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Hacker Public Radio
Jun 17, 2022 Ahuka
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Summary: How to keep your photos safe Series: GIMP Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3620 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3620/hpr3620_source.flac If you have photos that are important to you, you should take steps to protect them. Every day someone loses a lifetime of memories because they didn't take these steps. Don't be one of them. In this tutorial I explain how I backup and protect my photos and what my workflow is like. You may find some ideas here that you...
Topics: GIMP, Photo storage, Photo backup, Photo workflow
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Jun 3, 2022 Ahuka
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Summary: More on DOS. This time it is DOS Wildcards and File Attributes. Series: DOS Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3610 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3610/hpr3610_source.flac For this lesson we are going to fill in a couple of concepts that we will need before we go further with directories. Wildcards can let you look for files and directories without specifying the complete name, and look for items with similar names or file extensions. And file attributes...
Topics: DOS, early PC computing, wildcards, attributes
Hacker Public Radio
May 20, 2022 Ahuka
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Summary: How to digitize old prints, slides, and negatives Series: GIMP Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3600 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3600/hpr3600_source.flac Today most photos are in digital formats, such as those you take with a smartphone, so they can be worked on with GIMP right away. But about old prints, slides, and negatives? Before you can work on them, they need to be digitized in some way. In this tutorial I look at some of the options you have...
Topics: GIMP, digitizing, scanning, photos
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May 6, 2022 Ahuka
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Summary: More on DOS. This time it is Directory commands. Series: DOS Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3590 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3590/hpr3590_source.flac As we saw in the last lesson, DOS uses directories to organize the files on your disks. That means we need to use directory commands to create a structure to store our files, and to find the files we have stored there. This tutorial takes us through the various commands you can use to do this. Links:...
Topics: DOS, early PC computing, directory listing
Hacker Public Radio
Apr 22, 2022 Ahuka
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Summary: How to work with unprocessed images in RAW formats Series: GIMP Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3580 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3580/hpr3580_source.flac Most of the time we work with JPEG images because that is the most common format for digital images. They have the virtue of decent quality combined with smaller file size, and so won't fill up your storage quite as fast. But if you want the highest quality you have to work with unprocessed images,...
Topics: GIMP, RAW images, unprocessed images
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Apr 8, 2022 Ahuka
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Summary: We continue our look at the old warhorse, DOS. This time it is the file system. Series: DOS Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3570 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3570/hpr3570_source.flac One key to working with DOS is to understand the file system. This is not just about organizing files, though that is certainly a part of it, but also about keeping your system running smoothly and recovering lost files in some circumstances. Links:...
Topics: DOS, early PC computing, file system
Hacker Public Radio
Mar 25, 2022 Ahuka
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Summary: More on Layer Modes in GIMP with the LCh Components Modes Series: GIMP Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3560 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3560/hpr3560_source.flac Layer Modes, sometimes called Blending Modes, allow you to combine layers in a variety of ways. We continue with the LCh Components Modes, which brings us to yet another color model, in this case the Hue, Saturation, and Value model. We've already looked at RGB, which is the model used for...
Topics: GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes, LCh Components Modes
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Mar 11, 2022 Ahuka
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Summary: We continue our look at the old warhorse, DOS. This time it is Format and Copy commands Series: DOS Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3550 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3550/hpr3550_source.flac This tutorial is mostly about working with floppy disks, or diskettes, though we also mention the formatting of hard drives, which generally required the use of a floppy drive and diskette to accomplish. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk...
Topics: DOS, early PC computing, Format, Copy, Diskcopy, Xcopy
Hacker Public Radio
Feb 25, 2022 Ahuka
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Summary: More on Layer Modes in GIMP with the HSV Components Modes Series: GIMP Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3540 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3540/hpr3540_source.flac Layer Modes, sometimes called Blending Modes, allow you to combine layers in a variety of ways. We continue with the HSV Components Modes, which brings us to yet another color model, in this case the Hue, Saturation, and Value model. We've already looked at RGB, which is the model used for...
