The Social Network

[regonzal]

I just thought it would be fun to post this. I saw the new David Fincher film last night about Mark Zuckerberg (co-founder of Facebook), The Social Network, and was pleasantly surprised to see the actor portraying Mark always had KDE 3.5 running on his machine. That, and a reference thrown in about Linux made the movie feel well....kinda' cool, if I may say so myself.

I thought the movie was good, anybody else seen it?

[AGNKim]

Saw it Friday. Really good movie, better than I thought. I'd recommend it to people. Amazing what a good writer, director and cast can do, no? :)

[Muffinabus]

I enjoyed the movie as well.

[kaldor]

Arrgh I hate living in a small town :(

I'd be interested in seeing it.

[pwnst*r]

Going to see it tonight. Critics are really liking this one.

[chris200x9]

Going to see it tonight. Critics are really liking this one.

>implying that means anything

[forrestcupp]

Zuckerberg claims it's all fictional.

[pwnst*r]

>implying that means anything

It's better than listening to your average american giving you a review.

Next.

[LowSky]

Zuckerberg claims it's all fictional.

so why did he give $100,000,000 to Newark schools? I'm thinking this movie is spot on about how that guy is. No one makes billions of dollars being a "nice guy"

[23meg]

Lawrence Lessig's review (http://www.tnr.com/article/books-and-arts/78081/sorkin-zuckerberg-the-social-network) is insightful.

[marshmallow1304]

If Every Website Got a Melodramatic Movie (http://www.cracked.com/video_18208_if-every-website-got-melodramatic-movie.html)

[mamamia88]

i'm going to go sometime this week hopefully

[forrestcupp]

Lawrence Lessig's review (http://www.tnr.com/article/books-and-arts/78081/sorkin-zuckerberg-the-social-network) is insightful.

That's a pretty good review from a law professor.


Sorkin has been upfront about the fact that there are fabrications aplenty lacing the story. But from the story as told, we certainly know enough to know that any legal system that would allow these kids to extort $65 million from the most successful business this century should be ashamed of itself. Did Zuckerberg breach his contract? Maybe, for which the damages are more like $650, not $65 million. Did he steal a trade secret? Absolutely not. Did he steal any other “property”? Absolutely not—the code for Facebook was his, and the “idea” of a social network is not a patent. It wasn’t justice that gave the twins $65 million; it was the fear of a random and inefficient system of law. That system is a tax on innovation and creativity. That tax is the real villain here, not the innovator it burdened.

[samwyse]

I've only seen the trailer, but actually that would be KDE 3.1. It's set in 2003 if I'm not mistaken.

I have very little interest in seeing the movie.

[Brent0]

If Every Website Got a Melodramatic Movie (http://www.cracked.com/video_18208_if-every-website-got-melodramatic-movie.html)

Greatest thing I have seen all day. :lolflag:

[Austin25]

All the Linux stuff in this movie made my day, and it's my birthday today.

[Khakilang]

Happy Birthday Austin!

[mendhak]

I thought the movie was good, anybody else seen it?

Nah, I'll wait for the TV spinoff. Besides, when is the 4chan movie coming out?