Does technology on TV annoy you?

[Riceckr]

I know it's just entertainment, but watching CSI and seeing the programs they use really want to make me scream.

for example: there is a picture of someone's arm (on one of their giant 50" computer monitors) with a hand print on it. they've deducted that this person used a glove so there happens to be a glove database on the right side showing every type of glove they can scroll through. they find a type that fits and drag it to the bruises that that type of glove would make and the screen lights up and says "MATCH!"

so many other examples out there...are there any that you can think of?

sorry that isn't the exact scenario but that type of stuff just gets under my skin. the average person like my wife is like wow that's awesome. I understand that this isn't set in the future where something like this can exist, but it just seems like every situation they come across they can just enter it into the computer and bingo.

 

[vi edit]

hax0r teh gIbZoN!!!@!

 

[effowe]

Zooming in 50x with no pixelation.

 

[chuckywang]

Originally posted by: Riceckr
I know it's just entertainment, but watching CSI and seeing the programs they use really want to make me scream.

for example: there is a picture of someone's arm (on one of their giant 50" computer monitors) with a hand print on it. they've deducted that this person used a glove so there happens to be a glove database on the right side showing every type of glove they can scroll through. they find a type that fits and drag it to the bruises that that type of glove would make and the screen lights up and says "MATCH!"

so many other examples out there...are there any that you can think of?

sorry that isn't the exact scenario but that type of stuff just gets under my skin. the average person like my wife is like wow that's awesome. I understand that this isn't set in the future where something like this can exist, but it just seems like every situation they come across they can just enter it into the computer and bingo.

Your programming penis feeling a bit small today?

 

[BooGiMaN]

yeah i hate when the case cant be broken and all of a sudden they pull this crap....

as you can see we have enhanced the reflection at the precise moment the murder occured off of a high rise building 3 blocks away building at night with an overcast sky..hold on the programming is enhancing..enhancing.....there you have the killers face enhanced to a high def image

 

[Riceckr]

Originally posted by: chuckywang

Originally posted by: Riceckr
I know it's just entertainment, but watching CSI and seeing the programs they use really want to make me scream.

for example: there is a picture of someone's arm (on one of their giant 50" computer monitors) with a hand print on it. they've deducted that this person used a glove so there happens to be a glove database on the right side showing every type of glove they can scroll through. they find a type that fits and drag it to the bruises that that type of glove would make and the screen lights up and says "MATCH!"

so many other examples out there...are there any that you can think of?

sorry that isn't the exact scenario but that type of stuff just gets under my skin. the average person like my wife is like wow that's awesome. I understand that this isn't set in the future where something like this can exist, but it just seems like every situation they come across they can just enter it into the computer and bingo.

Your programming penis feeling a bit small today?

I'm asian

 

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: effowe
Zooming in 50x with no pixelation.

ding

blurry ass traffic cam.. zoom in 1000x and have a beautiful face shot.


Actually almost the whole show is like that. the perps always happen to have some really rare traceable thing left behind.


Theres one where they find the guy cause a chunk of his $100889M mag falls off. In real life he'd be driving a ***** chevy halfton with steel rims

 

[gamepad]

Originally posted by: effowe
Zooming in 50x with no pixelation.

 

[lyssword]

I get annoyed when the programs they use for "haxxoring" in any movie or tv show does that "cybery" sound whenever you touch the key (or any other action). I just can't stand that high pitch "cybery" noise.

 

[PhoenixOrion]

do police depts have database of thread/tracks imprint for all tires ever made?

 

[toekramp]

24 is the worst

Chloe: Jack I can't get through, it's encrypted with 1024 bit encryption!!!
Jack: CHLOE I NEED IT NOW
Chloe: OK OK I got it

 

[bondboy]

I thought everyone knew how to get bypass a Phoenix firewall in order to access the subnet relay.

 

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: lyssword
I get annoyed when the programs they use for "haxxoring" in any movie or tv show does that "cybery" sound whenever you touch the key (or any other action). I just can't stand that high pitch "cybery" noise.

