Possible (nerdy) chuckles

Van Hellseek · 9 Oct 2009 at 01:43

meghatronic said:
Who knows what custom software they have?

I'm saying it is plausible.

But presumably this is as much about stereotypes than things that are not possible.

As with my own addition above, it's obviously possible, just very unlikely. Yet very common in movies.

meghatronic · 9 Oct 2009 at 01:44

seek said:
But presumably this is more about stereotypes than things that are not possible.

As with my own addition above, it's obviously possible, just very unlikely. Yet very common in movies.

I disagree

However, I see your point. I hate the searching-through-a-database-of-faces shows-every-face thing.

.one. · 9 Oct 2009 at 01:55

Years back but not so much now a common one was none of the computers or monitors had any lead of any kind for power

Le_Petit_Lapin · 9 Oct 2009 at 02:01

Swordfish should get an honourable mention all of its own.

digipeep · 9 Oct 2009 at 02:03

I think someone e-mailed this one back in 1998.

Hequn · 9 Oct 2009 at 02:11

Tefal said:
even when zooming in on small sections of pictures?

How do they do that do they type a grid reference in or something.

That's what I mean, when it's things that will obviously use a mouse in the real world. Annoying to a lot of us, most wouldn't bat an eyelid.

Edward78 · 9 Oct 2009 at 02:25

SuBsTaNcE said:
Should I be ashamed that I found some of these funny?

Yes, yes you should....

Gerard · 9 Oct 2009 at 02:30

Suprised it didn;t list one of the more obvious ones (or maybe it did and i overlooked it). When someone gets a passwod wrong "ACCESS DENIED" comes up on the screen in huge red letters.

Gerard · 9 Oct 2009 at 02:31

Tefal said:
even when zooming in on small sections of pictures?

How do they do that do they type a grid reference in or something.

And why is it nomatter how bad the image it can be "sharpened" to hd quality. :eek:

kylew · 9 Oct 2009 at 02:35

vonhelmet said:
They missed the part where anytime anything is displayed on a screen it makes a corresponding noise of some kind in time with the display.

ARGH I BLOODY HATE THAT.

That stupid "chirp" sound that they pretend all computers make. :mad:

gillywibble · 9 Oct 2009 at 08:13

iamdjdz said:
22. All scanners, video cameras and digital cameras have a resolution of
approximately 500 megapixels. Any image can be infinitely magnified with
no pixelization.

/pedant

:/

/pedant

I know what you mean though.

MowyTone · 9 Oct 2009 at 09:11

Smiled at a few of them

LeJosh · 9 Oct 2009 at 09:19

The independance day one made me laugh.

Prophet · 9 Oct 2009 at 09:26

Le_Petit_Lapin said:
Swordfish should get an honourable mention all of its own.

Top hackers are able to hack government systems while receiving a BJ!

Cosimo · 9 Oct 2009 at 09:31

A few of these are funny.

Karl · 9 Oct 2009 at 10:25

The Jurassic Park one made me laugh.

NvidiaDan · 9 Oct 2009 at 11:08

Reminds me of the Die Hard movies

Everything is done with the keyboard.

Werewolf · 9 Oct 2009 at 11:51

I think you may have missed the

All networking gear is made by Cisco, and must say so prominently, even that in use by companies that supposedly are decades ahead in every other technical area including computers.

rule

They are so true...

gjrc · 9 Oct 2009 at 12:08

they are films.....! its fiction!!!

Scott Salisbury · 9 Oct 2009 at 12:22

vonhelmet said:
They missed the part where anytime anything is displayed on a screen it makes a corresponding noise of some kind in time with the display.

This annoys me so much I sometimes have to stop watching.