The Szabo Stream

Captured by two lucky ladies in a canoe.

Fast forward to :36 to see the good. Right after that comes the bad. The end result is a punch in the face. Was it warranted? 

I have to admit, I felt a bit uneasy when I came across this article about an Israeli man who put a QR code on his mother's tombstone.

Maybe the bright-shiny-object syndrome had something to do with it; I don't know. It just felt wrong. But only for a split second.

To me, this is a brilliant use of technology that enhances the memorial and visitation experience while paying tribute to a person's life.

We've seen multimedia on tombstones before but placing a QR code - IMHO - let's the person paying respects get so much more out of the experience. Think about what the QR code could offer:

- Memorial videos, pictures, prayer cards of the deceased

- Special messages for special occasions, like Mother's Day or birthdays 

- Visitors can leave comments on a blog

There are so many possibilities to what this technology could offer. The tombstone maker in the above is making a business out of it.

Awesome.

Reading the Huffington Post this morning I was horrified, as many, by the images of the Vancouver riots. Sad day for Vancouver and Canada as a whole. But at least someone captured something good about what went down.

UPDATE: See what some good Vancouverites are doing on Facebook to clean up their image. Hat tip to @sulemaan 

From the very, very nice people at The World's Best Ever.