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Wow, happy to find another QR code enthusiast here! They simplify a lot of things, indeed.

Great use case! I did a tool inventory management use case once, with the underlying platform [1].

It starts with generating QR codes for sticker papers [2], from the app. Those never expire and are all different (v4 UUID). You can then assign a QR to any new item, then scan it for registration in the app, specifying room, drawer, etc. (and gps, picture, etc. if needed).

You can browse tools per room, drawer, etc., and scan anytime to record an update. Each tool gets a history trail.

You can even make data-entry easier by making special QR codes for drawers; scanning them fills some form fields with presets, so you don't have to manually select stuff and make mistakes.

I mostly see use-cases where other people scan a QR you made, but there are use cases where the QR codes are only ever scanned by you and your staff.

[1] https://admin.trak.codes/ [2] https://share.darkaa.com/!9DXEQQTg2z/trak-qr-codes-demo-hn.p...



The QR code, use, whatever isnt the problem to solve to. Its resolution.

This has always been a psychological issue with Humans and Signage.

Signage is a HUGE FUCKING DEAL (If you have ever had to some up with a signage policy for a Hospital with thousands of addressible spaces, where a certain population of 'stake holders' (nurses) are involved - getting naming/numbering correct in a large space where ALSO robots need to understand the convensions... that is south fast.

I have a bunch of solutions on this matter - if you really want to deep into coding... (I orignially designed a coding schema for Lucas Letterman which was shot down by the head of ILM engineering as "the worst Idea He had ever seen" to later incorporate that into his networking duties as head of networking at goog)

Anyway -- I am totally pro QR - but with GPTs, I feel like we are finally at the cusp to leverage them in a meaningful way.

(and for the downvoters - the schema I came up with for ILM was proposed in 2003, He didnt take the reigns at G until ~2008) - If GPT had been involved in some of my design projects- that would have been game changing, thus I propose that the most disruptable industy right now (aside from day trading) is construction.

Tons of models - but a model doesnt reflect real-world encounters/interactions/success...

(Honestly I dont know what to share, vs what to build.




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