Screen Testing

We’re joined by Jenna Charlton to discuss David Fincher’s critically-acclaimed Mark Zuckerberg biopic which straddles a very fine line between hero worship and cautionary tale. We talk about the pre-Facebook internet days of Angelfire and MySpace, how the movie mostly gets its tech correct for a change, and our real-life experiences with the privilege which the film displays. We get a bit serious in the middle as we unpack the overt misogynism on-display in the movie, discuss the impact of Facebook’s push into the editorial and advertising spaces, and look at what happens when content moderation goes awry. There’s some light-heartedness along the way as the crew discuss the feel-good programs that they use for respite, why Dan’s name didn’t meet AOL standards, and Neil shares a story of an unfortunate encounter with Justin Bieber. We’ll see you again in October for our discussion on JURASSIC PARK! Twitters: @ScreenTesting [https://twitter.com/ScreenTesting] @SheWrestlesTest [https://twitter.com/SheWrestlesTest] @TheTestDoctor [https://twitter.com/TheTestDoctor] @neilstudd [https://twitter.com/neilstudd] Emails: screentesting@gmail.com Intro music: The White Stripes - Ball and Biscuit Outro music: The Beatles - Baby, You’re A Rich Man

It's time for another long-overdue dive into technology in 90s movies, as we go deep into the "not as bad as you heard it was" Sandra Bullock thriller, The Net. We investigate whether Jack Devlin has the skills required to be an international spy, whether the film merited the little-known sequel and TV series which it received, and whether Angela should be briefer in her emails when she's being pursued. As usual, there are tangents upon tangents, as we uncover the secret behind Neil's unwritten novel, Dan's time spent working at the bleeding edge of the early days of the internet, and the time that Neil was framed as a pervert by a badly-trained keylogger. Films and TV shows mentioned: * Hackers * Speed * Demolition Man * Speed 2 * Patriot Games * Clear and Present Danger * The Hunt for Red October * Independence Day * Goldeneye * North by Northwest * Notorious * The Net 2.0 * From Russia with Love * The World Is Not Enough * NYPD Blue * The Bourne Identity * Casino Royale * Mr Robot * Lost * The Amazing Spider-Man * Jurassic Park * Gravity * Bird Box * Ocean's 8 * Our Brand Is Crisis * Crash * The Blind Side * All About Steve * They Live * The Silence of The Lambs * Bill and Ted Face the Music * Star Trek: Short Treks * Star Trek: Strange New Worlds * Die Hard 2 * Doctor Who: Earthshock * Hannibal * Strangers on a Train * Diagnosis Murder * The Punisher * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back * Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope * Proxima * Hanna * Star Trek: The Next Generation * The Mandalorian * Firefly * Bad Education * Palm Springs Other references: * Taken 3 - Liam Neeson jumps a fence [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCKhktcbfQM] * Anatomy of a Scene: fake breakdown of the Taken 3 fence jump [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3axtK6iI7lw] * Dwayne Johnson in The Net (TV series) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roa3ja-MMx4] * Dwayne Johnson in Star Trek: Voyager [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYUyTcoe0qw] * Jeremy Renner in The Net (TV series) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPqkxzxx_2Y] * Ian McDiarmid "Do It" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4pbfT5pupc] * Shia Laboeuf "Do It" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXsQAXx_ao0] * Ben Stiller "Do It" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV5-vVeqVgM] * Blackadder Goes Forth - Alan [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rblfKREj50o&feature=youtu.be&t=184] * Darknet Diaries [https://darknetdiaries.com/] * IT Crowd - Fire [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EBfxjSFAxQ] * IT Crowd - 0118... (I was pretty close) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab8GtuPdrUQ] * IT Crowd - "behind the lady" [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUSaZ1EvHeg] * Goldeneye - Sean Bean impaled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtKJpr7N1qc] * Commando - Bennett impaled [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-tRErs5UcI] * Family Guy - Brian's novel [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTSGp4UdEvQ] * Star Wars - Maclunkey! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH19gKo7W7w] * Bristol Tourist Board [https://visitbristol.co.uk/] We'll be back at the end of August, hopefully with guests, to talk about THE SOCIAL NETWORK. Twitters: @ScreenTesting [https://twitter.com/ScreenTesting] @TheTestDoctor [https://twitter.com/TheTestDoctor] @neilstudd [https://twitter.com/neilstudd] Emails: screentestingpod@gmail.com Intro music: Mark Isham - The Net - Act I [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_lEYaQF9A0]Outro music: Annie Lennox - A Whiter Shade of Pale [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VZqPoriYXho]

