[Noisebridge-discuss] Noisebridge Lending Library?

[Joel Jaeggli]

although I do have a quecat, 1d and 2d bardcodes can just as easily be
aquired optically.

then there's:

http://www.delicious-monster.com/

although yes there are plenty of other apps that could do this...

I had a thought that 2d barcodes with urls embedded in them could be
used so that any platform with 2d barcode reading could update an online
database. seemed really simple, serves up the page for that object and
you just update the state on the webpage, no api support required.

Martin Bogomolni wrote:
> I know it might sound a bit silly but ...
> 
> All books have a UPC barcode on them.   Barcode scanners like the
> cueCat are still pretty plentiful and not ridiculously difficult to
> code for.   Perhaps a little checkout computer?   Scan all the books
> into it, and when someone wants to check a book out -- they scan it
> and leave an email address (nicely anonymous) and they can get a
> reminder when the book needs to be returned (say 14 days?)
> 
> Nothing rocket science-y.  Python + sqllite/berkeleyDB + cueCat + a
> couple weekends of work.   I certainly can give coding up something a
> go, since I need something similar for the Austin Hacker Space.
> 
> -Martin
> 
> On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 4:27 PM, Sai Emrys <noisebridge at saizai.com> wrote:
>> On Tue, Feb 9, 2010 at 1:49 PM, Albert Sweigart <asweigart at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I think a stamp might be a bit easier to manage than stickers, just as
>>> an idea. I worry about stickers falling off and leaving sticky goop
>>> behind.
>> The benefit I saw from having it be a sticker is the visibility. Stamps I
>> think are less visually obvious, and for this it's important for it to be
>> instantly recognizable. But maybe I just don't know stamps well enough?
>>
>> They also have the benefit (if they have good adhesive) of being likely to
>> adhere to more things than ink does.
>>
>> I looked at prices; 1.5" stickers are ~17-25¢ per (depending on volume); 1"
>> are ~10¢ (ditto). Dunno how much stamps would be.
>>
>> My aesthetic ideal would be that it looks something like the CC symbols[0],
>> but with text. I.e., 2-3 small stickers that clearly show what to do with
>> the thing.
>>
>> Stickers are messier though, it's true. And stamps probably would be cheaper
>> over time.
>>
>> - Sai
>>
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