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now thats what I call abuse of the qr code format

a QR code styled to look like a public transport map which supposedly should still scan
11 Nov 2023 at 10:43 | Open on todon.nl
27 comments
hazelnot :yell:

@operand It... actually worked. I had to basically make it fill my whole 27" monitor cause of the reflections near the top-left corner, but my phone eventually picked it up

11 Nov 2023 at 12:51 | Open on sunbeam.city
Langør
@operand Oh no deLijn (belgium) it still scanned fine!
11 Nov 2023 at 12:55 | Open on outerheaven.club
Schrottkatze
me·ta·phil, der
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@operand
Does the error correction allow it to be scanned? If so it's awesome I think.

11 Nov 2023 at 13:09 | Open on social.dev-wiki.de
Normal :jo_2: :v_enby:

@Xanatos @operand it does, my phone's native QR scanner picked it up immediately

11 Nov 2023 at 13:34 | Open on tech.lgbt
sirlan

@operand@todon.nl
guy 1 designing qr code: hey, maybe we should beef up the error correction?
guy 2: for better resiliance in lighting conditions and camera quality?
guy 1: yes yes

later: uses it for fancy designs

11 Nov 2023 at 13:37 | Open on derg.social
Sqaaakoi :flagEnby:​

@operand That's... impressive. I was expecting my reader (zbarimg) to fail at reading it, but... it worked. Somehow.

Genuinely impressed.

11 Nov 2023 at 13:44 | Open on wetdry.world
Steve Downey
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@operand The QR code specification is actually a pretty interesting read, because it is implicitly designed for these types of use cases. And I love it. (Tho it isn't the easiest to implement, as many specifications.)

11 Nov 2023 at 14:11 | Open on mastodon.lilith.codes
Paule
Ellie 🐘🌺キャタラアーク​

@operand I'm too lazy to make it but: An image of atlas holding up the world, captioned respectively "forward error correction" and "marketing departments' ideas for cool QR codes"

11 Nov 2023 at 14:18 | Open on tech.lgbt
Sylvhem
StarkRG

@operand It'd be cooler if it also functioned as an actual map, but, then, I guess you'd have to design the entire city around the QR code from the beginning.

11 Nov 2023 at 14:25 | Open on myside-yourside.net
EaterOfSnacks

@StarkRG @operand I can think of a few cities in need of remodelling 🤷‍♂️

11 Nov 2023 at 17:59 | Open on tilde.zone
Aearil
@operand And it does scan! oO Even as a picture full of reflexions displayed on another screen oO
11 Nov 2023 at 15:39 | Open on soc.punktrash.club
polygon love 🧄 :pleading_trans_flag: 🏳️‍🌈:anarchy:
mirabilos

@operand that’s so lame, they at least should have put that onto an actual offline-readable map

11 Nov 2023 at 17:00 | Open on toot.mirbsd.org
digital_bohemian

@operand

It's a working QR code that links to public transport information designed to resemble a public transport network infographic.

I like it very much, actually. 😃

11 Nov 2023 at 17:09 | Open on social.linux.pizza
Evelyn fra denne andre øya

@operand@todon.nl I really hate it when people try to get clever with QR designs, my phone really doesn't like it, and it's not fashionable to include the URL next to it

11 Nov 2023 at 18:14 | Open on misskey.bubbletea.dev
Mehrad :kde: :emacs: :rstats:

@operand
This is grand 🤓 I really wish some #RStats folks make a package for this. The {qrcode} package by @ThierryO is currently does an amazing job, but this can be a great addition imho

thierryo.github.io/qrcode/

11 Nov 2023 at 18:47 | Open on fosstodon.org
Thierry Onkelinx

@Mehrad @operand @rstats The latest version of qrcode has a coordinates() function. It returns the coordinates of the dark elements of the QR code. That would be good starting point for creating fancy QR codes.

thierryo.github.io/qrcode/refe

11 Nov 2023 at 19:57 | Open on fosstodon.org
Roma Komarov

@operand Nice, actually scans, even from a photo on a display!

11 Nov 2023 at 19:45 | Open on front-end.social
Walter van Holst
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