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Hacker Public Radio is an podcast that releases shows every weekday Monday through Friday. Our shows are produced by the community (you) and can be on any topic that are of interest to hackers and hobbyists.

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HPR4590: Playing Civilization V, Part 9

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2026/03/06

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.In our next look at the game mechanics for Civilization V we examine a new feature in Civilization 5, City-States. These are independent cities controlled by the computer that are also players to some degree in the game, and you can interact with them. And they are key to winning a Diplomatic Victory. Playing Civilization V, Part 9 - City States This was a newly introduced feature in Civ 5, and they play an important role in the game. They represent

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HPR4589: YouTube Subscriptions 2025 #15

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2026/03/05

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. With permission of Ahuka the warning about the reserve queue was removed to the policy change on the mail list https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2026-January/004951.html I am subscribed to a number of YouTube channels, and I am sharing them with you. Links: https://www.youtube.com/@TimeGhost

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HPR4588: HPR Beer Garden 11 - Belgian Scotch Ale

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2026/03/04

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.Dave and Kevie return with another episode of the Beer Garden, this time with a focus on Belgian Scotch Ales. Dave samples Silly Scotch , whilst Kevie goes for Mc Chouffe Connect with the guys on Untappd: Dave Kevie The intro sounds for the show are used

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HPR4587: UNIX Curio #1 - Shell Archives

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2026/03/03

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This is the first column in a series dedicated to exploring little-known—and occasionally useful—trinkets lurking in the dusty corners of UNIX-like operating systems. This month's column was inspired by an article on the Linux Journal web site 1 describing a custom-built script that would contain a binary tar archive and, when run, would extract the contents onto the user's system. Upon reading this, memories immediately came rushing

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HPR4586: HPR Community News for February 2026

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2026/03/02

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. New hosts Welcome to our new hosts: Vance, not_toby. Last Month's Shows Id Day Date Title Host 4566 Mon 2026-02-02 HPR Community News for January 2026 HPR Volunteers 4567 Tue 2026-02-03 Movie Recommendations for Hackers Deltaray 4568 Wed 2026-02-04 Book reading The Cuckoo's Egg by Cliff Stoll Henrik Hemrin 4569 Thu 2026-02-05 Kiosk with guest mode on Linux Klaatu 4570 Fri 2026-02-06 Playing Civilization V, Part 8 Ahuka

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HPR4585: mpv util scripts

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2026/02/27

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.sorry about the computer fan i didnt realize how loud it was until after everything was recorded all scripts are prefixed with a_ for personal organization _a_props.lua mp.observe_property("path", "native", function() local domain = string.match(mp.get_property_native("path") or "", ".*://w*%.*(.-)[:/]") if domain then mp.set_property("user-data/domain-path", domain) else mp.del_property("user-data/domain-path")

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HPR4584: Recording a show, and crappy audio

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2026/02/26

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.I record on a couple of earbuds, and a Zoom Essential microphone, and compare audio quality. Wikipedia : Microphone Zoom Essential mic Zoom Essential mic specs Tozo Open Ear Earbuds with mic Soundcore Open Ear Earbuds with mic Axet Audio Recorder : Alternative install F-droid no longer hosts this Android app Original app, now a 404 error Axet Audio Recorder : 404

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HPR4583: Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 7 Small...

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2026/02/25

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.01 Introduction This episode is the seventh in an 8 part series on nuclear reactor technology. In this episode we will describe a topic which has been in the news in recent years, which is "small modular reactors", or SMRs for short. 03 What is an SMR? Basic Definition A small modular reactor is a nuclear reactor that is designed to be largely built in a factory and subject to as little on-site assembly as possible. The main goal is to

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HPR4582: Hackerpublic Radio New Years Eve Show 2026...

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2026/02/24

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Hackerpublic Radio New Years Eve Show 2026 Episode 1 Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ LinkedIn linkedin.com/ Matrix https://matrix.org/ Twitter /

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HPR4581: Sharp Intake of Breath City (A.K.A.) How I...

