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Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by gweinberg »

dragonwriter wrote: post #14
jimktrains2 wrote: post #3

I guess I don't understand how the title and subtitle are linked. The synopsis and trailers don't talk about algorithms at all. Also, a lot of the trailers focus on cracking, it appears, and not hacking as in doing creative things and using things in ways not expected? Why would someone aiming at the tech community use a word so wrongly, and in a way that riles some of us up? While I understand that mono uses the .ex…

EDIT: replaced * characters that were causing format problems. > While I understand that mono uses the .exe suffix, not many other things do in the -nix ecosystem, but the screen shot they use shows what appears to be ls -l output and all the files have a .exe suffix. So? "ls -l" means you have something that provides -nix style command line utilities, which doesn't mean you are on -nix -- plenty of people have that…

yeah, I've gotten sufficiently used to nix that I always install some basic gnu utils on a windows box if I am going to use it. And typing ls saves a char over dir.

Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by k2enemy »

It definitely took stylistic cues from pi, The Social Network, and Hackers. There were some good ideas and a few good scenes, but overall it was pretty bad -- as many other commenters have detailed.

Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by shdon »

NSCFType wrote: post #67
KhalilK wrote: post #59

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Well, technically, IP addresses can be represented by a single integer: 2130706433 == 127.0.0.1

And the cool thing is, you can just put http://3626153261 in your browser address bar and end up at slashdot.org (news.ycombinator.com is behind CloudFlare, which doesn't allow IP-based access for obvious reasons)

Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by ajarmst »

ajarmst wrote: post #10

Video cannot play with your current setup. On my Linux box. Aaaaand we're done.

I think you folks are overestimating my interest in troubleshooting a site's uninformative error message on an otherwise working system just so I can view a trailer on a site I don't otherwise use. I just found it a little funny that their "hacker" trailer wouldn't play on my "hacker" computer. Were this a problem I often encountered on sites, it would have been fixed long ago. And yes, I'm aware it probably works on Ubuntu. But I'm using Linux. :-)

Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by wj »

wynsh wrote: post #58

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 wit…

I liked it. Everybody's tastes are different.

Having made a feature length film, for what I imagine to be a similar budget or less, I might also be able to appreciate the effort that was put into this better than most here.

I think the general HN rules regarding criticism when people post a Show HN should be applicable here.

Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by wynsh »

wj wrote: post #76
wynsh wrote: post #58

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 wit…

I liked it. Everybody's tastes are different. Having made a feature length film, for what I imagine to be a similar budget or less, I might also be able to appreciate the effort that was put into this better than most here. I think the general HN rules regarding criticism when people post a Show HN should be applicable here.

Originally, I was going to add in the following: "Nonetheless, I realize the people behind the movie probably put forth a lot of effort into making the project and commend them for that. I am but a critic. I hope these comments do not deter the people behind the project from pursuing what they want to do but is rather taken as feedback and impetus for improvement." However, I took it out because I think that it seems almost implicit that those who make products or art for the public are subject to criticism. I did not make any outrageous claims or have ad hominem attacks. Given that I was focused on the content and I spent the time to watch through it, I thought the criticism was fair, I wanted to write this additional comment because I did struggle with being diplomatic versus just being more indulgently blunt. Perhaps I should have added something that showed some nuance or awareness, but then this leads to my having to do so for ever criticism or review. But maybe that is kinder and perhaps more helpful for people. Who knows. Your comment is duly noted.

Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by slang800 »

The descriptions of "hacking" techniques were cringe-worthy, the character development was just about non-existent, and the plot was pretty basic. However, I liked that they spent some time trying to explain why privacy is important, even if you aren't a criminal.

Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by im_dario »

aluhut wrote: post #54
im_dario wrote: post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I didn't say that. Nevermind.

Re: Algorithm: The Hacker Movie

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Post by im_dario »

opless wrote: post #62
im_dario wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Shouldn't we play fair with them? Although you can use that link to download it (yep, it works), where is the point to don't keep it to ourselves? Heck, I understand we all want to see when we want because we have better things to do now or not enough time. Regardless, I don't think we should ruin from starters their commercial project. I mean, it's not even a DRM. Just a weak misleading protection layer from Vimeo f…

"Play fair" ? surely information wants to be free? :-)

I'm all in when there is somebody abusing the system as majors or big lobbies. I don't feel the same when it is smaller.

That's why small producers' crowdfundings tend to work, because we appreciate the effort.

Information wants to be free. True. It doesn't mean free-for-all.

A little note aside the link saying: "hey, wouldn't be great to donate to them if we like it" would be fairer than just simply pasting the link.

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