Accidental Tech PodcastJun 17

šŸŽ„ šŸŽžļø ATP MOVIE CLUB IS BACK! šŸŽžļø šŸŽ„

In this new member-exclusive special, we watched Sneakers (1992).

Join now to listen!

https://atp.fm/atp-movie-club-sneakers

Show threadfreediverxJun 18
@atpfm
When I was a kid, I had a part time job at a boating supply store. It had an alarm system with ā€œultrasonic motion detectorsā€. Whenever I walked closely by the emitters, I could definitely hear/feel a piercing, high pitched tone in my ears that was inaudible just a few feet farther away. The adults couldn't hear it at all.
Show threadChristian Kent   š˜Šš˜’ :ļ¼¼ļ¹„Jun 20

@freediverx @atpfm @caseyliss I just watched this movie for the first time in 25 years.

My favourite part was the directional microphone listening to rooms to identify their purpose. My least favourite part was the VGA display being used in 1969 as well as 1992. And I think seeing Microsoft Excel in Windows 3.1 ā€” its true glory ā€” made up for editing audio tape with physical cuts ā€¦ in 1992 ā€¦ by rich nerds!

In fact Whistler was easily the best character/actor combo. Dan Aykroyd ā€” I liked him more 2 hours ago šŸ˜ž And River Phoenix, well, he was him.

I think Iā€™m a bit too old to have the nostalgia bump that I have for other shows and movies ā€” I will definitely forgive Casey for that. But Iā€™m a little upset at @siracusa promoting the actors and A-movie values here ā€¦ say what? Turns out I wasnā€™t put off by the technology, or the MacGuffin ā€” but the mayhem comedy?

The acoustic coupler and ā€œlie detectorā€ didnā€™t bother me as much as how the NSA couldnā€™t hear everyone on speaker. The NCIS-style ā€œenhance!ā€ didnā€™t bother me as much as every. damn. time. someone bumped the surveillance camera enough to knock the subject out of frame 200% at telephoto zoom. And then there was the American Pie element.

Granted, it does swing wildly in tone ā€” also not great ā€” but when so many actors overact, you have to pin it on the director. Yet the same guy gave us ā€œThe Sum of All Fearsā€ and 10 episodes of ā€œBand of Brothersā€ šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

But the First AD did work on such comical treasures as ā€œAce Venturaā€, ā€œThe Witches of Eastwickā€, and ā€œJoe Versus the Volcanoā€. Yes, I think that explains it. And the tone shifts.

I really enjoyed seeing a young Ben Kingsley and in fact I liked his villainous clichĆ© more than his later work, with the niggling worry that he was reminding me of someone else ā€” or is Cosmo the trope-maker here?

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Sneakers

Instead of ā€œWar Gamesā€, this movie turned a bit toward ā€œPorkyā€™sā€ and ā€œGet Smartā€ ā€” even the car pulling up!

The serious visionary stuff gave me hints of ā€œSnowdenā€, which I want to watch next.

Sneakers

Sneakers is a 1992 double caper film directed by Phil Alden Robinson. Featuring an All-Star Cast, the film is a complex thriller about a team of slightly shady security experts who find themselves facing a murderous conspiracy involving ā€¦

TV Tropes
Show threadChristian Kent   š˜Šš˜’ :ļ¼¼ļ¹„
@freediverx @atpfm @caseyliss oh btw my dadā€™s shop had that motion detector too ā€” I can confirm that Robert Redford walked about 50% too fast in a couple of shots, but in the others that was the right pace ā€” I had plenty of practice at age 8
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Accidental Tech PodcastJun 17

šŸŽ„ šŸŽžļø ATP MOVIE CLUB IS BACK! šŸŽžļø šŸŽ„

In this new member-exclusive special, we watched Sneakers (1992).

Join now to listen!

https://atp.fm/atp-movie-club-sneakers

Show threadtambourinemanJun 17
@atpfm thatā€™s an awesome movie.
Show threadšŸŽJun 17

@atpfm Come on @caseyliss Iā€™m doing your job here

https://callsheetapp.com/movie/2322

Sneakers

We could tell you what it's about. But then, of course, we'd have to kill you.

Open in Callsheet
Show threadCasey LissJun 17
@zhhz First link in the show notes! :)
Show threadfab1AnJun 17
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Show threadJanne OjaniemiJun 17
@atpfm my voice is my passport, verify me
Show threadfreediverxJun 17
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Show threadChristopherJun 17
@atpfm Somewhat ATP movie club related. The Somerville Theater in Somerville, MA is showing The Hunt for Red October in 70mm on June 28th at 3pm *and* 8pm
Show threadKenny BarntJun 17
@christopherbowers @atpfm @caseyliss is this a special celebration of some sort for @dmoren, maybe for his recent Jeopardy! run?
Show threadJonathan DechkoJun 17

@christopherbowers @atpfm

Remember, one night only.

