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Jim DeVore says: I learned some things that I will try out
RE: hpr4569::2026-02-05 Kiosk with guest mode on Linux by Klaatu00:23:57 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Agreed -- a guest account is great for visitors to my home for all the reasons cited. I have wondered how you added hooks for login and logout -- in my case, for mapping SMB shares. Would the GDM hooks work for that?
Jim DeVore says: Great Show!
RE: hpr4567::2026-02-03 Movie Recommendations for Hackers by Deltaray00:30:44 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I collect movie recommendations and try to watch them when they appear on one of my streaming services. What a great list - I have only seen about half of this list.
candycanearter07 says: my two cents
RE: hpr4566::2026-02-02 HPR Community News for January 2026 by HPR Volunteersfrom the series HPR Community News.00:55:13 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I think a good middle ground could be to have a "short term queue" that a show could go into if the creator doesn't care when exactly it appears? That way the explicit date reservations can have more priority.
ClaudioM says: Awesome Episode!
RE: hpr4567::2026-02-03 Movie Recommendations for Hackers by Deltaray00:30:44 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Thanks for this awesome rundown of these hacker-influenced movies. It sure was fun to listen to the ones you discussed. I was especially curious about The Lives of Others, and yes, the following HPR episode did have a good connection with this. Looking forward to watching The Lives of Others in German as I'm trying to improve my learning of the language.
Another movie that is hacker-based is called Whoami, also in German. It's very actiony from what I saw of the trailer, but sure caught my interest due to the topic and the language. Might want to check that one out as well.
folky says: Interesting solution, but annoying
RE: hpr4596::2026-03-16 Adding voice-over audio track created using text to speech on the movie subtitles by Ken Fallon00:28:09 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Thank you for your interesting show. Great how you solved all the issues. But I won't use it.
I remember seeing those films on TV-sets in Poland while buying something. I always thought "How can they stand out with this annoying voice destroying the film." Luckily it often were dumb soap operas, so I didn't even try to understand the original voices. And you're right, it's worst when the original is in a language you understand. Which is the case in the example you used. Especially, because the male voice in swedish is mumbling a bit.
candycanearter07 says: regression testing?
RE: hpr4564::2026-01-29 MakeMKV error by Archer7200:03:55 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I'm surprised there wasn't any regression testing to prevent a forced downgrade. Did you try submitting a bug report to the devs?
candycanearter07 says: very informative!
RE: hpr4569::2026-02-05 Kiosk with guest mode on Linux by Klaatu00:23:57 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
i most likely won't need to use this any time soon, but its always good to have things like this in your toolbelt! its also great practice
Ken Fallon says: You're right
RE: hpr4566::2026-02-02 HPR Community News for January 2026 by HPR Volunteersfrom the series HPR Community News.00:55:13 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I've always considered them to be in order as in if not rule 1, then if not rule 2, etc.
Perhaps that's why people have struggled with them for so long.
I'm genuinely open to suggestions to improve it, but would appreciate moving the conversation to the gittea ticket
https://repo.anhonesthost.net/HPR/hpr_documentation/issues/17
Whiskeyjack says: response to Ken Fallon - Episode Scheduling Guidelines
RE: hpr4566::2026-02-02 HPR Community News for January 2026 by HPR Volunteersfrom the series HPR Community News.00:55:13 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Rule 3 says to always try to fill slots in the upcoming 2 weeks.
Rule 4 says when the "queue is filling up" to leave slots free for new contributors.
Rule 5 says to post non-urgent shows into the first empty week.
3 and 5 seem to contradict one another, as most shows will be non-urgent. 4 is unclear as to what "filling up" means in practical terms.
Long time contributors will have a good feel for what they should be doing and first time contributors should use the first free slot, but someone on his second or third episode can find navigating the rules a bit confusing.
Things like this should always be looked at from the perspective of someone who is relatively new to contributing podcasts when judging how clear the guidelines are.
Henrik Hemrin says: Inspiring recommendations
RE: hpr4567::2026-02-03 Movie Recommendations for Hackers by Deltaray00:30:44 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Several in your list that I get inspired to watch and some to watch again.
I first watched the movie The Lives of Others first time when I took the course Integrity, technology and surveillance as part of the Human Rights program. It is really good and very relevant today although the methods are different.
By coincidence this HPR episode has a nice connection to the episode next day.
