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Some evil guy created some sort of system that needs to be cracked...
The good guy arrives and starts typing like mad.
Half a second after long lists of... whatever... start scrolling on the screen.
Two Seconds after he's being prompt for some sort of security
Another two seconds pass by (maybe 10 secs and a few head scratches tops!) he's in.
Now here's when 3D rotating things without any meaning appear 
Still the guy keeps typing and manages to know exactly what to do, although in 99% of the cases he have never seen it before.
To end it all, and if the objective is to get some data out, the most secured server has always an usb port or a freaking fast way to bump the whole system out. 
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Quote: Everybody always know exactly what to do...
... even if they are 8 year olds in mortal danger (Velociraptors, for example).
It's a Unix system[^] 
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Well, maybe it's an inside job! And they choose not to make it appear on the movie so that that guy will be one of the good guys after. 
Don't mind those people who say you're not HOT. At least you know you're COOL.
I'm not afraid of falling, I'm afraid of the sudden stop at the end of the fall! - Richard Andrew x64
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Security systems are protected by multiple firewalls. There’s always an animation available showing the hacker how far he is. And there is always an exact countdown with the prediction when each protection will fail.
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Markus-811 wrote: And there is always an exact countdown with the prediction when each protection will fail.
If the user takes 3 seconds to "break" 1 out of 10 protections, then one could assume that the other 9 would fail in 9 * 3 seconds. We all know what happens next..
..the second file is a lot bigger and the time that's required to complete the operation goes from "seconds" to "minutes". Now imagine the confusion with the audience when faced with that reality; The hero uploading his virus in 5 seconds.. 4.. 3.. 3.5 seconds.. 3.75 seconds.. 4.25.. 6.75.. 12 seconds.. 1 minute.. 3 minutes and 25 seconds..
Bastard Programmer from Hell 
If you can't read my code, try converting it here[^]
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- Console windows that continuously scroll even though the user is doing nothing
- They always use the keyboard for input
- They never have to backspace and make corrections
- They have elaborate conversations while they are supposedly doing smart things on the computer.
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While some of them are laughable, most of them are created simply so it's entertaining to watch on screen.
Programmers would never get any screen time if they portrayed us as we spend most of our day, staring at a screen:
* Deep in thought
* Waiting for code to compile
* Waiting for a query to complete
* Waiting for a breakpoint to hit
* Waiting to go home
I've never had anyone ask me why things aren't they way they are in the movies.
I think the stereotypes created about police officers and law enforcement are much more harmful.
In fact, I can't think of any movies that have annoyed me enough that I wanted to stop watching. On the other hand, My friends in law enforcement won't watch any sort of crime drama's because they are annoyed how they are portrayed.
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Paul Watt wrote: I think the stereotypes created about police officers and law enforcement are much more harmful.
In fact, I can't think of any movies that have annoyed me enough that I wanted to stop watching. On the other hand, My friends in law enforcement won't watch any sort of crime drama's because they are annoyed how they are portrayed
Sadly, the militarized police in the movies are portraying reality more and more.
This is known as "desensitization," a primary task of the modern gov't.
"Nothing to see. Move along, Sheeple."
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Paul Watt wrote: I've never had anyone ask me why things aren't they way they are in the movies.
My brother once expected me to be able to hack into his girlfriend's ex's Unix box by just typing away. And he's seen what an inaccurate typist I am.
I'm not a programmer but I play one at the office
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