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Dramatic reenactments feature overly aggressive typing

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When a stand-in actor needs to portray a cyber-criminal or an intense detective, they resort to furiously smashing their keyboard as if it personally insulted their mother. This rapid-fire typing is meant to convey high-stakes digital espionage, even though actual cyber investigations consist mostly of waiting quietly for progress bars to fill.

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