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- 05 / 03 / 2023 -
Some technical issues despite testing, Alex draws attention to the 40th anniversary of 2600 Magazine, an update on a trans snitch line in Missouri, a promise that such sites will continue to be taken down, a new Pornhub policy that blocks users from Utah, the state government restrictions that led to this, easy ways that people in Utah can access pornographic sites, what is bizarre about this whole scenario, Gila reads the text of the law, an idea for how to pass the responsibility back to the state, Emmanuel argues for defiance over compliance, how voting may or may not make a difference, New York City's MTA has stopped using Twitter because of a policy change that would cost them $50,000 a month, Emmanuel loses his blue check on Twitter, why NPR also stopped using Twitter, the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo backpedals on its claim that their website was hacked, Google is attempting to phase out passwords, a reminder about 2600 meetings this Friday.
Overtime: Comments on the Negativland piece that closed out the show, reports on iPhones being compromised and made permanently inaccessible, comparing different methods of protection, how too many people put all of their personal information on their phones, how all of Emmanuel's Twitter contacts were merged into his phone contact list, Alex details his column about the Chelsea Arts Club, some facts about phones at the club, some clarification on the 40th anniversary of 2600, how physical copies of "Star Wars Jedi: Survivor" aren't really physical copies, why this is a very bad move, Emmanuel tries to remember the last video game he played, Kyle has been finding underground bunkers in Russia and China using Google Earth, a caller question about private data left behind via Bluetooth in a rental car, how buttons are making a comeback on cars, Alex tries to call a "fraudulent" number, a caller has an issue with loss of access to his money, the potential for a class action suit in this case and how Alex could wind up on the other side, how Emmanuel's old judge was trending on Twitter, getting Alex to give out the phone number, the idea of finding alternative social media outlets, thoughts on Mastodon, why social media needs to be easy to use, more thoughts on Mastodon.
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- 05 / 10 / 2023 -
Alex is in Pittsburgh, critiquing the Pittsburgh subway, some area code facts, how free calls would be routed in the past, Kyle and Emmanuel visit the Long Island Telephone Museum over the weekend, some of the cool things that can be found there, how every community has a "central office," how nobody seemed to know about this museum in the past, what old phone company vans used to look like, Kyle describes the telephone museum in Seattle, a reversal of a new Twitter policy that had led the MTA to abandon them after being charged $50,000 a month for a feature that had been free, the potential evil in being able to buy blue checks on Twitter, the struggle to get a Twitter account for HOPE, a massive amount of bogus comments are revealed to have been submitted during hearings on the repeal of net neutrality, the lack of a strong reaction to this fraud, how Google pushes stories about itself in the technology section of Google News, the need for a better news aggregator, how Google Bard may change the way searches are done, how Google Bard got numerous facts about WBAI wrong, it's Eurovision week amid worries of a digital war during the voting, last year's winning song from Ukraine.
Overtime: CNN is hosting a so-called Donald Trump town hall that only allowed Republicans in, the death of Tony Ryan at WBAI, Rob reports on the previous week's 2600 meeting in New York City, how 2600 meetings have been so valuable over the years, comments about where Alex actually is during this segment, a listener's experience with Trump, comparing CNN to MSNBC, thoughts on American elections, Utah is being sued over adult porn sites being blocked, Gila discusses funiculars in the United States, more on Bard, thoughts on the writers' strike and its relation to artificial intelligence, Rebel has notes, frustration with a voice response system, Rebel plans on going to Russia again, Bard responds to Emmanuel's request to promise not to replace a striking Hollywood writer, looking forward to spring projects.
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May 10
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- 05 / 17 / 2023 -
An experiment tonight will involve the "Overtime" segment using the online chat feature for the first time, why this has been shied away from in the past, the show won't be on next week, the IRS has a new plan that would allow people to file taxes directly online for free, the pushback from tax preparers that this has generated, memories of the false claims against health care, the chat for the livestream has already become active somehow, trying to come up with a good use for Apple's "Personal Voice" feature that mimics speech, a Facebook glitch caused by an app update, the risk of putting entire lives onto social media, the frustration 2600 has experienced trying to get the HOPE username on Twitter despite following all the rules, the lack of personal attention from social media companies, an upcoming Gmail purge in December, trying to determine what counts as inactivity on Gmail, the advantage of using Google without logging in, the challenge of determining who is cheating using ChatGPT, Emmanuel describes what's special about Eurovison, an antiwar song from the Croatian entry.
Overtime: The first online chat is underway, the various types of 2600 subscriptions, what "slow mode" is, Rebel's plans to go to Russia, Emmanuel's impatience with another Rebel demonstration, a question about censorship in Ireland directed at Rebel, notable telephone company buildings in New York, trying to communicate with a recording pretending to be a live person, the evil spreading in our backyard, thoughts on intolerance, Montana outlaws TikTok, how hackers are a key part of fighting for justice, thoughts on last week's CNN town hall with Donald Trump, avoiding overuse of the word "fascist," what DeSantis is doing to his critics, the future of the online chat, Gila reports on how things went, Rob announces a change for the show's Mastodon presence, some of the problems with the previous location at mastodon.social, some of the flexibility of Mastodon that isn't possible on Twitter, wondering how commercial announcements made it onto the WBAI feed accessible over Alexa devices, the prospect of talking to past selves using artificial intelligence, why there is no musical outro on YouTube, where the archive can always be found.
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May 17
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Off The Hook Overtime
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