[ale] Computer centric Movies/TV Shows

[A. P. Garcia]

I recently saw a trailer for this upcoming movie, which I'm kind of looking
forward to. It's more along the lines of AI and Robotics.
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0437086/

On Mon, Sep 24, 2018, 4:54 PM Jim Kinney via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:

> Best computer movie EVER:
>
> Independence Day
>
> Nothing says good computer knowledge by the writers like WRITING A
> COMPUTER VIRUS IN ONE DAY THAT INFECTS AN ALIEN SYSTEM!!!
>
> sorry for the spoilers
>
> Will Smith was, well, Will Smith.
>
> Second best:
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> Jurassic Park
>
> "I know this. It's UNIX!" And then the nerd girl saves they day.
>
> Third best:
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> The Matrix
>
> I keep taking the red pill but nothing happens. Damn!
>
> On Mon, 2018-09-24 at 14:54 -0400, DJ-Pfulio via Ale wrote:
>
> At ALE-NW yesterday, we were discussing some Computer-related movies
>
> because "The Net" was on TV at the time.
>
>
> A few came up:
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> * Hackers (1995)
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> * Tron (1982)
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> * WarGames (1983)
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> * Hacker (2016)
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> * Her (2013) - set in the near-future
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> * CitizenFour
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> * Snowden
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> * The Circle (2017)
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> * Antitrust (2001)
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> * The Pirates of Silicon Valley
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>
> and that PBS documentary _The Triumph of the Nerds_ with an insider view
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> from an early Apple employee
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>  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.
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>
>
> TV
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>
> There have been many recent TV series about computing. Silicon Valley
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> and Halt and Catch Fire come to mind. The IT Crowd and Chuck are always
>
> funny.
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>
> 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
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> to go. I suspect they aren't far from reality at all.
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>
> What movies in the same "computing startup" vein did we miss?
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