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Michael Madsen has died

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117 points anigbrowl | 8 comments | 03 Jul 25 22:17 UTC | HN request time: 0.935s | source | bottom
1. StopTheWorld ◴[03 Jul 25 23:04 UTC] No.44459843[source]▶
Can't forget his appearance at the beginning of the classic hacker movie, WarGames.
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2. genghisjahn ◴[03 Jul 25 23:26 UTC] No.44459953[source]▶
My kids and I use that phrase "THAT'S NOT THE CORRECT PROCEDURE!" whenever one of us isn't doing what we're supposed to.
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3. jonbaer ◴[04 Jul 25 01:38 UTC] No.44460465[source]▶
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6aCpS0-yls
4. anon7725 ◴[04 Jul 25 01:40 UTC] No.44460479[source]▶
I rewatched WarGames recently. It holds up and is worth watching again. In particular with our current concerns over AI it feels ahead of its time.
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5. cbanek ◴[04 Jul 25 02:45 UTC] No.44460733[source]▶
Sir we are at launch, TURN YOUR KEY.
6. somenameforme ◴[04 Jul 25 04:16 UTC] No.44461084[source]▶
The interesting thing is that I think WarGames was likely [heavily] inspired by Colossus: The Forbin Project [1], released in 1970! It too, holds up extremely well.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus:_The_Forbin_Project

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7. jonbaer ◴[04 Jul 25 05:47 UTC] No.44461479{3}[source]▶
Also Fail Safe ... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fail_Safe_(1964_film)
8. bombcar ◴[04 Jul 25 12:44 UTC] No.44464024[source]▶
Reminds me of college days; we had a bit of tradition of changing Windows error sounds when the owner wasn’t looking.

Depending on which sound you chose it could be weeks or months until they hit it.

So maybe …