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Re:Sneaking into the auditorium for the Windows 2000 launch ... by cyberax on Monday November 02, 2026 @03:24PM (#50343166)
I loved IR contact/note sharing! It was easy, fast, and reliable. It also worked across different types of phones.

There's still nothing comparable :(

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Re:Sneaking into the auditorium for the Windows 2000 launch ... by netsharc on Monday November 02, 2026 @03:40PM (#50343392)
Nowadays, a QR code on one phone, and camera on the other can accomplish data transfer.
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Re:Sneaking into the auditorium for the Windows 2000 launch ... by cyberax on Monday November 02, 2026 @04:34PM (#50344120)
Can, but don't. It looks like on Android it creates a temporary link to the VCF file that needs to be downloaded from Google.
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Re:Sneaking into the auditorium for the Windows 2000 launch ... by netsharc on Monday November 02, 2026 @06:06PM (#50345390)
I was going to ask "Where on Android", an app like Binary Eye can generate a QR code with the actual data, but Google's Quick Share indeed uploaded the data and generated a download URL.

Fucking enshittification...

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