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July 04, 2024 HPR4154: About HPR
I cannot give any feedback on the feedback without first describing
our history, values and way of working.
This has been available in the About HPR
section from the website.
It also includes what you are agreeing to when you upload to HPR.
...more
57min
July 03, 2024HPR4153: Steading as she goes!
Introduction
Hosts:
MrX
Dave
Morriss
We recorded this on Sunday May 26th 2024. We were pleased
to discover that our favourite pub where we've had lunch in the past,
The Steading, had not closed permanently following the sale of
the premises. That's where we met for lunch.
Thus the show title: The Steading is now back on course1.
After lunch we as usual adjourned to Dave's Citroen car (Studio
C) in the car park, and recorded a chat.
Topics discussed
YouTube channel recommendations (Dave)
AT Restoration:
Ahti is a furniture restorer from Estonia. The episodes contain no
speech, just ambient sounds, but there is English text on-screen at
times. Music is included for the final part where the item is shown in
its before and after states. Shows some amazing skill in repairing all
kinds of old furniture as well as some new builds.
I found a
surprise inside the 150 year old chair/armchair restoration: In this
episode Ahti restores an armchair and shows the woodwork and upholstery
required.
Phil Vandelay:
The channel is about designing and building cargo bikes, machines,
furniture and more. The earlier shows contain no speech, just on-screen
explanations. In later episodes there is more description and
explanation. The level of engineering is high, and the host develops his
metalworking workshop and skills as episodes progress.
How to Build
your own Cargo Bike (Short Version!): recent re-edit and re-release
of the original. This seems to be the second cargo bike he has built,
and later he builds yet another, this time electric.
How to Build a
DIY Cargo Bike (Plans available!): full version of the build.
Ocean
Conservation Namibia: A Namibia-based team rescuing Cape fur seals
from entanglements in marine garbage. The seals are mainly on the beach
and the team runs to intercept the ones they spot with garbage around
them. They net them and remove whatever they have picked up and release
the seals. In many cases the fishing line, net, or other junk has cut
deeply into the seal's skin and muscle, and would kill them if not
removed. Episodes are usually daily and mostly short.
34 Seals
Rescued In One Day!: a recent episode, one of the longest.
Digressions!
Talking about varnishes for wood. Dave forgot the name of the
varnish-like finish shellac, which
is used in the technique of French
Polishing.
Woodwork:
MrX made a stand for his music keyboard
Dave made an unfashionable chair in the 1970s (similar in design and
colour to the outer chairs in the image)

Image copyright © https://www.design-market.co

Grass-cutting, etc:
Repairing a strimmer
(aka string trimmer)
Plastics:
Bakelite was
one of the earliest plastics
Dave owns a valve radio which has a Bakelite case
Computers owned over time (MrX)
Sinclair ZX
Spectrum:
Released in 1982
Z80 (8-bit) CPU
The original Spectrum had rubber-like keys
MrX had a modified system with a keyboard upgrade - the DK'Tronics
The Spectrum was used for Amateur Radio purposes:
Morse code
decoding
Slow
Scan Television (SSTV)
RadioTeletype
(RTTY)
Dragon 32:
Released in 1982
6809 (8-bit) CPU
Better keyboard
Centronics parallel (printer port)
MrX had a pen plotter at one point, possibly an Epson
Dave mentioned that he had used flat-bed pen plotters and large drum
plotters at work
The Dragon 32 was used for Packet Radio
This is a data transfer protocol based on X.25 (called AX.25, Amateur
X.25)
Commodore Amiga:
Released in 1985
Motorola 68000 series CPU, 16-bit and 32-bit models
AmigaOS operating system; blitter
AX.25 software
Intel i386 PC
Running Windows 3.1
PK232-MBX
packet radio modem (manual)
The PK232-MBX was similar to a telephone modem except it connected
to radio.
The MBX was a super deluxe model that had some extra features. It
could do all the same things that the basic PK232 could do (see details
from manual linked above) plus it could also do WeFax
(WeatherFAX) and had a basic Packet-Radio mailbox facility.