Ken Fallon says: response to Whiskeyjack
RE: hpr4566::2026-02-02 HPR Community News for January 2026 by HPR Volunteersfrom the series HPR Community News.00:55:13 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
re 1) I think the guide lines are clear on the point, but if you can suggest an improvement then please do so.
3. Always try and fill any free slots that are available in the upcoming two weeks.
4. When the queue is filling up then leave some slots free for new contributors.
re 2) Yip we'll tone it down depending on how urgent it is.
re 3) The limit is removed but we need to redo the how to page
Antoine says: An attractive invitation to watch
RE: hpr4567::2026-02-03 Movie Recommendations for Hackers by Deltaray00:30:44 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I felt urged to watch some movies on this list. I may have watched 2 or 3 only. The show was very good, an attractive invitation to see the ones you comment.
Thanks!
Whiskeyjack says: Community News for January - Scheduling of Episodes
RE: hpr4566::2026-02-02 HPR Community News for January 2026 by HPR Volunteersfrom the series HPR Community News.00:55:13 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I am a relatively new contributor, having sent in my first episode in November. Before that I was a long time listener. I have submitted 10 episodes so far, with some which are yet to be aired.
I think the current system is pretty good and should be kept with only a few minor changes. I like being able to pick slots. I feel additional motivation to contribute by being able to pick a slot and know that my episode would air on a predictable schedule rather than go in a long queue and turn up at some distant date in the future. I contribute episodes to have them aired, not to fill a queue.
I will make three short points:
1) Your own scheduling guidelines encourage existing contributors to leave some near term slots open for new contributors. Inevitably this will result in shows from the reserve queue being required to be used if a new contributor does not show up. If that is not what you intend, then you need to clarify those guidelines.
2) The messages calling for new shows may sometimes sound a bit alarming. If people interpret these as signs that HPR is dying, that may act to discourage them from contributing. I think the contribution requests need to be careful to spur people to action without sounding overly alarming.
3) Make it easier to post show notes. Currently the text box to paste the show notes into seems to be limited to about 4,000 characters. It would be easier for contributors if they could simply copy-paste their entire script into this box instead of jumping through additional hoops.
I'm currently working on new episodes and hope to post them in a few weeks. Thanks to the volunteers for all their efforts.
Kinghezy says: Office space lumbergh
RE: hpr4567::2026-02-03 Movie Recommendations for Hackers by Deltaray00:30:44 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I thought the ending had accidentally slowed down to 1/2 speed, until I realized it was a Lumbergh impression. Well done.
Steve Barnes says: (Yeah!)
RE: hpr4562::2026-01-27 Software development doesn't end until it's packaged by Klaatufrom the series Programming 101.00:11:16 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Great general proposition that software isn't "finished" until it's easy to install.
Jim DeVore says: Updates - too soon!
RE: hpr4554::2026-01-15 How I do todo by Jim DeVore00:17:00 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
This system has been chugging along for years. A few days ago the Simpletask app on my phone stopped syncing to Dropbox. Simpletask is no longer in development. Simpletask still worked with the local file, so I stopped using Dropbox and I'm now using Synchthing to sync while I'm at home. No access while off the home network, so this may be another episode once I figure that out.
Arche72 says: Fun hobby!
RE: hpr4556::2026-01-19 Nitro man! RC Cars by operat0r00:16:12 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hi Operat0r,
This is an interesting and potentially expensive hobby.
Sound fun!
Cheers,
Archer72
Archer72 says: Great series!
RE: hpr4550::2026-01-09 Playing Civilization V, Part 7 by Ahukafrom the series Computer Strategy Games.00:14:48 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hi Ahuka,
I would like to appreciate this continuing series.
This deep dive into the game mechanics has been interesting.
Cheers,
Archer72
Archer72 says: Interesting mix
RE: hpr4548::2026-01-07 YouTube Subscriptions 2025 #13 by Ahukafrom the series YouTube Subscriptions.00:15:36 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Hi Ahuka,
This is an interesting mix of channels, and I'm sure is appreciated by all. I am enjoying this series, and especially like the science and space channels.
Cheers,
Archer72
Lee says: Further correction
RE: hpr4511::2025-11-17 Audio-books by Lee00:29:47 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I the episode I confused The Cuckoo's Egg about the the black hat hacker Markus Hess with Breaking and Entering about the white hat hacker Sherri Davidoff
Antoine says: Yep
RE: hpr4552::2026-01-13 Printer Conspiracy by MrX00:07:02 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
Uhum, Epson releases (or released) their printers drivers interested in making money even if it means artificially hindering the work you need it to and which it could do.
