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Haven’t heard about this before but it reminds me of a scene from the 1995 movie “Hackers”. Scene in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdha_OV5saI http

Haven’t heard about this before but it reminds me of a scene from the 1995 movie “Hackers”. Scene in question: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdha_OV5saI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mdha_OV5saI IMDb page for said movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/ I wonder if the scene in Hackers was inspired by the real world hacks that the OP article talks about.

Kye 5y ago
They reference at least one setting up the backstory of the main character, so it's likely.
doublerabbit 5y ago
OT: I've never noticed that before, but top right on Zero's monitor there's small prompt of "Message from beast on dev/tty1". Has that always been there? May have to rewatch my VHS copy. Hack the planet.
bryans 5y ago
Hackers is still one of my favorite movies. Forgetting the Hollywood exaggerations, that is pretty much how the culture was in the late 80s and throughout the 90s. It was entirely nerdy, a little punk, there were a lot of arcades and pizza deliveries and dumpsters involved, and there were some incredibly douchey self-described villains suffering from megalomania. The wild west hacker days were pretty amazing, and that movie portrays all of the insanity pretty well, if cheesily. Edit: Got caught up in the nostalgia and forgot to mention that the hacking moments, however cheesy, are all based on real hacks. The TV station take over, Kevin Mitnick's social engineering, John Draper's (Captain Crunch) phone phreaking and others. Not to say that those people are the originators of those methods, just the most infamous ones at the time the movie was made.
- kaycebasques 5y ago
  Not really the same vibe as what you're describing but I need to go back and watch Enemy Of The State. Another one that seems similar to the vibe you describe is Sneakers. Hell, even Wayne's World is kinda the same vibe (in terms of their TV show).
  - bryans 5y ago
    I end up watching Enemy Of The State once every couple years. Still holds up, and it's still extremely relevant given recent events.

Kye 5y ago

They reference at least one setting up the backstory of the main character, so it's likely.

doublerabbit 5y ago

OT: I've never noticed that before, but top right on Zero's monitor there's small prompt of "Message from beast on dev/tty1". Has that always been there? May have to rewatch my VHS copy. Hack the planet.

bryans 5y ago

Hackers is still one of my favorite movies. Forgetting the Hollywood exaggerations, that is pretty much how the culture was in the late 80s and throughout the 90s. It was entirely nerdy, a little punk, there were a lot of arcades and pizza deliveries and dumpsters involved, and there were some incredibly douchey self-described villains suffering from megalomania. The wild west hacker days were pretty amazing, and that movie portrays all of the insanity pretty well, if cheesily. Edit: Got caught up in the nostalgia and forgot to mention that the hacking moments, however cheesy, are all based on real hacks. The TV station take over, Kevin Mitnick's social engineering, John Draper's (Captain Crunch) phone phreaking and others. Not to say that those people are the originators of those methods, just the most infamous ones at the time the movie was made.

kaycebasques 5y ago
Not really the same vibe as what you're describing but I need to go back and watch Enemy Of The State. Another one that seems similar to the vibe you describe is Sneakers. Hell, even Wayne's World is kinda the same vibe (in terms of their TV show).
- bryans 5y ago
  I end up watching Enemy Of The State once every couple years. Still holds up, and it's still extremely relevant given recent events.