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Re:Show HN: Kvass, a personal key-value store by vorticalbox on Sunday July 24, 2022 @08:43AM (#32212891)
Qr codes are pretty cool just a shame it never really took off.
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Re:Show HN: Kvass, a personal key-value store by ponyous on Sunday July 24, 2022 @09:59AM (#32213565)
What do you mean it didn't take off? QR code detection is implemented in native iOS camera and IIRC most android implementations too. Almost everyone can use it.

In that sense it took off more than bitcoin.

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Re:Show HN: Kvass, a personal key-value store by vorticalbox on Sunday July 24, 2022 @10:17AM (#32213725)
That is true, its just not as widely used as I would have hoped.
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Re:Show HN: Kvass, a personal key-value store by rscrawfo on Sunday July 24, 2022 @11:57AM (#32214685)
I feel like that has changed over the past few years. Many restaurants in my area started using them for menus, and I recently saw them used to setup wifi while on vacation.
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Re:Show HN: Kvass, a personal key-value store by vorticalbox on Sunday July 24, 2022 @04:02PM (#32217114)
Maybe it's just were I live?

The only places I see qr codes is on my phone to share the WiFi password and on products to scan for compitions and from time to time on advertising at bus stoos

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Re:Show HN: Kvass, a personal key-value store by noisy_boy on Monday July 25, 2022 @12:28AM (#32220499)
Very popular in nost of South and Southeast Asia
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Re:Show HN: Kvass, a personal key-value store by Skunkleton on Sunday July 24, 2022 @02:45PM (#32216388)
I just paid my lunch tab by scanning a QR code on a receipt, and then tapping Apple Pay. It was rad.
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Re:Show HN: Kvass, a personal key-value store by swah on Monday July 25, 2022 @06:15AM (#32222523)
In my country (BR) this transfer method (Pix) that can be iniatiated with a QR code has really picked up - I'm surprised a simple "scam" - replacing printed QR codes that are glued to resturant tables - hasn't caught on yet.
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