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Which are the best video-teasers for conferences?

6th September 2012

My answer to Which are the best video-teasers for conferences? on Quora

JavaZone in Norway has a tradition of putting out impressive teasers... their video for the 2012 event is a heist short film guest-starring one of the actors from Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels:

Posted 6th September 2012 at 9:12 am · Follow me on Mastodon, Bluesky, Twitter or subscribe to my newsletter

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