I also was a package handler for fedex those arm computers made your arm so hot and sweaty while in a 110F+ trailer
rosa666parks 30 points 3 years ago
SatansMaggotyCumFart 26 points 3 years ago
Can you tell me more about your sweaty package handling?
rosa666parks 14 points 3 years ago
Yes I can “SatansMaggotyCumFart”
Our building had bay doors lined up on one side of the building, it was the off season so we would only use the first quarter of bay doors. At the end of line of garage doors we would use the last 1-3 bays as a sort of “overflow” (I was only there for a few months so I didn’t fully know what they were for.)
We would call it the “abyss” because no one went back there, and there were a few lights out so it was kinda dark. I mostly worked there, when it was a heavy day and the belts were pretty full they would send all packages to the abyss and we would get so back up with packages it worked jam halfway up the shoot to the trailer. So we would have to get a ladder and a stick to fix the jam.
We would sometimes solve the jamming issue by spraying lube on the shoots to help them slide better. It would make the shoots very slick if you tried to walk on them. Also we had fans blowing air into the trailer and if it was a very hot day they would just blew already hot air into a hotter trailer.
andrew_bidlaw 16 points 3 years ago
I had a joke about you and the Platinum Chip, but I lost it at that funny description. I bet in Fallout world many people have disproportional arm muscles due to swinging around pre-war Pip Boys on their hands.
Tangent5280 11 points 3 years ago
I too have a disproportionate arm from uhhh... swinging around... arm computers... yeah that's why.
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NakariLexfortaine 3 points 3 years ago
Loading was my usual, and our hub sucked. Fuck tons of goddamn fruit in wax, and then would come the big packages about right as I was loading on my own, so now I had that thing strapped to me, trying to work around the belt with a damned TV to scan.
Smalls was my dream. Lightweight, wrapping took no time, steady pace but never overwhelming. Night just flew by, chatting about bullshit. Jumped at the chance any time they needed a body.
HRDS_654 2 points 3 years ago
lol Smalls is where they send the people they want to get rid of in my building. Half of them, probably more, are on permanent medical modified duty so FedEx can't use them for anything else.
HRDS_654 1 point 3 years ago
Loading with these things was shit. I primarily loaded as a package handler and it was a pain to have this attached to your arm, scanning every package, and then lifting those packages over your head to fill in the gaps on top.
The_Picard_Maneuver 23 points 3 years ago
I was curious if Leela's thing had a name, and according to the wiki it's apparently called a Wrist Lojak-a-mater..
the_artic_one 17 points 3 years ago
I don't think "wrist LoJak-a-mater" was meant to be the name of the device, I think it's just the name of the device's tracking feature and the author of the fandom page is jumping to conclusions.
The_Picard_Maneuver 7 points 3 years ago
I bet you're right. I feel like Leela has called it a few different things over the years.
pearsaltchocolatebar 12 points 3 years ago
She once referred to it as, "this thing I wear on my wrist."
undeffeined 35 points 3 years ago
War, war never changes...
Pogogunner 31 points 3 years ago
I remember using something like this - they can hook up to a barcode scanner you wear on your finger
You had to strap them really tight on your arm, if you didn't the weight of the device would make it rotate around and have the screen point away from you
creditCrazy 9 points 3 years ago
I have the same problem with my watch. I could tighten it but then it starts to hurt. Anyways I keep it just loose enough to be comfortable but tight enough I can correct it every half hour.
jelloeater85 2 points 3 years ago
How much does your watch weigh?
Signtist 4 points 3 years ago
They weren't these exact models when I was there in 2013-2014, but they're definitely similar. The finger scanner thing was so cool; I was always playing with it when there weren't any packages coming down the conveyor.
HRDS_654 2 points 3 years ago
FedEx used their own custom version that booted directly into the proprietary scanner system. The new version uses Android (probably 10 or lower) and does the exact same thing. Also, the scanner attachment is now Bluetooth, which only seems like an upgrade until you give it more than one second of thought and realize how easy they are to lose.
thedirtyknapkin 1 point 3 years ago
yeah, i always used to want to try and get at the thing a little, but it didn't seem worth risking my job 😅. it was totally just running windows
GluWu 25 points 3 years ago
There's a lot of wearable/durable tech made for warehouse workers. I wish I had the money to buy all the awesome things I find. They're still semi usable with new software. A lot run on the "mobile" windows architecture which takes Unix/Linux naively.
