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hpr3811 :: mkfifo and named pipes

2023-03-13. 00:11:18. Clean. Bash Scripting.
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Have you ever named a pipe? If not, this is the episode you've been waiting for.

hpr3756 :: Verify yourself on Mastodon with PGP and Keyoxide

2022-12-26. 00:32:20. Clean. general.
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Verify your Mastodon account using GnuPG and Keyoxide.org

hpr3746 :: Cpuinfo

2022-12-12. 00:14:54. Clean. general.
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How to get CPU info on Linux

hpr3736 :: Metasyntactic words

2022-11-28. 00:11:43. Clean. general.
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Blah blah blah (literally)

hpr3698 :: Spectrogram

2022-10-05. 00:15:49. Clean. general.
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Edit audio as a spectrogram

hpr3691 :: Starship.rs the best prompt I don't use

2022-09-26. 00:25:29. Clean. general.
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Bash prompts

hpr3674 :: Emergency Show posted in 2012. MUD

2022-09-01. 00:20:41. Clean. general.
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In today's show klaatu drags us through the mud with his somewhat belated descovery.

hpr3632 :: Intro to web scraping with Python

2022-07-05. 00:31:55. Clean. Programming 101.
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Using requests and Beautiful Soup to scrape websites

hpr3548 :: Make a custom Git command

2022-03-09. 00:19:37. Clean. Version Control.
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Make Git subcommands with shell scripts and Git rev-parse

hpr3511 :: Podman like Vagrant

2022-01-17. 00:19:20. Clean. Virtualization.
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This is how I use Podman on the desktop

hpr3457 :: Tables

2021-11-02. 00:37:40. Clean. Databases.
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How and why I convert tables to lists

hpr3442 :: What is this thing called science

2021-10-12. 00:13:10. Clean. general.
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Critical thinking is only part of the equation. Here's the other part.

hpr3434 :: From 0 to K8s in 30 minutes

2021-09-30. 00:32:18. Clean. Networking.
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Build a Kubernetes cluster, run a website, route traffic to website

hpr3411 :: Dominion card game

2021-08-30. 00:27:53. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu talks about the Dominion card game

hpr3406 :: A study of cards in games

2021-08-23. 00:27:13. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Currency, deterrent, coersion, clutter, rules

hpr3401 :: Mana hacks

2021-08-16. 00:32:04. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu muses about mana ramping in Magic the Gathering

hpr3398 :: Anacron

2021-08-11. 00:15:49. Clean. general.
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Put down that crontab and get started with anacron

hpr3396 :: Card roles in Magic the Gathering

2021-08-09. 00:39:27. Clean. general.
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There are over 25,000 cards in MTG. You only need 60 to play.

hpr3394 :: Be an XML star with xmlstarlet

2021-08-05. 00:26:31. Clean. general.
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Parse XML from the terminal

hpr3393 :: We need to talk about XML

2021-08-04. 00:31:25. Clean. general.
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An extensible markup language? This is too good to be true!

hpr3381 :: Learning to skate

2021-07-19. 00:35:52. Clean. general.
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Klaatu goes for a walk, and talks about learning to ride a skateboard

hpr3373 :: HPR RPG Club reviews Starfinder

2021-07-07. 01:26:15. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Starfinder is a sci-fi RPG using Dungeons & Dragons 3.5 rules

hpr3338 :: Using openssl s_client like telnet

2021-05-19. 00:19:49. Clean. Networking.
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OpenSSL s_client is the new telnet. Here is how to use it.

hpr3325 :: Games and rules

2021-04-30. 00:24:59. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Talking about the conundrum of rules-light and rules-heavy game systems

hpr3323 :: The alternate Internet you never knew existed

2021-04-28. 00:29:17. Clean. general.
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I changed my DNS server and you won't believe what happened next.

hpr3322 :: Tune system performance with tuned

2021-04-27. 00:22:41. Clean. general.
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Introduction to tuned and tuned-adm

hpr3307 :: Git worktree

2021-04-06. 00:25:07. Clean. Introduction to Git.
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How to use git worktree

hpr3293 :: HPR RPG Club reviews Dungeon Raiders

2021-03-17. 00:54:29. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu, Beni, and McNalu review an OSR DnD clone

hpr3284 :: Introduction to gdb

2021-03-04. 00:23:40. Clean. Compilers - how they work.
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A really friendly introduction to Gnu Debugger

hpr3283 :: HPR RPG Club reviews Dead Earth

2021-03-03. 00:52:30. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Escape reality by pretending you live in a dystopia

hpr3233 :: HPR RPG Club reviews Shadowrun 5e

2020-12-23. 00:54:05. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Cyberpunk + Magic and a fistful of D6

hpr3232 :: Nextcloud

2020-12-22. 00:21:19. Clean. Privacy and Security.
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Nextcloud is easy. You should try it.

hpr3228 :: YAML basics

2020-12-16. 00:33:47. Clean. Programming 101.
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Learn about sequence and mapping in YAML

hpr3206 :: Dungeons and Dragons for the blind

2020-11-16. 00:58:31. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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I discuss some easy workarounds to make tabletop RPGs easy for both sighted and non-sighted players

hpr3166 :: Using Ansible to mirror a Git repo

2020-09-21. 00:26:20. Clean. general.
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Klaatu uses Ansible to mirror a Git repo on two separate Git hosts

hpr3162 :: Introduction to Ansible

2020-09-15. 00:44:34. Clean. general.
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Klaatu demonstrates some Ansible tricks, and how Ansible can be a better choice than scripting.

