WFMU: Techtonic with Mark Hurst: Playlist from September 12, 2022

Listener comments!
	🤖 5:55pm Handy Haversack: Gotta get the sauce on the simmer and feed the monsters, but hello, Mark and Techyons! Super glad to be here, that Techtonic is here on the new sched., and that it's been here for five years! Congrats and deepest thanks, Mark!
	5:59pm listener james from westwood: Rumor has it Mark will sum up the first 5 years of the show, and tech devolution, in a "We Didn't Start the Fire" montage at the end of today's ep.
	6:01pm David in London: Evening Mark and all Technoids. Five years stuck on my eyes.
	6:01pm DanFA: My favorite Techtonic moment was when Mark prank called Jeff Bezos on-air and asked him if his rocket ship was running, and if it was, he should go catch it. And never come back to Earth.
	6:01pm Robm: Hello fellow techies and technoids
	6:01pm Carmichael: Good timing! I just bought a new Samsung smart tv, and I'm worried about the surveillance aspects.
	6:02pm DanFA: @Listener James, that would be amazing.
	6:02pm Rolando: Greeting everyone, checking in from the land down under.
	6:04pm Mike From Brooklyn: Hello Mark and Listeners! Congratulations and Happy Anniversary!
	6:04pm kevlicki: Happy anniversary Mark and thanks for your dedication!
	6:04pm chris in the redwoods: congrats on five, Mark! here's to another five! and hello, everyone.
	6:04pm Franco Twinkie: Happy anniversary Mark. Did someone make you a cake?
	6:05pm DanFA: I will never get tired of you yelling into the microphone about tech dystopia.
	6:05pm DanFA: @Franco, maybe a donut like the one Gaylord got from Suzy Hotrod last night.
	6:05pm stu564t9: Wooo 5 years!
	6:05pm chresti: Happy anniversary Mark!
	🤖 6:06pm Webhamster Henry: Happy 5th anniversary! That's like 2.5 computer generations.
	🤖 6:06pm Handy Haversack: Carmichael, don't attach it to the internet. Foil 'em!
	🤖 6:07pm Webhamster Henry: Jolly Roger was hilarious!
	6:07pm Danny in Poughkeepsie: Congratulations Mark. Cheers!! Great work
	🤖 6:08pm Wendy del Formaggio: Hooray! Happy anniversary, Mark! I'll say it again: This show is a mitzvah. I've recommended it to countless friends, and discovered so many great books -- and websites -- through this show. Many of those books I've gotten my local libraries to carry. I've also GOTTEN OFF GOOGLE because of what I've learned here.
	🤖 6:08pm Handy Haversack: Because I am bad at things, I sent Mark my Techtonic memory about half an hour ago. Sigh.
	🤖 6:09pm herb.nyc: happy five! Techtonic is such a good show, it's just too bad that it's a NECESSARY show. because government is just too complacent, and corporations are just too selfish. ugh.
	6:09pm Megaroni: Thank you for your service Mark to our community and the world!
	🤖 6:09pm Handy Haversack: WORD, Wendy! Me too! Talk about a mitzvah!
	🤖 6:10pm Wendy del Formaggio: Yay Handy!
	6:10pm chris in the redwoods: at least you did, Handy. i totally forgot! while wearing my techtonic T yesterday, a lady looking down at her phone nearly walked right into me on the sidewalk. the irony!
	6:10pm MarciB: I'm so grateful to Mark and those that support this show. I really couldn't decide which show was the best- after I listen to one, I think it's the best.one.ever...then Mark outdoes himself with the next one!
	6:11pm coelacanth∅: Happy anniversary Mark!
	6:11pm disco_nap_: Thank you so much, Mark! I use technology, especially social media, more mindfully because of your show.
	6:12pm Annette: High Five Mark! Congrats!
	6:13pm Danny in Poughkeepsie: When I had an apartment in Troy NY i tried to get the landlord to get the local mesh for the building. Nope. It would have brought down the cost of internet access to 20 bucks a month.
	🤖 6:13pm herb.nyc: "privatization of utilities" - shades of the play URINETOWN, where you can't pee without paying first!
	🤖 6:13pm Wendy del Formaggio: One of my favorite things about Techtonic is reading all the comments that express gratitude to Mark and his guests. It makes me happy to see everyone spreading love. So, YOU ALL are an excellent part of Techtonic. Give yourself some love right now. xoxo
	🤖 6:14pm Handy Haversack: We managed to get an actual cab -- in Sunset Park! -- on Sat. evening. It was so wonderful. I miss taxis.
	🤖 6:14pm Ken From Hyde Park: FWIW, Verizon wireless was out up here earlier today but it's back now and I can listen while out walking around.
	6:15pm Mark Hurst: Thanks, everyone! Your support over the years has kept me going. Really appreciate your comments (shout-out to Wendy del Formaggio!)
