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Kevin O'Brien says: I loved the show

RE: hpr4489::2025-10-16 Hacks Poetic - Pilot Episode by Kirbotica
00:15:13 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I really enjoyed this show and I hope I hear more.

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Alexander says: Just threw my iPhone in the ocean...

RE: hpr4489::2025-10-16 Hacks Poetic - Pilot Episode by Kirbotica
00:15:13 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Thank you for sharing these poems - very meaningful and meditative. Great pilot, looking forward to a great show!

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Claudio says: A Refreshing HPR Episode!

RE: hpr4489::2025-10-16 Hacks Poetic - Pilot Episode by Kirbotica
00:15:13 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Thanks for this episode! Really enjoyed it. For someone who is somewhat burnt out with technology, it was refreshing to hear your tech-influenced poetry. Looking forward to hearing more!

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operat0r says: Lol

RE: hpr4484::2025-10-09 When Your Dentist Uses ChatControl Logic by Trollercoaster
00:14:16 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Yah ... black mirror @%^* is REAL ... I only hope the AGI hype is just that .. I don't even know what our children should be learning in school ??!? "Life skills" but what if we have NO how much change AGI or even AI will change?

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Trey says: Thought provoking...

RE: hpr4489::2025-10-16 Hacks Poetic - Pilot Episode by Kirbotica
00:15:13 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Welcome, and thank you for sharing these thought provoking poems, which I continue to ponder.

I look forward to your future submissions.

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Archer72 says: History of beer

RE: hpr4483::2025-10-08 HPR Beer Garden 3 - Porters by Keviefrom the series Beverages.
00:29:24 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I am not a beer drinker, (Gasp...) but this was an interesting history lesson in how the Porters were made.

- Archer72

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Archer72 says: Deep dive

RE: hpr4500::2025-10-31 Arthur C. Clarke: 2001 and Sequels by Ahukafrom the series Science Fiction and Fantasy.
00:18:56 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Ahuka,

What a great dive into the book series.
I had no idea about anything follow 2001, thanks. :-)

- Archer72

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Ken Fallon says: What a waste !

RE: hpr4489::2025-10-16 Hacks Poetic - Pilot Episode by Kirbotica
00:15:13 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Great show and I hope it extends to a series. Each of these poems deserved it's own show. I found myself re-listening, and pausing to have time to contemplate the meaning of each.

Keep 'em coming.

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Archer72 says: First show: Good explanation

RE: hpr4495::2025-10-24 An introduction to Taskwarrior by candycanearter
00:04:24 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hi,

Thank you for your clear explanation of the use of Taskwarrior.
It would be interesting to hear about more tools you use ever day.

- Archer72

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Folky says: Frets?

RE: hpr4475::2025-09-26 The true audio file for walking tune to(wards) a friend by FredBlack
00:21:38 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
@Brian-in-ohio Can you please elaborate?

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brian-in-ohio says: Why fret about frets?

RE: hpr4475::2025-09-26 The true audio file for walking tune to(wards) a friend by FredBlack
00:21:38 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I don't play any instruments. What's wrong with frets?

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Trollercoaster says: Re: Satire as a tool

RE: hpr4484::2025-10-09 When Your Dentist Uses ChatControl Logic by Trollercoaster
00:14:16 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
What are you talking about? I just went to my dentist and wanted to share my story because I was so happy with how he handled my teeth!

Reach out in private, and I'll happily share his contact information (warning though: he's not cheap! but that's obviously also testimony of how great he is)

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Kevin O'Brien says: Thank you

RE: hpr4480::2025-10-03 Arthur C. Clarke Becomes Successful by Ahukafrom the series Science Fiction and Fantasy.
00:14:09 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I'm glad you liked it. I am owrking on more shows about Science Fiction and Fantasy which I hope you will also enjoy.

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Trey says: Excellent perspectives

RE: hpr4486::2025-10-13 A code off my mind by Lee
00:21:14 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Thanks for sharing. As I continue to fight with GUI development for an arduino project, your podcast resonated.

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Archer72 says: Great show... and may the force be with you

RE: hpr4480::2025-10-03 Arthur C. Clarke Becomes Successful by Ahukafrom the series Science Fiction and Fantasy.
00:14:09 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hi Ahuka,

Great show as your usual, with nice explanations of the science involved.
No use the Force, Luke. But then again no jokes like "Hey Darth Vader, nice suit. It must have cost you an arm and a leg" ;-)

- Archer72

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Steve Barnes says: Les petites félicites!

RE: hpr4470::2025-09-19 HPR is twenty years old today. by Lee
00:21:39 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Congratulations to the community and the team! It was great to audibly glimpse some of the historical netherness. ^ ^

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candycanearter07 says: Satire as a tool

RE: hpr4484::2025-10-09 When Your Dentist Uses ChatControl Logic by Trollercoaster
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I really like this little story, both since it is pretty funny, and highlights the absurdity of this whole thing. I think putting all of this in a different context that isn't beyond most people is a really good tool to point out just how stupid all of this is. We all know not everyone isn't as tech literate, and it infuriates me somewhat seeing that being taken advantage of...