hpr3157 :: Compost

2020-09-08. 00:43:03. Clean. Cooking.
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How and why to compost

hpr3142 :: tcsh

2020-08-18. 00:28:39. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about tcsh

hpr3141 :: Lessons learnt from Magic the Gathering game design

2020-08-17. 00:37:49. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Lessons learnt from Magic the Gathering game design

hpr3139 :: MIDI Sysex

2020-08-13. 00:20:38. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about Sysex functions in MIDI

hpr3087 :: Phonetic alphabet

2020-06-02. 00:01:54. Clean. HAM radio.
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The NATO phonetic alphabet recited once.

hpr3049 :: What computers taught me about reality

2020-04-09. 00:24:11. Clean. general.
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Klaatu tells us what computers taught him about reality

hpr3048 :: Alternatives to toilet paper

2020-04-08. 00:11:42. Clean. Health and Healthcare.
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A non-satirical and non-sarcastic review of alternatives to toilet paper.

hpr3041 :: How to use GNU Autotools

2020-03-30. 00:38:57. Clean. Programming 101.
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How to use GNU Autotools

hpr3040 :: Why use GNU Autotools

2020-03-27. 00:29:26. Clean. general.
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6 good reasons you should be using a build system

hpr3038 :: Solo Magic

2020-03-25. 00:37:24. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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All the magic without the gathering

hpr3018 :: Encrypted edit

2020-02-26. 00:20:34. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about editing and viewing encrypted files in a tmpfs in RAM

hpr2941 :: Server Basics 107: Minishift and container management

2019-11-11. 00:38:51. Clean. general.
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Klaatu introduces Minishift, a local test environment for a single-node cloud

hpr2934 :: Server Basics 106: Namespaces and containers

2019-10-31. 00:33:53. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about the unshare and lxc commands

hpr2904 :: DIY URL shortening

2019-09-19. 00:12:18. Clean. general.
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Quick tip on how to shorten an URL without a silly SaaS

hpr2864 :: One weird trick to add a --help option to your awk scripts

2019-07-25. 00:20:13. Clean. Learning Awk.
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Klaatu demonstrates two ways to add a --help message to your awk scripts

hpr2815 :: Copy pasta

2019-05-17. 00:38:20. Clean. general.
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Copying and pasting on Linux: X selections, xsel, clipboard managers, GPM, screen, and more

hpr2795 :: Dead Earth

2019-04-19. 00:36:50. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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A review of a 20-year old, GNU Free Documentation Licensed, RPG about post-apocalyptic turmoil

hpr2791 :: LUKS like truecrypt

2019-04-15. 00:25:23. Clean. Privacy and Security.
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Klaatu demonstrates how to use LVM and cryptsetup to create and use portable encrypted filesystems

hpr2782 :: Never stop gaming

2019-04-02. 00:21:17. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Ways to feed the gaming impulse, even when you can't game

hpr2771 :: Embedding hidden text in Djvu files

2019-03-18. 00:41:16. Clean. general.
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Part 2 of Klaatu's Djvu mini series

hpr2770 :: Navigating the maze of RPG books

2019-03-15. 00:31:13. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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There are so many kinds of RPG books out there, where do you start? Klaatu tells all!

hpr2767 :: Djvu and other paperless document formats

2019-03-12. 00:32:15. Clean. general.
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A tutorial on how to read and generate djvu files

hpr2766 :: Disk enumeration on Linux

2019-03-11. 00:24:03. Clean. general.
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Klaatu reviews the various commands used to enumerate drives on Linux

hpr2764 :: Personal password algorithms

2019-03-07. 00:40:44. Clean. Information Underground.
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Is it possible to generate a unique password for every site? Klaatu tries.

hpr2763 :: Deepgeek explains SPF records

2019-03-06. 00:14:09. Clean. Information Underground.
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Confused about SPF? Klaatu was. Here's Deepgeek's explanation.

hpr2757 :: How to DM

2019-02-26. 00:44:54. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu explains how to DM an RPG, and Lostnbronx demonstrates, step by step, how to build a dungeon

hpr2749 :: Lostnbronx and Klaatu commentary from episode 2743

2019-02-14. 00:14:50. Clean. general.
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Thoughts about RPG character building, modern RPG play style compared to the Old School, and more

hpr2743 :: Character build in the d20 system

2019-02-06. 01:05:49. Clean. Information Underground.
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Klaatu and Lostnbronx build an RPG character in the d20 system of Starfinder

hpr2732 :: Storytelling formula compliance

2019-01-22. 00:28:12. Clean. Information Underground.
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Telling a story? want a reaction? USE THE FORMULA

hpr2725 :: The Illumos Shutdown Command Explained

2019-01-11. 00:13:32. Clean. general.
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A short pod cast about the Illumos shutdown command

hpr2712 :: Steganography

2018-12-25. 00:21:30. Clean. general.
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Klaatu wraps up his miniseries about steganography.

