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- 09 / 04 / 2024 -
Impatience with Alex's sound problems, Gila is still in her office, the latest Twitter controversy involves Elon Musk in a standoff with Brazil, why the name X is ridiculous, an appeal to people heading to space to think twice if Musk is involved, Bluesky has gained millions of users since this battle began, Musk's hypocritical stance of "free speech" which only seems to apply for things he agress with, how Musk's disinformation campaign contributed to racist riots in England, why Twitter is now shut off in Brazil, what the country did when Musk refused to comply with their ruling, Kyle describes how Twitter has become too big to care, one stupid thing that Brazil did involving fining people who used Twitter, questioning the motivation of free speech absolutists, how the value of Twitter has plummeted since Musk bought it, the danger of Musk injecting himself into international politics and policy, the difference between having a spirited debate and intentionally putting out false information to provoke a response, how the ugliness has spread in England, why consequences for certain actions are necessary, the difference between disinformation and misinformation, the U.S. government has seized Russian domain names that were suspected of being used for election interference, where the .pm top level domain is, changes to Twitter's presence in San Francisco, the CEO of Telegram has been arrested in Paris, questioning why the far right is immediately jumping to his defense, why it's much harder to encrypt a group chat, the ongoing battle between Facebook and Canada concerning news links, who people should be mad at in this case, encouraging people to support WBAI.
Overtime: More trouble getting Alex's audio, Emmanuel is fed up, what would be a fair solution in the battle between Canada and Facebook, defining what news is, what effect the lack of news can have on a social media platform, why it's wrong for social media companies to claim that news is valueless, Alex quotes his column in 2600, the danger of treating all news sources as being equal, Rebel has a new setup, explaining audio issues that exist on "Overtime" and not "Off The Hook," there are 2600 meetings this Friday, Emmanuel suggests breaking in on WBAI to announce the meetings that weren't mentioned on the air, why nobody should ask Kyle to do something unless they want it done, how the show currently on WBAI is actually hosted by someone who passed away, Rebel continues talking while being turned down, Kyle has lost all of his cell phones, a parallel to ham radio conversations, a debate with a listener over Twitter and free speech, trying to define hate speech, some conspiracy theories, looking forward to when the election will be over, how the election cycle may be sped up due to the unusual circumstances this year, a call from Zap, what's actually going on in England, harsh sentences for posts on Twitter, how the new Labour government could have influenced this reaction, what was particularly scary about these riots, how almost everyone in the States can be considered a foreigner, Zap shows how this is also true to an extent in England, the number of 2600 meetings in the British Isles, next week will be a September 11th show, memories of 2001 when the show was scheduled.
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September 4
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 09 / 11 / 2024 -
The 23rd anniversary of 9/11, remembering what it was like on that day, an excerpt of what aired on the show the week after, Alex's memories of that day, how some people at his place of work didn't seem to be affected at all, Rob's recollections, the tension that existed at his place of employment, Kyle's experience at college in Chicago, how this derailed a lot of optimism, Gila's experience on the west coast, how this affected her interactions with friends, how all the movie theaters in the area were closed, what it was like to fly to Texas afterwards, opening up the phone lines for "Overtime," trouble with Alex's audio, remembering how firemen were the heroes, how Emmanuel praised Giuliani back then, how this terrible event was a lost opportunity, Emmanuel reports Elon Musk's Twitter account for a creepy remark he made to Taylor Swift, a scandal involving three conservative commentators who were being funded by Russia.
Overtime: A listener memory of 9/11, a week of television with no commercials, thoughts on yesterday's debate, how the debate may have overshadowed 9/11, a recommendation for a 9/11 documentary, how long it took for conspiracy theories to start spreading, Gila recollects the Mall of the Bluffs closing, questioning whether Pearl Harbor Day has been forgotten, wondering why nobody refers to the current decade as the 20s, Emmanuel's reaction to the way Rebel says Google, how Kyle lost a Google Voice number, 2600 is blocked on the Wi-Fi in the building where the New York City 2600 meetings are held, confusion involving Rebel's claim that 2600 is blocked from Best Buy and Starbucks, ways to get around such a block, Rebel's brief recollection of 9/11, how Emmanuel managed to be up much earlier than usual on 9/11, more on the scandal involving conservative commentators being paid by Russia, Alex describes what the crime here is, a listener shares what a pilot told him about 9/11, a listener's tour of the World Trade Center the day before 9/11, how everyone we know has a story.
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September 11
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 09 / 18 / 2024 -
A variety of Twitter accounts are hacked, how 2600 was affected, why this was nothing to panic over, Alex remembers a similar incident involving the NFL several years ago, an old story from the Weekly World News that claimed hackers could turn your computer into a bomb, today's reality where Israel made pagers explode in people's pockets in Lebanon, the awful way the mainstream media has been covering this story, how this makes the world a lot more scary, Emmanuel's strong objection to Alex's categorization of the attack as "brilliant," debating what is acceptable and what is not, wondering what the possible justification of such an act is, Gila and Kyle weigh in, trying to study the technical aspects of this attack, imaging how it's possible to get injected into the supply chain, Alex offers analysis, reports of the Tor network being infiltrated, an update on the battle between Elon Musk and Brazil, a listener question about phone service while traveling.
Overtime: Another possible assassination attempt against Trump, questioning the Secret Service response here, Emmanuel describes a "neo-Nazi rally" taking place right now in Nassau Coliseum, saving AM radio in cars, Rebel is using Bluetooth in a car, a question about a fork, Kyle's skills at offering technical advice, the importance of not throwing technology away prematurely, trying to diagnose a high-pitched noise, recycling old equipment, news of the Vintage Computer Federation, more debate on the pager controversy, a listener suggestion to have a measurement of how long since Alex has been muted, a suggestion to put the phone number on the van, figuring out audio issues, Alex and Emmanuel continue to debate the merits of the Israeli attack, clarifying the status of the shows and the magazine, an update on Alex's scammers, Rebel gets himself banned for next week, one last chance for another call.
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September 18
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Off The Hook Overtime
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- 09 / 25 / 2024 -
There won't be an "Overtime" tonight, Iranian hackers fail to interest the Democratic campaign with Trump info, possible double standards on the part of media outlets concerning the publishing of compromised Trump material, some fairly outrageous quotes from Trump, trying to find evidence that proves the hacking attempts came from Iran, a study shows that tagging posts as false makes Trump supporters believe them all the more, trying to find a source of truth, the threat of everyone becoming the media, Gila discusses the decimation of fact checking on Facebook, Alex questions the value of the compromised Trump material, Russian-based Kaspersky deleted its anti-malware software from customers in the United States and replaced it with other software, figuring out ways to get around their restrictions based on location, why it's not wise to pay a ransom for computer data.
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September 25
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