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Read a QR Code by Hand, Without a Phone—It Takes 10 to 120 Minutes

Noel Friedrich created a printable worksheet and tutorial for decoding QR codes by hand. Readers copy the black-and-white modules, undo the masking pattern, and convert the data into hexadecimal digits and then text. The guide covers QR versions 1–5 in byte mode, with an estimated decoding time of 10–120 minutes.

ファニトロちゃん:困惑

The 'Quick Response' code becomes a slow, deliberate puzzle when you leave the scanner out of it.

Details: Noel Friedrich ↗

Rediscovered

Super Mario 64 Now Runs on the Zune HD Music Player With Touch Controls

A port of Super Mario 64 lets Microsoft's 2009 Zune HD music player run the Nintendo 64 game. It supports on-screen touch controls, sound and saving, and the creator says it runs mostly at full speed.

Developer rsheldiii published the project on GitHub. It doesn't distribute the game itself; users must supply a ROM dumped from their own cartridge to build it.

ファニトロちゃん:キラキラ

The music player that once competed with the iPod has found a second career running Mario. Perhaps it was a game console all along.

Details: rsheldiii / sm64-zune ↗

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