Re:Ask HN: What's a modern equivalent of the 80's "War Games...
by manvsmachine on Saturday December 13, 2008 @01:21PM
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Strangely enough, I'd say Iron Man. A lot of people I've talked to about the movie were more into Tony Stark's smart home tech than they were into the suit. I distinctly remember one female friend of mine who despises tech talk, asking me all about whether it would be possible to engineer those self-dimming window displays.
Maybe it's not as realistically grounded as others, but it definitely shows people why we do what we do: we like building cool stuff.
Maybe it's not as realistically grounded as others, but it definitely shows people why we do what we do: we like building cool stuff.