The two models could deal with morse code, Baudot
and ASCII RadioTeletype
(RTTY), AMTOR (Amateur
Teleprinting Over Radio) and Packet-Radio, using in-built
software.
The connected radio would switch between transmit and receive to
send and acknowledge packets of information.
The computer was connected by serial RS232 connection. Basic
commands were used to control the modem. Any computer capable of talking
over RS232 could be used.
Currently a Dell
Optiplex ex business machine:
4GB of RAM and a Pentium Dual-Core E5500 CPU clocked at 2.8 GHz
Ubuntu 18 LTS & Windows 7, needed in order to reprogram Amateur
radios

Digressions:
Dave remembered seeing an example of the Nascom 1 at Lancaster
University around 1978/79. This was a single board computer kit using
the Z80 CPU.
Comparing a VAX "mainframe" with a Raspberry Pi:
Not simple!
From 1987 Dave managed two clustered VAX 8700s. These were
single CPU systems with a 32-bit word length and up to 512MB of
memory.
It's possible for a Raspberry Pi to emulate a VAX running the VMS
operating system, though Dave has no direct experience.
With the RPi 4 and 5 there's a good chance that performance compared
to an actual VAX might be similar if not better. This is just guesswork
however!
Apollo
Guidance Computer:
MrX discusses the development of these systems at NASA, which had to
be small and very reliable.
Use of integrated circuits which were very expensive and variable in
quality.
Use of rejected chips in other projects so they were not
wasted.
Finding information about things from the 1970s and 1980s:
It's surprisingly hard to find much about technology, IT and so
forth from that era. Information that existed on paper, in newspapers
and magazines from that time has apparently never been recorded and made
searchable.
Burroughs
Corporation:
Dave worked on a Burroughs
B6930 mainframe in the early 1980s at Heriot-Watt
University.
The Burroughs terminals model TD830
ran on two coaxial cables to connect to the mainframe and to each other
in a sort of "bus" configuration.
Dave has a new PC waiting to be set up. It's from TUXEDO Computers in
Germany.
It's an AMD Ryzen 7000
Raspberry Pi development:
MrX is having difficulty finding time to work on his.
Dave has set up two RPi 4B systems which boot off USB SSDs, one Pi
running Pi-Hole. He has further plans for both, but hasn't done much
yet.
Dave also has a RPi 5 with a Pimoroni card under it holding a 500GB
NVME M.2 card. The plan is to boot it off this disk, but it needs a case
and a means of mounting to a DIN rail.
Various computer problems:
Dave had problems after an upgrade of Debian Testing on his main
desktop, since the previous of these shows. The upgrade left the PC in
an unusable state with no desktop manager, and it took some time to
repair it (installing and configuring from the console).
MrX upgraded a Raspberry Pi successfully, then applied another
upgrade which failed. He was able to revert to the previous state
luckily, but still has an out of date OS.
Dave's laptop running KDE Neon failed due to not upgrading it
frequently enough, so in this case, since it had nothing of importance
on it, he just installed Linux Mint over the top of it!
MrX still has a usable Eee PC, though the
battery has failed. This is the model 700.
Dave also has a Eee PC, the 1000 model, but hasn't used it for a
while.
Steady as
she goes - a Nautical expression. A cry to a helmsman to keep
on the current course.↩︎
...more
1h 2min
July 02, 2024 HPR4152: URandom Pirate Episode
I fix pottery wheel...and special guest!
...more
17min
July 01, 2024HPR4151: HPR Community News for June 2024
New hosts
Welcome to our new host:
mnw.
Last Month's Shows
Id
Day
Date
Title
Host
4131
Mon
2024-06-03
HPR Community News for May 2024
HPR Volunteers
4132
Tue
2024-06-04
Urandom talks about the future of HPR
Thaj Sara
4133
Wed
2024-06-05
Mastodon as a way to comment to HPR episodes
norrist
4134
Thu
2024-06-06
Goodbye Craig Maloney.