And the progress bar

"HACK IN PROGRESS"
"|++++++++++>------------| 60%"

 

[Rip the Jacker]

I just hate it that they're using some sort of advanced image manipulating program, and they're fscking doing it like all the other hacking movies by TYPING, instead of using a mouse to zoom in, ROFL.

 

[CKent]

God yes this has been a real peeve for me when I watch TV, which isn't very frequently. It's a good reminder of how utterly clueless the average person is about this.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2007/07/16

My thoughts on this matter.

A lot of technology annoys me, even scifi tech.

Giving a virus to an alien computer
Aliens using earth's satellite system to coordinate their movements (Seriously, why can't they do it themselves?)
50000X zoom with Cameras
Incredibly simplified GUI's with bright flashy colors, and text large enough to read 50 meters away
An OS that doesnt resemble anything we use today (Of course, they could just be using custom Os's)
Laptop/Desktops running intensive rendering applications that should take hours or days in real time
Cracking passwords with brute force in 5 seconds
LOADING VIRUS

I know that Sci Fi tech is not real, but I can still never figure these kinds of scenes out

'We're hit!! Shields at 50%!!! Fires on all decks! Weapons systems down! Engines are not responsive!! Main Core offline! Backups not responding!! Hull Structure is buckling! We've lost atmosphere on bottom decks!! Heavy Casualties!!" All while people are getting thrown around, every single circuit in the damn bridge blows up, and spark are flying.


Stargate especialyl abuses this. Every single ship scene is the same with sparks flying in the bridge
And I'm just sitting there going, "Your shields are still at 50%.. wtf.."

 

[BooGiMaN]

and then there is the accidental genius

they are all stumped looking at a metal peice and a random guy passes by...


"hey what are you guys doing with an piece of ultra rare vintage only 5 in the world every made bla blaba" something or other...thats easily traceable

 

[shabby]

Originally posted by: toekramp
24 is the worst

Chloe: Jack I can't get through, it's encrypted with 1024 bit encryption!!!
Jack: CHLOE I NEED IT NOW
Chloe: OK OK I got it

Dont you diss 24!

 

[PhoenixOrion]

Hugh Jackman was able to hack the Department of Defense in under 60 seconds using someone else's Dell laptop with a gun to his head and a blonde blowing him.

[Swordfish]

 

[evident]

hahaha, this thread is the best!

 

[kevinthenerd]

Originally posted by: lyssword
I get annoyed when the programs they use for "haxxoring" in any movie or tv show does that "cybery" sound whenever you touch the key (or any other action). I just can't stand that high pitch "cybery" noise.

We need to modify zsh to do that. hehe

 

[herkulease]

yes this annoys me too.

I also like how they have these magical software that is able to do data recovery within seconds, regardless of how damage the thing is. they just plug it in and bam.

then there's the episode where nick was buried alive. the guy was able to run a live webcam feed via a cell phone. transfer rate was incredible. all it ook was a tiny little dish and this really old nokia phone from 2000 which doesn't even support web access.

 

[akshatp]

Originally posted by: PhoenixOrion
Hugh Jackman was able to hack the Department of Defense in under 60 seconds using someone else's Dell laptop with a gun to his head and a blonde blowing him.

[Swordfish]

Hey, that was real! Didnt you know that most Hollywood actors have extensive training in computer hacking?

 

[kevinthenerd]

Originally posted by: PhoenixOrion
do police depts have database of thread/tracks imprint for all tires ever made?

I've wondered about that myself. Nine Walgreens stores in my area had their ATMs stolen because they supposedly drove a truck in, chained it up, and hauled off. Well, at the store where my fiance works, I measured the width between tire marks. (They melted the carpet a bit when they took off.) I've been too lazy to research the make and model, but I have a wheel base and a good guess as to the rim width. It's only a matter of time now to use both my geek and car skills, but alas.... it's the last week of the semester for me, and I'm not going to be on the computer for much longer.

(I got 1 hour of sleep last night, and I'm not going to repeat it.)

 

[kevinthenerd]

Originally posted by: CKent
God yes this has been a real peeve for me when I watch TV, which isn't very frequently. It's a good reminder of how utterly clueless the average person is about this.

The average sheep doesn't know jack siht about ANYTHING.