When I first watched War Games (1983) I thought "wow, so weird, not only they had terrible password management, but their test 'AI' system was directly linked to the prod".
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When I first watched War Games (1983) I thought "wow, so weird, not only they had terrible password management, but their test 'AI' system was directly linked to the prod".
Ha-ha.
@nina_kali_nina Just let em cook.
That's a good film too.
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When I first watched War Games (1983) I thought "wow, so weird, not only they had terrible password management, but their test 'AI' system was directly linked to the prod".
Ha-ha.
Actually…. as in admin admin?
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Actually…. as in admin admin?
@xs4me2 no, just some random name
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@xs4me2 no, just some random name
Louvre's video surveillance system password was "Louvre"…
Can’t make stuff like this up…
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When I first watched War Games (1983) I thought "wow, so weird, not only they had terrible password management, but their test 'AI' system was directly linked to the prod".
Ha-ha.
Me, today: You connected WHAT to an MCP service!?
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When I first watched War Games (1983) I thought "wow, so weird, not only they had terrible password management, but their test 'AI' system was directly linked to the prod".
Ha-ha.
@nina_kali_nina@tech.lmucho still cannot get my head around the idea of "negotiating" with a computer and gaslighting it with natural language, as a real hacking technique
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When I first watched War Games (1983) I thought "wow, so weird, not only they had terrible password management, but their test 'AI' system was directly linked to the prod".
Ha-ha.
@nina_kali_nina@tech.lgbt Welcome to War Games 2026 🫠
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When I first watched War Games (1983) I thought "wow, so weird, not only they had terrible password management, but their test 'AI' system was directly linked to the prod".
Ha-ha.
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Me, today: You connected WHAT to an MCP service!?
@brewski @nina_kali_nina the Master Control Program is meant to control everything
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When I first watched War Games (1983) I thought "wow, so weird, not only they had terrible password management, but their test 'AI' system was directly linked to the prod".
Ha-ha.
@nina_kali_nina Dabney Coleman played the first tech bro.
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When I first watched War Games (1983) I thought "wow, so weird, not only they had terrible password management, but their test 'AI' system was directly linked to the prod".
Ha-ha.
@nina_kali_nina That movie was the reason my cousin was not allowed to have a modem on his Commodore 64.
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When I first watched War Games (1983) I thought "wow, so weird, not only they had terrible password management, but their test 'AI' system was directly linked to the prod".
Ha-ha.
I figure there was only one computer - the computer. Not like today with a virtual machine on any lever close by to test stuff.
I think this was how things where at the time, also in reality at The Swedish Social Insurance Agency and their Bull Cobol machines - you coded in prod and just solved the thing where it was needed.
I recall this from a tour I had some 20 years ago when I was an employee but 20 years is a long time to mess upp memories so I might be wrong. -
When I first watched War Games (1983) I thought "wow, so weird, not only they had terrible password management, but their test 'AI' system was directly linked to the prod".
Ha-ha.
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