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How QR Codes Work and What Makes Them Dangerous
Among the many changes brought about by the pandemic is the widespread use of QR codes, graphical representations of digital data that can be printed and later scanned by a smartphone or other device. QR codes have a wide range of uses that help people avoid contact with objects and close interactions with other people,…
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The Gorgeous Tics And Errors Of Laser Scanning Gone Wrong
Matthew Shaw and William Trossell, the London-based duo known as ScanLAB Projects, continue to push the envelope of laser-scanning technology, producing visually stunning and conceptually intricate work that falls somewhere between art and practical surveying.
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Future Cops Get Every Shred Of Evidence By 3D-Scanning Crime Scenes
Documenting a crime scene well is super-important. Once it gets reopened to the public, there’s no going back. You can take all the pictures you want, and they might not cut it, but Roswell Police have a new future-cop style trick: scanning the whole dang place.
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The Congress Looks Like A Beautifully Heartbreaking Film
Imagine being digitally scanned so that your likeness can live forever. Imagine selling your “character” to a film studio so that it can preserve you and re-use you in future. Would you regret that decision and its implications? That’s the plot of The Congress, a French film that looks both beautiful and heartbreaking at the…