HPR

Posted at 2026-04-20 12:50:09 relating to the show hpr4618 which was released on 2026-04-15 by Whiskeyjack entitled Simple Podcasting - Episode 2 - Basic Filtering

Worthy content! (for use and "for the fun of it"). Actually, as an Audacity user, may not use the command-line editing, but the underlying concepts are the same.
About de-esser, maybe it's better to apply it to the excerpts one need (or want) to improve. With my first uses of click removal, I liked it so much that applied to the entire recording. The result : almost no audible clicking, but a lot of lost missing "t"s in some phonemas. (Best is to don't click the tongue, but, if not, there is declicking — for specific regions.)
I don't remember using de-esser you presented, but the idea may be the same, to check the result where applied.
Aaand, I shall wait for the entire series, but one tool that I would like to listen to is compression. Let's see whether it is going to be adressed on the shows or not, anyway, thanks for sharing.

Posted at 2026-04-20 01:37:33 relating to the show hpr4616 which was released on 2026-04-13 by Trollercoaster entitled Thoughts about age control and further suggestions

Just do the age verification, we can write the law.

For protection of what people of what ages shall or shall not have access to.

Yes, online.

Offline? we have not thought of that, we may have a proposal about it in a near future, thanks, Trollercoaster.


(Great show, thanks.)

Posted at 2026-04-17 16:37:29 relating to the show hpr4619 which was released on 2026-04-16 by Kevie entitled HPR Beer Garden 12 - Baltic Porter

Störtebeker (the same Ö sound as Kevie's Öö!) once had a Nordik-Porter at 9.5% ABV which was an Eisbock (Ice Bock) made from their Stark-Bier (strong beer) at 7.5% ABV which is a Doppelbock (Double Bock), a strong, often dark, German lager (which might be mentioned in the upcoming episode about strong lagers).

The malty Nordik-Porter came in 0.5 l bottles and had heavy coffee and espresso notes and was really the perfect drink for a long cold winter evening.

Howerver, it's not available anymore, but they now offer Grand Marnier and Whisky cask-matured versions in 0.33 l bottles which I did not taste (yet).

Posted at 2026-04-17 09:56:49 relating to the show hpr4569 which was released on 2026-02-05 by Klaatu entitled Kiosk with guest mode on Linux

Great episode! A nice example of using (and adjusting!) Free Software in a public setting like, well, a library!
Btw: An example for "Public Money, Public Code" I tend to use is creating a platform for libraries to catalog and manage their books ;)

So, what about copying a preconfigured browser profiles into `~libraryguest` for some adjustments?

And clearly not over thinking: What about having swap encrypted with a new throwaway key every time? ;P I'm sure there is an option for this…

@#1 /tmp is the only other place I could think of, too, where a user's files could end up in. Maybe run `find /tmp -user libraryguest -exec rm -rf {} \+` before login/at logout.
And cleanup of ~libraryguest even on a ramdisk setup, just in case? ;)

@#3
Smb most probably can be mounted at login via pam like an encrypted homedir. In a "bigger" setup with a bunch of underpowered thinclients you could even mount ramdisks from the one box without soldered-on RAM.

@#4 Oh, RcloneView looks great! Any special permissions/group memberships a user would need?

Posted at 2026-04-14 20:41:28 relating to the show hpr4585 which was released on 2026-02-27 by candycanearter entitled mpv util scripts

I set up a small git repository so i dont have to keep writing comments here when its changed

https://git.sr.ht/~ccaesap/dotfiles/tree/main/item/mpv/scripts

Posted at 2026-04-13 16:43:22 relating to the show hpr4614 which was released on 2026-04-09 by Marc W. Abel entitled Dauug|18: Faster Than a ’286, but Inspectable Like a Soroban

I find obscure hardware designs cool, and this is no exception! Deviating from the common 8-bit design is something I've rarely seen, and though I didn't understand a lot of the deeper mechanics, the way you explained it was captivating.

Posted at 2026-04-12 16:16:00 relating to the show hpr4600 which was released on 2026-03-20 by Ahuka entitled The First Doctor, Part 5

My intention was to only cover the classic stories of Doctor Who, but I suppose there is no reason I couldn't cover the renewed series as well, I've certainly seen all of them

Posted at 2026-04-12 03:15:44 relating to the show hpr4614 which was released on 2026-04-09 by Marc W. Abel entitled Dauug|18: Faster Than a ’286, but Inspectable Like a Soroban

I suspect this was about computer design, and a fascinating presentation of that subject.

For privacy, wouldn't it make more sense to use old hardware? Things were so much more transparent in the DOS days.

Posted at 2026-04-09 05:46:52 relating to the show hpr4603 which was released on 2026-03-25 by HopperMCS entitled On the Erosion of Freedom in Open Source Software

OMFG! Hopper went time traveling to steal my idea and actually say the opposite that he suggested when interviewing me on this topic. I'm confident that he vibe coded a time traveling machine after interviewing me... JUST TO STEAL MY THUNDER!!

