On: “It works better in the app”

[vel0city]

Its like two taps on my phone to scan a QR code where as typing that is probably going to take me 26+ taps.

And I usually prefer to just scan a QR code to get the wifi details. Once again, its far fewer taps.

If you could do something with just two clicks or do something with 26 clicks, which path would you normally take?

[GJim → vel0city]

You scan and trust random QR codes?

To paraphrase George Bush: Goatse me once, shame on...shame on you. Goatse me — you can't get Goatse'd again

[akdev1l → GJim]

How does typing a url stop that?

type out: https://thisislegitparkingpaymentwebsite.com

Is this goatse or is it the real payment website for your parking? You won’t know unless you go there

[vel0city → GJim]

You type in and trust random URLs? You just click on random URLs?

No, I don't just go around and scan every random QR code sticker on every single lamp post without any kind of context. But a QR code on the back of a business card with their contact information already nicely digitally formatted? Sure. A friend's QR code of their WiFi credentials on a little plaque in the den? Sure. A QR code at the bar showing the live tap list menu? Sure. A presenter giving the presentation slides by QR code? Sure.

And I pay attention to the URL that QR code is sending me to before I actually decide to go there. The QR code is just so I don't have to type in reallylongannoyingurl.ninja/some-horrific%20path/and?with=junkinit. It shows me the URL and asks "Do you want to go to obviousgoatse.com?" after it scans the code. That's the tap 2 of the two taps.