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- 10 / 02 / 2024 -
Greg Newby joins the conversation from the Yukon, reporter Ken Klippenstein releases the J.D. Vance dossier that mass media was shying away from, how Elon Musk immediately kicked him off Twitter, the hypocrisy this demonstrates, Klippenstein's justification in releasing this information, the link to the dossier, more on the alleged Iranian hackers, the ties to Roger Stone and Ginni Thomas, Alex explains how this violates a code of ethics, a demonstration of karma, a paralyzed man is unable to get around because the makers of his exoskeleton have discontinued support for their product, other examples of this sort of thing, the world of the horse industry publication world, Greg's experience being caught in Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, what the scene on the ground was, the challenge in getting a signal, how an AT&T signal didn't work for other cellular users, a spectacular failure of communications and infrastructure, how the hurricane hit hard hundreds of miles from the sea, Greg describes the scene at gas stations where chaos often reigned, no evidence of Starlink in the area, the airlines in the Asheville airport were using the commodity Internet for critical communications which led to major issues, what items people should always have accessible in such situations, how listening to radio from North Carolina in the past week has illustrated the value of radio, relief that Greg made it through this experience.
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October 2
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- 10 / 09 / 2024 -
Feedback to last week's show, what the Right to Repair is all about, the problem with Internet outages and banks, what Alex learned from "The Sopranos" concerning the amount of time humans have been around, the harmful rumors that are being spread by influential members of the Republican Party concerning hurricane rescue and recovery, how Elon Musk seems to be intentionally trying to destroy everything around to improve his standing, Rob shares the fema.gov link on rumors that are being debunked, how this sort of thing may not be possible in the future if a certain scenario plays out, the various federal agencies that Trump has threatened to decimate, Emmanuel looks for hidden hurricane names, Alex's sister Rachel joins the conversation, trouble with audio for Alex and Rachel, preparing for Hurricane Milton, a bunch of tornadoes pass through, a big difference between Ian and Milton, how people are beginning to lash out at each other, a stark warning for people in the Tampa area who choose to ignore evacuation orders, a definition of misinformation and disinformation from the American Psychological Association, Rachel addresses people who may be going through the hurricane now, why Mar-a-Lago will be safe, the storm is set to hit around midnight, the lack of landlines for most people, the urgent need to dispel the lies, more wisdom from "The Sopranos," "Overtime" will be on tonight, encouraging people to support WBAI.
Overtime: There hasn't been an episode of "Overtime" in a while and there won't be one next week, wondering why meaningless videos get so many more views than this does, Gila reports on the numbers going up, Emmanuel lifts Rebel's ban, interaction between Rachel and Alex, the increasing amount of severe weather incidents and how they're affecting people, the challenges Rachel faces with lies while working as a bartender in Florida, Kyle and Emmanuel were in a different London than Alex was, wondering how people can insist that hurricanes are caused by Democrats while not believing climate change is possible, Rebel has another test call, a voice out of nowhere, a really confusing chorus of voices, talking about Rebel while he's faded down, talk of the 2600 van, an update from Fort Myers, a storm update from Rachel's husband, explaining the various evacuation zones, observations about TuneIn and online radio stations, a rental car's phone system attacked Emmanuel's phone, what Android Auto is, Kyle and Emmanuel leave a voice note in the car, why it's always a bad idea to transfer contacts into a rental car, playing the voice note, Milton makes landfall, how to submit SecureDrop content to 2600, videos from HOPE XV are finally out, they should be on YouTube soon, how every talk is now in multiple languages, a discussion on where we stand on climate change, differentiating weather and climate, Alex is exhausted after just returning from Rome, some weird city names in upstate New York and Ontario, the Mets win with a grand slam home run, comparing the style of the Mets with that of the Yankees, the next "Overtime" will be in three weeks.