hpr2708 :: Ghostscript

2018-12-19. 00:22:31. Clean. Privacy and Security.
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Klaatu talks about manipulating PDFs with gs and pdf-stapler

hpr2704 :: Intro to Scribus

2018-12-13. 00:39:40. Clean. Privacy and Security.
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Klaatu provides an overview of Scribus in part 1 of a mini-series about steganography

hpr2672 :: Porteus

2018-10-30. 00:57:57. Clean. general.
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Installing Porteus and the cool things you can do with thumbdrive installation

hpr2667 :: Create PDF bookmarks with Pdftk

2018-10-23. 00:21:53. Clean. general.
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Basic intro to a few pdftk functions

hpr2638 :: Dirt cheap Magic

2018-09-12. 00:40:10. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Magic the Gathering for cheapskates

hpr2634 :: Git tag and metadata

2018-09-06. 00:19:09. Clean. Introduction to Git.
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An intro to git tags and how to view metadata about your Git repository.

hpr2613 :: Quick Awk Tip

2018-08-08. 00:07:39. Clean. Learning Awk.
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This is a tip about awk scripts.

hpr2609 :: SparkleShare

2018-08-02. 00:24:20. Clean. Introduction to Git.
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Klaatu demonstrates SparkleShare

hpr2607 :: Processing

2018-07-31. 00:29:37. Clean. Programming 101.
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Klaatu introduces Processing, a Java subset and IDE suitable for graphical programming projects

hpr2582 :: 3 Contribution case studies

2018-06-26. 00:44:59. Clean. general.
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How easy is it for your potential contributors to contribute?

hpr2577 :: Emigration

2018-06-19. 00:30:55. Clean. general.
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Howto emigrate

hpr2574 :: Personal cash-only finance

2018-06-14. 00:30:00. Clean. general.
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Klaatu discusses the advantages and disadvantages of going [mostly] cash-only

hpr2573 :: Foundations of git rebase

2018-06-13. 00:20:29. Clean. Version Control.
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Klaatu talks about git rebase

hpr2571 :: Kill Dr. Lucky

2018-06-11. 00:19:28. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu reviews a board game

hpr2569 :: Pandemic: Reign of Cthulu board game review

2018-06-07. 00:19:00. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu reviews a board game

hpr2568 :: Personal finance

2018-06-06. 00:54:42. Clean. general.
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How to manage personal finances.

hpr2564 :: Intro to Fossil

2018-05-31. 00:33:11. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about the Fossil version control system

hpr2556 :: Building trust

2018-05-21. 00:42:29. Clean. Privacy and Security.
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Quasi-philosophical musing about how trust is built both online and in real life

hpr2553 :: Get ahead with git HEAD

2018-05-16. 00:46:42. Clean. Introduction to Git.
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Klaatu helps you understand git HEAD

hpr2550 :: Howto get started playing RPGs

2018-05-11. 00:25:19. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Lostnbronx and Klaatu tag-team an intro to tabletop role-playing games [RPG]

hpr2516 :: Intro to git branch

2018-03-26. 00:43:55. Clean. Introduction to Git.
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Intro to git branch

hpr2512 :: Intro to git remote

2018-03-20. 00:26:30. Clean. Introduction to Git.
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All about git remote

hpr2504 :: Intro to Git with pen and paper

2018-03-08. 00:36:45. Clean. Introduction to Git.
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Klaatu introduces Git using pen and paper.

hpr2461 :: Gitolite

2018-01-08. 00:30:39. Clean. Version Control.
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Using Gitolite to administer your Git server.

hpr2455 :: Interface Zero RPG Part 5

2017-12-29. 01:24:34. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu, Lobath, and Thaj play the Interface Zero RPG part 5

hpr2451 :: Server Basics 105 OpenVPN Client

2017-12-25. 00:32:11. Clean. general.
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Klaatu walks you through installing and configuring an OpenVPN client

hpr2447 :: Server Basics 104 OpenVPN Server

2017-12-19. 00:43:15. Clean. general.
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Klaatu walks you through installing and configuring OpenVPN Server

hpr2446 :: Git server and git hooks

2017-12-18. 00:40:30. Clean. Version Control.
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Klaatu talks about running git on a server, and explains git hooks.

hpr2444 :: Interface Zero Play-through Part 4

2017-12-14. 00:32:07. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu, Lobath, and Thaj play the Interface Zero RPG

hpr2441 :: Server Basics 103

2017-12-11. 00:29:33. Clean. general.
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Firewalls and fail2ban

hpr2437 :: Interface Zero Play-through Part 3

2017-12-05. 00:42:23. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu, Lobath, and Thaj play the Interface Zero RPG

hpr2435 :: Server Basics 102

2017-12-01. 00:48:46. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about SSH configuration on the server you set up in 101.

hpr2429 :: Interface Zero RPG Play

2017-11-23. 00:31:42. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu, Lobath, and Thaj play the Interface Zero RPG part 2

hpr2428 :: git Blobs

2017-11-22. 00:33:02. Clean. Version Control.
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Klaatu talks about git-media and git-annex

hpr2427 :: Server Basics 101

2017-11-21. 00:43:10. Clean. general.
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Klaatu endeavours to explain the basics of server administration.

hpr2425 :: Intro to XSL

2017-11-17. 00:41:42. Clean. general.
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A brief introduction to XSL and xsltproc

hpr2424 :: Interface Zero RPG Play

2017-11-16. 00:50:10. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu, Lobath, and Thaj play the Interface Zero RPG

hpr2422 :: Kickstarter Post Mortem

2017-11-14. 00:46:03. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu talks about his failed Kickstarter campaign

hpr2402 :: Petition: the card game for fanatics

2017-10-17. 00:42:00. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu talks about a card game he designed

hpr2390 :: Still in the game

2017-09-29. 00:24:09. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu compares PC and tabletop gaming

hpr2381 :: Benefits of a tabletop

2017-09-18. 00:44:10. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about the benefits of analogue gaming

hpr2378 :: Why Docbook?

