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'We hacked the FBI:' Hackers say they have data on all FBI employees

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  1. reactordev · · focus · HN ↗
    There’s a scene in Battlestar Galactica (2004) where someone asks Captain Adama why the Galactica doesn’t have networked computers. So the cylons can’t hack the ship…
    1. ishouldstayaway · · focus · HN ↗
      It's not just a scene; it's the whole premise of the setting. It's why the Galactica survived and the newer ships did not. It's why the new Vipers got wiped out and they had to pull the old ones out of mothballs.

      In the pilot, the Galactica was literally being turned into a museum, and that's why they lived.

      1. netcoyote · · focus · HN ↗
        It was even worse: the Galatica was a museum ship, and it was being decommissioned!
        1. evanelias · · focus · HN ↗
          No, GP is correct. In the pilot, the ship was in the process of being decommissioned from military use and converted to a museum. It wasn't already a museum prior to the events in the pilot (if that's what you meant -- maybe I'm not really sure what your comment was saying.)
          1. reactordev · · focus · HN ↗
            I believe they were nearing completion and already had the ceremony when the Cylons attacked. It's been a while since I watched my favorite tv series.
            1. yreg · · focus · HN ↗
              I miss these kinds of shows. BSG, StarGate, Star Treks, FireFly. I'm sad that they went out of fashion and the genre has moved on to other concepts.

              Only Expanse and The Orville compares in the past decade I guess.

              1. squeegeeninja · · focus · HN ↗
                Stargate is just one of those rare shows that (apart from, uh, certain episodes) aged incredibly well. I really miss optimistic television where people are competent at their jobs.

                Even the whole "science person solves the problem under pressure after getting an insight" thing suddenly seems a lot more realistic now that LLMs have actually become good.

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