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Posted at 2026-04-06 16:44:28 relating to the show hpr4605 which was released on 2026-03-27 by Elsbeth entitled Lee locks down his wifey poo

Many thanks for sharing the link to the passage.

Posted at 2026-04-06 15:28:34 relating to the show hpr4606 which was released on 2026-03-30 by Trollercoaster entitled My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams

Now you made me listen to a decade old episode of HPR! That's nostalia over nostalgia. So Nostalgia² ... for sure that can't be negative (unless it's complex nostaliga).

Posted at 2026-04-06 13:50:17 relating to the show hpr4611 which was released on 2026-04-06 by HPR Volunteers entitled HPR Community News for March 2026

No problem. I renamed it. Contact the janitors for these type of issues.

Posted at 2026-04-06 09:37:47 relating to the show hpr4609 which was released on 2026-04-02 by Ahuka entitled Proper Date Format

It's definitely handy to use with alphabetical sorting, especially if dealing with a cross-filesystem archive since access/modify times are rarely consistent longterm.

Posted at 2026-04-06 03:24:30 relating to the show hpr4611 which was released on 2026-04-06 by HPR Volunteers entitled HPR Community News for March 2026

HOLY i just realized I accidentily put Windigo's name in when typing the reply for the mpv util scripts and didnt notice until just now im so sorry

Posted at 2026-04-05 15:59:54 relating to the show hpr4605 which was released on 2026-03-27 by Elsbeth entitled Lee locks down his wifey poo

Paul, here is a permalink on the Internet Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20230326072654/https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/35908-do-not-confuse-duty-with-what-other-people-expect-of

Posted at 2026-04-05 14:09:24 relating to the show hpr4424 which was released on 2025-07-17 by Archer72 entitled How I use Newsboat for Podcasts and Reddit

https://repo.anhonesthost.net/HPR/hpr_generator/issues/321#issuecomment-2927

The option to add a Content-Disposition Header in the ccdn.php did not work as the clients don't support it.
It has just been added to curl -J

Using apache redirect will redirect the traffic via the server, resulting in pushing the bandwidth back to AnHonestHost.com, so this is not an option.

Changing the url to be unique per download server would also not work as the next time the enclosure@url would change and some podcatchers see this as a new version. This would result in the clients downloading each episode times the number of nodes in the community content delivery network.

The only option that would work is having each server behind a download dns, but that means that all nodes would need to serve A) all the files, and B) all the files from the same path.
A) is not the case for the internet Archive.
B) is not the case for some of the other nodes.

Posted at 2026-04-04 22:21:38 relating to the show hpr4608 which was released on 2026-04-01 by Whiskeyjack entitled Simple Podcasting - Episode 1 - Preparation and Recording

I have just listened to the HPR episode on Solocast, and it appears to me that the method he uses is indeed the same concept, that of recording a series of very short segments and stitching them together later as opposed to trying to edit a single big audio file later with an audio editor.

Solocast approaches it from a different way and offers a more automated process.

My series requires a number of manual steps but I focus more on what is going on under the lid. I also use a different filtering method.

This sounds like it's worth another podcast episode from me in which I will mention Solocast plus also talk more about filtering.

Thanks again for telling me about Solocast.

Posted at 2026-04-04 19:52:01 relating to the show hpr4605 which was released on 2026-03-27 by Elsbeth entitled Lee locks down his wifey poo

Lee and Elspeth! Congratulations, and thank you for sharing your joyous occasion with us!

Could you please share the reference to the poem Elspeth read out? I looked into the transcript, but it didn't come through too clearly!

Best wishes for your life together in the future!

Paul

Posted at 2026-04-04 18:19:25 relating to the show hpr4608 which was released on 2026-04-01 by Whiskeyjack entitled Simple Podcasting - Episode 1 - Preparation and Recording

I wasn't aware of Solocast. I have just downloaded the episode and will listen to it to see if the concept of how to use it is the same. If it is the same method, the author of that may have a better overall solution in terms of using it as he puts everything together in a single Python program.

Given that my series is 4 episodes rather than 1 though, it is possible that I have more explanation of what is happening to the audio. I also had some fun with gratuitous hackery when analyzing audio with GNU Octave and Libre Office Calc and it is more important to have fun than to be useful.

