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Using Barcodes as Race Timing Chips

Whilst there are many conventional ways to use a barcode, a sports organisation in the UK has found a less conventional use – race timings. Parkrun in the UK are an organisation sponsored by a number of sports outlets, set up to run free weekly Saturday morning 5k runs in local parks to encourage participation in sports …

The Reductive Power of Barcodes

Humans seems to have an obsession with barcodes which goes far beyond an appreciation for the efficiency they provide in a consumer setting. They seem to have come to represent something very particular, the distilling of large amounts of information into something simple. Alongside this is the fact that it is something so simple that …