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[–] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I don't think anyone is suggesting just a QR code.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 child)

    What's then the point @LodeMike@lemmy.today is trying to make?

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  • [–] 4 points 1 week ago

    Leave all the normal headstone stuff on the headstone. Also add a QR code, like these mortuaries are doing. But instead of making it just a URL to some sort of memorial page for the deceased, encode their obituary into the plaintext of the QR directly, and add a URL to the memorial page at the end of that text for people who want to see photos or sign a digital guestbook or whatever. That means that, even if the mortuary goes out of business and the URL no longer leads anywhere, the obituary is still readable by anyone with a smartphone.

    That's my guess.

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