[pct-l] An idea for QR Barcodes

[Will M]

"I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or
numbered."

just sayin
On Sun, Apr 1, 2012 at 6:22 PM, Daren Eiri <dareneiri at gmail.com> wrote:

> Just came back from doing trail work in Section B. The last night brought
> us strong winds and some rain, which my friend and I were not prepared for
> (we went up without tents).
>
> Anyways, on the way back down to the water fountain, I thought about
> thru-hikers being able to use QR codes attached on the shoulder strap of
> their packs so people could exchange information more easily. You could use
> your phone, scan the barcode, and then instantly follow someone on twitter,
> or be redirected to their website!
>
> Here's one website that generates the code:
> http://delivr.com/qr-code-generator
>
> Here's a thread on BPL about using QR codes on trail signs:
>
> http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/forums/thread_display.html?forum_thread_id=49346
>
> The simplest way I could think would be to make a button with your QR code
> printed. Thoughts?? I searched my own emails to see if anyone brought this
> up already. Apologies if it has been!
>
> Daren
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