HPR4369: What LP records do I have?

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It’s the very first episode of The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr and our first guest is Phil Wang! And Phil’s subgenre is…This Place is Evil. We’re talking psychological torture, we’re talking gory death scenes, we’re talking Lorraine Kelly?! The Big Pitch with Jimmy Carr is a brand new comedy podcast where each week a different celebrity guest pitches an idea for a film based on one of the SUPER niche sub-genres on Netflix. From ‘Steamy Crime Movies from the 1970s’ to ‘Australian Dysfunctional Family Comedies Starring A Strong Female Lead’, our celebrity guests will pitch their wacky plot, their dream cast, the marketing stunts, and everything in between. By the end of every episode, Jimmy Carr, Comedian by night / “Netflix Executive” by day, will decide whether the pitch is greenlit or condemned to development hell! Listen on all podcast platforms and watch on the Netflix Is A Joke YouTube Channel . The Big Pitch is a co-production by Netflix and BBC Studios Audio. Jimmy Carr is an award-winning stand-up comedian and writer, touring his brand-new show JIMMY CARR: LAUGHS FUNNY throughout the USA from May to November this year, as well as across the UK and Europe, before hitting Australia and New Zealand in early 2026. All info and tickets for the tour are available at JIMMYCARR.COM Production Coordinator: Becky Carewe-Jeffries Production Manager: Mabel Finnegan-Wright Editor: Stuart Reid Producer: Pete Strauss Executive Producer: Richard Morris Executive Producers for Netflix: Kathryn Huyghue, Erica Brady, and David Markowitz Set Design: Helen Coyston Studios: Tower Bridge Studios Make Up: Samantha Coughlan Cameras: Daniel Spencer Sound: Charlie Emery Branding: Tim Lane Photography: James Hole…

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Eventually I will add all my Records on Discogs, but I also thought about posting about them on mastodon on: https://mastodon.social/@Freds_Vinyl_records I will post them when I have time, and also add Records that I have acquired since.

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HPR4369: What LP records do I have?

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HPR4390: Playing Civilization IV, Part 9

1 day ago

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This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. As we saw in the demonstration of the Culture victory, picking the right Wonders to build is an important part of your strategy, so in this episode we conclude our look at Civilization IV by analysing which Wonders to focus on for each Victory type. Links: https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_wonders_in_Civ4#Ancient https://www.palain.com/gaming/civilization-iv/playing-civilization-iv-part-9/ Provide feedback on this episode .…

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HPR4389: Comments on hpr4373

2 days ago

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This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Synopsis On this episode, Rho`n talks about his experience with the *nix find command and the -print0 option in relation to oxo's experience. He also gives a brief explanation of the xargs command and its use with find -print0. References: How to Use the xargs Command on Linux xargs(1) — Linux manual page Provide feedback on this episode .…

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HPR4388: BSD Overview

3 days ago

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This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Intro How I know BSD Very minimal NetBSD usage I'm am leaving out Dragonfly BSD Previous episodes Several by Claudio Miranda and others - check the tags page. hpr3799 :: My home router history hpr3187 :: Ansible for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol hpr3168 :: FreeBSD Jails and iocage hpr2181 :: Install OpenBSD from Linux using Grub History and Overview https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Berkeley_Software_Distribution The history of the Berkeley Software Distribution began in the 1970s when University of California, Berkeley received a copy of Unix. Professors and students at the university began adding software to the operating system and released it as BSD to select universities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_BSD_operating_systems Comparisons to Linux Not better or worse, just different. BSD is a direct descendant of the original UNIX Not distributions - Separate projects with separate code bases. Permissive vs Copyleft One Project vs Kernel + User land Most Open Source software is available on BSD ports and packages Network Devices and DISKS will have different naming conventions. BE CAREFUL Distinctives FreeBSD Probably most widely used Base OS Commercial products Tightly integrated with ZFS Jails OS for Firewall appliances - PFSense and Opensense OpenBSD Focus on Code Correctness and Security Often First to develop new security methodologies - ASLR and Kernel relinking at boot Home of OpenSSH, ... Base includes Xorg and a minimal Window Manager The Best docs - man pages NetBSD Supports the most platforms pkgsrc can be used on any UNIX like. How I use BSD Home Router Recently migrated from FreeBSD to OpenBSD Better support for the cheap 2.5G network adapters in Ali express firewalls Workstations OpenBSD Dual boot laptop - missing some nice features - Vscode and BT audio OpenBSD for Banking NAS FreeBSD Was physical by migrated to Proxmox VM with direct attached drives Jails for some apps ZFS pools for storage My recommendations Router OpenBSD - Any BSD will work Opensense - similar experience to managing DD-WRT Thinkpads - OpenBSD Other laptops / PC - FreeBSD desktop focus derivative. ghost or midnight Servers/NAS FreeBSD ZFS Jails BSD is worth trying Dual booting is supported but can be tricky if unfamiliar. r Provide feedback on this episode .…

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HPR4387: Did she say she flew light aircraft?!

4 days ago

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This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. In this nostalgic episode, I share my personal experiences riding and flying light aircraft during the 1980s and 1990s. From the hum of a Cessna engine to the grace of a Bonanza slicing through the clouds, it’s a journey through the skies filled with stories of daring, faith, and the wonder of flight. Topics Covered: Light Aircraft Overview General insight into what qualifies as light aircraft and why they’re beloved by private pilots and hobbyists. Light aircraft – Wikipedia Flying in a Cessna Memories of flying in various models of the iconic Cessna—dependable, nimble, and a staple of personal aviation. Cessna – Wikipedia Bonanza Adventures Experiences flying in the Beechcraft Bonanza, known for its sleek design and comfort—especially memorable during cross-country flights. Beechcraft Bonanza – Wikipedia Missionary Aviation Stories Recollections of missionary pilots and their vital roles in reaching remote areas, often relying on small aircraft to deliver aid, supplies, and hope. Missionary aviation – Wikipedia Aviation in the 1980s and 1990s A look back at the culture of general aviation during this era—before GPS was common, when flight was guided more by instinct, skill, and charts on your lap. General aviation – Wikipedia Listen now on your favourite platform and take to the skies with me! Provide feedback on this episode .…

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HPR4386: Silly Tavern Spicy Roll Play

