What Can We Learn About Software by Watching Movies

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2007)

Some things I learned about software while watching Die Hard 4.0 and Transformers:
1. A hacker is most of the times a hot chick. 2. A hacker never uses normal operating systems. They have a bizarre OS, that is specifically optimized for their single need - displaying a map of USA with red dots on it. 3. When a computer is hacked into, the screen flickers. 4. Evil hackers, even if hot chicks, will always be proficient at martial arts as well. 5. You can hack a computer system by directing weird sounds at it. 6. Visualization is king - code breaking and pattern recognition are achieved using quick manipulations of 3D images.
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