Hollywood Hacking  (permanent link) added: 2008-01-17 06:41:02
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Tag: Similar to the Extreme Graphical Representation, Hollywood
Hacking is when some sort of convoluted metaphor is not only
used to describe hacking, but actually to put it into practise.
Characters will come up with rubbish like "extinguish the
firewall!" and "I'll use the Millennium Bug to launch an
Overclocking Attack on the whole internet!" - even hacking light
switches and electric razors.    • The terrible Hackers; full of
this...   • The Demon Headmaster: the only thing preventing
access to the Prime Minister's computer is a weak password, and
to hack it, you just need to tell the computer "knock, knock"
jokes. Apparently, it takes the combined power of the brightest
minds in the country to figure this out.   • Bioshock: want to
hack into a robot, computer or even vending machine? Play "Pipe
Dream"!   • Mass Effect is even worse - just see
[http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2