Newbie impressions PP64

[dukla2000]

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@dukla2000
3) Copy the code, put it in your pipe and smoke it!

I would love you to elaborate on that. QR codes have more then a http: address (or so I am told).
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I am familiar with 2 types of Covid/QR code "things":

1) Each place/pub/institution has their own QR code on the wall at all the entrances and you are supposed to use an appropriate (IOS or Android) app to scan in on arrival. e.g. this is what the NHS app does in the UK (and then stores where you have been and eventually through some magic decides whether to tell you to isolate as someone else in that pub at that time has tested positive.
2) You carry around a QR code that represents your personal vaccination status and wave it at someone who cares. Again this is a common "Covid passport" in Europe as per @walter1950: in Germany I found folks in restaurants just wanted to see a (any?) QR code on your phone, whereas Danish border control went off and scanned the thing and no doubt had some proper checks to validate whatever it was they wanted to validate! However for this use case carrying a piece of paper with your QR code works fine.

I jumped to the conclusion that your initial question was along the lines of scenario 1. My explanation is what I do with my PP for scenario 1. Of course there is no connection between the QR code at an establishment I enter, megapixels on my PP which does indeed scan QR codes and then the Android app on my phone (that remains switched off in my drawer for weeks on end.) I know that (and actively do my own alternative risk controls), but the person watching you scan the QR code with a PinePhone does not (in my experience so far). In my experience as long as they see something in my hand apparently react to their QR code the world can carry on spinning!

And my point 3 was equally facetious - normally I diligently select the megapixlels option to "Copy" the QR code contents (even more impressive to the observer - not only did my "Smartphone" come up with a red box around the QR code but things happened when I touched the screen - wow!) and then do absolutely no more with it.