Ask HN: What are some technically inspiring movies, TV shows or documentaries? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: What are some technically inspiring movies, TV shows or documentaries?

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Post by msadowski » Thu, Nov 04, 2021, 2:32 PM UTC

I highly recommend Pulling Power from the Sky: The Story of Makani [Feature Film] available on YouTube: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qd_hEja6bzE .

Re: Ask HN: What are some technically inspiring movies, TV shows or documentaries?

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Post by Kaos-Industries » Thu, Nov 04, 2021, 2:33 PM UTC

ekianjo wrote: post #21

Movies and Hollywood in general are a pretty bad source for that kind of material.

Also open to recommendations from any other world industry, including Japanese anime.

Re: Ask HN: What are some technically inspiring movies, TV shows or documentaries?

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Nov 04, 2021, 2:35 PM UTC

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Re: Ask HN: What are some technically inspiring movies, TV shows or documentaries?

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Post by exhilaration » Thu, Nov 04, 2021, 2:36 PM UTC

Triumph at Saturn from NASA: https://youtu.be/SY-hQJ5pMd4

Discussed here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28942285

Re: Ask HN: What are some technically inspiring movies, TV shows or documentaries?

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Post by maestroia » Thu, Nov 04, 2021, 2:37 PM UTC

"The Secret Of My Success" with Michael J. Fox: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0093936/

It's funny, silly, totally 80s, but one of the best inspirational business movies out there. It is my go-to when in the same demotivated funk.

Re: Ask HN: What are some technically inspiring movies, TV shows or documentaries?

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Post by jgbond » Thu, Nov 04, 2021, 2:39 PM UTC

Whiplash, even though it’s about music and arguably a cautionary tale

Re: Ask HN: What are some technically inspiring movies, TV shows or documentaries?

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Post by princevegeta89 » Thu, Nov 04, 2021, 2:39 PM UTC

Cosmos, the old one and the 2014 reboot and the 2020 sequel. They're all fantastic

Re: Ask HN: What are some technically inspiring movies, TV shows or documentaries?

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Post by Cyph0n » Thu, Nov 04, 2021, 2:41 PM UTC

A few random options:

- Hamilton

- Jiro Dreams of Sushi

- Senna

- Band of Brothers

- A Beautiful Mind

- The Theory of Everything

Re: Ask HN: What are some technically inspiring movies, TV shows or documentaries?

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Post by tootie » Thu, Nov 04, 2021, 2:42 PM UTC

How I Built This with Guy Raz is the closest thing to canned inspiration. It's just intimate conversations with very successful entrepreneurs. Recent episodes with the founders of Moderna and Mailchimp were amazing. The one that turned me on was the interview with Nolan Bushnell of Atari and Chuck E Cheese.

https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510313/how-i-built-this

Re: Ask HN: What are some technically inspiring movies, TV shows or documentaries?

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Post by ttyprintk » Thu, Nov 04, 2021, 2:42 PM UTC

For sales, The Premise, episode 5. One of the best pitches I’ve ever heard.