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I found the actor who plays the lead engineer in the HuvrTech.com viral, Nelson Cheng: nelsoncheng.com/acting

6:55 PM · Mar 4, 2014

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are you the guy running around during xmas telling kids santa is not real?

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Parents have no commercial incentive to lie about Santa, and kids get presents on Christmas whether he's real or not.

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find me at @anildash@me.dm or anildash.com

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you said "viral" as a noun.

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Post a blog about it.

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While I am Skeptical at no point in the video does it say that Nelson Cheng is an MIT Engineer for this product.

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@synergeticink Check his resume. He's a working actor and filmmaker, not working at a mythical hardware startup.

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Adrian Holovaty

@adrianholovaty

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How the heck did you find that?

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@adrianholovaty

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Tipped off by a former acquaintance. :)

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@synergeticink You're both delusional if you think there's even a remote chance it's real. But hey, if you want to place a bet...

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Yep, he was a Google engineer too. Any early Google person knows @nelsonkcheng. Hi Nelson!