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ChrisArchitect
scraped from....where? The Lost & Found systems are all public? Sorry I haven't had to dig something out of a lost & found that wasn't a cardboard box under a front desk or whatever...
happytoexplain
>Hundreds of places use one software tool for managing lost items, and I scraped their archives

Am I not understanding your question? It's one system - and either their archives are public on purpose, or their endpoints are simply unsecured.

spelk
It is scraped from Pixit. They sell lost/found, evidence + seized item management systems. [1] The listings are public; it was cool OP turned this into a mini art piece.

[1] https://www.pixithq.com/

marysol5
Is there really enough market for an actual software solution like this?

I worked alongside the lost&found office at an old job, we just had a spreadsheet and a book...

jmclnx
I was thinking this was directory "lost+found", but it is about "lost and found" at places like airports.
RankingMember
Walzr's stuff is a fun portal into an earlier era of lighthearted fun internet projects. Keep it up buddy. Bop Spotter is probably still my favorite.
axus
Picture of a lost iPhone, with a message to call the owner at a phone number. Guess taking pictures was in the job description, and returning lost property wasn't.
marysol5
>When something turns up at a stadium or an airport, staff photograph it, log it, and wait. Hundreds of places use one software tool for managing lost items, and I scraped their archives: thousands of accidental portraits of lost stuff.

Where? What Software? What Archive?

So many photos of peoples lock screens with clearly visible faces...

rvba
Something is wrong with this websites scroll. Perhaps due to pictures loading. It feels that you scroll but see the same pictures.
zyralab
very simple design... makes scrolling the page faster.