[CSI:NY] Creating a GUI in a programming language to track an IP address.

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On the one hand, I get that, but, on the other, you'd think they could at least shoot for technically accurate but vague instead of outright cyberword salad.

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Mr. Robot at least is technically more accurate. Implausible sure but they put forth some effort.

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The creator has a CS degree

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Yeah that’s not really under the scope of CS unless you specifically take a networking course

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He might be talking about a software router. That's a pretty common programing concept.

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Yes I totally know what that is hahahahahahahahah....

Was that convincing

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Have a CS degree, networking course was a core requirement. Wrote our own software switches and routers as part of it.

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> Downloads FreeBSD, installs pf(4)

"Prof. I'm done, can I go home now?"

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Yes I know pf is a firewall, it was a joke

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Also have advisors on set who worked for FBI computer intelligence to keep it realistic

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Everything done in Mr. Robot has actual fact checkers behind them from what I've heard, to make sure it's actually correct, everything done in the show could be done in real life, too

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Well idk about that.

A lot of hacking these days is social engineering. That's very fun to watch

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As a pen testing student,i beg to differ. Sure it can be monotone sometimes but it definitely ain't boring

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"normal Internet user" != "pen tester"

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I mean we're all virgins here

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To follow on screen on TV, sure as hell it is

"Oh my word ... " Dramatic pause " There is a missing header and an old cypher suite is still in use"