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Slightly OT: Why would you ever put a QR code on a web page instead of a link? If I'm on my computer, I'm not going to pull out my phone to scan it. If I'm on
by furyg3 14y ago
Slightly OT: Why would you ever put a QR code on a web page instead of a link?
If I'm on my computer, I'm not going to pull out my phone to scan it. If I'm on my phone, how would I even scan it?
- Achshar 14y agoIts for times when you want to open a link on your phone when you are reading it on the computer. Like the Chrome to phone chrome extension.
- larelli 14y agoHere's a very funny rant about the overuse of QR codes: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2rVYvylvZc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2rVYvylvZc
- jonasvp 14y agoIn general, I completely agree (though I have never seen it happen before). This is not a link, however, but a bitcoin address encoded as a QR code. I - as do many others - have a Bitcoin wallet application with some change on my phone. Having the QR code here makes it easier to contribute something.
- dave1010uk 14y agoBitcoin addresses can be URIs: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/URI_Scheme https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/URI_Scheme