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Hosted by Lee on 2026-10-12

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Python and its libraries 1. librosa — loading and resampling audio def load_audio(path): y, sr = librosa.load(path, sr=SR, mono=True) return y, sr Every episode, regardless of its original sample rate or channel count, gets loaded down to a single mono stream at 16kHz (SR = 16000). That's one line of librosa, resampling,...

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HPR4745: BruCON interview 1: The BruCON organization

Hosted by Kristoff on 2026-10-09

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. BruCON: https://brucon.org BruCON is an annual security and hacker conference providing two days of an interesting atmosphere for open discussions of critical infosec issues, privacy, information technology and its cultural/technical implications...

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HPR4744: HPR Beer Garden 21 - Mild

Hosted by Kevie on 2026-10-08

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. In this episode we look at a very old style of beer known as Mild. Paul, in the absence of any locally available Milds has a Guinness, Dave tastes Banks's Mild and Kevie Samples 1950s Burton Ruby Mild . Connect with the guys on Untappd : Dave Paul Kevie The intro sounds for the show are used from: ...

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HPR4743: wl-copy

Hosted by Klaatu on 2026-10-07

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. wl-copy is a command in the wl-clipboard package, and allows you to copy and paste data from your Linux Terminal on a Wayland desktop. Copy an arbitrary string to your clipboard using wl-copy: $ wl-copy "hello world" Paste it anywhere on your system as usual (with Ctrl+Shift+V or a right-click and Paste). You can copy from output, too: $ echo "hel...

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HPR4742: OLF Call for presentations open

Hosted by Ken Fallon on 2026-10-06

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. OLF Conference The Conference the artist previously known as the Ohio Linux Festival, is returning to it's 2003 beginnings on the campus of Dreese Laboratories at Ohio State University Starting at noon on Friday Nov 20 and running all day Saturday 21 Nov 2026, during this event, Open Source projects, developers and visitors can exchange ide...

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HPR4741: HPR Community News for September 2026

Hosted by HPR Volunteers on 2026-10-05

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. New hosts Welcome to our new hosts: Trurl Last Month's Shows Id Day Date Title Host 4717 Tue 2026-09-01 Visit with a blind Ham operator Archer72 4718 Wed 2026-09-02 Programmable Logic Controls - Episode 2 Whiskeyjack 4719 Thu 2026-09-03 How to use a multimeter, introduction and basic usage number9 4720 Fri 2026-09-04 Robert A. H...

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HPR4740: Robert A. Heinlein in the 1960s

Hosted by Ahuka on 2026-10-02

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. The 1960s were when Heinlein produced some of his most famous works. And they started to bring him fame outside the Science Fiction community, which was most unusual. Heinlein in the 1960s Heinlein had interests that he tended to keep hidden in the early years while he was establishing himself as a writer, particularly as he was feeding the lucrat...

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HPR4739: Happy by shower # 3

Hosted by Antoine on 2026-10-01

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. We focused, until now, on things external as examples. Let’s proceed to internal. Before, I want to note that any of these is a formula. It’s not like we can repeat a past experience we ourselves or someone lived, and feel the same thing. It’s not a guarantee, and not even the idea in sharing. It’s only this: to share and to provoke reflection....

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HPR4738: Programmable Logic Controls - Episode 4

Hosted by Whiskeyjack on 2026-09-30

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. -------------------- 01 Introduction This is the fourth episode in an 8 part series. 02 In the previous episode we looked at the Allen Bradley PLC2, one of the very early successful Programmable Logic Controllers. In this episode we will look at another early PLC, the Siemens S5 series, and use it as an example of both ho...

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HPR4737: Keep spare parts for Ethernet run

Hosted by Archer72 on 2026-09-29

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Quick show on what I used to run 25 feet of Ethernet cable Amazon Cable Matters 10Gbps Snagless Cat 6 Ethernet Cable, 25ft, Blue 24 AWG Bare Copper, Gold-Plated RJ45, PoE++, 550MHz Other supplies • 1/2 inch length of blue pex tubing from local hardware store Leftover from previous project • Electrical tape • Extendable pole w...

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