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October 9
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Off The Hook Overtime
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Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
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- 10 / 16 / 2024 -
Alex describes where hackers are thought of by default as builders, Kyle and Emmanuel were at Monday Night Football in New Jersey this week, flashing devices that are handed out to all attendees, trying to figure out how these devices work, a company called PixMob is behind this, how to see a comet that's visible for a few more days, Alex and Emmanuel remember seeing a comet back in the 1990s, how the Illinois State Historical Society got involved in a "Star Wars" hack, how it's really easy to lose your Facebook page, how vacuum cleaners in people's homes are yelling out racial slurs, wondering why a vacuum would need to be connected to the Internet, how it's inevitable that this shows up in a future television plot, Emmanuel has a misadventure with Waze, how Emmanuel's phone made it impossible to make a voice connection, the occasional need to reboot phones, a firm is hacked after accidentally hiring a North Korean cybercriminal, Kyle comes up with the term "hirejacked" to describe what happened here, how AI could make this a whole lot easier, some Pokemon leaks cause turmoil, parents sue a school that penalized a student for using AI, thoughts on the Internet Archive being hacked last week, the need to support radio stations like WBAI, how there are many who want to silence the voices heard over these airwaves, great words to live by as people are encouraged to do their own research, there is no "Overtime" tonight.
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October 16
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- 10 / 23 / 2024 -
Alex is by Columbia University, dreading the inevitable post-Election Day show, Alex is actually occupying a space at Columbia without authorization, when voting registration deadlines are, the importance of voting intelligently, the continued hacking of the Internet Archive, the right way to deal with this sort of thing, the efforts to get San Francisco's Muni Metro off of floppy disks, an update on the PixMob devices used at sporting events, ideas for fun things to try with these devices, a hacked Facebook account holder finds no help from Facebook, the saga they had to go through, why Emmanuel is taking Facebook's side on this, an interesting approach on keeping children at a Long Island school from having working cell phones during school hours, Alex thinks his son would have answers on how this system works, urging listeners to support WBAI, there is no "Overtime" this week, reminding listeners to register to vote.
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October 23
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- 10 / 30 / 2024 -
A demonic voice from Kyle, a very short fund drive at WBAI, there are no premiums, a new phone number, some of the history of the station and what the future can be, part of a clip show that aired in 2008, remembering the 20th anniversary of the show, defining the purpose of the show, making a call to "Drakesbad Number Two," what a toll station was, why it was so important to capture these bits of history, Rob tells the story of how WBAI came to be, Gila explains the financial benefits of making a donation to WBAI, Emmanuel's memories of his first time visiting WBAI, the incredible amount of people and communities involved in the station, an update on the story from last week involving kids and cell phones in school, Alex's son Sasha adds some perspective, a magnetic component to this device, why bringing your own magnet to school won't defeat this system, what happens to the pouch during the day, how the phone isn't actually being deactivated, Sasha explains how to defeat the system, Emmanuel comes up with an idea for getting around the restriction, Sasha tells people how to donate to the station, checking in on the clip show which is still playing, a Chinese spying operation targets the Trump campaign, what may have been compromised, how this shows that devices can be compromised even at the highest levels, lawsuits are filed against the FTC by a number of companies to prevent easy cancellation of recurring charges, trying to figure out their logic, a good chance that the country will be very different next week, Emmanuel's message to everyone as Election Day approaches.
Overtime: The first edition of this segment in a while, troubleshooting various sound issues, how YouTube channels tend to be places of conflict, why Alex wants to leave early this week, Rebel puts the show on hold again, Kyle explains how everyone has a story and the potential to build their hacker character, Emmanuel objects to "commands" in operating systems, there are 2600 meetings this Friday, a compliment on the cover of the Autumn issue of 2600, Alex has to leave early and may not be around next week, an update on the Manchester 2600 meeting, Gila gives an update on early voting, Kyle outlines some of his hardware projects, it's Guy Fawkes Day on Tuesday, an update on everyone's voting status, why Emmanuel votes on Election Day, the hope that people start talking to each other again after Election Day, the importance of local elections, how local voting on Long Island was effective in flipping the House to the Republicans in 2022, Rob and Gila's experience with political ads in the Midwest, Gila discusses the issue of deliberately mispronouncing Harris' name, discussing the oddities of the electoral college, politicizing gears in a car, Gila's advice to voters, how a third party vote may not be the smartest thing this year, why Jill Stein is a very poor choice, an experience at the recent Madison Square Garden "hatefest," the fact that Trump does not identify with ordinary people, a sports parallel, an example of how people ignore the horrible things said at a recent Trump rally and fixate on one comment by Joe Biden, Gila recalls what disqualified a candidate in the past, Zap explains how Halloween works in England, what Mischief Night is, clarification on the Manchester meeting, the need for meetings in Canada, dealing with time differences, remembering the meetings in Israel and Egypt, going over some of the meeting guidelines.
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October 30
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Off The Hook Overtime
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Off The Hook Overtime is also available on the Channel2600 YouTube channel here:
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