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MIT's holiday greeting (alum.mit.edu)
10 points by _corbett 5288 days ago
2 comments
wylie 5288 days ago
Serious question: Is anything MIT-related worth voting up? Because I don't think the content of this video was particularly worth submitting to HN.
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_corbett 5288 days ago
just for kicks I decoded the QR code in the middle of the video, hoping for an easter(or rather xmas) egg, but alas only the rather boring http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/
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molbioguy 5288 days ago
How fast can average QR decoders using a phone camera work? Would they decode the QR code from the playing video, or would you have to pause it? Just curious.
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stevejabs 5288 days ago
I had to screencap the video (their play button covers the video when paused). The QRReader app on iPhone wasn't fast enough to scan it during the video.
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ErikRogneby 5288 days ago
Hah. I was wondering about that. thanks!
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stevejabs 5288 days ago
Ugh. I did the same and was also very disappointed.
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