Having tested for different cities I'd advise setting the default timezone to 'UTC' in this script regardless of actual location.

This is not a comment on this episode, but a message for the janitors. As of this episode my podcatcher (antennapod on android) has been unable to download the mp3 file, all previous episodes to this downloaded fine.

I'm unsure if this is a CDN issue, the feed appears to update fine.

Possibly related to the recent issues Internet Archive has been facing ?

satdump looks really cool! Thanks for the great interviews!

Hi Beeza,
Thanks for the nice comment. How true everything these days is made cheaper; It’s a race to the bottom. My old trusty Fluke 77 DVM had a very old PP3 battery in it that finally failed though I doubt it was as old as 1983! Not only do the batteries not last as long I suspect they are also more likely to leak so it’s probably even more important to check these modern ones more frequently. I hope you have many more faithful years use from your dad’s analogue meter. For a lot of jobs they can’t be beaten.

MrX

Hi Mr X.

I have an analogue multimeter that I inherited from my dad. He bought it in 1983 and it still works fine with the original battery. Contrast that with modern batteries that can be dead when you take them out of the packaging if they are more than a year two old.

I really appreciate everyone who took time to comment. Sorry I didn't respond sooner. I guess I'm spending too much time on Mastodon.

I also want to thank the hosts at HPR Community News. Questions were asked. Good questions.

I have decided to do a "What Is Plain Text Programming?" podcast to try to answer these questions specifically and go into more detail describing Plain Text Programs than I did on my introductory episode.

$800 dollars for a banana pi that is a total scam. Here's a link to aliexpress 28 euros new bpi m1. The M1 plus and some orange pi's are supported by Slackware, as well as AARCH64 on the rockpro64. I'll never buy from India, so thanks for that tip.
https://www.aliexpress.com/store/1100417230/pages/all-items.html?productGroupId=40000003426518&storeId=1100417230&sortType=bestmatch_sort&shop_sortType=bestmatch_sort

Going by the credits on the previous year's notes, I think the notes this time round were prepared by Sgoti and hplovecraft. Please correct me if I am wrong.

Thanks to all involved for their efforts in making the New Years Eve Show a reality.

Hi Beeza,
I managed a VAX/VMS cluster in late 1987, and then OpenVMS on a DEC Alpha from around 1995 at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. I implemented a system for managing VMS accounts in 1988, which really needed a database. Since we had no budget for this I used ISAM (Indexed Sequential Access Method) files to make a "poor man's database".

VMS ISAM files were configured through a command interface, and later with an editor accessing Record Management Services (RMS) facilities. Records were fixed-length, but could have many keys. The indexes and data records were in the same file.

I remember being shocked that there was nothing similar in Unix as we moved away from VMS, and then I discovered PostgreSQL...

Hi Hairy Larry

Some years ago, for my own amusement, I experimented with using the file system as an alternative to a database.

I had an index file containing all keys beginning with "A", another for "B" and so on. This was read sequentially. The key was followed by a long integer which was the file pointer offset in another file containing the actual data - again one for "A", "B" etc.

For fixed length data I was amazed at how fast retrieval was, but it was impractical for anything else. An update that altered the length of just one record in the data file required recalculating all the file pointers in that group.

Also, the lack of a flexible query mechanism limited its use.

I recall that VAX/VMS used indexed files, but the index and the data were somehow combined into a single file. Super fast retrieval but, again, no query mechanism beyond the record key.

It was an interesting exercise but I've found SQLite to be the ideal way of handling data in standalone applications.

Hi Sgoti.

Back in the early 80s I worked in Egypt for about 6 months. On several occasions I was strongly advised by locals not to help anybody in distress who may require hospitalisation. The reason was that if the patient could not afford to pay the bills (which almost certainly they couldn't) the person summoning an ambulance would be held liable for all costs.

Healthcare at the time was supposedly free, but it was so ineffective that the patient would be long dead before a public-sector ambulance arrived, hence resorting to private alternatives.

Because of the "entertaining" standard of driving, car crashes were regular occurrences, but rarely would you see any bystanders do anything more than just look. I don't think there was any lack of compassion or empathy, just a reluctance at a practical level to risk taking on a potentially large cost for a stranger.

Hi Henrik. Thanks for this nice comment. Glad you appreciate the inside of my radio. And yes I also appreciate the aesthetics of it. They certainly don’t make them like this anymore.

Isn't the inside of this Kenwood radio a beautiful creation?

PBAs, cables, speakers and so on when the radio is unboxed.

So much innovation! And your between segments CW re-ignited my desire to learn morse code well. I need to put together a plan and follow through (Then, produce a related show)

Kovid Goyal, the creator of Calibre says this on the History section of https://calibre-ebook.com/about:

"The name calibre was chosen by my wife, Krittika. The libre in calibre stands for freedom, indicating that calibre is a free and open source product, modifiable by all. Nonetheless, calibre should be pronounced as cali-ber, not ca-libre."

I enjoyed your show, and as it happens, have been using KOReader on my phone for the past few months, where it does a fine job.

