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The original video by Joe Grand: https://youtu.be/o5IySpAkThg https://youtu.be/o5IySpAkThg

Stagnant 2y ago
Highly recommended, didn't think I'd watch the whole thing but the production quality was great and it explains everything much better than the wired article.
- dylan604 2y ago
  After your reco after the GP's reco, I would have to agree. This is well done. However, coming from a coding/dev background, it was easy to follow and it all makes sense. However, it goes to show why hacking will never be made interesting in movies without a bunch of fake nonsense like hacking the Gibson's 3D virtual environment.
  - kevindamm 2y ago
    The best and worst examples were in the same movie, IMO: Nedry's finger-wagging admonishment and all hell breaking loose, then later, "it's a Unix system, I know this!" and some exotic file manager visualization.
    - dylan604 2y ago
      Mr Robot has some decent hacking scenes. At least they put up prompt windows with commands that are generic enough to not be hackTheGibson.exe type lame.
      - nfriedly 2y ago
        I used to work with a couple of the guys who consulted on the technical aspects of Mr Robot. From what I recall, the general idea was to use realistic hacks, but speed through the boring parts to keep the show interesting.
    - comprambler 2y ago
      That exotic file manager vis was a real SGI prog called fsn. Exists for sunos as well.
      - kbenson 2y ago
        Are you thinking of the one shown in Jurassic park? The scene in hackers was much more CGI, and while I don't doubt it was inspired by fsn, I'd be very surprised if it actually was fsn.
  - currymj 2y ago
    “Hackers” is interesting because there’s two depictions of hacking in the same movie. One is flying through the holographic city of files. The other depiction is quite realistic: they show the protagonist spending all night reading through many pages of assembly to reverse engineer a virus, people do social engineering, etc. “Hackers” made this seem cool too!
    - dylan604 2y ago
      "Sneakers" - 1992 "Hackers" - 1995 Sneakers had them going through the trash, setting up a mark on a fake date, and staking out a building and the security company it used with all sorts of stuff not once looking at a computer screen to "hack" three years earlier. I like Hackers for the campy side of things, but Sneakers will still take a higher spot on my list.
      - pajko 2y ago
        "Matrix" - 1999 That ssh exploit was so cool...
        alternatetwo 2y ago
        Wasn’t that Matrix Reloaded?
        jasonvorhe 2y ago
        Yes.
      - latentsea 2y ago
        Hack the planet!
rurban 2y ago
Pathetic video. Could be explained in 2 sentences better. The time64 manipulation would be much more interesting to know
- gobindoriu 2y ago
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TwoNineFive 2y ago
Yikes. Terrible video that showcases what's wrong with modern youtube and anti-informative entertainment videos. It could have been a three paragraph blog. I had to stop watching because of all the cringy tweenertainment funny faces and jerky body movements and hands waving all over the place.
- 4gotunameagain 2y ago
  You are conflating educational material with entertainment. I agree with you that entertainment has taken over too much (it inevitably attracts a wider audience), but there is room for both.
- exe34 2y ago
  "what if I told you, we could hack time." me: closes YouTube.
- j0hnyl 2y ago
  I thought it was a great video. It's not intended for a technical audience, it's meant to be palatable and cute, and Joe has a very wholesome vibe.

Highly recommended, didn't think I'd watch the whole thing but the production quality was great and it explains everything much better than the wired article.

dylan604 2y ago
After your reco after the GP's reco, I would have to agree. This is well done. However, coming from a coding/dev background, it was easy to follow and it all makes sense. However, it goes to show why hacking will never be made interesting in movies without a bunch of fake nonsense like hacking the Gibson's 3D virtual environment.
- kevindamm 2y ago
  The best and worst examples were in the same movie, IMO: Nedry's finger-wagging admonishment and all hell breaking loose, then later, "it's a Unix system, I know this!" and some exotic file manager visualization.
  - dylan604 2y ago
    Mr Robot has some decent hacking scenes. At least they put up prompt windows with commands that are generic enough to not be hackTheGibson.exe type lame.
    - nfriedly 2y ago
      I used to work with a couple of the guys who consulted on the technical aspects of Mr Robot. From what I recall, the general idea was to use realistic hacks, but speed through the boring parts to keep the show interesting.
  - comprambler 2y ago
    That exotic file manager vis was a real SGI prog called fsn. Exists for sunos as well.
    - kbenson 2y ago
      Are you thinking of the one shown in Jurassic park? The scene in hackers was much more CGI, and while I don't doubt it was inspired by fsn, I'd be very surprised if it actually was fsn.
- currymj 2y ago
  “Hackers” is interesting because there’s two depictions of hacking in the same movie. One is flying through the holographic city of files. The other depiction is quite realistic: they show the protagonist spending all night reading through many pages of assembly to reverse engineer a virus, people do social engineering, etc. “Hackers” made this seem cool too!
  - dylan604 2y ago
    "Sneakers" - 1992 "Hackers" - 1995 Sneakers had them going through the trash, setting up a mark on a fake date, and staking out a building and the security company it used with all sorts of stuff not once looking at a computer screen to "hack" three years earlier. I like Hackers for the campy side of things, but Sneakers will still take a higher spot on my list.
    - pajko 2y ago
      "Matrix" - 1999 That ssh exploit was so cool...
      - alternatetwo 2y ago
        Wasn’t that Matrix Reloaded?
        jasonvorhe 2y ago
        Yes.
    - latentsea 2y ago
      Hack the planet!

rurban 2y ago

Pathetic video. Could be explained in 2 sentences better. The time64 manipulation would be much more interesting to know

gobindoriu 2y ago
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TwoNineFive 2y ago

Yikes. Terrible video that showcases what's wrong with modern youtube and anti-informative entertainment videos. It could have been a three paragraph blog. I had to stop watching because of all the cringy tweenertainment funny faces and jerky body movements and hands waving all over the place.

4gotunameagain 2y ago
You are conflating educational material with entertainment. I agree with you that entertainment has taken over too much (it inevitably attracts a wider audience), but there is room for both.
exe34 2y ago
"what if I told you, we could hack time." me: closes YouTube.
j0hnyl 2y ago
I thought it was a great video. It's not intended for a technical audience, it's meant to be palatable and cute, and Joe has a very wholesome vibe.