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- 01 / 10 / 2024 -
Tickets for HOPE XV went on sale today and things did not go as well as hoped, the many challenges HOPE has faced in the last few years, the hurdle of recovering from COVID and moving to a new location, going over the possibilities of what caused an unexpected drop in ticket sales, the drop in interaction within online communities, how Twitter specifically has plummeted in engagement, the final straw appears to be Google labeling mail regarding HOPE as spam which made it much harder to reach former HOPE attendees, how Amazon also landed a crippling blow by discontinuing all magazine subscriptions, Rob remains hopeful, this will be the first somewhat normal conference since 2018, why using more Google services to solve the problem isn't an answer, actual suggestions to not use the word "hacker" in mailing list posts to keep from triggering Google's spam filter, a suggestion to whitelist certain email addresses, how it's extremely easy to get to the conference via mass transit, attractions that are nearby, how nobody gets paid to put on HOPE, the limitations of using a PR firm, the WBAI tie-in to HOPE over the years, Alex's memories of HOPE, the potential of the conference, a section on the hope.net website lists the highlights of each of the previous 14 conferences, Google Bard's view of the HOPE conference, Alex gives an update on his broken leg, ransomware victims are being targeted by scammers, why it's important to be extra vigilant if you've already been scammed.
Overtime: Alex has left, a stressful day, Rebel is in California, discussing the best methods of traveling, differences between different 2600 meetings, what WebSDR is all about, Rebel uses a CB radio while on the phone, a call from Delchi, what his just-printed article is all about, what his next article may be about, when the first article on home automation came out, the nightmares of IoT, what Shodan can reveal, how Delchi challenged poor security practices, trying to get Delchi to participate in HOPE, Delchi's memories picking up Jello Biafra at a HOPE conference, why 2600 will always be necessary, memories of Computer Shopper, how tools get misused, what needs to be undone in the world of social media, 2600 is almost back on schedule, a call from Hack Manhattan concerning recent moves by Apple, encouraging people to register for HOPE and help spread the word.
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January 10
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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:
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- 01 / 17 / 2024 -
Assurance that the HOPE conference will go ahead as planned despite the issues with Google, the call for participation has gone out, a suggestion to send this out via email, how HOPE isn't that good at promoting itself, Emmanuel's judge from the DeCSS trial threatens to throw Donald Trump out of his courtroom, Alex describes how the DeCSS case helped inspire him to become a lawyer, memories of how a court order in that case was sidestepped by 2600, the large amount of lawsuits against 2600 in that period, Rob reports on OpenAI quietly changing its terms of use concerning military applications, the Twitter account of the SEC was hacked which resulted in a false cryptocurrency announcement, Emmanuel tries to get Alex not to say X when referring to Twitter, Micah Lee joins the discussion, an excerpt from Micah's new book ("Hacks, Leaks, and Revelations"), how the book is also a tool, the details people could miss with leaked data, how much of BlueLeaks hasn't even been processed yet, how Micah got his start with the Snowden archive, how this also led to his journalism career, how both Micah and Glen Greenwald knew relatively little about encryption before connecting with Edward Snowden, the connection with DDoSecrets, what tools have proven to be beneficial over the years, the potential to process this info without connecting to the Internet, how metadata posted to Parler from January 6th protesters helped to identify them, working with the Oath Keepers dataset, the need for more groups like DDoSecrets, why so much data is getting leaked, Micah's work investigating America's Frontline Doctors.
Overtime: Alex is missing while Micah Lee joins the conversation, hopes that people will be inspired by the book, the concern over the wrong people getting access to the data from leaks, how decisions are made regarding how data from certain organizations is treated, Micah describes some of the tools that are used for going through leaked data, Gila explains why slow mode is enabled in the YouTube chat, how SecureDrop fits in, the Epik Christian nationalist domain name registrar, how various groups wind up on this registrar, reaction to Micah's book so far, how Micah's Twitter account was suspended, the effects of a shadow ban, how this has also affected 2600 and HOPE, how Elon Musk has destroyed Twitter, why Emmanuel refuses to call it X, calls to not be political when discussing this subject, non-evil ways to buy Micah's book, Micah will be signing books at HOPE, Micah's impressions of HOPE's new home in Queens, how libraries can get involved, Micah's contact info, the YouTube vendetta against Firefox continues, how the world is becoming more evil, another sleazy move from Twitter, why the show can't take phone calls tonight, using AI to go through data, the benefits of No Starch Press, the issue of being able to copy freely, how 2600 fooled Amazon in order to get a message to its own subscribers, the Aleph application, how people who are new to this can get assistance.
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January 17
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 01 / 24 / 2024 -
Alex has an update from Virgil Griffith, Virgil is being transferred to Michigan from Pennsylvania, a pertinent poem, a warning to not generate AI poems, how old the word "cybernetic" actually is, some impressions of the poem, a special skill of the MTA, the failure of new subway gates to keep out fare beaters, why this is even worse than people hopping over gates, ideas for ways of designing this turnstile better, questioning the cost of installing turnstiles, questioning why so many people are evading fares, what's unique about the New York City subway system, potential high tech solutions for access control to trains, the pointing and calling system in use on subways by conductors, how this system reduces mistakes, the idea of using Bitcoin to solve problems, how using Bitcoin isn't as private as people think, debating the overall value of cryptocurrency, how there's a tremendous amount of lost cryptocurrency out there somewhere, Kyle's view of crypto as something that isn't an investment vehicle, the show is off next week.
Overtime: Demands for increased volume come early, measuring everyone's audio, Alex describes a case in Alaska involving a hostile takeover of a blockchain investigation company, serving a subpoena by airdropping an NFT into a crypto wallet, questioning whether the show is skeptical enough about cryptocurrency, Kyle defines his approach to cryptocurrency, an appeal to not call the phone number before it's given out, a whistleblower in Germany meets resistance from a software vendor and prosecution for unauthorized access, Alex explains the legal issues of this German case, the loss of Aaron Swartz, Rebel insists on checking audio levels, a report on airline snack service, how other charges have changed, explaining why a phone number acts differently depending on what number calls it, what SpoofCard is, how the current area code situation could have been avoided, a potential Trump talking point concerning phone numbers, the new 564 area code in Seattle, the new 929 and 332 area codes in New York City, memories of what the 212 area code used to encompass, the possibility that Rebel's calls are repeats, Gila has a laughing fit, sleazy campaigns by companies, the blocking of certain browsers in New York City schools, the passing of Winni who developed previous HOPE web pages, the show will not be on next week.
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January 24
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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=CtSql9GO4Qs