I watched Hackers again. The last time I saw it was shortly after it came out on video. Back then I knew nothing about computers or hacking. This time I watched with Andrea and the eminent geek, Miks. It turned out to be amusingly dated technology-wise but for the most part not too bad.
The screenshots of the computers running hacking programs were rather unrealistic but the viewing public needs to see more than just a boring screen full of text.
It's amazing what can change a few short years. Now, I actually could do a lot of what they were doing in the movie. Well, I could do it in theory anyway. Back then, I had no idea how to use a computer except for the pharmacy software I used. Now, I could probably write the pharmacy software. Again, in theory and I would need several months to do it.
I'm not l33t but I'm working on it.
The screenshots of the computers running hacking programs were rather unrealistic but the viewing public needs to see more than just a boring screen full of text.
It's amazing what can change a few short years. Now, I actually could do a lot of what they were doing in the movie. Well, I could do it in theory anyway. Back then, I had no idea how to use a computer except for the pharmacy software I used. Now, I could probably write the pharmacy software. Again, in theory and I would need several months to do it.
I'm not l33t but I'm working on it.