The Silicon Screen
In this 1999 science-fiction movie, Keanu Reeves plays Neo, who discovers that his reality is actually a computer-generated simulation.
What is The Matrix?
To Windows PC users, this key combination is commonly known as the "Three Finger Salute".
What is Ctrl+Alt+Del?
Home to the French Quarter, Jackson Square, and lively Bourbon Street, this Louisiana city is world-renowned for its jazz music, Creole cuisine, and annual Mardi Gras celebrations.
What is New Orleans?
DAILY DOUBLE!
This is your director's go-to style of comfort food.
Tech History
This clock time is consistently displayed on every Apple iPhone and iPad marketing advertisement, giving a nod to the time that Steve Jobs announced the very first iPhone in 2007.
In this science-fiction thriller series, employees at Lumon Industries undergo a procedure that surgically separates their work memories from their personal lives, creating two distinct versions of themselves.
What is Severance?
This request is commonly submitted by a user when experiencing technical issues with a device or system.
What is a Ticket? (or Trouble Ticket)
Stretching over 2,400 miles from Chicago to Santa Monica, this historic highway is famously nicknamed the "Main Street of America"
What is Route 66?
This popular pastime is often enjoyed by the director on the weekends.
What is Reading Books?
The 1968 science-fiction film 2001: A Space Odyssey, this AI computer aboard a spacecraft turns against its human crew.
What is HAL 9000?
This legacy computer device was comically mistaken as a coffee cup holder, according to some urban legends.
What is a CD-ROM Drive?
Covering approximately 3,472 square miles, this national park was established in 1872 as the first national park in the United States
What is Yellowstone National Park?
This is the exact Make and Model of the director's personal vehicle driven to work daily.
What is a Ford Expedition?
In this TV series, Rami Malek plays Elliot Alderson, a cybersecurity engineer by day and a hacker by night, who joins a secretive group aiming to bring down a powerful corporation called E Corp.
What is Mr. Robot?
This security threat steals system resources, runs hidden background processes, and severely slows down a PC.
What is Malware? (or Virus)?
This U.S. resort holds the distinction of being the most visited vacation resort in the world.
What is Walt Disney World?
This government organization was your director's employer prior to joining our office.
What is the DOJ? (or Department of Justice)
In the 1983 tech thriller WarGames, the NORAD supercomputer WOPR finally learns the futility of nuclear war after being forced to play endless cycles against itself in this classic game where "the only winning move is not to play."
What is Tic-tac-toe?
This computer error code, written as ID10T, is an IT technician's sarcastic way of saying the problem isn't the computer—it's this.
What is The User?
DAILY DOUBLE!
This historic 2.5-mile walking path through downtown Boston leads tourists past 16 prominent sites significant to the history of the American Revolution.
This popular thriller book series is the director's all-time favorite read.
What is The Housemaid Series? (by Freida McFadden)
Tech History
This clock time is consistently displayed on every Apple iPhone and iPad marketing advertisement, giving a nod to the time that Steve Jobs announced the very first iPhone in 2007.