December 31, 2005
The final 2005 show opens with football and family teasing before Dr. Dave and Evil Steve explain why they keep broadcasting live: the show lets them communicate personally with listeners and they genuinely enjoy doing it. A consultant anecdote about a client buying a new computer for an Internet problem becomes a simple lesson that a purchase cannot fix the wrong cause. The brothers discuss the Massachusetts open document battle as a case for flexibility, choice and openness even when a specific policy may be imperfect. Returning caller Mike’s warm exchange, Dr. Dave’s belief that laws can discourage computer attacks and his honest limit on diagnosing a complex machine over the radio show the program as both community and practical help.
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8 parts, 78:57 total. All preserved transcript parts in this selection have been reviewed for content and sequence. The archive includes show breaks; this is not a verified uninterrupted recording. The air date remains proposed.
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8 recordings · 78:57 total within this version.
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