5 days ago

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This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. https://jamboree.rmccurdy.com Profiles top 100 M/F https://github.com/freeload101/SCRIPTS/tree/master/NODE (Click the horde tab and use my key) https://agnai.chat/settings?tab=0 https://lite.koboldai.net https://sillytavernai.com says says "SillyTavern is an advanced, locally-deployed interface designed to facilitate deep, interactive role-playing experiences. Built on large language models (LLMs) such as Claude and Gemini , SillyTavern allows users to engage with custom-built characters that they can mold according to their own preferences. The tool was created by Cohee , RossAscends , and the SillyTavern community , evolving from an earlier version of TavernAI. Its core function is to serve as a front-end interface for AI models via API calls, which means it doesn't require users to host complex models themselves." Provide feedback on this episode .…

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HPR4385: Cable un-managment lol

8 days ago

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This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Some tips that I use for cable management, and keeping a track of stuff. Featuring the elusive "charge master 9000 NGX Pro Enterprise Edition". Links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twist_tie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tweezers Provide feedback on this episode .…

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HPR4384: Browser and dedicated apps on the mobile phone

9 days ago

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This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Recently I had a discussion on Mastodon about mobile phone applications. The other person stated "the web belongs to web browsers". I agreed to it as a general good approach. Some dedicated apps cannot be substituted with the browser, but some can. I do not have so many apps myself, but anyway that statement got me to review a couple of my apps how they works in the Firefox browser. And actually, I could delete three apps and all functions I needed from them can be managed from Firefox. Beside traditional bookmarks, those pages can be pinned to the Firefox start page or placed like a webapp on the mobile screen, so they look like an ordinary app. Using the Firefox browser makes it easier to control the privacy. In addition to what is built into Firefox, I currently also have the two extensions, Privacy Badger and uBlock Origin in my Firefox browser. Beside privacy and in general to be somewhat more in control, this approach also reduces the number of apps to keep updated and reduce storage need. Sometimes apps are necessary of otherwise beneficial. But I think the traditional browser should not be forgotten also on the smart mobile phone. Provide feedback on this episode .…

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HPR4383: Changing font in Arch Linux (Wayland)

10 days ago

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This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. font selection Nerd Fonts - Iconic font aggregator, glyphs/icons collection, & fonts patcher Programming Fonts - Test Drive font installation install font package % yay -Sy $font_package update font database % fc-cache --force --verbose verify available fonts % fc-list | grep $font_name change font in application configs e.g.: alacritty emacs sway tofi Provide feedback on this episode .…

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HPR4382: Understanding Antenna Gain and the Decibel scale

11 days ago

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This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Power Measurement and Antenna Gain HPR show by Paulj, May 2025. 1.0 Power expressed in dB (also written as dBW) Power P dB = 10 . log 10 P Where P is the power expressed in Watts. 2.0 Power expressed in dBm Power P dBm = 10 . log 10 P Where P is the power expressed in milliwatts. 1W = 1000mW Power P dBm = 10 . log 10 1000mW Power P dBm = 30 dBm so: 0 dB = 30 dBm 3.0 Power expressed relative to an isotropic antenna - dBi An Isotropic antenna is an theoretical ideal antenna which radiates equally in all directions. Imagine the antenna is at the centre of a sphere, the signal strength at the surface of the sphere is equal at all points. The gain of an isotropic antenna is defined as 1, meaning: 10 dB = 10 dBi 4.0 Power expressed relative to a half wave dipole antenna - dBd The simplest practical antenna is a half wave dipole antenna, where each of the two legs is a quarter wave length long. The feed is at the centre, and the two legs are generally horizontal, and aligned away from the feed point 180 degrees apart. The dipole antenna exhibits gain perpendicular to the legs. The maximum gain is 1.64 times the isotropic antenna - a gain of approximately 2.15dBi. The gain off the ends of the dipole is much lower - the total power radiated by the antenna can not exceed the power being input, so if there is more radiation (gain) in one direction, there must be a corresponding reduction in a different direction. So: 2.15 dBi = 0 dBd 5.0 Effective Radiated Power - ERP and EIRP ERP and EIRP are both used to indicate the power achieved using an antenna.ERP compares the antenna performance with a dipole, and EIRP compares the performance with an isotropic antenna. So, the ERP is the power which would need to be fed into a dipole antenna, to get the same effect in the direction your antenna is pointing. EIRP is the power required for an isotropic antenna to gain equivalence. Practical example: My KX3 can transmit 15W. using the formula above, this is 11.77 dB. If I attach a Yagi-Uda antenna with a gain of 10dB, the ERP is 21.77 dB. Using the formula above, from this number you can calculate that this is the equivalent of 150.3142 Watts ERP. To understand the EIRP, we need to add 2.15 to the 21.77 dB value, giving 23.92 dB EIRP . Again, converting to actual power gives 246.515 Watts EIRP. If you are comparing antennas, make sure the same units are being used in all cases (either EIRP or ERP) - some sellers will use EIRP, because the values are higher! Check your licence conditions. Power output limits are often at the antenna, and don't include antenna gain. You can set your transmitter to output sufficient power to overcome any feed line losses, and present up to the power permitted to the antenna. A good antenna can then be used to get the transmitted power out and across the world. For feedline loses, the value is given in dB per 10 metres. For example, RG58 is 2dB / 10 metres (at 100MHz - choose the right feeder coax for your target frequency!). If you have 15 metres, then you will have 3 dB feeder loss, so half of your transmitter power will be lost in the feed line. If you know this and your transmitter can output more, then you can increase the transmitter power accordingly. So for 25W at the transmitter, with 3dB loss in the feeder, you can set the output to 50W. Some transmit power limits are set in ERP or EIRP, so you will need to calculate back from the antenna to see the maximum allowable transmitter power, to stay within the rules. 6.0 Combining values One result of the use of dB is that you can add the values together to understand the whole system gain. So, with our example above, if we have 11.77 dB of output power, then -1 dB insertion loss for a bandpass filter, -3 dB loss for the feeder, and 5dB gain on the antenna, the overall ERP is 12.77 dB. You can convert this back to Watts, to get 18.92W ERP. 7.0 Links Dipole information Yagi-Uda information Wikipedia information on Decibels Wikipedia information on ERP and EIRP Wikipedia information on Antenna Gain ERP & EIRP calculator from M0UKD Provide feedback on this episode .…

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HPR4381: What Omni-Instantness Makes To My Brain and Your Brain?

