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HPR4760: Robert A. Heinlein: Later Works

Hosted by Ahuka on 2026-10-30

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Beginning in 1970 Heinlein started to have health issues whihc affected his writing. One novel was a bit of a mess because he was physically unable to fix and polish, and in otghers you can discern that he is revisiting his past as he comes to terms with his own mortality. Heinlein’s Later Works 1970 marked a turning point in some ways in Heinlein...

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HPR4759: Quine and the Application of Logic to Science

Hosted by Trurl on 2026-10-29

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. W.V.O. Quine and Analytical Philosophy: The American logicians vision of applying rigorous logical structures to organise and elucidate fields of human understanding. Reference: Quine, W.V.O. (1951). Two Dogmas of Empiricism, The Philosophical Review, 60(1), 20-43; Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/quine...

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HPR4758: Programmable Logic Controls - Episode 6

Hosted by Whiskeyjack on 2026-10-28

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. 01 Introduction This is the sixth episode in an 8 part series. 02 In the previous episode we looked at I/O modules, what they are, how they work, and the purpose that they serve in the system. We also discussed machine safety systems and also claims made by certain people about cyber security and industrial safety. ...

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HPR4757: Follow-up on a local Ham visit for Kevie and Ken

Hosted by Archer72 on 2026-10-27

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Hi, This is Archer72 for another episode of Hacker Public Radio! In this episode, I follow up on a question from Kevie and Ken on hpr4741 HPR Community News for September 2026. First, a disclaimer. This is not the real me, but a clone of my voice, which only took 30 second of my sample voice using Voicebox and Docker. More on this at a...

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HPR4756: We are material beings

Hosted by Antoine on 2026-10-26

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. #for_hpr We are material beings (00:40) FOR CONTEXT I was thinking about this subject as I felt great happinness for being able to go to the gym. The circumstances of having stopped exercising, and the timing of coming back, added to the joy of the exercise, so, although I had a tough week, “ gymming ” on Friday night was like a sp...

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HPR4755: Blender

Hosted by Elsbeth on 2026-10-23

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Blender - https://www.blender.org/ Python - https://www.python.org/ Anthropic Claude - https://claude.ai Linden Lab SecondLife - https://secondlife.com/ Go Language - https://go.dev/ Apologies for squirrels and silliness, no mystical middle-earth beings were harmed in the making of this episode...

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HPR4754: BruCon interviews part2: Lockpicking

Hosted by Kristoff on 2026-10-22

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. TOOOL T he O pen O rganisation O f L ockpickers https://toool.nl/Toool ...

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HPR4753: HPR Beer Garden 22 - Bitter

Hosted by Kevie on 2026-10-21

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. With Tuxjam Half-cut in Manchester now just a memory, the trio fo Kevie, Dave and Paul sample the classic English beer style known as Bitter. Kevie tries out Chiltern's Beechwood Best Bitter , Dave samples Morrison's Original Bitter and Paul opts for Boddingtons Draught Bitter . Connect with the guys on Untappd : Dave ...

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HPR4752: Static Addict Episode 2: Metal Machine Music

Hosted by TheDUDE on 2026-10-20

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Digital Release (can also be found on youtube and Spotify) https://tidal.com/album/50021 Physical Release (can also be found on Ebay and Amazon) https://www.discogs.com/master/44287-Lou-Reed-Metal-Machine-Music Sources Again, I'm a hack and I use Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Machine_Music Next Al...

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HPR4751: Real Live AI Use Case

Hosted by operat0r on 2026-10-19

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. No views Sep 11, 2026 #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #TechDemo Watch a real-world demonstration of AI in action. See how artificial intelligence is being applied to solve practical problems in everyday scenarios. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Introduction 1:30 - Setting up the AI tool 3:45 - First use case demo ...

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