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- 12 / 04 / 2024 -
There is a large helicopter outside Gila's office, Emmanuel takes issue with Alex's use of the word assassination regarding a killing in midtown Manhattan earlier today, an undue amount of attention being paid to this because of the fact that the victim was the CEO of a massive health care company, analyzing the escape tactics used here, the effectiveness of a bike as a getaway vehicle, why Citi Bike may make that more difficult, the various reasons why Gila couldn't get home from Manhattan, the tracking info that is conveyed with a Citi Bike, Emmanuel tries to draw a parallel between this crime and many others, Kyle points out the difference between a legal and a moral code, Trump's nominee for FBI chief may have been hacked by foreign spies, Chinese hackers have breached a large number of telephone companies worldwide, the FBI advises Americans to switch to encrypted messaging apps, the oddness of the FBI claiming that "encryption is your friend," how to compromise end-to-end encryption, the power someone has simply by holding a phone, encouraging listeners to donate to the radio station, the new WBAI phone number, the station is in fundraising mode, Emmanuel explains how area codes were made, Maine takes steps to preserve its 207 area code and prevent a split, the idea of having pride in an area code, why splitting area codes was a bad idea, Alex draws a parallel to Westphalia, three radio stations owned by Stephen King are slated to go off the air at the end of the year, how this illustrates the value of radio, why local radio is so important, why joining WBAI is a good idea.
Overtime: Emmanuel gets things backwards, waiting for the show to get onto YouTube, Alex finds a letter written by Senator Ron Wyden to the FCC Chairman and Attorney General that addresses the security issues at telecommunications companies, there are dropout and buffering issues on YouTube, Kyle tries to figure out the problem, a period of silence, Kyle explains all of the hurdles that had to be jumped through to get to this point, Gila reports that there are still buffering issues, problems were also reported for last night's "Off The Wall," another period of silence, a potential Microsoft issue was behind the problem, the show will go on for an extra period of time to make up for the outage, Alex resumes reading the letter from Senator Wyden, Kyle explains how the people in control never pay, uncertainty as to where people's data is, Emmanuel tries to piss everyone off by suggesting crypto is the answer, talk of toll-free numbers, memories of a different toll-free number being given out for the state the number was in, Rebel discusses third-party calls, memories of conveying messages by ringing the phone twice, what verification and emergency interrupts were, Emmanuel remembers some fun phone pranks, a new 2600 meeting in the United Kingdom, thoughts on Joe Biden pardoning his son, why taking the moral high ground isn't always the right move, thoughts on what Biden could still do, Emmanuel's problem with certain Nazi comparisons, getting the toothpaste back in the tube, thanking Kyle for all of the troubleshooting tonight.
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December 4
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 12 / 11 / 2024 -
Next week will be a call-in show for the first time in a long while, there won't be an "Overtime" next week as a result, a lot of controversy over unknown drones in the skies over New Jersey, the possibility of this being Google, how Republicans are somehow blaming Democrats for this, sharing theories as to what might be behind all these drones, what would be involved in shooting down a mystery drone, Kyle explains what kind of identification is required for all drones, wondering why most of these drones seem to be flying over New Jersey, the possibility of a private citizen shooting one of the drones down, Google's announcement regarding a quantum computing chip that would process a problem in five minutes that would take a supercomputer 10 septillion years, why this seems really unbelievable, the possibility of breaking Bitcoin's encryption, Alex's potential solution, more on FBI director nominee Kash Patel being vulnerable to Chinese hackers, the desire to hush this up, accusations of victim blaming, a discussion on whether or not this is true, a call for information on drones that the mass media isn't reporting, a reminder of the special call-in show scheduled for next week, a call to support WBAI.
