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Oct 21, 2005View in Crawl 4
Nobody uses a mainstream OS in the movies. Every computer has a highly advanced graphical interface with lots and lots of animations. Instead of just displaying 'message sent' when sending an email, you get a long complicated animation of your message being put in an envelope and being sent (Mission Impossible)Hackers have some sort of Jedi powers that allows them to crack 256-bit encryption by just looking at the message. They can't explain how they do it, they just 'see' it.
Also, whenever you download a file from the enemy computer, you can see a map showing the transporation lines, animated and laid over the continents, with some buzzing/ beeping sound in the background. And there will be some kind of countdown showing when the enemy computer will interrupt the transfer...
"Most computers, no matter how small, are able to produce reality-defying three-dimensional, active animation, photo-realistic graphics, with little or no detailed input from the user."I also want to add that the characters are always the fastest typers in the world. In fact, they type just as fast as they read.
If anyone has ever played Metal Gear Solid 2 it's sweet because at one point you have to hack a computer. It runs linux, and then it scans for security flaws, then does a buffere overflow and you get root. I thought it was badass when I played the game and came across this.
This is a great compilation :) Here are a few more that I can think of:1) Big, beeping LED countdown on all bombs,2) Bank computers that just display NAME: so you can find out all about that person by entering their name,3) All police computers display suspect's picture on all searches,4) A blurry, ill-lit security camera picture is enough to identify anyone (Las Vegas)5) 1-inch fonts on all computer displays,6) Characters that appear in 1-second intervals on the screen, usually while beeping.7) Alarm systems all use visible light laser beams so thieves can avoid them.
My friend pointed out another glaring omission on my list: All computer users are nerds, and they all eat donuts, are fat, wear thick glasses, and they wear suspenders!
drahknonOct 21, 2005
My favorite: when the thing someone wants to find comes up (after several meaninful beeps) with a message that says "X Found!"
mightygiantOct 22, 2005
OH I love this. My and my dad point out any and every computer cliche in the movies. He'll get a kick out of this.
superc00kieOct 22, 2005
Nobody uses a mainstream OS in the movies. Every computer has a highly advanced graphical interface with lots and lots of animations. Instead of just displaying 'message sent' when sending an email, you get a long complicated animation of your message being put in an envelope and being sent (Mission Impossible)Hackers have some sort of Jedi powers that allows them to crack 256-bit encryption by just looking at the message. They can't explain how they do it, they just 'see' it.
philipp_lenssenOct 22, 2005
Also, whenever you download a file from the enemy computer, you can see a map showing the transporation lines, animated and laid over the continents, with some buzzing/ beeping sound in the background. And there will be some kind of countdown showing when the enemy computer will interrupt the transfer...
perseonOct 23, 2005
"Most computers, no matter how small, are able to produce reality-defying three-dimensional, active animation, photo-realistic graphics, with little or no detailed input from the user."I also want to add that the characters are always the fastest typers in the world. In fact, they type just as fast as they read.
spo8Oct 23, 2005
Dude! When I dugg this it had "1337" diggs! How awesome is that?
opticalliamOct 23, 2005Submitter
You had to spoil it didn't you Spo8 ;)
xamoxOct 27, 2005
If anyone has ever played Metal Gear Solid 2 it's sweet because at one point you have to hack a computer. It runs linux, and then it scans for security flaws, then does a buffere overflow and you get root. I thought it was badass when I played the game and came across this.
tkalfaogluSep 11, 2007
This is a great compilation :) Here are a few more that I can think of:1) Big, beeping LED countdown on all bombs,2) Bank computers that just display NAME: so you can find out all about that person by entering their name,3) All police computers display suspect's picture on all searches,4) A blurry, ill-lit security camera picture is enough to identify anyone (Las Vegas)5) 1-inch fonts on all computer displays,6) Characters that appear in 1-second intervals on the screen, usually while beeping.7) Alarm systems all use visible light laser beams so thieves can avoid them.
tkalfaogluSep 11, 2007
My friend pointed out another glaring omission on my list: All computer users are nerds, and they all eat donuts, are fat, wear thick glasses, and they wear suspenders!