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Exploring the Hacker Tools of Mr. Robot

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Re: Exploring the Hacker Tools of Mr. Robot

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Post by jfaucett »

I've seen so many ridiculous "hacking" sequences in films that I really wasn't expecting this series to go into as much realistic detail as they do. Also most hacking stuff in films is at its worst when it comes to the dialogue which somehow always has to have something to do with shutting down a "mainframe".

But this series does a great job both from a tech and dialogue perspective. There's even a scene where the main character and the CTO of another corp (trying not to spoil anything), have a conversation about gnome vs. kde.

EDIT: after doing some reading looks like the writer/creator is responsible a lot of this realism see: http://www.slate.com/blogs/outward/2015/06/24/mr_robot_gay_c.... Here's an interesting reddit response feed from him: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/3bp1zz/i_am_sam_esmai...

Re: Exploring the Hacker Tools of Mr. Robot

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Post by n0us »

jfaucett wrote: post #2

I've seen so many ridiculous "hacking" sequences in films that I really wasn't expecting this series to go into as much realistic detail as they do. Also most hacking stuff in films is at its worst when it comes to the dialogue which somehow always has to have something to do with shutting down a "mainframe". But this series does a great job both from a tech and dialogue perspective. There's even a scene where the ma…

Every time they show a terminal the actors are typing live, unlike most shows/films like say Silicon Valley where the screen is a video.

Re: Exploring the Hacker Tools of Mr. Robot

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Post by Cyph0n »

forgotmypassw wrote: post #4

There were a few subtle slips in the show but overall they're doing a good job at keeping it as real as possible (within television's scope). Someone, for once, thought about hiring consultants I suppose.

I read that they hired a consultant from the CIA. Not sure if true of course, but whoever he is he's doing a good job.

Re: Exploring the Hacker Tools of Mr. Robot

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Post by xasos »

Cyph0n wrote: post #5
forgotmypassw wrote: post #4

There were a few subtle slips in the show but overall they're doing a good job at keeping it as real as possible (within television's scope). Someone, for once, thought about hiring consultants I suppose.

I read that they hired a consultant from the CIA. Not sure if true of course, but whoever he is he's doing a good job.

They hire a lot of technical consultants - Silicon Valley does as well [0].

[0] http://www.businessinsider.com/silicon-valley-how-season-1-b...

Re: Exploring the Hacker Tools of Mr. Robot

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Post by smoyer »

bayesianhorse wrote: post #8

The lead character feels to me like "Dexter as a Hacker".

I feel sorry for the lead character and he obviously has problems, but the wannabe CTO of EvilCorp reminds me more of Dexter. This is the first TV show I've enjoyed enough to schedule for it in a long time but that character (Tyrell Wellick[1]) is a bit too dark for comfort.

[1] http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0514444/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_2

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