Tag: movies

  • What I Learned About Computer Security From Movies

    Computer security is a subject that, with the sole exception of Mr. Robot, has never been portrayed realistically on movies or television. I had a lot of help on this one. Co-authored by my old friends, Chris Moritz and Scott Vowels.

    A hacker wearing a hoodie in a dark room. He is working on a retro laptop.
  • Movie laws

  • What I Learned from Movies, XV: Cop-Out Answers

    One thing I really hate? Unacceptable answers to cover a weak plot or to justify why a character can do a certain thing. The second and third Matrix movies are notorious for covering plot gaps with lines that at first listen sound like they could be deep—then you remember that these are movies with Keanu…

  • What I Learned from Movies XIV: Military Movies

  • Say Anything: 2012 Edition

  • What I Learned About Caves from Movies

    An explosion in a cave, no matter how small the blast, will result in the precise amount of falling rocks needed to just cover the solitary entrance. The rocks will always be small enough to be carried away by hand. Even when there are tens of thousands of bats, the guano will have no affect…

  • What I Learned About Car Theft from Movies

    All cars can be hotwired. The first time the wires contact, they will spark. The second contact will always start the car. You’ll never steal a car with bad brakes, poor suspension, etc. Stolen cars can jump cliffs, bridges and take impossible turns. Stolen cars never have safety glass. Shooting a criminal’s windshield will always…

  • What I Learned from Movies: Car Chases

    What have you learned from car chases in movies?

  • Things I Learned from Movies: Vampires

    What have you learned about vampires?

  • Things I Learned from Movies, Police Chiefs

    What have you learned about Police Chiefs?

  • Things I Learned from Sports Movies

    What have you learned from Sports Movies?

  • Things I Learned from Movies, Ninjas

    What have you learned about Ninjas?