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- 08 / 04 / 2021 -
Emmanuel responds to the latest outrage of having to show proof of being vaccinated when entering public establishments, ways of preserving anonymity, trying to find things to be outraged about, looking to Rand Paul for advice, looking back to the 1700s, memories of Radio Shack "contact tracing," Kyle questions whether things are close to normal, the difference between hesitancy and obstinance, when showing proof of vaccination is cause for concern, Emmanuel's experience working with Amazon to share pictures, how Amazon Photos has been rendered useless due to an "upgrade," specific examples of how pictures are erased on this system, the prevalence of complaints about the exact same problems, Kyle discusses the issue of control, the inevitable silence that comes from large companies when problems are encountered, how Primera is an example of a company that responds to customers, Australian payphones are now free, Alex and Emmanuel recollect methods of conveying messages without incurring charges, Alex recalls an Australian caller to 2600 meetings in the 1990s, the importance of payphones, an excerpt from the lost audio collection featuring Radio Moscow in the 1980s, an example of the magic of local radio, an update on 2600 meetings, how to re-list local meetings.
Overtime: Encouraging people to bitch about things, a listener description of TSA Pre, Emmanuel remembers his encounter with this program, Alex describes his experience with a polygrapher, Emmanuel is on the phone, Gila tells Alex how he can get an Excelsior Pass Plus, the difficulty of finding apps, Emmanuel updates his Excelsior Pass on the air, Alex describes the industry of forged vaccination cards, discussing potential ways of defeating the system, an appeal for callers, Rob describes the difference between an Excelsior Pass and an Excelsior Pass Plus, a call from Bobson in Bulgaria, Kyle describes an issue with Olympic coverage, discussing Belarus, an athlete from Belarus asks for asylum at the Olympics, Emmanuel tries to identify where the next call is coming from, why people shouldn't laminate their vaccination cards, calculating the Olympic medal count and how NBC is manipulating the results to put the United States on top, how to deal with anti-vaxxers, a call from a listener who doesn't plan on getting the vaccine, a discussion on mandates and vaccines, how we learn more.
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 08 / 11 / 2021 -
Emmanuel describes the uncertainty as to whether or not people should be wearing masks inside grocery stores, trying to be more right wing, Alex's experience with people who don't wear masks on trains, how the number of irresponsible people in New York City is actually quite small, how there's misinformation on every radio station, who should be trusted for accurate information, Alex describes how his family was directly affected by COVID-19, how more people seem to be affected by such stories recently, why it's important to fight back against misinformation regardless of its source, overly restrictive measures in Florida and Texas that prevent teachers from protecting students against COVID, Gila describes her thoughts on mask wearing in public spaces, an EAS test this afternoon isn't heard by many, Emmanuel describes what kind of a test this was, surprising news from Apple concerning capturing images of child abuse, the danger involved in taking this step and how such technology could be abused in other countries, Alex defends Apple's stance in one of their developments, trying to determine where images are being scanned, Rob describes how easy it is to evade such detection, Emmanuel explains how this will inevitably be abused for other purposes, Rob describes the problem with the "think of the children" argument, the show is not on next week, another recent piece by Negativland.
Overtime: Continuing with the Apple story, questioning how Apple will be able to resist demands from dictatorial governments, Alex dismisses the idea of a dangerous precedent, what's involved in creating a hash, the issue of control over one's phone, Rob's concern that such back doors will become the norm, where Alex draws the line, Caller ID from Hotel Pennsylvania, identifying a caller's beagle, debating the significance of Apple's announcement, Gila describes the challenge of dealing with people on the subway who don't wear masks, the danger of future COVID variants, clarification on the theme to "Off The Wall," a series of knock-knock jokes, there is a heat wave in progress, how COVID is a global issue and not at all political, the need to improve vaccination numbers.
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August 11
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 08 / 25 / 2021 -
Alex has lousy connectivity, stolen funds from a huge crypto heist have been recovered, the issue of retrieving cryptocurrency when access has been lost, Alex details mistakes to avoid when handling cryptocurrency, biometrics left by the U.S. military in Afghanistan are now in the hands of the Taliban, the surprising amount of data this includes, Will Byrne from Human Rights First Innovation Lab joins the conversation, how this is a "Saigon-level" humanitarian crisis, how the situation in Kabul is worse in some ways, possible methods of shutting down the hardware devices left behind, how this disaster could have been averted, what Human Rights First is doing with regards to Afghanistan, the possibility of this technology being used against civilian populations, the potential usefulness of this technology, how to learn more about Human Rights First, memories of attempts to stop the invasion of Afghanistan 20 years ago, trying to think of a single government that wouldn't want access to this data on their citizens, breaches at T-Mobile and AT&T, debating who bears the ultimate responsibility for this, a tribute to Charlie Watts from The Rolling Stones.
Overtime: Some news about OnlyFans and their plan to ban sexually explicit content, Rob explains why this was a big issue, some facts about the history of WBAI and Pacifica, a call from someone connected with pornographic content creators, how the OnlyFans situation was caused by the Patriot Act, how Mastercard seems to have an issue with porn sites, the intricacies of payment management systems, TikTok can't seem to distinguish between educational and malicious videos about hacking, suggestions on how to prevent this sort of thing, how tweets would be more valuable if the writer wasn't immediately known, a caller who claims to have been infected by Chinese people in October 2019, why Emmanuel was compelled to hang up, trying to get a call from Bobson in Bulgaria, a caller discusses the Chaturbate site and the issue of recording content without consent, Alex brings up the Apple issue again as a means of defending against revenge porn, Bobson finally gets through, more debate on the Apple child porn issue, researchers speak out against Apple's proposal, Emmanuel poses a hypothetical situation to Alex, a spirited debate.
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August 25
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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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