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- 10 / 03 / 07 -
A small amount of people in the studio this evening, Emmanuel is back from his four country tour, a GSM company exists in San Marino, reviews of the Italian hacker get-together, an analogy to hacker conferences around the world, why it's worth traveling to foreign hacker conferences, a question about Italian trains, the awful deal T-Mobile offers to people traveling overseas, the difficulty of getting net access in Italy, how a fake story got into one of the Italian newspapers, Bernie discusses an interesting perspective on the Myanmar story, how technology has changed the way news of the uprising has gotten out, Redbird's shortwave broadcasting abilities, some disturbing surveillance plans for Heathrow's new terminal, new anti-terror measures in Europe, a plan to infect terrorist and criminal websites with trojans, the concept of terrorist recruitment on the net, a milestone in the Netherlands over electronic voting, good news from Germany on data retention, more on the threat to net neutrality, the hi-fi editions of the show, pirate radio stations in the New York City area, remembering Joybubbles.
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October 3
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- 10 / 10 / 07 -
Bernie and Jim are missing, the sound of a brain machine, the story of a teenager in England facing terrorism charges for having a copy of "The Anarchist Cookbook," Mike reveals the possibility of more to this story, defining what "The Anarchist Cookbook" is, a New York Times editorial about WBAI, controversy involving an Allen Ginsberg poem, how the poem could be aired during the "safe harbor" period, how Pacifica is erring on the side of caution, Mitch Altman joins the discussion, the upcoming Maker Faire in Austin, Mitch describes what the brain machine is all about, a special deal involving brain machines, there is a shortage of volunteers in the tally room, the magic of radio, where the brain machine has been used, more on the Maker Faire, Redbird talks about his latest project, Notkevin describes the brain machine building process, people to thank, Mitch describes how a radio station in Illinois was started because of WBAI. This show includes fundraising.
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October 10
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- 10 / 17 / 07 -
More trouble with Bernie's connection, a somber tone as it's revealed that Jim has suffered a serious stroke, Bernie gives the specifics on his condition, the possibility that Jim is able to understand what's going on around him, the address to send cards and letters to, Jim's history with the show and the hacker community, some of his unique abilities, calls for medical advice, how the lack of health insurance made this situation so much worse, the efforts to get Jim enrolled in a public health care program, an appeal for free Internet access in Brooklyn, the show won't be on for the next two weeks, the awkwardness of having to raise funds tonight, Wallace Wang and Bill Pollock discuss "Steal This Computer Book 4.0," what was behind the writing of the book, what has changed since the first edition, the mentality prevalent in today's society, what premiums are being offered, the existence of hate groups on the net, a description of a fake PayPal scam, gearing material towards seniors, a history of No Starch Books, an appeal for a Lego project for the next HOPE conference, the need to always challenge authority, Wallace describes how the FBI visited his house because of the book, people to thank, how the audience has evolved over the years, more on Jim's condition, the urgent need for decent health care in this country, what Jim is going through now, how listeners can help, some final words on the book.
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October 17
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