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BuzzKillington
04-29-2010, 05:42 PM
Computers in the movies have always driven me nuts. This guy decided to write it down.

http://www.allowe.com/Humor/book/Everything%20I%20Know%20about%20Computers.htm
mDust
04-29-2010, 06:18 PM
Oh that Hollywood!
It's just like how every CSI carries a gun and kicks in doors while every car crash ends in a fiery explosion.
d_stilgar
04-29-2010, 08:19 PM
Aliens also use PCI cards. Sometimes they power the whole ship or control all navigation.
billygoat333
04-29-2010, 08:47 PM
Oh that Hollywood!
It's just like how every CSI carries a gun and kicks in doors while every car crash ends in a fiery explosion.


I'm glad that the CSI gun thing bothers other people than me! I like the show but seriously? cmon!
x88x
04-29-2010, 11:50 PM
Aliens also use PCI cards. Sometimes they power the whole ship or control all navigation.

Well of course! The PCI bus is universal, right? Like that scene in Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles where John is reading the terminator's chip by plugging it into the PCI slot. That'd totally work, right?...right?... :whistler:

Great list though, I love it. Only thing I would challenge is the "Some computers also slow down the screen output to reading speed.". A lot of the movies that I've seen that did this were pretty old, and a 300 baud modem transmits at about reading speed.