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- 07 / 04 / 12 -

An excerpt from "The President's Analyst," how this 1967 film contains phone company allusions, the ACTA treaty is voted down by the European Parliament, a unique statement from the Polish Parliament, a short film about the threat of ACTA, the United States involvement in this treaty, an update on the Right to Repair Act, who is opposing this, Kyle explains how things have changed in the automobile repair industry, the importance of actually owning the technology you buy, the call for an open source car, relevant talks on this subject will be given at HOPE Number Nine, how computers in cars can be manipulated for good and evil, this is the last week for preregistration for the conference, facts about the HOPE site, the story of feuding teachers in New Jersey and the legalities of reading other people's email from accounts left logged in, how Gmail has been particularly vulnerable to this, the summer fundraiser is coming up next week, pornography appears on train update screens in Denmark, how a SWAT team went to the wrong house in Indiana because of an open WiFi router, why open routers are a good thing, questioning whether a mere IP address is probable cause, it's a strange day due to the holiday, thoughts on Stuxnet, how surveillance creeps into daily life, the Google sharing project, there are 2600 meetings this Friday.

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July 4
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- 07 / 11 / 12 -

Notkevin, Mitch Altman, and Cheshire Catalyst are in the studio for the pre-HOPE show, some silence, more people have pre-registered for the conference than ever before, Kyle describes some of the preparation that has been underway, Mitch traveled across country by train, Notkevin describes what's been going on in Vermont, hours that registration for the conference will be open, Cheshire talks about phonephriendly.com, how to view the HOPE schedule on a mobile phone, how HOPE has grown over the years, what's contained in "The Best of HOPE" packages being offered tonight, trying to prevent malware from being installed on the station computer, Kyle describes the process involved in restoring old HOPE recordings, trying to get callers, Mitch explains how WBAI was an inspiration in Illinois well before Internet streaming, the advantages of becoming a member of WBAI, how the station itself is a hack, the HOPE Number Nine programs are delivered to the station, a rundown on some of Friday's talks, some of the technology that will be on display at HOPE, Kyle reads an alert from his dad, concern over White House plans for the Internet during an emergency, a final rundown on premiums. This show includes fundraising.

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July 11
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- 07 / 18 / 12 -

Emmanuel is late because of flooding and traffic, it's the post-HOPE show, Gus is in the studio to sum up some of the highlights, Emmanuel explains what caused his delay, the unbearable heat in the studio, ambient sound from the hallways of HOPE Number Nine appears out of nowhere, how the HOPE concerts went, a trip down the elevator and into the mezzanine, an excerpt from the Eben Moglen talk at HOPE Number Nine, the enthusiastic crowds that attended many of the talks, the roving microphone goes outside onto Seventh Avenue during the conference, Kyle discusses better ways that video recordings of the conference can be captured using new technology, how this conference was better organized than any in the past, an excerpt from the William Binney talk at HOPE Number Nine, the premium being offered tonight has run out, Redhackt is on the phone from California to explain how the registration system worked, how the HOPEland Security shirts are being received by the general public, the absence of long lines, audio from one of the badge checking points, the ticket was a boarding pass and the badge was a passport, the visa system. This show includes fundraising.

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July 18
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- 07 / 25 / 12 -

Bernie reports on an 11-year-old kid from Manchester who got on an airplane without a ticket, Mike reports on how the NSA admitted to violating the Constitution, Defcon has the head of the NSA as a keynote speaker, this is the last week of the fundraiser, an excerpt from an episode of "Off The Hook" from 1999, what can be learned from listening to shows of the past, there is no communication between the studio and the tally room, memories of Y2K, Kyle tries to fix the station computer, the latest problems with the Smart car computer, Ed Piskor joins the discussion to give details of the final edition of "Wizziwig," how "Off The Hook" was key in developing the "Wizziwig" series, the characters that are in the book, clarification on when the premiums are being offered, an excerpt of "Off The Hook" from 1995, the history that's contained in this collection, Ed describes his current work with "Boing Boing." This show includes fundraising.

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July 25
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