Go have a look at episode HPR4616 where we sing the love song on the merits of Age Verification and how further extending it will make the world a better place! But here he's all against it?

OMFG again!
Trollercoaster


To avoid misunderstandings: OMFG means "Offering My Finest Greetings!"

Posted at 2026-04-06 16:44:28 relating to the show hpr4605 which was released on 2026-03-27 by Elsbeth entitled Lee locks down his wifey poo

Many thanks for sharing the link to the passage.

Posted at 2026-04-06 15:28:34 relating to the show hpr4606 which was released on 2026-03-30 by Trollercoaster entitled My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams

Now you made me listen to a decade old episode of HPR! That's nostalia over nostalgia. So Nostalgia² ... for sure that can't be negative (unless it's complex nostaliga).

Posted at 2026-04-06 13:50:17 relating to the show hpr4611 which was released on 2026-04-06 by HPR Volunteers entitled HPR Community News for March 2026

No problem. I renamed it. Contact the janitors for these type of issues.

Posted at 2026-04-06 09:37:47 relating to the show hpr4609 which was released on 2026-04-02 by Ahuka entitled Proper Date Format

It's definitely handy to use with alphabetical sorting, especially if dealing with a cross-filesystem archive since access/modify times are rarely consistent longterm.

Posted at 2026-04-06 03:24:30 relating to the show hpr4611 which was released on 2026-04-06 by HPR Volunteers entitled HPR Community News for March 2026

HOLY i just realized I accidentily put Windigo's name in when typing the reply for the mpv util scripts and didnt notice until just now im so sorry

Posted at 2026-04-05 15:59:54 relating to the show hpr4605 which was released on 2026-03-27 by Elsbeth entitled Lee locks down his wifey poo

Paul, here is a permalink on the Internet Archive https://web.archive.org/web/20230326072654/https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/35908-do-not-confuse-duty-with-what-other-people-expect-of

Posted at 2026-04-05 14:09:24 relating to the show hpr4424 which was released on 2025-07-17 by Archer72 entitled How I use Newsboat for Podcasts and Reddit

https://repo.anhonesthost.net/HPR/hpr_generator/issues/321#issuecomment-2927

The option to add a Content-Disposition Header in the ccdn.php did not work as the clients don't support it.
It has just been added to curl -J

Using apache redirect will redirect the traffic via the server, resulting in pushing the bandwidth back to AnHonestHost.com, so this is not an option.

Changing the url to be unique per download server would also not work as the next time the enclosure@url would change and some podcatchers see this as a new version. This would result in the clients downloading each episode times the number of nodes in the community content delivery network.

The only option that would work is having each server behind a download dns, but that means that all nodes would need to serve A) all the files, and B) all the files from the same path.
A) is not the case for the internet Archive.
B) is not the case for some of the other nodes.

Posted at 2026-04-04 22:21:38 relating to the show hpr4608 which was released on 2026-04-01 by Whiskeyjack entitled Simple Podcasting - Episode 1 - Preparation and Recording

I have just listened to the HPR episode on Solocast, and it appears to me that the method he uses is indeed the same concept, that of recording a series of very short segments and stitching them together later as opposed to trying to edit a single big audio file later with an audio editor.

Solocast approaches it from a different way and offers a more automated process.

My series requires a number of manual steps but I focus more on what is going on under the lid. I also use a different filtering method.

This sounds like it's worth another podcast episode from me in which I will mention Solocast plus also talk more about filtering.

Thanks again for telling me about Solocast.

Posted at 2026-04-04 19:52:01 relating to the show hpr4605 which was released on 2026-03-27 by Elsbeth entitled Lee locks down his wifey poo

Lee and Elspeth! Congratulations, and thank you for sharing your joyous occasion with us!

Could you please share the reference to the poem Elspeth read out? I looked into the transcript, but it didn't come through too clearly!

Best wishes for your life together in the future!

Paul

Posted at 2026-04-04 18:19:25 relating to the show hpr4608 which was released on 2026-04-01 by Whiskeyjack entitled Simple Podcasting - Episode 1 - Preparation and Recording

I wasn't aware of Solocast. I have just downloaded the episode and will listen to it to see if the concept of how to use it is the same. If it is the same method, the author of that may have a better overall solution in terms of using it as he puts everything together in a single Python program.

Given that my series is 4 episodes rather than 1 though, it is possible that I have more explanation of what is happening to the audio. I also had some fun with gratuitous hackery when analyzing audio with GNU Octave and Libre Office Calc and it is more important to have fun than to be useful.

I have looked at the source code and see that he is using a technique with SOX which sounds similar to what drew the interest of one of the show hosts in the February Community news (hpr4586) published at the beginning of March when talking about another piece of podcast software.

