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Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by aluhut »

im_dario wrote: post #45
sp332 wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The stream link will go down at the same time that the movie gets pulled from vimeo.

I know but it doesn't invalidate my point. No matter how long, more "leechers" are going to abuse the system instead of a few "geeks" with the knowledge. Sure, if the timespan is short, almost no damages will be taken. Unless it gets distributed through other networks. If they didn't expected this, they may be upset. Hey, even maybe this was the main purpose, to go viral. Who knows. I just wanted to share how I felt…

Ripping a stream is not hacking.

I did it through FlshGot. This is no science. It's just a rightclick.

This is not some hidden elite treasure you need to hide here.

Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by mratzloff »

I bought the soundtrack. It is very reminiscent of the more atmospheric The Social Network tracks, but doesn't hit the highs of that album (as one might expect). Still recommended for people who like synth-y atmospheric background music.

Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by brasky »

Mandatum wrote: post #37

Movie was well done, bit cringey at times but it's what you expect made for a non-tech audience. Fun lines: "I am a god" (The protagonist) "She's a lightning god" (Talking about a girl who chips Xbox's)

Covering the whole room in foil so the wifi wont leak. Major cringe. One of many.

Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by wynsh »

This movie is bad. 1. poor acting 2. constant proselytizing about fairly superficial hacker culture ideas 3. plot isn't executed well. tries to create twists at the end but it simply doesn't come together. 4. lack of character development as well. a large portion of the movie is the main character giving various monologues about how cool he is as a hacker, but it still doesn't create some sort of human connection with the viewer(or at least with me). He was forgettable. The other characters were boring too. 5. the worst part was when there was an overt need for one of the characters to quite uncharacteristically tell the main character to stick to his ideals and fight for something bigger than himself. this cliche moment made me cringe. I stuck through the movie mainly because my brain still refuses to account for sunk-cost fallacy for time. I know I'm making a lot of claims here--frankly I don't want to spend anymore time substantiating with examples. Just take my word or go watch it. Hope this helps others decide where to allocate their time though.

Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by dm2 »

KhalilK wrote: post #59
IBalic wrote: post #41

worth watching?

The fact they considered an IP address to be ONE number grinded my gears..

Hahaha, in the right setting (on The IT Crowd for instance) that would be hilarious. "What is your IP address?" "Twelve."

The fact that they were being serious and the that it has very little to do with HN made me flag this post. Nothing to see here.

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