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- 11 / 06 / 2024 -
Not a good evening, Gila is under the weather, Alex is in Bangkok and about to go through customs, nobody is in the mood to do radio due to the election results which will bring Donald Trump back into power, why this one hurts more, why Harris wasn't given as much latitude as Trump, why this time it's the people who are to blame, how it's the people who will feel the pain in a big way, why it's important not to give up hope, an impassioned statement from a post on Twitter, Rob compares this year to the reaction in 2016, how everything that happens from this point is on the people who brought Trump in, making sure they take full responsibility for everything and feel the pain for what they bring, why protest votes probably didn't make a big difference this time, why people shouldn't be surprised by what happens when Trump takes power, how those people who didn't vote actually helped elect Trump, a quote from "1984," more problems with Alex's audio, why using the phone is so much better than Skype, recognizing how people can be completely worn out, Kyle's perspective on all that's happened, questioning why pro-Palestinian protesters never interrupted Trump's speeches, the fatal flaw of the left, taking issue with those who thought prices were too high without thinking about what effect Trump's policies would have, Rob outlines what we can still do, some audio distractions, Emmanuel encourages people to do things they wouldn't have done had things gone a different way, Alex's words from Thailand, a solidarity statement from the LGBTQ community, why it's more important than ever to support WBAI, how the station is going to be needed like never before, how the Washington Post has lost all respect due to the actions of Jeff Bezos who capitulated to Trump, a statement from Bernie Sanders casts blame on the Democratic Party, it's time to heal, an invitation to continue the discussion on "Overtime."
Overtime: Alex has disappeared, why people feel like Charlton Heston at the end of "Planet of the Apes," examples of cowardice in the upper ranks, British conservative publications that had the guts to endorse Harris, what we should be concerned about in the future, Alex skips a day, how an "I Voted" sticker may not convey a positive message, the "adults in the room" that kept really bad things from happening the last time, how Emmanuel's opinion on John Bolton has changed, a caller puts blame on Schumer and Pelosi, questioning the wisdom of filing the state case against Trump, the closing scene from "Chinatown" is also apropos, how this is history repeating itself, what the Democrats could have done differently, how Canada's truth in broadcasting law works, debating the idea of regulating cable networks, why free speech is important with the realization that there are consequences to spreading mistruths, Alex is still in the same cab, why crypto bros might be celebrating the election results, Alex points out how the crypto issue hurt the Democrats, debating the level of regulation that should exist with cryptocurrency, how the EU handles this issue, grappling with the idea that most Americans seem to want what lies ahead, wondering how a measure to outlaw slavery in California failed, why voting for a slim chance is better than voting for nothing, Kyle's unbridled language, the impossibility of defeating a cult, Rob reports a good dialogue is ongoing in the chat, reminding people to support WBAI, Alex finally gets free time when the show ends.
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November 6
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 11 / 13 / 2024 -
Alex is still in Thailand, the words "Attorney General Matt Gaetz" are hard to say, realizing how fragile everything is, a Georgia woman is arrested for allowing her son to walk to a nearby town by himself, a court order to use tracking apps, how this shows government overreach occurs regardless of who is in power, Emmanuel's recollections of exploring Queens unsupervised as a child, Gila recalls waiting in a car with other kids at age ten, Elon Musk is now part of an organization called the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), how this demonstrates the lack of seriousness involved with these people, the specter of Musk having any sort of power in this administration, Rob explains what the original DOGE is, new Twitter terms seem to give it the right to use all user content to train AI, how this latest move drove The Guardian off the platform, Emmanuel's findings on social media engagement, the difficulty in using some of the new platforms to find people, the differences between Mastodon and Bluesky, why so many far right platforms have popped up, what is self-defeating about deleting a Twitter account, the menstrual health and period app named Clue announces that it will not share data with American authorities.