	6:15pm carrots: hey Mark! any good info on the occulus? wife and kids are pushing hard to get one. thanks!
	🤖 6:15pm herb.nyc: i saw a green cab recently. i asked him an approx fare, from sheepshead bay (bklyn) to e34th (manhattan). he said "too expensive, take the subway" and he points to the stairway to the Q and B. nice honest guy!
	🤖 6:16pm Wendy del Formaggio: Thanks, Mark! :-)
	6:16pm KathyM: Happy 5th Anniversary, Mark! We listen to your show live every Mon. night in our household. Thanks for all your work keeping us informed!
	6:16pm David in London: Given the tide of shitty facial recognition software currently being deployed by stealth across London, the Techtonic steer towards Reflectacles was a godsend.
	6:16pm Greg from ZONE 5: Evening, Mark! Long time no see.
	🤖 6:17pm Bas NL: Hi Mark! Hi all!
	🤖 6:17pm Wendy del Formaggio: Hello Greg from ZONE 5! It was lovely to see you a few weeks ago.
	6:18pm Paul: Does anyone know if techtonic is staying for fall? Also does anyone know an email alternative to gmail or mail .com
	6:18pm Claire from Montclair: Happy Anniversary! Last week I got a proton email address and also canceled my You Tube account!
	6:18pm stu564t9: @Paul I'm a fan of protonmail, have migrated from gmail and it's been good thus far.
	🤖 6:19pm Wendy del Formaggio: Paul: Yes. Mark is on the fall schedule. And, yes. I use fastmail and I love it. Switching from gmail was so simple and painless.
	6:19pm stu564t9: The real headache when leaving Google is deleting everything it collected over the years
	🤖 6:19pm Handy Haversack: Paul, it is. And see here: goodreports.com... And Good Reports in general. It's from Mark! I also love Fastmail and can't believe I waited so long to switch.
	6:20pm Paul: Thank you! So glad he’s back for fall one of my fave shows
	6:20pm efd: I too switched from gmail to Fastmail earlier this year, and it was super easy! I'm very happy with Fastmail.
	🤖 6:20pm herb.nyc: he said "data mining", and that reminded me of the DATA BROKER show. that was scary. "get out"!
	6:20pm efd: (see, it's not all airhorns over here)
	6:21pm efd: and, of course, congratulations on your 5-year anniversary Mark!
	🤖 6:21pm Handy Haversack: Fastmail has a tool to import your mail from Gmail, which is great. I have been using CryptPad for shared spreadsheets and the like: cryptpad.fr
	6:23pm DanFA: EBay: you hurt our feelings.
	🤖 6:23pm Wendy del Formaggio: Thanks for the CryptPad link and recommendation, Handy. I've bookmarked it.
	🤖 6:24pm Handy Haversack: The Ebay story was terrifying. I am off Ebay, too. Which is maybe the hardest to replace, esp. when you live in NYC and used bookstores are small and specialized for the most part.
	6:24pm Mark Hurst: @efd thanks so much! i'd like to play an air horn just to promote your show (in a non-big-tech way).
	6:24pm Jim the Poet: Congrats on 5 years, Mark. I not only have tape over my laptop camera because of this show. I also duct tape my butt closed every night.
	6:25pm Fredericks: I just got back into dealing with Ebay and I noticed they are much more aggressive in their tracking.
	6:25pm Fredericks: I had forgotten about this episode.
	🤖 6:25pm Wendy del Formaggio: WTF Ebay?!? I never heard this story.
	6:25pm ?: what the fuck
	6:26pm efd: this ebay story is freekin' insane.
	6:26pm kevlicki: Mark, I ended up supporting the reflectables funding campaign so much the maker sent me a pair of each model!
	🤖 6:26pm Handy Haversack: I shared it extensively to try to get friends off Ebay. It's big among my slice of nerddom. I could make so much more selling off my game collection that way, but I can't do it. So it continues to swell ...
	🤖 6:26pm Wendy del Formaggio: HOLY FUCK. This is something a sociopathic middle-schooler would do.
	6:27pm ?: horror movie fare
	6:27pm David in London: Ebay trying to pull a Luca Brasi, pathetic.
	🤖 6:28pm Webhamster Henry: I was having a conversation to day about whether Elon Musk was a Bond Villain or a Batman villain.
	6:28pm chris in the redwoods: or, you could replay that episode on Halloween, Mark. just saying.
	6:29pm ?: isnt it a federal crime to harass people by mail
	6:29pm ultradamno: Mark! Techtrospectionists!
	6:29pm DanFA: @Chris, he would need some music to underscore it, maybe something by John Carpenter.
	6:29pm Paul: I downloaded proton mail and already love it. Thank YOU!
	6:30pm chris in the redwoods: or Goblin, DanFA. :)
	🤖 6:30pm DjLorraine: Congrats Mark. We are fortunate to hear your work. Thank You I just started a protonmail account.
