GUI interface using visual basic to track the killers IP address CSI

xerohour · 3.5M views · 2009-04-27 · 0:15

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Overview

A short CSI clip in which characters try to track a killer's IP address by writing a Visual Basic GUI. It is a famous example of absurd TV hacking.

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Used as a running joke whenever HN discusses Hollywood hacking or nonsense technical jargon.

Discussed on HN; no positive recommendation is recorded in this export · HN mentions 2012–2026

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Film & TV clips Security & hacking Internet culture & memes

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vunderba · 2026-06 · Joke / meme
Lol. For reference, this is one of the many classic pseudohacker babble references from the television show CSI [1]. Brought to you by your average screen writer who probably thought that dragging an icon from the desktop in Windows 95 to the Recycle Bin also deleted the corresponding files. [1] - [VIDEO]
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tivert · 2024-10 · Criticism
> Most non-technical business stakeholders don't really understand what we do. You don't see shows about awesome devs doing awesome shit, like you do for lawyers, doctors, business people, etc. All they know about us is that we're nerds who work like two hours a day and can't be bothered to go into the office. You do, but it's even more ridiculous nonsense fantasy than a typical doctor or a lawyer show (e.g. all the hacker girl scenes like [VIDEO] , [LINK] ).
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sundarurfriend · 2023-10 · Joke / meme
Have you ever created a GUI interface in Visual Basic, and seen if you could track an IP address? ( [VIDEO] for the younguns)
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