“Having a doorbell does not need to be complicated,” says the guy who wants everyone to pull out the phone and scan a QR code every time they want to ring the doorbell.

[ernie@writing.exchange]

“Having a doorbell does not need to be complicated,” says the guy who wants everyone to pull out the phone and scan a QR code every time they want to ring the doorbell.

https://dingdongdoorbell.com/

[zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com]

@ernie I think that’s a decent idea ‍️

[ernie@writing.exchange]

@zachleat my worry is that it puts all the complexity on the user.

[zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com]

@ernie ah, yeah—probably not for permanent homes, but all of those temporary scenarios would be great. Can I put a doorbell on my bike?

[zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com]

@ernie omg now I want to put a doorbell on my web site

[ernie@writing.exchange]

@zachleat ok now that's a cool use case

[simoncox@seocommunity.social]

@ernie @zachleat

Being a Brit I would take a picture of your door bell QR code and then be ringing that at all times of the day when I am at home, out having a beer, during long bow practice, etc. Probably.

[zachleat@fediverse.zachleat.com]

@simoncox @ernie what?? surely no one would misuse something that was on the internet??