https://words.vjbe.net/Recent content on WordsHugoen-gbSun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://words.vjbe.net/2026/10/04/resist-the-qr-codification-of-spaces-of-leisure/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://words.vjbe.net/2026/10/04/resist-the-qr-codification-of-spaces-of-leisure/<p><img src="https://drive.vjbe.net/2026-10-04-qr-illustration.webp" alt="A typical HTML form" loading="lazy"> <img src="https://drive.vjbe.net/2026-10-04-orderpal.webp" alt="A waiter taking an order" loading="lazy"></p> <p>With enough time and boredom I hope to one day write a full treatise arguing for the CRIMINALISATION of QR codes in spaces of leisure, such as bars, cafés, pubs, cinemas and the like.</p> <p>Alas, events have forced me to act. I will give a brief sketch:</p> <p>On a hot summer day in our favourite lakeside brasserie, the only thing standing between my dad and a chicken caesar salad with two lemonades were 10 consecutive finger taps in a janky HTML form on a laggy 3G connection. After getting frustrated with his inability to bend the form to his will, he looked at me in quiet resignation and said: &ldquo;Am I really getting that old?&rdquo;.</p>