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2026/02/23

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host.Note: The following code `:(){ :|:& };:` was replaced with Fork Bomb in the title. Ever wanted to hear a middle age man waffle on incoherently for half an hour about how he went from BMX bum to BSD botherer (1) ???? Well then, you've come to the right place :-) Behold my banal FLOSS adventure of 15 very odd years in all it's hax & glory! You're got to give it away to keep it ;-) Weirdly there is a wonderful Scottish

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HPR4580: The First Doctor, Part 4

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2026/02/20

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This is a further look at the stories of the First Doctor, portrayed by William Hartnell, during the 1960s. The First Doctor, Part 4 Galaxy 4 This science fiction story is focused on the idea of not judging a book by its cover. The Tardis lands on a deserted, dying planet. They see a funny looking robot that Vicki calls a “Chumbley”. Then another one appears, and they investigate, but are rescued by three beautiful women who tell them they were in

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HPR4579: Happy by shower

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2026/02/19

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.Hello, dear beloveds. Here with you, at HPR: Antoine. The message of this episode is the following: life comes in waves. ~~ Circumstances are volatile. For the majority of them, we have no control of what happens. Things happen, in climate events, in health (ours or another one’s), financially, emotionally. Many depend on choices that others make, or outside events that we, as humans, cannot trace cause-and-effect route — hamla ! [interjection],

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HPR4578: Alex's journey into Amateur Radio

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2026/02/18

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.Dave interviews Alex about his journey into Amateur Radio, given that he only passed his Foundation licence at the end of December. What we forgot to mention is that he managed to get his callsign just before Christmas, so that was a rather lovely gift! Links to stuff spoken about in the episode: hpr3473 :: My journey into Amateur Radio (Dave's journey) Maltby and District Amateur Radio Society (our local club) RSGB

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HPR4577: HPR Beer Garden 10 - Scotch Ale/Wee Heavy

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2026/02/17

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Kevie and Dave discuss the history of the Wee Heavy and also sample some of these hard to find gems. Dave samples Innes & Gunn Original whilst Kevie opts for Traquair House 2000th Brew Connect with the guys on Untappd: Dave Kevie The intro sounds for the show are used

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HPR4576: Responce to Lee/Elsbeth eps

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2026/02/16

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host.I don't even know where I went with this but the idea was just to say the stuff Elsbeth expereanced was typical for corp-o's and that some of the issues she had getting work or jobs could be exponentially compounded by the result of neurodiversity. More private ADHD resources [ ] 12 Principles for Raising a Chi - Russell A. Barkley.epub 2024-03-08 10:43 453K [ ] 12 Principles for Raising a Child with ADHD - Russell A

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HPR4575: Making First Contact

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2026/02/13

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.Making First Contact An amateur radio contact, more commonly referred to as simply a "contact", is an exchange of information between two amateur radio stations. The exchange usually consists of an initial call, a response by another amateur radio operator at an amateur radio station, and a signal report. A contact is often referred to by the Q code QSO. It is often limited to just a minimal

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HPR4574: UNIX Curio #0 - Introduction

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2026/02/12

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.This series is dedicated to exploring little-known—and occasionally useful—trinkets lurking in the dusty corners of UNIX-like operating systems. As the zeroth entry of this series, we'll have a little introduction to what it is supposed to be about and why you might want to listen. So that you don't leave without getting at least one piece of useful information, it will end with a little curio that you might find helpful someday. Back in

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HPR4573: Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 6 Thorium...

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2026/02/11

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.Thorium Reactors 01 Introduction In this episode we will describe the use of thorium in nuclear power, including what thorium is, how it differs from uranium, and what sort of reactors can use it. 03 What is thorium 05 How thorium differs from uranium 07 Sources of Thorium 09 Why there is interest in using thorium as a fuel 10 Abundance of Thorium 11 Some Countries Have a Lot of It 12 Thorium Breeder Reactors are Simpler than

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HPR4572: Uncommon Commands, Episode 3 - strace

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2026/02/10

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. These are the commands mentioned in the You may need to use "sudo" to run these commands depending on how your system is configured. strace uptime strace ls 2>&1 | grep open strace -e openat ls / strace ls /does/not/exist strace -o ls-trace.log ls strace -ff -o pid12345-trace.log -p 12345 HISTORY The original strace was written by Paul Kranenburg for SunOS and was inspired

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HPR4571: Data processing retrospective

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2026/02/09

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. We start with Orwellian depictions of the future read about in the 1950/60s. Working in the 1970s at companies such as British Telecom and the L urgie . We hear about telex , mainframes with magnetic tape , type-writers , and the upskilling of the workforce by the labour-exchange . How did a cold and lack of a home telephone lead to businessmen arriving in a foreign land sans camels? Why were filing cabinets replaced by databases (or

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