	🤖 6:30pm Handy Haversack: Remember, it's our civic duty to flip the Google spy towers the bird whenever we pass by one. Spread the bird word!
	6:31pm ?: were LINKnyc kiosks the ones that got hacked to play the Mr Softee theme over and over
	6:32pm DanFA: @Chris, good one.
	6:34pm ?: you might ask the same about NYPD
	🤖 6:35pm Handy Haversack: Another great Hellgate NYC article on privacy and the end of Metrocards: hellgatenyc.com...
	🤖 6:36pm Wendy del Formaggio: Handy, I was just about to mention OMNY! Between OMNY and LinkNYC and that doofus cop-mayor Eric Adams, I'm glad that Wendy don't live in that New York City no more.
	6:37pm morphe': just signing in..
	🤖 6:37pm Webhamster Henry: @Wendy How's the Vermont surveillance coming?
	6:37pm MarciB: Ugh, now no more Ebay. I'm so freaked out after hearing that story!
	🤖 6:38pm Handy Haversack: I refer to him exclusively as "cop mayor," Wendy! And yeah, yee-ee-eesh, it can make the hills of Vermont seem mighty attractive.
	🤖 6:38pm Bas NL: :D
	🤖 6:39pm Wendy del Formaggio: @Webmaster Henry: I dunno. If there is any, it's extremely hidden. We don't even have cell service in a bunch of the state. Do you know something I should know about?
	6:39pm DanFA: PLease play this with hoof n mouth next year
	🤖 6:39pm Wendy del Formaggio: @Handy: Brilliant minds... :-)
	6:39pm chris in the redwoods: Matt on bass and Lily on keys, or vice versa?
	6:40pm Andres: So great!!
	🤖 6:40pm Handy Haversack: Scott Williams. International treasure!
	🤖 6:40pm Bas NL: APPLAUSE!
	🤖 6:40pm herb.nyc: this song was done on sept 19, 1981, almost 41 yrs ago, at central park!
	🤖 6:41pm Wendy del Formaggio: Simark and Scottfunkle. hahaha. I love it.
	6:41pm _Ike_: Nice! As good as anything John Oliver does!
	6:41pm Feldy: 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
	6:42pm DanFA: SMASH IT
	6:42pm MarciB: That rendition was remarkable - kudos Mark and Scott W!
	🤖 6:42pm herb.nyc: (aside - Garfunkel and Oates are a funny duo)
	6:43pm disco_nap_: I was absolutely CACKLING as I walked down the street just now listening to "The Sounds of Surveillance" on headphones! I can only imagine what my fellow pedestrians thought of me
	6:44pm David in London: The danger of an aneurysm apart, Mark going ‘the full Hurst’ are my favourite moments.
	6:44pm efd: yay herb!
	6:44pm DanFA: I imagine when Mark walks into a party he just grabs smart phones from people's hands, says "do you know what this is?" and then throws it down on the floor, smashing it.
	🤖 6:45pm Handy Haversack: David! I owe you an e-mail!
	6:45pm ?: other things endangering the lives of teenage girls: The Supreme Court of the United States
	🤖 6:45pm Wendy del Formaggio: Hooray herb.nyc! WORD!
	🤖 6:45pm herb.nyc: thanks for the airhorn, efd!
	6:46pm Pax: Sounded more like braking glass
	🤖 6:46pm herb.nyc: more Formaggio!
	6:46pm Franco Twinkie: Amen Herb. Bookstores forever.
	6:46pm David in London: DanFA, I picture him dropping them into the punch bowl. Handles, at your own speed Runza, at your own speed.
	🤖 6:47pm DjLorraine: Herb.nyc i hear what ya did there. ;)
	6:47pm DanFA: @David in London, that's a waste of perfectly good punch.
	6:47pm efd: wait, what?!
	🤖 6:47pm Wendy del Formaggio: @herb.nyc: A few weeks ago I started doing a 15-minute Cheese Chat on my own radio show. Tune in at 10:30am Fridays to wool.fm if you wanna hear it.
	6:48pm tonyb: Not just rants…I call it information. Thanks!!
	🤖 6:48pm herb.nyc: i recently bought a membership at McNally Jackson book shop AIRHORN AIRHORN...
	🤖 6:48pm Ken From Hyde Park: In new news, is it true there's going to be a "reality" TV show based on clips from Ring spy doorbell cameras? Eep!
	6:48pm Choggie: I'm still waiting for a 'Tic-Toxic' show.....
	6:48pm DanFA: @KFHP, probably
	6:48pm JetBoy now of Astoria: Hi all! Enjoying the show tonight. Congratulations Mark! Let’s all pitch in and buy him an air horn.
	6:49pm MarciB: @Choggie - yes!! 👍
	6:49pm Pax: No air horn, you can use a substitute of a good old fashioned butt horn.
	6:49pm morphe': Thanks Mark !!! and all !!! Live!!!! from really far away West Kerry, Ireland = Terrible home place for IT shite as Ireland protects them in the most terrible ways
	6:49pm efd: I was heartened by the return of Bandcamp Fridays this month.
	🤖 6:49pm Webhamster Henry: It's nice to get a recap of some of this material.
	🤖 6:50pm Handy Haversack: efd and Mark Hurst -- an FMU dream team! Thanks, Mark -- and efd, too! That was honestly a really good Vocal Fry-style air horn, Mark.
	6:50pm HyperDose: Happy 5yr anniversary, Mr. Hurst!
