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 tree   ( @tree@lemmy.zip )  to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago

No Scan Do

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No Scan Do

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 tree   ( @tree@lemmy.zip )  to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 2 years ago
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  •  sqgl   ( @sqgl@beehaw.org ) 
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    It is a privacy/security issue, not moral. A QR eatery will probably not accept cash either.

    •  chicken   ( @chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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      The issue is because it connects with a website right? I wonder if there could be a way to encode the text of the menu in the QR code itself

      •  lazynooblet   ( @lazynooblet@lazysoci.al ) 
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        The QR code would be huge lol

        •  chicken   ( @chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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          The largest can fit like 500-1k words, a restaurant menu could be less than that I think

      •  sqgl   ( @sqgl@beehaw.org ) 
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        Yes web site is the issue.

        Cannot embed menu instead because the QR code is a URL.

        •  chicken   ( @chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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          Why does QR code have to be URL only

          •  hemko   ( @hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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            Mostly because otherwise you’d need an app that knows how to read and display the data

            •  chicken   ( @chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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              oh, I don’t use my phone much, assumed they should be able to show some kind of plaintext from a QR code by default

              •  KuraiWolfGaming   ( @KuraiWolfGaming@pawb.social ) 
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                You can. I’ve encoded text in QR codes using both an android app and a desktop program.

          •  lolcatnip   ( @lolcatnip@reddthat.com ) 
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            The QR code would be so big you may as well just print a full menu instead. Here, for example, is a QR code containing the first two paragraphs of the US Declaration of Independence:

            It would have to be much, much bigger if you want to include any pictures.

            •  chicken   ( @chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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              Still seems much better than linking to a website.

              •  sqgl   ( @sqgl@beehaw.org ) 
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                When it is that big you may as well print a conventional menu rather than QR code.

                •  chicken   ( @chicken@lemmy.dbzer0.com ) 
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                  Only if you’re giving everyone a copy, could be a big central printout, screen or projector.

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