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Jon Kulp
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hpr3838 :: Biking to Work
EMERGENCY SHOW: Jon Kulp records an episode while riding his bicycle to work
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hpr3819 :: Remapping Mouse Buttons with XBindKeys on Linux
I explain how I assigned different functions to the spare buttons on my trackball mice.
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hpr3494 :: Recent Generator Repairs and Maintenance
I talk about my Generac 4000XL gasoline-powered generator and what I've done to get it running right
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hpr3478 :: Audio Wiring Hack on a Classroom Podium
Listen in while I hack the wiring on our classroom podium for custom audio routing.
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hpr3471 :: The Sony Walkman WM-F41
A quick talk about one of my favorite Legacy Audio devices, a genuine Sony FM/AM cassette Walkman.
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hpr3384 :: Page Numbers in EPUB eBook Files
Response to HPR 3367 I describe how to specify page numbers in an EPUB eBook.
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hpr3237 :: Cloning a Hard Drive with Clonezilla
I had some hard drive failures recently and am getting back to the habit of cloning for backups.
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hpr3014 :: A Headless Raspberry Pi Streaming Radio
I use a Raspberry Pi to make a streaming radio device for my pillow speaker.
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hpr2979 :: Bicycle Freewheel Maintenance
I explain how to lube a bicycle freewheel
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hpr2964 :: Bolos and Bowties: Neckwear for Nerds
I talk about ties, at least the kind I like to wear when the occasion calls for it.
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hpr2929 :: Recovering Files from a Dead MacBook Air
I talk about recovering the files from my wife's dead MacBook Air using an Ubuntu Live CD.
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hpr2924 :: Hacking an Alarm Clock to Make it Quieter
I talk about installing a resistor in the speaker wire of an alarm clock so it won't be so loud
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hpr2894 :: Repairing a Musical Instrument Case
I talked about repairing the case for a Vietnamese Dan Tranh
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hpr2884 :: TASCAM Porta 02 MiniStudio 4-Track Cassette Recorder Demonstration
I demonstrate the use of a vintage home studio device
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hpr2874 :: Repair of G.E. Variable Speed Cassette Recorder
I talk about repairing a 1997 handheld cassette recorder and demonstrate its use.
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hpr2844 :: The Sony TC-222-A Portable Reel-To-Reel Tape Recorder
I talk about my latest thrift-store gadget, a 1969 Sony portable reel-to-reel tape recorder
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hpr2784 :: The Yamaha Disklavier
I talk about the Yamaha Disklavier DKC500RW that's in my office at work
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hpr2759 :: Cleaning the Potentiometers on a Peavey Bandit 65
I disassemble and clean the pots on my Peavey Bandit 65 to fix static in the knobs.
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hpr2737 :: My Pioneer RT-707 Reel-to-Reel Tape Deck
An intro to more of my legacy audio equipment.
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hpr2614 :: My 1948 Truetone D1835 Tube Radio
I talk about my "new" 1948 D1835 Tube-powered radio.
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hpr2604 :: Restoration of a Fasco L55A Hassock Fan
I talk about my recent restoration project of a mid-century modern hassock fan
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hpr2597 :: How to Fix a Remote with Buttons that Don't Work
A response to Ken Fallon's episode about how to check whether your remote is working or not.
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hpr2589 :: Saving Money: a response to Klaatu's Personal Finance Series
A response to Klaatu's very nice series about personal finance.
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hpr2354 :: Night Sounds in Rural Tennessee
A recording of the night sounds outside Tullahoma, Tennessee
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hpr2337 :: The Kobo Aura eReader
A review of my new (used) Kobo Aura e-book reader
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hpr2309 :: Crowdsourcing Accessibility
A show about my efforts to get lots of students to help correct transcriptions of my online lectures
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hpr2259 :: Minidiscs: A Response to HPR 2212
Response to hpr2212 with my own uses and recollections of the awesome legacy medium of the minidisc
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hpr2214 :: Upgrading Vehicle Lights From Halogen to LED
A quick show about upgrading some of the lights on our vehicles from halogen to LED
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hpr2209 :: Calibre eBook Server
A quick rundown of how to share your ebook Library on your network using calibre-server
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hpr2199 :: Replacing the Throttle Position Sensor on My Truck
Sound-seeing episode, listen as I Replace the throttle position sensor on my truck
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hpr2154 :: Replacing a Bicycle Brake Cable
I replace the brake cable and housing on my 1985 Schwinn
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hpr2124 :: Repairing a Cloth Shopping Bag with a Sewing Machine
I talk while sewing the strap back onto a cloth shopping bag
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hpr2119 :: Making Chocolate Chip Cookies
Listen live as I make a batch of really tasty chocolate chip cookies
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hpr2110 :: Overhauling a Bicycle Hub
Listen and enjoy as I overhaul the rear hub of my 1985 Schwinn.
