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candycanearter07 says: printer issues
RE: hpr4552::2026-01-13 Printer Conspiracy by MrX00:07:02 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
From what I've heard online, printers infamously have tons of issues with wasting ink and forcing vendor lock-in, so I would not be surprised if the official drivers do intentionally destroy output to force you on the upgrade treadmill.
candycanearter07 says: good first show!
RE: hpr4554::2026-01-15 How I do todo by Jim DeVore00:17:00 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
i think this is a really good first show and the way you covered it was pretty cool. i use taskwarrior for mine, which i covered in another episode
ClaudioM says: Just What I Needed!
RE: hpr4559::2026-01-22 Enkele off line vertaaltools by Ken Fallon00:03:54 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Looks like you uploaded this episode the day after I was looking for a solution like this. Thank you for this episode. I'll give LocalTranslate a go, though I would prefer something that I could install outside of a flatpak that would run on a BSD system as well.
Ken Fallon says: Spammer
RE: hpr4313::2025-02-12 Why I made a 1-episode podcast about a war story by Antoine00:17:20 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Nice try but we can smell spammers a mile away.
candycanearter07 says: interesting experiment
RE: hpr4557::2026-01-20 Why I prefer tar to zip by Klaatu00:32:52 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I never realized that tar compressed files are better at compressing than zip files! imo, its more of a mentality thing, like tar is literally just a series of files stitched together with some headers meaning it makes a lot more sense to apply a single-file compressor to it than something that is already applying some level of compression. There's also a bit of a compatibility issue, since most non technical users dont know what a tar file is or even that a zip file is a file, so zip is the lowest common denominator.
On that note, I think looking at 7zip would be an interesting experiment, since its newer and a lot more "well known"
operat0r says: weee
RE: hpr4569::2026-02-05 Kiosk with guest mode on Linux by Klaatu00:23:57 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Can't think of any other files but other than the home folder you want to be cognizant of /tmp I just remember the old days of PHP having binaries running out tmp folders... I had a script that would go through every single virtual machine and search for binaries running out of weird places and it would find root kits all over the place!
brian-in-ohio says: Welcome
RE: hpr4554::2026-01-15 How I do todo by Jim DeVore00:17:00 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Great show, I'll have to try it out.
Elsbeth says: Thank you
RE: hpr4576::2026-02-16 Responce to Lee/Elsbeth eps by operat0r00:39:18 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Thank you for sharing your perspective here that was prompted by Lee and I’s discussion on women in IT. I want to formulate my thoughts better and see about recording a response to your response here. I Believe that would be more thought out than merely replying here, now. Just wanted you to know that while I have thoughts on your show both positive and confused (not negative) and hat I do listen to the whole show and appreciate the time and effort you put into it.
KarldaTech says: Christmas Ale
RE: hpr4555::2026-01-16 HPR Beer Garden 8 - Belgian Christmas Ales by Keviefrom the series Beverages.00:34:03 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
In the states, several breweries have Christmas Ales. My favorite is Old Fezzwig Ale. Not very spiced, malty, has a chewy quality. Thanks for your show.
operat0r says: White Male
RE: hpr4551::2026-01-12 “Elsbeth in IT: Since ’97” (Part 2) by Elsbeth00:39:05 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
not that anybody care about the angle from a white male but I did a eps on some this stuff... LMK if I can help in
anyway!
Ken Fallon says: My future self thanks you
RE: hpr4572::2026-02-10 Uncommon Commands, Episode 3 - strace by Deltaray00:17:01 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I'm wondering how log it will be before I use this in prod ?
Ken Fallon says: Possible Graphics Library
RE: hpr4532::2025-12-16 Cheap Yellow Display Project Part 5: Graphical User Interface by Trey00:13:11 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Having done zero research I submit a link that I got from Hackaday
roo_display is a feature-rich, fast, and easy to use library intended for building 'smart home' and similar controllers with graphical UI and optionally touch control.
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/09/a-ui-focused-display-library-for-the-esp32/
https://github.com/dejwk/roo_display
Henrik Hemrin says: Linux
RE: hpr4546::2026-01-05 HPR Community News for December 2025 by HPR Volunteersfrom the series HPR Community News.01:32:01 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Nice community news, as usual. Thanks for this one!
Kevin said that to encourage someone to migrate to Linux desktop, is the best start to use software available for Linux already when on the other desktop, then will the hurdle to step over to Linux OS be relatively low. Good advice!
Archer72 says: Nuclear Reactor series
RE: hpr4546::2026-01-05 HPR Community News for December 2025 by HPR Volunteersfrom the series HPR Community News.01:32:01 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hello all,
A show with WhiskeyJack as Homer Simpson on the Beer Garden series would be interesting, I'm sure.
