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This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. In his early days as a writer, Heinlein wrote his stories in the context of a shared universe that he called the Future History. These were mostly short stories at first, with the occasional novella. But they include some great stories. The Future History, Part 2 There were a few key themes running through Heinlein’s body of work. One we have alread...

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Kevie, Paul and Dave are back once again with the HPR Beer Garden, this time focusing on the relatively new style of beer called Double IPA. Kevie samples Man Overboard by Cromarty Brewing , Paul tastes Rumble by Beavertown and Dave opts for Ultra Phase by North Brewing Connect with the guys on Untappd: Dave Paul Kevie The intro sounds for the show...

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. 01 Introduction In this episode I will describe how to calculate elapsed time in bash or other shell scripts. While this may sound like a very simple and basic thing to do, there is a slightly more complex aspect to it if you wish to calculate elapsed time to a higher resolution than one second. 02 There are many reasons for calculating elapsed time...

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This series is dedicated to exploring little-known—and occasionally useful—trinkets lurking in the dusty corners of UNIX-like operating systems. In UNIX Curio #8 ( HPR episode 4657 ), I talked about using standard utilities to compare files. Left unmentioned, however, was a method commonly used today—the hash function. As I've stated in previous ent...

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. New hosts Welcome to our new hosts: Lennart Benschop Last Month's Shows Id Day Date Title Host 4651 Mon 2026-06-01 HPR Community News for May 2026 HPR Volunteers 4652 Tue 2026-06-02 simon says Brian-in-Ohio 4653 Wed 2026-06-03 Starting the Habit of Reading Thaj Sara 4654 Thu 2026-06-04 What's in my component Box? MrX 4655 Fri 2026-06-05 Tips for...

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. SUMMARY Presenter discusses modular inflatable systems and challenges with lawn ornaments. IDEAS Modular inflatable systems for improved durability. Use of zip ties and 3D-printed parts for connectivity. Challenges with air flow and electrical connections. Need for modular lighting systems. Repair techniques for inflatable seams. Importance of quali...

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Lee recorded a show 4511 which aired on November 17, 2025. Since I had some observations of my own I decided to record a show in response. I have enjoyed some significant series of audiobooks, both in Science Fiction and in History, as they are both topics I greatly enjoy. And many of these are available online. Links https://www.openculture.com/fre...

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Hello, this is your host, Archer72 for another episode of Hacker Public radio. In this episode, I make my first contact off a local repeater in a small town in Kentucky. What got me to try my hand at radio? It was when I started to capture ISS (International Space Station) Ham radio transmissions. From Kentucky, I have logged receiving from Texas an...

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. The Technical Dutch Open Source Event (T-DOSE) is a free conference to promote the use and development of Open Source software. This event has is organised yearly since 2006 in the Brainport region, near Eindhoven, The Netherlands. During this event, Open Source projects, developers and visitors can exchange ideas and knowledge. Ken gave a presentat...

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. In this episode, Operator dives into his ongoing journey to migrate away from centralized cloud ecosystems specifically moving his daily workflow off Google Keep and onto Obsidian hosted locally on a Debian server. Operating purely over a secure VPN to minimize his external attack surface, he discusses the security considerations of managing pers...