Overtime: Getting news from the future as it's already Thursday where Alex is, Rob has feedback from Mastodon on why Bluesky is moving in the wrong direction, Gila has criticism towards the menstrual health and period app named Clue, how to mess things up with fake data, Alex is packing and has to pick up a suit on the way out of Thailand, the amount of surveillance that could be possible with Starlink if Elon Musk is given any sort of governmental power, the issue of social media boosting the message of popular people and influencers over that of regular people, Rebel is trapped in a Linux box, Rebel is taking the ham radio exam tomorrow, Alex disappears, what Kyle has been up to, the 2600 cover comes to life on the web page, a caller discusses the threat that Elon Musk poses to the country, questioning if there is a similarity to Nazi Germany at this point, wondering how Democrats seem to always get blamed for things that happened under Republicans and lack the ability to defend themselves, the hypocrisy of those who claim to know what Harris did wrong, a caller has a suggestion for how Harris can still become president, things Biden can still do, a smart move by New York Governor Kathy Hochul by putting congestion pricing in place before Trump takes office, Mattel mistakenly puts the URL to an adult website on "Wicked" products, why 2600 is trying to get rid of a .xxx domain, wondering how many domains 2600 owns, Rob tells an amusing anecdote involving the massive screen in Times Square.
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November 13
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- 11 / 20 / 2024 -
Alex is jet lagged after returning from Thailand, what Bangkok was like, the various means of transport, why cars are the worst way to get around the city, Emmanuel's idea for a fee for cars that would benefit mass transit, how congestion pricing is coming to New York, a story about how typing a six word phrase can put your computer at risk of being hacked, how malicious links can show up in search results, Alex describes how a client lost $12 million by going to the wrong site, how people can be tricked into visiting a fraudulent site, why sponsored links are risky, how this is the exact opposite of what Google is pushing, the need for professionals to safely transfer people's money online, how Google encourages their employees to minimize unneeded data while not advising this for its users, how Matt Gaetz fits into this discussion as a report on his illicit activities is being suppressed by Republicans, the possibility that this info has been hacked, a message to the hacker, the right and wrong way to release this info, a million people are joining Bluesky every day.
Overtime: The trend of social media to either turn right wing or not get involved in potentially controversial subjects, what the Farcaster app does to counter this, the issue of decentralization, why other platforms should be supported, the issue of fracturing the community with too many options, a review of Bluesky from someone who runs a Mastodon instance, Alex has a poor connection in New York City, The Gibson gives technical background on Bluesky, the importance of making Mastodon easier to use, what's involved in running a Mastodon instance, a question about implementing Signal into Veilid, Emmanuel's gripe concerning Signal no longer supporting older operating systems, the annoying way that Signal announces your presence to contacts, Emmanuel's issue with the Federation, a listener reports hydrogen generators being installed next to a building, remembering Thomas E. Kurtz who developed the BASIC computer language, Emmanuel's first memories of using BASIC in high school using a system known as LIRICS Timesharing, wondering how to run BASIC today, memories of computing with punch cards, Rebel discusses Emmanuel's degree, Rebel doesn't pass his ham radio test, Kyle names a place where Club-Mate might be able to be found.
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November 20
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- 11 / 27 / 2024 -
A special thanks to Kyle for solving all of the technical challenges that emerged right before the show, an AI named Daisy run by O2 in the United Kingdom battles fraudsters in real time, an excerpt from a Daisy sales pitch, Gila goes into detail as to how this works, Alex describes how he annoys scammers, Alex explains what a "pig butchering" scam is, Kyle describes some of the tools available to consumers to fight back against scammers, listener mail, explaining to Kyle how to make an overseas call before putting it on the air, the different ways that international calls are dialed from various countries, placing a call to FedEx AI in the United Kingdom, Emmanuel gets into an argument with AI, the importance of supporting WBAI, tomorrow is the latest day Thanksgiving can possibly be, what Emmanuel is grateful for, a disturbing policy of bypassing FBI checks with Trump's new appointments, the potential for very unqualified people to be put in very powerful positions, the danger in trusting everything any one person says, how the first trans member of Congress is being harassed, a far right site is hacked and hundreds of thousands of followers exposed.
Overtime: A late start as Kyle and Emmanuel were brining a turkey, more talk of what people are grateful for, a caller who is not Rebel, finding a whole bunch of Substack newsletters, the good and bad of AI, HOPE XV videos are now on YouTube, Kyle's thoughts on the event, Rebel connects the show to someone named Bill who proceeds to have an AI conversation with Emmanuel and Kyle, stacking multiple AI interactions, a listener has her long distance company disappear, Alex and Gila show off their Latin skills, a Canadian listener shares how bad Rogers and Bell service is, why people answering the phone in the Philippines aren't the problem here, how the chat wound up going in a completely different direction, remembering the character of Ernestine the phone operator, Emmanuel recalls another comedy sketch with a phone operator, a listener needs Alex's help, Emmanuel tracks down the telephone sketch performed by Mike Nichols and Elaine May from 1965 which is played as an outro.
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November 27
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