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Other Stuff That Has Little To Do With PLA => General Discussions => Podcasts & Internet Shows => Topic started by: Raptor on February 06, 2008, 03:22:00 AM
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Does anyone listen to the Off the Hook show, on WBAI NY or download it online?
It's a great hacker show, hosted by Emmanuel Goldstien. Give it a listen if you haven't heard it yet. As far as I know, it's the only hacking show on FM radio.
Download the show here: http://www.2600.com/offthehook/archive_ra.html (http://www.2600.com/offthehook/archive_ra.html)
Comments?
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I live in the broadcast area so I listen to it whenever I happen to be in the car at airtime. I think it was better years ago. Nowadays he complains way too much about his cell phone or some problem he had while traveling.
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I listen occasionally.
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Isn't the name of the guy who does that Emmanuel Goldstien? That would explain A LOT of the complaining.
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I live in the broadcast area so I listen to it whenever I happen to be in the car at airtime. I think it was better years ago. Nowadays he complains way too much about his cell phone or some problem he had while traveling.
You should come to the NYC 2600 meetings then.
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there are a lot of callers asking how they fix their hard drive after it falls into a lake, but they do bring up some cool topics that don't get discussed in other forms of news media...
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Does anyone listen to the Off the Hook show, on WBAI NY or download it online?
It's a great hacker show, hosted by Emmanuel Goldstien. Give it a listen if you haven't heard it yet. As far as I know, it's the only hacking show on FM radio.
Download the show here: http://www.2600.com/offthehook/archive_ra.html (http://www.2600.com/offthehook/archive_ra.html)
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They have a decent show, but 2600 itself has become less and less hack/phreak over the years. I don't know how the NYC meetings are, but I hope they haven't lost their roots. The old 2600 mags from the 80's and early 90's had a lot more phreaking and hacking in them. It's not nearly as good these days.
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What do they have in them now? I still find enough interesting stuff in them to justify picking it up.
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A lot about cell phones, Random data leaks, hax0rz,
I heard R.T. Firefly Calling in...
I wonder if Emmanuel knows about us PLA
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I was kidding I know what's in them, DO said that somehow 2600 is less hack/phreak and I didn't quite understand what he meant.
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I still check out recent shows once in a while. I think they are pretty much the same as ever.
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Emmanuel is like a modern-day(heh) high-tech Andy Rooney. Many of the topics covered usually involve high-tech blunders in government work, where you are screwed either way.
There also seems to be a high amount of self-censorship where they can't mention this or that, yet Rush, Howard Stern, etc will say a lot more and won't care. A little too much public television in the WBAI I say.
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Emmanuel doesn't have the resources, money or ratings to put up as much of a fight that Stern and Rush could.
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I'm usually on Off the Hook these days.
I still think it's neat, despite my contributions.
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I'm usually on Off the Hook these days.
I still think it's neat, despite my contributions.
*despite*?
more like it's neater because of them.
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I think he was using self deprecating humor there Rogue.
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oh, i know he was.
/me has a dumb mannerism of responding seriously even when she knows people are poking fun at themselves.
/me can't break herself of it.
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I got to talk to this celebrety the other day. It was actually pretty awesome. I never got anything in the mail, but you know famous people, they are way too busy with things like walking into radio shows and reading the New Yorker
here's how it went down
(1:37:34 PM) dhpcraptor: You're like a celebrity
(1:37:43 PM) dhpcraptor: well... not to use that word, but a public figure to say the least
(1:39:50 PM) Rob T Firefly: I'm sorry, but Mr. Firefly is unavailable for Instant Messages. Please note that your IM will be forwarded to him by his personal staff as soon as his daily massage is finished, while we prepare his bowl of diamond-encrusted corn flakes.
(1:40:33 PM) dhpcraptor: ah man
(1:40:59 PM) Rob T Firefly: After that his chauffeur will bring him from his dining room to his living room, and he will personally choose a form reply for us to add your name to the top of.
(1:41:00 PM) dhpcraptor: does he do autographs?
(1:41:54 PM) Rob T Firefly: He would, but that could spoil his wrist for his afternoon polo match. He will personally oversee the rubber-stamping of his signature onto a glossy 8x10 for you.
(1:49:38 PM) dhpcraptor: that would be wonderful