BufferBox (YC S12) launches deal with transit system
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BufferBox (YC S12) launches deal with transit system
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Re: BufferBox (YC S12) launches deal with transit system
#2These are similar to Amazon lockers in seattle right? Interesting business model (would love to hear more about it somewhere)
Re: BufferBox (YC S12) launches deal with transit system
#3Very clever move. Ideally located, (presumably) with security cameras etc already there, and provided by a transit authority- which are almost permanently cash-strapped.
In short: bring it to New York, please. But expect them to get dented late at night.
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Re: BufferBox (YC S12) launches deal with transit system
#5While it's mainly designed for packages, I use it for all my mail now. Would have a hard time going back to not having it.
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#6I wouldn't have thought this would have ever got of the ground with potential security issues. An underground station would be the perfect place to plant explosives. In London they don't even have rubbish (trash) bins in the stations.
Perhaps only pre-approved retailers can deliver to it. That system's still open to abuse though.
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#7I wouldn't have thought this would have ever got of the ground with potential security issues. An underground station would be the perfect place to plant explosives. In London they don't even have rubbish (trash) bins in the stations. Perhaps only pre-approved retailers can deliver to it. That system's still open to abuse though.
Coin-operated lockers are commonplace in commuter stations - this is no different. Your argument seems like a problem specific to the UK, or other countries with such draconian laws.
Re: BufferBox (YC S12) launches deal with transit system
#8I wouldn't have thought this would have ever got of the ground with potential security issues. An underground station would be the perfect place to plant explosives. In London they don't even have rubbish (trash) bins in the stations. Perhaps only pre-approved retailers can deliver to it. That system's still open to abuse though.
Coin-operated lockers are commonplace in commuter stations - this is no different. Your argument seems like a problem specific to the UK, or other countries with such draconian laws.
I don't think it relates to law, just common-sense after decades of terrorist attacks in London. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_...
I'm guessing that the risks are far lower in the US
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Coin-operated lockers are commonplace in commuter stations - this is no different. Your argument seems like a problem specific to the UK, or other countries with such draconian laws.
I don't think it relates to law, just common-sense after decades of terrorist attacks in London. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_... I'm guessing that the risks are far lower in the US
In this case, GO Transit runs a commuter rail network (on the surface) so underground bombings shouldn't be a concern.
Re: BufferBox (YC S12) launches deal with transit system
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think it relates to law, just common-sense after decades of terrorist attacks in London. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_... I'm guessing that the risks are far lower in the US
In this case, GO Transit runs a commuter rail network (on the surface) so underground bombings shouldn't be a concern.
OK - we have left luggage in large train stations but all bags are subject to security inspections. They have to go through a TSA body scan ;)