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- 03 / 15 / 2023 -
There's a brand new setup in the studio, Alex is in London where it's not as late as it usually is due to Daylight Savings Time, Alex is at the Chelsea Arts Club where electronic devices are prohibited, an increase in electric cars that don't include AM radios due to interference, why AM radio is important, what's appealing about the sound of music over AM, debating whether AM radios are worth preserving in cars, brainstorming over ways to fix this, a report of Volkswagen's Car-Net service refusing to help track down a missing kid unless the service was first paid for, debating how this case should have played out, how cars may soon be able to repossess themselves, the right wing criticizes ChatGPT for being too "woke" since it couldn't create a positive poem about Donald Trump, Alex comes up with something positive and ironic to say about Trump, Emmanuel grew up within a mile of where Trump grew up, how facts no longer seem to matter, Russia fines Wikimedia for failing to delete negative facts about the invasion of Ukraine, listener mail, a letter composed by ChatGPT.
Overtime: Significantly improved audio levels, Rebel approves of the new system, remembering phone company test numbers, some facts about cell phones, more on the issue of tracking a car with a missing child, a caller debates Alex about the Strand issue, supposedly only ten floors of Hotel Pennsylvania still remain, a possible plan to relocate Madison Square Garden to where the hotel was, the potential of fascist artificial intelligence, a caller comments on older shows, how younger people seem to be more interested in the old phone systems, vinyl has outsold CDs for the first time in decades, Zap reports on the loss of MasterVic, a report on the London meetings, more on memorial plans, an update on the Amazon situation with 2600, the frustration of not being able to contact Kindle subscribers, the realization that Alex and Zap are in the same city, some more on Daylight Savings Time, why it's a really bad idea to have Daylight Savings Time all year long.
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March 15
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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=mIqnKB8hOVY
- 03 / 22 / 2023 -
Space Rogue is tonight's guest, addressing the panic over ChatGPT, how to tell the difference between a human and a chatbot according to ChatGPT, an excerpt from "Space Rogue: How the Hackers Known as L0pht Changed the World" that describes how the Space Rogue handle was created, how Space Rogue now uses the name Cris Thomas, what the L0pht has been remembered for, what it was like to testify before Congress, the story of being reimbursed for travel expenses in Congress using fake names, a clip from the show back in May 1998 reacting to the L0pht testimony, the claim of being able to take down the Internet in 30 minutes, an excerpt of the actual testimony where that claim was made, how the L0pht began, the connection to a hat business, the connection to Boston 2600 meetings, where the idea for the book came from, the challenge of actually writing the book, how Space Rogue was able to publish this book without making compromises that would have affected the story, an opportunity to get a signed copy of the book, the story of ATstake's takeover of the L0pht and the effect that had, why Space Rogue and Hacker News Network were the first targets of the new regime, the connection with Phiber Optik, what Hacker News Network was all about, the loss of Kelly Lum (Aloria) in the hacker community, the show is off next week.
Overtime: Kyle's memories of the L0pht Eye, Space Rogue describes how it worked, the same video card was used for pictures taken for badges at the very first HOPE conference in 1994, the L0pht talk from Beyond HOPE in 1997, memories of trying to establish a connection with the HIP conference in the Netherlands, what the Whacked Mac Archives were all about, memories of a POCSAG decoder, Emmanuel remembers a brain teaser that involved receiving coded messages over a pager while driving, the state of hacking today with new tools, the MIT flea markets of the past, thoughts on the Flipper Zero and what it can do, memories of Maker Faires and why they should be restarted, the conferences that Space Rogue goes to, the 20th anniversary of the Lopht's Congressional testimony, the story behind the picture on the front cover of the book, questions as to whether there's any video of Emmanuel's testimony in front of Congress, talk of old computer terminals from the 1990s, a dialing demonstration from Rebel, facts about hackerspaces, some legal issues and questions, a listener call from the hospital, some history on L0phtCrack, Space Rogue has an Internet-connected Rubik's Cube, working machines into the ground, why it's sometimes preferable to not upgrade, how people can get Space Rogue's book, reaction from other L0pht members, some words on the definition of hackers from the book, some contact info.
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March 22
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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=sAoySIeb7PM