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Staff & obligations shortage at shipping companies05.24.08

Someone sent me a package last Friday using the FedEx overnight delivery option, meaning the package was supposed to arrive before noon on Saturday. Saturday came and went, and so did Sunday: no package or any FedEx delivery person came. There was no update of any kind in the online tracking system either. Monday afternoon, I had the sender’s secretary call FedEx to find out where the package was. FedEx told her that the reason for the delay was “a shortage in staff these weeks” in my area. They promised the delivery would happen on Tuesday.

The package did come on Tuesday, though the late delivery changed a lot of my plans. Even though I did not pay for the shipping, both the sender and the receiver were hurt by this situation. The late arrival of the package and the reaction of FedEx caused me to think about the obligations of shipping companies in such situations.

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The Preemptive Initiative - A Beginning05.13.08

Hello everyone. Today I would like to briefly explore the possibility of a preemptive world. Preemptive action, in its simplest form, is an action taken before the existence of the actual need for the commitment of such an action.

An example of a preemptive strike

Instead of giving you the typical war example, let me give you a different example. Imagine you are going somewhere with a cup of hot water in your hand. I accidentally bump into you and cause you to spill the hot water on your clothes. Now, I immediately slap you after that. You look at me very mad and confused, either slapping me back or asking “WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING &*(^%$ @#$%^&?” to which I say “I slapped you because you were going to slap me.” My action, in such a case, was preemptive. I slapped even before you slapped me or showed signs that you were going to slap me1.


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  1. In real life, I would probably slap myself a few times if I cause you to spill something over yourself []
  2. Beware: I support pranksters being pursued to be brought to justice []

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