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- 03 / 06 / 2024 -
A late start, an announcement involving the future of this program, a new monthly minimum amount that must be raised for the show to continue, why it's so important to support the station, memories of the WBAI book fairs, how the show today is different from previous WBAI fundraising appeals, M&M machines on a college campus appear to have facial recognition, some facts about modern vending machines, how life seems to be mimicking "Black Mirror" with increasing frequency, an Epic Games hack was apparently faked in order to "scam actual hackers," ways of describing hackers, a hack of the pay.gov web auction site brings prices way down, a Fox News hack in Florida, why the results of this hack deserve to be known, analyzing how access was actually achieved, OpenAI is accusing The New York Times of hacking ChatGPT.
Overtime: Encouraging people to donate to the station, how to pronounce Spokane, a hacked construction sign, giving this the attention it deserves, the Georgia attorney general implies that not having a phone makes someone a criminal, how this is being used against demonstrators who were protesting Cop City, thoughts on how people can be defined in a certain way with the absence of cell phone data, university hacks in Canada, concern over links in email, Emmanuel is accused of rambling about vaccines, Kyle and Emmanuel discuss the wisdom of vaccines, how eradicated diseases are coming back due to people not getting vaccines, the parallel to a potential fascist regime, discussion of payphone photos in 2600, how vinyl and independent bookstores are on the rise, some guidelines for callers, Rebel reports on a Canadian phone booth in New York City, the show apparently has music on hold, a demonstration from Rebel goes awry, the frustration in getting a hotel deal for HOPE, why dormitories may be a good option for attendees, a listener proposal for a giveaway at the HOPE conference, opinions on interesting programs on WBAI, more info on HOPE, some facts about the BAI Buddy system, Kyle outlines what can be found at Channel2600.
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March 6
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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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- 03 / 13 / 2024 -
Alex is in London, the House of Representatives passes a bill that would force TikTok to sell itself, why this may be a bad move, comparing other social media outlets to TikTok, how TikTok doesn't necessarily benefit the Chinese government, why Kyle supports this action, questioning whether Congress is serious about their actions, Emmanuel's impatience at Alex's terrible Internet connection, a hypothetical situation that parallels the anti-gun argument, Alex discusses the issue of looking at clipboard data, the EFF position, Elon Musk manages to cancel a show on Twitter because of how an interview went, how this shows Musk's hypocrisy concerning free speech and open town squares, Emmanuel worries that Gila's harsh words may hurt Musk's feelings and endanger the Twitter account, Kyle describes the myopic management common to leaders of tech companies, why it's important to bring them down a few pegs, the importance of getting it right especially in the upcoming months, Gila describes how the Shen Yun dance promotions have changed their tone recently to directly attack the Chinese regime, answering questions about WBAI's fundraising goals, a lawsuit in British Columbia accuses Flow Health of tracking its users and violating their privacy, Gila's strong opinions on the matter, the conversation will continue on "Overtime," something for early Laurie Anderson fans.
Overtime: Analyzing Alex's connection, why a phone call might be preferable, how poor connections seem to be the norm these days, why 2600 won't be distributing Club-Mate anymore, you can now find Club-Mate in a store by the New York City 2600 meeting, the possibility of having Club-Mate at this year's HOPE, the availability of yellow Club-Mate crates, there will be more food options on campus this year, Rebel describes how he got his name, another phone call attempt by Rebel, how to find Rebel's YouTube channel, recent HOPE posts haven't been relegated to spam by Google, Alex continues to have difficulty connecting, this is a rare period where there's only a four hour difference in time between London and New York, a question about volunteering at HOPE, the different kinds of tickets available, nobody at HOPE is getting paid, a call from Johnny Fusion, memories of the first spam on Usenet, how the Internet was originally not for making money, what the current system should be changed to, Emmanuel questions the tactic of erasing history off of a social media network, Alex bows out early, Emmanuel tries to remember the toll-free number, a call from a Queens resident concerning HOPE, how the ham community has changed over the years.
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March 13
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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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- 03 / 20 / 2024 -
Alex is in a taxi crossing London, a potential plea deal involving Julian Assange, why this seems like a good deal, adding up the amount of time Assange has been going through this, why it's well past time for his suffering to end, the show will not be on next week, the fundraising plateau that must be reached by the end of the month, why it's important to support WBAI, wondering why Alex's signal is better in a cab than it was inside a building last week, Gila describes the advantages of becoming a member of WBAI, YouTube comes up with new rules regarding videos that contain artificial intelligence content, Google develops a way to generate moving images from a single photograph, Kyle discusses the parallel to sampling, the tremendous harm that can be caused by accusations of not being a real human, looking forward to what's ahead in this year's election campaign regarding fake content, how an identity code may be required in the future to distinguish artificial content from real content, a potential deal between Apple and Google concerning artificial intelligence, the concern over monopolies, "alternative large language models," a final appeal for listener support for the station.
Overtime: More trouble communicating with Alex, robocalls in New Hampshire are designed to get people not to vote in the upcoming primaries, the issue of standing when suing over a fake likeness or image, a listener complaint about the lack of payphone discussion, the state of phones in London, Emmanuel realizes why the show is called "Off The Hook," showing off a recent issue of 2600 with Taiwanese payphones at a local Taiwanese restaurant, Emmanuel's anger at the phone ringing, Gila shares facts about the 802 area code, guessing the states that still have a single area code, some phone number history, a discussion about franchising versus independent ownership of stores, Rebel tries to publicize his YouTube channel, a continuing reverb issue, "old school is always cool," memories of mechanical crossbar switches, Johnny Fusion's experience going to a fake postal service address, thoughts on credit card fraud, calling it a night.
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March 20
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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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