System administrators in films

I recently watched Cargo (2009), which turned out to be a pretty decent sci-fi film (sort of a cross between Silent Running, The Matrix and Alien). One thing I particularly enjoyed about the film, however, was that a key member of the spaceship’s crew was a system administrator (and a female sysadmin at that!). I liked the way this character was important to the plot, and I was amused by the way the filmmakers gently poked fun at the geeky nature of sysadmins.

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