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HPR4699: Sunshine, Moonlight, Playnite !?

Hosted by operat0r on 2026-08-06

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. sunshine / xbox contlers / plex / steam / UWPHook / Bluetoothctl restart / HDMI dongle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FM4FbA4-W_c UGREEN USB C Hub 5 in 1 Multiport Adapter Revodok 105 4K HDMI, 100W Power Delivery, 3 USB-A Data Ports, USB C Dongle for MacBook Pro/Air, iPad Pro, iMac, iPhone 16 Pro/Pro Max, XPS, Thinkpad https://www...

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HPR4698: ID3 Tags and Vorbis Comments

Hosted by Whiskeyjack on 2026-08-05

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. -------------------- 01 Introduction In a response to a post on a previous episode, I said that I would take a look at ID3 tags. ID3 tags are text information that is added to an MP3 audio file, such as the author, date, name, and other information. 02 While I am at it I will also look at Vorbis comments, which perform a...

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HPR4697: Correcting the Dates of Files

Hosted by Vance on 2026-08-04

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. I recently had an experience where UNIX tools proved very useful. A relative had an old mobile phone running Android that stopped connecting to the carrier's network and bought a new one to replace it. I took on the job of trying to copy their files (consisting of just photos and videos) off of the old phone. Google's software was desperate to c...

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HPR4696: HPR Community News for July 2026

Hosted by HPR Volunteers on 2026-08-03

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. New hosts There were no new hosts this month. Last Month's Shows Id Day Date Title Host 4673 Wed 2026-07-01 First contact conversation Archer72 4674 Thu 2026-07-02 Audiobooks Ahuka 4675 Fri 2026-07-03 Yard Inflatables operat0r 4676 Mon 2026-07-06 HPR Community News for June 2026 HPR Volunteers 4677 Tue 2026-07-07 UNIX Curio #10 - ...

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HPR4695: Try not to buy a phone

Hosted by operat0r on 2026-07-31

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. IDEAS: Using a cheap phone plan with SMS for authentication. Mighty Text as a free SMS solution. Google VoIP number for shared accounts. Issues with SMS verification blocking VoIP numbers. Avoiding carrier-specific number blocks. Multiple SIM cards for cost-effective SMS. Rooting a phone to manage apps. Security concerns ...

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HPR4694: HPR Beer Garden 16 - Belgian Blonde

Hosted by Kevie on 2026-07-30

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Dave and Kevie are back with another HPR Beer Garden and this time they turn their attention to Belgian Blonde Ales. Kevie samples Leffe Blonde , whilst Dave opts for La Chouffe . Connect with the guys on Untappd: Dave Kevie The intro sounds for the show are used from: https://freesound.org/p...

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HPR4693: Amateur Radio Field Days

Hosted by Archer72 on 2026-07-29

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Hi, this is Archer72 for another episode of Hacker Public Radio. In this episode, the ARRL Field Days was in the past month, so I thought this would be a good time to highlight events in the US as well as around the world. Field Day (amateur radio : edited on 4 June 2026, at 13:51) Experience the power of ham ra...

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HPR4692: Noise Music Tutorial 2: Using Audacity to Make Noise

Hosted by TheDUDE on 2026-07-28

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Links to a more in depth way to do the musique concrete method and harsh noise wall (they don't use audacity, but it all can be done on audacity, just gives you an idea what I'm talking about) visual of generating noise on audacity (for harsh noise, you want to have a larger ...

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HPR4691: Viva la Coda

Hosted by Lee on 2026-07-27

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. C++ is a high-level, general-purpose programming language created by Danish computer scientist Bjarne Stroustrup. First released in 1985 as an extension of the C programming language, adding object-oriented (OOP) features, it has since expanded significantly over time adding more OOP and other features ...

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HPR4690: Playing Civilization V, Part 14

Hosted by Ahuka on 2026-07-24

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. In our sample game we look at playing as Austria and aiming for a Diplomatic Victory. And our focus is on puppeting City-States, but I misunderstood and instead of making a Diplomatic Victory easier, it makes it harder. I still managed to get my Diplomatic Victory, but a Science or Domination Victory would definitely have been easier in this scenar...

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