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HPR4590: Playing Civilization V, Part 9

Hosted by Ahuka on 2026-03-06

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. In our next look at the game mechanics for Civilization V we examine a new feature in Civilization 5, City-States. These are independent cities controlled by the computer that are also players to some degree in the game, and you can interact with them. And they are key to winning a Diplomatic Victory. Playing Civilization V, Part 9 - City States Thi...

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HPR4589: YouTube Subscriptions 2025 #15

Hosted by Ahuka on 2026-03-05

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. With permission of Ahuka the warning about the reserve queue was removed to the policy change on the mail list https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2026-January/004951.html I am subscribed to a number of YouTube channels, and I am sharing them with you. Links: ...

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HPR4588: HPR Beer Garden 11 - Belgian Scotch Ale

Hosted by Kevie on 2026-03-04

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Dave and Kevie return with another episode of the Beer Garden, this time with a focus on Belgian Scotch Ales. Dave samples Silly Scotch , whilst Kevie goes for Mc Chouffe Connect with the guys on Untappd: Dave Kevie The intro sounds for the show are used from: https://freesound.org/people/mixtus/sounds...

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HPR4587: UNIX Curio #1 - Shell Archives

Hosted by Vance on 2026-03-03

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This is the first column in a series dedicated to exploring little-known—and occasionally useful—trinkets lurking in the dusty corners of UNIX-like operating systems. This month's column was inspired by an article on the Linux Journal web site 1 describing a custom-built script that would contain a binary tar archive and, when run,...

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HPR4586: HPR Community News for February 2026

Hosted by HPR Volunteers on 2026-03-02

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. New hosts Welcome to our new hosts: Vance, not_toby. Last Month's Shows Id Day Date Title Host 4566 Mon 2026-02-02 HPR Community News for January 2026 HPR Volunteers 4567 Tue 2026-02-03 Movie Recommendations for Hackers Deltaray 4568 Wed 2026-02-04 Book reading The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll Henrik Hemrin 4569 Thu 2026-02...

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HPR4585: mpv util scripts

Hosted by candycanearter on 2026-02-27

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. sorry about the computer fan i didnt realize how loud it was until after everything was recorded all scripts are prefixed with a_ for personal organization _a_props.lua mp.observe_property("path", "native", function() local domain = string.match(mp.get_property_native("path") or "", ".*://w*%.*(.-)[:/]") if domain then mp.set_property("u...

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HPR4584: Recording a show, and crappy audio

Hosted by Archer72 on 2026-02-26

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. I record on a couple of earbuds, and a Zoom Essential microphone, and compare audio quality. Wikipedia : Microphone Zoom Essential mic Zoom Essential mic specs Tozo Open Ear Earbuds with mic Soundcore Open Ear Earbuds with mic Axet Audio Recorder : Alternative install F-droid no longer hos...

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HPR4583: Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 7 Small Modular Reactors

Hosted by Whiskeyjack on 2026-02-25

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. 01 Introduction This episode is the seventh in an 8 part series on nuclear reactor technology. In this episode we will describe a topic which has been in the news in recent years, which is "small modular reactors", or SMRs for short. 03 What is an SMR? Basic Definition A small modular reactor is a nuclear reactor that is designed ...

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HPR4582: Hackerpublic Radio New Years Eve Show 2026 Episode 1

Hosted by Honkeymagoo on 2026-02-24

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Hackerpublic Radio New Years Eve Show 2026 Episode 1 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ LinkedIn linkedin.com/ Matrix https://matrix.org/ Twitter / X https://x.com/home Telegram https://telegram.org/ Mastadon https://joinmastod...

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HPR4581: Sharp Intake of Breath City (A.K.A.) How I learnt to stop worrying about the fork bomb

Hosted by not_toby on 2026-02-23

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Note: The following code `:(){ :|:& };:` was replaced with Fork Bomb in the title. Ever wanted to hear a middle age man waffle on incoherently for half an hour about how he went from BMX bum to BSD botherer (1) ???? Well then, you've come to the right place :-) Behold my banal FLOSS adventure of 15 very odd years in all it's hax &...

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