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Hi everyone,
I'm currently writing a novel in which the hero has to save the day by defusing a massive bomb that is linked to a countdown on a laptop. With only basic knowledge of coding, the hero has to find a way into the programme and deactivate it, but she has been warned that blundering around taking indiscriminate action could set the whole thing off.
I'm not very much of a tech so I'd appreciate any help you could give in describing how she should go about it. It doesn't have to be that detailed. I just don't want to spoil the enjoyment of readers who are knowledgeable in this area by making the story hopelessly naive or by saying anything that is clearly wrong.
Many thanks. I'd appreciate any help you can give.
I'm currently writing a novel in which the hero has to save the day by defusing a massive bomb that is linked to a countdown on a laptop. With only basic knowledge of coding, the hero has to find a way into the programme and deactivate it, but she has been warned that blundering around taking indiscriminate action could set the whole thing off.
I'm not very much of a tech so I'd appreciate any help you could give in describing how she should go about it. It doesn't have to be that detailed. I just don't want to spoil the enjoyment of readers who are knowledgeable in this area by making the story hopelessly naive or by saying anything that is clearly wrong.
Many thanks. I'd appreciate any help you can give.