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These delivery droids are just going to be targets to be shot at, tipped over, spray painted, and generally abused. I predict a short-lived trial period and the

These delivery droids are just going to be targets to be shot at, tipped over, spray painted, and generally abused. I predict a short-lived trial period and then they will be abandonded.

failwhaleshark 5y ago
Yeap. Rickshaws gonna get sawed.
HKH2 5y ago
I expected p2p share bikes to be treated better than how they have been treated. I can't imagine delivery droids faring much better.
- failwhaleshark 5y ago
  If I were homeless and hangry AF, I would have a crowbar handy to get me some free yuppie-hipster pizza. Also, Whole Foods' freeganning is a must for everyone tired of Amazon's insane "convenience" (vulture capitalism) pricing.
failwhaleshark 5y ago
In the US: If one of these contraptions appeared on your property and didn't leave, is it your property now, as much as any mistaken delivery? I'm thinking about lots of "whoopsie-doodles" for interested parties who might want to hack on these for other purposes.
- onion2k 5y ago
  Surely there's no country on Earth where "it's on my property therefore it belongs to me now" has any basis in law. That would be totally unworkable.
  - hytdstd 5y ago
    Not quite true; mail delivered to your address is legally yours. A retailer who accidentally ships a crate rather than a unit of headphones has no legal right to mandate that you return received merchandise. edit: I should've been clear in stating that it is _unsolicited_ mail addressed to your name and address that is legally yours.
    - AnotherGoodName 5y ago
      >mail delivered to your address is legally yours Is this in anyway based on any facts whatsoever or is this something you weer once told and are now repeating? A quick Google says it's up to 5 years jail for keeping misdelivered mail in the USA (depends on jurisdiction). https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/theft-or-receipt-of-stolen-mail-53760 https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/theft-or-receipt-of-stolen...
      - hytdstd 5y ago
        > Is this in anyway based on any facts whatsoever or is this something you weer once told and are now repeating? Yes. https://about.usps.com/publications/pub300a/pub300a_v04_revision_072019_tech_021.htm https://about.usps.com/publications/pub300a/pub300a_v04_revi...
        qazpot 5y ago
        I think there is a significant difference between unsolicited mail and misdelivered mail
        hytdstd 5y ago
        Sorry for the ambiguity. I should've been more clear.
      - failwhaleshark 5y ago
        In the real world, those who act criminally in regards to mis-delivered and misaddressed mail: no one is going to jail for mis-delivered or misaddressed mail unless they offended the wrong important person or were dumb enough to get caught. Incidentally, we've been having numerous postal issues at my complex because it doesn't have a full-time carrier assigned to the route. It's so bad, I had to get a PO Box. My neighbors must be mostly thieves (keep) or too lazy (throw away) to bother correctly redelivering mis-delivered letters or packages most of the time. They are surprised like you're a fool for making an effort to redeliver them correctly. The complex is 98% white-collar, third-tier college graduates, single, between 24 and 35. I've had electronics, clothing, and random articles left in my box and at my door... these are mis-deliveries. Misaddressed mail would be wrong name but correct address.
adolph 5y ago
Just don't touch Uncle Enzo's Deliverator
- Animats 5y ago
  Then the control system analyzes the video from the Deliverator and recognizes them. Their Amazon account gets cancelled. Amazon retail stores won't let them in. Their Google account is restricted. Doordash imposes a "vandalism surcharge". Convenience stores reject their EBT card. Job application sites filter out their resume.
  - adolph 5y ago
    Different multiverse. Y.T. notices a black Town Car that has been sitting there for a while. She doesn't have to see the plates to know it is Mafia. Only the Mafia drives cars like that. The windows are blackened, but she knows someone's in there keeping an eye on het. How do they do it? You see these Town Cars everywhere, but you never see them move, never see them get anyplace. She's not even sure they have engines in them.
imtringued 5y ago
Good, that means it is possible to catch criminals without human victims.
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These delivery droids are just going to be targets to be shot at, tipped over, spray painted, and generally abused. I predict a short-lived trial period and then they will be abandonded.

failwhaleshark 5y ago

Yeap. Rickshaws gonna get sawed.

HKH2 5y ago

I expected p2p share bikes to be treated better than how they have been treated. I can't imagine delivery droids faring much better.

failwhaleshark 5y ago
If I were homeless and hangry AF, I would have a crowbar handy to get me some free yuppie-hipster pizza. Also, Whole Foods' freeganning is a must for everyone tired of Amazon's insane "convenience" (vulture capitalism) pricing.

failwhaleshark 5y ago

In the US: If one of these contraptions appeared on your property and didn't leave, is it your property now, as much as any mistaken delivery? I'm thinking about lots of "whoopsie-doodles" for interested parties who might want to hack on these for other purposes.

onion2k 5y ago
Surely there's no country on Earth where "it's on my property therefore it belongs to me now" has any basis in law. That would be totally unworkable.
- hytdstd 5y ago
  Not quite true; mail delivered to your address is legally yours. A retailer who accidentally ships a crate rather than a unit of headphones has no legal right to mandate that you return received merchandise. edit: I should've been clear in stating that it is _unsolicited_ mail addressed to your name and address that is legally yours.
  - AnotherGoodName 5y ago
    >mail delivered to your address is legally yours Is this in anyway based on any facts whatsoever or is this something you weer once told and are now repeating? A quick Google says it's up to 5 years jail for keeping misdelivered mail in the USA (depends on jurisdiction). https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/theft-or-receipt-of-stolen-mail-53760 https://www.hg.org/legal-articles/theft-or-receipt-of-stolen...
    - hytdstd 5y ago
      > Is this in anyway based on any facts whatsoever or is this something you weer once told and are now repeating? Yes. https://about.usps.com/publications/pub300a/pub300a_v04_revision_072019_tech_021.htm https://about.usps.com/publications/pub300a/pub300a_v04_revi...
      - qazpot 5y ago
        I think there is a significant difference between unsolicited mail and misdelivered mail
        hytdstd 5y ago
        Sorry for the ambiguity. I should've been more clear.
    - failwhaleshark 5y ago
      In the real world, those who act criminally in regards to mis-delivered and misaddressed mail: no one is going to jail for mis-delivered or misaddressed mail unless they offended the wrong important person or were dumb enough to get caught. Incidentally, we've been having numerous postal issues at my complex because it doesn't have a full-time carrier assigned to the route. It's so bad, I had to get a PO Box. My neighbors must be mostly thieves (keep) or too lazy (throw away) to bother correctly redelivering mis-delivered letters or packages most of the time. They are surprised like you're a fool for making an effort to redeliver them correctly. The complex is 98% white-collar, third-tier college graduates, single, between 24 and 35. I've had electronics, clothing, and random articles left in my box and at my door... these are mis-deliveries. Misaddressed mail would be wrong name but correct address.

adolph 5y ago

Just don't touch Uncle Enzo's Deliverator

Animats 5y ago
Then the control system analyzes the video from the Deliverator and recognizes them. Their Amazon account gets cancelled. Amazon retail stores won't let them in. Their Google account is restricted. Doordash imposes a "vandalism surcharge". Convenience stores reject their EBT card. Job application sites filter out their resume.
- adolph 5y ago
  Different multiverse. Y.T. notices a black Town Car that has been sitting there for a while. She doesn't have to see the plates to know it is Mafia. Only the Mafia drives cars like that. The windows are blackened, but she knows someone's in there keeping an eye on het. How do they do it? You see these Town Cars everywhere, but you never see them move, never see them get anyplace. She's not even sure they have engines in them.

imtringued 5y ago

Good, that means it is possible to catch criminals without human victims.

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