• Hot Saucerman@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    It doesnt matter how short a link is on paper, I am probably not going to take the time to type the whole damn thing on a shitty phone keyboard.

    QR codes aren’t great either, but I would prefer those in a print publication than a shortened URL. Just give me the full URL in a QR code thanks.

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      1 year ago

      Agree 100% but QR codes with long strings are a problem too.

      I have the maximum allowed WiFi password (63 characters?) on my network and it’s all randomly generated. I have a giant QR code on a sheet of paper but even that is difficult to scan.

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        1 year ago

        That sounds like a pain - surely there’s a shorter length that’s still strong enough that it can’t be cracked in a trillion years?

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          1 year ago

          It’s really not much of a pain. All our Apple devices sync WiFi passwords and if we have a guest we can usually share it when they go to their WiFi settings.

          The only time it’s been a pain is while connecting Oculus Quest devices because they give you zero ways of copying it from another device. No QR code recognition while you’ve got multiple cameras strapped to your face? Super annoying.