The package wasn’t at my entrance too, it was just on the sidewalk 😕
PSA: Lenovo has gotten in trouble for hidden Chinese malware on their laptops, multiple times. Careful with their hardware.
The picture isn't even of my yard
Submitted 6 months ago by poopsmith@lemmy.world to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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snorkbubs@fedia.io 6 months ago
hackitfast@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Lenovo is shit. They really aren’t worth a damn anymore.
I’ve had fingerprint driver issues with my expensive Lenovo Yoga, and AHCI driver issues with a ln expensive Lenovo ThinkPad. Support is non existent, and if you do manage to find any help through their channels, they don’t help and don’t care.
My next laptop will be with Framework or some other company that doesn’t try to screw me.
dan@upvote.au 6 months ago
Which brands are actually good these days, apart from Framework? I already avoid HP and Acer.
lud@lemm.ee 6 months ago
You should always reinstall the OS anyways. No reason not to really.
mark3748@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
It was firmware-level, and installed itself. Reinstalling the OS was not a solution.
seaQueue@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Lots of OEMs now ship Dolby software and drivers preinstalled but without download packages available so you can’t do a clean install without losing features you paid for. ASUS is guilty of this one as well as having other software tied to the factory install ID. It’s always a good idea to take a factory condition backup or the machine before paving it over with a clean windows install.
Nougat@kbin.social 6 months ago
I think you're referring to IBM. Lenovo has always been suspicious.
TexMexBazooka@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Wait til you hear where Lenovo came from
snorkbubs@fedia.io 6 months ago
As another commenter hinted at, "Thinkpad" used to mean IBM laptop; Lenovo bought the name (and PC division of IBM) for that reason, and they don't mind if people think they're still IBM, because OG Thinkpads were the bomb. This is what I was getting at.
It's bananas that the association is just gone now, because the name was huge in the 90s. Sometimes a fella can really feel old.
0xC4aE1e5@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
That makes me more wary.
Even when using LTSC 2019, the drivers still install a few UWP apps. And some of them just reinstall themselves immediately after deleting them, it’s just hilarious.
But at least they’re UWP apps so they can’t see your files (hopefully, UWP apps are sandboxed).
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 6 months ago
and this is why i infinitely prefer having them just leave the package at whatever store nearby handles packages, it means i can just pop over real quick whenever i have time rather than having to be home to answer the door or, if i had a yard, worry about where the fuck the delivery person kicks it to.
but of course in the us 90% of the time this would mean having to drive half an hour to walmart or whatever, car-dependent suburbs are so nice
Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 6 months ago
It’s why I refuse to order anything from the USA if it’s not shipped via USPS. If it doesn’t transfer to Canada Post so it gets safely delivered to the post office or my community mail box then fuck that shit.
Stumblinbear@pawb.social 6 months ago
Yeah but if it gets lost, they have to replace it, and if they leave it in a terrible place that’s ripe for theft I can claim I never received it. Stealing from multi-million dollar corporations is always morally correct. Plus, I get free shit out of it and they stop doing that pretty quickly
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 6 months ago
I’ve experienced some package fuckery but I never have had someone throw it in my yard or anywhere besides near an obvious entrance.
Just because people post about a weird thing doesn’t mean it will happen to you.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yeah, I wish more people just shipped with Canada Post. They’ve got secure boxes to leave packages right with your mail (they just leave a key in your regular mail slot so you can open it, then you stick the key in a slot when you’re done). Or if there’s no space for your package, they have post offices all over the country, and you can pick it up from the one closest to you.
They do have overnight shipping, too, though most of the time I’m in no rush and would rather it be shipped efficiently than quickly. Fill that plane and/or truck before you send it to me, that’s cool.
Spacemanspliff@midwest.social 6 months ago
I just get important shit that I’m worried about potentially staying on my porch delivered to my work address. There’s always someone there when a package would be delivered.
swirle13@startrek.website 6 months ago
They’re probably pissed from taking the ferry out there for a single package 😂
MrJameGumb@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It came from Lenovo so I’m guessing it was something expensive too lol
Where I live if something’s on the sidewalk it’s totally cool to just pick it up and walk off with it depending on how close it is to the street…
SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Don’t worry, he’s on Bainbridge Island where it’s illegal to be poor.
poopsmith@lemmy.world 6 months ago
It was just a dock, so not terribly expensive but expensive enough to hurt if it got lost.
dan@upvote.au 6 months ago
If it did get lost, I think Lenovo would be successful with claiming against the shipping insurance (assuming it’s insured) given the proof of delivery is just a photo of someone else’s yard.
EatYouWell@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yeah, I put shit out there for people to take.
The trick is to put a sign on it saying ‘$20’ because someone will “steal” it.
18_24_61_b_17_17_4@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Lol, same trick I use.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 6 months ago
I mean, as far as locations go, that’s definitely “other”.
Veedem@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Looks like this guy grew up playing Paperboy on the NES.
thejml@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Looks like he took the photo while running away from the lady with the shoe or the grim reaper.
Rentlar@lemmy.world 6 months ago
That’s a sweet looking Lenovo lawn you have there!
TransplantedSconie@lemm.ee 6 months ago
If your regular driver leaves it at your door, I’m willing to bet it was a new hire or a seasonal dipshit (I’m a UPS driver of 20 years).