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Alright, so I have a project that is mostly abandoned right now due to various other obligations. The main goal was to contact car owners without having to hav
by firefoxd 2y ago
Alright, so I have a project that is mostly abandoned right now due to various other obligations.
The main goal was to contact car owners without having to have their phone numbers and such. But i quickly saw the advantage of tagging all sort of things. So I have it on my keychain, wallet, or several other things I own. If I lose these items, any stranger can contact me without having any of my personal contacts.
What is it? It's a QR code. You scan it, and you can send some prewritten notifications to the owner. Once they reply, you can have a conversation. Scanning captures the gps location both for security measures and to help recover it.
https://web.ottomon.net/join https://web.ottomon.net/join
Landing page is totally misleading, I had big plans, but changing diapers took priority.
- ljlolel 2y agoThis is a great idea for losing stuff and you should finish and ship it.
- firefoxd 2y agoEventually I'll get to it...
- whoami730 2y agoAny plans about abroad shipping?
- throwaway984393 2y ago[dead]
- AndrewKemendo 2y agoBitRip does this exactly: https://www.bitrip.com/shop https://www.bitrip.com/shop
- firefoxd 2y agoExcept they don't have the cutesy startupy mascot that I have.
- AndrewKemendo 2y agoHaha that’s awesome yes I agree
- parhamn 2y agoWonder what the benefits of their format are. That and why their smallest model is so big (I think this might be related to the format?)
- slim 2y agoyou need a special app to scan these
- dyauspitr 2y agoHow does the owner reply? Is the finder required to enter their phone number during the QR code process?
- firefoxd 2y agoYou can chat through the dashboard. Email only. Basically, the finder scans it, sends a message. The owner gets a notification through the app, or email, replies. The scanner can create an account to chat. No personal info is exchanged, unless they decide to do so via chat.
- walteweiss 2y ago[dead]
- davchana 2y agohttps://app.ngf132.com/ https://app.ngf132.com/ Long time ago I came across very similar concept in use in India. Not much, but visible usage. I also came to know by looking at a sticker on car windshield.
- pomian 2y agoThis seems brilliant. No batteries to fail, etc. No tracking, no databases, simple. True hacker solution. I assume we can print our own bar code on paper, and using clear tape, attach it to most things.