Cheers, *clink*
Archer72
Archer72 says: Re: Good talk CliMagic
RE: hpr4536::2025-12-22 Welcome to the Linux Community by Deltaray00:30:27 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hello Morhook,
Quite a variety of subjects that would sound great on a recording or 3.
Cheers,
Archer72
Archer72 says: Re: download-filename-format for HPR podcasts
RE: hpr4424::2025-07-17 How I use Newsboat for Podcasts and Reddit by Archer7200:05:41 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hello أحمد المحمودي,
In the short term, you can use
`download-filename-format "%F: %t.mp3"`
which forces all feeds to download and show up as mp3.
I know this is not ideal, and I am working on a better solution.
In the mean time, you can use
`newsboat -C custom-hpr-config` for just the HPR config.
Cheers,
Archer72
P.S. HPR would like to hear you on a microphone of any sort.
Ken Fallon says: Some podcast aggregators show ccdn.php as file name #321
RE: hpr4424::2025-07-17 How I use Newsboat for Podcasts and Reddit by Archer7200:05:41 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
https://repo.anhonesthost.net/HPR/hpr_generator/issues/321
Kevin O'Brien says: Really enjoying this series
RE: hpr4543::2025-12-31 Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 3 Reactor Basics by Whiskeyjack00:11:22 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I find I am looking forward to each installment of this series. Well done!
L'andrew says: Praise for this series
RE: hpr4543::2025-12-31 Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 3 Reactor Basics by Whiskeyjack00:11:22 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Excellent series on nuclear technologies - thanks for this educational opportunity!
Paulj says: Thanks - great show
RE: hpr4529::2025-12-11 yoga370 review by Brian-in-Ohio00:11:16 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hi Brian, Thanks for a very informative show. I have and use three X270 Lenovo laptops, and I am writing this on an X390. I have never considered a Yoga version (with the touch screen), but may well do so in the future. I also appreciate the other information you have shared.
Best wishes for the New Year!
Paul
Kevin O'Brien says: Glad you liked it
RE: hpr4520::2025-11-28 Arthur C. Clarke: Rama and Sequels by Ahukafrom the series Science Fiction and Fantasy.00:11:56 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I am glad you enjoyed it. There is more to come from Arthur C. Clarke, Dr. Who, Robert A. Heinlein, and E.E. "Doc" Smith.
morhook says: programmer and content creator
RE: hpr4520::2025-11-28 Arthur C. Clarke: Rama and Sequels by Ahukafrom the series Science Fiction and Fantasy.00:11:56 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Nice podcast episode! I agree that Arthur C Clarke made a very good book on "Rendezvous with Rama"! Science Fiction without killer robots, or evil aliens is so uncommon!
Morhook says: Good talk CliMagic
RE: hpr4536::2025-12-22 Welcome to the Linux Community by Deltaray00:30:27 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Nice hearing your voice for the first time CliMagic! I love Linux too and I’m liking a lot many tools that help you fix stuff like codex, gemini-cli and Claude code. They integrate very well and are awesome way to learn new commands. This year I’ve learned about aseqdump, ss, iw, loginctl and wowlan magic-packet wakeonlan.
Archer72 says: Re: candycanearter07
RE: hpr4538::2025-12-24 HPR Branding by Ken Fallon00:09:53 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hello,
If you are interested in Piper TTS, check out hpr4072 :: Piper text to speech engine.
Piper can speak in multiple languages, if you want to check it out:
https://rhasspy.github.io/piper-samples/#en_GB-alan-medium
Deltaray says: Thanks
RE: hpr4536::2025-12-22 Welcome to the Linux Community by Deltaray00:30:27 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Thanks for the feedback and encouragement. I'm glad this landed well as I was a bit uncertain about it. Also, thank you to Sigflup for proof-listening to it. If you're serious about having this linked to from other places then maybe we just need to post it to some forums, Reddit, FB, etc.
Steve Barnes says: Merci!
RE: hpr4538::2025-12-24 HPR Branding by Ken Fallon00:09:53 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I don't imagine this is a dire subject for most people, but thank you for the overview and the rationale. It's nice to hear about the trivia.
candycanearter07 says: interesting peak of behind the scenes!!
RE: hpr4538::2025-12-24 HPR Branding by Ken Fallon00:09:53 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
hi,
i find it pretty cool how the intro/outro is all automated, and im legitimately suprised that people dislike it! the music is really calming and sets the mood well, and i was always kinda wondering what tts you were using since its a lot more understandable than espeak is (or at least the default voice for it)
Ken Fallon says: Agree
RE: hpr4536::2025-12-22 Welcome to the Linux Community by Deltaray00:30:27 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Should be a link on every distros desktop page.
Torin Doyle says: Deltaray did a fine job in covering GNU/Linux aka Linux, here.
RE: hpr4536::2025-12-22 Welcome to the Linux Community by Deltaray00:30:27 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Thank you Deltaray, for this concise coverage of Linux. You spoke very well.
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