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Theyll show up like a message from Princess Leia, say hello, and disappear after comforting the visitors. Until then, we have a stopgap technology: QR codes. For $150, families can see off their loved ones with an interactive obituary hosted online by Quiring Monuments, which explains the process in a promotional video called Living Headstones® – QR Codes Turn Headstones into Interactive Memborials [sic]. Odd, sure, but its not the only company thats had the idea: Forever Headstones similarly promises a much richer experience in memorializing the departed through the use of QR codes. For a similar debate about using QR codes at Arlington National cemetery, the Washington Post compared the issue to the well documented funeral selfie. The negative reactions to both are understandable;