	🤖 6:50pm herb.nyc: "let the bot do the work", haha
	6:50pm Choggie: If you were ever concerned about 'communists' in Hollywood, poor-quality Chinese manufacturing, surveillance, Tic Toc has ALL of that beat....insidious
	6:51pm Elvin: I loved the Jolly Roger program!
	6:51pm DanFA: That's hilarious. I gotta get one of those.
	🤖 6:51pm Ken From Hyde Park: Haha, I remember that episode. Thanks for five years and counting, Mark!
	6:51pm MarciB: Is it weird that I wish this was a 2-hr special show?
	6:52pm stu564t9: Hahaha !
	6:53pm Unknown Caller: Jolly Roger, my first Techtonic episode . Congratulations on 5 years We’re all the better for your show
	🤖 6:53pm herb.nyc: come on, say it, INTERNATIONAL!
	6:53pm Choggie: Trolling the trolls
	6:53pm morphe': Mark - do a show about Ireland's open door IT policy(ies)
	6:54pm Choggie: Multi-national
	6:54pm common: heeee!
	🤖 6:54pm Wendy del Formaggio: @MarciB: If it's weird, then we're weird together!
	6:54pm Franco Twinkie: This is great!
	6:54pm chris in the redwoods: i'm with DJ Paradox on this one. such a great episode! love this stuff.
	🤖 6:54pm herb.nyc: "bear on top of you?'. is that a PUTIN thing?
	🤖 6:54pm DjLorraine: Naked is more exposure
	🤖 6:54pm Handy Haversack: Poor wage slave, though. It's a little cruel to a very obviously oppressed and horribly treated workforce. It's one thing to just occupy a bot with a bot -- and solid comedy, I'm sure. But we should maintain solidarity for the workers who are also being lied to and used. Sorry, another cheery note! Congrats again, Mark! A great look back at a great five years. Hoping that the need decreases but the show never goes away! Go Macalaster!
	6:55pm lazy pierogi: cheers, mark!
	6:55pm ultradamno: But then he's working telemarketing, he knows his time isn't valuable
	🤖 6:55pm Bas NL: That was indeed a hilarious episode!
	6:56pm Fredericks: I love this robot/guy. Forgot all about it. How about that Bot that allows you to compose in the style of various writers through word suggestions?
	6:56pm disco_nap_: I feel like this is kinda like when people were f*cking with Hobby Lobby displays. It just negatively affects the low level customer service workers who have to carry out the orders of their higher ups.
	🤖 6:56pm DjLorraine: Thanks Dj Paradox!
	🤖 6:56pm Wendy del Formaggio: Good point, Handy. Then again, if the worker is being paid by the hour, then the Jolly Roger is helping them kinda steal time. :-)
	6:57pm Choggie: They'd hire your 7 yr old daughter if it was legal.... telemarketing would work so much better with cute kid voices, mispronounced words, giggling....I'd take ALLL telemarketer calls if they hired kids!!
	🤖 6:57pm Handy Haversack: True, Wendy -- glad that one could see the humor!
	6:57pm ?: There are Coke ads on the stream.
	6:58pm chris in the redwoods: point taken, Handy. also, good point, Wendy. :) thanks, Mark. please keep up the great volunteer journalism! :)
	6:58pm Fredericks: Hey, thanks Irwin!
	6:58pm David in London: Thanks Mark for all you do in the excellent way you do it. Keep on keeping on.
	🤖 6:58pm Bas NL: Happy fifth Mark! Please keep at IT!
	6:58pm listener 126464: Thanks Mark!
	6:58pm Suz: Congratulations on five informative and entertaining years!
	🤖 6:58pm Wendy del Formaggio: Yay Mark!!!
	6:58pm Mike From Brooklyn: That Jolly Roger clip was hilarious! I hope the app is still available.
	6:58pm MarciB: Outstanding - keep going!!
	6:58pm Annette: Thank you Mark!
	6:58pm DanFA: @Handy, as long as they're not getting bullied by the Jolly Roger, having some fun with them I don't take issue with.
	🤖 6:59pm chresti: A google robot calls me at work, after I say hello, it replies "Don't Hang Up!" I say ok and hang up,
	6:59pm Ciggy: All I want is the truth Just gimme the truth
	6:59pm Andres: Congratulations and thank you, Mark!!
	6:59pm listener james from westwood: Many thanks, Mark, and here's to 5 more and beyond!
	🤖 6:59pm chresti: Thanks Mark!
	6:59pm stu564t9: Thanks Mark!!
	6:59pm Rolando: Please Mark, we can’t handle the truth! :)
	6:59pm wind: 😎💕
	6:59pm ?: hell yeah! thank you! glad I tuned in today
	🤖 7:00pm Handy Haversack: Way to go, Mark and all the Techyon Drives! Great to have been here with youse!
	7:00pm coelacanth∅: Thanks Mark!
	7:00pm Choggie: Downloading Pirate Maker now...
	7:00pm Choggie: Great show Mr Hurst
	7:01pm Mark Hurst: Thanks, everyone!
	7:41pm WR: Thank you, Mark.
	4:21pm brycepunk1: Listening a few days later, but I really enjoyed this flashback. Congrats on 5 years! And thank you for your awesome super-informative show.

