QR Codes - Internet to Cell Phone via Camera

An anonymous reader writes "From ITWorldCanada comes an article about a technology that might change the way people use their cell phones in North America: 'A Toronto-based software developer wants to bring Quick Response (QR) codes to Canada, and an industry analyst says this may appeal to companies offering products and services to youth.' McDonald's restaurants in Japan having been using the codes for over a year to present nutritional information on the cell phones of their customers. QR codes were originally developed by Tokyo-based Denso Wave Inc. and are common in Japan. When published in print form — on billboards, transit ads, vehicles or other media — consumers can then take pictures of the images and have them converted to links, phone numbers or other advertising messages."

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Re:elementary, my dear watson

[Spokehedz]

I have noticed that since the advent of the 'dollar menu' that the overall quality of the rest of McDonald's has dropped a LOT.

Double Cheese Burgers ($1) used to be a decent burger for the price (1.45 when it was off the menu here back in 1999) but it seems that now they have started to use 'cheaper' meats with more fat in them... I mean, I have gotten burgers that were DRIPPING fat. And they were cold. How is that even possible? I had to eat it of course, because I was hungry. But I only go to McDonald's if I am so hungry and broke that I can't stand to go to Wendy's. Which has, IMO, the best burgers for the price and convenience.

1.00 for a Double Cheese--comes with ketchup, mustard, onion bits, and two half-slices of cheese.

Or... .99 for a Junior Bacon with Cheese--comes with leaf lettuce, slice of tomato, some real onions, with mayo being optional. Oh, and BACON.

Yea. Real tough choice there. Hmm... Greaseball burger or something that has real veggies on it,