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- 09 / 02 / 15 -
Frustration at the continued lack of phone lines, why Emmanuel is so happy this week, a large amount of emails came in as a result of last week's discussion, examples of how hackers don't do a great job self-promoting, a discussion of Google's new corporate name, who Bruce Haack was, remembering the old hacker/cracker debate, where the show's podcast is in the overall standings, the mainstream perception of hackers, the arrest of Vice journalists in Turkey, being prosecuted for the mere presence of encryption software, a teenager is sentenced to eleven years in prison for running a Twitter account, expressing positive feedback for ISIS, the danger of imprisoning people for expressing unpopular opinions, an angry statement from the head of T-Mobile concerning "unlimited" data, an Ashley Madison TV movie is in the works, more updates on this story.
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September 2
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- 09 / 09 / 15 -
The ink splotch scandal known as Splotchgate and what it's all about, how events transpired, the absurdity of trying to copyright random ink splatters, Kyle explains how photo brokers work, Rob tells how he uses Creative Commons for his work, Bernie recalls another image of the past involving 2600 that was at the center of controversy, how fair use comes into play, some more news involving Ashley Madison, a parody Twitter account for Peoria's mayor gets a man into trouble, listener mail, an experimental attempt to take phone calls without any studio phone lines, analyzing what went wrong, Bernie is brought in to join the listener phone calls.
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September 9
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- 09 / 16 / 15 -
An update to the Trunk Archive ink splotch controversy, Maker Faire is coming up later this month, the story of a Muslim kid in Texas who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock into school, the impressive reaction to this incident, Mitch Stoltz from the Electronic Freedom Foundation joins the discussion, what the dancing baby case was all about, more about what copyright means, another attempt to take phone calls in an unconventional method, using Tor and Tails, a call from a train.
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September 16
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- 09 / 23 / 15 -
Traffic issues caused by various things, theorizing on why Obama won't be staying at the Waldorf Astoria, thoughts on the Pope's upcoming visit, updates on the Ahmed Mohamed incident, why hackers can identify with this story, the ability of police to access videos on a phone, the newly won freedom to sing "Happy Birthday" without penalty, Sherry Huss from Maker Faire joins the conversation to discuss the sixth World Maker Faire coming up this weekend, what's happening this year, how drones will play a part, what kind of attendance is expected, a surprise guest at this year's event, how people can volunteer, where other Maker Faires are taking place, setting up a ticket giveaway without studio phone lines, imploring the radio station to get phone lines, a Google Voice malfunction sends all of the phone calls to voicemail, an interesting story about a locked suitcase, a mystery involving a piece of Pink Floyd music and the Pope.
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September 23
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- 09 / 30 / 15 -
Problems getting started, the show will not be on next week due to the fundraiser, what last weekend's Maker Faire was like, what's cool about the Corona neighborhood, what it was like to drive through Maspeth today, Emmanuel sees a new type of Segway at Maker Faire, some of the music that was present, the large number of WBAI listeners at the event, how Kyle had fun showing off rotary phones, the mixing of old technology with new, meeting a cordboard operator, various thoughts on drones, a California phone museum is destroyed in a wildfire, changes that are coming to credit cards in October, what the chip and PIN system is and how it differs from chip and signature, who should be held responsible for data breaches, a scandal involving Volkswagen and emissions fraud, Kyle describes how the scandal unraveled, how this relates to licensing agreements that prevent independent mechanics from working on cars, the consumer issues that are attached to this scandal, how this may be resolved, there are 2600 meetings this week.
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September 30
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