• db2@lemmy.world
    7 months

    They’ve got nothing on that hacker at 127.0.0.1 that fucker has all my files!

  • SomeRandomNoob@discuss.tchncs.de
    7 months

    Probably intentional. There are enough stupid people in the World who would try funky things if those IPs where real.

    • TwilightKiddy@programming.devEnglish
      7 months

      Could have just used class E addresses, at least then it would look intentional insead of brainless.

      • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        7 months

        There are several IP address ranges reserved specifically for documentation and examples such as 192.0.2.0/24 and 2001:db8::/32. That’s what they should have used.

        • kungen@feddit.nu
          7 months

          It’s cooler to use 172.16.0.0/12 because everyone just sees “192” and thinks it’s part of 192.168.0.0/16.

          • cmnybo@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
            7 months

            That’s a for LAN use. The other IPv4 example ranges are 198.51.100.0/24, 203.0.113.0/24 and 233.252.0.0/24.

  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7 months

    I never raised any eyebrows at IPs like these in movies and on TV. It’s just internet equivalent of fictitious phone numbers always containing 555.

    • Agent641@lemmy.world
      7 months

      Yeah by using out-of-bounds numbers they avoid accidentally listing legitimate values who might get upset or free advertising

      • MimicJar@lemmy.world
        7 months

        They could just use IPv6. Legitimately values or not no one is going to understand them, much less get upset by them.

        • pivot_root@lemmy.world
          7 months

          The attack was coming from ::1

          Or if that’s too unbelievable, fe80:: has some scary implications while also not likely to ever be a real device.

          • exu@feditown.comEnglish
            7 months

            You can also use 200::/7. It’s been deprecated since 2004

      • Kushan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        7 months

        There are already several reserved IP ranges for this kind of purpose, like 198.51.100.0/24 or 203.0.113.0/24.

    • Hasherm0n@lemmy.world
      7 months

      There’s a great interview somewhere with the writers of one of these shows talking about how they knew this was shit and they had unofficial competitions with other shows to constantly one up each other on the stupidity.

    • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
      7 months

      I used to watch that show and it was always full of this sort of master hacker bs and I loved it - for a while.

    • Whostosay@sh.itjust.works
      7 months

      This clip has I’m pretty sure the worst audio of all time, and not quality, were talking pure decisions. That sound has got to go, that’s how you make vigilantes

    • dave@feddit.ukEnglish
      7 months

      It’s from FUBAR. I think they took the show’s name as a general directive.

      • sobriquet@aussie.zoneEnglish
        7 months

        Thank you, kind stranger! I put that one on my “to watch” list a while ago, but never got around to it. Guessing from your comment I possibly dodged a bullet?

        • dave@feddit.ukEnglish
          7 months

          Those IP addresses were about the most believable thing in that episode. It’s occasionally amusing nonsense, requires about 1% concentration, and if you fall asleep in one episode and wake up in the next, you won’t need to reach for the remote.

          • sobriquet@aussie.zoneEnglish
            7 months

            1% concentration is sometimes a stretch! 🤣 maybe I won’t completely rule it out, but I at least know what state of mind to be in if/when I watch it! Thanks.

    • Dicska@lemmy.world
      7 months

      Not a single mouse, cursor or command line in sight, but somehow they always type 84 letters per second, and get a flashy UI with animation, 3D models spinning, moving, zooming and morphing, or at the very least windows popping up and doing various stuff.

      Just like in real life.