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supersquirrel lemmy.ca supersquirrel@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-08-07
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Imagine posessing such weapons grade incompetence.

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Snowclone lemmy.world Snowclone@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-30
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Ha! that's a hell of a miss load. glad it's not my box.

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Hawke lemmy.world Hawke@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#3 · Quote Reply

“Error”

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stoy lemmy.zip stoy@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-10-17
#4 · Quote Reply

Imagine posessing such weapons grade incompetence.

Are you talking about the worker who put the package in the wrong bin for transport, or the designer of the system that made this mistake possible?

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supersquirrel lemmy.ca supersquirrel@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-08-07
#5 · Quote Reply

Imagine posessing such weapons grade incompetence. Are you talking about the worker who put the package in the wrong bin for transport, or the designer of the system that made this mistake possible?

The latter, I shoulda clarified.

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deadbeef79000 lemmy.nz deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz
Joined: 2023-06-17
#6 · Quote Reply

Sounds like another live streamed execution is on the cards.

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PixeIOrange lemmy.world PixeIOrange@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
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I always hope ill get a wrong delivery in one of my packets... like a shitload drugs or something... but noooo, its always the others 😞

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Corkyskog sh.itjust.works Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-12
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Imagine posessing such weapons grade incompetence. Are you talking about the worker who put the package in the wrong bin for transport, or the designer of the system that made this mistake possible?

Honestly the incompetence is to use UPS in the first place. Why not use the military to transport it, why not a contract carrier, why not USPS, why not some guy named Bob that everybody trusts?

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stoy lemmy.zip stoy@lemmy.zip
Joined: 2023-10-17
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Honestly the incompetence is to use UPS in the first place. Why not use the military to transport it, why not a contract carrier, why not USPS, why not some guy named Bob that everybody trusts?

I'd trust Bob.

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Bytemeister lemmy.world Bytemeister@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
#10 · Quote Reply

I once received part of a jet engine from FedEx by accident. Shit happens.

Still baffled why we would ship fighter jet parts via a public parcel carrier though.

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Corkyskog sh.itjust.works Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-12
#11 · Quote Reply

I'd trust Bob.

As long as he is a true Bob, and not a Robert in disguise.

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piccolo sh.itjust.works piccolo@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-09-15
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Honestly the incompetence is to use UPS in the first place. Why not use the military to transport it, why not a contract carrier, why not USPS, why not some guy named Bob that everybody trusts?

UPS is the contract carrier. The usps isnt equipped for freight delivery.

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CompactFlax discuss.tchncs.de CompactFlax@discuss.tchncs.de
Joined: 2025-02-14
#13 · (edited) Quote Reply

Military success is a question of supply chain and logistics.

The US Military outsources (some) logistics to UPS.

Make of that what you will.

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Corkyskog sh.itjust.works Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-12
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UPS is the contract carrier. The usps isnt equipped for freight delivery.

I meant like one that specializes in this kind of stuff, not just a general service.

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piccolo sh.itjust.works piccolo@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2024-09-15
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I meant like one that specializes in this kind of stuff, not just a general service.

They kinda do specialize in miltary delivery. https://www.ups.com/media/en/UPS-DOD-Mission-Critical.pdf

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supersquirrel lemmy.ca supersquirrel@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-08-07
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Military success is a question of supply chain and logistics. The US Military outsources (some) logistics to UPS. Make of that what you will.

Military success is a question of supply chain and logistics.

Which is why this is a failure.

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supersquirrel lemmy.ca supersquirrel@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2026-08-07
#17 · (edited) Quote Reply

As long as he is a true Bob, and not a Robert in disguise.

...or a Boebert

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ɔiƚoxɘup sh.itjust.works Quexotic@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-12
#18 · Quote Reply

“Error”

Right?

Got compromised, more like.

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FordBeeblebrox lemmy.world FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-02
#19 · Quote Reply

Honestly the incompetence is to use UPS in the first place. Why not use the military to transport it, why not a contract carrier, why not USPS, why not some guy named Bob that everybody trusts?

Same reason there aren’t enlisted folk staffing every DFAC and cooking actual food, it’s contracted out to “save money” and line someone’s pockets along the way.

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wyrmsbane sh.itjust.works wyrmsbane@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2026-07-18
#20 · Quote Reply

Right? Got compromised, more like.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor

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ɔiƚoxɘup sh.itjust.works Quexotic@sh.itjust.works
Joined: 2023-06-12
#21 · Quote Reply

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor

I only partially agree in that I believe their stupidity allowed them to be compromised. Probably pretty easily.

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