12 days ago

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This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. PROBLEMS: Infinite feeds Notifications Everything virtual...? I hope the program be conducive to make you think straightly about this; short and long term. Links cited: Alzheimer’s Facts and Figures: https://www.alzra.org/alzheimers/facts-and-figures/ How Exercise Protects Your Brain’s Health: https://health.clevelandclinic.org/exercise-and-brain-health Switching off: Sweden says back-to-basics schooling works on paper: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/11/sweden-says-back-to-basics-schooling-works-on-paper Brazil restricts use of smartphones in elementary and high schools: https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/13/americas/brazil-restricts-smartphones-in-schools-intl-latam/index.html The Brazilian Classroom: Same same, but very different: https://teachingacrossborders.ucalgaryblogs.ca/the-brazilian-classroom-same-same-but-very-different/ Provide feedback on this episode .…

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HPR4380: Isaac Asimov: The Rest of Asimov's Foundation Stories

15 days ago

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Isaac Asimov began with the Foundation series, but then added to it. Early on, he wrote what are called the Empire novels which are prequels to the rise of Trantor. Then he decided to tie his Robot series into his Foundation series. So now we will take a look at these remaining novels. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_Empire_series https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stars,_Like_Dust https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Currents_of_Space https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_in_the_Sky https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robots_and_Empire https://www.palain.com/science-fiction/the-golden-age/the-rest-of-asimovs-foundation-story/…

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HPR4379: Mapping Municipalities' Digital Dependencies

16 days ago

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In this episode, I discuss my ongoing project aimed at mapping the dependencies municipalities have on major third-party digital services, particularly focusing on Microsoft and Google , given their dominance in the market. The aim of this research isn't about debating the quality of these products—it's assumed that with thousands of employees, these services meet most quality expectations. Instead, the focus is on the critical implications of widespread dependency and potential risks related to service interruptions or supply chain attacks. Why is this important? Supply Chain Attacks : High dependency means higher vulnerability to targeted disruptions. Business Continuity : Significant risks were illustrated by incidents such as the CrowdStrike outage in July 2024 , which forced Brussels Airport back to pencil-and-paper operations temporarily. My Research Approach: Primarily, I analyze the DNS MX records of municipalities: MX records typically reveal if mail services are hosted on Microsoft (Office 365/Exchange Online) or Google (Workspace). A high probability that using these providers for email also means municipalities likely depend on the respective cloud office suite (e.g., Word/Excel/SharePoint or Docs/Sheets/Drive). Preliminary Observations: Belgium, Finland, Netherlands : Over 70% of municipalities rely heavily on Microsoft mail services, a significant warning sign of dependency. Germany, Hungary : Fewer than 5% of municipalities use Microsoft or Google explicitly via MX records, though caution is necessary. Here’s why: Challenges Identified: Local MS Exchange Servers : Municipally hosted local installations aren't externally identifiable via MX records. Mail Proxies : Some municipalities use mail proxy services (spam/phishing filters) obscuring the actual mail service used behind proxy domains. Techniques Tested: SPF Records : Often reveal the underlying email service, though they may contain outdated information, lowering reliability. Telnet EHLO Commands : Municipalities commonly obscure their SMTP headers, limiting usefulness. Cloud Provider IP-Ranges : Investigating if mail servers run on Google, Amazon, or Azure infrastructure. Even if identified, this alone doesn't clarify if proprietary or replaceable services are used. TXT Records : Occasionally contain subscription keys or mail-related settings (e.g., MS subscriptions, Mailjet), but again, could be historical remnants. Unfortunately, none of these get to show me all of the third party services. Community Call: I'm reaching out to listeners and the broader community for ideas or techniques on reliably fingerprinting the actual digital service providers behind mail servers. Specifically: How to accurately determine if servers run Microsoft or Google services ? Any ideas to detect deployments of Nextcloud or similar open-source alternatives? Resources: Project Webpage : jurgen.gaeremyn.be/map.html Source Code : gitlab.com/jurgeng/mxcheck I'm looking forward to all your suggestions in the comments!…

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HPR4378: SQL to get the next_free_slot

17 days ago

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SQL for find next available Episode Problem https://repo.anhonesthost.net/HPR/hpr_hub/issues/71 We need to get the next_free_slot, and this needs to take into account the Eps and reservations table. Eps table contain recorded and uploaded shows. reservations table reserve episodes that have not been recorded. There are existing queries to find the next free slot, but it does not include reservations. HPR SQL dump - https://hackerpublicradio.org/hpr.sql TLDR Create a list of all episode IDs from eps and reservations tables using SQL UNION Join the union list + 1 with the IDs from the eps and reservation tables WHERE clause to select rows in the union list +1 that are not in eps and not in reservations Order by and Limit to select the smallest Test Data Test data to make developing query easier. Simpler numbers so it is easier to spot patterns Same table and column names, and store them in a different database. Create the test data tables -- Create eps CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS eps ( id INT, PRIMARY KEY (id) ); CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS reservations ( ep_num INT, PRIMARY KEY (ep_num) ); Insert the test data -- Inserts INSERT INTO eps (id) VALUES (1001); INSERT INTO eps (id) VALUES (1002); INSERT INTO eps (id) VALUES (1003); INSERT INTO eps (id) VALUES (1004); INSERT INTO eps (id) VALUES (1011); INSERT INTO eps (id) VALUES (1021); INSERT INTO eps (id) VALUES (1031); INSERT INTO eps (id) VALUES (1041); INSERT INTO reservations (ep_num) VALUES (1004); INSERT INTO reservations (ep_num) VALUES (1005); INSERT INTO reservations (ep_num) VALUES (1006); INSERT INTO reservations (ep_num) VALUES (1010); INSERT INTO reservations (ep_num) VALUES (1016); Print the test data tables -- Episodes SELECT e.id as e_id FROM eps e order by e.id; +------+ | e_id | +------+ | 1001 | | 1002 | | 1003 | | 1004 | | 1011 | | 1021 | | 1031 | | 1041 | +------+ SELECT r.ep_num as r_id FROM reservations r; +------+ | r_id | +------+ | 1004 | | 1005 | | 1006 | | 1010 | | 1016 | +------+ Join Types UNION - combine results of 2 queries INNER - Only records that are in both tables LEFT - All the Results in the Left column and matching results in the Right Test data Join Examples In the test data, the ID 1004 is in both the episodes and reservations table. This will not occur in the real HPR database, but is useful to how different join types work Example queries with INNER , RIGHT , and LEFT joins. MariaDB [next_av]> SELECT e.id ,r.ep_num FROM eps e INNER JOIN reservations r ON e.id = r.ep_num; +------+--------+ | id | ep_num | +------+--------+ | 1004 | 1004 | +------+--------+ 1 row in set (0.001 sec) MariaDB [next_av]> SELECT e.id ,r.ep_num FROM eps e RIGHT JOIN reservations r ON e.id = r.ep_num; +------+--------+ | id | ep_num | +------+--------+ | 1004 | 1004 | | NULL | 1005 | | NULL | 1006 | | NULL | 1010 | | NULL | 1016 | +------+--------+ 5 rows in set (0.001 sec) MariaDB [next_av]> SELECT e.id ,r.ep_num FROM eps e LEFT JOIN reservations r ON e.id = r.ep_num; +---…