Ken Fallon
4135
Fri
2024-06-07
Mining the web
Cedric De Vroey
4136
Mon
2024-06-10
Pi Samba Share
Kevie
4137
Tue
2024-06-11
I used reisub key sequence to reboot my frozen Linux computer
Henrik Hemrin
4138
Wed
2024-06-12
Linux Gaming: Factorio
Cedric De Vroey
4139
Thu
2024-06-13
HPR New Years Eve Show 2023 - 24 ep 1
Honkeymagoo
4140
Fri
2024-06-14
Battery and Charging Technology 2024
Ahuka
4141
Mon
2024-06-17
Picade Console
Kevie
4142
Tue
2024-06-18
A Shared Shell History With Atuin
mnw
4143
Wed
2024-06-19
Learning to touch-type using the Dvorak keyboard layout
enistello
4144
Thu
2024-06-20
Running a Self-Hosted Mail Server
Lee
4145
Fri
2024-06-21
Review of the Riwbox TX8
swift110
4146
Mon
2024-06-24
Pi 5 - Some initial thoughts
Kevie
4147
Tue
2024-06-25
Review of the Moto G 5G 2020
swift110
4148
Wed
2024-06-26
Cheap Computers
Moss Bliss
4149
Thu
2024-06-27
HPR New Years Eve Show 2023 - 24 ep 2
Honkeymagoo
4150
Fri
2024-06-28
Playing Civilization III, Part 4
Ahuka
Comments this month
These are comments which have been made during the past month, either to shows released during the month or to past shows.
There are 30 comments in total.
Past shows
There are 3 comments on
3 previous shows:
hpr4116
(2024-05-13) "Response to 4109: Building community without SEO"
by hobs.
Comment 7:
hobs on 2024-06-03:
"mastodon comments"
hpr4118
(2024-05-15) "Toil versus Livelihood"
by dnt.
Comment 7:
dodddummy on 2024-06-01:
"I agree but am concerned about the transition"
hpr4126
(2024-05-27) "Podcasting for Newbies"
by Moss Bliss.
Comment 1:
Henrik Hemrin on 2024-06-04:
"Equipment, experience, encouragement and radio."
This month's shows
There are 27 comments on 14 of this month's shows:
hpr4131
(2024-06-03) "HPR Community News for May 2024"
by HPR Volunteers.
Comment 1:
hobs on 2024-06-03:
"HPR page design"
Comment 2:
folky on 2024-06-04:
"Give me the opus"
Comment 3:
Henrik Hemrin on 2024-06-04:
"Thank you"
Comment 4:
Ken Fallon on 2024-06-04:
"Bug created"
Comment 5:
Ken Fallon on 2024-06-04:
"HPR page design - Setting expectations"
Comment 6:
elmussol on 2024-06-04:
"opus feed"
Comment 7:
An HPR listener on 2024-06-09:
"The tune Dave mentioned"
hpr4132
(2024-06-04) "Urandom talks about the future of HPR"
by Thaj Sara.
Comment 1:
kdmurray on 2024-06-04:
"Great Conversation"
Comment 2:
Henrik Hemrin on 2024-06-05:
"Re: Great Conversation."
Comment 3:
kdmurray on 2024-06-08:
"Re: Re: Great Conversation."
hpr4133
(2024-06-05) "Mastodon as a way to comment to HPR episodes"
by norrist.
Comment 1:
Henrik Hemrin on 2024-06-05:
"Comment via phone and laptop/desktop"
Comment 2:
fullstopslash on 2024-06-05:
"mastodon comments"
Comment 3:
Ken Fallon on 2024-06-05:
"Some issues"
Comment 4:
Archer72 on 2024-06-24:
"Ken's comment"
hpr4135
(2024-06-07) "Mining the web"
by Cedric De Vroey.
Comment 1:
norrist on 2024-06-12:
"Clever use of transparency data"
Comment 2:
Henrik Hemrin on 2024-06-14:
"Amazing project"
hpr4136
(2024-06-10) "Pi Samba Share"
by Kevie.
