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Re: Wondering if you are getting a CR-48? Look for your zipcode here.

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Post by Toucan » Sun, Dec 12, 2010, 3:20 PM UTC

lhnn wrote: post #58

lhnn wrote: post #32

Despite the prerequisite of caring about the web on this site, I wish someone had explained what the Hell any of this meant. -I didn't know what a "Cr-48" (note the lowercase "r") was. It's apparently the Chrome netbook Google is putting out. And it seems they're giving away 5,000 for free to random addresses? This should be a news story, not a guessing game.

-1, Smart aleck? So what if you don't like how I said it? Tell me I'm wrong about the original post, then tell me you're not lying to yourself. The link is cryptic, and to assume prerequisite knowledge of a non-headline event of the day is absurd.

What degree of knowledge should be assumed?

There's plenty on HN that I don't understand but I'm yet to come across anything that 30 seconds with Google couldn't explain.

The only knowledge that is a pre-requisite is how to find information on the internet.

Re: Wondering if you are getting a CR-48? Look for your zipcode here.

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Post by threejay » Sun, Dec 12, 2010, 4:18 PM UTC

Called to check on the one listed in my zipcode. It's going to the house directly next door. Now I'm seeing the security issue with this...

Re: Wondering if you are getting a CR-48? Look for your zipcode here.

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Post by jadedoto » Sun, Dec 12, 2010, 4:25 PM UTC

juiceandjuice wrote: post #52

eerpini wrote: post #35

Where are these packages being shipped from ?

Seems like they are all being shipped from LOUISVILLE, KY, US, according to some tracking numbers I looked up coming to Menlo Park.

That would be cool, seeing as one is headed to my ZIP and I'm a 45 minute drive from the louisville ups hub...

Re: Wondering if you are getting a CR-48? Look for your zipcode here.

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Post by Anman » Sun, Dec 12, 2010, 4:48 PM UTC

I called. I didn't get it but they did give out the address and name of the person it's going to. That's worrying.

Re: Wondering if you are getting a CR-48? Look for your zipcode here.

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Post by gregory80 » Sun, Dec 12, 2010, 5:38 PM UTC

threejay wrote: post #72

Called to check on the one listed in my zipcode. It's going to the house directly next door. Now I'm seeing the security issue with this...

while i agree that this tracking method isn't the best of ideas, I hardly think this merits a decree of a security issue. Any person could steal a package off a doorstep. Stealing mail and other packages not intended for you in a serious federal offense.

Besides all of that is the xmas season here in the U.S., and packages arrive to my apartment building in such quantities everyday, this time of year, that you could argue that XMAS itself is a 'security issue'... All these people, getting packages at close to the same day - all over the country! Imagine... /smugness

(oh and for those that down vote me for being smug, you should be down voting all the folks on this thread that keep calling this a security issue in the first place). It's not like you can subvert the package destination, and if you steal a physical object - you are definitely going to jail.

Re: Wondering if you are getting a CR-48? Look for your zipcode here.

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Post by [deleted] » Sun, Dec 12, 2010, 6:11 PM UTC

gregory80 wrote: post #75

threejay wrote: post #72

Called to check on the one listed in my zipcode. It's going to the house directly next door. Now I'm seeing the security issue with this...

while i agree that this tracking method isn't the best of ideas, I hardly think this merits a decree of a security issue . Any person could steal a package off a doorstep. Stealing mail and other packages not intended for you in a serious federal offense. Besides all of that is the xmas season here in the U.S., and packages arrive to my apartment building in such quantities everyday, this time of year, that you could…

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Re: Wondering if you are getting a CR-48? Look for your zipcode here.

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Post by cxy7z » Sun, Dec 12, 2010, 8:23 PM UTC

zmonkeyz wrote: post #19

I'm heartbroken... :/

Two sent to my zipcode, neither of them mine. I feel like a kid who just found out there is no santa.

Re: Wondering if you are getting a CR-48? Look for your zipcode here.

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Post by rman666 » Sun, Dec 12, 2010, 8:38 PM UTC

Not one person from WISCONSIN? What's with that? I'm a CISSP and CISM and I applied to evaluate the CR-48 from a security and usability perspective. So far, I'm not on the list :-(

Re: Wondering if you are getting a CR-48? Look for your zipcode here.

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Post by rman666 » Sun, Dec 12, 2010, 9:09 PM UTC

rman666 wrote: post #78

Not one person from WISCONSIN? What's with that? I'm a CISSP and CISM and I applied to evaluate the CR-48 from a security and usability perspective. So far, I'm not on the list :-(

I now see there are several in Wisconsin. My mistake.

Re: Wondering if you are getting a CR-48? Look for your zipcode here.

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Post by tlordon » Sun, Dec 12, 2010, 10:54 PM UTC

dotBen wrote: post #40

I'm curious how a list of tracking numbers was obtained/derived. Anyone care to guess (or know)?

easy. with ups you can track zip/city to zip/city. thus they know what city and zip they are coming from thus they add your zip or city and wahlaa you have your results