Moss Introduces Jen To The Internet | The IT Crowd Series 3 Episode 4: The Internet
Why Hacker News recommends it
It is used as a recurring joke whenever threads touch on the internet as a physical thing, and sometimes praised as a favorite sitcom.
What it is
In an IT Crowd episode clip, Moss and Roy convince Jen that the internet is a small black box. She believes it and carries it around.
Recommended by 1 HN commenters across 1 different months, 2017 to 2026.
What Hacker News said
Strong rec theospeak · 2025-04 · on “Internet in a Box”
One of my absolute favourite shows. what a gem - [this video] . Also one of the best bits in my opinion - [LINK] . For those who have never indulged - Enjoy :-)
Cites toomanybeersies · 2021-06 · on “HBO Max accidentally sent an integration email test to users”
Fundamentally, a large "do not unplug" sign is just like any other failsafe system. Nuclear missile silos, probably the most "do not touch this switch" systems in existence, are only slightly more refined, and have red covers over all the important switches instead. The alternative is to epoxy the keyboard in. But then when you legitimately need to unplug it, you need to find a hammer. As an aside, that XKCD strip feels heavily inspired by an episode of the IT Crowd [1] [1] [this video]