I remember a couple of years ago I read up about the details on how QR codes are created. Specifically the masks that are added at the end to ensure that there aren’t any areas with too much whitespace or something that ends up inadvertently looking like the corner of a QR code (that square inside a square thing).
And for some reason, I’m staring at two QR codes in front of me, looking at the details, one looks like it contains a pipe going around a corner, another looks like it has a bit of a star, which made me wonder… Why have I never seen a QR Code with a swastika or something else you really don’t want to have on there? I’ve never seen any word on filtering out stuff like that when it comes to masking.
Am I just too bored out of my mind so that I’m staring at QR Codes like this with way too much imagination or is there something I’m missing?
EDIT: I’m sure it’s possible to intentionally create one, I’m thinking more of accidentally creating one. Specifically when I see, for instance, a different QR code on the back of every seat in a train, for instance - you’re generating so many, no human is going to check that.
Do we upvote or downvote if we think its a stupid question how does this work?
I upvote if I want to see the answers regardless.
Theres no consensus on this.
Actually stupid questions, like ones intended to be offensive, or unanswerable debates like Apple vs android, do get downvoted.
If OP is genuine, or if the discussion is engaging, then upvote it.
I thought the community name refers to the answers in the comments, like OP asks something and doesn’t want to be asked stupid questions for asking such a thing.
No that’s not what it means.
Its from the phrase teachers like to say: there are no stupid questions.
The idea being, dont be embarrassed to ask a question others might see as stupid, because by learning the answer you will be less stupid, or something.
Ah that makes sense thx
So, wait, is this a stupid question, then? Should we not be upvoting it? Recursion is tricky.
Yes feel the hate
Downvote content that is harmful to the community or instance, report additionally if it’s against the rules of either. Upvote good content and ignore the rest. Block whatever you feel like.
Though I suspect your question is more about what the community description means. Answer should be in there.