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- 12 / 02 / 2020 -
WBAI listeners help solve the problem of retrieving unreadable audio files from the old 2600 voice BBS, the system ran on Windows 3.1, wondering about older versions of Windows, playing some excerpts that have been retrieved, Emmanuel just finds out that the other people on the show have never been able to hear recorded audio, what the idea behind the voice BBS was, explaining the difference between COCOTs and Bell-operated payphones, more excerpts from the voice BBS recordings, memories of an infamous MTV piece on hackers that outraged the community, the touchtone decoding feature, what information wasn't allowed in posts to the voice BBS, how Emmanuel discovered an "audio distribution system" while scanning 800 numbers, Alex reminisces about voicemail systems, the danger of software becoming obsolete and losing memories as a result, Emmanuel appeals to listeners to help with satellite positioning, another audio recording from the voice BBS, trying to remember what various acronyms stood for, explaining how red boxes worked, Alex imitates red box tones, Rob describes a red box trick he used to play with real quarters, a former scam involving local phone companies, an excerpt of an operator busting a red box user, how these recordings are from a different world where phone calls were expensive, some of the methods used to route calls, how today's young people may not even be aware this world once existed, the issue of pricing software out of people's range, wondering what the next generation of technology requiring hacking will be, how password security really hasn't improved over the years, an appeal to support WBAI, there are some virtual 2600 meetings coming up this week.
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December 2
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- 12 / 09 / 2020 -
Alex explains why he feels burned out, advising people to act responsibly, there is a light at the end of the tunnel, William Shakespeare has been vaccinated in the United Kingdom, Alex is in contention to win an award tomorrow, correcting the sample rate from last week's voice BBS excerpts, some more excerpts, the sound of heat, some history of the Spanish Flu, some listener advice on positioning a satellite dish, remembering some magical exchanges, how the spirit of hacking lasts for many years, what the 9970 suffix was all about, Emmanuel finds an old Bell Atlantic recording that's still in use, how to support the station, how someone in Florida government who refused to manipulate COVID-19 numbers in Florida had her house raided by state police, anti-mask people in Idaho force a health department meeting to be canceled, Dr. Welton Chang of Human Rights First joins the conversation, how Welton and Alex know each other, what Human Rights First is, Welton describes the current threat to the Internet and to human rights in general, Welton's memories of the hacker community, a special phone number has been set up to call into the new "Overtime" portion of the show.
Overtime: The conversation continues with Dr. Welton Chang, appealing for phone calls, trying to get the first call to go over smoothly, Kyle tries to troubleshoot the problem with a caller from Staten Island, an update from Bobson in Bulgaria, conversing with callers for the first time in ages, the difficulty of allowing only one call to get through at a time, Alex dials into an outdated phone company recording, Welton gives info on a tribute to Hong Kong activist Albert Ho taking place tomorrow, how people can watch updates on Alex's possible award.
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December 9
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Off The Hook Overtime
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Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWwExOFYxHU
- 12 / 16 / 2020 -
There's a blizzard in progress, some more excerpts from the 2600 voice BBS, how many of these messages are still relevant today, things that we take for granted now, wondering why Juno didn't work out, how Google succeeded with Gmail, the end of Yahoo Groups, how Google is ruining YouTube with ads, the problem with not controlling content, issues with Google News, a hacker claims to have found holes in the Emergency Alert System, why we need to do better verifying information, the idea of fines for default passwords, Emmanuel questions why foreign actors get more attention than domestic ones, why blogs don't carry the same weight as traditional journalist outlets, the danger of trust being lost, what everyone would say if they could send an EAS alert, why tweeting under Trump's name shouldn't be considered a crime, predicting the future of Trump's Twitter account, Emmanuel reads some tips from an unknown source on Google News, Alex explains what FireEye and SolarWinds are all about, how updates made one of these attacks much worse, defining when certain lines are crossed and when respect is merited, appealing for callers for the "Overtime" segment.