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hpr2108 :: Changing the Oil on My Wife's Car
Listen and enjoy as I change the oil on my wife's Honda CR-V
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hpr2107 :: Makefiles for Everyday Use
I talk about how I use Makefiles in my Lilypond and HTML projects
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hpr2094 :: Custom Keystrokes for Desktop Navigation on Gnome
I demonstrate how to add custom keystrokes for desktop navigation on classic gnome
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hpr2084 :: Cleaning the Throttle Body on My Pickup Truck
I record the process of cleaning the throttle body on my truck, trying to fix an idling problem
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hpr2069 :: Counting Stuff in LibreOffice Calc
I try to explain how to use the COUNTIF function in LibreOffice to generate reports
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hpr2054 :: Blather Configuration Part 1: Desktop Management
Blather Configuration Part 1: Desktop Management
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hpr2039 :: Blather Configuration Part 0: Initial Setup
In this episode I walk you through the process of getting blather running for the first time
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hpr2024 :: Remapping Keys with xmodmap
I describe how I use xmodmap to remap my spacebar to make underscores
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hpr1994 :: Truck Repair: Serpentine Belt Replacement
Listen as I replace the serpentine belt, idler pulley, and belt tensioner in my truck.
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hpr1979 :: How to Make Perfect Steel-Cut Oats
I explain how to make the perfect tasty, nutritious breakfast in a slow cooker
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hpr1954 :: Grandpa Shows Us How to Turn Custom Pens
Live action audio of my dad teaching us how to turn pens on a mini lathe
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hpr1949 :: The Kindle/Kobo Open Reader (KOReader)
I talk about installing an alternate ebook reader app on a jailbroken Kindle
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hpr1939 :: Collating Pages with pdftk
I describe how to collate the pages of two separate PDF files using pdftk
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hpr1929 :: I Found a Flashlight
I talk about an amazing flashlight I found while walking to work one day recently
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hpr1909 :: Creating an Open, Embedded-Media Music Textbook
This is a recording of my presentation at the recent national joint CMS/ATMI meeting in Indianapolis
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hpr1899 :: MyTinyTodo List
Introduction to one of my favorite productivity tools, the web-based todo list called MyTinyTodo
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hpr1879 :: Hacking a Belt to Make it Fit
I record a show while hacking a belt to make it fit.
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hpr1867 :: The Lafayette Public Library Maker Space
My son and I visit the Lafayette Public Library to try out the 3d printer in the maker space.
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hpr1854 :: Installing Ubuntu on the Asus TP500L
I talk about the process of getting Ubuntu onto my son's UEFI-secured laptop.
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hpr1844 :: The Marantz PMD 660 Professional Solid State Recorder
I talk about the recording device I inherited from my mother-in-law and use it to record the show
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hpr1839 :: My "New" Used Pickup Truck
I talk about my pickup truck and doing some repairs and stuff
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hpr1834 :: Password Cards
How to hide a password using a password card
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hpr1829 :: My "New" Used Kindle DX
I talk about my latest gadget, a used Kindle DX
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hpr1824 :: I'm Learning Some Python
I discuss how I use Python and some of the cool modules and libraries that I've found
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hpr1819 :: LibreOffice Tips: Horizontal Lists and Headless Operation
A workaround to create horizontal ordered lists in LibreOffice and run LO headless to convert files
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hpr1814 :: Custom Context Menus in GNU/Linux GUI File Managers
I describe how to add custom context menu items in the Nautilus and Thunar file managers.
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hpr1812 :: Headphones and a $2 Microphone
I talk about my various headphones as I walk to my office.