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Trollercoaster says: Voting has been delayed

RE: hpr4484::2025-10-09 When Your Dentist Uses ChatControl Logic by Trollercoaster
00:14:16 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Stop press: the decision on hashtag#chatcontrol has been removed from the agenda of the ministers of home affairs next week.

It is safe to assume that the file will be revisited later. So don't stop keeping your eye on this issue!

Would like to share this open letter by a bunch of people smarter (and a lot politer) than me...
https://csa-scientist-open-letter.org/Sep2025

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أحمد المحمودي says: I use todoman

RE: hpr4477::2025-09-30 doodoo 3 a deuce plus 1 by Jezra
00:10:11 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Does TaskWarrior support CalDAV ? I use todoman, it is a CalDAV-based todo manager. Todos are read from individual icsfiles from the configured directory. This matches the vdirspecification.
https://todoman.readthedocs.io/
It is part of pimutils project [ https://pimutils.org ]
vdirsyncer can be used to sync with CalDAV server such as Nextcloud.

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Anonymous 27 says: Required Futurama reference

RE: hpr4479::2025-10-02 Who is the Algernon for Whom are the Flowers? by Antoine
00:22:25 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Also the Futurama episode “Parasites List” has a similar concept. But à la Futurama style. Go Fry!

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candycanearter07 says: Re: Re: cool app

RE: hpr4477::2025-09-30 doodoo 3 a deuce plus 1 by Jezra
00:10:11 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
It's a really nice simple command line task app, I've been using it for a while. Are you able to like make a one off show like that? I don't think I'd have the material to make a lot of shows...

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Archer72 says: Re: cool app

RE: hpr4477::2025-09-30 doodoo 3 a deuce plus 1 by Jezra
00:10:11 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hello candycanearter07,

What is Taskwarrior? I know enough to google it, but it would be great to hear a show about this, and maybe another show comparing and contrasting the two.



- Archer72

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BA says: Not a fan of any of them.

RE: hpr4238::2024-10-30 Snaps are better than flatpaks by Some Guy On The Internet
00:15:16 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hey SGOTI,

Personally I am not a fan of any of the "universal" formats. Back in the day, Slackware had .tgz, Debian had .debs, and redhat had .rpms, Then people said "that is too convoluted, AAA game designers will never put up with that!" So each of them started working on their own "universal" package format. So here we are years later, with (again) three primary formats, ubuntu has snaps, redhat has flatpak, and whoever did appimage. But now we still have 3 so called universal package formats...So how are we any better off?

You remember the old saying, "The good thing about standards is that there are so many to choose from.” :D

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Trey says: Very interesting

RE: hpr4479::2025-10-02 Who is the Algernon for Whom are the Flowers? by Antoine
00:22:25 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I vaguely remember hearing the title Flowers for Algernon. Thank you for sharing about the story here. I will be checking out a copy from my local library soon.

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candycanearter07 says: cool app but

RE: hpr4477::2025-09-30 doodoo 3 a deuce plus 1 by Jezra
00:10:11 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
The app seems incredibly cool, but I'm still most likely going to stick with taskwarrior. Best of luck with development, though!

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Trollercoaster says: Re: Wondeful episode

RE: hpr4476::2025-09-29 Does AI cause brain damage? by Trollercoaster
00:11:48 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hey enistello,

I'm afraid I won't be able to submit any more podcasts to HPR if I want my career to end at a high point. So much flattery is dangerous.

Glad you enjoyed the episode

(oh, don't worry, my inner troll is too strong, before I know it, I'll be spitting out my next soap box episode. Haven't decided who I'll insult in that one)

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Anonymous 27 says: Excellent recommendations

RE: hpr4478::2025-10-01 YouTube Subscriptions 2025 #6 by Ahukafrom the series YouTube Subscriptions.
00:15:41 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I love History so thanks for the recommendations.
You remind me of my Uncle Benny and Santa Claus. Nice deep voice!!

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enistello says: Wonderful episode

RE: hpr4476::2025-09-29 Does AI cause brain damage? by Trollercoaster
00:11:48 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Thank you trollercoaster for an inciteful and genuinely funny (yet bittersweet) episode.
Whether or not the audience loves or hates AI, you covered the MIT research paper objectively and in a way that made me LOL more than once.
Thanks again!

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candycanearter07 says: love it

RE: hpr4474::2025-09-25 Hacker Poetry - 001 by Major_Ursa
00:02:02 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I really like this idea! The whole thing of having thought provoking poems is pretty cool, despite the length being kinda short.

Also, is the League of Better Villans a real thing?

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Trollercoaster says: Re: Excellent episode

RE: hpr4476::2025-09-29 Does AI cause brain damage? by Trollercoaster
00:11:48 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Thanks Trey,

I really appreciate your feedback! Didn't even think of touching the topic of degenerative brain issues. I guess my own brain (full of degenerative thoughts) blocked that idea out of my head.

Looking forward to your HPR episode on how to train the brain (in not going insane - quoting Cypress Hill here)

Keep on (t)rolling!