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- 12 / 01 / 2021 -
Alex describes how cold it is in Pennsylvania, the show will not be on next week, there will be an "Overtime" tonight, a webinar is taking place right now concerning the Hotel Pennsylvania, some history of the hotel, Gila clarifies the difference between this meeting and the one next week, a story about marketers injecting advertisements into dreams, trying to interpret what this means, questioning who owns our subconscious, how this could be interpreted as a good thing, fired Google employees sue for the company's breaching of the "Don't Be Evil" motto, reading from a now deleted section of Google's code of conduct, Alex describes the difficulty of defining what "evil" is in court, Gila reports that Google's new slogan is "Do The Right Thing," a listener letter on OBD2 systems, Kyle offers insight into the subject, hackers are supposedly spying on apartments in South Korea using new technology, wondering why buzzers aren't still sufficient as doorbells, why it's important to alert people when this sort of thing happens, why blaming hackers isn't right, Alex describes the system his apartment has, a senator in the Philippines has their website hacked, how the hackers actually improved the security on the site, a loan nightmare in Malaysia, some facts about Malaysian currency, a Thai rapper is warned by Apple that they may be the target of state-sponsored hackers, the uniqueness of Thai names, what Rap Against Dictatorship is about, there are 2600 meetings this week, the New York City meeting is returning to Citigroup after a number of years.
Overtime: A new and silent phone ringing system backfires, an update on last week's missing FedEx package, Verizon's history of dishonest practices, advice to a caller on the verge of losing their copper phone line, Kyle describes the need for more voices in fighting this sort of thing, what the Public Service Commission can do, other possible avenues, Rebel reports low volume on YouTube, a quest to change fuel prices, the annoyance of TVs at gas pumps, the food court at Citigroup is now called The Hugh, why proving vaccination status isn't a big deal, when people should be worried about privacy issues, Alex's thoughts on getting repeatedly checked by the same person, a discussion on Daylight Savings Time, Emmanuel's idea on making daylight hours longer than dark hours, "blockchain hours," how different times used to work, Alex follows up on Bulgarian groceries with Bobson, a call for details from tonight's webinar on Hotel Pennsylvania, Alex is feeling adverse effects from his booster shot, an idea on how to use the Texas abortion law against the people who made it, an idea to make a mathematical solution to solve gerrymandering, trying to get Alex to finish his story, trying to get one final call, rating Alex's story, Kyle outlines the various phone networks that seem to be going away, thoughts on who should get the Hotel Pennsylvania phone number, Gila's thoughts on today's Supreme Court testimony on abortion issues, how people are never truly alone.
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December 1
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 12 / 15 / 2021 -
A note of triumph as WBAI appears to be in the black, remembering the coup of a couple of years ago, the station is trying to pay the transmitter bill a year in advance, Gila explains why this is an amazing development, how this benefits everyone, the towerfund.wbai.org site, why the listeners are the ones responsible for this success, what people who contribute are able to do, some bad decisions that had been made in the past with Pacifica, how news of WBAI's resurrection wasn't reported like stories of its death were, how stations like WBAI can't be found in many other parts of the country, the dire situation 2600 was facing a couple of years ago when the Hotel Pennsylvania raised its prices for the HOPE conference dramatically, everyone on the show tonight recently visited the new HOPE site at St. John's University, Rob describes his impressions seeing the new site for the first time, Gila tells what the mood on campus was like, Alex explains how there are now a huge amount of spaces to use for the conference, Kyle outlines what will be involved in this expansion, what will be needed in order to pull this off, how everyone on the show was able to see each other in person for the first time in almost two years, the conference is set for July 22-24, Rob explains why it's vital for people to get their vaccines in order to make HOPE possible, the perspective from Alex's son, an excerpt from a recent Empire Station Coalition meeting on the impending demolition of the Hotel Pennsylvania and the negative effects on the surrounding neighborhood, Rob gives more background on the meeting, Alex describes how local government officials have done nothing to help save Hotel Pennsylvania, how the entire neighborhood benefits from its continued existence, Kyle describes his updated AT&T contract terms, impending shutdowns in the telecommunications world, a tribute to Robbie Shakespeare.
