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HPR4253: A brief introduction of myself

Hosted by Kinghezy on 2024-11-20

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. https://www.debian.org/ https://wiki.debian.org/DebianTesting https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_release https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio https://www.arrl.org/getting-your-technician-license Provide feedback on this episode....

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HPR4252: Privacy is not hiding

Hosted by Some Guy On The Internet on 2024-11-19

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Sgoti argues privacy is not hiding Tags: privacy, security, hiding Some Guy on the Internet, "I consider any unwelcome questioning of one's privacy to be a deliberate attack against ones' privacy. The attack is socially engineered to erode the victims guard against unwelcome questioning usually prompting the victim with an easy surrendering statem...

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HPR4251: Dave and MrX turn over a new leaf

Hosted by Dave Morriss on 2024-11-18

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Introduction Hosts: MrX Dave Morriss We recorded this on Saturday September 14th 2024. This time we were at Swanston Farm, a place we had previously visited for lunch in March 2024. After lunch we adjourned to Dave's car (Studio N) in the car park, and recorded a chat. The details of why it is Studio N instead of Studio C is mentioned in the c...

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HPR4250: Playing Civilization IV, Part 3

Hosted by Ahuka on 2024-11-15

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Civilization IV made some changes, and in this episode we look at Religion. This is one of the big changes from previous versions of the game and is something that will continue to be important in future versions. Links: https://www.palain.com/gaming/civilization-iv/playing-civilization-iv-part-3/ Provide feedback on this episode....

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HPR4249: Audio Streams on the Command Line

Hosted by Kevie on 2024-11-14

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. TuxJam co-host Kevie has a discussion about playing an audio stream from the command line using VLC and also MPG123 and then ripping the stream to a localised file using the wget command: Play a stream using VLC: cvlc https://your.radio.stream Play a stream using MPG123: mpg123 https://your.radio.stream Rip the stream to a local file: wget -O YourFi...

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HPR4248: Millie Perkins

Hosted by Ken Fallon on 2024-11-13

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Millie Perkins gave a talk "Home automation 🏠 A beginner's foray down the rabbit hole" on Sunday 13 October 2024 between 11:00 and 11:30. The talk was so well received that our HPR Reporters tracked her down for a follow up chat. https://mastodon.social/@milperks https://joind.in/event/oggcamp-2024/home-automation--a-beginners-foray-down-th...

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HPR4247: Installing GuixSD--Part Deux

Hosted by Rho`n on 2024-11-12

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Synopsis In this episode Rho`n records his further adventures in installing GuixSD onto a Mac Mini computer. Guix has a graphical text based installer. It is reminiscent of the mid to late 90s Debian installers. Even with its old school feel, the installer is very nice. It is well laid out, has good onscreen description for each step of the instal...

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HPR4246: Bytes, Pages and Screens

Hosted by Lee on 2024-11-11

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Podcasts Linux Outlaws - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_Outlaws This Week In Tech - Know How - https://twit.tv/shows/know-how This Week In Tech - Security Now - https://twit.tv/shows/security-now This Week In Tech - FLOSS Weekly - https://twit.tv/shows/floss-weekly Destination Linux - https://tuxdigital.com/podcasts/destination-linux/ GNU Wo...

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HPR4245: What's in my bag?

Hosted by Trey on 2024-11-08

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Just me rambling as I go through my (former) every day carry bag in preparation for a trip. Provide feedback on this episode....

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HPR4244: Two methods of digitizing photos.

Hosted by Henrik Hemrin on 2024-11-07

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Today I will talk about digitizing analog photos. I will talk about two methods. I have scanners from different manufacturers, flat bed scanner and dedicated film scanner. Each scanner is delivered with software. Each software is generally good. But it is a problem to manage several software. Secondly, none of them works for Linux operating system. ...

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