Techtonic with Mark Hurst: Playlist from September 12, 2022

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Mon. Nov 4th, 6pm - 7pm: Dystopia update (More info...)
Chatbots are now running rampant - appearing in new-model cars - as we're being told to "be nice to chatbots." Stores are using "digital price tags," which rely on surveillance to set the price to the company's liking. Meantime, Google's AI is giving wrong answers, in some cases, almost half the time. All these and more in Mark's dystopia update.
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September 12, 2022: Five years of Techtonic

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Today: Five years of Techtonic: Celebrating the five-year anniversary of Techtonic with emails and audio messages from listeners. The books, the interviews, the rants, and the surveillance. (So much surveillance.) Let’s toast Techtonic’s first half-decade.

• Nov 4, 2019: NYC Mesh organizers Scott Rasmussen and Jillian Murphy

• June 15, 2020: Jason Fried, cofounder of Basecamp, on launching Hey.com

• June 24, 2019: Scott Urban, creator of Reflectacles, “privacy eyewear.” Thanks to Alex in Brooklyn for suggesting this and the two shows above.

• June 22, 2020: The eBay story. Thanks to listener P, who writes: “I get surveillance capitalism (and hate it, especially the LinkNYC which we cannot escape), but they took it to a whole ’nother level with the stalking!”

• September 20, 2021: Ten Reasons to Smash Your Smartphone. Thanks to listener Catherine.

• August 22, 2022: Molly Osberg and New York's new Link5G surveillance towers. Thanks to listener Steve, who writes: “It’s eye opening and it also seems sad, but I’m glad you continue to be a ‘watchman on the wall’ for things like this.”

• May 30, 2022: Jeff Deutsch, author, “In Praise of Good Bookstores.” Thanks to listener herb.nyc, who says: “May more Seminary Co-op Bookstores bloom.”

--> Thanks also to listener Cris for maintaining the Techtonic Reading List, linked from the techtonic.fm one-page site.

• October 23, 2017: Roger Anderson, founder of Jolly Roger Telephone Co. Thanks to DJ Paradox.

• Finally, for our special song: Thanks to Greg Harrison, Lily Wen, Matt Fiveash, and especially Scott Williams!

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Si-mark & Scott-funkel	The Sounds of Surveillance	0:34:34 (Pop-up)