2017-09-13. 00:40:05. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about why Docbook is the greatest

hpr2373 :: PCGen

2017-09-06. 00:44:00. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu talks about a PC generator

hpr2372 :: Docbook

2017-09-05. 00:54:38. Clean. general.
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How to Docbook

hpr2361 :: Information Underground: Working Out

2017-08-21. 00:40:47. Clean. Information Underground.
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Deepgeek, Lostnbronx, and Klaatu talk about exercise.

hpr2313 :: NilFS2

2017-06-14. 00:34:59. Clean. Filesystems.
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Klaatu talks about NilFS2

hpr2282 :: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game

2017-05-02. 00:40:45. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu talks about the Pathfinder RPG franchise, the OGL license, and the Adventure Card Game

hpr2276 :: Tunnels and Trolls and Dungeon Delvers

2017-04-24. 00:31:17. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu talks about Tunnels & Trolls solo RPG series, and Dungeon Delvers

hpr2266 :: Gamebooks: Lone Wolf

2017-04-10. 00:42:51. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu talks about the Lone Wolf solo RPG series

hpr2178 :: Dice Mixer

2016-12-07. 00:26:23. Clean. general.
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Klaatu reviews the Dice Mixer dice tower

hpr2174 :: Dungeoneer Tabletop Game

2016-12-01. 00:42:40. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu reviews the Dungeoneer RPG card game

hpr2168 :: Analogue Random Number Generation

2016-11-23. 00:42:01. Clean. general.
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Klaatu ponders analogue random number generation

hpr2164 :: Skipbo Tabletop Game

2016-11-17. 00:22:11. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu talks about the surprisingly amazing game from Mattel

hpr2159 :: Coup Tabletop Game

2016-11-10. 00:15:37. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu raves about the tabletop game, Coup

hpr2152 :: Apples to Apples Tabletop Game

2016-11-01. 00:13:41. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu reviews Apples to Apples, a tabletop card game

hpr2146 :: Cards Against Humanity Tabletop Game

2016-10-24. 00:20:31. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu reviews Cards Against Humanity

hpr2141 :: Make Web Python with Flask

2016-10-17. 00:36:33. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about Flask, a Python-based web microframework

hpr2136 :: Fluxx Tabletop Game

2016-10-10. 00:18:12. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu reviews the card game (Pirate) Fluxx

hpr2134 :: Shutdown Sequence Systemd

2016-10-06. 00:14:48. Clean. general.
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Klaatu demonstrates how to sequence systemd shutdown processes

hpr2132 :: Gloom Tabletop Game

2016-10-04. 00:23:29. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu reviews the card game Gloom

hpr2130 :: Git push to two repositories at once

2016-09-30. 00:24:24. Clean. Version Control.
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Klaatu demonstrates how to perform one git push to two separate repositories

hpr2127 :: Tabletop Gaming

2016-09-27. 00:34:11. Clean. general.
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Klaatu ponders analogue programming and tabletop gaming

hpr2121 :: Dark Cults Tabletop Game

2016-09-19. 00:29:55. Clean. Tabletop Gaming.
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Klaatu discusses the EOL tabletop game DARK CULTS

hpr2013 :: Parsing XML in Python with Xmltodict

2016-04-20. 00:14:09. Clean. A Little Bit of Python.
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A quick introduction to xmltodict, an XML parser for Python.

hpr2012 :: Parsing XML in Python with Untangle

2016-04-19. 00:21:02. Clean. A Little Bit of Python.
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A quick introduction to Untangle, an XML parser for Python.

hpr2010 :: Parsing JSON with Python

2016-04-15. 00:12:11. Clean. A Little Bit of Python.
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How to parse JSON with Python

hpr1942 :: Kobo Touch N-905 E-Reader

2016-01-12. 00:43:20. Clean. general.
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Klaatu reviews the Kobo Touch e-reader

hpr1937 :: Klaatu talks to Cloudera about Hadoop and Big Data

2016-01-05. 00:10:47. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu talks to Cloudera about Hadoop and Big Data

hpr1932 :: Klaatu interviews Grafana

2015-12-29. 00:07:58. Clean. Interviews.
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An interview with the Grafana project at All Things Open Conference 2015

hpr1927 :: Ansible Interview

2015-12-22. 00:08:00. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu talks to Ansible at All Things Open conference

hpr1923 :: Klaatu and System76

2015-12-16. 00:07:59. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews Sam about kjd newest line of System76 computers

hpr1917 :: OpenSource.com

2015-12-08. 00:14:48. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews Rikki Endsley from opensource.com

hpr1912 :: OpenNMS at All Things Open Conference

2015-12-01. 00:07:56. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu talks to the OpenNMS project at the All Things Open Conference

hpr1907 :: Charlie Reisinger and Penn Manor

2015-11-24. 00:06:06. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews Charlie Reisinger of Penn Manor school district

hpr1880 :: Arduino Bluetooth HOWTO

2015-10-16. 00:41:34. Clean. Arduino and related devices.
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Klaatu talks about getting a bluetooth module for an arduino, and how to make it work

hpr1856 :: ssh config

2015-09-14. 00:12:27. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about ssh config.

