That scene from War Games
Greg Granito1 HN recommender · recommended in 1 month, 2010–2025
other · general · evergreen · 2010–2025 on HN
The climactic lesson scene from the 1983 film WarGames, in which the computer learns that the only winning move in nuclear war is not to play. It includes the character entering zero players and the famous closing line.
Mostly used as a joking or nostalgic reference in threads about nuclear war, AI and security exploits.
Up next
8 mo on HNVáclav Smil at Driva Climate Investment Meeting 2019
Nysnø Klimainvesteringer
3 HN recommender · 2019–2024
11 mo on HNTreating the Farm as an Ecosystem with Gabe Brown Part 1, The 5 Tenets of Soil Health
Living Web Farms
12 HN recommender · 2019–2025
3 mo on HNShould Google Go Nuclear? Clean, cheap, nuclear power (no, really)
GoogleTalksArchive
2 HN recommender · 2012–2019
1 mo on HNExponential growth and epidemics
3Blue1Brown
10 HN recommender · 2020–2020
7 mo on HNThe Future of Mathematics?
Microsoft Research
9 HN recommender · 2019–2025
1 mo on HNNYC Tech Talk Series: How Google Backs Up the Internet
Google TechTalks
1 HN recommend · 2014–2021
4 mo on HN[4k, 60 fps] San Francisco, a Trip down Market Street, April 14, 1906
Denis Shiryaev
3 HN recommender · 2020–2023
7 mo on HNGwynne Dyer -- Geopolitics in a Hotter World
The University of British Columbia
4 HN recommender · 2018–2023
5 mo on HNThreads (1984) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]
HD Retro Trailers
5 HN recommender · 2019–2024
5 mo on HNMargin Call (2011) - Senior Partners Emergency Meeting [HD 1080p] (Re-Upload / Audio Fixed)
Extractor
5 HN recommender · 2018–2024
4 mo on HNMargin Call (9/9) Movie CLIP - It's Just Money (2011) HD
Movieclips
4 HN recommender · 2020–2023
4 mo on HNLeading Questions - Yes Prime Minister
LimeXd
4 HN recommender · 2012–2025
7 comments from Hacker News
I found the scene on youtube: ▶ this video I'm bawling my eyes out right now. "The only winning move is not to play."
Could you convince a LLM to launch a nuclear strike? Yes. If LLM's could actually reason they can't and had hard rules of ethics they don't and had a strong desire to preserve itself it doesn't then I think you first have to name your LLM Joshua and then force it to win a game of tic-tac-toe. Obscure reference to "Wargames" from 1983. [1] In my opinion that movie does not just hold up to modern times, it is more applicable now than ever. [1] - ▶ this video [video][4 mins]
I watched a documentary about an attempt at this, and it almost started global thermonuclear war! Here's a clip: ▶ this video
“The only move is not to play” is from the 1983 movie “War games” whose theme is a kid hacks into a government computer that controls nuclear weapons, the computer almost starts a nuclear war but stops short after running simulated scenarios which all lead to total annihilation. ▶ this video it’s on the monitor at 3:40
"An example of an area where a lot of “double-counting” is taking place — St. Petersburg." Cheers from the place, and an obligatory link: ▶ this video Kinda glad, we have them nukes, too, you know :)
You need three things: 1. To know the format of cookies used for the web site you are targetting. Specifically, whatever cookie contains authentication. 2. The ability to injection a request to the target web server while someone is connected (such as with JavaScript, an XSS, or plug-in). 3. Ability to monitor the SSL connection is it is transported across TCP. Would have been fun if they called this the CPE1704TKS attack instead of CRIME: ▶ this video
Broderick enters "ZERO" instead of "0" for the number of players, which made me chuckle. I suppose a more modern version of WOPR might simulate WoW. Number of players? ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED FORTY TWO Initializing... ▶ this video