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Listener comments!
	🤖 5:55pm Handy Haversack: Gotta get the sauce on the simmer and feed the monsters, but hello, Mark and Techyons! Super glad to be here, that Techtonic is here on the new sched., and that it's been here for five years! Congrats and deepest thanks, Mark!
	5:59pm listener james from westwood: Rumor has it Mark will sum up the first 5 years of the show, and tech devolution, in a "We Didn't Start the Fire" montage at the end of today's ep.
	6:01pm David in London: Evening Mark and all Technoids. Five years stuck on my eyes.
	6:01pm DanFA: My favorite Techtonic moment was when Mark prank called Jeff Bezos on-air and asked him if his rocket ship was running, and if it was, he should go catch it. And never come back to Earth.
	6:01pm Robm: Hello fellow techies and technoids
	6:01pm Carmichael: Good timing! I just bought a new Samsung smart tv, and I'm worried about the surveillance aspects.
	6:02pm DanFA: @Listener James, that would be amazing.
	6:02pm Rolando: Greeting everyone, checking in from the land down under.
	6:04pm Mike From Brooklyn: Hello Mark and Listeners! Congratulations and Happy Anniversary!
	6:04pm kevlicki: Happy anniversary Mark and thanks for your dedication!
	6:04pm chris in the redwoods: congrats on five, Mark! here's to another five! and hello, everyone.
	6:04pm Franco Twinkie: Happy anniversary Mark. Did someone make you a cake?
	6:05pm DanFA: I will never get tired of you yelling into the microphone about tech dystopia.
	6:05pm DanFA: @Franco, maybe a donut like the one Gaylord got from Suzy Hotrod last night.
	6:05pm stu564t9: Wooo 5 years!
	6:05pm chresti: Happy anniversary Mark!
	🤖 6:06pm Webhamster Henry: Happy 5th anniversary! That's like 2.5 computer generations.
	🤖 6:06pm Handy Haversack: Carmichael, don't attach it to the internet. Foil 'em!
	🤖 6:07pm Webhamster Henry: Jolly Roger was hilarious!
	6:07pm Danny in Poughkeepsie: Congratulations Mark. Cheers!! Great work
	🤖 6:08pm Wendy del Formaggio: Hooray! Happy anniversary, Mark! I'll say it again: This show is a mitzvah. I've recommended it to countless friends, and discovered so many great books -- and websites -- through this show. Many of those books I've gotten my local libraries to carry. I've also GOTTEN OFF GOOGLE because of what I've learned here.
	🤖 6:08pm Handy Haversack: Because I am bad at things, I sent Mark my Techtonic memory about half an hour ago. Sigh.
	🤖 6:09pm herb.nyc: happy five! Techtonic is such a good show, it's just too bad that it's a NECESSARY show. because government is just too complacent, and corporations are just too selfish. ugh.
	6:09pm Megaroni: Thank you for your service Mark to our community and the world!
	🤖 6:09pm Handy Haversack: WORD, Wendy! Me too! Talk about a mitzvah!
	🤖 6:10pm Wendy del Formaggio: Yay Handy!
	6:10pm chris in the redwoods: at least you did, Handy. i totally forgot! while wearing my techtonic T yesterday, a lady looking down at her phone nearly walked right into me on the sidewalk. the irony!
	6:10pm MarciB: I'm so grateful to Mark and those that support this show. I really couldn't decide which show was the best- after I listen to one, I think it's the best.one.ever...then Mark outdoes himself with the next one!
	6:11pm coelacanth∅: Happy anniversary Mark!
	6:11pm disco_nap_: Thank you so much, Mark! I use technology, especially social media, more mindfully because of your show.
	6:12pm Annette: High Five Mark! Congrats!
	6:13pm Danny in Poughkeepsie: When I had an apartment in Troy NY i tried to get the landlord to get the local mesh for the building. Nope. It would have brought down the cost of internet access to 20 bucks a month.
	🤖 6:13pm herb.nyc: "privatization of utilities" - shades of the play URINETOWN, where you can't pee without paying first!
	🤖 6:13pm Wendy del Formaggio: One of my favorite things about Techtonic is reading all the comments that express gratitude to Mark and his guests. It makes me happy to see everyone spreading love. So, YOU ALL are an excellent part of Techtonic. Give yourself some love right now. xoxo
	🤖 6:14pm Handy Haversack: We managed to get an actual cab -- in Sunset Park! -- on Sat. evening. It was so wonderful. I miss taxis.
	🤖 6:14pm Ken From Hyde Park: FWIW, Verizon wireless was out up here earlier today but it's back now and I can listen while out walking around.
	6:15pm Mark Hurst: Thanks, everyone! Your support over the years has kept me going. Really appreciate your comments (shout-out to Wendy del Formaggio!)
	6:15pm carrots: hey Mark! any good info on the occulus? wife and kids are pushing hard to get one. thanks!
	🤖 6:15pm herb.nyc: i saw a green cab recently. i asked him an approx fare, from sheepshead bay (bklyn) to e34th (manhattan). he said "too expensive, take the subway" and he points to the stairway to the Q and B. nice honest guy!
	🤖 6:16pm Wendy del Formaggio: Thanks, Mark! :-)
	6:16pm KathyM: Happy 5th Anniversary, Mark! We listen to your show live every Mon. night in our household. Thanks for all your work keeping us informed!
	6:16pm David in London: Given the tide of shitty facial recognition software currently being deployed by stealth across London, the Techtonic steer towards Reflectacles was a godsend.
	6:16pm Greg from ZONE 5: Evening, Mark! Long time no see.
	🤖 6:17pm Bas NL: Hi Mark! Hi all!
	🤖 6:17pm Wendy del Formaggio: Hello Greg from ZONE 5! It was lovely to see you a few weeks ago.
	6:18pm Paul: Does anyone know if techtonic is staying for fall? Also does anyone know an email alternative to gmail or mail .com
	6:18pm Claire from Montclair: Happy Anniversary! Last week I got a proton email address and also canceled my You Tube account!
	6:18pm stu564t9: @Paul I'm a fan of protonmail, have migrated from gmail and it's been good thus far.
	🤖 6:19pm Wendy del Formaggio: Paul: Yes. Mark is on the fall schedule. And, yes. I use fastmail and I love it. Switching from gmail was so simple and painless.
	6:19pm stu564t9: The real headache when leaving Google is deleting everything it collected over the years
