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Poll Results
| Option | Votes |
| * A hacker can get into the most sensitive computer in the world before intermission and guess the secret password i | 1 |
| * The most relevant information is displayed in a separate windows right in the middle of the screen, but there's ne | 1 |
| * Likewise, you can infect a computer with a destructive virus by simply typing "UPLOAD VIRUS" (see Fortre | 1 |
| * All computer panels have thousands of volts and flash pots just underneath the surface. Malfunctions are indicated | 1 |
| * Most computers, no matter how small, are able to produce reality-defying three-dimensional, active animation, phot | 1 |
| * Word processors never display a cursor. | 0 |
| * If a disk has got encrypted files, you are automatically asked for a password when you try to access them. | 0 |
| * No matter what kind of computer disk it is, it'll be readable by any system you put it into. All application softw | 0 |
| * The more high-tech the equipment, the more buttons it has (Aliens). However, everyone must have been highly traine | 0 |
| * Laptops, for some strange reason, always seem to have amazing real-time video phone capabilities and the performan | 0 |
| * Whenever a character looks at a VDU, the image is so bright that it projects itself onto his/her face (see Alien, | 0 |
| * Either a Jacob's Ladder or a Van Der Graaf Generator is absolutely necessary for the operation of new, experimenta | 0 |
| * One can issue any complex set of commands in a few keystokes (see Star Trek). | 0 |
| * The internet connects to everything in the movies. You can edit credit records, search hotel registries, lookup po | 0 |
| * Smashing the VDU prevents the whole system from working (see Speed). | 0 |
| * When the power plant/missile-site/whatever overheats, all the control panels will explode, as will the entire buil | 0 |
| * Complex calculations and loading of huge amounts of data will be accomplished in under three seconds. Movie modems | 0 |
| * You never have to use the space-bar when typing long sentences. | 0 |
| * All monitors display inch-high letters. | 0 |
| * High-tech computers, such as those used by NASA, the CIA, or some such governmental institution, will have easy to | 0 |
| * Corollary: you can gain access to any information you want by simply typing "ACCESS ALL OF THE SECRET FILES&q | 0 |
| * All computers are connected. You can access the information on the villain's desktop computer, even if it's turned | 0 |
| * Powerful computers beep whenever you press a key or whenever the screen changes. Some computers also slow down the | 0 |
| * The really advanced ones also emulate the sound of a dot-matrix printer. (See The Hunt For Red October or Alien) | 0 |
| * Corollary: sending data to a modem/tape drive/printer faster than expected causes it to explode. | 0 |
| * People typing away on a computer will turn it off without saving the data. (See the opening credits for The Hunt F | 0 |
| * Any PERMISSION DENIED error has an OVERRIDE function (see Demolition Man and countless others). | 0 |
| * You can launch nuclear missiles from any bedroom using an analog modem, but only if you know a single secret passw | 0 |
― The Macallan 18 Year, Friday, 15 June 2007 16:06 (nineteen years ago)
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