hpr1691 :: Arduino 101 Arduino IO

2015-01-26. 00:43:03. Clean. Arduino and related devices.
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In this episode, learn how to read and write input and output from the Arduino.

hpr1690 :: Arduino 101 Breadboard

2015-01-23. 00:28:20. Clean. Arduino and related devices.
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learn how to use a breadboard.

hpr1668 :: Nixstaller

2014-12-24. 00:50:16. Clean. Packaging applications for GNU Linux and BSD.
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Klaatu talks about Nixstaller. Packaging applications for GNU Linux and BSD

hpr1616 :: Howto Use Webfonts

2014-10-13. 00:20:36. Clean. general.
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Klaatu reveals the secret of webfonts WITHOUT using Google

hpr1606 :: Howto VNC

2014-09-29. 00:14:03. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about how to get VNC up and running.

hpr1601 :: Howto Install LAMP

2014-09-22. 00:15:37. Clean. general.
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Klaatu introduces new web developers to LAMP.

hpr1596 :: About the Word "Hack"

2014-09-15. 00:13:31. Clean. general.
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Klaatu muses about the word "hack"

hpr1579 :: Crowd Sourced Air Quality Monitoring

2014-08-21. 00:07:50. Clean. general.
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Klaatu interviews a programmer about new crowd-sourced air quality detection systems

hpr1574 :: Arts and Bots

2014-08-14. 00:10:16. Clean. general.
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robots and programming in liberal arts classes

hpr1522 :: How to Use Docker and Linux Containers

2014-06-03. 00:31:39. Clean. general.
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How to use Docker and Linux Containers

hpr1494 :: The Next Gen is You (2/2)

2014-04-24. 00:25:16. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about Steam on Linux and building a system to run it - part 2

hpr1493 :: The Next Gen is You (1/2)

2014-04-23. 00:35:05. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about Steam on Linux and building a system to run it - part 1

hpr1376 :: How Should We Then Teach the Art of Computing?

2013-11-11. 00:35:20. Clean. general.
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Teaching specific packages versus the Art of Computing

hpr1358 :: How to set up GnuPG, a PGP-compliant encryption system

2013-10-16. 00:51:47. Clean. general.
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Setting up GnuPG for use with Thunderbird and Mutt

hpr1277 :: Icecast 102

2013-06-25. 00:36:59. Clean. general.
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How to run Icecast - part 2

hpr1272 :: Open Badges?

2013-06-18. 00:20:25. Clean. general.
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Open Badges communicate skills and achievements through visual symbols of accomplishments

hpr1259 :: Cyanide Cupcake and Klaatu

2013-05-30. 00:20:20. Clean. general.
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Using Scratch in teaching

hpr1207 :: Icecast 101

2013-03-19. 00:37:13. Clean. general.
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How to run Icecast - part 1

hpr1188 :: Rmail in Emacs

2013-02-20. 00:43:52. Clean. general.
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Rmail in Emacs, msmtp, procmail, tmail, and fetchmail

hpr1127 :: AFP file share on a Linux server

2012-11-27. 00:29:36. Clean. Networking.
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How to set up a netatalk/Apple Filing Protocol file share on Linux

hpr1121 :: Klaatu continues his Networking Basics series with a SAMBA howto.

2012-11-19. 00:34:14. Clean. Networking.
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A SAMBA howto from klaatu

hpr882 :: RPM format

2011-12-19. 00:38:31. Clean. Packaging applications for GNU Linux and BSD.
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The RPM package format

hpr876 :: Packaging applications: BSD ports

2011-12-09. 00:28:32. Clean. Packaging applications for GNU Linux and BSD.
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FreeBSD Ports collection is a package management system

hpr872 :: Packaging YUM

2011-12-05. 00:34:17. Clean. Packaging applications for GNU Linux and BSD.
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The YUM package manager

hpr866 :: Publican, the user-friendly Perl frontend to Docbook XML

2011-11-28. 00:41:18. Clean. general.
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Publican is a tool for publishing material authored in DocBook XML

hpr861 :: Emacs Part 3: The Reckoning.

2011-11-20. 00:18:17. Clean. general.
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Third and final episode of a mini series on GNU Emacs

hpr856 :: GNU Emacs 2

2011-11-11. 00:39:09. Clean. general.
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Part 2 of a mini series on GNU Emacs

hpr853 :: Pat Volkerding of Slackware Linux chats with Klaatu

2011-11-08. 00:48:08. Clean. general.
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Pat Volkerding of Slackware Linux at the SELF afterparty

hpr852 :: GNU Emacs 1

2011-11-07. 00:32:13. Clean. general.
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Part 1 of a mini series on GNU Emacs

hpr846 :: Jared Smith from Fedora

2011-10-30. 00:16:00. Clean. general.
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An interview with Jared Smith, the project manager of Fedora Linux

hpr841 :: Jonathan Nadeau

2011-10-23. 00:16:52. Clean. general.
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Klaatu interviews Jonathan Nadeau

hpr836 :: Jeff from No Machine

2011-10-16. 00:06:05. Clean. general.
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Klaatu interviews Jeff from No Machine

hpr831 :: Chris from Sourceforge.net

2011-10-09. 00:11:34. Clean. general.
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Klaatu interviews Chris from Sourceforge.net at OLF

hpr827 :: HPR booth and HostGator

2011-10-03. 00:11:56. Clean. general.
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HPR at OLF