I have looked at the source code and see that he is using a technique with SOX which sounds similar to what drew the interest of one of the show hosts in the February Community news (hpr4586) published at the beginning of March when talking about another piece of podcast software.

I will have a play with that audio technique. I may get enough material from that audio processing technique to make another podcast episode.

Anyway, thanks again for the tip on Solocast. I will try it to see if it suits how I want to make podcasts.

Posted at 2026-04-04 14:19:15 relating to the show hpr4609 which was released on 2026-04-02 by Ahuka entitled Proper Date Format

Thanks for spreading the word! I have been using this for over 20 years -- sorts well in any file system. Sorts well in note taking app titles. I have a keyboard macro in my home Linux machines and in my work Windows machine that bangs out today's date in that format. It is the only proper date format!

Posted at 2026-04-03 17:28:05 relating to the show hpr4584 which was released on 2026-02-26 by Archer72 entitled Recording a show, and crappy audio

So far this morning, I've listed to this episode 3 times in an attempt to hear some 'crappy' audio. What i'm hearing is various levels of 'not-perfect' audio, but nothing crappy. :)

This is probably the first time I have heard audio recorded from an earpiece, and this is one of my favorite genres of HPR shows: the hardware used to record a show.

thank you

Posted at 2026-04-03 07:49:58 relating to the show hpr4608 which was released on 2026-04-01 by Whiskeyjack entitled Simple Podcasting - Episode 1 - Preparation and Recording

Hi Whiskeyjack,
I really liked your podcast and the topic. I cannot remember about your last, but the sound quality of this one was good on my mobile speakers :)

The concept reminded me about the program from Norrist (another host on HPR), while similar does it have some differences HPR 3496 https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3496

As I am not on the future feed, I look forward to your next episode.

Cheers, Reto

Posted at 2026-04-01 12:27:46 relating to the show hpr4608 which was released on 2026-04-01 by Whiskeyjack entitled Simple Podcasting - Episode 1 - Preparation and Recording

Thank you for your kind comments on this series. I am pleased to hear that at least one person liked it.

As for adding tags for `sox` and `ffmpeg` to the show notes after the episode has been uploaded, I'm not sure what the proper method to go about this is. Perhaps someone could make a suggestion.

Posted at 2026-04-01 10:06:46 relating to the show hpr4608 which was released on 2026-04-01 by Whiskeyjack entitled Simple Podcasting - Episode 1 - Preparation and Recording

Hi Whiskeyjack,

This has been a great series, as I have been listening ahead with anticipation.

Might I suggest having tags added for each show to reflect using `sox` and `ffmpeg`.

Cheers,
Archer72

Posted at 2026-03-31 17:20:34 relating to the show hpr4606 which was released on 2026-03-30 by Trollercoaster entitled My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams

Great episode, Trollercoaster! Really enjoyed this one. Had me all nostalgic for those early days of computing. I recorded hpr1541 back in 2014 (*ding* for shameless plug lol) where I covered my early days of computing and how it all led up to me coming to Linux, and I think I made mention of BSD as well, and this reminded me of that. Thanks for sharing!

Posted at 2026-03-31 14:19:12 relating to the show hpr4607 which was released on 2026-03-31 by Vance entitled UNIX Curio #3 - basename and dirname

Love the UNIX Curio series. Thanks so much for offering it. It's always good to review BASH things as well as commands that are useful.

Posted at 2026-03-31 08:26:06 relating to the show hpr4606 which was released on 2026-03-30 by Trollercoaster entitled My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams

Hey Janitors,

just realized that you'll have to read my previous comment out loud. May I suggest to NOT add sound effects to that comment?

Posted at 2026-03-31 08:24:58 relating to the show hpr4606 which was released on 2026-03-30 by Trollercoaster entitled My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams

Hey Trey... why don't you flip out your PDP11 and show off your skilzz!

If you're into the old school definition of hackers and you're frustrated that those youngsters are spoiled... make sure to pick up next week's episode on Age Verification! It will be the best thing ever.

xmanmonk glad you liked the sound effects. I had to edit out the occasional fart - at a certain age bowel movements are a thing. But then again... luckily podcasts don't also spread the smell...

