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Markus-811 wrote: And there is always an exact countdown with the prediction when each protection will fail. If the user takes 3 seconds to "break" 1 out of 10 protections, then one could assume that the other 9 would fail in 9 * 3 seconds. We all know what happens next..
..the second file is a lot bigger and the time that's required to complete the operation goes from "seconds" to "minutes". Now imagine the confusion with the audience when faced with that reality; The hero uploading his virus in 5 seconds.. 4.. 3.. 3.5 seconds.. 3.75 seconds.. 4.25.. 6.75.. 12 seconds.. 1 minute.. 3 minutes and 25 seconds..
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If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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- Console windows that continuously scroll even though the user is doing nothing
- They always use the keyboard for input
- They never have to backspace and make corrections
- They have elaborate conversations while they are supposedly doing smart things on the computer.
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While some of them are laughable, most of them are created simply so it's entertaining to watch on screen.
Programmers would never get any screen time if they portrayed us as we spend most of our day, staring at a screen:
* Deep in thought
* Waiting for code to compile
* Waiting for a query to complete
* Waiting for a breakpoint to hit
* Waiting to go home
I've never had anyone ask me why things aren't they way they are in the movies.
I think the stereotypes created about police officers and law enforcement are much more harmful.
In fact, I can't think of any movies that have annoyed me enough that I wanted to stop watching. On the other hand, My friends in law enforcement won't watch any sort of crime drama's because they are annoyed how they are portrayed.
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Paul Watt wrote: I think the stereotypes created about police officers and law enforcement are much more harmful.
In fact, I can't think of any movies that have annoyed me enough that I wanted to stop watching. On the other hand, My friends in law enforcement won't watch any sort of crime drama's because they are annoyed how they are portrayed
Sadly, the militarized police in the movies are portraying reality more and more.
This is known as "desensitization," a primary task of the modern gov't.
"Nothing to see. Move along, Sheeple."
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Paul Watt wrote: I've never had anyone ask me why things aren't they way they are in the movies.
My brother once expected me to be able to hack into his girlfriend's ex's Unix box by just typing away. And he's seen what an inaccurate typist I am.
I'm not a programmer but I play one at the office
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