Once in a while boredom sets in and I feel like watching a movie but want to watch something that will get me back on track programming for the remainder of day. I'm looking for suggestions on good motivational movies involving or related to computer science, engineering, or just where a lot of devotion pays off.
Some that I sometimes watch are Pirates of Silicon Valley, Social Network, Pirates of S. Valley Commentary, stuff like that.
Any suggestions?
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http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/21/
It is not directly CS or Engineering, but it has Math, blackjack, and cute women
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Good movie, have seen it many timesJarrodParkes wrote:http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/21/
It is not directly CS or Engineering, but it has Math, blackjack, and cute women
Undead Empire -> http://bit.ly/dYdu3z
Gamerscore Tracker -> http://bit.ly/vI4T4X
Undead Empire: Hellfire -> http://bit.ly/1AgC4ZY
facebook.com/BigRookGames twitter.com/BigRookGames
youtube.com/user/bigrookdigital
Gamerscore Tracker -> http://bit.ly/vI4T4X
Undead Empire: Hellfire -> http://bit.ly/1AgC4ZY
facebook.com/BigRookGames twitter.com/BigRookGames
youtube.com/user/bigrookdigital
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Re: inspirational/motivational movie suggestions
Same, one of my favorites.EdBoon wrote:Good movie, have seen it many timesJarrodParkes wrote:http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/21/
It is not directly CS or Engineering, but it has Math, blackjack, and cute women
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Re: inspirational/motivational movie suggestions
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0113243/
Hackers: funny movie about hacking. not serious programming but a fun watch
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218817/
Anti-Trust: Good movie, will give you some motivation.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/
Social Network: Yup I gotta throw this in here, it is pretty motivational and I recommend if you havent seen it.
Hackers: funny movie about hacking. not serious programming but a fun watch
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218817/
Anti-Trust: Good movie, will give you some motivation.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1285016/
Social Network: Yup I gotta throw this in here, it is pretty motivational and I recommend if you havent seen it.
Re: inspirational/motivational movie suggestions
If nobody has said it, one of my personal favorites:
Real Genius
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Real Genius
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/4619 ... ab=summary
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I find the difference in link choice between heartless and Arce amusing.
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Re: inspirational/motivational movie suggestions
sweet, haven't heard of that one. A new one to watch!Arce wrote:If nobody has said it, one of my personal favorites:
Real Genius
Undead Empire -> http://bit.ly/dYdu3z
Gamerscore Tracker -> http://bit.ly/vI4T4X
Undead Empire: Hellfire -> http://bit.ly/1AgC4ZY
facebook.com/BigRookGames twitter.com/BigRookGames
youtube.com/user/bigrookdigital
Gamerscore Tracker -> http://bit.ly/vI4T4X
Undead Empire: Hellfire -> http://bit.ly/1AgC4ZY
facebook.com/BigRookGames twitter.com/BigRookGames
youtube.com/user/bigrookdigital
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Re: inspirational/motivational movie suggestions
lol i can provide download links if you guys like and if im alloweddandymcgee wrote:I find the difference in link choice between heartless and Arce amusing.
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Actually, I'd prefer if you didn't. Anyone who's going that route is likely more than able to find their own links, and it would be difficult to post one that worked forever anyways.xx6heartless6xx wrote:lol i can provide download links if you guys like and if im alloweddandymcgee wrote:I find the difference in link choice between heartless and Arce amusing.
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Excellent movie! Thanks so much for this suggestion. I enjoyed it even more than Hackers.xx6heartless6xx wrote:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218817/
Anti-Trust: Good movie, will give you some motivation.
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No problem. But I enjoyed Hackers better. Sure it was an overall better movie, but Hackers was just too funny.dandymcgee wrote:Excellent movie! Thanks so much for this suggestion. I enjoyed it even more than Hackers.xx6heartless6xx wrote:http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0218817/
Anti-Trust: Good movie, will give you some motivation.
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Re: inspirational/motivational movie suggestions
Limitless always has inspired me to not be so lazy. Definitely worth watching if you haven't seen it already.
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Re: inspirational/motivational movie suggestions
They're not movies, but I like reading books about the history of computers or game design...
- Masters of Doom - About the iD guys, from before Commander Keen until about the time of Quake 3, I believe.
- Dungeons and Dreamers - About Richard Garriott and Ultima.
- Hackers - Talks about the early days of computers, from PDPs and Spacewar on. Talks about the 'hacker ethic', etc.