Show threadfreediverxJun 17
@atpfm
The man who proposed this film is looking for someone meticulous, refined. Anal
Show threadNicolas Ward Jun 17
@atpfm Too Many Podcasts
Show threadReidJun 17
@atpfm oh man when I woke up and saw this in my feed, and saw ā€œMovie Club: Sneakersā€, it made me SO happy! šŸ˜ƒ
Show threadfreediverxJun 18
@atpfm
When I was a kid, I had a part time job at a boating supply store. It had an alarm system with ā€œultrasonic motion detectorsā€. Whenever I walked closely by the emitters, I could definitely hear/feel a piercing, high pitched tone in my ears that was inaudible just a few feet farther away. The adults couldn't hear it at all.
Show threadChristian Kent   š˜Šš˜’ :ļ¼¼ļ¹„Jun 20

@freediverx @atpfm @caseyliss I just watched this movie for the first time in 25 years.

My favourite part was the directional microphone listening to rooms to identify their purpose. My least favourite part was the VGA display being used in 1969 as well as 1992. And I think seeing Microsoft Excel in Windows 3.1 ā€” its true glory ā€” made up for editing audio tape with physical cuts ā€¦ in 1992 ā€¦ by rich nerds!

In fact Whistler was easily the best character/actor combo. Dan Aykroyd ā€” I liked him more 2 hours ago šŸ˜ž And River Phoenix, well, he was him.

I think Iā€™m a bit too old to have the nostalgia bump that I have for other shows and movies ā€” I will definitely forgive Casey for that. But Iā€™m a little upset at @siracusa promoting the actors and A-movie values here ā€¦ say what? Turns out I wasnā€™t put off by the technology, or the MacGuffin ā€” but the mayhem comedy?

The acoustic coupler and ā€œlie detectorā€ didnā€™t bother me as much as how the NSA couldnā€™t hear everyone on speaker. The NCIS-style ā€œenhance!ā€ didnā€™t bother me as much as every. damn. time. someone bumped the surveillance camera enough to knock the subject out of frame 200% at telephoto zoom. And then there was the American Pie element.

Granted, it does swing wildly in tone ā€” also not great ā€” but when so many actors overact, you have to pin it on the director. Yet the same guy gave us ā€œThe Sum of All Fearsā€ and 10 episodes of ā€œBand of Brothersā€ šŸ¤·ā€ā™‚ļø

But the First AD did work on such comical treasures as ā€œAce Venturaā€, ā€œThe Witches of Eastwickā€, and ā€œJoe Versus the Volcanoā€. Yes, I think that explains it. And the tone shifts.

I really enjoyed seeing a young Ben Kingsley and in fact I liked his villainous clichĆ© more than his later work, with the niggling worry that he was reminding me of someone else ā€” or is Cosmo the trope-maker here?

https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Film/Sneakers

Instead of ā€œWar Gamesā€, this movie turned a bit toward ā€œPorkyā€™sā€ and ā€œGet Smartā€ ā€” even the car pulling up!

The serious visionary stuff gave me hints of ā€œSnowdenā€, which I want to watch next.

Sneakers

Sneakers is a 1992 double caper film directed by Phil Alden Robinson. Featuring an All-Star Cast, the film is a complex thriller about a team of slightly shady security experts who find themselves facing a murderous conspiracy involving ā€¦

TV Tropes
Show threadChristian Kent   š˜Šš˜’ :ļ¼¼ļ¹„Jun 20
@freediverx @atpfm @caseyliss oh btw my dadā€™s shop had that motion detector too ā€” I can confirm that Robert Redford walked about 50% too fast in a couple of shots, but in the others that was the right pace ā€” I had plenty of practice at age 8
Show threadJohn KeplerJun 18
@atpfm I have nothing but love for this movie. To the point that I have had this installed for years. https://github.com/bartobri/no-more-secrets Alias all your favorite commands and pipe them in! Nothing more fun. Nothing.
GitHub - bartobri/no-more-secrets: A command line tool that recreates the famous data decryption effect seen in the 1992 movie Sneakers.

A command line tool that recreates the famous data decryption effect seen in the 1992 movie Sneakers. - bartobri/no-more-secrets

GitHub
Show threadBill VinsonJun 18
@atpfm VERY much looking forward to listening to this one! Great movie (one of my favorites) and I imagine the discussion will be unique for this film.
Show threadTodd VaziriJun 19
@atpfm OH FUCK YEAH
Show threadAdam BrandonJun 19
@tvaziri @atpfm Too Many Siracusas
Show threadJanne OjaniemiJul 11

@atpfm finally got around to listening to this episode. Few thoughts:

1. The one off IC the mathematician had created. What if it was an FPGA?

2. This movie taught me the value of diverse teams. Specificly how the team needed someone to tell them what kind of date the guy was looking for.

3. Itā€™s been a while since I have watched it, but am in the only one who loved Lawnmower Man? I was blown away by the graphics, and I remember the articles and documentaries on how they made the movie.