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		J5892 on Sept 4, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Snake in a QR Code The most interesting applications I've seen of QR-codes have been the most wildly impractical or useless. When I still used my Pebble watch, my favorite watch face was just a QR-code of the time. So to tell what time it is, you have to scan your watch with your phone.

banana_giraffe on Sept 4, 2020 [–]

I love that idea. I couldn't resist mocking one up in Python:

https://pastebin.com/erFSAUvH

J5892 on Sept 4, 2020 | [–]

I love that it updates every second. It makes it that much harder to actually use.

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