that is cool.
that is cool.
I feel the same. When I learned about them, I used them for easy access (although a third party app was necessary at the time) to certain websites: I have several house plants at home. I made little signs with the latin name of the plant and a QR code that leads me to a website where care instructions are shown (how many times the plant has to be watered, how much of sunlight these plants have to be exposed to, etc.). It came handy sometimes, especially when leafes were turning yellow. Care instructions could be looked up easily.
Also on business cards: On the back side of my business card there is a QR code that - when scanned - puts the contact information into the adress book. This came in handy a few times when you have to work with workers at a construction site.
I think the major breakthrough came with the Covid pandemic, where these codes were everywhere. Also, later phones do not require a third party app which lowers the entry bar to make use of these codes significantly.
What I don’t like is that restaurants start to use them exclusively, as a substitute for a printed menu.
Probably safer than eating tide pods.
The video is about the perception of distinct sound patterns (frequencies). Some sounds which create accoustic illusions are made with a pipe organ. Also the video explains why we are able to focus on sounds like distinct conversations when there is background noise. Although the video doesn’t go into the deep, it is well-explained.
Yeah, that’s quite an unfortunate thumbnail.
Not that I know of. I think they automatically use the mask that works “best” while these codes are generated. I have tried some (free) QR code generators and there is no hint that the mask can be choosed.
If you have Affinity Designer 2, you are able to generate QR codes within the software. No need to sign up for a free one. But when creating a QR code with Affinity, there is no option to choose the mask.