Sci-Fi Fantasy Short Film Eldritch Code - DUST
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What Im saying is: its not very deep or interesting.
And nobody builds a supercomputer out of spare parts. Thats silly.
I did like the idea that, instead of insane cultists gibbering in the dark, it was Samantha the office drone. Ive read a few cosmic horror short stories about Cthulhu or some other old one manifesting through code, but they always had something else than just Cthulhu but on a computer.
I like this idea, but please find better source material.
Date: 2024-04-01
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Comments and reviews: 34
catfacepoetry3211
It's a mess. The inner voice narrative doesn't match any close up shot in the story. IT people don't build their own super computer to combat virus. If they do, at least shows a shot on the hardware. From computer virus to nefarious being of alien origin is too far fetch to be sci-fi. More like a space opera. I don't care about some IT guy that pisses of normal people. I don't find hoody shadow scary, and I don't care about if the IT guy dies on his desk. Workaholic dies on a desk at work all the time. So the death does not induce emotional response.
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It's a mess. The inner voice narrative doesn't match any close up shot in the story. IT people don't build their own super computer to combat virus. If they do, at least shows a shot on the hardware. From computer virus to nefarious being of alien origin is too far fetch to be sci-fi. More like a space opera. I don't care about some IT guy that pisses of normal people. I don't find hoody shadow scary, and I don't care about if the IT guy dies on his desk. Workaholic dies on a desk at work all the time. So the death does not induce emotional response.
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NobleSainted
Everybody knows you don't F' with Cthulu.
Wonderful short, but as others have already stated, I sorta check-out when the main character wrong-headedly constructed a supercomputer with spare parts. A closed network could simply have been done through a virtual system (ex: software.
Still, I was able to click my tongue, tolerate the insult to my field of study, and complete the short.
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Everybody knows you don't F' with Cthulu.
Wonderful short, but as others have already stated, I sorta check-out when the main character wrong-headedly constructed a supercomputer with spare parts. A closed network could simply have been done through a virtual system (ex: software.
Still, I was able to click my tongue, tolerate the insult to my field of study, and complete the short.
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averyhennessey7104
Ok I am 4 minutes in and i want to shout through the screen for him to talk to a manager to tell them the situation was dire and people should literally be fired if they keep downloading viruses and lying. Like he was just like, oh well i guess i cant tell anyone or even point to where she had downloaded it as proof she was lying. Maybe it's me but it's frustratig as hell.
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Ok I am 4 minutes in and i want to shout through the screen for him to talk to a manager to tell them the situation was dire and people should literally be fired if they keep downloading viruses and lying. Like he was just like, oh well i guess i cant tell anyone or even point to where she had downloaded it as proof she was lying. Maybe it's me but it's frustratig as hell.
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tekman2000
Great video, thank you. The first part was me for over 25 years doing IT; retired now. One of my many offices as just like his. I still occasionally do command line interface. I finally worked my way up to tier 3 and also MCSE (among other certifications) except I don’t have the cool mustache) lol
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Great video, thank you. The first part was me for over 25 years doing IT; retired now. One of my many offices as just like his. I still occasionally do command line interface. I finally worked my way up to tier 3 and also MCSE (among other certifications) except I don’t have the cool mustache) lol
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dust
Beautiful! If only dear Howard P. Lovecraft himself could see this, and know what modern PCs are!
I'd love a series where IT guys are fighting against hacker cultists!
I appreciated the critic error pop up with his most famous sentence.
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Beautiful! If only dear Howard P. Lovecraft himself could see this, and know what modern PCs are!
I'd love a series where IT guys are fighting against hacker cultists!
I appreciated the critic error pop up with his most famous sentence.
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EtyMologic-vj8wy
love is to be shared, for it encompasses the whole entirety of being. don't do suspicious/incognito activity, what you truly want i included in the code, the general code, the one that encompasses the entirety of being: .
