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Barcode Shmarcode
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Barcode Shmarcode is BACK again. Yes, the crazy dudes
with the orange pants are at it yet again at the only badge hacking contest
that doesn't require a soldering iron. The idea is simple - Find the coolest,
l33t3st, most outlandishly "h5ck3r" way to print out your ShmooCon
ticket confirmation barcode. The only rule is your barcode has to scan and it
has to be YOUR unique barcode. Winners will be granted bragging rights and a
free ShmooCon barcode for next years ShmooCon! You have no reason not to enter!
The same judging rules apply as previous years...
- Originality
- Best use of
theme
- Best use of
materials
- Most error
free scan
The contest registration and judging are concurrent with
ShmooCon check-in during Friday with late entries Saturday afternoon. We encourage
all ShmooCon atendees to compete. Questions can be directed
to shmarcode@shmoocon.org.
This contest is brought to ShmooCon thanks to the efforts
of DC949. Three years ago, the DC949 crew took it upon themselves to create a
custom ShmooCon ticket in the form of an airplane boarding pass. It looked
awesome and it scanned the first time. The first year, the winning submission
was a nifty arduino hack which used a red LED to pulse the barcode data
directly into the scanner. The DC949 crew is helping with the judging so
entries can also be handed directly to them, or dropped off at the Barcode
Shmarcode table.
The barcode reader is a Symbol LS2208 laser hand scanner.
That's the reference scanner and what your entry must be able to be scanned by.
Good luck to all and have fun hax0rin your bars!
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