Overtime: Trying to get the levels right on YouTube, Kyle continues airing his grievances against AT&T and Blackberry, the problem with abandoning old technologies that people still want to use, an EFF warning against Google's Manifest V3, why this will be a threat to privacy without providing security, comments from the creators of AdNauseam and TrackMeNot, wondering what the U.S. Sun is, a question from a nine-year-old, Alex explains what makes a good hacker, a call from Rebel about older technology, how anonymity has become a challenge, how Alex's kid is able to easily find surveillance cameras, Alex recalls a story of covert surveillance cameras at Oxford, a call from a school board member upstate, the weirdness of what parents complain about, an update on a listener's attempts to keep their copper line, Emmanuel explains how the infrastructure of landlines is set up, how new and old technology can coexist, Homeland Security invites hackers to find security holes, clarification on what the U.S. Sun is, the possibility of simulcasting the Dutch hacker camp during HOPE, the idea of communities running their own local copper networks, Kyle refers to the "Hacker Happenings" section in the latest 2600 issue, why radio has a unique magic, proof that radio is far from dead, a call from South Africa, the show is being broadcast in a hotel lobby, thoughts on South Africa, a near signoff, Alex brings up the Log4j crisis, some basic facts and concerns about this vulnerability, a parallel to the coronavirus.
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December 15
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- 12 / 22 / 2021 -
Some audio issues, encouraging people to donate to the WBAI transmitter fund as the station tries to pay the bill in advance, Kyle and Emmanuel see a documentary on a Boston radio station called WBCN, the similarities and differences between the two stations, how WBAI is actually one of the most stable radio forces in New York, memories of an April Fool's Day broadcast where WBAI changed to a country format for a few minutes, Gila describes how WBAI is right in the middle of the FM dial, Rob reveals what the WBAI call letters stand for, some New York radio history, a distraction from a local automated assistant, Alex describes what Log4j is all about as Kyle adjusts local audio levels, examples of affected applications, who needs to be concerned, the connection to Minecraft, a Log4j attack on the Belgian government, a reported hack of a COVID-19 test, why this isn't really something to worry about, the 5G connection, reports that anti-5G products are actually radioactive, how easy it is to be caught up in mistruths, a question on whether or not 5G has been deployed, the issue of phones on airplanes.
Overtime: Reports of low levels on YouTube, conflicting stories about the implementation of 5G, Emmanuel is getting a "SIM Not Provisioned" message on his phone every few seconds whenever he loses signal, a long call from Rebel, a recommendation of an article on switches in the new issue of 2600, how a local food establishment lost the ability to use their phones, the ongoing issue of not being able to make collect calls to cell phones, collecting old phone books, Rebel's memories of the TSPS days, the price of candy bars and robotic vending machines, memories of toll stations, how Verizon was formed, the days of Bell Atlantic, more on the idea of communities running their own phone companies, Alex remembers an independent phone company in Vermont, an update on a caller's attempts to keep their copper line, an elected official who may actually be helping, advising people to stay at home for the upcoming 2600 meetings, WBAI's 62nd birthday is coming up, Kyle and Emmanuel try to diagnose the board, the show is using Emmanuel's grandparents' old phone, Kyle literally picks up the phone, Bobson and Alex discuss a fermented beverage, Emmanuel questions Alex as to why he's so interested in this, holiday wishes.
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December 22
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- 12 / 29 / 2021 -
The last show for 2021, Emmanuel is wearing an ambulatory EEG, the symptoms that led to taking this test, reminiscing about 2021 and looking ahead to 2022, the concept of NFTs, a parallel to naming stars after people, the issue of globalization, the future of the digital frontier, the issue of working remotely, the possibility of holding two remote jobs at the same time, examining aspects of the virtual world, more discussion on NFTs, the amplification of misinformation, what being called a "right-clicker" means, the widespread effects of a recent Meta outage, the problem of consolidation, the expectation of productivity during the pandemic, how relaxation could be enforced through a remote app, a calculation of the number of streams a musician must have in order to earn a single dollar, the value of owning a record or CD, possible solutions for musicians, how Amazon contributes in ripping off artists with counterfeit material, the optimistic future of WBAI, how to safely celebrate New Year's.
Overtime: Raising the levels for YouTube, demonstrating how Caller ID isn't blocked even when *67 is dialed, fire engines in the background, the worst hacks of 2021 according to Wired, appropriate names for malicious hacker groups, remembering the Twitch hack, a request for callers from far away, an update to a caller's struggle to keep their copper landline, some grim facts about the health care industry, dealing with the current stubbornness and childish behavior in society, Rob discusses the loss of Dernyn in Hawaii, ways of dealing with such loss, the Remote Chaos Experience is happening now, some of the highlights, a question about one of the pictures displaying on the show's YouTube channel, a Dutch hacker camp is planned for the same weekend as A New HOPE, Bobson's prediction for 2022, Alex has more questions about Bulgarian groceries, Alex's son describes a Bulgarian cookie, a warning about a fake threatening letter from Amazon, the many clues to such false emails, a call from Genevieve, climate change in British Columbia, the amount of renewable energy in Canada, why nuclear power isn't green, legacy technology that dates back to the Spanish Flu, questioning when the last time predictions were made for a new year on a show, final thoughts for 2021, the death of Blackberry.
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December 29
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