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- 01 / 01 / 2020 -
The first show of a new year, headphones aren't working, Kyle is recovering from last night, how a certain Ramones song had special meaning for one day, asking everyone for wishes for 2020 and significant events from 2019, issues of encryption, new works entering the public domain, 1924 is now included, questioning the long amount of time this takes, Twitter accounts that get verified while others don't, how this kind of thing can affect communications, a call for an anonymized Twitter service, why influencers are bad, a new law in California known as CCPA (California Consumer Privacy Act) allows people to find out what data is stored about them and where it's gone, the rights of tech workers, Chelsea Manning's status, a loss of space at the station due to October's Pacifica coup, Gila gives a warning about this year's date format, Kyle's thoughts on disruption and the gig economy, why Facebook is a mistake, why it's time for the Patriot Act to go, a particularly good piece on the military in a recent edition of "The Weekly," the imbalance of justice that shows certain people being prosecuted while others walk free, one of the problems the left has with hypocrisy, the issue of agreeing on how to communicate, how to restore the magic of the Internet, wishes for 2020 from listeners, praise for "Mr. Robot."
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January 1
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- 01 / 08 / 2020 -
Cyber warfare on a surprising front begins in the Iran conflict, why cyber responses aren't the worst option, defining what the real threat is, wondering if Trump uses a computer, why deleting Trump's Twitter account shouldn't be thought of as a crime, Alex defines what the threat could be, referring to hackers as "aliens," reading from an official warning on what Iran could do, the threat of blackouts, how changing a small bit of data can actually be more harmful, Alex's experience with his name being altered in the voting records, a coach from an unknown sport has his Twitter account hacked with messages about Iran, bot-like characteristics on social media concerning messages about arson in Australia, Facebook bans "deep fakes," what videos will be exempt, how Facebook is making money from disinformation, a section from Christopher Wylie's book, how Cambridge Analytica ties into all this, questioning the motives of a supposed leaker from Cambridge Analytica who was featured in a recent film, the difference between Christopher Wylie and Brittany Kaiser, the final round of HOPE tickets will be going on sale soon.
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January 8
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- 01 / 15 / 2020 -
Emmanuel's knack for immediately breaking things, Alex explains what "ID10T" means, HOPE tickets went on sale Monday, a high level of enthusiasm, details are released about on campus housing for the conference, speaker submissions will be opened tomorrow, the new issue of 2600 is coming out, how people can help with the conference, how the new venue lends itself to various kinds of talks, describing the on campus lodging, Kyle describes how the network connectivity will be faster than ever, how the outdoor aspect of the conference can help fill the gap left by Maker Faire, talk of Phonehenge, the need for volunteers, the possibility of ticket sales closing early, the potential for the conference getting much bigger in this space, memories of Beyond HOPE at the Puck Building, how HOPE will now be held in the most diverse county in the nation, Google has gotten rid of all digital magazines without any warning, how they have made it much harder for magazines to exist on their platform, where digital editions of 2600 can be found, the risk this demonstrates when partnering with a company like Google, a recent Facebook malfunction that blocked 2600 and was fixed by a human engineer, Emmanuel's issue with people who don't use email, the danger of having platforms and protocols that don't communicate with each other, Google's habit of cutting off services, a caller is determined to hang onto 3G, a parallel to old cars, why companies should be obligated to replace technology that they make obsolete.
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January 15
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- 01 / 22 / 2020 -
The subways are "in a knot," Kyle and Emmanuel are in Montreal, the difference in weather, the lack of useful signs in Montreal, the chaos of snow removal which uses tractors instead of plows, the bizarre notification process from pickup trucks that precedes snow removal, the reported death of Mr. Peanut, the real death of Terry Jones, how Montreal is full of working payphones, the relatively large amount of books and bookstores, Alex arrives late, the scene on the subway, Kyle and Emmanuel talk to a class at McGill University, speaker submissions have opened for HOPE, the importance of handles in finding one's identity, visiting noncommercial radio station CIBL in the middle of Montreal, the importance of mixing old and new in a radio environment, Glenn Greenwald is charged with cybercrimes in Brazil, discussing the difference between this case and that of Julian Assange, the importance of seeing the real threat both in Brazil and in the States, the danger of not enforcing laws equally.
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January 22
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