Trying to sync your episode with an immovable calendar date? Doing two recordings in one week? Suffering with kidney stones as well? It’s no problem for your favourite (perhaps) test-focused movie buffs, who are here to talk about a sci-fi classic which has an unmentionable sequel, despite the fact that Neil keeps mentioning it. Dan and Neil are your guides on a trip through that most traditional of holiday tales, featuring a weird mix of American bravado and hubris. The explosions are almost as large as the plot conveniences, as they set out to answer all of the most important questions: Is there such a thing as too much backstory? Was Randy Quaid really abducted by aliens? And does this film feature the most expository line of dialog of all-time? Oh, by the way, the show that Neil was thinking of which featured a Pringles can antenna was Mr Robot (S2E4, “Master-Slave”). However, any attempt to link to it was MAJORLY spoiler-ridden, so you should just watch all of Mr Robot instead. Films and TV shows mentioned: * Independence Day: Resurgence * The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air * Jurassic Park * The Fly * The Tall Man * Battlestar Galactica (TV series) * The Lost World: Jurassic Park * Men in Black * Godzilla * Armageddon * Deep Impact * Titanic * Goldeneye * Ant Man * The Legend of Bagger Vance * Six Degrees of Separation * Enemy of the State * Gemini Man * Memphis Belle * Rocky Balboa * The American President * The West Wing * House of Cards * Stargate * Mr Deeds * The Mummy * Planet of the Apes (2001) * Doctor Who TV movie (1996) * Airport * Airplane! * The Wonder Years * Jason Bourne (2016) * Arrival * Close Encounters of the Third Kind * Hidden Figures * Star Wars * Independence Day (1983) * Avengers: Age of Ultron * Hamilton Other references: * Orion Cinema, Burgess Hill [http://www.orioncinema.com/] * Empire magazine [https://www.empireonline.com/] * Amazon: Chris Hadfield - An Astronaut’s Guide To Life On Earth [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Astronauts-Guide-Life-Earth/dp/1447257103] * YouTube: Independence Day UK radio play [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kr_MzMP1F5M] * Wikipedia: Star Trek: Short Treks [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_Short_Treks] * SETI@home [https://setiathome.berkeley.edu/] * YouTube: Riskstorming the Death Star [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4OzVgs9dhZE] * Image of the British army official who doesn't know how to handle guns [https://imgur.com/a/rqDfii0] * YouTube: James Brown and the upside-down Empire State Building [https://youtu.be/NyOTaHRBTXc?t=128] Join us again later in July for a long-overdue romp through THE NET! Twitters: @ScreenTesting [https://twitter.com/ScreenTesting] @TheTestDoctor [https://twitter.com/TheTestDoctor] @neilstudd [https://twitter.com/neilstudd] Emails: screentestingpod@gmail.com Intro music: David Arnold - 1969 / We Came In Peace [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrOyo1BVxBE] Outro music: REM - It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OA_CndlBu0g]

Where have the last two years gone? Neil and Dan reunite as they attempt to quantify the many things that have kept them away from their microphones, whilst also focusing on some of the bigger issues of today (virulent or otherwise). As well as the many subjects of births, deaths, marriages and bubbles, we attempt to put a positive spin on COVID, discuss the ever-evolving impact of Black Lives Matter on historical media, and there's a rundown of the mixed bag which is the current UK box office for 2020. Films and TV shows mentioned: * Contagion * Deep Blue Sea * Brexit: The Uncivil War * Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng Chiang * Frozen 2 * Space Force * Hunters (Amazon Prime) * Star Trek: Discovery S1 * Serpico * Trolls World Tour * The Hunt * 7500 * The Walk (not Man on