[ale] Computer centric Movies/TV Shows

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On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 3:03 PM Chuck Payne via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
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> Here is a list that should be more helpful
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> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_about_computers
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> On Mon, Sep 24, 2018 at 3:00 PM, Denny Chambers via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
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>> Sneakers (1992)
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>> Blackhat (2015)
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>> On 9/24/2018 1:54 PM, DJ-Pfulio via Ale wrote:
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>>> At ALE-NW yesterday, we were discussing some Computer-related movies
>>> because "The Net" was on TV at the time.
>>>
>>> A few came up:
>>> * Hackers (1995)
>>> * Tron (1982)
>>> * WarGames (1983)
>>> * Hacker (2016)
>>> * Her (2013) - set in the near-future
>>> * CitizenFour
>>> * Snowden
>>> * The Circle (2017)
>>> * Antitrust (2001)
>>> * The Pirates of Silicon Valley
>>>
>>> and that PBS documentary _The Triumph of the Nerds_ with an insider view
>>> from an early Apple employee
>>>   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sX5g0kidk3Y
>>>
>>> Hackers and WarGames are the worst in the list. The Net was terrible and
>>> so was the sequel. The last 3 are worth a watch if you haven't seen
>>> them. These are historical and current year movies.
>>>
>>>
>>> TV
>>>
>>> There have been many recent TV series about computing. Silicon Valley
>>> and Halt and Catch Fire come to mind. The IT Crowd and Chuck are always
>>> funny.
>>>
>>> Many are on APV or Netflix or Youtube (free).
>>>
>>> We avoided all the Hacking-centric shows.  Mr. Robot S3 will be on
>>> Amazon Prime next month. S1 and S2 are there already. Real hackers
>>> validate that everything they claim on the show is possible, BTW.
>>>
>>> Antitrust and The Circle show how far fictitious companies are willing
>>> to go. I suspect they aren't far from reality at all.
>>>
>>> What movies in the same "computing startup" vein did we miss?
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