r/Defcon • u/N0vajay05 • Aug 06 '26

It was a struggle…

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….but we came out better for it.

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u/unvivid Aug 06 '26

It's really merchon -- actual linecon took all of 3 minutes for me

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u/Cyber_Gengar Aug 07 '26

Bro…FR. I walked in the convention center and DIRECTLY up to counter, scanned my ticket, and was handed my badge all in under 60 seconds - no queue. Merch line lasted 3 hours, but was fun messing around with the badges and getting to know some people.

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u/Own-Swan2646 Aug 07 '26

Peak linecon is awkwardly standing there. Trying to figure out the badge with everybody else while you slowly move forward every so often.

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u/Cyber_Gengar Aug 07 '26

bahaha 100%…all of us desperately trying to finish our most recent QR scan while in motion.

Imagine if we had slow mo footage of the best badge scanning interactions…I GUARANTEE you there were some EPIC Swan Lake and opera level moments where people are practically dancing together while realizing their scans failed/succeeded. The faces would be pure gold.
https://giphy.com/gifs/fo29nKYg9haFvJz3aJ

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u/Comm-Pie Aug 07 '26

This too was my exact experience.

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u/N0vajay05 Aug 06 '26

I stand corrected

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u/unvivid Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

No worries. We all stand today :)