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1. reactordev · 1790109412 · 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. dylan604 · 1790112264 · focus · HN ↗

      There's also a scene where they do network the computers and are hacked nearly instantly.

      1. whh · 1790116399 · focus · HN ↗

         I loved the writers giving every firewall its own LED indicator, so we knew exactly how far the toasters had got.

         1. josephg · 1790123041 · focus · HN ↗

            Sometimes I wonder if filmmakers have the right of it. They need to show what's going on in the computer to a distracted audience in a heartbeat. When they pull that off on screen, I wonder if us software devs should be taking notes.

            1. pessimizer · 1790131339 · focus · HN ↗

               A guy I went to high school with used to do that for a living. I have no idea what they call it, but it's basically theatrical UI, where the screen has to act and usually deliver a bunch of exposition.

               1. josephg · 1790216055 · focus · HN ↗

                  I've always called it "tvOS" or "MovieOS". Like, "oh, a lot of flashing lights on tvos today!"

                  It would be a fun exercise trying to recreate a lot of the screens from movies and tv shows. "This is unix! I know this!"

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