[pct-l] An idea for QR Barcodes

[Tortoise]

a lower tech solution -- just use a computer to print some business cards. 
maybe not quite as fast; maybe not. and the other party doesn't need to 
have a smart fone device.

Tortoise

Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable
President John F Kennedy,  1962

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On 2012.04.03 16:50, Will M wrote:
> "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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