	🤖 6:19pm Handy Haversack: Paul, it is. And see here: goodreports.com... And Good Reports in general. It's from Mark! I also love Fastmail and can't believe I waited so long to switch.
	6:20pm Paul: Thank you! So glad he’s back for fall one of my fave shows
	6:20pm efd: I too switched from gmail to Fastmail earlier this year, and it was super easy! I'm very happy with Fastmail.
	🤖 6:20pm herb.nyc: he said "data mining", and that reminded me of the DATA BROKER show. that was scary. "get out"!
	6:20pm efd: (see, it's not all airhorns over here)
	6:21pm efd: and, of course, congratulations on your 5-year anniversary Mark!
	🤖 6:21pm Handy Haversack: Fastmail has a tool to import your mail from Gmail, which is great. I have been using CryptPad for shared spreadsheets and the like: cryptpad.fr
	6:23pm DanFA: EBay: you hurt our feelings.
	🤖 6:23pm Wendy del Formaggio: Thanks for the CryptPad link and recommendation, Handy. I've bookmarked it.
	🤖 6:24pm Handy Haversack: The Ebay story was terrifying. I am off Ebay, too. Which is maybe the hardest to replace, esp. when you live in NYC and used bookstores are small and specialized for the most part.
	6:24pm Mark Hurst: @efd thanks so much! i'd like to play an air horn just to promote your show (in a non-big-tech way).
	6:24pm Jim the Poet: Congrats on 5 years, Mark. I not only have tape over my laptop camera because of this show. I also duct tape my butt closed every night.
	6:25pm Fredericks: I just got back into dealing with Ebay and I noticed they are much more aggressive in their tracking.
	6:25pm Fredericks: I had forgotten about this episode.
	🤖 6:25pm Wendy del Formaggio: WTF Ebay?!? I never heard this story.
	6:25pm ?: what the fuck
	6:26pm efd: this ebay story is freekin' insane.
	6:26pm kevlicki: Mark, I ended up supporting the reflectables funding campaign so much the maker sent me a pair of each model!
	🤖 6:26pm Handy Haversack: I shared it extensively to try to get friends off Ebay. It's big among my slice of nerddom. I could make so much more selling off my game collection that way, but I can't do it. So it continues to swell ...
	🤖 6:26pm Wendy del Formaggio: HOLY FUCK. This is something a sociopathic middle-schooler would do.
	6:27pm ?: horror movie fare
	6:27pm David in London: Ebay trying to pull a Luca Brasi, pathetic.
	🤖 6:28pm Webhamster Henry: I was having a conversation to day about whether Elon Musk was a Bond Villain or a Batman villain.
	6:28pm chris in the redwoods: or, you could replay that episode on Halloween, Mark. just saying.
	6:29pm ?: isnt it a federal crime to harass people by mail
	6:29pm ultradamno: Mark! Techtrospectionists!
	6:29pm DanFA: @Chris, he would need some music to underscore it, maybe something by John Carpenter.
	6:29pm Paul: I downloaded proton mail and already love it. Thank YOU!
	6:30pm chris in the redwoods: or Goblin, DanFA. :)
	🤖 6:30pm DjLorraine: Congrats Mark. We are fortunate to hear your work. Thank You I just started a protonmail account.
	🤖 6:30pm Handy Haversack: Remember, it's our civic duty to flip the Google spy towers the bird whenever we pass by one. Spread the bird word!
	6:31pm ?: were LINKnyc kiosks the ones that got hacked to play the Mr Softee theme over and over
	6:32pm DanFA: @Chris, good one.
	6:34pm ?: you might ask the same about NYPD
	🤖 6:35pm Handy Haversack: Another great Hellgate NYC article on privacy and the end of Metrocards: hellgatenyc.com...
	🤖 6:36pm Wendy del Formaggio: Handy, I was just about to mention OMNY! Between OMNY and LinkNYC and that doofus cop-mayor Eric Adams, I'm glad that Wendy don't live in that New York City no more.
	6:37pm morphe': just signing in..
	🤖 6:37pm Webhamster Henry: @Wendy How's the Vermont surveillance coming?
	6:37pm MarciB: Ugh, now no more Ebay. I'm so freaked out after hearing that story!
	🤖 6:38pm Handy Haversack: I refer to him exclusively as "cop mayor," Wendy! And yeah, yee-ee-eesh, it can make the hills of Vermont seem mighty attractive.
	🤖 6:38pm Bas NL: :D
	🤖 6:39pm Wendy del Formaggio: @Webmaster Henry: I dunno. If there is any, it's extremely hidden. We don't even have cell service in a bunch of the state. Do you know something I should know about?
	6:39pm DanFA: PLease play this with hoof n mouth next year
	🤖 6:39pm Wendy del Formaggio: @Handy: Brilliant minds... :-)
	6:39pm chris in the redwoods: Matt on bass and Lily on keys, or vice versa?
	6:40pm Andres: So great!!
	🤖 6:40pm Handy Haversack: Scott Williams. International treasure!
	🤖 6:40pm Bas NL: APPLAUSE!
	🤖 6:40pm herb.nyc: this song was done on sept 19, 1981, almost 41 yrs ago, at central park!
	🤖 6:41pm Wendy del Formaggio: Simark and Scottfunkle. hahaha. I love it.
	6:41pm _Ike_: Nice! As good as anything John Oliver does!
	6:41pm Feldy: 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
	6:42pm DanFA: SMASH IT
	6:42pm MarciB: That rendition was remarkable - kudos Mark and Scott W!
	🤖 6:42pm herb.nyc: (aside - Garfunkel and Oates are a funny duo)
	6:43pm disco_nap_: I was absolutely CACKLING as I walked down the street just now listening to "The Sounds of Surveillance" on headphones! I can only imagine what my fellow pedestrians thought of me
	6:44pm David in London: The danger of an aneurysm apart, Mark going ‘the full Hurst’ are my favourite moments.
	6:44pm efd: yay herb!
	6:44pm DanFA: I imagine when Mark walks into a party he just grabs smart phones from people's hands, says "do you know what this is?" and then throws it down on the floor, smashing it.
	🤖 6:45pm Handy Haversack: David! I owe you an e-mail!
	6:45pm ?: other things endangering the lives of teenage girls: The Supreme Court of the United States
	🤖 6:45pm Wendy del Formaggio: Hooray herb.nyc! WORD!
	🤖 6:45pm herb.nyc: thanks for the airhorn, efd!
	6:46pm Pax: Sounded more like braking glass
	🤖 6:46pm herb.nyc: more Formaggio!
	6:46pm Franco Twinkie: Amen Herb. Bookstores forever.
	6:46pm David in London: DanFA, I picture him dropping them into the punch bowl. Handles, at your own speed Runza, at your own speed.
	🤖 6:47pm DjLorraine: Herb.nyc i hear what ya did there. ;)