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HPR4377: Password store and the pass command

18 days ago

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Standard UNIX password manager Password management is one of those computing problems you probably don't think about often, because modern computing usually has an obvious default solution built-in. A website prompts you for a password, and your browser auto-fills it in for you. Problem solved. However, not all browsers make it very easy to get to your passwords store, which makes it complex to migrate passwords to a new system without also migrating the rest of your user profile, or to share certain passwords between different users. There are several good open source options that offer alternatives to the obvious defaults, but as a user of Linux and UNIX, I love a minimal and stable solution when one is available. The pass command is a password manager that uses GPG encryption to keep your passwords safe, and it features several system integrations so you can use it seamlessly with your web browser of choice. Install pass The pass command is provided by the PasswordStore project. You can install it from your software repository or ports collection. For example, on Fedora: $ sudo dnf install pass On Debian and similar: $ sudo apt install pass Because the word pass is common, the name of the package may vary, depending on your distribution and operating system. For example, pass is available on Slackware and FreeBSD as password-store. The pass command is open source, so the source code is available at git.zx2c4.com/password-store. Create a GPG key First, you must have a GPG key to use for encryption. You can use a key you already have, or create a new one just for your password store. To create a GPG key, use the gpg command along with the --gen-key option (if you already have a key you want to use for your password store, you can skip this step): $ gpg --gen-key Answer the prompts to generate a key. When prompted to provide values for Real name, Email, and Comment, you must provide a response for each one, even though GPG allows you to leave them empty. In my experience, pass fails to initialize when one of those values is empty. For example, here are my responses for purposes of this article: Real name: Tux Email: tux@example.com Comment: My first key This information is combined, in a different order, to create a unique GPG ID. You can see your GPG key ID at any time: $ gpg --list-secret-keys | grep uid uid: Tux (My first key) tux@example.com Other than that, it's safe to accept the default and recommended options for each prompt. In the end, you have a GPG key to serve as the master key for your password store. You must keep this key safe. Back it up,…

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HPR4376: Re-research

19 days ago

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Research Tools Harvard Referencing - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parenthetical_referencing#Author%E2%80%93date_(Harvard_referencing) Google Notebook LM - https://notebooklm.google/ Google Scholar - https://scholar.google.co.uk/ Connected Papers - https://www.connectedpapers.com/ Zotero - https://www.zotero.org/ Databases SQL Databases - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_database NoSQL Databases - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NoSQL Graph Databases - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graph_database Misc Borland Graphics Interface - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borland_Graphics_Interface Hough Transform - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hough_transform Joplin - https://joplinapp.org/…

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HPR4375: Long Chain Carbons,Eggs and Dorodango?

22 days ago

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Let's make soup while talking about Dorodango. Dorodango (Japanese: 泥だんご, lit. "mud dumpling") is a Japanese art form in which earth and water are combined and moulded, then carefully polished to create a delicate shiny sphere. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorodango Links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_drop_soup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorodango https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultisol https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_jar…

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HPR4374: 24-25 New Years Eve show 7

23 days ago

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----------------- NYE 2025 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mordancy Travel Blog https://mordancy.blogspot.com/ Toast & Cheese with Anchovy http://www.confessionsofachocoholic.com/recipes/cheesy-anchovy-toast Rosemary Potatoes https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/rosemary-roasted-potatoes-recipe-1943124 Lasagna https://www.spendwithpennies.com/easy-homemade-lasagna/ Mango https://www.mango.org/ Thai Chili Peppers https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-types/medium-hot-chili-peppers/thai-chili-peppers/ Fish Sauce https://hot-thai-kitchen.com/fish-sauce-101/ Mortar & Pestel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_and_pestle Sriracha https://www.huyfong.com/ Mexican Chili Peppers https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-types/mexican-peppers/ New Orleans https://www.neworleans.com/ General Tso Chicken https://natashaskitchen.com/general-tsos-chicken/ Melinda's Green Hot Sauce https://melindas.com/products/melinda-s-green-sauce Melinda's Black Truffle Hot Sauce https://melindas.com/products/melinda-s-black-truffle-hot-sauce?_pos=1&_sid=5935dbdad&_ss=r A-1 Sauce https://www.krafthein…

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HPR4373: Rsync with stdin as source

24 days ago

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In today's show, oxo show us how you can use the output of the find command with -print0 option to rsync files to another location. find . -type f -mmin -230 -print0 | rsync -aAXv --info=progress2,stats --progress --from0 --files-from - . dst

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HPR4372: The power of GNU Readline - part 4

25 days ago

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Prerequisites are: Novice level. Backup(s) of ALL your data. Confirm backup data works as desired. Intermediate/Experienced level. Understanding of *unix operating system. Terminal use (without the need to immediately restore from backups) . Expert Level. How to exit vim. Resources In-Depth Series: GNU Readline (by Dave Morriss). https://hackerpublicradio.org/series/0102.html GNU Readline Library. https://tiswww.cwru.edu/php/chet/readline/rluserman.html It's too dangerous to go alone; take these (blessed configs). https://github.com/sgoti-gpg/blessed-configs .inputrc: VI experience in the shell. https://deut-erium.github.io/2024/01/28/inputrc.html…

