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    It was twenty years ago today, that Crash Override taught us to HACK THE
                                    PLANET!
                                        
> It’s the 20th anniversary of “Hackers,” one of only a handful of movies in
> the cybersecurity film canon. It occupies a strange place in an information
> security community that doesn’t traditionally suffer technical inaccuracy —
> “Hackers” is both beloved and technologically ridiculous. Two decades after
> characters Crash Override went swimming with Acid Burn, we’ve asked actual
> hackers, engineers, social critics, filmmakers, and even “Hackers” director
> Iain Softley to reflect on the movie’s influence and lasting appeal.
> 

Via Hacker News [1], “‘Hackers’ at 20:  [2]”

When I first saw the headline, I thought Wait? Isn't _Hackers_ [3] closer to
thirty years old now?

But no, this isn't about the book, but the movie “Hackers,” the cheesy 90s
movie staring Jonny Lee Miller [4] and a pre-Brad Pit [5] Angelina Jolie [6]
teaching us all to “HACK THE PLANET!!!111111!!!!!” I'll admit, it's always
been a guilty pleasure of mine.

But really? Twenty years? It can't be! I remember seeing this in the theater!
No way it was twenty years ago.

Now, where did I put my onion [7]?

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10220853
[2] http://passcode.csmonitor.com/hackers
[3] https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1449388396/conmanlaborat-20
[4] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001538/
[5] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000093/
[6] http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001401/
[7] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-o-

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

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