Hawke 7 points 3 years ago
Current versions of this run Android.
They’re made by Zebra who bought the Symbol barcode reader company, who bought the Motorola mobile computer business. The hardware is basically the same though.
HRDS_654 3 points 3 years ago
Yeah, but they are only marginally better. It's like moving from a hopelessly out of date platform to one that is only five years old. Is it better than what you had? Without a doubt. Does that make it good? Fuck no.
Hawke 5 points 3 years ago
No, they’re a lot better. The touch screen is actually usable and Android is incredibly much better than WinCE 7. Is it better than a mobile phone? No. Is it much much more durable than a mobile phone? Yes.
BottleOfAlkahest 8 points 3 years ago
These also look like they can take a couple of good knocks and keep functioning. You don't really want sleek and glass covered like the new modern looking phones for a warehouse.
MeanEYE 3 points 3 years ago
That too. LCDs meant for industrial use are indeed more robust and made to last. Not only screens of course. Glass or carbon reinforced plastics are used commonly due to really good properties where it can take a beating but remain flexible without cracking. Like you said, metal and glass don't combine well.
AutistoMephisto 3 points 3 years ago
Magnetic tape is still a thing, particularly for long-term data storage. If you want to keep some data around for longer than most humans live, store it on magnetic tape.
AutistoMephisto 1 point 3 years ago
Yeah, but a lot of companies started storing their records on magnetic tape when that became a thing, and it's more for continuity purposes. It's still the lowest cost, highest capacity, longest durability solution for archival purposes.
0_o 15 points 3 years ago
Reading all the comments reminiscing about using these as if they are now a relic of a bygone era. We errr.. Still use them to this day, I don't believe the company has any plans to upgrade in the near future either.
We also still use dot-matrix printers. They're still being manufactured to this day and the new ones even come with ethernet ports! (As opposed to serial, which again we still have some)
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rickyrigatoni 28 points 3 years ago
I can and I am loving it.
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agent_flounder 3 points 3 years ago
You're not alone! Surely with modern tech one could make a thinner, lighter version. But retaining the keypad and large screen.
(And yet I refuse to own a smartwatch hmmm)
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caseyweederman 2 points 3 years ago
You don't often get to choose what goes into (and out of) a smartwatch.
AstralPath 11 points 3 years ago
It's for work-related use, not for personal use. You'd never see someone wearing this outside of the workplace.
caseyweederman 5 points 3 years ago
Clearly you're only friends with boring people
niktemadur 2 points 3 years ago
Strap this bad boy on, head on out to the singles' bar.
...do singles' bars even exist anymore? Am I showing my age? Aw hell... they were old news even in my bachelor days.
How about swingers' clubs?
Strap this bad boy on, sashay - or strut - on out to your friendly local neighborhood swingers' club.
dangblingus 13 points 3 years ago
Does it run embedded windows? I could have a field day with this.
MaxVoltage 3 points 3 years ago
Idk man but its definitely for boring things like amazon man or doordash man or policeman
felixwhynot 1 point 3 years ago
Other comment says Windows Mobile
A_Random_Idiot 12 points 3 years ago
its a goddamned pipboy.
Hope it doesnt come complete with skeletal remains.
HRDS_654 12 points 3 years ago
We used to use these where I work. They look cool, but they run Windows Mobile and don't have a touch screen so they actually were very cumbersome to use. Luckily we only had to use them to scan barcodes and that app automatically loaded on boot, unless they fucked up. Rock solid, but also made me hate every moment I had to use them, especially when the scanner attachment wouldn't register.
bionicjoey 8 points 3 years ago
Doesn't look older than it is honestly. If you showed me this and asked me how old it is I'd have guessed early aughties
RIP_Cheems 7 points 3 years ago
Where can I buy this?
The_Picard_Maneuver 9 points 3 years ago
I'm seeing them between $60-2000 at a quick search.
The_Picard_Maneuver 2 points 3 years ago
Yeah, like I'll take the $60 one please
Emerald 1 point 3 years ago
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Motorola WT4000 wearable terminal. It looks a lot older than it is. This thing was sold from 2006 to 2013.
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We had to wear one of these while I was a package handler for FedEx. It was tied into a scanner unit attached to your finger, scan packages as you load.
You'd think you'd get used to it, but it always felt like I had a tumor strapped to my arm while trying to sling things around.
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