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Bridger987
April 25th, 2010, 05:00 AM
So, I was watching an old Pokémon re-run earlier...

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f262/Bridger987/unix.png

...and it got me thinking.

What sorts of references has popular culture made to Linux, Unix, and related communities? Does anyone have any interesting examples?

I am aware of a "Top 5" list of references, published here (http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/the-linux-distillery/20863-top-5-linux-references-in-pop-culture).

chucky chuckaluck
April 25th, 2010, 03:24 PM
*crickets*

akand074
April 25th, 2010, 04:00 PM
I don't ever remember any, but that is awesome!

blueturtl
April 25th, 2010, 04:05 PM
I think in Matrix Reloaded they crack systems using Linux/*nix... don't remember for sure though.

http://www.techspot.com/news/6001-hacking-scene-in-matrix-reloaded-too-accurate.html

Frogs Hair
April 25th, 2010, 04:42 PM
Linux made an appearance in Dilbert & Jurassic Park.

cprofitt
April 25th, 2010, 05:29 PM
Criminal Minds (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1DGtq_Y3bsk)

Criminal Minds 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqtbN_VHXVA)

Criminal Minds 3 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHX1epywjbg)

Torchwood (http://www.flickr.com/photos/38677669@N00/3309148520)

Doctor Who (http://popey.com/%7Ealan/doctor_who_confidential_ubuntu_set.png)

There are more I am sure.

CharlesA
April 25th, 2010, 05:42 PM
I think in Matrix Reloaded they crack systems using Linux/*nix... don't remember for sure though.

http://www.techspot.com/news/6001-hacking-scene-in-matrix-reloaded-too-accurate.html

That would be nmap, unsure of the host, but it's probably a *nix of some sort.

ingramproductions
April 25th, 2010, 05:47 PM
I think it was in swordfish too

jrothwell97
April 25th, 2010, 05:55 PM
Linux made an appearance in Dilbert & Jurassic Park.

erm... no it didn't.

I don't think Linux had even been conceived when Jurassic Park was filmed. A child said "Hey! This is UNIX! I know this!" but it turned out to be a very strange form of UNIX which used Windows-style drive mount points and ran on old-world Macintoshes.

It did see a brief appearance of a 3D file-browser called fsn, which was a real (if incomplete and, as it transpired, unreleased) bit of software, but the rest of it was simply jargon soup.

Frogs Hair
April 25th, 2010, 06:47 PM
Sorry bad link
(http://news.cnet.com/2009-250600.html)

ve4cib
April 25th, 2010, 07:03 PM
There's an episode of The Lone Gunmen (the X-Files spin-off about Mulder's trio of geek friends) where they crack into some kind of government "Lie-nux" system.

As for the scene in The Matrix Reloaded, Trinity is apparently hacking into some kind of Linux/Unix system by using the SSH CRC32 (http://packetstormsecurity.org/advisories/bindview/adv_ssh1crc.txt) exploit from 2001. (source: http://nmap.org/movies.html)

Screenshot: http://nmap.org/images/matrix/trinity-nmapscreen-hd-cropscale-418x250.jpg

Frogs Hair
April 25th, 2010, 07:07 PM
erm... no it didn't.

I don't think Linux had even been conceived when Jurassic Park was filmed. A child said "Hey! This is UNIX! I know this!" but it turned out to be a very strange form of UNIX which used Windows-style drive mount points and ran on old-world Macintoshes.

It did see a brief appearance of a 3D file-browser called fsn, which was a real (if incomplete and, as it transpired, unreleased) bit of software, but the rest of it was simply jargon soup.

Dilbert & Jurassic Park are listed as two of top five pop culture plugs for Linux .
The Matrix Reloaded was also listed on the same site; perhaps, the site is wrong.

CaptainTux
October 25th, 2010, 08:02 PM
In Season 4 of 24, Tony Almeida’s home PC is using the Xfce desktop.

madhi19
October 25th, 2010, 08:16 PM
I can't believe nobody mentioned The Big Bang Theory! Sheldon even claim that Ubuntu is his favorite Linux base OS. I also suspected for a while that the HNIC IDesk was using some form of Linux with Compiz but it turn out to be Apple.

Donalt2010
October 25th, 2010, 08:32 PM
I can't believe nobody mentioned The Big Bang Theory! Sheldon even claim that Ubuntu is his favorite Linux base OS. I also suspected for a while that the HNIC IDesk was using some form of Linux with Compiz but it turn out to be Apple.

I remember that:)

AlphaMack
October 26th, 2010, 02:30 AM
Does The IT Crowd count? :D

Tronman
September 25th, 2011, 07:16 PM
In Season One of "Veronica Mars", episode "Weapons of Class Destruction", two of the characters have a discussion over which is the better operating system: Ubuntu (Warty Warthog and Gnome 2 are specifically mentioned) or OS-X.

I leaped for joy hearing Ubuntu mentioned :)

oldos2er
September 25th, 2011, 07:37 PM
Back to sleep....