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This is delightful. Anyone found a way to beat this? I particularly enjoyed the "live docks" clip saved on the Mac desktop.

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tempodox 3y ago
I made it beep!
divbzero 3y ago
I really thought sudo would do the trick.
batspit 3y ago
Yup. I politely used the magic word and was rewarded with an ASCII image. I assume that's the hidden feature.
- airstrike 3y ago
  Indeed, but it's almost more fun to get it wrong 3 times ;-)
- staplung 3y ago
  I think the hidden feature is summoning the second desktop where Nedry is taunting you. There is a fun level of detail in the keychecks command: if memory serves it shows exactly the output that's given in the book.
gostsamo 3y ago
man access
cm2187 3y ago
Movie directors were deliciously non IT savvy at the time, I remember as a teenager growling every time an actor switched off the monitor when he meant to switch off the computer. But I guess taxi drivers still growl today at all those characters leaving the cab without paying in movies!
- jessriedel 3y ago
  Do any taxis allow you to swipe your credit card and select a tip during the middle of the ride, rather than waiting until the end? You could just set up the whole transaction and then when the taxi stopped the fare+tip+tax would display and you could just hit "approve". Seems like such a waste for people to twiddle their thumbs during the ride and then spend 60 seconds checking out while the cab is blocking a lane. (Not to mention that Uber/Lyfts don't have this downside, which puts taxis at a disadvantage.)
  - airstrike 3y ago
    > Do any taxis allow you to swipe your credit card and select a tip during the middle of the ride, rather than waiting until the end? In NYC you can use some apps (e.g. Arro or Curb, which are apparently sort of the same thing) to connect to your current ride so that it pays when it is over
    - jessriedel 3y ago
      Thanks!
scrapcode 3y ago
man access access main please
- willis936 3y ago
  I'm not sure if there are special system names. Both access and system commands seem to respond the same way to nearly any string given as the system name.

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tempodox 3y ago

I made it beep!

divbzero 3y ago

I really thought sudo would do the trick.

batspit 3y ago

Yup. I politely used the magic word and was rewarded with an ASCII image. I assume that's the hidden feature.

airstrike 3y ago
Indeed, but it's almost more fun to get it wrong 3 times ;-)
staplung 3y ago
I think the hidden feature is summoning the second desktop where Nedry is taunting you. There is a fun level of detail in the keychecks command: if memory serves it shows exactly the output that's given in the book.

gostsamo 3y ago

man access

cm2187 3y ago

Movie directors were deliciously non IT savvy at the time, I remember as a teenager growling every time an actor switched off the monitor when he meant to switch off the computer. But I guess taxi drivers still growl today at all those characters leaving the cab without paying in movies!

jessriedel 3y ago
Do any taxis allow you to swipe your credit card and select a tip during the middle of the ride, rather than waiting until the end? You could just set up the whole transaction and then when the taxi stopped the fare+tip+tax would display and you could just hit "approve". Seems like such a waste for people to twiddle their thumbs during the ride and then spend 60 seconds checking out while the cab is blocking a lane. (Not to mention that Uber/Lyfts don't have this downside, which puts taxis at a disadvantage.)
- airstrike 3y ago
  > Do any taxis allow you to swipe your credit card and select a tip during the middle of the ride, rather than waiting until the end? In NYC you can use some apps (e.g. Arro or Curb, which are apparently sort of the same thing) to connect to your current ride so that it pays when it is over
  - jessriedel 3y ago
    Thanks!

scrapcode 3y ago

man access access main please

willis936 3y ago
I'm not sure if there are special system names. Both access and system commands seem to respond the same way to nearly any string given as the system name.