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- 08 / 01 / 07 -
Emmanuel is in Montreal between planes, preparations for the Chaos Communications Camp, Emmanuel and Notkevin will be at the London 2600 meeting this Friday, Mike is on "super delay" from Sweden, Mike describes his global SIM plan, some of the technology being used to link people together tonight, the amazing adventure of getting Emmanuel and Notkevin to the same airport, a story on the failure of surveillance cameras in Philadelphia, how the nation's view on surveillance cameras has changed over the years, plans for surveillance in New York City, why this will happen regardless of the proposed congestion fee, the conversion of traffic cameras into surveillance cameras in California, Mike reports on the beginning of congestion charging in Stockholm, Emmanuel is now on an airplane, a crazy clip from a Fox newscast, the effect of demonizing anonymity, why this sort of thing is nothing new, memories of old accusations, a new regulation that effectively bans anonymous mailing of items over 13 ounces, Google's plan to obtain parts of the 700 megahertz band, a story from today's Daily Telegraph from England, Emmanuel is forced to disconnect when his plane starts taxiing, Bernie and Redbird discuss the Google acquisitions of Postini and Grand Central, Jim has announcements.
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August 1
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- 08 / 08 / 07 -
Emmanuel reports live from the Chaos Communications Camp at an old East German military base, Notkevin describes the surveillance he experienced in London, Mike discusses some of his impressions of the scene in Germany, Mescalito from Paris tells why he's at the camp, the connection is lost, the founder of the Coles directory dies, what the Hack Center is like, Mitch Altman discusses some of the projects he's been getting people involved in at the camp, what the "brain machine" is, the "super power" TV B Gone, Emmanuel tries out the brain machine live on the air, Mitch gives a more technical explanation of what Emmanuel is going through, Mitch is in the current edition of Make Magazine, Bill from No Starch Press describes the "Hackers on a Plane" experience, urging people to show up at these kinds of conferences, some of the talks being presented, James from Ireland tells why he came to Germany, pitching a tent on top of a bunker, Rop from Amsterdam gives his impressions of the event including the MiG parked next to his campsite, Rop's recent work battling electronic voting, the reason for Rop's optimism, tours of the campground are being given by plane, estimating the size and attendance, examples of the crumbling infrastructure back home, the amount of bandwidth available at the camp, Mike describes the overall infrastructure at the camp, the DECT phone system being used for the show, the amount of trust at these conferences, what to expect for next week's show.
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August 8
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- 08 / 15 / 07 -
Emmanuel and Notkevin make it back to the States just in time for the show, the challenges of using Heathrow Airport, the Rapiscan x-ray machine, the incredible proliferation of surveillance cameras in London, how people have reacted to this, the danger of installing cameras everywhere, the "ring of steel," how the Oyster Card works in London mass transit, the complex instructions attached to its use, how the system actually makes sense, what happens when it doesn't work, the discrepancy between two identical trip histories, the law that allows people to obtain CCTV footage of themselves, 25,000 small cars will be exempted from the congestion charge in London, the latest in New York's congestion charge plan, how the cameras are coming no matter what, ways to disable cameras, the way public perception towards surveillance cameras has changed, some of the text from anti-terrorism posters in London, some of the problems encountered with credit card companies while traveling, the prevalence of "chip and PIN" cards in Europe, some of the highlights of the Chaos Communications Camp in Germany, there is a brain machine in the studio, comparing experiences, playing the sound of the machine over the air, testing the machine on Arseny, reports of happenings at the OpenBSD embassy, the light emitting algae project run by the Dutch, how people are still wearing the wristbands from the camp, a scary story of surveillance from China, a call from a Chaos Camp attendee, Emmanuel and Notkevin have been up for a very long time.
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August 15
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- 08 / 22 / 07 -
Reading some of the questions from the immigration card given to non-residents, Redbird has to submit to a search at a PATH station, Arseny has a new RFID card for the PATH system, the recently announced Wikiscanner project, Virgil Griffith explains the motivations behind the project, some of the findings of Wikiscanner, the Diebold connection, why this is good publicity for Wikipedia, the effect this could have on people who make changes, Virgil's ultimate goal in moving up the Google ranks, Wikipedia's reaction, Mitch Altman describes the mischief he created at the Chaos Communications Camp, describing the frequencies of the brain machines, what can be seen while under their influence, the overall reaction, Rop from Amsterdam and Bo Lipari talk about progress that has been made with regards to electronic voting, what has caused the change in perception, the prospects of an open source voting system, the accessibility issue, how different countries handle elections, the future of the mechanical lever machines, further reading material, what could be behind the problems with electronic voting, Emmanuel will be in Malaysia next week.
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August 22
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- 08 / 29 / 07 -
Attempting to reach Emmanuel who is in Singapore this week, what is true and false about common perceptions of Singapore, the contrast to London, the difficulty and eventual success in trying to obtain chewing gum, gum rights in the United States, Emmanuel also manages to jump a turnstile in the Singapore subway (SMRT), the RFID system used for trains, the proximity to the equator and what that means, what Little India was like, the repeating videos on terrorism in the Singapore subway, some quotes from a poster on SMRT security, Mitch Altman gives his impressions of Singapore, theorizing on how the system could be changed, Emmanuel's experience with a wireless waiter summoning machine, specifics on the model number, experiences on the interactive system on the long flight over, how an SMS can be sent from the plane, the credit card hassles Emmanuel is already experiencing after going to Malaysia, the Hack in the Box conference taking place in Kuala Lumpur, Friday is Independence Day in Malaysia, surprises in the phone systems of both countries, some of the other rules in Singapore, Mike discusses how the phone companies are helping the NSA with personal information, the iPhone restrictions are defeated by a New Jersey teenager, Bernie explains why he thinks this is a violation of the law, questioning the iPhone restrictions, the upcoming strike by New York City taxi drivers that focuses on the imposition of a GPS system, Jim describes some of the issues, the advantages and disadvantages of GPS in taxis, Mitch tells how to turn off the display in the back of cabs.
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August 29
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