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When I read that RFC, I imagined that a barcode would be more reliable to read in and process than printing the hex characters.
by billpg 5y ago
When I read that RFC, I imagined that a barcode would be more reliable to read in and process than printing the hex characters.
- jxy 5y agoTypical 1D barcode has a size limit, and the RFC is from 1990. Nowadays you could just use a QR code, which would be comfortable enough to have a 1500 MTU in a single QR code. It probably warrants an additional layer so multiple QR codes can be transmitted by a single carrier.
- _Algernon_ 5y agoLooked into using paper as an archival for small amounts of data as a long-term backup of very important data, and found this[1], which would allow encoding ~200kB of data per A4 page. Should be applicable for avian IP as well. [1]: https://blog.za3k.com/paper-archival/ https://blog.za3k.com/paper-archival/
- jkonline 5y agoInteresting, many thanks. Currently enjoying the fall down the Golay code rabbit hole. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_Golay_code https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binary_Golay_code