QR Codes

[icebear]

I was wondering what everyone thought of them.
A local station did a small story on it the other night- i can't find the story on their website so i can't share and the googling it isn't bringing up any news stories that seem to explain it much. If you google it yourself you'll get the idea of what i mean if you haven't heard of it before.

[Tall Timbers]

People will probably fight for a place in line to get the Mark of the Beast...

[Buzzardhut]

nice Antichrist music here:








http://www.qrstuff.com/qr_codes.html

QR Code (it stands for "Quick Response") is a mobile phone readable barcode that's been big in Japan forever, broke into Eurpoe a while back, and is now getting traction in USA.

In it's simplest sense think "print based hypertext link" - simply encode a URL into the QR Code and then point a mobile phone (or other camera-enabled mobile) at it. If the device has had QR Code decoding software installed on it, it will fire up its browser and go straight to that URL.

But it doesn't stop there - a QR Code can also contain a phone number, an SMS message, V-Card data or just plain alphanumeric text, and the scanning device will respond by opening up the correct application to handle the encoded data appropriately courtesy of the FNC1 Application Identifiers that are embedded in the encoded data.

The technical specifications for a QR Code are set down in the ISO-18004 standard so they are the same all over the world, and the only signifcant variations from one QR code to another (apart from the data it contains) is the number of modules required to store the data. A Version 1 QR Code is a 21x21 array of data elements with the array increasing in size by 4 modules for each increase in version number. The largest standard QR Code is a Version 40 symbol that 177x177 modules in size and can hold up 4296 characters of alphanumeric data (theoretically) compared to 25 characters for a Version 1 QR Code.

While there is still a lot of scope for improvement, the resolution of average present-day camera-enabled portable devices is such that the size of the data modules (dots) on a QR Code of Version 5 or above (37x37) presents a real risk of incorrect decoding of the symbol by the device. When creating a QR Code intended for use with mobile phones and PDA's it's best to stick to Version 4 or lower, and a QR Code symbol of at least 2cm (0.85inches) across.

To make things a bit more robust, the QR Code also contains its own error correction data, internal orientation calibration and self-alignment markers. In this way it doesn't matter whether the QR code is upside down or wrapped around a curved surface, the message will still get through.

http://www.barcodefontsoftware.com/tattoo/

Barcodes and tattoos go together like soup and sandwhich. Bar codes have become a tattoo theme. They're everywhere it seems, especially on the back of the neck.

Barcodes are popular tattoos. Barcode tats make a statement about people as numbers, database numbers, barcodes representing consumerism. And cuz they're kewl!


Temporary barcode tattoos. Get three of them for only three dollars. That's right: 3 temporary barcode tattoos for 3 bucks! Great for that upcoming job interview,your high school reunion, or meeting your new sweeties

[lorenei]

Found this video:

< mod edit - It's Alex Jones, no Prison Planet, no Alex Jones allowed here. : ) >

Don't know who this speaker is, but he is talking sense in many ways... the world is being prepared.

[Praying]

This is just scary, and the fact that so many are making "light" of it, like it is so cool, and so willing to allow themselves to be tatooed, even in a non-official capacity just shows that the world is being primed and prepared for acceptance of being "marked" so to speak, as though it is nothing out of the ordinary. Scary, - very scary.

Remember when the body piercing emerged, and when kids started putting red, purple, and green streaks in their hair? We are all conditioned to this now, so we don't think it is any big deal anymore. We may not like it, but we accept that this is part of our society. That is exactly what is happening with this. It is being used as the "neatest and coolest" thing. Before long, much of society will be conditioned to this as well, and will think nothing at all about being "marked".

Lord Jesus, come for us soon, please, please, please!!!!!

[PraiseIsWhatIDO]

Found this video:

this is Alex Jones.

[TaliaKirana]

This is creepy.

[Lamptomyfeet]

I feel sick...



I know so many people who will just innocently go along with all this...

I pray all those who are 'lost' will wake up and smell the coffee...soon.

[fl2007rn]

Yikes! Creepy!

[MelAnne]

In agreement with the PP . . .

Yikes! Creepy!

My thoughts exactly!!!

My uncle is not saved. Actually, I have a lot of relatives who aren't saved, but he's the one I'm most worried about. He was raised Jewish, but is most definitely not a practicing Jew. He has bought into the whole new-agey/nature "worship"/"love is all you need"/power of thought/feel good thing. And he's a computer whiz who would totally love something like this. I've been praying fervently for him for quite some time now . . . I just have this feeling of dread, like he's already made his decision. I know God can work miracles in someone's heart, and I pray my uncle turns out to be one of those miracles. At the same time though, I can just picture him in my mind's eye willingly falling in line to take a mark like this. And it makes me sick. My uncle has heard the gospel so many times from me, from the rest of my immediate family, from who knows where else . . . but he refuses to listen. It's to the point now where he gets downright hostile if we try to talk to him about our faith. Political discussions are to be strictly avoided when my uncle is nearby, or a friendly debate turns into something ugly consisting mainly of conservative bashing. I hesitate to say anything else to him for fear of doing more harm than good, but I also want to somehow warn him not to take the mark. Sigh.

