HN commenters use it to point people to Threads, which they call the most harrowing depiction of nuclear war and say should be mandatory viewing.
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309 videos about film & tv clips that Hacker News commenters keep pointing each other to, ranked by how many separate months they were recommended. Part of Arts, Comedy, Music & Film.
HN cites the scene as a model of clear, decisive communication and of leaders acting fast to survive, and recommends the film as the best take on 2008.
HN shares it in bubble and crash threads as a memorable scene about market cycles and about information work versus physical labor.
HN commenters bring it up whenever a poll or survey result looks suspect, as the classic illustration of biased question framing.
HN people use it as background noise for coding and focus, and share it as a personal favorite.
HN points to it as the source and best distillation of 'fuck you money', in threads about FIRE, windfalls, layoffs and financial literacy.
HN commenters share it as a favorite audiovisual experience, with some calling the sync the best thing they have seen.
HN holds it up as one of the best pitches ever, an example of selling feeling and nostalgia rather than features.
HN points to it as a way to see WWI footage restored so the war feels modern and real.
HN commenters post it as a favorite scene about IBM's reputation and sales psychology.
HN points to it as a model for firing or laying off people clearly and respectfully.
Recommended as the best way to watch Lynch's Dune, closer to his original vision and judged by some the best adaptation of the book.
HN points to it as the one scene worth watching from the movie, a classic about sales and entrepreneurship.
HN recommends it as a masterpiece of emotional, contemplative science fiction, and draws analogies between its alien ocean and AI.
Linked in nearly every F-35 or procurement thread as the classic illustration of feature creep and design by stakeholder committee, including in software.
HN links it in any thread on map projections and the Mercator distortion of country sizes, often calling it a favorite scene.
Commenters call it one of the game's best dialogues and bring it up in discussions of mass surveillance.
Mentioned as an example of Sesame Street respecting children's intelligence and as an early gateway to modern classical music.
HN brings it up in threads about captchas, bots and AI agents as an excellent short film about being a robot.
Recommended as a savage, ahead-of-its-time parody of startup and tech culture.
HN points to it as the best filmed version of the story whenever aliens or the nature of intelligence come up.
Recommended in Max Headroom threads as a surprisingly good, short original film.
It is the go-to link in any HN thread on map projections, usually posted as the obligatory West Wing reference.
Commenters cite it as inspirational and relevant whenever power, technology and humanity are in tension.
HN shares it as encouragement in threads about habits, discipline, and social anxiety.
Cited as an accessible depiction of how commodity trading and the trading pit work.
Commenters bring it up in nuclear-fear and WWIII threads as an unnervingly realistic piece of fictional news coverage.
It is recommended in threads on the F-35 and defense procurement as a funny, mostly factual look at how requirements balloon, with some warnings about its accuracy.
HN points to it for the memorable hand-animated computer graphics, which still hold up, and as the TV rendition of a famous passage.
HN cites it, and the scent-sample scene in the film, in threads about surveillance and Stasi methods such as smell registers.
HN mentions it as a favorite documentary scene and as a reference for the Pruitt-Igoe demolition.
HN links it whenever the discussion turns to layoffs, saving, and having enough financial independence to say no.
Mostly used as a joking or nostalgic reference in threads about nuclear war, AI and security exploits.
It is used as a recurring joke whenever threads touch on the internet as a physical thing, and sometimes praised as a favorite sitcom.
It is recommended as a must-see scene in threads about unusual geometry and animation, such as Mandelbulb and 4D visuals.
HN cites it as a compact explanation of the housing crash and of institutions keeping their fingers on the scales.
Mostly a joke reference in threads about layoffs, idleness and wealth, with one commenter sincerely recommending the clip for its contrast of work attitudes.
The standard illustration of yak shaving, dependency hell and getting derailed, also likened to adult ADHD.
Mostly posted as a joke in threads about Polish, Unicode or hard-to-pronounce names, and loved as a comedy scene.
HN posts it as a classic scene whenever threads touch on ideas versus execution or who captures the profit from invention.
Posted as a joke and a reference whenever threads discuss newspaper bias and media pandering to readers.
HN people link it as a joke about blindly trusting navigation or automated systems.
HN mostly cites it for humor, with one commenter arguing the visuals work as a representation of what goes on in a programmer's mind.
HN cites it as an early, quirky example of machine-generated screenplays and what LSTMs could do.
Cited as a film scene illustrating subprime lending, housing bubbles, and people bragging about bad behavior.
HN uses the scene to argue for due process and for protecting the speech and rights of people you dislike.
HN finds Erik Singer's accent breakdowns informative and entertaining, and links them in discussions of accents and speech.
Quoted whenever HN debates due process and legal protections, even for people one dislikes.
HN uses it as a quick, memorable illustration of how money laundering works in discussions of crypto seizures and mixers.
HN uses it in AI and consciousness debates as a memorable take on why general intelligence is hard to define.
Brought up as a beloved classic whenever forklifts or workplace safety come up in a thread.
HN mostly quotes it as a joke about the nuclear missile Harrods would sell, and one commenter praises the show as political education.
HN mostly invokes it as a joke in threads about emergency numbers and phone numbers.
Cited as a parody that crams in 80s movie tropes and as an example of the VHS aesthetic.
Referenced as a fictional illustration of AI-assisted tools and non-visual interfaces.
Cited as an entertaining and brutal review of Picard, including in a thread about a takedown of another Picard review.
HN brings it up in threads about tone getting lost in text-based communication.
