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Re: A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface

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Painful, but I watched it to the end. Urgh. "DOD Level 9 Encryption" and pretty sure their "fix" was unplugging the monitor.

I wonder if the actors realize just how dumb these sorts of scenes are when they're filming them.

They removed that part of scene from the episode on the DVD. I was watching for it and laughed when I realized it had been excised. Too embarrassing, eh?

Re: A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface

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post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Painful, but I watched it to the end. Urgh. "DOD Level 9 Encryption" and pretty sure their "fix" was unplugging the monitor.

I wonder if the actors realize just how dumb these sorts of scenes are when they're filming them.

I suppose they don't realize it.

To be fair, I can only tell when it's computer-related nonsense, but I absolutely cannot tell if (for example) medical dramas such as Grey's Anatomy are at all realistic, barring reasonable artistic licenses to make a scene more dramatic. The surgeons could be doing something as silly as "hacking the same keyboard" and I wouldn't know. The computer-related scenes in medical dramas are dumb enough that I suspect the medical stuff probably also is, but I can't tell.

Re: A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface

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post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Painful, but I watched it to the end. Urgh. "DOD Level 9 Encryption" and pretty sure their "fix" was unplugging the monitor.

I wonder if the actors realize just how dumb these sorts of scenes are when they're filming them.

In my limited acquaintance with actors which participated in dumb TV series, yes, they often do.

On that note, I have no idea if this is true, but wouldn't be surprised: https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/f2i7t/ive_written_f...

Re: A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface

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post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wonder if the actors realize just how dumb these sorts of scenes are when they're filming them.

I suppose they don't realize it. To be fair, I can only tell when it's computer-related nonsense, but I absolutely cannot tell if (for example) medical dramas such as Grey's Anatomy are at all realistic, barring reasonable artistic licenses to make a scene more dramatic. The surgeons could be doing something as silly as "hacking the same keyboard" and I wouldn't know. The computer-related scenes in medical dramas are…

My aunt, who was a forensic doctor, would be driven up the walls by the absurdity of the CSI screenplays. I'm an engineer and they manage to trigger me into laughter.

A bit is suspension of disbelief when some inaccuracy is needed by the story (like the sandstorm in The Martian) is tolerable, but completely messing up innocuous stuff you should have hired a field specialist to help you (physics, astronomy, police, medical, anything) with is inexcusable with the kind of budget even a lowly Sharknado has.

Seriously: I love movies. I was torn between engineering and cinema in college. Let's join together to never again have a cringe worthy moment on TV (unless it's there for the comedy value).

Re: A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface

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Man, I would just love to see this in action on a MS Surface Studio. I anyone here has one of those, please, please install this and take a photo

It looks pretty good on my surface book 2. I cant manage to take a pic without an insane reflection of myself showing from the surface though =P

Re: A fullscreen desktop application resembling a sci-fi computer interface

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post #52

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wonder if the actors realize just how dumb these sorts of scenes are when they're filming them.

I suppose they don't realize it. To be fair, I can only tell when it's computer-related nonsense, but I absolutely cannot tell if (for example) medical dramas such as Grey's Anatomy are at all realistic, barring reasonable artistic licenses to make a scene more dramatic. The surgeons could be doing something as silly as "hacking the same keyboard" and I wouldn't know. The computer-related scenes in medical dramas are…

Related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gell-Mann_amnesia_effect
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