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HPR4371: HPR Community News for April 2025

26 days ago

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New hosts Welcome to our new hosts: murph, Jerm, Elsbeth, ko3moc, oxo. Last Month's Shows Id Day Date Title Host 4347 Tue 2025-04-01 "Of my country!" Brazil - in a Southern city viewing Antoine 4348 Wed 2025-04-02 Resizing the root partition on a PC MrX 4349 Thu 2025-04-03 xbindkeys send keys for linux! operat0r 4350 Fri 2025-04-04 GIMP: More Photo Fixes Ahuka 4351 Mon 2025-04-07 HPR Community News for March 2025 HPR Volunteers 4352 Tue 2025-04-08 Why grandma, what large language models you have. Some Guy On The Internet 4353 Wed 2025-04-09 diff and patch Klaatu 4354 Thu 2025-04-10 24-25 New Years Eve show episode 5 Honkeymagoo…

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HPR4370: Playing Civilization IV, Part 8

29 days ago

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Civilization IV added some new Victory types, and I decided to illustrate one of them, the Culture victory, by going through an example of achieving this. This is the second part of my demonstration. Then I discussed a few points about the Science and Military victories. Links: https://www.palain.com/gaming/civilization-iv/playing-civilization-iv-part-8/…

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HPR4369: What LP records do I have?

4 weeks ago

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HPR4368: Lessons learned moderating technical discussion panels

4 weeks ago

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Lessons I've learned moderating 5+ tech panels: Preparation: Be familiar with the panelists and their subject matter. Avoid asking common questions. Set up the stage using a semicircle arrangement rather than formal tables to promote dialogue between panelists. Ensure that each panelist has their own microphone to prevent any accidental dominance in the discussion. Execution: Set a friendly and informal tone before the panel starts to help nervous panelists relax. Involve the audience by encouraging questions and conducting polls to increase engagement. Use a central microphone for audience questions to avoid delays and maintain a smooth flow. Listen carefully to questions and rephrase them if necessary to ensure clarity for the panelists. Know when to politely wrap up discussions to keep the conversation moving.…

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HPR4367: My first episode; 001 Introduction

5 weeks ago

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Hi listener! My name is oxo. In this first episode for HPR I will introduce myself a little and present my plans for my future episodes on this channel. My goal is to let you as a listener follow along while I am learning new interesting things about Linux. This will be mainly about how I manage to survive the commandline while having fun doing so! :) My main codebase is in the codeberg repository, which you can find here: oxo - Codeberg.org Comments are always welcome! Please contact me via Mastodon: @oxo@qoto.org or email oxo at protonmail.com…

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HPR4366: My audio setup and editing

5 weeks ago

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Hi all! Topics Topic 1: Hello, my name is Antoine. Topic 2: I listened to you! a) Comment from Archer72: "[...] Audio setups are *definitely* of interest to hackers :)" Link: https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4325/index.html#comment_4278 b) From hpr4351 :: HPR Community News for March 2025 (on the show) Something like: 'I'm not going to read your (long) comments, give a show on it'. Sorry for making you read my comments, dear HPR Janitors! (Specially you, good-voice Sgoti) Link: https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr4351/index.html Topic 3: My audio setup (Also you can see written on a commentary of mine on the link on Topic 2 a). Topic 4: My audio editing (when I do) With examples. * On the sibilance ("sss") example, the adjustment settings for the to-be-better fragment was an agressive cut of -7.4 dB on frequency 5.8 kHz (for advanced curiosity: Q 4.73, threshold -36.3 dB, ratio 3.8:1). Did it only with some testing, and knowing that sibilance normally is at about 6 kHz (when it happens, because here the dynamic microphone ended up not capturing too much of it). Topic 5: I'm in a new working time If you can, do a word of prayer to God in favour of me. If anything I said "that is better" is, actually, worse, don't worry thinking you are perceiving it wrongly, it's just that I'm not a professional and can have made it wrong. Or it's only a matter of taste, it's fine also; the ideas are there, and I welcome your participation too. Thank you! Credit of music I decided to use on the example after normalizing and compressing a fragment is from: EvanBoyerman: " Hopeful Piano/String Cinematic Ambience Drama Background Music ", CC-BY 4.0, link: https://freesound.org/people/EvanBoyerman/sounds/798705/…

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HPR4365: Mint to Rocket Money and Scammers

5 weeks ago

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Some advice about tracking spending, money management, RocketMoney, MintApp, Budgeting, Personal Finance, Financial Management, Automatic Routing, Investments, Net Worth and data brokers. https://investors.intuit.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1005/intuit-completes-acquisition-of-mint-com https://www.monarchmoney.com/ https://www.rocketmoney.com/ https://www.ynab.com/ https://www.deleteme.com/ https://www.paypal.com https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/15/2024-25534/negative-option-rule…

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HPR4364: 24-25 New Years Eve show 6

5 weeks ago

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----------------- NYE 2025 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ [pdp8online:]( https://www.pdp8online.com/asr33/asr33.shtml) The ASR33 is a printing terminal and a program storage device (paper tape) used... [wikipedia:]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radar_in_World_War_II) Radar in World War II greatly influenced many important aspects of the conflict... [ll:]( https://www.ll.mit.edu/impact/commemorating-scr-584-radar-historical-pioneer) SCR-584 radar developed at the MIT Radiation Laboratory in the 1940s... [wikipedia:]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDP-1) The PDP-1 (Programmed Data Processor-1) is the first computer in... [w140:]( https://w140.com/tekwiki/wiki/Intel_8086) Intel 8086 is a 16-bit microprocessor monolithic integrated circuit introduced in 1978... [wikipedia:]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaosnet) Chaosnet is a local area network technology. It was first developed... [wikipedia:]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hercules_Graphics_Card) The Hercules Graphics Card (HGC) is a computer graphics controller [wikipedia:]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET) The Advanced Research Projects Agency Network (ARPANET) was the first wide-area packet-switched network with... [goodreads:]( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/281818.Where_Wizards_Stay_Up_Late) Where Wizards Stay Up Late: The Origins of the Internet [wikipedia:]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DTMF) Dual-tone multi-frequency signaling (DTMF) is a telecommunication signaling system. [wikipedia:]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome) Asperger syndrome (AS), also known as Asperger's syndrome or Asperger's, is a diagnostic label... [wikipedia:]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autism) Autism spectrum disorder[a] (ASD), or simply autism, is a neurodevelopmental disorder... [wikipedia:]( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diagnostic_and_Statistical_Manual_of_Mental_Disorders) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders [wikipedia:]( https://en.wiki…