Comment 1:
archer72 on 2024-06-22:
"I use this too"
hpr4137
(2024-06-11) "I used reisub key sequence to reboot my frozen Linux computer"
by Henrik Hemrin.
Comment 1:
Henrik Hemrin on 2024-06-14:
"What is actually u in reisub doing in more detail? Is it needed?"
hpr4140
(2024-06-14) "Battery and Charging Technology 2024"
by Ahuka.
Comment 1:
Kevie on 2024-06-18:
"A good, balanced and informative talk"
Comment 2:
Henrik Hemrin on 2024-06-18:
"Batteries and hydrogen gas"
hpr4142
(2024-06-18) "A Shared Shell History With Atuin"
by mnw.
Comment 1:
Henrik Hemrin on 2024-06-19:
"Good presentation of the to me unknown Atuin"
hpr4143
(2024-06-19) "Learning to touch-type using the Dvorak keyboard layout"
by enistello.
Comment 1:
mnw on 2024-06-20:
"Typing Tutorial Websites"
hpr4144
(2024-06-20) "Running a Self-Hosted Mail Server"
by Lee.
Comment 1:
Windigo on 2024-06-24:
"The forbidden service"
hpr4145
(2024-06-21) "Review of the Riwbox TX8"
by swift110.
Comment 1:
Mike Ray on 2024-06-23:
"hiwbox tx8"
hpr4146
(2024-06-24) "Pi 5 - Some initial thoughts"
by Kevie.
Comment 1:
Dave Morriss on 2024-06-28:
"Comparing the Intel N100 and RPi 5"
hpr4148
(2024-06-26) "Cheap Computers"
by Moss Bliss.
Comment 1:
Henrik Hemrin on 2024-06-26:
"Refurbished computers"
hpr4169
(2024-07-25) " HPR New Years Eve Show 2023 - 24 ep 4"
by Honkeymagoo.
Comment 1:
Rob on 2024-06-24:
"One person talking"
Mailing List discussions
Policy decisions surrounding HPR are taken by the community as a whole. This
discussion takes place on the Mail List which is open to all HPR listeners and
contributors. The discussions are open and available on the HPR server under
Mailman.
The threaded discussions this month can be found here:
https://lists.hackerpublicradio.com/pipermail/hpr/2024-June/thread.html
Events Calendar
With the kind permission of LWN.net we are linking to
The LWN.net Community Calendar.
Quoting the site:
This is the LWN.net community event calendar, where we track
events of interest to people using and developing Linux and free software.
Clicking on individual events will take you to the appropriate web
page.
Any other business
Developing new static feeds
RSS feeds are currently being created in real time on
hub.hackerpublicradio.org. The plan has always been to make
all feeds static, generated by the site-generator script in
the hpr_generator repository.
Changing RSS feeds is a dangerous process in that feed readers,
podcatchers and so on can be triggered by what appear like insignificant
changes, making them download files that have already been downloaded,
even though they are the not different.
Work is ongoing to produce new (static) feeds, but they
will need extensive testing before they can be released to the world at
large.
To do this we will need testers, so it would be appreciated if we
could call upon volunteers to assist with this process.
...more
1h 23min
June 28, 2024HPR4150: Playing Civilization III, Part 4
This continues our look at the details of playing Civilization III.
Here we tackle a favorite topic, war and conquest. Many people play
games like this just to enjoy sending their armies out to wreak havoc on
their enemies. So we'll look at how that can be done in Civilization
III.