Wire!) * The Dark Knight Rises * Inception * The Platform * High Rise * Uncut Gems * Punch Drunk Love * The Wedding Singer * Good Time * The Invisible Man * The Handmaid's Tale S1 * Hollow Man * Emma. * Jojo Rabbit * Thor Ragnaraok * Avengers: Endgame * The Mandalorian S1 * What We Do In The Shadows S1 * Birds of Prey * Parasite * Get Out * The Gentlemen * Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels * King Arthur * Aladdin * Paddington 2 * Dolittle * Bad Boys For Life * Lethal Weapon 4 * Transformers: The Last Knight * 6 Underground * Sonic The Hedgehog * Pokemon: Detective Pikachu * 1917 * Rope * Dunkirk * No Time To Die * Black Widow * Tenet * Dune * Arrival * Blade Runner 2049 * Dune (1984 version) * Hamilton Other references: * Testers' Island Discs - Episode 25 [https://www.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/series/testers-island-discs-podcast/lessons/testers-island-discs-ep25-a-new-castaway-arrives] * MoneySupermarket [https://www.moneysupermarket.com/] * Scott Logic [https://www.scottlogic.com/] * Dan's fundraising page for Macmillan Cancer Research [https://gameheroes.macmillan.org.uk/fundraising/danielbilling] * Postman events (including Twitch streams) [https://community.postman.com/c/events] * Twitch: Automation in Testing Online [https://www.twitch.tv/aitonline] * Clifton Suspension Bridge [https://cliftonbridge.org.uk/] * BBC News: UK virus-tracing app switches to Apple-Google model [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-53095336] * Quality Remarks podcast Episode 12 - Ethics Panel [https://www.spreaker.com/user/keithklain/qr-episode-12-ethics-panel] * BBC News: Liverpool fans flock to Anfield to celebrate Premier League title [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-53187158] * BBC News: Beach littering [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/czjm25l2x7nt/litter] * Black Lives Matter [https://blacklivesmatter.com/] * BBC News: George Floyd death [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/topics/cv7wlylxzg1t/george-floyd-death] * BBC News: Edward Colston statue torn down [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52954305] * BBC News: John Cleese speaks out about Fawlty Towers removal [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53020335] * BBC News: 30 Rock: Tina Fey apologises as blackface episodes are withdrawn [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-53148316] * BBC News: Little Britain pulled from iPlayer and Netflix [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-52983319] * Meetup: Ministry of Testing Manchester [https://www.meetup.com/Ministry-of-Testing-Manchester/] * Meetup: Ministry of Testing Buckinghamshire [https://www.meetup.com/Ministry-of-Testing-Buckinghamshire] * TestBash Home 2020 [https://www.ministryoftesting.com/events/testbash-home-2020] * Upcoming TestBashes [https://www.ministryoftesting.com/events] * Kiuwan: Busting the Security Myths in DevOps [https://www.kiuwan.com/webinars/webinar-busting-the-security-myths-in-devops/] * The Motrix: Transcendental Learning from the Space Time Continuum [https://www.ministryoftesting.com/dojo/lessons/transcendental-learning-from-the-space-time-continuum-with-dan-billing] * Agile Testing Days [https://agiletestingdays.com/] * BBC News: The Hunt release cancelled [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-49310259] * Star Trek: The Next Conversation [https://art19.com/shows/star-trek-the-next-conversation] We'll be back again by the weekend, with our timely take on the sci-fi classic INDEPENDENCE DAY! Twitters:@ScreenTesting @TheTestDoctor @neilstudd Emails: screentestingpod@gmail.com Intro music: Pearl and Dean Theme [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WQrLuaMBMw] Outro music: Depeche Mode - Shake The Disease [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_0sL_SQYvw]

