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Robert Redford has died

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Re: Robert Redford has died

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Post by CrulesAll »

uptown wrote: post #2

"Sneakers" is such an entertaining watch for anyone that's never seen it. Well worth your time. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/

A friend of mine that was in Desert Storm taught me this. Of course, he was on the other side

One of my favourites. Great cast.

Kingsley and Redford on the roof: "There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information"

Re: Robert Redford has died

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Post by nailer »

uptown wrote: post #2

"Sneakers" is such an entertaining watch for anyone that's never seen it. Well worth your time. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/

It’s also one of the few hacking movies that stands up - assume ‘the box’ is a prototype quantum computer. Better yet assume it has a production process with such a high failure rate they’ve been churning these out for years just to produce a single working instance.

Re: Robert Redford has died

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Post by braum »

uptown wrote: post #2

"Sneakers" is such an entertaining watch for anyone that's never seen it. Well worth your time. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/

just a few days ago I had an idea for a shirt and sent it to a designer on fiverr. I was very pleased with what I got back. "Secrets are Power" was my nod to one of my favorite movies Sneakers! Rest in Piece Mr. Redford.

http://bit.ly/3Ip3tr3 link to the shirt if you want to look at it. there is a message encoding in the background.

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Post by ascagnel_ »

CrulesAll wrote: post #31
uptown wrote: post #2

"Sneakers" is such an entertaining watch for anyone that's never seen it. Well worth your time. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/

A friend of mine that was in Desert Storm taught me this. Of course, he was on the other side One of my favourites. Great cast. Kingsley and Redford on the roof: "There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information"

They're not on the roof for that scene; they're in his office, using the computer room's air conditioning as a sound mask (and using a Cray Y-MP as a bench). While the movie takes some very early-90s liberties with technology (especially the scene where they use the chip), it's remarkably respectful of hacking -- there's a stronger emphasis on social engineering then the purely technical, and my "head canon" is that the chip itself is a quantum chip capable of breaking any then-known encryption.

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Post by wslh »

uptown wrote: post #2

"Sneakers" is such an entertaining watch for anyone that's never seen it. Well worth your time. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0105435/

I think it is one of the more realistic hacker movies. You can read also about Leonard Adleman's participation in the movie[1]. Adleman is the A in RSA.

Also, Lawrence (Larry) Lasker[2] was the writer of Sneakers AND War Games!

[1] https://molecularscience.usc.edu/sneakers/

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawrence_Lasker

Re: Robert Redford has died

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Post by PhotonHunter »

ascagnel_ wrote: post #34
CrulesAll wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A friend of mine that was in Desert Storm taught me this. Of course, he was on the other side One of my favourites. Great cast. Kingsley and Redford on the roof: "There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information"

They're not on the roof for that scene; they're in his office, using the computer room's air conditioning as a sound mask (and using a Cray Y-MP as a bench). While the movie takes some very early-90s liberties with technology (especially the scene where they use the chip), it's remarkably respectful of hacking -- there's a stronger emphasis on social engineering then the purely technical, and my "head canon" is that…

No, the roof: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk0Mzci2Sks

Re: Robert Redford has died

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Post by sho_hn »

trillic wrote: post #10

"All is Lost" (2013) funny enough got me interested in offshore sailing in my late teens. Incredible performance by Redford, first film that really left an impression on me. There is only one or two lines of dialogue in the entire film. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2017038/ https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/all-is-lost-2013

I loved this very much, and I've seen it a couple of times. Together with "Touching the Void" it ranks high on my list of the best survival pictures ever made, a specific genre I enjoy very much.

And it's very intimate. 106 minutes of just you the viewer, and Robert Redford. I might just rewatch it tonight. It feels fitting.

Re: Robert Redford has died

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Post by ascagnel_ »

PhotonHunter wrote: post #36
ascagnel_ wrote: post #34

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're not on the roof for that scene; they're in his office, using the computer room's air conditioning as a sound mask (and using a Cray Y-MP as a bench). While the movie takes some very early-90s liberties with technology (especially the scene where they use the chip), it's remarkably respectful of hacking -- there's a stronger emphasis on social engineering then the purely technical, and my "head canon" is that…

No, the roof: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Xk0Mzci2Sks

I'm thinking of the scene where they talk about the corrupting influence of money: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifJMFqSV7ic
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