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Re:An administrator accidentally deleted the production data... by Buttons840 on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @12:40PM (#11346011)
About your link and printing QR codes. Why not just print the key in plain text?
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Re:An administrator accidentally deleted the production data... by doodpants on Wednesday March 23, 2016 @01:25PM (#11346442)
Answered in the post:

> You now have to type your ​1,675 character key in by hand! Obviously this is not only tedious, but also very error-prone. And that's where the QR code comes in handy. With a QR code, you would only need to scan the page to bring your digital copy back to life. No errors, no tedium.

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