Well I'm interested to see where this goes, don't delay too long, lets see that plain text 'hello world' demo, then a dice simulator.

Hey Hairylarry! Really enjoyed your episode, and looking forward to more like this. Nice to see more SDFers contributing episodes to Hacker Public Radio.

I watched Dr Who from the first show in 1963 when I was 13. I watched it fairly regularly until 1989, but was often in places where there was no access (like university where I didn't own a TV), and I lost interest towards the end.

When it "regenerated" I was keen to watch again, and my daughter was also enthusiastic. We watched until Matt Smith left, and haven't watched since.

We did watch "Torchwood" from 2006, and enjoyed it.

You might want to add "The Sarah-Jane Adventures" to your list of spin-off shows. This was another show I watched with my daughter, who was in the age range the show was aimed at, at the time. I certainly found it watchable myself.

Thanks for doing this. I am looking forward to hearing more!

Where are Podcast Listener Communities
Posted on Fri, Sep 13, 2024 | Alan Pope

https://popey.com/blog/2024/09/where-are-podcast-listener-communities/

EM - Email address (13/18)
MA - Mastodon account (9/18)
TW - Twitter account (8/18)
DS - Discord server (8/18)
TG - Telegram channel (4/18)
IR - IRC channel (5/18)
DW - Discourse website (2/18)
SK - Slack channel (3/18)
LI - LinkedIn (2/18)
WF - Web form (2/18)
SG - Signal group (3/18)
WA - WhatsApp (1/18)
FB - FaceBook (1/18)

About to put this into action !

Thanks for the kind words Trey and many apologies for the delay in replying. I really must be more diligent at checking for comments as it’s always great when people take the time to reply. Glad you enjoyed the show. The ICOM 735 looks like a fine radio and is likely more reliable than my Kenwood TS940 so probably a very sensible choice. I’ve had a few VHF & UHF ICOM radios over the years and have always been very pleased with them. Good luck with your internal battery. I hope it doesn’t cause an issue. It’s a worry this sort of thing as there is always a risk whatever you do. Hope you get a chance to get some HF contacts.

he items in the book bag include:

USB bass bunny
USB cable for number owner
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Retractable charging cable
Two headphones of the ear buds

ONE SENTENCE SUMMARY:
The user discussed various apps, tools, and services they use for personal and professional purposes including Plex, Real Link, Snapseed, Stocard, Telly Health, BetterHelp, Misnotifications, multi V&C, Google Translate, Twitch, Uber, Last Pass, Google Voice, Yelp, and Land Zoom.

MAIN POINTS:
Uses Plex for accessing media content
Real Link app for convenience but dislikes it
Snapseed used for photo storage and organization
Stocard app for barcode management
Telly Health used for personal health through Better Help services
Misnotifications app for reminder notifications
Multi V&C desktop launcher for Android compression and accessibility features
Google Translate used for OCR tasks
Twitch used for break-sec security purposes
Uber app for transportation
Last Pass for password management
Google Voice and Hound for various voice assistance tasks
Yelp for restaurant search
Land Zoom for work purposes
TAKEAWAYS:
Utilize Plex and Real Link for media content access
Use Snapseed for photo storage and organization
Stocard app helps manage barcodes
Use Telly Health, Better Help for personal health needs
Misnotifications for reminder notifications
Multi V&C launcher for Android desktop compression and accessibility
Google Translate for OCR tasks
Twitch for break-sec security purposes
Uber app for transportation
Last Pass for password management
Google Voice and Hound for various voice assistance tasks
Yelp for restaurant search
Land Zoom for work purposes

Thank you for the thought-provoking show! Thoughts on this show paralyze in much the same way as my many obsessions and disparate pursuits. No idea which way to go, which approach to take, too many comments, impossible to choose. (*_*)

I've never watched Dr Who but I am a Peter Capaldi fan and a David Tennant fan for their other work, I have been curious to watch Dr Who since hearing of their "doctors" a long time ago. Thanks for the series, looking forward to more on Dr Who.

I did it. I'm now the greatest blender artist in the world. Thanks for the show and the skills.

P.S. I also recorded the adventure.
https://youtu.be/i-WFedaQzM4

Thanks so much for this series, I've always wanted to get into Dr Who but had trouble diving in because of the shows complexity. But like a good museum I now have a guide! Thanks Ahuka, keep them coming!

Hello. Another place where you can currently stream random episodes of Classic Doctor Who in the United States is Pluto.tv

Hi Brian

I found it for ₹6,750 which is $80.39

However the value for money is 1/10 of that so that price is equivalent to $800. Way too expensive.

Ken you should try a banana pi m1. Its an all winner a20 single core that are affordable. It runs slackware 15.0 so has a secure stable os available. Here's the slackware arm official site
https://docs.slackware.com/slackwarearm:inst_sa32_rel_15.0

Instead of commenting here... I made a small recording.

Anyways: my take-away is that I should learn to put the key message in the first minute of a podcast, so people who drop off early, at least get that message.