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- 06 / 11 / 14 -
Some dead air, the fundraiser is still happening, Kyle describes some of the issues with connectivity while overseas, how T-Mobile has done a good job with unlimited overseas data plans, recollections of weirdness in certain countries, technical challenges involved in getting a Spain Pass, Bernie raises the possibility of Sprint buying T-Mobile, recent comments from the chairman of Sprint concerning how bad American Internet service is, Kyle describes the challenges involved in getting bandwidth for the upcoming HOPE X conference, why this has become such an ordeal, what the Europeans are able to pull off, how people can get involved in the quest for bandwidth at HOPE X, the speaker list is beginning to be unveiled, why surveillance and whistleblowing are the themes, Bernie describes some of the films that will be screened at HOPE X, the possibility exists for HOPE X to sell out, Bernie announces a special ham radio call sign for HOPE, how the space station could tie into this, some words on the state of the radio station and the premium issues, why new premiums haven't been offered, why supporting the station remains important, disturbing news concerning a major 2600 distributor, why this is different from other such instances because the company is still in business, how this is affecting publishers everywhere, problems with the phone, Bernie coins a new name for the show, the Snowden story has now been around for a year. This show includes fundraising.
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June 11
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- 06 / 18 / 14 -
Everyone in the studio now has Brazilian soccer names, Redhackt is visiting from California, the HOPE X speaker list continues to grow, running down some of the talk titles, calling a fake recruiter recording designed to waste people's time, a Snowden leak seems to have been leaked itself, the FCC website crashes under the load of people commenting on net neutrality, Bernie describes the "astroturfing" tactics of various Internet providers, a Twitter account that alerts people to any change in a Supreme Court opinion, more upcoming HOPE X talks, Kyle gives an update on the HOPE X network, what makes all of this such a challenge, Bernie gives an update on vendors, some of the standards applied to HOPE vendors, opposition to a proposed merger between Sprint and T-Mobile, a call for intermission music for HOPE X.
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June 18
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- 06 / 25 / 14 -
There is supposedly static being heard over the airwaves because of a Verizon problem, rumors circulate of WBAI moving its transmitter to save money, Emmanuel experiences a feeling of calm and peacefulness after hearing that none of the massive amount of money owed to 2600 will likely be paid by Source Interlink, the corporate maneuvering that allows such companies to get away with this sort of thing, the rebranding of the remaining half of Source Interlink into The Enthusiast Network, an analogy of this sort of action involving an individual, how to shame The Enthusiast Network into taking responsibility, analyzing the prosperity of the company, nearly all of the HOPE X talks are now listed online, Jesselyn Radack is also scheduled to give a talk, some of the films being presented at the conference, what is involved with running HOPE workshops, a rundown of the various lockpicking presentations being planned, there have been major developments with the HOPE network, Mike reports on some good news from the Supreme Court for people who are arrested, a Supreme Court ruling on the Aereo service that raises a lot of questions, analyzing the quality of Verizon service, the need for more people to speak out on the distributor issue.
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June 25
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