	6:47pm DanFA: @David in London, that's a waste of perfectly good punch.
	6:47pm efd: wait, what?!
	🤖 6:47pm Wendy del Formaggio: @herb.nyc: A few weeks ago I started doing a 15-minute Cheese Chat on my own radio show. Tune in at 10:30am Fridays to wool.fm if you wanna hear it.
	6:48pm tonyb: Not just rants…I call it information. Thanks!!
	🤖 6:48pm herb.nyc: i recently bought a membership at McNally Jackson book shop AIRHORN AIRHORN...
	🤖 6:48pm Ken From Hyde Park: In new news, is it true there's going to be a "reality" TV show based on clips from Ring spy doorbell cameras? Eep!
	6:48pm Choggie: I'm still waiting for a 'Tic-Toxic' show.....
	6:48pm DanFA: @KFHP, probably
	6:48pm JetBoy now of Astoria: Hi all! Enjoying the show tonight. Congratulations Mark! Let’s all pitch in and buy him an air horn.
	6:49pm MarciB: @Choggie - yes!! 👍
	6:49pm Pax: No air horn, you can use a substitute of a good old fashioned butt horn.
	6:49pm morphe': Thanks Mark !!! and all !!! Live!!!! from really far away West Kerry, Ireland = Terrible home place for IT shite as Ireland protects them in the most terrible ways
	6:49pm efd: I was heartened by the return of Bandcamp Fridays this month.
	🤖 6:49pm Webhamster Henry: It's nice to get a recap of some of this material.
	🤖 6:50pm Handy Haversack: efd and Mark Hurst -- an FMU dream team! Thanks, Mark -- and efd, too! That was honestly a really good Vocal Fry-style air horn, Mark.
	6:50pm HyperDose: Happy 5yr anniversary, Mr. Hurst!
	🤖 6:50pm herb.nyc: "let the bot do the work", haha
	6:50pm Choggie: If you were ever concerned about 'communists' in Hollywood, poor-quality Chinese manufacturing, surveillance, Tic Toc has ALL of that beat....insidious
	6:51pm Elvin: I loved the Jolly Roger program!
	6:51pm DanFA: That's hilarious. I gotta get one of those.
	🤖 6:51pm Ken From Hyde Park: Haha, I remember that episode. Thanks for five years and counting, Mark!
	6:51pm MarciB: Is it weird that I wish this was a 2-hr special show?
	6:52pm stu564t9: Hahaha !
	6:53pm Unknown Caller: Jolly Roger, my first Techtonic episode . Congratulations on 5 years We’re all the better for your show
	🤖 6:53pm herb.nyc: come on, say it, INTERNATIONAL!
	6:53pm Choggie: Trolling the trolls
	6:53pm morphe': Mark - do a show about Ireland's open door IT policy(ies)
	6:54pm Choggie: Multi-national
	6:54pm common: heeee!
	🤖 6:54pm Wendy del Formaggio: @MarciB: If it's weird, then we're weird together!
	6:54pm Franco Twinkie: This is great!
	6:54pm chris in the redwoods: i'm with DJ Paradox on this one. such a great episode! love this stuff.
	🤖 6:54pm herb.nyc: "bear on top of you?'. is that a PUTIN thing?
	🤖 6:54pm DjLorraine: Naked is more exposure
	🤖 6:54pm Handy Haversack: Poor wage slave, though. It's a little cruel to a very obviously oppressed and horribly treated workforce. It's one thing to just occupy a bot with a bot -- and solid comedy, I'm sure. But we should maintain solidarity for the workers who are also being lied to and used. Sorry, another cheery note! Congrats again, Mark! A great look back at a great five years. Hoping that the need decreases but the show never goes away! Go Macalaster!
	6:55pm lazy pierogi: cheers, mark!
	6:55pm ultradamno: But then he's working telemarketing, he knows his time isn't valuable
	🤖 6:55pm Bas NL: That was indeed a hilarious episode!
	6:56pm Fredericks: I love this robot/guy. Forgot all about it. How about that Bot that allows you to compose in the style of various writers through word suggestions?
	6:56pm disco_nap_: I feel like this is kinda like when people were f*cking with Hobby Lobby displays. It just negatively affects the low level customer service workers who have to carry out the orders of their higher ups.
	🤖 6:56pm DjLorraine: Thanks Dj Paradox!
	🤖 6:56pm Wendy del Formaggio: Good point, Handy. Then again, if the worker is being paid by the hour, then the Jolly Roger is helping them kinda steal time. :-)
	6:57pm Choggie: They'd hire your 7 yr old daughter if it was legal.... telemarketing would work so much better with cute kid voices, mispronounced words, giggling....I'd take ALLL telemarketer calls if they hired kids!!
	🤖 6:57pm Handy Haversack: True, Wendy -- glad that one could see the humor!
	6:57pm ?: There are Coke ads on the stream.
	6:58pm chris in the redwoods: point taken, Handy. also, good point, Wendy. :) thanks, Mark. please keep up the great volunteer journalism! :)
	6:58pm Fredericks: Hey, thanks Irwin!
	6:58pm David in London: Thanks Mark for all you do in the excellent way you do it. Keep on keeping on.
	🤖 6:58pm Bas NL: Happy fifth Mark! Please keep at IT!
	6:58pm listener 126464: Thanks Mark!
	6:58pm Suz: Congratulations on five informative and entertaining years!
	🤖 6:58pm Wendy del Formaggio: Yay Mark!!!
	6:58pm Mike From Brooklyn: That Jolly Roger clip was hilarious! I hope the app is still available.
	6:58pm MarciB: Outstanding - keep going!!
	6:58pm Annette: Thank you Mark!
	6:58pm DanFA: @Handy, as long as they're not getting bullied by the Jolly Roger, having some fun with them I don't take issue with.
	🤖 6:59pm chresti: A google robot calls me at work, after I say hello, it replies "Don't Hang Up!" I say ok and hang up,
	6:59pm Ciggy: All I want is the truth Just gimme the truth
	6:59pm Andres: Congratulations and thank you, Mark!!
	6:59pm listener james from westwood: Many thanks, Mark, and here's to 5 more and beyond!
	🤖 6:59pm chresti: Thanks Mark!
	6:59pm stu564t9: Thanks Mark!!
	6:59pm Rolando: Please Mark, we can’t handle the truth! :)
	6:59pm wind: 😎💕
	6:59pm ?: hell yeah! thank you! glad I tuned in today
	🤖 7:00pm Handy Haversack: Way to go, Mark and all the Techyon Drives! Great to have been here with youse!
	7:00pm coelacanth∅: Thanks Mark!
	7:00pm Choggie: Downloading Pirate Maker now...
	7:00pm Choggie: Great show Mr Hurst
	7:01pm Mark Hurst: Thanks, everyone!
	7:41pm WR: Thank you, Mark.
	4:21pm brycepunk1: Listening a few days later, but I really enjoyed this flashback. Congrats on 5 years! And thank you for your awesome super-informative show.

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