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WTF QR CODES: The Definitive Compendium of a Sad and Horrible Technology

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For whatever reason, QR codes still haven't died. Near Field Communication is far superior in every conceivable way, yet it's only in a small handful of phones. And apparently I'm not the only one angry about the nine lives of this insufferable technology, because some people have dedicated a Tumblr to its terribleness.

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The site is only a few weeks old, but readers have already begun submitting the tragic attempts of marketers to integrate the ill-fated squares into their ad copy. I want to believe that if enough people send in more awful photos of QR in the real world, it will just shame its creators into making it disappear forever. [WTF QR CODES]