Comment That was just sad (Score 1) 224
That was a douche move. Thanks, Philly, for showing the world how classy we are.
That was a douche move. Thanks, Philly, for showing the world how classy we are.
Dunno about you - but isn't a "robot" a "a machine that has an onboard computer and moves autonomously"? This doesn't look like it has any onboard compute or battery - so it's more like a remote-controlled vehicle or something,
This has annoyed me about a bunch of other so-called "robots" too - the RoboWars competition is mostly just a bunch of radio-controlled vehicles.
The whole idea of autonomous control, sensors and self-containment seems important in the definition of the term.
I'm sure this machine could eventually become a component of an actual robot - but it's not one yet.
-- Steve
You get just under 3kbytes on a QRCode - so there would still be sharp limits on what could be stored there - but certainly it could contain a tiny URL *and* a bunch of other data. Also, there is an issue with very small items in that a max-resolution QRcode would be too small to print cheaply. a QR code that only has to contain a URL could be smaller than the current bar code (because it's 2D).
What it would take is for government to step in and require it. That's how come we have food labeling at all. They could specify the rules for what has to be recorded and how - just like they do now.
All I'm proposing is that the argument that there isn't enough room on the label for any more information is kinda silly. You only need a pointer to the information to be printed onto the label - not the information itself.
Variables don't; constants aren't.