Links:
https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_units_in_Civ3
https://civilization.fandom.com/wiki/Unique_unit_(Civ3)
https://www.palain.com/gaming/civilization-iii/playing-civilization-iii-part-4/
...more
17min
June 27, 2024HPR4149: HPR New Years Eve Show 2023 - 24 ep 2
Las Vegas
Las Vegas
Las
Vegas
Florida
Florida
North
Carolina
North Carolina
Wales
Wales
Wales
sugar
loaf
sugar
loaf
sugar
loaf
Scotland
Scotland
Scotland
Skiing
Retirement
Retirement
Retirement
Retirement
Retirement
Star Labs
StarBook
StarLite
StarFighter
Dual-boot
Linux and Windows
Dual-boot
Linux and Windows
fosdem:
fosdem:
autism
autism
Ménière's
Disease
Ménière's
Disease
Wayland
X Window
System
What is
ADHD
What
is ADHD
myth
of vaccination and autism spectrum
myth of
vaccination and autism spectrum
Space
debris
Space
debris
Space
debris
hpr3904 ::
How to make friends
hpr3942 ::
RE: How to make friends.
hpr3961 ::
RERE: How to make friends.
hpr3971 ::
RERERE: How to make friends.
Asperger
syndrome
Stigma for
disabled individuals and their family: A systematic review.
Stigma
research in the field of intellectual disabilities...
Python
(programming language).
Python
Python Docs
Beginner's
Guide to Python
Managing
Application Dependencies.
Sweden
visitsweden:
Currency, credit cards and money in Sweden.
United
Kingdom - The World Factbook
United
Kingdom
United
Kingdom
wikipedia: Brexit
(a portmanteau of "British exit") was the withdrawal of the United
Kingdom (UK) from the European Union (EU) at 23:00 GMT on 31 January
2020 (00:00 1 February 2020 CET). The UK is the only sovereign country
to have left the EU or the EC.
Brussels
Brussels
Stockholm
Arlanda Airport
Swedish
passport.
Sweden
International Travel Information
Welcome to the website of
Sweden's embassies and consulates.
Travelling
in the EU.
Automated
border control system.
Turkey -
Wikipedia
Turkey
(Turkiye)
Turkey
(Turkiye)
Mainland
China
Hong
Kong
Beijing
Shenzhen
Spain -
Wikipedia
Snow
globe
List of
museums in Brussels
Atomium
Atomium
Never
Go Barefoot Through Airport TSA Checkpoints!
Here's
Why You Should Never Go Barefoot on a Plane.
TSA PreCheck
TSA
PreCheck
How
do I apply for TSA PreCheck
Second Annual International
Copyleft Conference
Copyleft
Copyleft
Copyleft
The Free Software Foundation
Software Freedom
Conservancy
Mark
Shuttleworth
Mark
Shuttleworth
stallman: Richard Stallman's
Personal Site.
Duck
Duck Go: Bradley Coon
Ubuntu Summit
2023
Redhat
Rocky Linux
AlmaLinux
Centos
ubuntu: Ubuntu is a Linux
distribution based on Debian and composed mostly of free and open-source
software.
ubports: We are building a secure
& private operating system for your smartphone.
Ubuntu
Touch
Ubuntu Touch
Ubuntu Touch Apps
Firefox
OS
Firefox OS
Firefox
OS
Firefox
OS Features Guide
sailfishos: The mobile OS with
built-in privacy.
Fairphone We are
Fairphone. An Amsterdam-based electronics company.
Fairphone Fairphone is
a Dutch electronics manufacturer that designs and produces smartphones
and headphones.
Hello
World magazine by educators for educators One hundred pages of
in-depth discussion, project ideas, lesson plans, news, and
reviews.
Fire
TV Sticks, Streaming Devices, Smart TVs & More | Amazon
Amazon
Linux 2023, a Cloud-Optimized Linux Distribution with Long-Term
Support Every generation of Amazon Linux distribution is secured,
optimized for the cloud, and receives long-term AWS support. We built
Amazon Linux 2023 on these principles, and we go even further. Deploying
your workloads on Amazon Linux 2023 gives you three major benefits: a
high-security standard, a predictable lifecycle, and a consistent update
experience.
Linux
from AWS Whether you are looking for an operating system to host
your general-purpose workloads or a purpose-built operating system to
host containers, AWS offers you a portfolio of security-focused, stable,
and high performance Linux-based operating systems.