I will have a play with that audio technique. I may get enough material from that audio processing technique to make another podcast episode.

Anyway, thanks again for the tip on Solocast. I will try it to see if it suits how I want to make podcasts.

Posted at 2026-04-04 14:19:15 relating to the show hpr4609 which was released on 2026-04-02 by Ahuka entitled Proper Date Format

Thanks for spreading the word! I have been using this for over 20 years -- sorts well in any file system. Sorts well in note taking app titles. I have a keyboard macro in my home Linux machines and in my work Windows machine that bangs out today's date in that format. It is the only proper date format!

Posted at 2026-04-03 17:28:05 relating to the show hpr4584 which was released on 2026-02-26 by Archer72 entitled Recording a show, and crappy audio

So far this morning, I've listed to this episode 3 times in an attempt to hear some 'crappy' audio. What i'm hearing is various levels of 'not-perfect' audio, but nothing crappy. :)

This is probably the first time I have heard audio recorded from an earpiece, and this is one of my favorite genres of HPR shows: the hardware used to record a show.

thank you

Posted at 2026-04-03 07:49:58 relating to the show hpr4608 which was released on 2026-04-01 by Whiskeyjack entitled Simple Podcasting - Episode 1 - Preparation and Recording

Hi Whiskeyjack,
I really liked your podcast and the topic. I cannot remember about your last, but the sound quality of this one was good on my mobile speakers :)

The concept reminded me about the program from Norrist (another host on HPR), while similar does it have some differences HPR 3496 https://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3496

As I am not on the future feed, I look forward to your next episode.

Cheers, Reto

Posted at 2026-04-01 12:27:46 relating to the show hpr4608 which was released on 2026-04-01 by Whiskeyjack entitled Simple Podcasting - Episode 1 - Preparation and Recording

Thank you for your kind comments on this series. I am pleased to hear that at least one person liked it.

As for adding tags for `sox` and `ffmpeg` to the show notes after the episode has been uploaded, I'm not sure what the proper method to go about this is. Perhaps someone could make a suggestion.

Posted at 2026-04-01 10:06:46 relating to the show hpr4608 which was released on 2026-04-01 by Whiskeyjack entitled Simple Podcasting - Episode 1 - Preparation and Recording

Hi Whiskeyjack,

This has been a great series, as I have been listening ahead with anticipation.

Might I suggest having tags added for each show to reflect using `sox` and `ffmpeg`.

Cheers,
Archer72

Posted at 2026-03-31 17:20:34 relating to the show hpr4606 which was released on 2026-03-30 by Trollercoaster entitled My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams

Great episode, Trollercoaster! Really enjoyed this one. Had me all nostalgic for those early days of computing. I recorded hpr1541 back in 2014 (*ding* for shameless plug lol) where I covered my early days of computing and how it all led up to me coming to Linux, and I think I made mention of BSD as well, and this reminded me of that. Thanks for sharing!

Posted at 2026-03-31 14:19:12 relating to the show hpr4607 which was released on 2026-03-31 by Vance entitled UNIX Curio #3 - basename and dirname

Love the UNIX Curio series. Thanks so much for offering it. It's always good to review BASH things as well as commands that are useful.

Posted at 2026-03-31 08:26:06 relating to the show hpr4606 which was released on 2026-03-30 by Trollercoaster entitled My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams

Hey Janitors,

just realized that you'll have to read my previous comment out loud. May I suggest to NOT add sound effects to that comment?

Posted at 2026-03-31 08:24:58 relating to the show hpr4606 which was released on 2026-03-30 by Trollercoaster entitled My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams

Hey Trey... why don't you flip out your PDP11 and show off your skilzz!

If you're into the old school definition of hackers and you're frustrated that those youngsters are spoiled... make sure to pick up next week's episode on Age Verification! It will be the best thing ever.

xmanmonk glad you liked the sound effects. I had to edit out the occasional fart - at a certain age bowel movements are a thing. But then again... luckily podcasts don't also spread the smell...

Posted at 2026-03-31 00:54:19 relating to the show hpr4424 which was released on 2025-07-17 by Archer72 entitled How I use Newsboat for Podcasts and Reddit

Hello Ken,

Sorry for late reply, I just listened to Jan & Dec news a few days ago. No, the problem did not get fixed. I don't think that it would be fixed from thr HPR website, since if I used wget to download an episode, it does get properly renamed to hpr.mp3

Posted at 2026-03-30 16:23:43 relating to the show hpr4606 which was released on 2026-03-30 by Trollercoaster entitled My Nerdy Childhood: From Floppy Disks to Dial-Up Dreams

Ah, the memories! I'm a bit older, but I wanted to say that the sound effects in this episode brought back all kinds of memories! Thanks for a great show!