I had an Epson Stylus CX4500. The official driver would not print, simply couldn't force to try, if it detected the ink cartridge was empty.
That means, not only you could not force it to try: it would not print a 100% yellow document if it though, and pointed, the only black cartridge was empty.
There was a little device you could buy online, used to reset a cartridge. It had 3 pins that you used to touched the 3 little metal areas of an "empty" Epson cartridge (of that model) to reset its identification to the printer — a "resetter" of cartridge. I bought, and after this procedure, I would put again the same cartridge (without even shaking, no mechanical idea to help, only deceiving the printer with the resetter); and the CX4500, with its official driver, read the cartridge as if it was full. And did the work with the previously "empty" cartridge. For at least 40 or 50 pages.
I searched now, the CX4500 is from 2004; I used it for years, at least until 2020, but, using only a little, even with cheap and good quality third-party cartridges, I faced the clogging you mentioned, not worth using weekly only to avoid the problem; so I abandoned it (I think it is by here somewhere, maybe would work after a little maintenance).
To the end: official driver support ended when I eventually updated Windows, would not work under it. But I had dual-boot, and it worked flawlessly in Linux. Without need of the reseter, because the open source driver was only interested in serving the best it could, no deceiving.
Nice content, and audio and voice. Thanks for the show, MrX!
Whiskeyjack says: hpr4563 :: Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 5 Fast Reactors
RE: hpr4563::2026-01-28 Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 5 Fast Reactors by Whiskeyjack00:12:07 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
@mnw - Spent fuel from civil nuclear power plants is not suitable for making nuclear weapons as it has the wrong proportions of plutonium isotopes. Plutonium comes in multiple isotopes just like virtually all other heavy elements, and weapons require a high percentage of one specific isotope, which you don't get from spent civil fuel. Weapons grade plutonium is made in military reactors which are designed for that purpose and the fuel is rapidly cycled through to minimize the build up of undesired (for weapons purposes) isotopes.
As such, there is no direct connection between recycling commercial spent fuel (I covered a number of different recycling technologies in one episode) and nuclear weapons. I don't live in the US, but if there is a public perception there that there is such a connection, then it is likely this is the result of a misconception about the nature of the different isotopes of plutonium.
The main reason that most countries don't bother with recycling spent fuel is that a once through fuel cycle is cheaper. Those countries that do recycle fuel do so mainly for reasons of national security of energy supply. They simply wish to minimize their uranium imports by reusing fuel they already have.
A secondary reason is to reduce the amount of high level waste that must be stored by "burning up" the fissile isotopes of plutonium in a reactor. Much of the long lived part of nuclear waste is simply fissile isotopes of plutonium which can be re-used in a reactor as fuel.
If enough people have questions on this series, including topics that I have not covered, and post them as comments on HPR I would be willing to do a follow up episode covering those after the end of the series.
mnw says: Great Series
RE: hpr4563::2026-01-28 Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 5 Fast Reactors by Whiskeyjack00:12:07 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I am enjoying and look forward to the rest of the series. Do you think the US will ever wake up and start recycling its spent fuel? It seems like such a huge waste just to try and keep a small amount of fuel away from"the bad guys" or whatever they are imagining.
candycanearter07 says: cool project
RE: hpr4561::2026-01-26 A bit about Mission:Libre, a new project for 11-14 year olds in free software by Carmen-Lisandrette00:02:15 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
This seems like a promising project, and I think you explained it well despite it being your first episode. Best of luck!
Henrik Hemrin says: Happy to learn about the project
RE: hpr4561::2026-01-26 A bit about Mission:Libre, a new project for 11-14 year olds in free software by Carmen-Lisandrette00:02:15 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
First, welcome as a host at HPR!
It was interesting and encouraging to learn and hear about Mission:Libre, which is new to me. Best wishes to you and your mission!
mnw says: Great Recommendations!
RE: hpr4559::2026-01-22 Enkele off line vertaaltools by Ken Fallon00:03:54 Listen in ogg, opus, or mp3 format.
I was chatting on Mastodon and was directed to this episode. Great one! I have downloaded and tried out the android app and it works as described. They have all the big languages I would need or want. Just brilliant! Thanks for the episode.
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.
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