Windows Phone Windows
Phone (WP) is a discontinued mobile operating system developed by
Microsoft for smartphones as the replacement successor to Windows Mobile
and Zune.
Microsoft’s
Samsung action After becoming the leading player in the worldwide
smartphone market, Samsung decided late last year to stop complying with
its agreement with Microsoft. In September 2013, after Microsoft
announced it was acquiring the Nokia Devices and Services business,
Samsung began using the acquisition as an excuse to breach its
contract.
Samsung Galaxy S III
Mini The Samsung Galaxy S III Mini (stylized as Samsung GALAXY S III
mini, model number: GT-I8190) is a touchscreen-based, slate-sized
smartphone designed and manufactured by Samsung.
Samsung Galaxy S
III Mini Like its big brother Galaxy S III, Galaxy S III mini
delivers a world of possibilities for sharing, interaction, and
entertainment-but in a smaller package. See your content look more
brilliant and vivid with a Super AMOLED™ display and enjoy the premium
Galaxy camera modes and intuitive user interface.
spectrum
Switch to Spectrum for incredible savings and seamless connectivity
with...
spectrum
Sign up for Spectrum Internet® and get Advanced WiFi and an Unlimited
Mobile...
ZX Spectrum Vega+ The
ZX Spectrum Vega+ is a handheld game console based on the ZX Spectrum
and designed by Rick Dickinson as a follow-up to the ZX Spectrum Vega
handheld TV game which was released in 2015. Only a small number of
Vega+ machines were released, before Retro Computers (who manufactured
the devices) was wound up.
youtube.com: Sinclair ZX Spectrum
Vega+ Handheld - Review & Overview
wikipedia: Accelerated
Graphics Port (AGP) is a parallel expansion card standard, designed for
attaching a video card to a computer system to assist in the
acceleration of 3D computer graphics.
wikipedia:
Hardware acceleration is the use of computer hardware
designed to perform specific functions more efficiently when compared to
software running on a general-purpose central processing unit (CPU). Any
transformation of data that can be calculated in software running on a
generic CPU can also be calculated in custom-made hardware, or in some
mix of both.
wikipedia: ZX
Spectrum Next is an 8-bit home computer, initially released in
2017, which is compatible with software and hardware for the 1982 ZX
Spectrum. It also has enhanced capabilities.
wikipedia: The
ZX Spectrum 128 is similar to the ZX Spectrum+, with the
exception of a large external heatsink for the internal 7805 voltage
regulator added to the right hand end of the case, replacing the
internal heatsink in previous versions.
wikipedia: In Sweden,
the standard time is Central European Time (CET; UTC+01:00; Swedish:
centraleuropeisk tid). Daylight saving time is observed from the last
Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST).
Sweden adopted CET in 1900.
wikipedia:
Lapland, also known by its Swedish name Lappland
(Northern Sami: Sápmi, Finnish: Lappi, Latin: Lapponia), is a province
in northernmost Sweden.
raspberrypi: single board
computers.
mxlinux:
MX Linux is a cooperative venture between the antiX and
MX Linux communities.
raspbian: Raspbian is
not affiliated with the Raspberry Pi Foundation. Raspbian was created by
a small, dedicated team of developers that are fans of the Raspberry Pi
hardware, the educational goals of the Raspberry Pi Foundation and, of
course, the Debian Project.
raspberrypi: Many operating systems
are available for Raspberry Pi, including Raspberry Pi
OS, our official supported operating system, and operating
systems from other organisations.
joeress:
I’m Joe Ressington. I’m a freelance podcast producer, host, and editor.
I’m the head of the Late Night Linux Family of podcasts.
linuxacademy:
Error: can’t connect to the server at
linuxacademy.com
wikipedia:
Cunt: In informal British, Irish, New Zealand, and
Australian English, and occasionally but to a lesser extent in Canadian
English, it can be used with no negative connotations to refer to a
(usually male) person. In this sense, it may be modified by a positive
qualifier (funny, clever, etc.). For example, "This is my mate Brian.
