BaratundeApr 11, 2023

The only technological bet that seems to have survived lockdown-era exuberance is QR codes. They not only made it to the other side, but appear to be growing in usage and popularity at restaurants, on television, even on business cards. My 70-something in-laws know how to use them. Meta’s metaverse, on the other hand, has fallen into digital purgatory (alongside Clubhouse and crypto).

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https://puck.news/elons-blue-period/

Elon’s Blue Period

Marshall McLuhan famously said the medium was the message. Turns out he was only scratching the surface: social media is the message, and maybe it shouldn’t be.

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Show threadstuffing SteveApr 11, 2023
@baratunde In a way, that's bad, because training people to scan just any QR code is horrible for security.
Show threadMark IgraApr 11, 2023
@S73v3r @baratunde Yeah - just slap a QR code next to an ATM linking to "wellsfartgo.com"
Show threadjghaines
@markigra @S73v3r @baratunde I just saw a QR code sticker on a 24h fuel automat suggesting to scan it to pay. I used the card reader instead.
Apr 13, 2023 at 8:27amWeb