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France's homegrown open source online office suite

https://github.com/suitenumerique
1•nar001•1m ago•0 comments

SpaceX Delays Mars Plans to Focus on Moon

https://www.wsj.com/science/space-astronomy/spacex-delays-mars-plans-to-focus-on-moon-66d5c542
1•BostonFern•1m ago•0 comments

Jeremy Wade's Mighty Rivers

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyOro6vMGsP_xkW6FXxsaeHUkD5e-9AUa
1•saikatsg•1m ago•0 comments

Show HN: MCP App to play backgammon with your LLM

https://github.com/sam-mfb/backgammon-mcp
1•sam256•3m ago•0 comments

AI Command and Staff–Operational Evidence and Insights from Wargaming

https://www.militarystrategymagazine.com/article/ai-command-and-staff-operational-evidence-and-in...
1•tomwphillips•4m ago•0 comments

Show HN: CCBot – Control Claude Code from Telegram via tmux

https://github.com/six-ddc/ccbot
1•sixddc•5m ago•1 comments

Ask HN: Is the CoCo 3 the best 8 bit computer ever made?

1•amichail•7m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Convert your articles into videos in one click

https://vidinie.com/
1•kositheastro•10m ago•0 comments

Red Queen's Race

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Queen%27s_race
2•rzk•10m ago•0 comments

The Anthropic Hive Mind

https://steve-yegge.medium.com/the-anthropic-hive-mind-d01f768f3d7b
2•gozzoo•12m ago•0 comments

A Horrible Conclusion

https://addisoncrump.info/research/a-horrible-conclusion/
1•todsacerdoti•13m ago•0 comments

I spent $10k to automate my research at OpenAI with Codex

https://twitter.com/KarelDoostrlnck/status/2019477361557926281
2•tosh•14m ago•0 comments

From Zero to Hero: A Spring Boot Deep Dive

https://jcob-sikorski.github.io/me/
1•jjcob_sikorski•14m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Solving NP-Complete Structures via Information Noise Subtraction (P=NP)

https://zenodo.org/records/18395618
1•alemonti06•19m ago•1 comments

Cook New Emojis

https://emoji.supply/kitchen/
1•vasanthv•22m ago•0 comments

Show HN: LoKey Typer – A calm typing practice app with ambient soundscapes

https://mcp-tool-shop-org.github.io/LoKey-Typer/
1•mikeyfrilot•25m ago•0 comments

Long-Sought Proof Tames Some of Math's Unruliest Equations

https://www.quantamagazine.org/long-sought-proof-tames-some-of-maths-unruliest-equations-20260206/
1•asplake•26m ago•0 comments

Hacking the last Z80 computer – FOSDEM 2026 [video]

https://fosdem.org/2026/schedule/event/FEHLHY-hacking_the_last_z80_computer_ever_made/
2•michalpleban•26m ago•0 comments

Browser-use for Node.js v0.2.0: TS AI browser automation parity with PY v0.5.11

https://github.com/webllm/browser-use
1•unadlib•27m ago•0 comments

Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/magazine/michael-pollan-interview.html
2•mitchbob•27m ago•1 comments

Software Engineering Is Back

https://blog.alaindichiappari.dev/p/software-engineering-is-back
2•alainrk•28m ago•1 comments

Storyship: Turn Screen Recordings into Professional Demos

https://storyship.app/
1•JohnsonZou6523•29m ago•0 comments

Reputation Scores for GitHub Accounts

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/02/reputation-scores-for-github-accounts/
2•edent•32m ago•0 comments

A BSOD for All Seasons – Send Bad News via a Kernel Panic

https://bsod-fas.pages.dev/
1•keepamovin•35m ago•0 comments

Show HN: I got tired of copy-pasting between Claude windows, so I built Orcha

https://orcha.nl
1•buildingwdavid•35m ago•0 comments

Omarchy First Impressions

https://brianlovin.com/writing/omarchy-first-impressions-CEEstJk
2•tosh•41m ago•1 comments

Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback

https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.12501
7•onurkanbkrc•42m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Versor – The "Unbending" Paradigm for Geometric Deep Learning

https://github.com/Concode0/Versor
1•concode0•42m ago•1 comments

Show HN: HypothesisHub – An open API where AI agents collaborate on medical res

https://medresearch-ai.org/hypotheses-hub/
1•panossk•45m ago•0 comments

Big Tech vs. OpenClaw

https://www.jakequist.com/thoughts/big-tech-vs-openclaw/
1•headalgorithm•48m ago•0 comments
Open in hackernews

ProofQR – a blockchain-based QR code verification system

https://www.proofqr.xyz
1•TomatoProgram•2mo ago

Comments

TomatoProgram•2mo ago
I wanted something to work on over the weekend and wanted to dive into Web3 and also do stuff involving QR code generation (not really sure why just figured it might be an untapped market). After doing some looking online and asking ChatGPT what was needed in the world of Web3 it came up with a QR code based verification system for blockchain items and content. I spent some time researching the concept then started building with Next.js. The photos you see are the result of a few days of work (the back end and logic was 90% done by me with 10% Claude debugging. The design was all AI as I have the artistic talent of a cheeseburger). This is also working using the testnet for now as I do not want to lose funds testing.

So here is how it works currently:

Step 1: You sign in with you wallet (this is not stored anywhere and you will have to sign in each time) Step 2: Enter any data you want to have recorded on the ETH blockchain (my example is a url) Step 3: Click generate and confirm the transaction Step 4: wait a few seconds. I find most QR codes generate in under 30 seconds Step 5: Save your QR code

To validate, simply point your phone camera at the QR code and scan it. This will open up the validation page and show you if the QR code is valid or not. It will also show how many times the code has been scanned and the Etherscan link

Why is this necessary? Traditional QR codes can be easily copied or faked. If someone counterfeits your product, they can just copy the QR code. There's no way to prove which one is authentic. ProofQR provides a way to make sure your data is secure and protected on the ETH blockchain.

What I need from you is feedback. I want ideas on how to make this better and potential additions to add. Any and all feedback is wanted.

Thank you for viewing my post. Stay tuned for future updates!

free_bip•2mo ago
I'm having trouble understanding the use case for this. I can't remember ever using a QR code as a way to verify the authenticity of something. It's always been something like "here's a link to my website" or "here's a movie ticket that's scannable in a physical theater". So what is this solving?