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- 02 / 09 / 2022 -
Kyle is distorted for some reason, Emmanuel's issue with the definition of "metaverse," how Facebook has basically stolen this word, the parallel to Trump's actions, an update on the demonstrations taking place in Canada, how much of the donations are coming from the United States, how GiveSendGo is now handling the millions of dollars in donations after GoFundMe dropped them, the security breaches that took place on this site and exposed private info of donors, the story of a Canadian student who's gone into hiding over $15 million worth of cryptocurrency tokens, how Canadian legal threats don't seem nearly as serious as those made in the States, how this case should be resolved, the remarkable way the judge is handling the case, the biggest ever cryptocurrency theft of $3.6 billion results in the arrest of a married couple in New York, figuring out how to improve the microphone sound, a look at some of the history of the crytocurrency theft couple, the Hotel Pennsylvania catches on fire on the day that tickets to A New HOPE went on sale, the significance of this conference, some HOPE history, some of the advantages of the new location, a familiar hacker helps to recover millions of dollars in cryptocurrency, the frequency of the numbers station referred to previously.
Overtime: Asking people not to call before the phone number is given out, an update on the right to repair law in Massachusetts, how car manufacturers are fighting this, an example of false advertising that they produced, Kyle's thoughts on the matter, the board is still messing with Kyle's voice, a potential buffering issue on YouTube, Gila reports on Mazda car radios that were bricked if they tuned to a particular radio station, more on how auto manufacturers are hurting consumers by fighting the right to repair, how this issue is bringing people together, a listener question about HOPE tickets, more on Facebook's use of the word "meta," trying to come up with a good phrase that META could be an acronym for, Kyle comes up with "Making Everything Total Awful," thoughts on the VR world, antics at local school board meetings, how a hijacked Facebook account became one of the main truck convoy sources, why blocking your number when calling a toll-free number doesn't work, giving out the toll-free number for the show, reports of low audio on YouTube, issues with states and the CDC not giving out the same information on mask mandates, how Republicans keep changing history, facts about Syrian hamsters, why Rob intends to wear a mask even after COVID, a George Orwell quote that applies to the present, a listener question about the security of contactless payment systems, Emmanuel recalls an unusual credit card fraud incident, a call from a member of the media in the Beijing Olympic bubble, what the actual setup is like, a potential drug scandal, how people are accepting the restrictions and regulations in Beijing, how robotic drones prepare food, the new high-speed train that was recently constructed, what the frequent COVID tests are like, some facts about phone calls from China, this has been the longest "Overtime" ever, one final call, how to get a broken MacBook independently fixed in New York City.
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February 9
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- 02 / 16 / 2022 -
The smoothest intro in months, 2600 has been listening in to the "freedom convoy" organizers in Canada, how the Zello app works, memories of Nextel phones and how annoying they were, an excerpt of some of today's conversation, a demonstration of how rumors build upon themselves, how the outrage is never applied equally, more on data breaches at GiveSendGo, the issue of seizing funds and invoking the Emergencies Act, the prevalence of foreign money pouring into the blockade organizers' accounts, a rundown of Canadian media coverage, the issue of science and vaccines, Gila explains how the anti-vaxxers' parallels to persecution are invalid, the power that Facebook gives these groups, the danger involved in this, how traffic tickets in Florida display a website that goes to a pro-Trump site, the end of the story involving the Missouri governor's attempt to prosecute a journalist for reporting on a massive security hole, Rob gives an update on Jim, a renewed call for participation at A New HOPE.
Overtime: The many social issues that are relevant to technology, the danger of tech companies being on the wrong side of these issues, the obsession with likes and follows, how this is making so many shallow people, how great mediums are wasted on idiocy, Alex freezes in the middle of a thought, how certain items can lead to an assumption of criminal activity, using behavioral analytics behavior to identify malicious activity, identifying universal values, a potentially fake Ukrainian defense site, how Melania Trump bought her own NFT to drive up the price, how this sort of thing is common behavior, "fear of missing out," Rob discusses the difference between art and business, a call from a Linux phone, a call from Ontario in the midst of the trucker convoy blockade, thoughts on Doug Ford, the adverse effects of the convoy's presence on the residents of Ottawa, the awkwardness of Pierre Trudeau, a rundown of Canadian media, the prevalence of commercials on CNN as opposed to other news networks, mysterious music, another call from the Beijing Olympic bubble, robots taking elevators, the spooky way a lost wallet was found, thoughts on accents, the COVID safety protocols in effect for the Olympic bubble, the prevalence of robots in China, what the television channels are like, the use of translation devices, possible controversial topics to avoid while in China, Rob repeats the update on Jim, Kyle calls on people to view page source whenever possible.
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February 16
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- 02 / 23 / 2022 -
A bit of dead air, the show won't be on next week, Trump has launched yet another social media network attempt, Emmanuel's dismay at discovering nobody on the show got an account, Emmanuel gets a 405 error when attempting to make an account, 2600 starts a fight with Instagram over having their name banned, the difficulty of finding any humans at Instagram, refuting all of the potential arguments against having the @2600 account, some of the things a 2600 Instagram account could do, a trucker convoy ProtonMail account gets compromised, how Twitter won't allow any links to DDoSSecrets, how Google won't suggest the word marijuana, Emmanuel has an issue with Alex's views on the effectiveness of our educational system to protect us against lies and misinformation, the ineffectiveness of using logic to convince people with wildly different opinions, a live example of Twitter censoring a private message, Twitter accounts sharing crucial material on the ongoing invasion of Ukraine are suspended for unknown reasons, Alex theorizes on what could have caused this, the over-reliance of social media platforms in relaying vital information, the terms of Twitter's "synthetic and manipulated media policy," the importance of seeing what is being said on rt.com despite the lies being spread, the first deadline for speaker submissions to A New HOPE is approaching, an idea from a listener for car hacking at HOPE, how such ideas come to fruition, how people can get involved, 2600 meetings are next Friday.
Overtime: Why it's important to get HOPE talk submissions in early, a history of the challenges facing HOPE since 2018, how this next conference will be a big piece of history, the sad fate of the Hotel Pennsylvania, getting lost in large buildings, Emmanuel's issue with an intelligent elevator, why Putin gets along so well with the American right wing, the inconsistent messages from Republicans on the Russia situation, two prosecutors of Trump quit, trying to figure out why this is happening, Bobson's perspective on the Ukraine crisis from Bulgaria, thoughts on the Winter Olympics, some interesting info about the Black Sea, how sand is apparently being stolen from the beaches, some more Bulgarian grocery observations from Alex, some geographical facts about the region near Bulgaria and Ukraine, how Kyle and Emmanuel got out of Ukraine several years ago, the different rail gauges in different countries, the new 363 area code is coming to Nassau County, Emmanuel issues a challenge to name all of the New York City area codes, some thoughts from a caller on deep fakes, Gila lists Minnesota area codes, learning of the 332 area code, Alex tries to find a working phone number in that area code, arguing over the Instagram issue, an interesting fact about Arabic numerals, trying to get one last call, Emmanuel questions why a one is still needed for dialing other area codes, encouraging people to send in their talk submissions for HOPE.
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February 23
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