Topics: GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes, HSV Components Modes
Hacker Public Radio
Feb 11, 2022 Ahuka
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Summary: We continue our look at the old warhorse, DOS. This time it is DOS filenames and ASCII Series: DOS Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3530 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3530/hpr3530_source.flac In a purely text-based operating system you need to pay special attention to naming files. You won't have any helpful icons or thumbnails to help you locate things. So we dig into the file naming conventions in DOS, including forbidden characters. And since the...
Topics: DOS, early PC computing, filenames, ASCII
Hacker Public Radio
Jan 28, 2022 Ahuka
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Summary: More on Layer Modes in GIMP with the Inversion Modes Series: GIMP Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3520 Layer Modes, sometimes called Blending Modes, allow you to combine layers in a variety of ways. We continue with the Inversion Modes, which in various ways invert the lightness and the color values of the component layers. These are the Layer Modes available on the latest (at the time I write this) version of GIMP, 2.10.24. Links:...
Topics: GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes, Inversion Modes
Hacker Public Radio
Dec 17, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: More on DOS. This time it is the Path. Series: DOS Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3490 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3490/hpr3490_source.flac In this DOS tutorial we take a look at the Path, an important concept. While the concept continues to be used in modern operating systems like Linux, in DOS you had severe limitations you always had to be conscious of. Remember that this was in the days when 640KB was enough memory for anyone. Links:...
Topics: DOS, early PC computing, The Path
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Dec 3, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: More on Layer Modes in GIMP with the Darken Modes Series: GIMP Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3480 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3480/hpr3480_source.flac Layer Modes, sometimes called Blending Modes, allow you to combine layers in a variety of ways. We continue with the Darken Modes, except for Burn, which was covered in the previous tutorial. Darken modes do what they say on the tin, they make things darker, and so they are kind of the inverse of the...
Topics: GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes, Darken Modes
Hacker Public Radio
Nov 19, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: More on DOS. This time it is External Commands and Emergency Boot Disk Series: DOS Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3470 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3470/hpr3470_source.flac In our continuing exploration of DOS we come to the topics of External Commands and Emergency Boot Disks. We cover them together because External Commands may not be available on your Emergency Boot Disk unless you take steps to include them, unlike Internal Commands, which are...
Topics: DOS, early PC computing, External Commands, Emergency Boot Disk
Hacker Public Radio
Nov 5, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: We continue our look at the Layer Modes in GIMP with Dodge and Burn Series: GIMP Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3460 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3460/hpr3460_source.flac Layer Modes, sometimes called Blending Modes, allow you to combine layers in a variety of ways. We continue with the Dodge and Burn Modes. Dodge is one of the Lighten Modes, while Burn is one of the Darken Modes, but I pulled them out for their own tutorial because they are not only...
Topics: GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes, Dodge and Burn
Hacker Public Radio
Oct 22, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: More on DOS. This time it is Internal Commands. Series: DOS Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3450 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3450/hpr3450_source.flac This tutorial looks at DOS Internal Commands, which in some sense are analogous to shell commands in Linux. That means that the command interpreter already has these loaded and ready to go when you boot. Links: http://webopedia.internet.com/TERM/c/command.html...
Topics: DOS, early PC computing, Internal Commands
Hacker Public Radio
Oct 8, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: We continue our look at the Layer Modes in GIMP with the Lighten Modes Series: GIMP Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3440 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3440/hpr3440_source.FLAC Layer Modes, sometimes called Blending Modes, allow you to combine layers in a variety of ways. We continue with the Lighten Modes, except for Dodge which we will cover in the next tutorial along with Burn. These are the Layer Modes available on the latest (at the time I write...
Topics: GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes, Lighten
Hacker Public Radio
Oct 1, 2021 operat0r
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Summary: I talk about some old old old pentesting stories from days old! Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3435 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3435/hpr3435_source.mp3 I talk about some old old old pentesting stories from days old!