hpr823 :: Klaatu talks to Trevor, a programmer for Phonon's Gstreamer backend

2011-09-27. 00:08:27. Clean. Interviews.
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Phonon's Gstreamer backend

hpr820 :: Setting up a web server and a mySQL server

2011-09-22. 00:21:53. Clean. Networking.
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Part 9 - configuring a web server and a MySQL server

hpr807 :: MaraDNS

2011-09-05. 00:28:23. Clean. Networking.
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Part 6 of the Networking series: How to set up a simple DNS server

hpr801 :: Slackbuilds

2011-08-28. 00:50:11. Clean. Packaging applications for GNU Linux and BSD.
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Part 1 of the series on packaging applications

hpr793 :: Server/Client relationship, DHCP server

2011-08-16. 01:09:09. Clean. Networking.
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Part 6 of Klaatu's Networking Basics miniseries

hpr780 :: NovaCut

2011-07-29. 00:40:06. Clean. Interviews.
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klaatu interviews Jason DeRose about a Kickstarter campaign for NovaCut, a video editor

hpr767 :: Maddog and "super dumb terminals"

2011-07-11. 00:15:45. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews John "Maddog" Hall at the South East Linux Fest 2011

hpr765 :: South East Linux Fest organizers

2011-07-07. 00:12:59. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews Dave S. Yates and Jeremy Sands at the South East Linux Fest 2011

hpr760 :: /dev/Rob0 of maintainer of the SlackBuilds.org mailing list

2011-06-30. 00:09:05. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews /dev/Rob0 at the South East Linux Fest 2011

hpr731 :: Klaatu the ubiquity and potential danger of the rm command

2011-05-22. 00:19:29. Clean. general.
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Klaatu explains a creative, more forgiving alternative to the rm command

hpr727 :: HOWTO root and mod an Andr0id phone.

2011-05-16. 00:34:33. Clean. general.
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A description of how to get the control you should already have over an electronic device you own

hpr723 :: How to be a safe computerist

2011-05-10. 00:38:12. Clean. Urban Camping.
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Preparations and precautions for keeping your computing safe while urban camping

hpr720 :: CLI Magic

2011-05-06. 00:12:27. Clean. general.
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Klaatu interviews deltaRay, creator of CLI Magic and suso.com

hpr711 :: Klaatu and Verbal chat about web2py

2011-04-25. 00:08:03. Clean. general.
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Klaatu interviews Verbal about the basics of the web2py framework, and why someone would choose it

hpr641 :: Urban Camping ep 7

2011-01-17. 00:21:45. Clean. Urban Camping.
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Episode 7: what to do all day!

hpr638 :: Urban Camping ep 6

2011-01-12. 00:25:31. Clean. Urban Camping.
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Episode 6: making money

hpr634 :: Urban Camping ep 5

2011-01-06. 00:26:35. Clean. Urban Camping.
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Episode 5: where to find food

hpr626 :: Urban Camping ep 4

2010-12-27. 00:22:12. Clean. Urban Camping.
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Episode 4: organizing your gear

hpr624 :: Urban Camping ep 3

2010-12-23. 00:28:18. Clean. Urban Camping.
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Episode 3: personal hygiene

hpr620 :: Klaatu holds an interview with Tek Systems

2010-12-17. 00:07:18. Clean. Interviews.
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An interview with Tek Systems, an IT staffing firm from Greenvile, South Carolina

hpr615 :: Urban Camping ep 2

2010-12-10. 00:34:29. Clean. Urban Camping.
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Exploring options for parking vehicles and couchsurfing/squatting while camping

hpr607 :: Klaatu talks to Rebecca from bueda.com

2010-11-30. 00:17:14. Clean. Interviews.
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Rebecca is in sales at bueda.com

hpr602 :: Urban Camping ep 1

2010-11-23. 00:36:09. Clean. Urban Camping.
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An introduction to urban camping; advantages, disadvantages, and challenges involved

hpr592 :: FOSScon: An interview with CrissiD and Charles

2010-11-09. 00:11:56. Clean. Interviews.
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Interviews with CrissiD and Charles, two organizers of FOSScon 2010

hpr588 :: Klaatu interviews Brian Smith from dns.com

2010-11-03. 00:09:25. Clean. Interviews.
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Brian Smith at SouthEast LinuxFest 2010, the second annual festival

hpr583 :: An interview with Alan Hicks

2010-10-27. 00:16:14. Clean. Interviews.
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Alan Hicks at SouthEast LinuxFest 2010, the second annual festival

hpr579 :: Interview with Jeff and Loafy, two SELF volunteers

2010-10-21. 00:13:24. Clean. Interviews.
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Jeff, a student, sponsor of SELF and volunteer and Loafy, a volunteer, first time at SELF

hpr576 :: Interview with HeathenX

2010-10-18. 00:13:48. Clean. Interviews.
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HeathenX from the screencasters speaks about art on Linux

hpr574 :: Interview with Maco

2010-10-06. 00:30:15. Clean. Interviews.
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Maco and her new Sign Language Tutor application

hpr572 :: Interview with Mark Terranova from Zareason

2010-09-21. 00:20:31. Clean. Interviews.
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In this episode Klaatu talks to Mark Terranova from Zareason at SELF 2010

hpr556 :: Basekamp Interview

2010-07-18. 00:38:16. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews Meg and Scott from Basekamp during FOSSCON

