Listener comments!

🤖 ♥ 5:59pm
: Mark! Techtontacles! 🤖 ♥ 6:00pm
Handy Haversack: Mark and the Techyons! ♥ 6:00pm
PaulRobeson1925: Hi Hi Hi   6:00pm
David (in London): Evening Mark and all Technoids here gathered. 🤖 ♥ 6:02pm
Bas NL: Hi Mark and all! Spy glasses it is! ♥ 6:02pm
Mark T: Greetings fellow Techtonics 🤖 ♥ 6:03pm
Webhamster Henry: Nice piece from Neil Stephenson on AI nealstephenson.substack.com... 🤖 ♥ 6:03pm
Stu Horvath: Evenin' Mark! ♥ 6:03pm
Peter from Saranac Lake NY: Good evening Mark and tech a verse people. ♥ 6:05pm
dale: c'mon - he was at trump's inauguration for a reason. 🤖 ♥ 6:06pm
chris in the redwoods: hiya, Mark and folks. 🤖 ♥ 6:06pm
Ken From Hyde Park: Greetings, Mark and recognizable faces! 🕵️‍♀️ 🤖 ♥ 6:06pm
chris in the redwoods:

↳ Webhamster Henry @6:03

oooh, thanks kindly! 6:07pm
morphe': This is for later = after Dave Mandl and Stashu and .. and .. and ..

"In 1983, Simon Goodwin had a strange thought. Would it be possible to broadcast computer software over the radio? If so, could listeners record it off the air and onto a cassette tape? "

[Is a repeat but I just heard it last week.... fascinating]

Mixtape: Cassetternet

www.wnycstudios.org...

🤖 ♥ 6:07pm
ultradamno: It's been a big week for Grok too... ♥ 6:08pm
Mark Hurst:

↳ Stu Horvath @6:03

thanks for joining, Stu! 🤖 ♥ 6:08pm
herb.nyc: Chris Gilliard wrote pseu‘s theme, “that thing with a Facebook”🎶. Did you know? ♥ 6:08pm
Mark Hurst: Hi ultra, Handy, PaulR, DiL, Bas, MarkT, webham, Stu, Peter, dale, chris, KfHP, morphe', and herb - thanks for joining! 6:09pm
MarciB: Hello fellow Techtonicians...and here we are, with one of the creepiest new surveillance dystopia and it's really outrageous no one's talking about it. 🤖 ♥ 6:09pm
Webhamster Henry: “It’s easier to ask forgiveness than ask permission” and even easier not to ask permission. ♥ 6:09pm
Mark Hurst:

↳ MarciB @6:09

You're right, Marci. 🤖 ♥ 6:09pm
Webhamster Henry: Or rather for forgiveness… 6:09pm
MarciB:

↳ herb.nyc @6:08

Lol is he related to Doug Gillard per chance? (Doug lives in my 'hood too!) 6:11pm
MarciB: I'm calling them Gestapo Glasses. ♥ 6:11pm
Franco Twinkie:

↳ Webhamster Henry @6:09

I'm deep into Carless People, and that maxim is straight from the book! ♥ 6:11pm
PaulRobeson1925: When you want to get a coffee in LA you step over a man sleeping on the sidewalk 🤖 ♥ 6:12pm
DjLorraine:

↳ herb.nyc @6:08

Pseu's theme song has been playing in my head today. ♥ 6:13pm
Franco Twinkie: ...or pants on! ♥ 6:15pm
Mark Hurst: My suggestion: don't buy Ray-Bans. You don't want people wondering if you're spying on them. 🤖 ♥ 6:16pm
ultradamno:

↳ Franco Twinkie @6:13

What Johnny Storm says while getting dressed in the morning 🤖 ♥ 6:17pm
ultradamno: ...or if you want people avoiding you, as I do, Ray-Ban go! ♥ 6:18pm
PaulRobeson1925: Gangsterism. The current admin ganstered tic toc into submission and what shall be the end of this? 6:18pm
morphe': Was planning on doing a small = only me anti Military Parade/trump BD demo = solo in front of the usa embassy in Madrid 14 June, but am already nervous .. self editing as I imagine I'll be refused re-entry to NYC ??? 🤖 ♥ 6:19pm
ultradamno:

↳ ultradamno @6:07

Microsoft seems unconcerned with Grok's behavior... nypost.com... 🤖 ♥ 6:19pm
Bas NL: Why call them a company? Why call it products? ♥ 6:22pm
PaulRobeson1925: Neil Postman’s 1992 book Technopoly. In America We have surrendered culture to technology 6:26pm
MarciB:

↳ ultradamno @6:19

It's a legit worry with this regime. 🤖 ♥ 6:29pm
ultradamno: I have to assume they trick the wearer into thinking they're in the surveilling business, that they're in some semblance of control, while equally giving away what they're doing. 🤖 ♥ 6:33pm
Webhamster Henry: Here is pimeyes: pimeyes.com... 🤖 ♥ 6:34pm
Stu Horvath: These companies are only friends of their shareholders! ♥ 6:37pm
PaulRobeson1925: Sounds like S.A.M Talkin about’ Mr.Clay! “Bag of flesh constantly extruding” 6:37pm
spodiodi: shareholders are responsible for most of the misery.

