bapu
And now as good as Mr. Robot is, it has, at times, some pretty crappy examples of programming in Linux. Might as well just be a bunch of ls -l commands with an occasional tail -100 command thrown in.

I was wondering whether they were using proper programming/hacking techniques. In fact I'd love to hear any of our programming gurus give a critique of Mr. Robot's accuracy.
 
I watched the first couple seasons but have been saving them up (because I prefer watching a show AFTER it's done or at least has a couple seasons under its belt) and it was cool enough. Kind of like "Fight Club" meets "Hackers" but considering how hyper accurate shows like this can get nowadays I was hoping they were staying true to the reality of THAT side of it.
 
But I guess (and you'll have to clarify, baps and/or other program hounds who watch MR. Robot) if they are avoiding just putting sheer jibberish on the screen (like ZOMG SCROLLING ONES AND ZEROES!! EVERYBODY PANIC!!!) and showing actual command lines and actions and yadda friggen yadda (I'm also certified in YADDA programming... it's pretty obscure... you've probably never heard of it).
 
Also seems like the perfect opportunity for them to toss in some programming nerd jokes throughout the series.
 
Which I could totally get behind even if I would not understand them. In fact that was kind of what I hoped they were doing.
 
iftheystartdoingthatnowtheyowememoneyandwellknowatleastoneoftheirsoundteamusessonar...andreadsthefreakingcoffeehouse
 
tothatmysteriousstrangerisayinthemostfonziiestwayimaginable...AAAAAYYYYY!
 
nowgimmesomemoney

They are showing real Linux commands it's just that they seem kind of lame in context to what they purport to be doing. IMO.

I think I want to learn a whole bunch of programming languages. Like even the ancient and obscure ones.
 
Not to actually program anything.
 
Just to write idiotic programming jokes to insert into pop culture.
 
againifthisbecomesathingiwantsomefriggenmoney

I can sense Ed furiously typing up a program that once fully loaded flashes the word [REDACTED] on the screen... in monochrome green.

10111011000010000010111011010100001010101110110101111110101010010001010010010101011101010010010101010101010101010010101110101101000100000000110110101010101011011110100100100101010111001011

craigb
10111011000010000010111011010100001010101110110101111110101010010001010010010101011101010010010101010101010101010010101110101101000100000000110110101010101011011110100100100101010111001011

You know you could get banned for such talk here.

craigb
I think the Bakers should make this topic a sticky.
 
(I should also point out that, chemically, alcohol IS a solution.)

Sorry to nitpick, but alcohol is a solvent, not a solution.
 
Metamucil is a solution.