apparently my package has to be sent to the other side of the continent because rules

  • CameronDev@programming.dev
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    24 days ago

    I live relatively close to the two main airports in my state, and yet any time I get a package delivered from overseas, i get to watch it land next to me, and then get driven all around the state while the Postie’s try work out where I live. Love the efficiency.

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      24 days ago

      Then again, it’s not exactly trivial to solve the traveling salesman problem, not to mention all the real world considerations on top such as gathering everything to a central/sorting facility, last mile delivery, packing and unpacking, avoiding traffic/collisions (If applicable), errors, unpredictable circumstances, and so on

      I’m sure improvements could made, buuut it’s a tough problem for sure, and it’s more important that something gets where it should at some point, than it getting there quicker

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        24 days ago

        Yeah, its probably a lot more complex, but its still funny seeing a package get within 5km, only to shoot 60km away for a little vacation.

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        24 days ago

        Sure, but the processing centre is next to the Airport, and definitely doesn’t explain the trip to the other side of the state.

        And the thing is, I have very rarely had packages get off the plane, go through the processing center and head straight out to me, its just that more commonly they send it 60km away instead 🤷