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Hosted by Ahuka on 2026-08-21

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Civilization VI, released in 2016, was a further evolution of the franchise that added interesting new features. We introduce it in this episode. Civilization VI Released in 2016, Civ VI is probably still the most played version of the game. Although there has been a general gap of 5-6 years between versions, the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic s...

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HPR4709: Peertube: my two penneth

Hosted by Kevie on 2026-08-20

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Kevie gives a brief talk about PeerTube and also some of the issues that he has experienced, especially with the Android apps, and shares his subscriptions: More Fun Making It Main Oldschooleducation channel The Linux Experiment Nick's Workshop Arthurpizza Josh's Junk Drawer Reece's Rambles Gardner...

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HPR4708: Programmable Logic Controls - Episode 1

Hosted by Whiskeyjack on 2026-08-19

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Introduction 01 This is the first episode in an 8 part series. 02 This series is on programmable logic controllers, or PLCs as they are commonly known. What is a PLC you ask? In short, it is a general purpose programmable industrial control device. They are used all through industry in factories, utilities, and anywhere ...

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HPR4707: UNIX Curio #12 - expr

Hosted by Vance on 2026-08-18

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This series is dedicated to exploring little-known—and occasionally useful—trinkets lurking in the dusty corners of UNIX-like operating systems. Arithmetic is something that one would normally expect computers to be able to do. With UNIX, one could of course always write a program to perform a calculation, but for people like me who are bad at p...

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HPR4706: Quirks and Customisations

Hosted by Lee on 2026-08-17

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. System Quirks & Tweaks System Info:- CPU: 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 3950X (-MT MCP-) speed/min/max: 2433/2200/4761 MHz Kernel: 6.8.0-134-generic x86_64 Up: 18h 28m Mem: 17.58/62.73 GiB (28.0%) Storage: 3.64 TiB (81.9% used) Procs: 616 Shell: Bash inxi: 3.3.34 Some of the hacks:- ...

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HPR4705: Free Software Is Wasted On You Teens

Hosted by Trollercoaster on 2026-08-14

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Freedom 0–3 (verbatim reference) The four freedoms, GNU/FSF: https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Richard Stallman: https://www.stallman.org/ Named FOSS figures (freedom 3 list) Linus Torvalds (Linux): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds Dries Buytaert (Drupal): https://dri.es Guido van Ross...

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HPR4704: HPR Beer Garden 17 - Double DDH IPAs

Hosted by Kevie on 2026-08-13

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. In the seventeenth episode of the HPR Beer Garden, the guys look at a beer style (or label) that has recently appeared from across the pond: DDH IPA. Kevie tries out Smug DDH IPA by Northern Monk , Paul samples Hazy Jaipur by the Thornbrige Brewery and Dave enjoys Pinball by Brewdog . Connect with the guys on Untappd : ...

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HPR4703: Ebooks and Audiobooks

Hosted by Ahuka on 2026-08-12

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. I tend to prefer Ebook and Audiobooks to physical books, and these are some of the apps I use, and some of the sources I go to to find Ebooks or Audiobooks. These can be inexpensive, or in the case of Public Domain, free. Ebooks and Audiobooks I no longer wish to devote space to accumulating and storing physical books. As a former college prof...

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HPR4702: MakeACopy is an open-source document scanner app for Android

Hosted by Ken Fallon on 2026-08-11

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. MakeACopy MakeACopy is an open-source document scanner app for Android that allows you to digitize paper documents with OCR functionality. The app is designed to be privacy-friendly, working completely offline without any cloud connection or tracking. Features Camera Scanning : Capture documents using the device camera Edge Detec...

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HPR4701: Elsbeth muses with Lee on her experiences and opinions on AI

Hosted by Elsbeth on 2026-08-10

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Overview: Elroy sits down with Elsbeth to unpack her perspective on AI ethics — where the technology helps, where it risks harm, and what responsible use actually looks like in practice. Topics covered (In no particular order, as the rabid squirrels of Elsbeth's AuDHD brain don't do "order"): Elsbeth's path into AI evaluation and c...

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