He's a good cunt.
debian: Debian, also known as
Debian GNU/Linux, is a Linux distribution composed of free and
open-source software, developed by the community-supported Debian
Project, which was established by Ian Murdock on August 16, 1993.
xfce: Xfce or XFCE is a free and
open-source desktop environment for Linux and other Unix-like operating
systems.
snapcraft: Snaps are
containerised software packages that are simple to create and install.
They auto-update and are safe to run.
flatpak: Flatpak is developed by
an independent community, made up of contributors, volunteers and
supporting organizations. It is a true upstream open source project,
dedicated to providing technology and services that can be used by all,
with no vendor lock-in. We have strong links to other Free Software
projects, including the Freedesktop project.
raspberrypi:
Raspberry Pi computers and microcontrollers
ubuntu: Apt-Cache-ng is A
caching proxy. Specialized for package files from Linux distributors,
primarily for Debian (and Debian based) distributions but not limited to
those.
mumble: Mumble is a free,
open source, low latency, high quality voice chat application.
wikipedia: Pepsi Max
(also known as Pepsi Zero Sugar and Pepsi Black in some countries) is a
low-calorie, sugar-free cola, marketed by PepsiCo as an alternative to
Pepsi and Diet Pepsi, except for the United Kingdom and Norway, where it
is the main Pepsi flavor.
alcoholism:
Alcoholism is a condition that develops over time as
someone continues to abuse alcohol. The result of alcoholism is the
inability to control the urge to drink alcohol.
wikipedia: The Swiss
Army knife is a pocketknife, generally multi-tooled, now manufactured by
Victorinox. The term "Swiss Army knife" was coined by American soldiers
after World War II after they had trouble pronouncing the German word
"Offiziersmesser", meaning "officer’s knife".
wikipedia: "It ain't
over till (or until) the fat lady sings" is a colloquialism which is
often used as a proverb. It means that one should not presume to know
the outcome of an event which is still in progress.
wikipedia: In
electrical engineering, a transformer is a passive
component that transfers electrical energy from one electrical circuit
to another circuit, or multiple circuits.
wikipedia: A
distribution transformer or service transformer is a
transformer that provides the final voltage transformation in the
electric power distribution system, stepping down the voltage used in
the distribution lines to the level used by the customer.
wikipedia: In news
media and social media, an echo chamber is an
environment or ecosystem in which participants encounter beliefs that
amplify or reinforce their preexisting beliefs by communication and
repetition inside a closed system and insulated from rebuttal.
wikipedia: An
echo chamber is a hollow enclosure used to produce
reverberation, usually for recording purposes.
wikipedia:
Social media are interactive technologies that
facilitate the creation, sharing and aggregation of content, ideas,
interests, and other forms of expression through virtual communities and
networks.
joinmastodon: Social
networking that's not for sale.
telegram: Telegram is a
cloud-based mobile and desktop messaging app with a focus on security
and speed.
discord: A place that makes it
easy to talk every day and hang out more often.
mozilla:
Firefox Multi-Account Containers lets you keep parts of
your online life separated into color-coded tabs. Cookies are separated
by container, allowing you to use the web with multiple accounts and
integrate Mozilla VPN for an extra layer of privacy.
rocketmortgage:
Did you know that manufactured homes used to be more commonly referred
to as mobile homes? That is until 1976, when Congress passed the
National Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act,
which authorized the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD) to create construction standards for manufactured homes.
audiobookshelf:
goodreads: The BSD North conference
draws some of the smartest people in the world. These few days will
validate Dale Whitehead’s work—or expose him as a fraud.
goodreads: Demon Squad
Series.
goodreads: Sandman Slim
Series.
goodreads:
Case Files of Henri Davenforth Series.
snapcraft:
Nextcloud Server - A safe home for all your data.
tubitv: free Movies
& TV Fewer Ads than Cable No Subscription Required
Thousands of movies and TV shows. Always Free. 100% Legal.
wikipedia: Pluto TV is
a free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) service owned and
operated by the Paramount Streaming division of Paramount Global.
animalhumanesociety: Animal Humane
Society provides post-surrender euthanasia services for pet owners at a
reduced cost.