Overtime: Alex looks for new domain names related to accused killer Luigi Mangione, Emmanuel questions the significance of these domains, what the motivations are for his supporters, how we got to this point, Emmanuel questions why the police are getting all the credit for finding the shooter when civilians did all of the work, what this says about the surveillance state, how this is an example of people maintaining control over the surveillance, there won't be an "Overtime" next week due to a call-in edition of the radio show, a question about ISDN, why Kyle can't get 5G despite having a 5G plan, an "all circuits are busy" recording, Gila has a suspicion about Rebel, more talk of drones, the difficulty of buying a phone without a contract outside of big cities, the need for options, Gila has a Magic 8 Ball, a caller connects to a recording, a question about verification, how Kyle lost his Google Voice number, Kyle explains why it's important to always be open to learning more, there are holiday specials on the 2600 website, some clarification on when the show will be on the air in future weeks, talking over each other.
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December 11
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- 12 / 18 / 2024 -
Tonight will be the first on-air call-in show in years, the station is in fundraising mode, the billionaire owner of the Los Angeles Times tells the staff to not talk about Trump, why this kind of thing could never happen at WBAI, an update on FCC commissioner Brendan Carr who Emmanuel has referred to as an "idiot," presenting the evidence to support this assertion, a fake article from a ham radio online publication, Alex recounts his personal experience seeing the mystery drones over New Jersey, analyzing some of the current theories, wondering why an adversary flying a drone would be using FAA-compliant lights, how only Democratic governors are being blamed for this even though there are also drones in states headed by Republicans, a new phone number for listeners of the show, why people shouldn't be pointing lasers at the sky, callers weigh in on what the source of the drones is, wondering where NORAD is, a question about Windows 10 reaching end-of-life, Emmanuel tries to remember when he offered to change his views on the air for a pledge of a certain amount, a new listener reports on a bizarre message from Trump, an app called Drone Scanner will identify drones in the area, how it's possible to misidentify all kinds of objects in the sky, the prospect of delivery drones, the plan is to have a call-in show once a month, a call from the Long Island Expressway, a caller encourages people to do their own research, the need to support WBAI.
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December 18
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- 12 / 25 / 2024 -
Christmas and Hanukkah fall on the same day this year, the last time this happened was in 2005 and the next time will be in 2035, thoughts on last week's call-in show, the magic of radio, how listeners can be a part of WBAI, Emmanuel's offer to go pro-Trump for an hour in exchange for a $1000 pledge, Emmanuel realizes there will be an edition of the show on the day of the 65th anniversary of WBAI, the tax advantages to donating before the end of the year, an invitation for listeners to send in wishes for the new year, noticing that people seem to have stopped talking about the mystery drones, rumors that the drones are searching for missing hazardous radioactive material, why this doesn't add up, the hazard of people losing interest right when Trump takes power, Emmanuel reminds people that Trump is still "guilty on all counts" in the eyes of the law, a bakery that still uses Commodore 64s, the Arizona Board for Charter Schools approves an application for a school run by AI, how this is a really bad idea, why even a bad teacher could be preferable, Gila's poetry challenge to AI that it couldn't handle, how a human would have dealt with this, weirdness involving random numbers and AI, some screwups via a news service Google provides, Vivek Ramaswamy's Twitter account is hacked, security flaws in doorbell cameras.
Overtime: A listener argument in favor of AI teaching, escaping boredom and bullying, the effects that we could see from a lack of human contact, various memories of school days, the disadvantages of home schooling, Emmanuel extends every holiday greeting he knows to Rebel, HOPE is now an annual conference and will be taking place in 2025, memories of old phone company error recordings, Alex leaves early, the importance of kids being exposed to ideas outside of their parents' control, lyrics from a Harry Chapin song involving an imaginative kid who's told to conform, Rob describes the importance of letting kids be kids, Kyle realizes he's never even tried to write an article for the magazine, why people shouldn't use AI to write their articles, people are still reading 2600 articles that were written 35 years ago, the sense of accomplishment attached to writing an article, triggering an Alexa device, the reasons why HOPE is now taking place every year, looking forward to 2025, saying goodbye in various ways.
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December 25
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