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- 10 / 05 / 2022 -
The fact that some listeners think everyone on the show is in the same room, looking forward to the day when people can be together in person, all of the other parts of the in-person shows that are missed, how the online part of the show is dwarfed by the radio part, how people can support WBAI, the show won't be on next week, no station in New York has been on the air longer with the same format than WBAI, the latest on Elon Musk's offer to buy Twitter, Musk's latest simplistic tweets concerning Ukraine, how trendy Internet sites invariably lose their value, the story of a hacker in Washington State who received a somewhat lenient sentence, some facts that weren't immediately released about this case, how this story relates to Alex's panel at HOPE this year, questioning whether this sentence represents progress, the satisfaction of having voices of support listened to unlike in Virgil Griffith's case, trying to interpret what's behind a judge's sentencing, more on the book ban involving Girls Who Code, an interesting twist, the issue of accepting funding from defense contractors.
Overtime: Kyle drops his headphones onto the board, continuing the conversation, the freedom to be who you are, Google Alert's loose interpretation of what a hack is, a story from Starbucks, Emmanuel has been trying to copy really old 3.5 inch floppy disks, trying to figure out how to read other types of disks, the release of an old WUSB video from 1990, Rebel is apparently back to always being the first caller, the problem of spam calls and texts, some facts about the old call tracing feature, how it's sometimes possible to get the real phone number of spam callers, the poor spam filtering system on Gmail, why comments are turned off on YouTube, another call from Alex's sister, how Rachel survived Hurricane Ian, what the evacuation process was like, what the situation is like now, how a portable radio could be really helpful in these types of situations, Alex discusses how ham radio operators have been helping, Rachel describes how some people weren't able to leave, looking for one more caller.
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October 5
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 10 / 26 / 2022 -
The first show in three weeks, there are special guests tonight, Mitch Altman is on from Germany with microphone issues, Greg Newby joins the conversation from the Yukon, proof that telephones are more dependable, solving the Skype problem, expecting Mitch's cat to cause problems later, the story behind last week's preemption, one of the problems with the new transmitter site, why it's necessary to sometimes preempt the program, the importance of supporting the station, why podcasting has proven to not be enough to keep the station going, the anonymity of radio, Mitch outlines his recent travels, the Maker Faire in Czechia, pronunciation of the word "solder," the cancellation of this year's Chaos Communication Congress, the possibility of renting out the former home of the Congress in Berlin for a satellite conference, thoughts on the old Maker Faires, Mitch outlines some of the conferences that have been taking place in Europe, winter has already begun where Greg is, Greg's challenge in finding an Internet solution in the wilds of the Yukon, the decommissioning of satellites, the overall challenges of rural telecom, how video stores still exist where Greg is, Emmanuel details how the show was kicked off of YouTube for a sarcastic remark made on the September 28th edition of "Overtime," the excerpt in question, a promise to continue challenging Google's policy.
Overtime: Greg has migrated to Skype so that phone calls can be taken, the infamous excerpt that got the show kicked off YouTube several weeks ago, the unwelcome intrusion by Google in moderating content, discussing an effective way to prevent lies from spreading without intruding upon legitimate freedom of speech, the difference between controversial speech and hate speech, an update from Phil in Virginia, brain cells in a Petri dish being taught how to play Pong, organizing a Halloween parade for next year in a small town, thoughts on the Alex Jones settlement, Mitch's thoughts on crazy conspiracies in the past, Kyle discusses fragmented social media, Greg makes a pitch for a CBC podcast called "The Flamethrowers," how the CBC makes really good radio, a call from Kirby in Ontario, interesting results from an Ontario election, the importance of making voting easy for everyone, a comparison of the ease with which people can vote, Kyle explains the relevance of Seattle's "The Stranger" in making election decisions, the ban on handguns in Canada, how a gun that was taken from a future mass shooter wound up back in his hands, thinking of famous people everyone went to school with, this may be the last show before Election Day, measuring Greg's delay, trying to give Rebel a proper greeting, correcting some misinformation, thoughts on the film "When A Stranger Calls," Rebel tries to solve a mystery from his childhood involving a prank call, ways of communicating within the same house, a dog update from Greg, recommending a new show called "Alaska Daily," trying to get one more phone call, Mitch and Emmanuel discuss a scam, a call from Zap in London, the latest prime minister in the United Kingdom, thoughts on the parliamentary system and what that means in Canada, Emmanuel explains the current situation with 2600 and why supporting digital platforms of the magazine is particularly important now, some of the challenges involved in printing a magazine at this point in time, an update on the 2600 Voice BBS restoration, wondering what happened to Netweasel, memories of Beyond HOPE, the time Emmanuel abseiled out of a pub window in London, another challenge to YouTube, memories of finding Chinese food at 2 am on a Sunday in Queens after this year's HOPE, some of the chaos involved in driving back the next day in a severe thunderstorm.
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October 26
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Off The Hook Overtime
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