New CBS Show Scorpion Riddled with Errors

Comment by e. (Guest)

e. (Guest) — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 14:28:41 +0000

also, 7a: disk-based backup targets don't work that way. you don't back up anything to one single solitary drive, especially things that need lots of streaming bandwidth like backups. you're configuring those in big disk or raid groups, thus they would need to pull, oh, probably a dozen of them. and then carry them around. with the storage system. oh and...

Comment by Stephen J (Guest)

Stephen J (Guest) — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:56:27 +0000

Wasn't planning on watching, now definitely won't.

19a: if the whole Ethernet cord to sportscar thing took anything more than about 30 seconds, that runway was long enough for the plane to land.

New CBS Show Scorpion Riddled with Errors

Ken — Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:12:54 +0000

I could swear I saw promotional materials for CBS's new tech-y series "Scorpion" promising that the show would feature technically accurate hacking techniques based on real-life stories.

That went out the window in the show's first few minutes. If you plan on watching the show and you don't want spoilers, then stop reading here. But trust me, you probably don't want to watch this show... so read on for just a couple dozen of the hundreds of plot holes and implausible elements to this show.