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episode 191: 191: WINNER: NONE
We're dusting off the ol' projector this week for a discussion about the 1983 nuclear-warfare classic WarGames (which Brad had never seen!). Did you know the original movie had nothing to do with hacking or nukes? What exactly was inside WOPR, anyway? Is the movie somehow more relevant now than it was then? How much did all that gear in Matthew Broderick's bedroom cost? Listen to this podcast and answer these questions!
Sources for this episode:
https://www.wired.com/2008/07/ff-wargames/
https://gizmodo.com/the-computer-simulation-that-almost-started-world-war-i-1686123550
https://www.cio.com/article/220297/the-technology-of-wargames.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/21/movies/wargames-and-cybersecuritys-debt-to-a-hollywood-hack.html
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