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1h 54min
June 26, 2024 HPR4148: Cheap Computers
Buying Cheap Computers
Hi. I'm Moss Bliss. You may have heard me on mintCast, Distrohoppers'
Digest, or Full Circle Weekly News.
I keep hearing people complain that they can't find a decent computer
under $2,000. My response is: lower your expectations, and help end
digital waste. Do you really need a top-end gaming machine? Most games
will run on older computers just fine. And there are LOTS of 2016 models
(and a few newer years) coming off office leases.
My suggestion is the Lenovo ThinkCentre M700 Tiny; I will have other
suggestions later in the podcast, but this is what I went with an have
personal experience. The M700 Tiny is a box about the size of an older
external DVD drive, with your choice of an i3, i5 or i7 processor, up to
64 Gb RAM, and a power supply sipping away at up to 35 watts. If you go
on eBay or your local equivalent, you can find these for ridiculously
low prices.
My recommendation is to go for a box with an i5, 8 or 16 Gb RAM, with
or without a drive. You can find them even cheaper if you search for "no
OS", which frequently still includes the drive, but SSDs are quite cheap
these days so it hardly matters. I recommend the i5 rather than the i7
because, in the 2016 models, the i7 wasn't much more than a heat
producer compared to the i5 but no faster, and the i5-based machines are
often $100-150 cheaper.
Of course I recommend putting the Linux of your choice on these
machines when you get it.
You will need a monitor and keyboard for this. If you don't already
have one, I would suggest looking locally for a used 26" LCD/LED TV. You
will also want a cable for it, and you can either get a DisplayPort
cable while you're at eBay, or a DP-to-HDMI adapter to use the HDMI
cable which probably comes with the TV. For a keyboard, you should go to
your local big box store and get one you like, if you don't want to buy
used. You can find them from $5 to $20.
I apologize for my US-centric prices, but you should have similar
prices in your local currency if you have eBay or something like it.
I just did a quick lookup for "M700 Tiny No OS" on eBay, and saw i5
machines which were purported to work from between $80 and $120 with 8
Gb RAM. Be careful to watch for shipping prices, I see a particularly
good-looking refurbished model with 16 GB for under $120 -- but the
shipping is over $35 from Australia!
If you want an AMD chip, you'll need to research the model number...
but they do make them, just not as many.
If you don't like Lenovo, you can find Dells and HP EliteDesks in the
same range. One good thing about the HPs is that they label which
generation they are -- G2, G3, G4. Newer generations cost more, but will
be more future-proof. There is currently an HP EliteDesk 800 G2 with 8
Gb RAM and No OS on eBay for $50! Again, if you buy a G3 or G4 it will
cost more, but be a newer machine as well.
These are all 64-bit quad-core computers, some over 3 GHz, with low
power demands. Cheap to buy, cheap to use. Any version of Linux will run
on them, and if you're desperate you can run Windows 10 on them as
well.
That should be enough to get you started. If you have questions,
write me at [email protected].
Hacker Public Radio needs more podcasts, on any topic and any length.
Get in touch with Ken and volunteer! This is my second wholly unplanned
podcast on HPR; you could be next!
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6min
June 25, 2024 HPR4147: Review of the Moto G 5G 2020
Motorola
Moto G 5G
...more
16min
June 24, 2024HPR4146: Pi 5 - Some initial thoughts
Kevie, co-host of the TuxJam podcast, shares his thoughts on his recent purchase of the Raspberry Pi 5. Deciding to try this out to see if it could operate as a realistic day-to-day desktop PC, he opted for the Pimoroni NVMe Base along with a 512GB SSD drive. The links to the products in this episode:
Pi 5
Pi 5 PSU
NVMe Base + 500GB SSD
Pi 5 Active Cooler
...more
17min
June 21, 2024 HPR4145: Review of the Riwbox TX8
Riwbox
TX8 Bluetooth Headphones
...more
8min

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