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HPR4170: Playing Civilization III, Part 5

Hosted by Ahuka on 2024-07-26

This finishes our look at the details of playing Civilization III. Here we add to our previous discussion of wars and combat. Links: https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Difficulty_level_(Civ3) https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Gameplay_(Civ3)#Resources https://www.civfanatics.com/civ3/strategy/game-mechanics/how-does-war-weariness-work/ https://www.palain.com/gaming/civilization-iii/playing-c...

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HPR4169: HPR New Years Eve Show 2023 - 24 ep 4

Hosted by Honkeymagoo on 2024-07-25

Episode 04: Start (Pandoc flavor markdown.) ubereats: Uber Eats is the easy way to get the food you love delivered. doordash: At DoorDash, our mission is to empower and grow local economies by... skipthedishes: SkipTheDishes connects millions of customers with over 30,000 Restaurant Partners in Canada. just-eat: Just Eat Takeaway.com is a leading global online food delivery marketplace uber: ...

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HPR4168: Beyond Economic Recovery

Hosted by Trixter on 2024-07-24

I am not a lawyer, and this is not legal advice. But it is practical advice....

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HPR4167: Removing another obstacle to recording an HPR show

Hosted by Beeza on 2024-07-23

I have always disliked public speaking, and I'm sure I'm not alone in this. Although I have recorded HPR episodes in the past I have always been highly dissatisfied with the results - my delivery and the sound of my voice. Text-to-Speech software has improved dramatically in recent years and this provides a solution to my natural reticence to recording shows. In this episode I demonstrate the use ...

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HPR4166: Everybody organize Software Freedom Day!

Hosted by Trollercoaster on 2024-07-22

Introduction Event: LibrePlanet Topic: Relaunching Software Freedom Day and the surrounding movement. Editing Note: The recording was edited to remove some visuals. Background Personal Involvement: I have been organizing Software Freedom Day (SFD) in Brussels since 2012. Digital Freedom Foundation (DFF): A nonprofit organization that has gone through various names and legal states. Focuses on ...

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HPR4165: A circle of Moss

Hosted by Ken Fallon on 2024-07-19

Today we interview Moss Bliss Personal Home Page Full Circle is a free, independent, monthly magazine dedicated to the Ubuntu family of Linux operating systems We get a rundown of what the show is, how it's related to Ubuntu, and the history of the podcast. Moss goes on to explain his introduction to Podcasting via Distro Hoppers Digest, and the mintCast. We of course discuss those podcasts and ...

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HPR4164: Postgraduate Computing

Hosted by Lee on 2024-07-18

MSc in Computing - https://www.open.ac.uk/postgraduate/qualifications/f66...

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HPR4163: Reintroducing myself while discussing Samba and tiny computers

Hosted by Al on 2024-07-17

Hi, Al, the co-host of Tuxjam here, I share some personal insights and then proceed to discuss the following episodes. hpr4136 - Pi Samba Share Here is the command I utilize to set up Samba as a service, eliminating the need for automatic console login: sudo apt install samba samba-common-bin Run the following command to restart the service after you have edited the Samba config file. sudo syste...

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HPR4162: HPR music project - Walking tune from Äppelbo

Hosted by Fred Black on 2024-07-16

The tune is in G major....

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HPR4161: Building a retro gaming console with a Raspberry Pi

Hosted by Kevie on 2024-07-15

Kevie, co-host of TuxJam, continues his series on uses for the Raspberry Pi with a talk about his experience of making a retro gaming console using the Raspberry Pi. For the initial build I used: SuperPi Case: £22.50 Retroflag Controller (x2): £27 Pi 4 Model B: £75 Heatsinks: £3.50 30mm Fan: £3 Power Supply: £9 HDMI Adapter: £4 64GB MicroSD Card: £7.50 Tota...

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