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July 12, 2011 at 12:54 pm

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cheeseweasel

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Is it just me or has anyone else noticed all these weird square barcode-type things appearing everywhere, of the type that comes on Fedex deliveries etc. I’d upload a pic but PV isn’t letting me do it today (just says invalid url for everything I try, and can’t upload local files).

I’ve seen them on billboards, random fly-posters, peoples signatures on forums and all over the place. I guess they contain some sort of hidden info that reveals itself when you scan it. Am I missing something?
July 12, 2011 at 12:58 pm

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DaftFader

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@cheeseweasel 443505 wrote:

Is it just me or has anyone else noticed all these weird square barcode-type things appearing everywhere, of the type that comes on Fedex deliveries etc. I’d upload a pic but PV isn’t letting me do it today (just says invalid url for everything I try, and can’t upload local files).

I’ve seen them on billboards, random fly-posters, peoples signatures on forums and all over the place. I guess they contain some sort of hidden info that reveals itself when you scan it. Am I missing something?

We’re all getting track and trace mannn … the conspiracys are coming true … it’ll be chips under our skin next mannn!

(lol jk – i have no idea what they are)
July 12, 2011 at 1:01 pm

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Garoldeep Singh

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it most likely a master barcode, containing shipping details, who’s receving it ect. I get them on most of my skateboarding stuff i order. But i don’t use fedex i use ups innit there much more reliable
July 12, 2011 at 1:02 pm

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General Lighting

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These are QR codes. They are supposed to allow you to go to websites and other stuff with a smartphone..

QR code – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
July 12, 2011 at 1:08 pm

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Garoldeep Singh

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ahhh as always GL, you humble me with your wisdom! Lol
July 12, 2011 at 1:14 pm

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General Lighting

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to be fair you and cheesweasel are right about why they are on the parcels – the couriers started using them in the 1990s as they could scan parcels faster.

It was only later on that the Japanese decided to add the capability to read them to smartphone software and they started being used for consumer purposes.
July 12, 2011 at 1:31 pm

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Garoldeep Singh

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YES!!!! I was half right about something!!!!!!!! Fuckin win!!!! Sort of…..XD
July 12, 2011 at 9:46 pm

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BioTech

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They have their uses I reckon. I think it’s fairly easy to make them and link them to websites, so you could stick them in fairly covert interesting places to attract the right kind of peoples’ attention without actually blatantly advertising to the world.
July 12, 2011 at 10:53 pm

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cheeseweasel

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@BioTech 443635 wrote:

They have their uses I reckon. I think it’s fairly easy to make them and link them to websites, so you could stick them in fairly covert interesting places to attract the right kind of peoples’ attention without actually blatantly advertising to the world.

Yeh there’s loads of them flyposted around Bristol as street art. I guess they must link to a blog or something.
July 13, 2011 at 7:45 pm

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the only QR your ever need 😉
July 14, 2011 at 10:22 pm

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BioTech

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:weee:
November 15, 2011 at 1:10 am

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Evil Fred

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It’s just marketing directed towards smartphone owners. You scan it with your camera and it takes you to a specific website.

Yes, they are EVERYWHERE now…
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