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- 12 / 03 / 2025 -
Thanks to everyone for listening and not going to the tree lighting in Manhattan, Alex turned down a party invite to be on the show, confusion on what Alex got invited to, a new Twitter feature reveals additional information about the origin of accounts, how certain MAGA accounts appear to be coming from outside the country, wondering why the people behind this couldn't have used VPNs when setting up the accounts, half of all states now require age verification to visit porn sites, a listing of all of the states involved, some of the more surprising states on the list, the inevitable data breach of age verification data, how sex education material is also being blocked in some states, how pornography is protected by the First Amendment, how "contemporary community standards" are defined, Kyle points the finger at bad parenting, how red states seem more comfortable with having these rights taken away, how people can get around this, how to start using a VPN, Alex explains what Tor is all about, the potential risks, how to support Tor, a parallel to how Trump has reacted to the recent National Guard shooting, more specifics on VPNs, the difference between online age verification and showing proof in a store, the worst idea and the best idea, tonight will be the last "Overtime" of the year.
Overtime: Checking in on the tree lighting ceremony in Rockefeller Center, remembering the time someone lit the tree on fire, Alex admits he's never watched an episode of "SNL," Emmanuel recounts what being in the tree crowd is like, Gila quotes from an "SNL"-related book that was within reach, the irony of the show keeping Alex from going to the building where "SNL" lives, thoughts on the 50th anniversary of the program, Kyle points out that we all have gaps in our knowledge, Kyle and Emmanuel won't be around for the next few shows, this is the last "Overtime" of the year, the 2600 Voice BBS archives are now available on a flash drive, the HOPE_16 videos are now available on a flash drive as well, there still needs to be some processing before the videos will be on Channel2600 on YouTube, one of the ideas that came about after a few cups of coffee is a 2600 shower curtain, a "Hackers" allusion in the most recent 2600 cover, there is a "leak" in the new 2600 shower curtains, more attempts to test Alex's lack of familiarity with any "SNL" sketch, Alex recommends a show called "I Think You Should Leave," Emmanuel recommends "Portlandia" and "Bigmouth," Rebel tries to demonstrate phone numbers that don't ring, Alex tries to help Rebel find such a number, an old AT&T phone number now belongs to Intellicall, Emmanuel's suggestion for how Rebel can get his question answered, guessing how many episodes of "SNL" there have been, conflicting info from Google, an update on what's next for HOPE, all of the work that was involved in getting the Voice BBS archive suitable for release, Kyle describes the type of machine that was running the voice system, how planes in common use today are using processors from 1982, Alex discovers that RAM has been around since the 1940s, where meetings are in New Jersey, theorizing why "SNL" starts and ends at unique times, a reminder about 2600 meetings this week, a warning to Rebel about calling in again, Rebel gets banned for the next call-in show, Alex is tested on more famous lines from "SNL," Gila admits she's never seen a "Star Wars" movie, more on "I Think You Should Leave," a goodbye until next year.
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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=xEVWZxMUPJE
- 12 / 17 / 2025 -
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