[HN Gopher] My collection of fun and interesting hacking/coding ...
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My collection of fun and interesting hacking/coding movies and
literature
Author : markozivanovic
Score : 33 points
Date : 2021-12-09 18:37 UTC (4 hours ago)
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| Terry_Roll wrote:
| I think these should be included, the first got me into computer.
| Dr Who, The Lawnmower Man, Tron.
| dcminter wrote:
| Very pleased to see that Sneakers, one of my favourites, is on
| this list.
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| It has a ridiculously talented cast, an amusing script, and a
| terrifically well constructed caper plot.
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| The McGuffin is (if you'll allow for the demands of a visual
| medium) not too badly conceived.
|
| Here's reminiscences from Len Adleman who consulted on the math
| discourse in the film: https://molecularscience.usc.edu/sneakers/
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| And here's some minor reminiscences from the professionally nerdy
| actor Steven Tobolowsky (Werne Brandes ... my voice is my
| passport...): https://slate.com/culture/2012/09/robert-redford-
| sidney-poit...
| dcminter wrote:
| Addendum, as I see the author of the link was the poster: I see
| I largely share your taste (at least on this subject). Have you
| read Soul of a New Machine by Tracy Kidder? I didn't see it on
| your list and I think it's terrific - one of those ones that
| makes me nostalgic for a time I didn't actually experience!
| BlancMichon wrote:
| Pump up the volume
| mr_sturd wrote:
| Glad to see _Masters of Doom_ in the literature section. That 's
| what really sealed it for me.
| amtamt wrote:
| Stealing the network series is worth reading once for sure :)
| ffhhj wrote:
| Moneyball (2011), on the algorithm design side
| lifeplusplus wrote:
| Mr Robot?
| blahyawnblah wrote:
| Sneakers is a great movie. Social engineering vs outright
| hacking. A lot of what it's about is still relevant today.
| 11thEarlOfMar wrote:
| The Imitation Game
| tiahura wrote:
| You must start with Steven Levy's Hackers. Some days, 75% of the
| front page of HN are footnotes to Hackers.
| shallmn wrote:
| The Soul of a New Machine - Tracy Kidder
| apbytes wrote:
| Glad to see Revolution OS in the list! Helped me get through
| times in grad school when I'd get stuck on something working on
| my thesis. Grab a bowl of ramen and put this movie on!
| mindcrime wrote:
| _I was interviewing for a job recently, and I got asked what got
| me into coding. It's not the first time I got asked that same
| question, and it's one of my favorites. I love to see the
| person's reaction who asks me the question when I tell them the
| answer._
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| For me there wasn't one single "thing" that got me interested in
| coding, but there's no doubt that the book _The Soul of a New
| Machine_ by Tracy Kidder played a key role.
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| _It's the movie Hackers from 1995! I'm not joking. That's the
| movie that made me fall in love with computers, coding, and
| hacking. Many people consider it cheesy, but I don't care. I
| watched it probably twenty times, if not more. I watch it any
| time I find myself feeling down and unmotivated. It reminds me of
| those first days, that initial spark. Just like you would
| reminisce about a beautiful beginning of a past love affair when
| you feel lonely and unloved._
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| Yes, "Hackers" is cheesy as hell, but it's simultaneously a great
| movie in a certain sense. Like the author of TFA, I consider it
| one of my "comfort movies". I've probably watched it 20+ times,
| and can always default to watching that when I'm feeling down,
| strung-out, overwhelmed, etc. Doing so always puts me in a better
| mood. A few other movies that fall into the same category for me
| include "Antitrust", "The Matrix", "The Social Network", "War
| Games", "Tron: Legacy", "Rad", and maybe one or two others.
| dusted wrote:
| HACK THE PLANET!
| mindcrime wrote:
| _" What did we learn in school today?"_
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| _" Revenge"_
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