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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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HPR4736: How to replace the battery in a car key fob

Hosted by Ken Fallon on 2026-09-28

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Replacing battery Remove the emergency key Pry open the fob around the seam with a blunt knife or similar Note the polarity of the battery, ie which way up the battery is. Replace the battery and close. Emergency usage Use the emergency key to enter the car. Hold the key fob to the Start/Stop button Press the Start/...

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HPR4735: hpr4715 :: friedcamp interviews part 5: Yvon Masyn

Hosted by Kristoff on 2026-09-25

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. https://www.instructables.com/member/masynmachien/ https://www.masynmachien.be/ https://www.instagram.com/masynmachien/ Provide feedback on this episode....

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HPR4734: HPR Beer Garden 20 - TuxJam Half-cut Special

Hosted by Kevie on 2026-09-24

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. The usual trio of Dave , Kevie and Paul meet up for the first time in person and are joined by Al , Andrew , Joe and Rainy. The meet up was for the TuxJam Half-cut live event in Manchester. Rather than the usual style of show this is a (mostly) unedited recording of the beers that we are trying and general yarns around the table. We wer...

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HPR4733: Static Adict Episode 1: Pulse Demon

Hosted by TheDUDE on 2026-09-23

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Sources (yes I used wikipedia, I am a hack, what else do you expect) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merzbow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_Demon Band/Artist website https://merzbow.net/ Where to listen to or buy the album Original Release (stream) https://merzbow.bandcamp.com/album/pulse-demon Remas...

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HPR4732: Webp

Hosted by Klaatu on 2026-09-22

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Webp is meant to replace GIF, JPEG, and PNG. Its features include: Lossy compression Lossless compression Metadata, including Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) and Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) Transparency (an "alpha channel") ...

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HPR4731: A Website Hacked

Hosted by Lee on 2026-09-21

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. [WP2Shell is] a pre-authentication RCE in WordPress Core . The attack has no preconditions and can be exploited by an anonymous user in a stock install of WordPress with no plugins. - from wp2shell.com Wordpress.org - https://en-gb.wordpress.org/ Searchlight WP2Shell Website - https://wp2shell.com/ CVE-2026-63...

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HPR4730: Playing Civilization VI Part 1

Hosted by Ahuka on 2026-09-18

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Civilization VI, made a number of changes, and one of the biggest was the introduction of Districts. Buildings that perviously would have just been part of the city now had to be built in special districts, and the game limited how many of them you could build in any one city. This forced you to make choices, and making choices is the heart of the C...

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HPR4729: Living under a rock

Hosted by MrX on 2026-09-17

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Living under a rock Living under a rock and feeling completely out of touch with everyone else. I rarely buy new items unless I have to due to me being a tight Scotsman however recently I have bought a few new items and their performance surprised me somewhat and made me feel a little like I’ve been living under a rock. I thought this w...

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HPR4728: Programmable Logic Controls - Episode 3

Hosted by Whiskeyjack on 2026-09-16

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. -------------------- 01 Introduction This is the third episode in an 8 part series. 02 In the previous episode we covered * The early history of computers in industrial control * The early history of PLCs, including how they got their name * Who the major brands are * What they look like physically * A basic descripti...

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