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love is to be shared, for it encompasses the whole entirety of being. don't do suspicious/incognito activity, what you truly want i included in the code, the general code, the one that encompasses the entirety of being: .
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ICU1337
The audacity and EGO of a mere mortal human to think he could contain our Lord Cthulhu with a closed circuit network that he made from some iMac parts from Bill Gates moms garage with a simple delete command is laughable.
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The audacity and EGO of a mere mortal human to think he could contain our Lord Cthulhu with a closed circuit network that he made from some iMac parts from Bill Gates moms garage with a simple delete command is laughable.
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yuliak9715
These IT people need some rest sometimes. Being on call 24X7 is a hard life. Unlimited working hours is usual employment picture. Fighting viruses is not easy, but I never saw anybody using screwdriver for this matter.
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These IT people need some rest sometimes. Being on call 24X7 is a hard life. Unlimited working hours is usual employment picture. Fighting viruses is not easy, but I never saw anybody using screwdriver for this matter.
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GCSol
This one reminded me of my IT days back in the 90s when antivirus programs were still in their infancy. Battling viruses was a weekly thing. I'm just glad I didn't have any supernatural stuff happening.
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This one reminded me of my IT days back in the 90s when antivirus programs were still in their infancy. Battling viruses was a weekly thing. I'm just glad I didn't have any supernatural stuff happening.
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solaris70
Metallica
has a song on the LP Hardwired To Self Destruct
that touches on this potential type of circumstances situations
in a different yet similar manner
called
Dream No More
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Metallica
has a song on the LP Hardwired To Self Destruct
that touches on this potential type of circumstances situations
in a different yet similar manner
called
Dream No More
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user-rr1zt5go4q
Still one of the best cosmic horror films ever! That Martin is a fine actor. Terrific voice. I think I've seen this 5 times already. Still suspenseful. Thank you crew, thank you cast!
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Still one of the best cosmic horror films ever! That Martin is a fine actor. Terrific voice. I think I've seen this 5 times already. Still suspenseful. Thank you crew, thank you cast!
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devikakaul1494
The world of IT has a future that should connect to the Universe within and outside the mind. The mind as a spaceship to the Universes shall defeat death yetyeah I am willing
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The world of IT has a future that should connect to the Universe within and outside the mind. The mind as a spaceship to the Universes shall defeat death yetyeah I am willing
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koltred
the use of the aol connection audio sound completely killed this for me. its almost like someone who doesnt know about computers thought that would sound high tech or some shit
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the use of the aol connection audio sound completely killed this for me. its almost like someone who doesnt know about computers thought that would sound high tech or some shit
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carlgoogle2869
I believe this story could be expanded to be much more interesting and intricate. With that being said, this is one of the better shots that I have watched lately.
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I believe this story could be expanded to be much more interesting and intricate. With that being said, this is one of the better shots that I have watched lately.
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bjones8470
Enjoyable but it seems like they could catch continuity errors in a 10 minute film. Also, I wish actors would stop drinking out of empty cups. It never looks right.
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Enjoyable but it seems like they could catch continuity errors in a 10 minute film. Also, I wish actors would stop drinking out of empty cups. It never looks right.
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ChadWilson
I had long suspected that my love of command-line interfaces remained an arcane skill. Fortunately for me, PowerShell can only summon problems, not eldritch gods.
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I had long suspected that my love of command-line interfaces remained an arcane skill. Fortunately for me, PowerShell can only summon problems, not eldritch gods.
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dust
The acting voice over was rock solid. Interesting concept, though, the tech. was dated. I tend to agree that a unix/linux machine would have been more believable.
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The acting voice over was rock solid. Interesting concept, though, the tech. was dated. I tend to agree that a unix/linux machine would have been more believable.
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christadauria4362
Strangely the virus finally kicked the advanced supercomputer system out in action. That really was a revenge against the male computer programmer.
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Strangely the virus finally kicked the advanced supercomputer system out in action. That really was a revenge against the male computer programmer.
