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- 09 / 06 / 17 -
A good reaction to last week's discussion on mass transit, trying to come up with a good name for New York's future transit card, an overview of Japan's transit system, questioning the value of loyalty cards, the prospect of private high speed rail in Texas, tips on how to travel through the States by rail, the Taringa social network has 28 million accounts compromised, some of the more predictable passwords that were used, Alex explains how to salt a hash, tricks to keep secure passwords, the truth about Emmanuel's name, trying to understand Canadian humor, memories of the subway token, the WBAI production of "1984," a call from Tokyo, the "Speaker's World" project.
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September 6
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- 09 / 13 / 17 -
The term "unprecedented presidency," Equifax reveals a massive breach that affects 143 million people, how a bad ruling from 2008 has made this situation so much worse, what "unreliable custodians" are, what Equifax initially tried to coerce victims of their breach into doing, Emmanuel experiments with the website Equifax put up in response to the breach, the amount of personal information being requested, what this means for the average person, naming the three credit reporting agencies, the suspicious activity of Equifax executives in the wake of the scandal, a threat to release a list of all 143 million people affected, what the dolphin attack that affects personal assistants is all about, playing some examples of what certain tones sound like from 500 hertz to 21,000 hertz, the CCC uncovers issues with voting machines, the history of 2600 hertz and the effects it had.
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September 13
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- 09 / 20 / 17 -
The next World Maker Faire is coming up, Sherry Huss joins the discussion to outline what's on the agenda this year, the allure of fire breathing dragons, how the maker movement has expanded, 2600 will be bringing its newly acquired vintage phone booth, what a candlestick phone is, how hospitals can benefit from makerspaces, another ticket giveaway, what has changed in the Maker Faire world, the changes that have taken place since Trump took power, the effect these events have around the world, how people can volunteer, trouble in the World Wide Web consortium leads to the resignation of the EFF from the W3C, proposed net neutrality changes lead to a strong backlash, there are currently 22 million responses, Evan Greer from Fight for the Future joins the discussion, what is at stake here, how different groups are coordinating together, what people can do to get involved.
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September 20
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- 09 / 27 / 17 -
The phone setup at last weekend's Maker Faire, how things went overall, how kids are encouraged to be themselves at this event, adult towing, some of the other highlights, the difficulty in moving a 1950s phone booth, the story of Jared Kushner being registered with the election board as a female is finally noticed by the mass media, the problem with Twitter, frustration at Wired taking the credit for a 2600 story, the trend towards popularity, Emmanuel takes exception to people complaining about Twitter going to 280 characters, the homogenization of cable channels, a fake Equifax site fools many and reveals even more of a security lapse, Karamoon joins the conversation from Japan, how long Karamoon has been in Tokyo, a diagnosis of terminal cancer, how health care works in Japan, what has made this ordeal easier for Karamoon, the importance of not giving up, how the hacker community has responded, how people can donate and stay updated.
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September 27
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