Topics: hacking, pentesting, red team, hacking stories
Hacker Public Radio
Sep 24, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: We look in detail at how early PCs booted. Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3430 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3430/hpr3430_source.flac The boot process is a very particular system for taking a dead hunk of metal and silicon and turning it into an active computer. It is kind of remarkable, and in the DOS environment you really needed to know how it worked. Links: http://webopedia.com/TERM/B/BIOS.html http://webopedia.com/TERM/R/ROM.html...
Topics: DOS, early PC computing, boot process
Hacker Public Radio
Sep 17, 2021 operat0r
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Summary: I talk about some old old old pentesting stories from days old! Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3425 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3425/hpr3425_source.mp3 I talk about some old old old pentesting stories from days old!
Topics: hacking, pentesting, red team, hacking stories
Hacker Public Radio
Sep 10, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: We continue our look at the Layer Modes in GIMP Series: GIMP Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3420 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3420/hpr3420_source.flac Layer Modes, sometimes called Blending Modes, allow you to combine layers in a variety of ways. We'll begin with the Normal modes and work our way through many, but not all, of the Layer Modes available on the latest (at the time I write this) version of GIMP, 2.10.20. Links: https://fontlibrary.org/...
Topics: GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes
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Sep 3, 2021 operat0r
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Summary: I talk about some old old old pentesting stories from days old! Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3415 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3415/hpr3415_source.mp3 I talk about some old old old pentesting stories from days old!
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Aug 27, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: Here we look at what an operating system is, and how they developed historically. Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3410 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3410/hpr3410_source.flac While the very first computers did not have operating systems, the lack of them made computers less efficient and more difficult to use. We look at the general history of operating systems before getting into the history of DOS. Then we look at some general principles of what...
Topics: DOS, early PC computing, operating systems
Hacker Public Radio
Aug 20, 2021 operat0r
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Summary: I talk about some old old old pentesting stories from days old! Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3405 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3405/hpr3405_source.mp3 I talk about some old old old pentesting stories from days old!
Topics: hacking, pentesting, red team, hacking stories
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Summary: We begin a look at the Layer Modes in GIMP Series: GIMP Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3400 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3400/hpr3400_source.flac Layer Modes, sometimes called Blending Modes, allow you to combine layers in a variety of ways. We'll begin with the Normal modes and work our way through many, but not all, of the Layer Modes available on the latest (at the time I write this) version of GIMP, 2.10.20. Links:...
Topics: GIMP, Layer Modes, Blending Modes
Hacker Public Radio
Aug 6, 2021 operat0r
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Summary: I talk about some old old old pentesting stories from days old! Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3395 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3395/hpr3395_source.mp3 I talk about some old old old pentesting stories from days old!
Topics: hackhacking, pentesting, red team, hacking storiesing
Hacker Public Radio
Jul 30, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: We begin some technological archeology to explore the old warhorse, DOS. Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3390 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3390/hpr3390_source.flac This Introduction to the series also serves as a brief recap of my early history with computers, and the path that brought me to where I am today. Links: https://www.ahuka.com/dos-lessons-for-self-study-purposes/
Topics: DOS, early PC computing
Hacker Public Radio
Jul 29, 2021 Archer72
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Summary: Adventures and mishaps tagging past shows Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3389 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3389/hpr3389_source.flac https://hackerpublicradio.org/report_missing_tags.php Shows without a summary and/or tags Page generated on 2021-06-11 at 20:43:39 UTC Sort order: id Current counts 323 shows without summaries 306 shows without tags 275 shows with neither summaries nor tags 354 shows which need work Instructions Find a show in the list...
Topics: tags, mplayer, Android, Termux, vim, i3 window manager
Hacker Public Radio
Jul 28, 2021 monochromec
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Summary: An interview with Matthias Kirschner, Free Software Foundation Europe Series: Linux Inlaws Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3388 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3388/hpr3388_source.mp3 In this episode our aging heroes host the Free Software Foundation Europe (FSFE). Its president, Matthias Kirschner talk about the past, the present and the future of free and open source software not only from an FSFE perspective. Never mind how he got into computers in the...