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js7un165
It had my rapt attention, but I don't get it. If I had a job problem I would really want my head to be chopped in half too. It would put me out of my misery.
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It had my rapt attention, but I don't get it. If I had a job problem I would really want my head to be chopped in half too. It would put me out of my misery.
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morgwai667
the level of technical absurdity regarding how malware works/spreads/is fought is overwhelming: don't make movies about things you have ZERO idea about.
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the level of technical absurdity regarding how malware works/spreads/is fought is overwhelming: don't make movies about things you have ZERO idea about.
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dust
Please - get someone with more technical knowledge to troubleshoot your scripts.
Luckily for me, I had enough spare parts to build my own supercomputer.
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Please - get someone with more technical knowledge to troubleshoot your scripts.
Luckily for me, I had enough spare parts to build my own supercomputer.
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martinlagrange8821
Lovely evocation of the 'Laundry' series by Charles Stross - where IT meets the Cthulu mythos. the Stars Are Right and have been since 1914.
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Lovely evocation of the 'Laundry' series by Charles Stross - where IT meets the Cthulu mythos. the Stars Are Right and have been since 1914.
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KevDaly
That phrase when the stars are right is evocative for anyone familiar with everybody's favourite comically racist and dysfunctional horror author.
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That phrase when the stars are right is evocative for anyone familiar with everybody's favourite comically racist and dysfunctional horror author.
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pnaltd. 9136
totally didn't get the connection between a server in a company and his space travel across many galaxies and universes. From a DOS screen.
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totally didn't get the connection between a server in a company and his space travel across many galaxies and universes. From a DOS screen.
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The_Beast_666
The narrator's voice was 100% perfect! Like out of this world. This guy should narrate cosmology and astrology videos. Everything cosmos!
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The narrator's voice was 100% perfect! Like out of this world. This guy should narrate cosmology and astrology videos. Everything cosmos!
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BASTARDARK666
Hello, I made the Traditional Chinese subtitles for this video. How do I provide it to you for add the subtitles to this short film
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Hello, I made the Traditional Chinese subtitles for this video. How do I provide it to you for add the subtitles to this short film
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omgoleus
Lucky for me I had enough spare parts to build a supercomputer man if I had a nickel for every time I said that when I was an IT guy
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Lucky for me I had enough spare parts to build a supercomputer man if I had a nickel for every time I said that when I was an IT guy
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UnclePengy
Volume label is DUNWITCH. Well there's your problem right there.
Freeze frame on the coffee cup logo. That's not Starbucks. :o
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Volume label is DUNWITCH. Well there's your problem right there.
Freeze frame on the coffee cup logo. That's not Starbucks. :o
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erikkovacs3097
How the hell did you guys get windows 95 to work on anything resembling modern hardware Did you get help from the 8-bit Guy
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How the hell did you guys get windows 95 to work on anything resembling modern hardware Did you get help from the 8-bit Guy
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tablescissors67
That was a rare perfection of a modernized idea, if it had been an 80s or early 90s film then it would be a cult classic.
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That was a rare perfection of a modernized idea, if it had been an 80s or early 90s film then it would be a cult classic.
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NightRunner417
This is all pretty hilarious to me since I've been naming my hard disks after Lovecraftian horrors for decades.
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This is all pretty hilarious to me since I've been naming my hard disks after Lovecraftian horrors for decades.
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mendoftheweek3751
Read a short story in Cosmic Horror Monthly Sequence using 3D printing and chronostamps.
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Read a short story in Cosmic Horror Monthly Sequence using 3D printing and chronostamps.
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garry6047
Ah, I see the problem. Looks like he's using Windows. That will always destroy worlds and lives.
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Ah, I see the problem. Looks like he's using Windows. That will always destroy worlds and lives.
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dust
Wondering how much money got infused into this film by the obvious product placement of Starbucks.
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Wondering how much money got infused into this film by the obvious product placement of Starbucks.
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