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by discordance 565 days ago
That was in the original Ghost in the Shell (nswf):

https://youtu.be/x-zUAb_ndDk

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The full movie is free on Youtube (In the US, anyway): https://youtu.be/iHil4Y4r3Wk

And a link directly to that scene: https://youtu.be/iHil4Y4r3Wk?t=2748 and the other time they show it: https://youtu.be/iHil4Y4r3Wk?t=3297

Moreover, this almost makes sense as a security mechanism. A keyboard is a one-way input device; You don't get feedback from it. A monitor provides feedback that's fuzzy - Harder to exploit via a visual image where you're expecting and parsing text than a direct digital link.

You can use opto-electronic isolators on a direct digital link as well.

You could also just connect up to the computer via TOSLINK, that has no backchannel and no risk of interference either.

That's the "Almost" in almost makes sense :)
What's most shocking about that scene is not the typing speed, but being able to think of the code to write that quickly!
Clearly he's using ChatGPT.