We're back from a brief hiatus with - unbelievably - a film which actually deeply relates to testing! We're joined by Mark Tomlinson, who brings his own experiences of dealing with the National Transportation Safety Board, to discuss a film about a remarkable moment of true-life heroism, and the decisions that we make in the heat of the moment. The events of the movie give us a chance to get into in-depth discussions about the challenges of testing within regulated industries, developing risk mitigation strategies in life-critical environments, debugging/monitoring, and whether quality is a team effort. There are remarkably few distractions, although we get into some meta-discussion about whether it was correct to portray the NTSB as pantomime villains, a general critique of Clint Eastwood's agenda, a surprising number of references to metallurgy, and we give Mark an introduction to 1980s UK gameshows. YouTube trailers for films mentioned: * Equity [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xg2TSp5tJy4] * Miss Sloane [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v85YqSFzqSI] * Flight [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZlqdCSKS_Bk] * Unforgiven [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftTX4FoBWlE] * Bridges of Madison County [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Up-oN4NtvbM] * Every Which Way But Loose [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4s0M6LlqBNc] * Million Dollar Baby [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_RsHRmIRBY] * The 15:17 To Paris [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC_lnyn2R2Q] * Gran Torino [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMhbr2XQblk] * Ex Machina [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI8XBKb6DQk] * Deepwater Horizon [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-UPJyEHmM0] * Runaway [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCZY9Z6WvSY] * Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QKg5SZ_35I] Miscellaneous links: * Amazon.co.uk: Captain Chesley B Sullenberger III - Highest Duty [https://www.amazon.co.uk/Highest-Duty-Search-Really-Matters/dp/0061924695] * TestBash Philadelphia 2017 [https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/events/testbash-philadelphia-2017] * TestBash San Francisco 2018 [https://dojo.ministryoftesting.com/events/testbash-san-francisco-2018] * Del Dewar - Dressing Up the Spinning Cat [https://findingdeefex.com/2015/03/20/dressing-up-the-spinning-cat/] * Wikipedia: Yanny or Laurel [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yanny_or_Laurel] * Wikipedia: US Airways Flight 1549 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549] * National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) [https://www.ntsb.gov/] * Food and Drug Administration (FDA) [https://www.fda.gov/] * Wikipedia: 2015 Shoreham Airshow crash [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_Shoreham_Airshow_crash] * AP News: Real-life investigators object to portrayal in 'Sully' movie [https://apnews.com/8def306d398340fd8a80d232c96e43b7/real-life-investigators-object-portrayal-sully-movie] * Federal Aviation Administration [https://www.faa.gov/] * Wikipedia: Hagiography [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hagiography] * YouTube: Clint Eastwood RNC speech interviewing an empty chair [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=933hKyKNPFQ] * Earwolf: James Bonding podcast [https://www.earwolf.com/show/james-bonding/] * /r/MovieDetails: Poster for Gran Torino visible in Sully [https://www.reddit.com/r/MovieDetails/comments/6od1mm/in_sully_2016_movie_posters_for_gran_torino_2008/] * YouTube: Eddie Izzard - Glorious (Birdstrike) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLSlz2Lsi0I&t=2m38s] * YouTube: Agile Testing Days 2015: Richard Bradshaw - Automation in Testing [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJDm4Ht6968] * YouTube: Brendan Gregg - Shouting in the Datacenter [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDacjrSCeq4] * YouTube: Austin Powers (1, not 2!) - Bathroom Break [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBtC_eKVVEE&t=1m1s] * YouTube: Sully EPIC SPEECH [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgazZmrXBsQ] * Wikipedia: The Krypton Factor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Krypton_Factor] * YouTube: The Krypton Factor - Flight simulator round [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTCLgur5Bds] * YouTube: The Krypton Factor - Rearranging perspex shapes [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf5HCdvz6u0] * YouTube: The Krypton Factor - Tony Slattery and Roger Lloyd Pack in "Dead Ringer" sketch [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tP4oyGu_zQY] * RailPlan 2020 [https://www.railplan2020.com/timetables] Twitters: @MarkOnTask [https://twitter.com/MarkOnTask] @TheTestDoctor [https://twitter.com/TheTestDoctor] @neilstudd [https://twitter.com/neilstudd] Emails:screentestingpod@gmail.com Intro music: Christian Jacob - Sully Suite Outro music: Christian Jacob - Flying Home (Sully's Theme)