James Bond fails the tech test in Skyfall

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20555621

by anu_gupta • 14 years ago

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The server room scene could of been silent if the hardware was using fan-less chip-sets.

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.

matthiasb• 14 years ago

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!

dalke• 14 years ago

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.

zapfmann• 14 years ago

Definitely a fun read!

James Bond fails the tech test in Skyfall

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