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hpr1809 :: My "New" Used Kindle Touch
I talk about why used stuff is often better than new stuff, with my new used Kindle Touch as example
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hpr1804 :: What's in my Bicycle Repair Tool Box
I describe what's in my bike repair tool box and what the tools do.
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hpr1799 :: Posting From the Command Line on Open Social Networks
I explain how to post content from the command line on open social networks pump.io and GNU Social
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hpr1794 :: 12-Tone Music and My Random 12 Tone Row of the Day
An Intro to 12-tone music and my "Random 12-Tone Row of the Day" bash script.
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hpr1789 :: The Ubuntu Quickly Ebook Template and Ebooks in General
Jon Kulp and Mike Hingley talk about ebooks in general and Mike's Quickly Ebook Template project
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hpr1784 :: Intro to the Fugue and the Open Well-Tempered Clavier
Inspired by the release of the Open Well Tempered-Clavier, I try to explain the Fugue.
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hpr1779 :: Cowsay and Figlet
Cowsay and Figlet: Two fun ASCII text commands
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hpr1774 :: Router Hacking
A Quick What, Why, and How of Hacking Routers
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hpr1771 :: Audacity: Label Tracks
Intro to my recent discovery of "Label Tracks" in Audacity
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hpr1770 :: The OpenDyslexic Font
Introduction to the OpenDyslexic font
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hpr1769 :: A Demonstration of Dictation Software on my Office Computer
I record a whole show in dictation mode to demonstrate Dragon dictation software capabilities
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hpr1760 :: pdftk: the PDF Toolkit
Intro to the command-line pdf toolkit
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hpr1754 :: D7? Why Seven?
I explain what 7th chords are and when to use them.
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hpr1750 :: xclip, xdotool, xvkbd: 3 CLI Linux tools for RSI sufferers
3 command-line tools that save me hundreds of keystrokes a day.
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hpr1732 :: Renovating another Public-Domain Counterpoint Textbook
A follow-up to ep. 1512, I reflect on what I've learned digitizing two Counterpoint textbooks.
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hpr1657 :: Hacking Gutenberg eBooks
I talk about ebook formatting and how to customize an ebook from Project Gutenberg
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hpr1568 :: Blather Speech Recognition for Linux
Jon has a conversation with his computer
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hpr1538 :: Overhauling the School of Music website
I discuss how I overhauled an outdated website for my employer.
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hpr1512 :: Adopting and Renovating a Public-Domain Counterpoint Textbook
I discuss one of my latest projects, a digital overhaul of a 100+ year old counterpoint textbook
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hpr1368 :: How to Fold a Fitted Sheet
You might think that folding a fitted sheet neatly is a challenge. Not Jon Kulp, he shows us how
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hpr1349 :: Melissa Dupreast helps me with Audio Compression
A lesson in audio compression from a professional engineer
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hpr1339 :: Legacy Technology: My Victrola
A 1917 Victrola demonstrated
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hpr1313 :: How I Manage Contacts
Strategies for de-duplicating and centralising contact information
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hpr1304 :: Jon Kulp and His Son Talk Hacking
Jon Kulp and his son talk Hacking
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hpr1301 :: Conversation with Nybill and Jon Kulp
HPR hosts Nybill and Jon Kulp meet face-to-face
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hpr1299 :: What's in my Bag
What's in my Toolkit
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hpr1284 :: Blather Speech Recognition for Linux: Interview with Jezra
Jon Kulp interviews Jezra about speech recognition with Blather
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hpr1282 :: My Homemade Recumbent Bicycle
Jon made his own recumbent bicycle and tells us about it
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hpr1280 :: Homemade Antennas for OTA Hi-Def TV
Antennas for over-the-air hi-def TV
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hpr1276 :: Two Hacker Public Radio hosts meet face-to-face for the first time
A meeting between Jon Kulp and windigo (and the cat)
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hpr1270 :: Fathers Day Special: Jon Kulp interviews his Dad
Jon Kulp interviews his Dad for Fathers Day
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hpr1247 :: Recording Terrestrial Radio with bash scripts and cron jobs
Using a Bash script to capture terrestrial radio
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hpr1197 :: What I do with bash scripts
Some personal anecdotes on writing Bash scripts