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QR should look MORE like QR, and always include an URL next to it. If you display a QR Code with some url, and fail to show a shortened url next to it for peop
by alsdkfjkqjwer 6y ago
QR should look MORE like QR, and always include an URL next to it.
If you display a QR Code with some url, and fail to show a shortened url next to it for people to type instead of scanning, you either fail basic common sense tests, or are intentionally being an asshat.
- Majromax 6y ago... or the QR code isn't meant exclusively for direct human consumption? A QR code is quite information-dense. With even the highest error-correction rates, a 53x53 QR code will store 100 bytes of information (https://www.qrcode.com/en/about/version.html https://www.qrcode.com/en/about/version.html). That's more than you can replicate in a URL intended for typing. For the case of the 'Show HN' here, think of semi-automatic uses of the QR code that still use the provided aesthetic potential, such as inventory-control stickers that look like the owning organization's logo.
- xellisx 6y agoTalking about what you can fit in one. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExwqNreocpg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExwqNreocpg
- _underfl0w_ 6y agoYou must just use so many QR codes. Clearly you're very familiar with their typical usage and most common use cases. /s