Posted at 2026-03-31 00:54:19 relating to the show hpr4424 which was released on 2025-07-17 by Archer72 entitled How I use Newsboat for Podcasts and Reddit

Hello Ken,

Sorry for late reply, I just listened to Jan & Dec news a few days ago. No, the problem did not get fixed. I don't think that it would be fixed from thr HPR website, since if I used wget to download an episode, it does get properly renamed to hpr.mp3

Posted at 2026-03-30 16:23:43 relating to the show hpr4606 which was released on 2026-03-30 by Trollercoaster entitled My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams

Ah, the memories! I'm a bit older, but I wanted to say that the sound effects in this episode brought back all kinds of memories! Thanks for a great show!

Posted at 2026-03-30 14:24:54 relating to the show hpr4606 which was released on 2026-03-30 by Trollercoaster entitled My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams

Thank you for the trip down memory lane. It very much reminded me of my own experiences during that time.

I believe that we developed a certain set of skills, for troubleshooting, for experimenting, and for learning because we did not have an internet to lookup everything.

This is what made us hackers! Not in the criminal sense, but like MIT and HackerOne have defined it.

Hacker: "One who enjoys the intellectual challenge of creatively overcoming limitations" HackerOne. What's in a Name. Retrieved from HackerOne: https://www.hackerone.com/blog/whats-in-a-name

Posted at 2026-03-30 13:22:43 relating to the show hpr4605 which was released on 2026-03-27 by Elsbeth entitled Lee locks down his wifey poo

Wow, congratulations to both of you! Wishing you all the best in your new journey together. :-)

Posted at 2026-03-29 22:39:06 relating to the show hpr4605 which was released on 2026-03-27 by Elsbeth entitled Lee locks down his wifey poo

Ho, what a show! So, just coming by to give congratulations, dear Couple Lee and Elsbeth!

Posted at 2026-03-27 12:58:38 relating to the show hpr4605 which was released on 2026-03-27 by Elsbeth entitled Lee locks down his wifey poo

First off... congratulations!

Now we're expecting a follow-up episode with all the nerdy jokes or puns that your friends made about your nerdy wedding!

Posted at 2026-03-27 11:10:10 relating to the show hpr4605 which was released on 2026-03-27 by Elsbeth entitled Lee locks down his wifey poo

We appreciate the felicitations!

Posted at 2026-03-25 15:18:15 relating to the show hpr4333 which was released on 2025-03-12 by Marc W. Abel entitled A Radically Transparent Computer Without Complex VLSI

Many links to Dauug|36 broke due to its relocation to The Dauug House, a U.S.-based nonprofit organization. Dauug|36 is alive and well and lives now at https://dauug.org

The Dauug House has also broken ground on Dauug|18, an 18-bit, transparently functioning, postcard-sized processor for applications where a "full CPU" would be overkill. As with Dauug|36, Dauug|18 does not employ any "complex VLSI" (no microprocessor, FPGA, PLD, ASIC, or DRAM) within the architecture.

Posted at 2026-03-24 01:50:51 relating to the show hpr4598 which was released on 2026-03-18 by Shane - StrandedOutput entitled Recording good audio using open source tools

Hi,

I wrote GNOME Music Studio Recording Software: GarageJam.

It records from USB Audio Class devices and built-in microphones instantly and you can annotate Meta Data about the recording.

See https://discourse.gnome.org/t/garagejam-1-0-0-music-studio-recording-software-for-gnome-45/16744 as well as the project home page with source code on https://www.garagejam.org/

Source Code:
https://www.garagejam.org/src/garagejam-6.0.1.tar.xz

Binary x86_64 Fedora Core 43:
sudo dnf install http://www.garagejam.org/fedora/RPMS/x86_64/garagejam-6.0.1-1.fc43.x86_64.rpm

Command:
garagejam

Look in $HOME/Music and $HOME/GNOME.xspf for recordings.

Happy Hacking,
Ole Aamot

Posted at 2026-03-21 22:35:05 relating to the show hpr4600 which was released on 2026-03-20 by Ahuka entitled The First Doctor, Part 5

Hi Ahuka and Kevie,

I 2nd the request to keep the series going to the end. Although I have not seen many episodes, this is an interesting series.

Cheers,
Archer72

Posted at 2026-03-21 21:23:38 relating to the show hpr4600 which was released on 2026-03-20 by Ahuka entitled The First Doctor, Part 5

I am now thinking I might just cover all of Classic Doctor Who, and then stop. I don´t think there is any need to cover the revived series that began in 2005. But when did that become 21 years ago? Can anyone stop this train?