hpr553 :: interview with celesteLynPaul

2010-07-10. 00:24:18. Clean. Interviews.
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klaatu interviews Celeste Lyn Paul of the KDE project during SouthEast LinuxFest 2010

hpr551 :: Interview with Wendy Seltzer

2010-07-01. 00:26:44. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews Wendy Seltzer about software patents during SouthEast LinuxFest 2010

hpr550 :: Interview with jledbetter

2010-06-25. 00:06:53. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews Jessica Ledbetter, a java developer, during SouthEast LinuxFest 2010

hpr547 :: openCSW Interview

2010-06-07. 00:26:40. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews Philip Brown about openCSW the software distribution project for Solaris

hpr515 :: Network Basics Part 6

2010-02-11. 00:26:47. Clean. Networking.
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Episode 6 of Basic networking with Klaatu

hpr501 :: Klaatu interviews Rikki Kite of Linux Pro Magazine

2010-01-06. 00:11:31. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews Rikki Kite, Associate publisher of Linux Pro Magazine.

hpr494 :: Klaatu interviews Russ from Linux in the Ham Shack

2009-12-11. 00:09:54. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews Russ from the Linux in the Ham Shack podcast

hpr484 :: Her PR Problem

2009-11-17. 00:22:27. Clean. Interviews.
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Rikki Kite gives her "Her PR Problem" talk at Ohio Linux Fest 2009.

hpr479 :: OLF 2009: Interview with Dwick

2009-11-06. 00:09:25. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu at Ohio Linux Fest 2009 interviews DWick, a math professor

hpr470 :: Interworx

2009-10-21. 00:07:50. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews Jon from Interworx at Ohio Linux Fest 2009

hpr459 :: Sine Nomine Interview

2009-10-06. 00:10:20. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews David from Sine Nomine: Recapturing aging technology in new ways.

hpr441 :: Migrating Your GPG Key and Starting GPG-Agent

2009-09-09. 00:12:54. Clean. general.
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Klaatu continues his discussion of all things GnuPG

hpr435 :: Lightweight Apps: Enlightenment, Part 2

2009-09-01. 00:26:35. Clean. Lightweight Apps.
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Klaatu and Bryanstein from the Florida Linux Show discuss e17.

hpr434 :: HPR Roundtable 4

2009-09-01. 00:54:45. Clean. general.
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Klaatu and friends discuss what free software apps they use to make life easier.

hpr432 :: How to use walkies

2009-08-27. 00:32:52. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks all about walkies (or "CB Radios") in this episode

hpr423 :: Interview with Ian Geiser of the KDE Project

2009-08-14. 00:09:56. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu talks to Ian Geiser of the KDE project

hpr416 :: Mer Project Interview

2009-08-06. 00:08:30. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews Andrew about the Mer project at the South East Linux Fest (SELF)

hpr414 :: Networking Basics Part 5

2009-08-01. 00:18:42. Clean. Networking.
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Klaatu covers IP (Internet Protocol)

hpr413 :: Ontario Linux Fest Interview

2009-07-30. 00:09:55. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu talks to Richard W. about Open Street Maps

hpr411 :: Free Software Foundation Interview

2009-07-28. 00:15:18. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu talks to Deborah from the Free Software Foundation

hpr409 :: Bug Reporting

2009-07-24. 00:10:40. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu talks to Mackenzie at the SouthEast Linux Fest about bug reporting

hpr408 :: Interview with JonathanD from Freenode

2009-07-23. 00:08:40. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu talks to JonathanD from the Freenode IRC network

hpr406 :: Moonshine

2009-07-21. 00:13:53. Clean. Interviews.
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Friends at SouthEast Linux Fest discuss making moonshine

hpr404 :: Tikiwiki

2009-07-17. 00:17:25. Clean. general.
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Klaatu installs Tiki Wiki

hpr402 :: Interview with Paul Frields of the Fedora Project

2009-07-15. 00:19:18. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu talks to Paul Frields of the Fedora Project

hpr394 :: Networking Basics Part 4 TCP and UDP

2009-07-03. 00:20:18. Clean. general.
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Klaatu presents his fourth episode on networking basics--covering the UDP and TCP protocols

hpr392 :: Interview with Dual Core

2009-07-01. 00:13:13. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu interviews int eighty and Remy from the group Dual Core.

hpr390 :: Interview with Alan Hicks

2009-06-29. 00:29:26. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu and Alan Hicks chat about Slackware

hpr388 :: Interview with Beth Lynn of OLF

2009-06-25. 00:11:51. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu talks to Beth Lynn about Ohio Linux Fest 2009

hpr384 :: Red Hat Interview

2009-06-19. 00:11:33. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu talks to Eric from Red Hat

hpr383 :: TOR Interview

2009-06-18. 00:15:40. Clean. Interviews.
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Klaatu talks to Wendy Seltzer of the TOR project

hpr379 :: SSL Ep 1

2009-06-12. 00:22:03. Clean. general.
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Klaatu reveals the mysteries of self-signed SSL certificates

hpr373 :: Qemu

2009-06-04. 00:21:29. Clean. general.
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Klaatu discussed the Qemu emulator

hpr363 :: Networking Basics Part 3

2009-05-22. 00:24:20. Clean. Networking.
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The third episode of Basic Networking

hpr357 :: Network Basics Part 2

2009-05-13. 00:20:00. Clean. Networking.
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Episode 2 of Basic networking with Klaatu

