James Bond fails the tech test in Skyfall(bbc.co.uk)
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James Bond fails the tech test in Skyfall
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20555621
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Bond film tech is supposed to be slightly better than what we have. In the 1963 "From Russia with Love", Bond had a car phone. In Moonraker, Drax has a hidden space station. In "Die Another Day", the fight scene use robots with lasers that are powerful enough to sear steel and drill a hole through a head - in a fraction of a second.
I'm with Double0Seven in saying that the the server uses fan-less machines.
I'm with Double0Seven in saying that the the server uses fan-less machines.
In the mean time, he is using a miniature GPS device to signal his position... with a switch... and a tiny antenna! I found that so kitch compared to the fancy annimation you see in the hacking scene!
Definitely a fun read!
There are some silent data-centers that use no fans. The only noise would be high-frequency electrical hum. So, for a "future" concept, it works.
As far as the Fancy Graphics, its exactly where hacking is going. Metasploit Framework has an interested graphical interface program called Armitage which reproduces the command-line format into graphical imagery. Considering where the "future" is heading, most of the command-line will be shifted towards a hybrid approach of scripts run via graphical interfaces with CLI tucked in neatly.
The movie failed hard but, did have "proof of concept" pseudo-foreshadowing.