I got distracted from my work so I made some Continuwuity propaganda. Continuwuity is a lightweights Matrix chat server that you can self-host pretty easily. Give it a try :3
this post was submitted on 05 Jun 2026
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Yeah, I see your point, and I included the link in the alt text. On the actual design itself though, any URL I wrote in could be completely different from the QR so it seems slightly pointless - especially as it would just be writing Continuwuity a third time haha
I can see a lot of opinions & comments on the QR part and, with respect, I'd like to add that I'm reading this post on a device where I'd like to view the site on the same device, so a QR isn't best for this platform.
I'd go a little further and say that QRs and really only useful for a mediim where you want the user to use a 2nd device (printed media, BSODs, etc)
Also putting the URL in the (for my reader) non-clickable alt-text doesn't help either
Again, with respect, you're making it harder for your audience to reach you, not easier.
Including the URL isn't to act as a check on the contents of the QR code, but to act as an alternative for those who don't want to scan it at all.
The alternative is to search the name right next to the code in this design
I know you are in good faith (and I already run my continuwuity server!), but in ppractical terms you are suggesting to use Google, and I don't want to. Expecially for something you could have included in text in the post.
This is not a good idea: having to search means an implicit reliance on a search engine. Even with a trustworthy web search -- and those are becoming fewer and fewer -- why add this complication? The URL doesn't even have to be large; it just has to be readable.
Even worse is when there's an adversary: what would stop someone from buying getcontinuwuity.org but have it be pro-Big Tech propaganda, with tracking cookies galore, and then pay Google or Bing to put it at the top of the web search results?
Whereas in 2026, a URL is not confusing at all to include. People know what http:// or https:// mean. Even big brands might not own their own product name's domain. This exact problem came up just six days ago: https://www.neowin.net/news/paintnet-can-finally-be-downloaded-from-the-right-place/
The whole point of marketing is to reduce the barriers for people to find something useful or valuable. Adding an accessibility barrier is antithetical to that objective.
Or just post the link.