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I don't like QR codes, no matter how much lipstick you put on them. Can we think about a better alternative? human+computer readable? Like a hashtag or someth
by Kilimanjaro 14y ago
I don't like QR codes, no matter how much lipstick you put on them.
Can we think about a better alternative? human+computer readable?
Like a hashtag or something? and let the apps do the walking?
- dkersten 14y agoAgreed. I always found QR codes too awkward and cumbersome to use and theres no way I can remember or write one down for later if I don't have a smartphone or camera handy.
- fromhet 14y agoThe thing is that people with smartphones often do have them handy.
- ticks 14y agoThe good thing about QR codes is there's lots of capacity. Hashtags would become more complex and longer as additional locations are included, whereas QR codes look the same.
- Kilimanjaro 14y agoI understand the capacity point, but for geocoding a geohash would suffice. Place the geohash under the name so mobile apps can read it or people can type it in (easier than a qrcode) Eiffel Tower #QWERTY986543 Even wikipedia could sell vanity tags to the city council like: Eiffel Tower #W/EIFFELTOWER Or something like that