[rescue] Pathetic TV shows and computers?

[Kevin Loch]

Derrick Daugherty wrote:

> It's rumored that around Sun, Nov 18, 2001 at 11:18:54PM -0500
> Patrick Giagnocavo <patrick at zill.net> wrote:
> > So I am watching AliAs or however they spell it on TV, while playing
> > Scrabble.
> >
> > They have the lamest tech people on that show.
>
> my fave is jurassic park..the 10 y/o girl walks up..there's this 3d file
> manager..and she says "this is UNIX, I _know_ this!"
>
>

That would be Actress Ariana Richards (http://www.ariana.org/)

> well...second thought... _Hackers_ steals the cake... "there's a virus
> in the system!  Quick send a flew shot!  The Rabbits are loose!!"  and a
> three letter root passwd...wow..good stuff.  I can't get enough.  I
> always said the first system I got with more than 30 processors I'd name
> it "TheGibson"
>

An amazingly effective drinking game can be played while watching Hackers.
Every time somebody says something st00pid, or you see something st00pid
(like floating equasions or spinning phonebooths), take a drink.

KL