After marvelling at the relative ease at how quickly I was able to pick up a package at the FedEx facility last night, just by them scanning the bar code on the door tag they left, I marvelled at how easy computers have made the shipping business.
Today, I found out that UPS had accidentally shipped my thinkgeek.com order to Sunnyvale, TEXAS. The order has my address correct, this was UPS’s mistake. Now I have to wait even longer for my cube toys. Technology is a two-edged sword.
On a related, but completely tangential note, I forgot to mention that the Albertson’s grocery nearest our house where I do all my shopping has gotten the self-checkout installed. It’s true… the robots are one step closer to taking over the world.