Post #4367994
2026-08-04 01:25 UTC
Hollywood has some weird obsession with computer displays. A spy needs to copy data? They attach some fancy device to the display. Need to shut down a computer? They shoot the display of course. And never mind that a computer virus will always produce visible glitches on the display.
Replies (4)
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@ww@xyzzy.link 2026-08-04 01:56
@WPalant@infosec.exchange show, don't tell 🙃
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@picofarad@noauthority.social 2026-08-04 04:44
@WPalant@infosec.exchange it's just shorthand. I've always wanted to try and design a UI for television, but i don't know how. it gets ridiculous on shows/movies where the premise is more technical, you get stuff like "proxies are like ships passing in the night"
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@varjolintu@mastodontti.fi 2026-08-04 07:51
@WPalant@infosec.exchange You need some kind of visual confirmation for everything because otherwise most of the people would not understand that something is actually happening 🤷🏼♂️
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@hans@social.woefdram.nl 2026-08-04 02:46
@@WPalant@infosec.exchange Cracking an encryption key is also pretty straightforward: a progress bar will show you it takes just about a minute 😄