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Swordfish – (2001 movie)

2017-01-02

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244244/
https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/swordfish

A recently-ex-con world-renown hacker is swept into the well-planned efforts to fund long-term anti-terrorist terrorism.

I-like-hyphens.

Ignoring the Hollywood-hacker bullshit, it’s a good movie, particularly because so few, at least at its release, would be so A-class and yet have this particular topic. It helps shape the understanding of the passion behind Lawful Evil.

Not related to the fish Swordfish.
Partially playing off of the Swordfish (password).

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The Internet’s Own Boy – (2014 movie)

2016-12-18

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The Internet's Own Boy - (2014 movie) poster

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3268458/
See https://participant.com/?s=the+internet%27s+own

A documentary on Aaron Swartz and some of the major events he participated in.

2014-09-06
Film by Brian Knappenberger – Luminant Media
(old) kickstarter campaign
gpvcc9C8SbM (archive)
was vimeo.com/ondemand/internetsownboy
was itunes.apple.com/us/movie/the-internets-own-boy/id880571554

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Nightwork – (2003 book), “by” T. F. Peterson

2016-11-18

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(on Wikipedia)
hacks.mit.edu

A book on a particular aspect of culture and events in the history of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

It glimpses into one aspect of “playful hacking“, pranks and practical jokes.

Properly titled Nightwork – A history of hacks and pranks at MIT
ISBN-10: 9-780262-661379
Combines The Journal of the Institute for Hacks, TomFoolery, and Pranks at MIT (J. IHTFP) with “Is This The Way To Baker House?”

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Freax volume 1 – (2005 book), by Tamas Polgar

2016-11-18

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TODO – import more of its archived text

This is on my list of books to re-read.

freax-volume-1-2005-by-tamas-polgar-cover

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www.freax.hu ^[ 1 ] on archive.org
http://www.maz-sound.com/FREAX/en/Intro/

A book on the history of the demoscene.

This is on history and itself has become a collectable piece of it. I bought and read this years ago.. probably in 2007 or thereabouts.

aka Freax volume 1. – A brief history of the computer demoscene
by by Tamas Polgar, aka Tomkatz / Madwizards
Copyright and published by CWS Verlag
ISBN (blank)
Available as an e-book.

Footnotes[+]

^ 1	on archive.org

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Hackers – (1995 movie)

2016-03-13

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/

Haunted by a criminal hacking change in his youth, a genius highschool student revives those skills when he makes new friends and discovers a nefarious plot from Superman III. (1983).

This movie is comically fun with enough nods to actual stuff to make it laugh-out-loud for its superiors. I don’t know if (or how) I could recommend this to anyone for any reason. It’s dated in every respect, unrealistic and cheesy with no sign if that’s intentional or not.. yet somehow I enjoy it.

I’d say it’s worth watching for anyone born in the late 70s and early 80s who was into tech in their youth. Even then it’s a weak recommendation. For anyone else, pass. Just. Just pass.

PG-13 but has a topless woman sex scene.

Mr. Robot – (2015 show)

2015-09-27

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The show was cancelled after two seasons, at which time I stopped caring enough that when I learned it had been un-cancelled I continued to not care.

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(on Wikipedia)
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4158110/
https://www.usanetwork.com/mr-robot

A psychologically-disturbed young man’s fantasies spiral out of control as he pursues a lunatic’s dream for economic anarchy.

Fast and loose. This is one of those shows which tries to cash in on this generation’s theme of general discontent. It generally fails. More-or-less entertaining.

For everyday people this is somewhat recommended. For fans of psychological stuff, and anti-corporatism, this is somewhat recommended. For people who know enough about computers but don’t like psychological stuff or anti-corporatism, I do not recommend this.