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Exposition from an Idiot Box

John August has some good advice on putting television into movies. I might also add some rules on computers in movies:

1. Most programs are functional. They don't have fancy visual graphics and they don't beep to let you know they've finished computing. This especially holds true for any program created by a government contractor. Do you think the spy agencies want to waste processor cycles on semi-transparent windows and animations?
2. Only really high-end hackers never take their hands off the keyboard. The rest of us use a mouse.
3. You can't infinitely zoom in on a photograph and maintain resolution. You just can't.
4. Passwords cannot be guessed out of thin air. You have to have a clue about how the person thinks.

That's my ten cents anyway.

UPDATE: Annoyances.org has their own list

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