Topics: FSFE, FSF, Stallman, Hackathon, Communism, Towel Day
Hacker Public Radio
Jul 23, 2021 operat0r
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Summary: I talk about 3d printed cat feeders Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3385 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3385/hpr3385_source.wav In this episode operat0r builds a cat feeder based on thingiverse.com
Topics: cats, 3d printing, hacking, arduino
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Jul 16, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: This episode looks at the popular application Goodreads to see if it can be done better. Series: Social Media Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3380 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3380/hpr3380_source.flac Federated social media can open up some wonderful possibilities to reimagine some of the social apps we already use and find ways to do them better. In this episode I want to highlight a talk that aimed at such a reimagining involving an app I already...
Topics: social media, alternative, Fediverse, ActivityPub, Goodreads, library
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Jul 15, 2021 monochromec
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Summary: Part four of the three-part miniseries on deep learning and artificial intelligence Series: Linux Inlaws Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3379 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3379/hpr3379_source.mp3 In this fourth part of our three-part miniseries on Deep and Machine Learning our two heroes shed some light on a DL architecture called Generative Pre-Trained Transformer (GPT), a pretty sophistic piece of software that fools most humans when it comes to...
Topics: GPT-3, OpenAI, Elon Musk, Microsoft, Bitcoin, meta-programming
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Jul 13, 2021 Zen_Floater2
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Summary: I've run into disaster using my chrome book Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3377 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3377/hpr3377_source.ogg I've made a special show covering the problem with chromebook support. I cover the latest AntiX release. I cover the latest NomadBSD release and I cover GUIX 1.3 and what I ended up using GUIX for.
Topics: chromebook, AntiX, NomadBSD, GUIX, bath
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Jul 12, 2021 Dave Morriss
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Summary: Part 2 of a discussion about how two HPR hosts create books Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3376 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3376/hpr3376_source.flac Hosts Andrew Conway ( mcnalu ) Dave Morriss Handling incoming HPR shows Dave, with his Janitor hat on Processes incoming notes, to generate HTML Plain text is turned to Markdown. Otherwise various Markdown flavours are acceptable, or an HTML5 fragment If images are included the Markdown can refer to them...
Topics: Markdown, Pandoc, Template Toolkit, PDF
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Jul 9, 2021 operat0r
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Summary: I try to figure out ODB2 stuff again Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3375 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3375/hpr3375_source.ogg On-board diagnostics (OBD) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia On-board diagnostics (OBD) is an automotive term referring to a vehicle's self-diagnostic and reporting capability. OBD systems give the vehicle owner or repair technician access to the status of the various vehicle sub-systems. The amount of diagnostic...
Topics: car, auto, odb2
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Jul 8, 2021 swift110
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Summary: I talk about the upgrades I made to the machine and how it's benefited me since I got it Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3374 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3374/hpr3374_source.mp3 The upgrades made to the machine were a 500 GB ssd, 16 GB of ram, and went from El Capitan to Catalina.
Topics: technology, Apple, MacBook, laptop, swift110
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Jul 7, 2021 klaatu
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Summary: Starfinder is a sci-fi RPG using Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 rules Series: Tabletop Gaming Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3373 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3373/hpr3373_source.flac You can purchase Starfinder directly from Paizo , and you can usually find Starfinder Society play at your friendly local game store. The alternate starship combat rules mentioned in this episode are available from drivethrurpg.com (warning: this is an affiliate link, but...