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HPR4363: My First Episode for HPR

5 weeks ago

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Short introduction episode, on my journey with Linux, Python, FOSS & Ham Radio

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HPR4362: Elsbeth's First Episode

6 weeks ago

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Elsbeth talks about how she got started with technology, the issues she has faced as a female geek and gamer, aspects of her career with building computers and software quality assurance as well as other hobbies such as reading and yoga. Links: Light aircraft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cessna World War II Coding: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_machine Gaming: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_and_video_games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retro_gaming https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EarthBound https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fallout_(video_game) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leisure_Suit_Larry Other Interests: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linguistics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_as_therapy Meta-verse / multiplayer virtual worlds: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIV Mental Health Awareness: https://www.nami.org/get-involved/awareness-events/mental-health-awareness-month/ https://mentalhealth-uk.org/get-involved/mental-health-awareness-days/ https://twloha.com/ https://www.projectsemicolon.com/ Role models: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felicia_Day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie…

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HPR4361: On my own time

6 weeks ago

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Swift110 talks about installing and running Ubuntu back in the day, and the journey many of us have in picking a distro https://swift110.wordpress.com/2011/08/25/i-will-not-be-upgrading-from-ubuntu-10-10-to-11-04/

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HPR4360: Isaac Asimov: The Robot Novels

6 weeks ago

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Isaac Asimov first invented the Three Laws of Robotics in a series of short stories. But he then imagined how a future society might develop with robots, and he pictured this in a series of novels that have become classics in their own right. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Caves_of_Steel https://archive.org/details/isaac-asimov-the-caves-of-steel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Naked_Sun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Robots_of_Dawn https://www.palain.com/science-fiction/the-golden-age/isaac-asimov-the-robot-novels/…

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HPR4359: Fosdem 2025 - My Personal Experience

6 weeks ago

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Links to presentation information aerc Git repository here: https://git.sr.ht/~rjarry/aerc Slide deck here: https://aerc-mail.org/fosdem-2025 JMAP information: https://jmap.io/ Building a watt-meter esp-rs and a rocket backend Wattmeter code: https://github.com/ssaavedra/esp32-amp-sensor Backend code: https://github.com/ssaavedra/amp-sensor-backend Celebrating Open Standards: How Podcasting 2.0 Shaped the Future of Podcasting Description and links on the FOSDEM website: https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-5630-celebrating-open-standards-how-podcasting-2-0-shaped-the-future-of-podcasting/ Immich Home page: https://immich.app All the world's a stage:Running a theatre show on open source software https://fosdem.org/2025/schedule/event/fosdem-2025-4290-all-the-world-s-a-stage-running-a-theatre-show-on-open-source-software/ LoRaMesher Repository: https://github.com/LoRaMesher/LoRaMesher…

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HPR4358: My linux journey

6 weeks ago

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Today I would like to share my journey into the world of Linux and Free Software and how it has shaped my computing experience over the years. Links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Elder_Scrolls_IV:_Oblivion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_Emacs https://www.youtube.com/c/SystemCrafters https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ThinkPad_X_series#X230…

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HPR4357: Short introduction by murph.

7 weeks ago

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This is just an introduction, here is the rough text of the audio: Hello HPR: I'm murph, I've been an HPR listener for a long-time, into the TWAT days. I'll try to keep it quick. I started in computers in the early 80's with a VIC-20. After a few of the Commodore 8-bits, I settled into the Amiga line, which I daily drove up into this century, and stll have a few. In college in the 90's, I had a dilemma. I wanted to do C programming homework from home, but the expensive Amiga compiler wasn't compatible with the Sun workstations at school. Another student introduced me to Linux, and I promptly ordered a set of Slackware CDs and figured out how to install. I was looking for the compilers to complete my studies, but have stayed for the freedom, and the communities, like this one. I've used countless distros over the years, and use a few for different needs. I am still a Linux user, and system administrator. I've given a few talks on things like gnu/screen, mastodon, tmux ay conventions like Penguicon, SCaLE, HOPE and some more regional conferences. I was inspired by Lyle and Thaj Sera's HPR birds of a feather talk, and thought that it would make a good presentation, and asked them to let me base a talk off of it, which they encouraged. Part of that is how to submit a show, which resulted in me finally, after all this time, finally submitting one of my own, as opposed to the occassional show I've crassly barged into. If you want to reach me, the best ways would be by email or on the fediverse, @murph@hackers.town Thanks for listening.…

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HPR4356: Mirror Mirror On The Wall

7 weeks ago

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Running a private Ubuntu Mirror It is possible to set up a local server to keep a synchronized copy of all the Ubuntu packages, allowing later installs of packages for any local machine even in the absence of an internet connection. To do this a script called apt-mirror can be run on the server. crontab 0 1 * * * /usr/local/bin/apt-mirror The location of the mirror is specified in apt-mirror.conf /etc/apt/apt-mirror.conf set mirror_path /disk/ftp/Mirror set cleanup_freq daily set mirror_verbose yes The origin servers are specified in mirror.list . It is possible to choose which architectures and Ubuntu releases to fetch as well as whether to fetch just the binary packages or also the sources. /etc/apt/mirror.list deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted universe multiverse deb http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security main restricted universe multiverse deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates main restricted universe multiverse deb http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse deb-i386 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted universe multiverse deb-i386 http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security main restricted universe multiverse deb-i386 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates main restricted universe multiverse deb-i386 http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse #deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble main restricted universe multiverse #deb-src http://security.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-security main restricted universe multiverse #deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-updates main restricted universe multiverse #deb-src http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu noble-backports main restricted universe multiverse clean http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu The mirrored packages could be served up to local machines in a number of ways, I am using vsftpd to serve the files via FTP. /etc/vsftp.conf anonymous_enable=YES anon_upload_enable=YES anon_mkdir_write_enable=YES dirmessage_enable=YES xferlog_enable=YES connect_from_port_20=YES listen=YES pam_service_name=vsftpd seccomp_sandbox=NO isolate_network=NO anon_root=/disk/ftp/ no_anon_password=YES hide_ids=YES pasv_min_port=40000 pasv_max_port=50000 write_enable=YES On local machines, the mirror on the server can then be specified as the source for apt to use to retrieve packages. /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ubuntu.sources Types: deb URIs: ftp://server/Mirror/mirror/archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu Suites: noble noble-updates noble-backports Components: main universe restricted multiverse Signed-By: /usr/share/keyrings/ubuntu-archive-keyring.gpg ## Ubuntu security updates. Aside f…