Eat The Investment Class

🤖 ♥ 6:38pm
Stu Horvath:

↳ spodiodi @6:37

No war but class war ♥ 6:40pm
PaulRobeson1925: The poor and the uneducated can never constitute a revolutionary class. And never will 6:41pm
MarciB: Big Tech is a monopoly - and many of us feel they have to go with the default option as Mark has clearly articulated. We have to find ways to resist! Grateful for this show. ♥ 6:41pm
PaulRobeson1925: Marx got it right about machines and wrong about people 6:42pm
MarciB:

↳ ultradamno @6:29

100%! ♥ 6:42pm
PaulRobeson1925: The current state of Labour history in America reflects the current state of labor. 🤖 ♥ 6:43pm
chresti: Hi Mark and techtonicians! ♥ 6:43pm
Yes: hell yeah 6:43pm
MarciB: Ugh the bots-as-friends/romantic partners/therapist .. ugh!
And to Chris's point, my neighbors and I look out for each other's packages. ♥ 6:44pm
Mark Hurst: Hi chresti! 🤖 ♥ 6:45pm
ultradamno: Blooskee! 🤖 ♥ 6:46pm
Webhamster Henry: Mark: post those bsky links? 6:47pm
spodiodi: Thank you, Chris Gilliard. Excellent guest   6:48pm
Sam: I would love facial recognition glasses. I'm terrible with names. 🤖 ♥ 6:48pm
chresti: Agree! 🤖 ♥ 6:49pm
ultradamno: www.firstpost.com... ♥ 6:49pm
PaulRobeson1925:

↳ PaulRobeson1925 @6:40

This is why a Charismatic leader is so important to a movement… someone like Cesar Chavez or MLK or Salvador Allende   6:50pm
yippie: versace makes way better sunglasses than rayban 🤖 ♥ 6:51pm
joe mulligan: life is usually better when you just buy from the smaller brands and support the smaller businesses. try to avoid all brands under the luxottica umbrella   6:51pm
queems: pull down your regular raybans, wink, and keep walking 6:51pm
spodiodi: Loved that Chris had a message of hope   6:51pm
queems: always keep em guessing ♥ 6:51pm
PaulRobeson1925: Clear goals and building a consensus is the first step.   6:52pm
yippie: yeah i think its true that versace just licenses its name to luxottica 🤖 ♥ 6:53pm
Webhamster Henry:

↳ yippie @6:52

Let’s be reminded of consolidation in the eyeglasses business…. 🤖 ♥ 6:53pm
disco_nap_: Wearing my WFMU specs today!! 🤖 ♥ 6:55pm
ultradamno: I'm tempted to wear the sleep mask around   6:55pm
yippie: if i ever need Rx glasses i would get them installed in a boba fett helmet 6:55pm
spodiodi:

↳ ultradamno @6:55

haha 🤖 ♥ 6:56pm
Webhamster Henry: Go with these sunglasses www.eyeglassboy.com...   6:56pm
Sam: I have to use Teams but I always keep the camera off. 🤖 ♥ 6:56pm
joe mulligan:

↳ yippie @6:52

surf shops are usually a good place to find the smaller brands 🤖 ♥ 6:56pm
Jeff Moore:

↳ Webhamster Henry @6:53

Yeah, hasn't Luxottica gobbled up a huge swath of that segment?

"EssilorLuxottica offers exclusive eyewear that stands as a testament to highly skilled artistry and innovation, showcased through an unparalleled portfolio of brands, including Ray-Ban, Oakley, Persol, Oliver Peoples, Vogue Eyewear, Arnette, Alain Mikli, Costa, Bliz, Native Eyewear and Bolon, along with leading reading glasses brand Foster Grant. The Company also boasts prestigious licensed brands, including Giorgio Armani, Brunello Cucinelli, Burberry, Chanel, Coach, Diesel, Dolce&Gabbana, Ferrari, Jimmy Choo, Michael Kors, Moncler, Prada, Ralph Lauren, Swarovski, Tiffany & Co., Tory Burch and Versace. Beyond eyewear, EssilorLuxottica extends its expertise to luxury accessories with Fedon, a leader in premium eyeglass cases and high-end optical accessories."

  6:56pm
Marie: I hate that Trump and Rebubs are trying to ban states from regulating AI 🤖 ♥ 6:57pm
chris in the redwoods: thanks, Mark and Chris! 6:57pm
spodiodi: naked eyes ftw   6:57pm
?: Just to mention. There are not two cameras. One lens is an LED to indicate a picture is being taken for the subject to be aware of it. 6:57pm
spodiodi: Thanks, Mark 🤖 ♥ 6:57pm
Bas NL: Thanks Mark! Thanks Chris! 🤖 ♥ 6:58pm
Webhamster Henry:

↳ Jeff Moore @6:56

Thanks Jeff! I was also looking into getting 3d printed frames - still expensive! ♥ 6:58pm
PaulRobeson1925: Imagine in 1965 trying to stop the spread of the Television? I wonder if a comparison can be made between the spread of video tech into the home and what we see today.

I hope we can accomplish what Mark Hurst stands for!!!! This I truly hope for. With that written, False hope can mean acquiescence to a lie. If we can not stop the spread of this kind of immoral tech, what is our goal then?

♥ 6:59pm
PaulRobeson1925: Gotta do something. Baby? but what is actionable. In the eyes of peace   6:59pm
?: You don't need creep glasses to find out MY name, because you'll be screaming it later ♥ 6:59pm
Mark Hurst: Thanks, everyone 🤖 ♥ 7:00pm
chresti: Thanks Mark! ♥ 7:00pm
Coach32sm: Monday Monday such a complicated day!!! Thank goodness