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HPR3952: Making the Case for Markdown

Hosted by Keith Murray on 2023-09-26

Links to things mentioned in this episode: LAMP Stack (wikipedia) WordPress is 20 years old Daring Fireball Markdown Page Jekyll Obsidian Variants of Markdown syntax ...

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HPR3951: Cell Phone Screen Protectors

Hosted by operat0r on 2023-09-25

I talk about how I fail at Cell Phone Screen Protectors...

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HPR3950: Sid Meiers' Alpha Centauri

Hosted by Ahuka on 2023-09-22

Because it doesn't have the word "Civilization" in its name, this game is unfairly overlooked. It was a major achievement when released, and it is still a very rewarding game for anyone to pick up and play. There is a lot of depth to it, and it holds up well even after a couple of decades. Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1m0aEO7CrxM https://www.gamespot.com/articles/an-interview-with-brian...

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HPR3949: How I use virtualisation to tame my Social Media addiction.

Hosted by knightwise on 2023-09-21

Apps I talk about Irssi: https://irssi.org/ Tuir: https://gitlab.com/ajak/tuir Discordo: https://github.com/ayn2op/discordo Tailscale: https://tailscale.com/ HyperV : https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/virtualization/hyper-v-on-windows/about/ ...

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HPR3948: Cleaning up my mancave and talking about Creativity

Hosted by knightwise on 2023-09-20

Just a Random babble as I setup my podcasting rig in the office, clearing out some old stuff and telling you about what I encounter....

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HPR3947: Archiving Floppy Disks

Hosted by Steve Saner on 2023-09-19

Archiving Floppy Disks Summary This show describes how I go about archiving old floppy disks. These disks date back to the early 90s when floppy disks were a common way of installing software on personal computers. They were also used as a portable storage mechanism for data files. Equipment That I'm Using IBM ThinkCentre desktop computer with a 3.5in floppy disk drive Installed the 32-bit ve...

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HPR3946: Planning for a planner, part 02.

Hosted by Some Guy On The Internet on 2023-09-18

Discbound Planners and Notebooks. Source: Staples.com discbound notebook search Supporting Source: Staples arc customizable notebook, 6.3/4in x 8.3/4in, 60 sheets, narrow ruled, black Source: Happy Planner. Source: JoAnn Source: Transparent notes, 36 sheets/pad, 1 pad/pack $5.19. Source: 6 pack discbound pocket letter size envelope organizer Source: Zgmj classic size discbound lined refill ...

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HPR3945: My chrome plugins

Hosted by Daniel Persson on 2023-09-15

We all use plugins in order to facilitate our work this is my favorite picks....

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HPR3944: Race for the Galaxy

Hosted by Tuula on 2023-09-14

Race for the galaxy Race for the galaxy is a four player card game published by Rio Grande Games. The goal of the game is to build a space imperium and the player with most victory points wins. There's also a computer version of the game, which saves you from packing up the game after playing. Turn sequence There are five phases in turn: Explore Develop Settle Consume Produce At the beginning of...

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HPR3943: Why my Dell does it better on Linux.

Hosted by knightwise on 2023-09-13

The Config of my Dell XPS 15 .-:/++oooo++/:-. knightwise@Hawking `:/oooooooooooooooooo/-` ------------------ -/oooooooooooooooooooo+ooo/- OS: Ubuntu Cinnamon 22.04.3 LTS x86_ .+oooooooooooooooooo+/-`.ooooo+. Host: XPS 15 7590 :oooooooooooo+//:://++:. .ooooooo: Kernel: 6.2.0-26-generic /oooooooooo+o:`.----.``./+/oooooooo/ ...

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