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HPR4355: Record player audio - Streaming with Darkice

7 weeks ago

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Intro Hello, this is your host, Archer72, for Hacker Public Radio. In this episode, this is my third show involving my record player. I am using a Zoom H1essential Stereo Handy Recorder microphone, recording into Audacity for this show. Why visit the record shop? Picking up a record at the record shop expands my music choices. I get a chance to talk to the owner on the weekend when searching for new music. He is an archaeologist and a teacher at a local college during the week, and is knowledgeable on all the music in the store. One Year With the Institute - Archive.org I wanted a way to listen to the records while on my laptop, preferably with headphones, as to not disturb the household. How is this accomplished? This is done using a combination of Darkice to capture the stream, and Icecast to stream it to the local network. What is Icecast? Icecast is a streaming media (audio/video) server which currently supports Ogg (Vorbis and Theora), Opus, WebM and MP3 streams. It can be used to create an Internet radio station or a privately running jukebox and many things in between. It is very versatile in that new formats can be added relatively easily and supports open standards for communication and interaction. Icecast is distributed under the GNU GPL, version 2. The default config file is located in /usr/share/doc/icecast2/icecast.xml.dist.gz icecast.xml.dist if the default config gets mangled or corrupted by myself. Several other types of configs are also in /usr/share/doc/icecast2/ that include a bare bones config and the installed icecast2 config is located in /etc/icecast2/icecast.xml Configuration needed to be personalized <location>Cynthiana,KY</location> <admin>ricemark20.nospam@nospam.gmail.com</admin> Change the passwords from hackme to a more secure password <authentication>  <source-password>hackme</source-password>  <relay-password>hackme</relay-password>  <admin-user>admin</admin-user> <admin-password>hackme</admin-password> </authentication>  <hostname>192.168.x.x</hostname> mountPoint = live # mount point of this stream on the IceCast2 server name = DarkIce Vinyl Stream # name of the stream description = This is my Vinyl stream # description of the stream url = http://localhost # URL related to the stream genre = Podca…

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HPR4354: 24-25 New Years Eve show episode 5

7 weeks ago

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----------------- NYE 2025 5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Pulse Audio https://pulse.audio/ Tech and Coffee https://techandcoffee.info/ Netgear Switch https://www.netgear.com/business/wired/switches/ Magiford Books by KM Shea https://www.goodreads.com/series/367723-magiford-supernatural-city Dan Willis Arcane Case Books https://danwillisauthor.com/product-category/arcane-casebook-series/ Brad Magnarella Prof Croft Books https://www.goodreads.com/series/192507-prof-croft Auld Lang Syne https://www.themorgan.org/sites/default/files/images/exhibitions/AuldLangSyne.pdf Bagpipes https://www.getours.com/expert-travel-advice/history-traditions-celebrations/the-history-of-bagpipes-in-scotland Uilleann Bag Pipes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uilleann_pipes Glasgow, Scotland https://www.visitglasgow.com/ IBM https://www.ibm.com/us-en Wells Fargo https://www.wellsfargo.com/ First Union https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Union Wachovia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wachovia Bank of America https://www.bankofamerica.com/ Dallas Fort Worth…

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HPR4353: diff and patch

7 weeks ago

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Make a diff: $ diff --unified --new-file --recursive original/ my-revision/ > my.patch Send my.patch to somebody so they can use it as input for the patch command: $ patch --strip 0 < my.patch

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HPR4352: Why grandma, what large language models you have.

8 weeks ago

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Title: A large language model (LLM). License: Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply. Source(s): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_language_model Title: Enshittification, also known as crapification and platform decay. License: Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply. Source(s): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enshittification Title: Technical debt. License: Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply. Source(s): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_debt Title: Programming language. License: Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply. Source(s): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Programming_language Title: bastardize License: Copyright. All rights reserved. Source(s): https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bastardization…

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HPR4351: HPR Community News for March 2025

8 weeks ago

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New hosts Welcome to our new host: Marc W. Abel. Last Month's Shows Id Day Date Title Host 4326 Mon 2025-03-03 HPR Community News for February 2025 HPR Volunteers 4327 Tue 2025-03-04 Chatting with Sgoti Some Guy On The Internet 4328 Wed 2025-03-05 Use SELinux the easy way Klaatu 4329 Thu 2025-03-06 Maintaining The Remote System hairylarry 4330 Fri 2025-03-07 GIMP: Fixing Photos Ahuka 4331 Mon 2025-03-10 Re-inventing the light switch Lee 4332 Tue 2025-03-11 Top 5 mistakes every new terminal user makes Klaatu 4333 Wed 2025-03-12 A Radically Transparent Computer Without Complex VLSI Marc W. Abel 4334 Thu 2025-03-13 24-25 New Years Eve show episode 3 Honkeymagoo…

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HPR4350: GIMP: More Photo Fixes

8 weeks ago

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If you you take a lot of photos, some of them will show problems. But you don't need to throw them away. With GIMP, you can fix these common problems and restore your photos. In this episode I take a look at two problems that turn out to be related and to have similar fixes: Dark photos, and Color problems. Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8OJJbhNWGs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbU8FqTI-A4 https://www.ahuka.com/gimp/more-photo-fixes/…

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HPR4349: xbindkeys send keys for linux!