Topics: rpg, cyberpunk, science fiction
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Jul 6, 2021 Honkeymagoo
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Summary: the hpr community stops by for a chat Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3372 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3372/hpr3372_source.mp3 Welcome to the 9th Annual Hacker Public Radio New Years Eve Show Hunting food cpap machines Music Audio books podcasts Archive.org is great (support if possible please) Moss has a fun 2020 Politics Health care grey hat
Topics: HPR, community, new years eve
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Jul 2, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: We look at some more free photo sites to see if they are really free Series: GIMP Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3370 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3370/hpr3370_source.flac This tutorial adds to our discussion of freely usable photos by looking at a list compiled on the blog of a marketing site Twenty Over Ten. They gave us their top 15 sites, but can I recommend them unreservedly? Not necessarily, you have to dig into each one of them to get to the...
Topics: Stock Photos, Creative Commons, Free Photos
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Jul 1, 2021 monochromec
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Summary: A show with Steve Klabnik on corroded metal, hipster programming languages and the analogue world Series: Linux Inlaws Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3369 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3369/hpr3369_source.mp3 In this episode - aptly named "The return of the Rust" our two heroes host a very special guest: no other than Steve Klabnik of Rust fame himself. Needless to say, this hipster programming language which is on everbody's mind at the...
Topics: Rust, actix, unsafe code, bulleted lists, pubs, OpenSearch
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Summary: Presenting my favorite information security podcasts which focus on social engineering Series: Podcast recommendations Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3368 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3368/hpr3368_source.flac Inoffensive in every region of the world Special thanks to Thaj for sharing "Audio for Podcasting: Episode 2 - Equalization" (HPR3345 - http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3345 ). I will be trying to apply some of his advice in this...
Topics: infosec, podcasts, security, social engineering
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Jun 29, 2021 Andrew Conway
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Summary: A discussion about assembling books using simple tools commonly found in most linux distros. Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3367 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3367/hpr3367_source.flac Andrew and Dave describe a common itch they have been scratching. Andrew talks through his approach to document creation in this episode and Dave will describe his in the next episode. Andrew was inspired by a simple and elegant approach to eBook creation by Jon Kulp,...
Topics: linux, books, ebooks, scripts
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Jun 28, 2021 Honkeymagoo
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Summary: the hpr community stops by for a chat Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3366 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3366/hpr3366_source.mp3 Welcome to the 9th Annual Hacker Public Radio New Years Eve Show language the murmur server (that was originally run by John Neusteter) mintcast Linux Some chatter about home packing and selling. Struggles with packing and finding places to move to out in the 'country'. Free movement and Irish passports D'n'D talk. The absence...
Topics: HPR, community, new years eve
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Jun 25, 2021 operat0r
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Summary: I talk about Diablo 2 and modding Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3365 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3365/hpr3365_source.ogg Diablo II Diablo II is an action role-playing hack-and-slash computer video game developed by Blizzard North and published by Blizzard Entertainment in 2000 for Microsoft Windows, Classic Mac OS, and macOS. The game, with its dark fantasy and horror themes, was conceptualized and designed by David Brevik and Erich Schaefer, who,...
Topics: diablo 2, video games, gaming, modding, hacking, median xl, plug y
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Jun 24, 2021 Clinton Roy
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Summary: My new coffee pot, covid motivation Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3364 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3364/hpr3364_source.mp3 So, I'm currently listening to the "Feedback on the Article" show, and am feeling like I should contribute a show. A long time ago now, I bought a new coffee machine for home, on the basis that I was going to be working from home for a while, and I was really missing my daily hits of actual coffee. I drink maybe four...
Topics: covid19, coffee
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Jun 23, 2021 Archer72
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Summary: I go over the 4 electronics podcasts I am currently listening to. Series: Podcast recommendations Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3363 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3363/hpr3363_source.flac Electronics podcasts Hackaday podcast Hackaday Editors take a look at all of the interesting uses of technology that pop up on the internet each week. Topics cover a wide range like bending consumer electronics to your will, designing circuit boards, building robots,...
