The Agents were versions of a program in The Matrix that operate with certain system permissions. The Smith one was corrupted and was able to use a hack to gain escalated permissions although he still lacked access to core system functions.
This will make it all completely clear, and I am sure it is exactly what the Wachowskis were thinking when they wrote it:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_(computer_security)
― valleys of your mind (mh), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:04 (fourteen years ago)
btw Neo was just escalating permissions but in the later films he learns how to use "sudo" and eventually gains ring 0 access
This all correlates with the first draft of the script where the humans were not a power source, but in fact the actual hardware the matrix ran on.
― valleys of your mind (mh), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:05 (fourteen years ago)
the root password is "kungfu"
― silverfish, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:08 (fourteen years ago)
was changed in 3rd movie to Wux1a
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:11 (fourteen years ago)
why didn't some admin go in and just delete Neo's user account
― erotic war comedy pollster (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:13 (fourteen years ago)
with a bullet
we can all agree that Bound was pretty good though, right?
― scott seward, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:14 (fourteen years ago)
yep
― FPocalypto! (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:14 (fourteen years ago)
this is basically the entire Neo/Agent Smith conflict across all three movies
― robbery by sudden snatching (DJP), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:15 (fourteen years ago)
this reminds me of the complaints about dream levels in inception not being dream-like
― Unleash the Chang (he did what!) (Austerity Ponies), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:16 (fourteen years ago)
those, uh, dudes are making cloud atlas for 100 million dollars! they better not fuck up! i didn't read the book. movie stars:
Tom Hanks Hugh Grant Halle Berry Jim Broadbent Hugo Weaving Jim Sturgess James D'Arcy Ben McKeen Susan Sarandon Keith David David Gyasi Zhou Xun Doona Bae Ben Whishaw
― scott seward, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:17 (fourteen years ago)
i cdn't be bothered to finish Cloud Atlas, it felt like i was reading Myst: the Novelization. so they shd be at home.
― FPocalypto! (Noodle Vague), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:17 (fourteen years ago)
Cloud Atlas is great, movie will be unbearable
Bound was terrible
― erotic war comedy pollster (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:19 (fourteen years ago)
huh, they are co-directing it with the dude who did run lola run. lola i didn't like, but i liked The International.
― scott seward, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:20 (fourteen years ago)
The careers of Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tllly after "Bound" defy the laws of physics, presaging "The Matrix."
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:21 (fourteen years ago)
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_94wGm5Prdv0/SdW7ZvASomI/AAAAAAAABqQ/uuemt7fVBkM/s400/2835-tilly%26gershon+Bound.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:23 (fourteen years ago)
Bound was cool *folds arms*
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:23 (fourteen years ago)
Also, Joey Pants rules.
also cf: 90's hot
did starfucker Cornel West play a "software entity"?
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:23 (fourteen years ago)
starfucker Cornel West played a human outside of the Matrix
― robbery by sudden snatching (DJP), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:25 (fourteen years ago)
so... no
Man, I was watching "Still Bill," and when Cornel West shows up, just to hang, I was, like, there is literally no reason for Cornel West to be in a Bill Withers doc.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:25 (fourteen years ago)
Fuck that dude for ruining the Matrix sequel.
well, someone was running a camera, and it is West's first instinct to leap in front of any recording camera
dude has ruined many a family holiday
― robbery by sudden snatching (DJP), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:26 (fourteen years ago)
so you have relatives who admire him for speaking truth to power?
― Literal Facepalms (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:28 (fourteen years ago)
gina gershon should be the most famous actress alive. i wish she were in every movie.
― scott seward, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:29 (fourteen years ago)
cloud atlas the book is great!
― max, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:32 (fourteen years ago)
love gina gershon
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:33 (fourteen years ago)
oh man there is some terrible/awesomely campy movie where she plays a rock musician which you MUST SEE if you haven't already
― erotic war comedy pollster (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:33 (fourteen years ago)
but yeah much love for the Gersh, even if Bound is terrible
xpost sounds like he just crowds into all family photos.
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:33 (fourteen years ago)
it's Lent, why are you here
― robbery by sudden snatching (DJP), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:34 (fourteen years ago)
No one keeps Cornel out. No one!
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:34 (fourteen years ago)
she's sexy and everything but she's so adorable too! such a cutey. she should at least have a cool one hour hbo show or something. i can't actually remember the last thing i saw her in.
― scott seward, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:35 (fourteen years ago)
No one keeps Morbz out. No one!
― some dude, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:35 (fourteen years ago)
http://cloud.frontpagemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/CornelWest.jpg
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:35 (fourteen years ago)
xxposts to Shakey: that Gina movie was Prey For Rock N Roll. Total awesome cheese
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:35 (fourteen years ago)
AND BOUND IS NOT TERRIBLE
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:36 (fourteen years ago)
xpost Last thing I saw her in was ... "The Insider." Could do worse, as far as last things I saw you in goes.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:36 (fourteen years ago)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kTVqaEt7tI
She was on Eastbound and Down
― Number None, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:37 (fourteen years ago)
yeah just looked at her wiki page and that list of movies...oof! what the hell are half of them? how is that even possible? did she piss people off in hollywood or something?
― scott seward, Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:37 (fourteen years ago)
She makes some weird, sad choices, that's for sure.
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:38 (fourteen years ago)
god what a great movie xxxp
― A Little Princess btw (s1ocki), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:40 (fourteen years ago)
― erotic war comedy pollster (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, February 23, 2012 4:33 PM (7 minutes ago)
but did u know they made a REALITY TV SHOW out of it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=llAM-Wv327s
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:41 (fourteen years ago)
there's no way that reality show wasn't thought up as marketing for her movie, like 'reality shows are hot now, this will be a great way to get eyes on your project' blabbity blah. SO bad.
and it looks like DVD bonus material. a whole season of that? oof.
― Janet Snakehole (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:46 (fourteen years ago)
would like to point out that her backing band on that show was girls against boys
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Thursday, 23 February 2012 21:50 (fourteen years ago)
someone should make a movie about making the TV show about the fake band gina was in to promote her movie about being in a band
― I GUESS THAT CINNABON GETTIN EATEN (Edward III), Thursday, 23 February 2012 22:05 (fourteen years ago)
gina can play herself