8 weeks ago

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We're going to be talking about synth keys more specifically sending keystrokes and Linux cat ~/.xbindkeysrc /bin/bash /home/plex/.local/bin/Plex.sh /bin/bash /home/plex/.local/bin/Steam.sh /usr/local/bin/kasa --host 192.168.1.239 --port 9999 --type dimmer on; /usr/local/bin/kasa --host 192.168.1.239 --port 9999 --type dimmer brightness 100 /usr/local/bin/kasa --host 192.168.1.239 --port 9999 --type dimmer on; /usr/local/bin/kasa --host 192.168.1.239 --port 9999 --type dimmer brightness 40 /usr/local/bin/kasa --host 192.168.1.239 --port 9999 --type dimmer on; /usr/local/bin/kasa --host 192.168.1.239 --port 9999 --type dimmer brightness 12 /usr/local/bin/kasa --host 192.168.1.239 --port 9999 --type dimmer off;xrandr --output default --gamma 3:3:3 Links https://www.nongnu.org/xbindkeys/ https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Xbindkeys…

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HPR4348: Resizing the root partition on a PC

8 weeks ago

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Background It all happened when I noticed that a disk space monitor sitting in the top right hand side on my Gnome desktop was red. On inspection I discovered that my root filesystem was 87% full. The root partition was only 37GB in size which meant there was less than 4GB of space left. When I thought back I remembered that my PC was running a bit slower than usual and that that the lack of space in the root partition could have been to blame. I had some tasks that I wanted to complete and thought I’d better do something about the lack of space before it became an even bigger problem. What happened As per usual all this happened when I was short of time and I was in a bit of a hurry. Lesson one don’t do this sort of thing when your in a bit of a hurry. Because I was in a hurry I didn’t spend time doing a complete backup. Lesson two do a backup. My plan was to get some space back by shrinking my home partition leaving some empty space to allow me to increase the size of my root partition. For speed and ease I decided to use Gparted as I have used this many times in the past. Wikipedia article about Gparted Official Gparted webpage It’s not a good idea to try and resize and or move a mounted filesystem so a bootable live version of Gparted would be a good idea. The reason for this is that if you run Gparted from your normal Linux OS and the OS decides to write something to the disk while Gparted is also trying to write or move things on the disk then as you could imagine very bad things could and probably would happen. I knew I had an old bootable live CDROM with Gparted on it as I had used this many times in the past though not for a few years. As I was short on time I thought this would be the quickest way to get the job done. I booted up the live CD and setup the various operations such as shrinking the home partitions, moving it to the right to leave space for the root partition then finally increasing the size of the almost full root partition. What I didn’t notice at the time is that there was a tiny explanation mark on at least one of the partitions. I probably missed this because I was in a hurry. Lesson three don’t rush things and be on the lookout for any error messages. When I clicked the green tick button to carry out the operations it briefly seemed to start and almost instantly stopped saying that there were errors and that the operation was unsuccessful and something about unsupported 64 bit filesystems. At this point I thought / hoped that nothing had actually happened. My guess was that the old live Gparted distribution I was using didn’t support Ext4 though I could be completely wrong on this. Lesson four don’t use old versions of Gparted particularly when performing operations on modern filesystems. Wikipedia article about the Ext4 filesystem I removed the Gparted bootable CD and rebooted my PC. At this point I got lots of errors scrolling up the screen I then got a message I’ve never see before from memory I think it said Journaling It then said something about pass 1 pass 2 pass 3 and continued all the way to 5. Then it talked about recovering data blocks. At this point I got very nervous. I had all sorts of fears going through my head. I imagined I may have lost all the contents of my hard-rive. The whole experience was very scary. I let it complete all operations an…

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HPR4347: "Of my country!" Brazil - in a Southern city viewing

9 weeks ago

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I’m glad I’m here with you! I'll tell my impressions on things of my Brazilian country. Pardon me for some high-volume transitions ! Trying and testing the brickabrackis ( possibilities ). Pleasing or not. Thanks! Topics: 1- Sistema Único de Saúde (the national health system) Works! Any citizen, any person, has access to health treatment: no payment, no check if the person has payed taxes on anything, if is a worker or not. Of course, waiting time might be a problem if it's not an urgency or emergency, and quality varies (as any service, paid or not), according to city (capital or country town, more structured or smaller cities), hospital, the specific doctor and support team etc. 2- Tap water The water from the tap is safe, recognized as drinking water (in my city, and maybe in many if not most). The water treatment company ("Sanepar") here even sells their water bottled, and sponsors events that distribute them (sports events) to show the quality. But people don't use to drink from the tap it directly. If they do not use a filter, it's common to buy water in 20 liters carboys (big plastic bottles, 20L is a bit more than 5 gallons) . I use this last option, but drink water under the shower also. Most people (that I know, of course) simply don't drink water ! I don't know. I don't understand how it is, but they don't drink water, not even a liter per day. Coffee and soda are the most common "substitutes". 3- Religion numbers Statistics about religion are very misleading. You can find different numbers but it's generally: more than half identifying as Catholics. More than 20% evangelical, 10% without religion. But those numbers say nothing about reality of what you find in the streets. Maybe because in some areas it's embarassing to identify as an atheist, as if you're immoral and cannot be trusted; so, people without religion simply say the religion of the family, or the generic "catholic, non-practicing". 4- Brazilian Law Our law is written and detailed. Everything you could want to know about our judicial system, our rights and etc. are explicit in laws; and our Constitution, in force since 1988, with more than 200 articles, guides all. The Supreme Court can make and change interpretations and, thus, issue binding decisions that are not seem in the law, but this is the exception. Cover of the official edition of the Brazilian Constitution in the English Language. (Source: https://www.stf.jus.br/arquivo/cms/legislacaoConstituicao/anexo/Brazil_Federal_Constitution_EC_125.pdf. Accessed on February 2025.) Most of the norms are federal and encompass the entire nation: it is a reason we are so "equal", in many senses, while living in a country with 212 million people (official estimation of IBGE, July 1st 2024 * ) and that represents 48% of the size of South America. 5- Now something very specific to my city, a capital city on the south of the country It's not expected to say Good morning when you cross with a stranger on the street. No Hello or Good morning to the bus driver also. I mean, a lot of people greet, but many don't and it's common to not do so. In many other parts of the country, of course, it's different. For example, I lived in a capital city on the north, and everybody expected you to say Good Morning! when entering an elevator in the morning, behavior that generally makes people think you're strange here in my southern city. If I ask for the name of a seller on a store, to be more polite saying his or her name occasionally if I am making a lot of questions and demanding more attention time, they as…

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HPR4346: A brief review of the Pinetab 2

9 weeks ago