NutBucket
How is the unit in the truck linked to the tracking system? I'm also fascinated by how the computers in police cars are linked up.
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Depends. Some places, it's actually wifi. Some places, it's AMPS-based cell phone modems. Some places, it's primitive wireless networking. Some places, they aren't. Some places they work off data pulled from tones on scanner frequencies.
 
within the next 5 years, they will put a beacon on every delivery truck/flight so you can real-time track where you package is at all times... even while stopped on the side of the road while the driver takes a leak.
 
I am more impressed with USPS package tracking.

"your box is somewhere in the system and will be delivered between January 1st and December 31st.
 
Originally posted by: rudder
I am more impressed with USPS package tracking.

"your box is somewhere in the system and will be delivered between January 1st and December 31st.
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I know, it kills me. It's really more delivery confirmation than tracking...
 
Originally posted by: SampSon
Originally posted by: jumpr
Originally posted by: SampSon
They are about as impressive as the machines cashiers use in supermarkets.
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Haha, somehow I find POS (Point of Sale) devices to be quite cool. Inventory management is a neat field.
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Neat like what, accounting?
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No, I mean neat like when you buy something, it gets scanned at the register, and that data are transmitted to the supermarket warehouse in some other city, telling the inventory manager that they'll need to order two additional cans of mushroom soup and deliver them to your local store.

I just think it's neat how little human interaction there needs to be with inventory management.
 
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