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It wouldn't affect anyone because no one has ever scanned a QR code in an ad

prof_hobart 14y ago
My 6 year old daughter is absolutely fascinated by QR codes. I've been nagged into scanning ones on posters, in magazines, and even one that showed up in the middle of a TV show...
- mibbitier 14y ago
  You can pick up barcode battlers on ebay for cheap. Although they're probably antiques now.
  - prof_hobart 14y ago
    I've got some somewhere, but I don't think they did QR codes and they certainly didn't launch a link - that's what she enjoys. No idea why, but I'm not going to discourage her from anything that gets her interested in technology. We're going to get a t-shirt printed for her with a QR code saying "If found, please ring [phone number]".
  - GFischer 14y ago
    First thought: this might be a neat Android game Second thought: this has already been implemented And.. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fawepark.android.barcodebeasties https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fawepark.a... (by the way, this displays in an awful Spanish for me, because of my default language)
- dowskitest 14y ago
  I have a six year old son with this same fascination. Sometimes I'll walk into my home office and find some mailer with a QR code sitting there waiting for me. His inquisitive mind just has to know what the phone will do with the code.
klausa 14y ago
http://picturesofpeoplescanningqrcodes.tumblr.com/ http://picturesofpeoplescanningqrcodes.tumblr.com/
- Aardwolf 14y ago
  But good sir, it's empty!
- rootedbox 14y ago
  This needs a QR code sticker. http://qr.kaywa.com/?s=8&d=http%3A%2F%2Fpicturesofpeoplescanningqrcodes.tumblr.com%2F http://qr.kaywa.com/?s=8&d=http%3A%2F%2Fpicturesofpeople...
- bduerst 14y ago
  I chuckle every time I see this.
- 89a 14y ago
  This will never stop being funny
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- noonat 14y ago
  I actually found them quite useful as a bookmarking tool when comparison shopping appliances at retail stores. They usually had code to the retailer's page for the appliance, and another for the manufacturer's page.
culturestate 14y ago
Every Android phone in Japan would be wiped out in a matter of hours. I see people scanning them in Tokyo constantly.
c0nsumer 14y ago
I do mountain bike (and thus indirectly hiking) trail development, construction, and maintenance as volunteer work. This has shown me a surprisingly useful place for QR codes: on trailhead map boards. The code just links to a (well optimized) PDF of the map itself, along with some text that says "Scan this with your phone to download a copy of the map.". It amazes me how many people I see scanning the QR code to get a copy of the map before they head out on the trails.

My 6 year old daughter is absolutely fascinated by QR codes. I've been nagged into scanning ones on posters, in magazines, and even one that showed up in the middle of a TV show...

mibbitier 14y ago
You can pick up barcode battlers on ebay for cheap. Although they're probably antiques now.
- prof_hobart 14y ago
  I've got some somewhere, but I don't think they did QR codes and they certainly didn't launch a link - that's what she enjoys. No idea why, but I'm not going to discourage her from anything that gets her interested in technology. We're going to get a t-shirt printed for her with a QR code saying "If found, please ring [phone number]".
- GFischer 14y ago
  First thought: this might be a neat Android game Second thought: this has already been implemented And.. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fawepark.android.barcodebeasties https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fawepark.a... (by the way, this displays in an awful Spanish for me, because of my default language)
dowskitest 14y ago
I have a six year old son with this same fascination. Sometimes I'll walk into my home office and find some mailer with a QR code sitting there waiting for me. His inquisitive mind just has to know what the phone will do with the code.

klausa 14y ago

http://picturesofpeoplescanningqrcodes.tumblr.com/ http://picturesofpeoplescanningqrcodes.tumblr.com/

Aardwolf 14y ago
But good sir, it's empty!
rootedbox 14y ago
This needs a QR code sticker. http://qr.kaywa.com/?s=8&d=http%3A%2F%2Fpicturesofpeoplescanningqrcodes.tumblr.com%2F http://qr.kaywa.com/?s=8&d=http%3A%2F%2Fpicturesofpeople...
bduerst 14y ago
I chuckle every time I see this.
89a 14y ago
This will never stop being funny

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noonat 14y ago
I actually found them quite useful as a bookmarking tool when comparison shopping appliances at retail stores. They usually had code to the retailer's page for the appliance, and another for the manufacturer's page.

culturestate 14y ago

Every Android phone in Japan would be wiped out in a matter of hours. I see people scanning them in Tokyo constantly.

c0nsumer 14y ago

I do mountain bike (and thus indirectly hiking) trail development, construction, and maintenance as volunteer work. This has shown me a surprisingly useful place for QR codes: on trailhead map boards. The code just links to a (well optimized) PDF of the map itself, along with some text that says "Scan this with your phone to download a copy of the map.". It amazes me how many people I see scanning the QR code to get a copy of the map before they head out on the trails.