April KingFeb 10, 2023
it is extremely frustrating how inaccurately hacking is depicted in movies, never once showing hackers wearing their fursuits
Show threadJason LevineFeb 10, 2023
@april And I don't think I've ever seen them show someone lining the point of their cursor up on the exact edge of a progress bar so that they could see if it is moving at all.
Show threadApril KingFeb 10, 2023
@delfuego Or shaking their mouse because they lost track of their cursor, exactly.
Show threadJason LevineFeb 10, 2023
@april "DAMMIT, WHICH OF THESE SIX SCREENS ARRAYED IN FRONT OF ME IS HOLDING MY PRECIOUS ATTENTION ARROW HOSTAGE?!?!!!"
Show threadJason Levine
@april (Meanwhile, this would be an amazing plot point in a hacker thriller — the hacker who failed to stop the bad guys' firewall intrusion at the last second because he couldn't find his cursor to click on the terminal window to issue the command.)
Feb 10, 2023 at 3:28pmWeb
Show threadChris AgocsFeb 10, 2023
@delfuego @april The hacker inadvertently typing commands into their email client or something
Show threadHolir_Feb 10, 2023
@agocs @delfuego @april password into discord
Show threadChris AgocsFeb 10, 2023
@Holir_ @delfuego @april guilty x10000