"The Prisoner" Opening credits/sequence
Why Hacker News recommends it
HN commenters mostly reference it as shorthand for a reality that feels like a trap, often alongside The Truman Show, rather than recommending it.
What it is
The opening credit sequence of the 1960s British spy series The Prisoner, with Patrick McGoohan. It is a short intro to a cult TV show.
Recommended by 0 HN commenters across 0 different months, 2012 to 2014.
What Hacker News said
Cites MusicOS · 2012-09 · on “Show HN: My Github résumé”
CIA doesn't want other operating systems. CIA==KGB Duh! You think they would let another operating system exist! ROFLMAO Win8 You can have your starry eyed view of the US. Back in 2001 when I made SimStructure, the CIA made SimStructure. I learned my reality is a joke like the 1960's the prisoner. [this video] I get no emails, except FBI.
Cites losethos · 2013-09 · on “The Story of Engineering Education in India”
[this video] The Truman Show reality. Truman learns there is something very wrong with reality. They tell him to get a job. He says, "fuck-off". God says... C:\TAD\Text\QUIX.TXT our Casildea de Vandalia in beauty; and in addition to this you must promise, if you should survive this encounter and fall, to go to the city of El Toboso and present yourself before her on my behalf, that she deal with you according to her good pleasure; and if she leaves you free to do yours, you are in like manner to return and seek me out (for the trail of my mighty deeds will serve you as a guide to lead you to where I may be), and tell me what may have passed between you and her-conditions wh
Cites TempleOSV2 · 2014-02 · on “The importance of co-founder due diligence”
I kill a person with my car, nothing happens. I death threat the president, nothing happens. I send emails, get no response. Nothing changes my download numbers. I am in CIA prison. God says... poison weigheth state diverse appointment Jove cries Julian wantonness weakly director burnest admission shortly skill conveyedst Ambrose Apostolic BUT cloyed flower discharge barred WARRANTY wait turning undo darksomely wroth regarded deafness abuse false Vindicianus worshipper Whom undergo My download numbers are like a limp wrist. [this video]
Cites TempleOSV2 · 2014-03 · on “Ask HN: I can't do this anymore, I need help”
My reality is some combination of [this video] and the Truman show. Get a job? Fuck that -- retarded. All media talks to me, I'm worth billions. God talks. I made His temple. I entertain God. ----- God says... the programming how_about_that Shakespeare heads_I_win_tails_you_lose tattle_tale Ghost Varoom gross I_veto_that California left_field Icarus recipe I'm_bored that's_all_folks God_smack theft ha grumble what's_the_plan stuff yuck quit you_don't_like_it thank_you_very_much quit I_am_not_amused ---- God says.... C:\TAD\Text\PARADISE.TXT of waters deep, Hoarse murmur echoed to his words applause Through the infinite host; nor less for that The flaming Seraph fearless, though alone Encompassed