Overtime: Alex has gone missing, everyone can see each other, Gila gives a weather update, a report on the blizzard in Pennsylvania, a call from Massachusetts, disclosing a security issue in a responsible way, the lack of snow days because of remote learning, more on the SolarWinds story, Google Voice has made it impossible to hear a busy signal, the wind is howling outside, memories of dangerous activities on snow-covered highways, an appeal to enjoy the snow.
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December 16
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Off The Hook Overtime
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Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
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- 12 / 23 / 2020 -
Kyle is messing with a landline, recovery from the snowstorm, Emmanuel is still angry about missing the planetary conjunction, why we don't hear a lot about cult behavior, explaining the phone-in segment that will happen later on "Overtime," how to support the station, Rob reveals a surprise in the COVID-19 relief package that involves piracy, contact info for Senator Thom Tillis, Alex describes what a slap suit is, listener mail, Emmanuel's triumph over Google, memories of the Presidential Alert System Party, memories of the cop who introduced children's programming on WPIX-TV in New York, some more voice BBS recordings, some old red box strategies, Rob demonstrates a red box app, how the phone company used to collect cash from payphones, more on the SolarWinds story, Senator Ron Wyden's reaction, a discussion of what's really at play here, why this shouldn't be considered an act of war, how this potential threat was known of since 1997.
Overtime: Apologies for losing track of time during the show, Alex continues his point on SolarWinds, whether the solution is to have more companies involved, technical problems getting calls, Google Voice changes the rules so a "1" has to be hit for every received call, dealing with people who don't cooperate in battling the virus, why this is caused by messages from leadership, why this show exists, why it's important to talk to people who know science and medicine, more info on the old WPIX-TV announcer, realizing that the show hasn't been transmitting over YouTube, Kyle explains what happened, figuring out ways to avoid this kind of thing in the future, the entire show was captured locally, Bobson reports on what happened over YouTube, Emmanuel's annoyance with his computer and with Windows 10, wondering how to fix this in the YouTube archive, Trump has pardoned Paul Manafort, advice to the left on taking the right tone with Trump when asking for pardons, Gila reports on other pardons that were issued tonight, proof of a broken constitution, the evil of pardoning war criminals, this has been the longest edition of "Overtime."
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December 23
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Off The Hook Overtime
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Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNeK8HtH234
- 12 / 30 / 2020 -
The coliseum mode on Skype, Voltaire joins the conversation for the last show of the year, the RC3 conference has just ended in Germany, how this replaced the annual Chaos Communication Congress, what it was like to "walk around," Kyle describes the news program that was presented between talks, how the hacker world has shown resilience and imagination this year, some more excerpts from the old 2600 voice BBS, how the system operated, what a beige box was, a message about hacking cable TV boxes, remembering old cable systems, feedback to last week's show, how every television station in the city had its own personality, the contrast to today, some trivia questions about WPIX-TV, a GoDaddy test for employees goes horribly wrong, a computer repairman is suing Twitter for associating him with hacking, John Paul Mac Isaac is named Hacker of the Week, what this means legally, the show won't be on next week, asking everyone how technology affected the pandemic, trouble communicating with Voltaire, final thoughts for the year, the conversation will continue on "Overtime."
Overtime: Wondering why there are no viewers, something is wrong with the live stream, explaining what happened, theorizing on how people will act when the pandemic is over, a discussion on how quickly things will return to normal, why the city needs to support mom-and-pop businesses, what causes chains to move in and replace local shops, Kyle brings up the virtues of good landlords, a call from Rebel, discussion of the guy who blew up a vehicle in front of the AT&T building in Nashville, the history between Rebel and Alex, Rebel reveals how he was always the first caller back in the 1990s, Rob explains how virtual meetings in New York are working, more discussion on the Nashville explosion, some speculation on the recordings that were played prior to detonation, Alex explains the concern for copycats, Bobson's thoughts on RC3, wondering how Mitch Altman was able to hold a virtual soldering workshop, why there was a limit on ticket sales, an interesting discovery is made concerning Caller ID and busy signals, Emmanuel's concern over what will happen in Washington DC on January 6th, this is once again the longest edition of "Overtime," some facts about John Perry Barlow, final wishes for the year.
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December 30
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Off The Hook Overtime
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Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO6oFZjk70M