Topics: electronics, robots, space exploration, engineering
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Jun 22, 2021 Rho`n
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Summary: Reviewing some stats and the accessibility by screen reader of this spam filter method. Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3362 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3362/hpr3362_source.flac In this episode, I revisit my spam bot honey pot method of spam detection for web forms. The first part of the episode is a response to rtsn comment asking for a follow up on how the method worked out. In the second part of the podcast I use the built-in screen reader of my...
Topics: Spam, HTML, Forms, accesibility, screen reader
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Jun 21, 2021 Honkeymagoo
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Summary: the hpr community stops by for a chat Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3361 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3361/hpr3361_source.mp3 Welcome to the 9th Annual Hacker Public Radio New Years Eve Show Vaccines Discussion about the movies: Jumanji, Wizard of Oz. Discussion about facebook, whatsapp, and social networks. Filk Performance of "Alice the first woman on the moon" written by Blind Lemon Chiffon. podcasting Dungeons and Dragons talk History...
Topics: HPR, community, new years eve
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Jun 18, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: A look at some security issues in Android Series: Privacy and Security Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3360 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3360/hpr3360_source.flac A type of malware nicknamed Joker has been infecting Android devices. In this episode we dig a little deeper into what this is and how it works. Links: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7750448/what-are-dex-files-in-android#7750547...
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Summary: Part 3 of the miniseries on Deep Learning, politicians and other approaches to intelligence (or not) Series: Linux Inlaws Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3359 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3359/hpr3359_source.mp3 In part three of the 27.64 episodes long mini-series on artificial intelligences, machine and deep learning and other hipster topics around machines trying to imitate humans (marketing made us do these :-), our two heroes discuss...
Topics: Keras, scitkit-learn, neural networks, Mars, Twix, Limitless, Life
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Summary: This is an interview with the author of BlastEm, a Sega Genesis/Megadrive emulator Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3358 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3358/hpr3358_source.mp3 In this Hacker Public Radio we talk to Mike about his emulator, BlastEm. This is the official BlastEm url: https://www.retrodev.com/blastem/
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Jun 15, 2021 Some Guy On The Internet
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Summary: Becoming terminal friendly. Series: Apt Spelunking Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3357 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3357/hpr3357_source.flac My terminal journey, part 02. Becoming terminal friendly. series: Apt Spelunking. tags: terminal, apt-get, apt-cache, apt-mark, dpkg Discovering the packages; vertical lists. apt package manager First Command: sudo apt list --upgradeable Command Breakdown: sudo is root privileges (to become admin for a single...
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Jun 14, 2021 Honkeymagoo
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Summary: the hpr community stops by for a chat Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3356 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3356/hpr3356_source.mp3 Welcome to the 9th Annual Hacker Public Radio New Years Eve Show Vacinations covid lock downs covid covid covid (no suprise) virtual confrences Virtual life programing languages the size of texas - Even the Skunks are Large! Religion Linux
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Jun 11, 2021 operat0r
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Summary: I talk about my thoughts on outdoor torches Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3355 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3355/hpr3355_source.mp3 Don't buy Tiki anything...
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Jun 10, 2021 operat0r
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Summary: I walk around my house and talk about any interesting Devices i have Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3354 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3354/hpr3354_source.mp3 N/A Editor's Note : No show notes were provided for this show. We strongly encourage the inclusion of notes of some kind for the following reasons: They provide the listeners with more information on the topic your show is covering They ensure your show gets posted on time (the volunteers don't...
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Jun 9, 2021 Some Guy On The Internet
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Summary: Becoming terminal friendly. Series: Apt Spelunking Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3353 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3353/hpr3353_source.flac My terminal journey, part 01. Becoming terminal friendly. series: Apt Spelunking. tags: terminal, apt-get, apt-cache, .bashrc Book TLCL The Linux Command Line: http://www.linuxcommand.org/tlcl.php My .bashrc alias # ls aliases alias la='ls -Alh --group-directories-first' alias lr='ls -lh --group-directories-first...
