At UPS, the Algorithm Is the Driver(wsj.com)
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At UPS, the Algorithm Is the Driver
http://www.wsj.com/articles/at-ups-the-algorithm-is-the-driver-1424136536
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Amazon has started shifting some demand to it's sorting centers and from there to the USPS - to individual post offices. Maybe this explains the fixed number of UPS drivers.
The nice thing in this for Amazon , is that this really shortens the delivery distance they need from their external supplier(which means faster, cheaper shipping) but they also have more control on their shipping network, especially around Christmas , when resources are tight and it can cause lots of problems, which means better trust with the consumer over other companies.
The nice thing in this for Amazon , is that this really shortens the delivery distance they need from their external supplier(which means faster, cheaper shipping) but they also have more control on their shipping network, especially around Christmas , when resources are tight and it can cause lots of problems, which means better trust with the consumer over other companies.
http://tinyurl.com/ooz5hux
This will get around the paywall. It's a short link of the Google search result link. Makes the site think it's coming from Google and not a link.
Doesn't work :(
Does for me :)
Clear cookies or use private/incognito window.
how did you generate the google link?
Why, you didn't actually think that the links that Google displayed were actually _links_ to the websites did you? ;)
For a variety of reasons, the links that Google displays when you perform a search first redirect you to their servers, and then they redirect you to the site.
For example, here's the link for "sluggy.com" obtained from the search "sluggy"
* Disclaimer: I do not work for Google, and knowledgeable engineers there are probably laughing at the poor dweeb on the internet who thinks he knows more about their infrastructure than they do. ;)
For a variety of reasons, the links that Google displays when you perform a search first redirect you to their servers, and then they redirect you to the site.
For example, here's the link for "sluggy.com" obtained from the search "sluggy"
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0CCAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sluggy.com%2F&ei=7PziVMTAL8rroAS3xoGYBg&usg=AFQjCNFqb4P18q_i2jlYMUeBe1vo-1j_Hw&sig2=g4mQfqQ6NB1twrtQ5Vq7Ng
* Disclaimer: I do not work for Google, and knowledgeable engineers there are probably laughing at the poor dweeb on the internet who thinks he knows more about their infrastructure than they do. ;)
Really, a paywall?
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Flag it and move onto an article we can read.
Posting paywalled articles used to be frowned upon on HN, but these days it seems to be acceptable.
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Good try WSJ, not paying.
http://www.wired.com/2013/06/ups-astronomical-math/
What's especially surprising/suspicious is that apparently the number of USPS drivers hasn't changed in 18 months...