The most useless QR code in the world

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I know that a lot of people think that all QR codes are useless, but I’m not quite sure why they feel that way.
As with most things, if used properly – sensibly – they can be really useful.

This one doesn’t fall into that category though. It’s at Bramall Lane, in front of the John Street stand:

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See it there? How is anyone supposed to scan that?
What? You can’t see it? Let me help you out by zooming in:

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I put the arrow there. Just in case you were still struggling. All part of the service.

I was (obviously) sitting in the stand opposite and I could hardly read the advert, let alone take a photo of the QR code with my phone. 
As far as I could see, it was an ad for a Mercedes dealership in Sheffield. (This one, I think).
And I bet they get more hits from the link above than they do from that QR code.

Funny Link

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Not much here from me today. I’ve been doing things and being busy generally.

I did enjoy this link from the NewYorker though – it’s the politically correct version of Lord of the Flies, and it is brilliant.

“Look, everyone,” Ralph said. “The sun is going down. We need to organize a party to go out in search of food.”

“We should hunt!” Jack said. “Kill the pig! Cut her throat! Spill her blood!”

They looked at him.

“It’s not necessarily sexist if the pig represents oligarchical capitalism,” Jack added.

“It’s certainly insensitive to vegans.”

As a commentary on modern society’s requirement to tread the tightrope of avoiding giving offence, it’s absolutely perfect.

Early Morning, DXB

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It’s not often that I do a post this early in the morning, but then it’s not often that I find myself sleepless in Seattle the Emirates Business Class lounge in Dubai this early in the morning. And we’ve now reached the point where I daren’t go to sleep in case I miss my flight.

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Still there is fast, free Wi-Fi, giving me the opportunity to chuck a couple of pics up from my window seat on the way up here.

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With legs the length of mine, I’m usually all about the aisle seats, but I opted for the extra room of seat 48K and it was actually quite nice to have a view for once.

Underground plans

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‘Turn Circle Line into giant travelator’, says NBBJ

No.

The firm says that its concept could help reduce travel delays and provide a more pleasant environment for commuters.
The proposal would see commuters step between three adjacent walkways running at different speeds, starting at 3mph and rising to 15mph.
A statement from the firm said: ‘When added to an average walking pace of 3mph, pedestrians would actually move faster on foot than today’s Circle Line trains, which must stop for boarding at each station.

But they’d be on foot.

1447854_Notting_Hill_Gate_Tube_Station-2Ugh.

“The result would be considerably quicker, more enjoyable and healthier journeys.”

Quicker? Possibly.
Healthier? Maybe.
More enjoyable? No. Not even a little bit. What on earth are you thinking?

Seriously, where can I get a job in which I get paid good money simply by coming up with absolutely ridiculous ideas loosely based around stuff we use every day? Because I think that I might be rather good at it.

How about a travel system getting you from Cape Town to Stellenbosch in record time, by trebuchet (would require huge pillow near Paarl), for example?
Or, a rival to Wumdrop, but using beagles? (You might get your stuff eventually, but it’ll be horribly chewed and actually, you won’t get your stuff.)

Both about as useful and plausible as NBBJ’s ridiculous flat escalator plan, above.

Alps

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Johan Wiklund and his plane have made it down to Italy. If you know anything about his trip, and anything about European geography, then you’ll know that he has therefore crossed the Alps. Here’s a little bit of footage from his flight:

And then, a wonderfully smooth landing in Cremona, Italy (it’s not inside, it’s onnnn top), here:

Johan is on his way across the sea today, heading for Zakynthos, before heading across to Africa – in the form of Egypt – later in the week.