hpr351 :: Network Basics

2009-05-05. 00:14:10. Clean. Networking.
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Klaatu explains the basics of networking

hpr338 :: cappuccino

2009-04-16. 00:19:28. Clean. general.
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Secrets of a perfect cappuccino

hpr329 :: SSH Part 2

2009-04-03. 00:19:05. Clean. general.
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Klaatu presents a howto on using ssh keys and ssh-agent

hpr307 :: Krita

2009-03-04. 00:19:05. Clean. general.
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Klaatu compares Krita and Gimp

hpr287 :: sysctl

2009-02-04. 00:06:59. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about the kernel parameter command "sysctl"

hpr269 :: Cups

2009-01-09. 00:27:13. Clean. general.
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Klaatu discusses CUPS printing

hpr244 :: Enlightment

2008-12-05. 00:13:07. Clean. Lightweight Apps.
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Klaatu reviews the Enlightenment desktop

hpr237 :: Creating Identification Cards Part 2

2008-11-26. 00:16:27. Clean. general.
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Creating fake identifications - part 2

hpr234 :: Creating Identification Cards Part 1

2008-11-21. 00:25:56. Clean. general.
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Creating fake identifications - part 1

hpr228 :: nokia

2008-11-13. 00:12:20. Clean. general.
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Klaatu talks about the Nokia n800

hpr223 :: git

2008-11-06. 00:21:19. Clean. Version Control.
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Klaatu talks about how to set up, navigate within, commit, and push with git

hpr222 :: Alpine GPG

2008-11-05. 00:28:59. Clean. general.
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Klaatu explains how (and why) you can use Alpine with GNU Privacy Guard (GPG).

hpr207 :: Vulgar Esperantist Part 3

2008-10-15. 00:15:29. Clean. general.
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In this episode we talk about Esperanto; in this episode vocabulary.

hpr203 :: Alpine: How to

2008-10-09. 00:27:27. Clean. general.
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We talk about how to setup the email client alpine using IMAP.

hpr197 :: Vulgar Esperantist Part 2

2008-10-01. 00:20:01. Clean. Vulgar Esperanto.
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In this episode we talk about Esperanto; in this episode nouns.

hpr186 :: Vulgar Esperantist part 1

2008-09-16. 00:24:33. Clean. Vulgar Esperanto.
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In this episode we talk about Esperanto; this is a first introduction.

hpr181 :: Setting up vsFTPD

2008-09-09. 00:26:14. Clean. general.
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In this show we talk about how to setup an FTP server, configuring user accounts and folders.

hpr173 :: Configuring Pulse Audio

2008-08-28. 00:23:54. Clean. general.
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Talking about how to install and configure Pulse Audio from an article written for archlinux.

hpr166 :: 10 Minute Mail

2008-08-19. 00:06:31. Clean. general.
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I talk about a 10-minute mail address. It creates an email address that you have for 10 minutes.

hpr152 :: Pulse Audio Intro

2008-07-30. 00:33:54. Clean. general.
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We discuss what Pulse Audio is and how it works in Linux, talking to the kernel and drivers.

hpr149 :: DynamicDNS

2008-07-25. 00:24:52. Clean. general.
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klaatu talks about dynamic DNS including a walkthrough for no-ip.com

hpr139 :: Compiling a Kernel over the Nework with distcc

2008-07-14. 00:20:53. Clean. general.
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Talking about setting up and compiling with distcc and the benefits over GCC or other options.

hpr134 :: Kernal Patching

2008-07-07. 00:20:27. Clean. general.
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Adding functions or patching issues in your kernel, this is the process.

hpr108 :: Handbrake - Howto

2008-05-29. 00:13:43. Clean. general.
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Talking about how to use handbrake a DVD ripping and conversion tool.

hpr92 :: bugs

2008-05-07. 00:12:51. Clean. general.
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Bug reporting and triaging as a way of getting involved with open source software and projects

hpr87 :: Compling a Kernel

2008-04-30. 00:21:10. Clean. general.
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A show on Compiling a Kernel

hpr80 :: Coffee

2008-04-21. 00:29:10. Clean. Coffee.
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All aspects of making the perfect cup of Coffee

hpr72 :: Imagemagick

2008-04-09. 00:22:21. Clean. general.
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A show about the Imagemagick software package

hpr61 :: Punk Computing

2008-03-25. 00:15:00. Clean. general.
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How not to get stuck by the man, while sticking it to the man.

hpr59 :: Interview with scorche

2008-03-21. 00:09:55. Clean. Interviews.
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Interview with scorche from the Rockbox Project

hpr55 :: Slax

2008-03-17. 00:15:42. Clean. general.
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Installing Slax and the cool things you can do with thumbdrive installation

hpr53 :: Codecs Part 4

2008-03-13. 00:17:27. Clean. general.
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Proprietary and OGG codecs discussed plus a Theora tutorial for Linux command line.

hpr41 :: Codecs Part 3

2008-02-26. 00:16:44. Clean. general.
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Containers (such as .avi) and codecs are different. Klaatu explains the details.

hpr29 :: Codecs Part 2

2008-02-07. 00:18:55. Clean. general.
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The technique of video compression, the variables involved, file size and delivery method.

hpr26 :: Intro to codecs

2008-02-04. 00:19:10. Clean. general.
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Understanding the basics of sound and video codecs, why they are needed and how they work.

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