Posted in threads on US costs and institutions as a famous fictional rebuttal to American exceptionalism.
HN commenters link it as the origin of a LEGO quote and as a delightful monologue about how the toy has changed.
HN uses it as shorthand for incremental aggression and escalation, in threads on geopolitics, trade and creeping encroachment.
HN brings it up as a funny parody of odd Eastern European cartoons and as a joke about automation or replaced entertainment.
HN commenters cite it as the funny reference whenever someone gives an impenetrable technical presentation.
HN uses it as a joke reference when discussing coercion, implied threats and consent in power imbalances.
HN invokes it as a joke or reference whenever voice cloning or voice authentication comes up.
Posted as a joke or pop-culture reference whenever threads touch on backward or barbaric medicine.
HN points to it as a rare Hollywood hacking scene that uses real tools and a plausible, era-appropriate exploit.
Used purely as a joke reference when gull-wing doors or tech-money excess come up.
Used as a joke reference whenever a company issues a hollow public apology.
HN uses it as a quip or shorthand to illustrate that randomness and circumstance can decide outcomes regardless of skill.
HN mostly references it for the origin of Festivus or as a seasonal joke.
HN commenters link it as a joke in threads about tracing, IMSI catchers and surveillance, not as a serious recommendation.
HN commenters use it as a joke in threads about Soylent and meal replacements, comparing the slurry to the Matrix scene.
HN mostly uses it as a joke about secrecy or as an illustration of mutually assured destruction.
Posted as a joke or pop-culture reference in threads complaining about Microsoft software behavior.
Used as a joke whenever a tech executive acts like Belson, surrounded by yes-men or making grandiose claims.
HN posts it as an enduring, still-relevant artistic depiction of corporate power when discussing finance, tech lobbying and ethics.
Quoted as a joke when a company or government changes terms unilaterally.
Invoked as a joke whenever AI image reconstruction or enhancement is discussed.
Posted as a joke reply in threads about unpaid work, ransom, and getting stiffed by clients or employers.
HN uses it as shorthand for the unrealistic 'zoom and enhance' trope, in jokes about image restoration and software that claims to recover detail.
Used as a joke reference in threads about confusing error messages and printers.
Quoted in threads about declining companies and shrinking markets as a blunt statement of the case for liquidation.
Dropped into climate threads as a fictional but relevant fatalistic take, not as a recommendation.
HN commenters quote it jokingly whenever someone lists the unacknowledged benefits of an entity people love to complain about.
HN uses it as the go-to reference whenever a story involves ad tracking, facial recognition or personalized billboards.
HN uses it as a joking reference in threads on estimation, technical debt and managing expectations.
Used as a reference or joke about authority figures who think they are above the law, and occasionally about sympathy for the military.
Quoted as a joke or reference about criticism and how new work needs supporters.
Mostly a running joke or reference for image-classification projects and AI app demos.
Commenters drop it as an obligatory joke in threads about piracy, DRM and copyright enforcement.
Linked in threads about the demon core and criticality accidents as a dramatic recreation.
HN invokes it as a joke whenever a machine or algorithm refuses to do what a person wants.
Referenced as a model of a contemplative, mood-setting sequence that shows a city away from the main plot.
Posted as a joke in threads about dealer add-on fees and subscription car features.
HN mostly cites it as a joke or parody whenever startups or tech companies claim lofty missions.
Only posted as a joke reply about getting old or out of touch.
Used mostly as a punchline or example of cheesy, unrealistic Hollywood depictions of hacking and over-stylized tech UIs.
HN uses it as a running joke whenever unprofitable startups, funding or valuations come up.
Quoted as the go-to joke whenever a monopoly or big tech company ignores customers, from Verizon to Google to Apple.
HN posts it as a joke in threads about shifting nutrition and health science advice.
HN commenters bring it up as a joke or shorthand in threads about diversity hiring and women in tech.
Posted as a joke in polygraph and lie-detector threads.
HN uses it mostly as a joke or to point out that the human heater idea comes from the sitcom.
Mentioned mostly as a joke or as an example of real stunt work with no wires or tricks.
HN commenters cite it as an example of the film's satire of militarism and fascist propaganda delivered deadpan.
HN commenters mostly drop it as a joke when someone downplays the upsides of something, such as a platform, a company or industrialization.
HN uses it as a joke reference in threads about quiet quitting and unreasonable workplace demands.
Used as a pop-culture reference, usually as a joke about everyone sharing the same identity or name.
HN commenters mostly invoke it as a joke when discussing meetings, management and workplace absurdity.
Used purely as a joke reply when someone misuses a term.
HN commenters reference it as the famous satire of bureaucracy, including as the name for an SSH key management tool.
Linked as a memorable recitation when the poem or themes of fleeting ambition come up.
HN mostly uses it as a joke or a reference point when discussing buyouts, Gates's competitiveness, or Microsoft's public image in the 1990s.
HN commenters mostly reference it as shorthand for a reality that feels like a trap, often alongside The Truman Show, rather than recommending it.
Dropped into threads about dialects and mutual intelligibility as a comedic illustration.
HN uses it purely as a joke reference in threads about autonomous weapons, robots and malfunctioning automation.
Used as a pop-culture analogy for mass surveillance technology that now looks plausible.
HN commenters cite it as a funny but precise take on deterrence strategy and politics.
Used as a cultural reference in discussions of children running errands alone and of Sesame Street.
Cited purely as a joke in threads about sex robots, deepfakes and chess cheating.
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