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- 03 / 03 / 2021 -
Rob and Gila get their first vaccine shots thanks to TurboVax, Gila explains the process they followed, how the hacker community has been helping people cut through the bureaucracy, the changing eligibility requirements, how to save time on the New York City system, facts about the card that people receive when vaccinated, things not to do with this card, another Corey Forrester piece on the vaccine in other states, governors who try to wish the virus away, how idiocy is making things much worse, Alex discusses unsafe conditions in a local veterinarian's office, some info on social media site Gab, "demon hackers" are blamed for their troubles, how March 4th is said to be the day that Trump will be put back in power, Xan joins the conversation to discuss Distributed Denial of Secrets' involvement, what this organization is all about, how the organization handles leaks, there are no pictures or videos in the 70 gigabyte Gab leak, Emma Best joins the conversation, depending on the integrity of journalists, the ongoing fight against fascists, what a Git commit revealed, how Gab seemingly went out of its way to be insecure, how listeners can help out, why it's important to act responsibly concerning leaks, how Distributed Denial of Secrets was formed, indigenous music from Canada.
Overtime: Doubt as to whether the stream is working, Kyle explains the problem, a reintroduction, continuing the conversation with Xan and Emma, the "blue leaks" that occurred in the summer of 2020, a description of a tasing incident from an internal document, how Twitter has been banning references to this leak, Twitter's new rules forbidding links to hacked content, how the Distributed Denial of Secrets website can't be linked to on Twitter, redefining what a whistleblower is, the mistaken idea that digital is forever, how Parler data is essential in understanding what happened on January 6th, comparing what happened with Gab to the previous leak with Parler, what's involved in dealing with sources, rating media coverage on this story, some direct messages to CEO Andrew Torba of Gab.
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March 3
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 03 / 10 / 2021 -
A rough landing, a week of security lapses, Emmanuel gets his first vaccine shot, a feeling of pride after seeing so many people working together, everything we've been told has been fairly accurate, the crisis could be over this summer unless stupidity reigns, Emmanuel is actively helping others get vaccine appointments, an update on how Gila and Rob are feeling a week after their vaccine shots, taking pride in vaccine brands, Alex has also gotten his first vaccine shot, the effect the shot had on him, a database is released of complaints against current and former NYPD officers, Alex describes an incident with the police where he filed a complaint a few years ago, the odds of locating the actual cop involved, what is and isn't concluded in the database in question, a shortcut to the database at tinyurl.com/nypd-database, the hacking of a Tik-Tok account, Microsoft's Exchange and Calendar breaches, the magnitude of this security hole, how there's no guarantee that data will remain private with any of these companies, security camera data is accessed at Verkada Inc., a fire in France disrupts millions of websites, the importance of keeping backups, how not to keep backups, Gab gets breached again, the dark web has become the backup, how Gab is in over their heads, the show won't be on next week.
Overtime: Encouraging people to call in and participate, Alex is dealing with a wood burning stove, Rob describes how friends run federated media services with much better success than Gab, how white supremacists don't have time to deal with security issues, a caller describes what it was like to get her shot, a story about TurboVax, what to expect in the weeks ahead, competition between vaccine types, thoughts on the vaccine, how the Department of Motor Vehicles in New York seems to have gotten much nicer during the pandemic, the humanizing effect that we're all feeling, 2000 people are still dying every day from COVID-19, the idiocy of Texas reopening before it's safe, how masks have made airplane travel safe, Kyle takes the blame for a lack of calls, the danger of future variants, why we should be angry at people standing in the way of the vaccine, an appeal for Texas callers, the inventor of the audio cassette dies, Emmanuel's memories of making cassette recordings as a child, the value of combining old and new technologies, Emmanuel's extensive video collection, the importance of recording the commercials, the weirdness of still images being animated, trying to figure out the best way to share these videos, why YouTube is useless for this, getting past absurd copyright issues, a repeat caller, Kyle has a fact about domestic hemp production, final words about vaccines.
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March 10
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 03 / 24 / 2021 -
Alex is in transit, the show won't be on next week but will be on for five consecutive weeks after that, Emmanuel receives an ominous letter from Facebook, a mysterious FBI connection, a possible link to 2017, attempts to figure this out have been ongoing for 20 days, a link to the FBI's terrorism task force, why this is very unsettling, why it's pointless to speculate, Rob and Gila have just gotten back from their second shots, selfie sites at the Javits Center, why it's not polite to ask people why they qualify for the vaccine, encouraging people to not feel guilty if they qualify through a comorbidity, the frustration of hearing disinformation through social media and mass media, optimism as more vaccines begin to become available, vaccines are being wasted in Europe due to bad information, Alex finally arrives after driving through Pennsylvania, Alex has had his second shot, arguing over which vaccine is better, the side effects that Alex is experiencing, Voltaire joins the discussion, what is considered safe now, a listener report on New Mexico, the threat of variants, how the governors of Texas and Florida are directly killing their citizens with their actions, people 50 and over are now eligible for the vaccine in New York, Extra HOPE is scheduled for August 13-15 of this year, it doesn't look promising that this will take place as scheduled, planning ahead for 2022, Emmanuel gets kicked off of Twitter for saying "Memphis," how verified users were unaffected, how this resulted in a bizarre thread involving the 2600 Twitter account, Emmanuel's issue with the American Express Gold Card, why people don't have to answer every question they're asked by credit card companies, a new service called Zoom Escaper, developer Sam Lavigne joins the conversation, an Enron email project that Sam was also involved with, a demonstration of how Zoom Escaper works, what the Zoom Deleter does, how Zoom has taken over our lives, Alex defines what leisure is, the expectation of always having to be on call, how people can obtain this app, a final demonstration.
Overtime: Kyle details a HOPE talk related to the Enron story, a listener's preference for online conferences, questioning whether or not the chat logs for HOPE 2020 were archived, how HOPE conferences will never quite be the same again, how the Matrix chats are still ongoing, how this part of the conference was extremely successful, an indictment in Washington State against surveillance camera hacker Tillie Kottmann, Alex brings up the old case against Craig Neidorf and Phrack Magazine, a listener complaint about the area code used for calls, a call from the winner of a previous HOPE conference contest, people have stopped making noise every night to honor health care workers, a call from a listener who's had COVID twice, the amount of data collected on an average person on Facebook, the issue of children on social media, feelings on "influencers," Kyle explains more sophisticated ways that motor vehicles can communicate, "Overtime" has lasted longer than the actual show for the first time, a reminder that the show won't be on next week.
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March 24
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Off The Hook Overtime
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