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Jun 8, 2021 Honkeymagoo
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Summary: the hpr community stops by for a chat Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3352 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3352/hpr3352_source.mp3 Welcome to the 9th Annual Hacker Public Radio New Years Eve Show Text editors x11 and wayland Linux check for X11/Wayland loginctl show-session $(awk '/tty/ {print $1}'
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Jun 7, 2021 HPR Volunteers
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Summary: The HPR Matrons are doing the rounds. Series: HPR Community News Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3351 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3351/hpr3351_source.wav New hosts There were no new hosts this month. Last Month's Shows Id Day Date Title Host 3326 Mon 2021-05-03 HPR Community News for April 2021 HPR Volunteers 3327 Tue 2021-05-04 Looking into Ceph storage solution Daniel Persson 3328 Wed 2021-05-05 Pandas Part 2 Enigma 3329 Thu 2021-05-06 Linux Inlaws...
Topic: Community News
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Jun 4, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: GIMP has a number of ways you can blend layers together Series: GIMP Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3350 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3350/hpr3350_source.flac This tutorial begins our discussion of how you can blend entire layers in GIMP, starting with changing the opacity of layers, then moving into Layer Modes, which use mathematical functions to allow more complex combinations to achieve certain effects. We discuss the mathematics as a background...
Topics: GIMP, Layers, Layer Modes, Opacity
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Summary: An interview with Paul Ramsey, FLOSS enterpreneur and OpenGeo fame Series: Linux Inlaws Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3349 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3349/hpr3349_source.mp3 In this episode the inlaws host Paul Ramsey of OpenGeo fame. Apart from his PostgreSQL contributions, Paul is probably best known for GIS work and geo DB contributions in general (in addition to off-the-beaten track stuff like URL of his website among other things). Don't miss...
Topics: PostgreSQL, PostGIS
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Jun 2, 2021 Ken Fallon
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Summary: Join the policy discussions on the mail list Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3348 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3348/hpr3348_source.wav hedorah posted an article https://foxacid.se/hedorah/posts/hpr/ , and we read out the mail thread that resulted http://hackerpublicradio.org/pipermail/hpr_hackerpublicradio.org/2021-April/014931.html
Topics: HPR, policy decisions
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Jun 1, 2021 Paul Quirk
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Summary: I read a paper I wrote about the ethical issues of renewable energy and conservation efforts. Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3347 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3347/hpr3347_source.flac Original essay: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr3347/ethical_analysis_of_renewable_energy_and_conservation.pdf References Bedard, Paul (2010, March 23). High Energy Costs for the Poor Might Push Action in Congress. Washington Whispers, U.S. News, Sunday, April 11,...
Topics: Ethics, renewable, energy, poverty, solar, wind, conservation, green
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May 31, 2021 Honkeymagoo
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Summary: the hpr community stops by for a chat Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3346 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3346/hpr3346_source.mp3 Welcome to the 9th Annual Hacker Public Radio New Years Eve Show adjusting nextcloud time and date. Why can't I do it? Bug? yes or no? We discuss ClaudioM's breakfast https://mastodon.sdf.org/@claudiom/105475213315933382 https://voicecommandcenter.com/# Bollywood sci-fi movie https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/2-0 Lineage OS...
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May 28, 2021 Thaj Sara
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Summary: Thaj shares tips and tricks on producing quality audio for HPR episodes Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3345 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3345/hpr3345_source.flac In this episode we discuss equalization in order to improve our audio quality for podcasting. We will use Audacity to manipulate our equalization. The best method of achieving this is to use the Graphic EQ plugin. To use this select the audio you wish to process, then use the...
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Summary: Presenting my favorite podcasts related to information security careers and growth Series: Podcast recommendations Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3344 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3344/hpr3344_source.flac Inoffensive in every region of the world Infosec Podcasts Part 3 – Infosec Career & Personal Development Why am I recording this series? "What podcasts you listen to" was on the list of recommended topics I am passionate about...
