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JackbyDev@programming.dev 1 week agoHey OP, I’ve seen a lot of tattoo artists recommend not getting QR codes tattooed because they fade and smear over time. Also, I don’t wanna sound overly dramatic, but with the current political landscape being to aggressively cut government programs, I wouldn’t trust a domain name being around forever. It may still be better for the code to be one you control (they’re like $12 a year) and set it to redirect there instead.
Thank you kindly for the advice 👍
After reading all the comments here, I think I’ll shift my plans towards having it printed out on temporary tattoo paper instead. Like hell, can’t really go wrong there I don’t think, plus it’s gotta be a lot cheaper, I’d think anyways…
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 week ago
Yeah, at 1 mm per pixel, this will not last long.
How about an NFC implant? They can point to URLs too…
over_clox@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Nah, I’ll totally pass on the NFC implant idea. I get you though, even if the tattoo was done by a true pro with the most steady hands and perfect alignment, what would it look like in 3, 5, 10 years or so…?
I very much appreciate all your comments and advice on this, as I’ve never had a tattoo before but seriously do think this would be a cute, if not silly idea to have such a tattoo hiding under my actual watch.
I’m still gonna eventually finish designing the entire pattern I’m looking for, to proper printing scale, as a PNG file. I think I’ll start from there by having our local print shop print me out a page full of as many as I can tile on a page, cut them out and laminate them myself with packing tape.
Then I’ll see what other people think of the whole silly idea, and if it’s more favorable than not, I might see about eventually getting it properly printed on temporary tattoo paper. Can’t really go wrong with a temporary tattoo right?
With that thought in mind (plus our print shop is closed today), where the hell would I get true temporary tattoos printed out?
ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 1 week ago
You don’t have to print on temporary tattoo paper. Use regular paper and scissors to create a wristband. That is enough to test if the geometry is good enough for the scanner.
over_clox@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Indeed, that’s gonna be my first plan already anyways. I’m even planning on laminating early test prints myself with packing tape on both sides. I’m sure I can tile fit quite a few prints out on a single page, for only $1 a full page at our local print shop.
The question after that is, if people find the idea interesting enough, then maybe just maybe I might want to look into getting proper temporary tattoos printed out…