[lesterlrj]

Downright scary!

[I Am's child]

I asked someone I know, who is very knowledgeable about RFID and all this type of technical stuff, about these QR codes (which is really a matrix style barcode) and was told these have been around for over 10 years. You see them in various places, shipping agencies like UPS, retail store items, shipping boxes etc. It is a static information stamp which cannot be changed or added to....meaning if someone wanted to put additional info in it, the original would be useless and a new one would have to be made with the additional info put in. Because they are static and not as user friendly, they are not used as much as, say barcodes and other info containing creations, because they are limited in scope.

Personally, I don't think we can figure out what the "mark" is going to be at this point in time. Putting something on a box or item to track it is one thing, getting people to put a tracking type device/mark on their forehead or right hand is another. Until that happens, I see these as a useful tool for companies keeping up with inventory, mail and such. But, I wouldn't be one of those people who allow "medical" records and such to be implanted in me either. That's going too far. IMHO, for what it's worth.

[Midnightcryer]

How can people see this and not see how perfectly things are lining up for a OWG???It seems like many people, even those who profess to be Christians are blind!!! I will never look at a QR code the same again!!!

[Buzzardhut]

It is a static information stamp which cannot be changed or added to....meaning if someone wanted to put additional info in it, the original would be useless and a new one would have to be made with the additional info put in. Because they are static and not as user friendly, they are not used as much as, say barcodes and other info containing creations, because they are limited in scope.

Actually, this makes it very unique for the buying and selling of one individual without identity theft.

[Carrie Grace]

nice Antichrist music here:

Yes, that really contributed to the overall creepiness of this whole thing.

[KissyLoves]

I asked someone I know, who is very knowledgeable about RFID and all this type of technical stuff, about these QR codes (which is really a matrix style barcode) and was told these have been around for over 10 years. You see them in various places, shipping agencies like UPS, retail store items, shipping boxes etc. It is a static information stamp which cannot be changed or added to....meaning if someone wanted to put additional info in it, the original would be useless and a new one would have to be made with the additional info put in. Because they are static and not as user friendly, they are not used as much as, say barcodes and other info containing creations, because they are limited in scope.

Personally, I don't think we can figure out what the "mark" is going to be at this point in time. Putting something on a box or item to track it is one thing, getting people to put a tracking type device/mark on their forehead or right hand is another. Until that happens, I see these as a useful tool for companies keeping up with inventory, mail and such. But, I wouldn't be one of those people who allow "medical" records and such to be implanted in me either. That's going too far. IMHO, for what it's worth.

With the massive databases out there these days, it seems as if the barcode could easily be scanned and pull up the needed information. So it could easily turn into a changeable but permanent means of keeping up with information. Guess it all depends on who maintains the database. HPypothetically speaking, of course.

yall ignore me if this comment is too tinfoily, I read 1984 this weekend...

[angelka71]

Funny thing is my pastor just did a sermon on the end times and he specifically said, "You people who think the Mark of the Beast is going to be some type of implant are going to be disappointed. The Bible clearly states that it will be a visible mark of some type, like a tatoo, maybe."

Very creepy, though. I showed it to my husband and he couldn't believe it.

[I Am's child]

Actually, this makes it very unique for the buying and selling of one individual without identity theft.

I see what you're saying..it could be the "perfect" method...nonchangeable, permanently ID-ing the person. That's certainly possible. I don't think these "tracking" systems, as they are used now, are inherently evil or wrong, but certainly those with evil intentions could possibly use them for evil purposes.

We do hypothesize here about the methodology, but we know the facts....the "mark", whatever it is, will come, whether it is the QR type of mark or another type of thing. The important thing is to never take any kind of "mark" on the right hand or forehead (or anywhere for that matter)...whether implanted, visible, or only seen under certain lights or conditions......and to caution other people about it.

[Gilgal]

http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=34791

Technology researchers reported that smartphone shipments surpassed PC shipments in the past quarter. Now some ministry leaders are getting the call to create smart phone outreach using mobile websites and bar code scanners. New Quick Response (QR) barcode technology is revolutionizing communications, and many churches are deciding it is wise for ministers to incorporate the smart phone into their outreach planning.

It's not just businesses that are clicking with QR codes. Churches are starting to wise up about smart phones. One church in Oklahoma, for example, Edmond's First Baptist Church, is using the technology to send messages to mobile-savvy people in their community.

[jadeeyes]

There was a piece on our local news last night about these codes. The reported informed us that soon we would be seeing these codes and we would be using them every day.