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May 26, 2021 Brian in Ohio
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Summary: A less than complete history of Forth Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3343 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3343/hpr3343_source.flac forth the early years http://worrydream.com/refs/Moore%20-%20Forth%20-%20The%20Early%20Years.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forth_(programming_language) https://www.forth.com/resources/forth-programming-language/ https://colorforth.github.io/ chuck moore on youtube 2019 https://youtu.be/81bkIqPpe0g 2018...
Topics: programming, history
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May 25, 2021 Honkeymagoo
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Summary: the hpr community stops by for a chat Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3342 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3342/hpr3342_source.mp3 Welcome to the 9th Annual Hacker Public Radio New Years Eve Show heated roads and driveways talking about distilling spirits geek talk single board computers
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Summary: My experiment with Getty and A Getty Ansi - And wanting to have a Serial Terminal Mainframe Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3341 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3341/hpr3341_source.mp3 Well its bit of challenge for Jerome to teach me how to do a Mainframe on a PI with serial terminal. I started the project using a old HPE 700/96 terminal amber. I used this site as my prime info....
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May 21, 2021 Ahuka
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Summary: People commonly say that their own, or someone else's, Facebook has been hacked. Series: Privacy and Security Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3340 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3340/hpr3340_source.flac As someone who has reasons to be on Facebook, I have gotten used to seeing people warn that their account was hacked, and we should not accept friend requests from them. It is so common that you would wonder if Facebook had no security at all. But the...
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Summary: Part 2 of the miniseries on Deep Learning, politicians and other approaches to intelligence (or not) Series: Linux Inlaws Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3339 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3339/hpr3339_source.mp3 After successfully navigating through the shallow (or not-so-shallow) depths of the first episode on deep learning fundamentals, our two heroes tackle a more concrete topic in this episode: How to use the damn stuff! No expenses will be spared...
Topics: Policitians, artificial intelligence, deep learning
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May 19, 2021 klaatu
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Summary: OpenSSL s_client is the new telnet. Here is how to use it. Series: Networking Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3338 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3338/hpr3338_source.flac Connect to port 443 and send some HTTP signals: $ openssl s_client -connect example.com:443 [...snip...] Verify return code: 0 (ok) Extended master secret: no Max Early Data: 0 --- You're now connected. If you wait too long, your connection will likely time out. View the default landing...
Topics: telnet, openssl
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May 18, 2021 Daniel Persson
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Summary: A dramatic reading of a work by Gailey Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3337 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3337/hpr3337_source.mp3 The episode is released under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0). HPR has been given non-exclusive rights to create and distribute audio narration with kind permission of the Author. For clarity, permission has not been granted for derivative works, commercial or otherwise, to be created from...
Topics: news, boat, stuck
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May 17, 2021 Honkeymagoo
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Summary: the hpr community stops by for a chat Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3336 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3336/hpr3336_source.mp3 Welcome to the 9th Annual Hacker Public Radio show It is December the 31st 2020 and the time is 10 hundred hours UTC. We start the show by sending Greetings to Christmas Island/Kiribati and Samoa Kiritimati, Apia. Covid Covid Covid Brexit. Brexit explained https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brexit Add ISO 8601 YYYY-MM-DD support...
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May 14, 2021 Ken Fallon
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Summary: This is an example of the podcast that was featured on GNU World Order Series: Podcast recommendations Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3335 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3335/hpr3335_source.wav Interview with Herag, from the Anarcho Book Club podcast. About the Anarcho Book Club
Topics: Anarcho Book Club, anarchism, gnuWorldOrder, gwo
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Summary: Presenting my favorite general information security podcasts Series: Privacy and Security Source: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3334 Original audio: http://archive.org/download/hpr3334/hpr3334_source.flac Inoffensive in every region of the world Hello, again. My name is Trey. This is part 2 of a 6 part series related to information security podcasts. To recap Why am I recording this series? "What podcasts you listen to" was on the list of recommended topics I am...
Topics: infosec, podcasts, security