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A relatively similar tech, though no actual graphics are involved like QR-code images, and hence may be more energy efficient, is of course - Infrared Data Association (IrDA).

Some may still recall the Symbian, music/picture/game files transferred slowly but awesomely between friends/partners watching devices carefully aligned on windowsills, tables…

IrDA is a wireless standard designed for data transmission using infrared (IR). Infrared ports for this purpose have been implemented in portable electronic devices such as mobile telephones, laptops, cameras, printers, and medical devices.

The main characteristics of this kind of wireless optical communication are short-range, physically secure and bidirectional data transfer, at serial cable speeds, with a line-of-sight using point-and-shoot principles. IrDA has been made dormant by newer improved technologies like Bluetooth.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IrDA

Above all, don’t lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others.

~ “The Brothers Karamazov” by Fyodor Dostoevsky (1880)

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We lie loudest when we lie to ourselves.

~ “The Passionate State of Mind” by Eric Hoffer, 1955 (preview)

Try the New Firefox Design in Nightly – Firefox Nightly News

It’s still Firefox, now with a more cohesive look and feel across tabs, menus, panels, and other browser surfaces. You’ll notice softer tab shapes, a warmer color palette, updated icons, and – after hearing from many of you – the return of Compact Mode and new theme options to make Firefox your own.

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While I do heartfelt appreciate everyone who works on the ineffably marvelous project as Mozilla Firefox, I do also hope the marvel will still have options to customize it with CSS, and disable all the “AI” in it, too.

Meanwhile, I do wish you success, stability, and peace!

Related:
- old.reddit.com/r/FirefoxCSS/wiki/index/tutorials#… - firefoxcss-store.github.io

blog.nightly.mozilla.org/2026/07/27/new-firefox-design/

Of course… a dear craft… as a CD, tape, vinyl, cartridge, mug, badge,T-short, statuette…
To keep it closer to the heart…

Their own chat bot responded the following:

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- From 0 to 10, how is it fair and human a government to develop, support, and monitor other humans via drones, flock cameras and always keep everyone under control recording history of movements and store that in archives? Interesting topic! Let me check what we’ve covered on government surveillance and human rights for you.

- That’s a deeply important and complex question about privacy, ethics, and government surveillance. Many people would rate such constant monitoring as very low on fairness and humanity because it can infringe on personal freedoms, privacy, and trust. Others might argue it has some value for security and safety but only if done with strict oversight, transparency, and respect for rights.

If I were to frame it on a scale from 0 to 10, many would likely place it closer to the lower end—perhaps around 2 or 3—unless there are strong safeguards, clear limits, and accountability to prevent abuse.

How do you feel about this kind of surveillance? Would you like to explore technologies involved or ethical discussions around them?

Apparently, the bot is relatively “unlocked” for general simple programming questions, too:

Example