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This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Oathtool 06 OATH Options and Oathtool The OATH standard has several options. You need to know which OATH options the site you wish to log into uses in order to use OATH. 07 Options - TOTP versus HOTP There are two different types of OATH one time passwords, HOTP and TOTP. HOTP uses a counter.  I won't go into more detail on HOTP as I haven't come across anyone using it. TOTP uses the current time instead of a counter. The time is fed into the OATH algorithm along with the shared secret to generate a new password on both ends of the connection. All the instances of OATH that I am familiar with use TOTP. 08 TOTP Mode Totp has different "modes". These modes are hash encoding algorithms such as SHA1, SHA256, or SHA512. The correct mode must be selected in order to log in using OATH with TOTP. 09 Encoding - Hex versus Base32 Both ends of the connection must be initialized with a shared secret or key which is required as part of the OATH algorithm. This key could be encoded in one of two forms, either hexadecimal or base32. Web sites often do not document which encoding method they are using. If you cannot determine the encoding of the key by simply looking at it you may need to use trial and error during your first OATH log in attempts to see which type of key has been used. 10 Github and Pypi Options Github and Pypi are two of the most prominent web sites using OATH. Both use the same options, TOTP with SHA1 mode, and base32 encoding. 11 Using Oathtool oathtool is a simple command line application which generates one time passwords for use with OATH. It can be run in a terminal. However, can also be turned into a simple GUI application using Zenity. Will discuss this in more detail later. By default oathtool uses hotp and hex encoding. To use totp and base32 encoding you must specify these on the command line. To specify base32 encoding for use with for example Github, pass the "-b" or "--base32" argument on the command line. To specify TOTP, pass the "--totp" argument on the command line. By default, oathtool uses SHA1 with totp, so you don't need to specify that if you require SHA1. If you need a different TOTP mode, you specify that as part of the TOTP argument separated by an "=" character. For example "--totp=SHA256". 12 Oathtool Example Here is a simple example of using oathtool to create a one time password to use with Github or Pypi. Open a terminal and type the following. oathtool -b --totp SOMEBIGBASE32SECRETCODE The one time password will be printed out in the terminal. You can try this out without using a valid key so long as it is a valid base32 string. When used with a valid key you then enter that one time password into Github, Pypi, or other web site where it asks for the one time password. Note that I have not covered in the above how to store and retrieve the key securely, as that is too big of a topic to cover here.  13 Zenity Example Oathtool is a command line application, but if you are using Linux it is simple to convert it into a GUI application by using "Zenity". Zenity is a simple to use package that creates GUI windows on the command line or in a shell script. There are two steps to the proceess. First create the OTP from the key by using oathtool and save it in a variable. Next, call a Zenity "info" window with the OTP as part of the provided text. You can now copy and paste the OTP from the window into your web browser. To close the window, click on the "OK" button. See the previous note on storing the key securely.  hprcode=$(oathtool -b --totp SOMEBIGBASE32SECRETCODE) zenity --info --width=150 --title="HPR 2FA" --text="<big>2FA code is:</big> \n\n $hprcode \n" If you are using Gnome you can make the script launchable from the desktop by creading a ".desktop" file in the "Desktop" directory. Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Hello, again. This is Trey.    Welcome to part 3 in my Cheap Yellow Display (CYD) Project series. You can find Part 1 in episode 4472 and Part 2 in episode 4488.    We previously left our handy hero searching for a solution to an amateur radio signal propagation dilemma, while he is trying to become proficient with Morse code. The CYD technology is simmering in the back of his brain – an answer in search of a problem.       Hah! I love trying to create the feel of a vintage radio or television series with the intro and outro for these episodes. But I am by no means the hero. I am simply Trey – a grumpy old man and tinkerer. Instead, the real hero in this episode is Keith VE3SVQ-THE SHAKY KEY on YouTube.    So.... Let's see. Where were we? Oh yes. I have been trying to learn Morse code    -.-. --.- -.-. --.- (CQ CQ)    That was me, tapping out "CQ CQ" in Morse code using the practice set I keep on my desk. This consists of a set of code paddles, connected to an Arduino Nano, which I built several years ago based what I learned watching Code Practice Oscillator; Aka: The Three Arduinos on Jmhrvy1947's YouTube Channel, and based on the code from his GitHub   https://github.com/jmharvey1/ArduinoCPO . I did need to make modifications, both to support the Ardunio Nano on which I chose to run it, and for my own sanity, as the way that I learned to write code for Ardunio is very different. I focus on readability and flexibility. You can see these changes on my own GitHub ( https://github.com/jttrey3/PracticeOscillator/blob/main/PracticeOscillator.ino )    Anyway, I have been studying. I have been watching videos. I have been practicing. I might actually be learning some of this stuff. If you are interested in more details about the resources I am using, leave a comment for this episode, or drop me an email using the address in my profile, and I may record an episode about it.    The result is that I have been learning. But also, the google and YouTube algorithms have been learning about me. And they have started to feed me more videos about Morse code. It is both helpful, and super creepy at the same time.    So one day, when I opened YouTube, a title in my feed caught my eye. " NEW CW OP USE THE REVERSE BEACON NETWORK TO IMPROVE YOUR CODE ".    I said to myself, "Self, this could be interesting." I watched Keith's video and learned about the Reverse Beacon Network .  According to their website, "The Reverse Beacon Network (RBN) is a revolutionary new idea. Instead of beacons actively transmitting signals, the RBN is a network of stations listening to the bands and reporting what stations they hear, when and how well."    Let's pause for a second and discuss amateur radio beacons. These are stations which repeatedly broadcast their identity on dedicated frequencies. Other operators around the world, who hear a beacon, can evaluate the signal propagation between their station and the beacon location.     The RBN is just the opposite. Here, the station operator can transmit a test signal with their call sign, using CW or other digital modes. Then, they can look at the RBN website to see which RBN listening stations received their transmission, and even get a signal report.    On the main page of the RBN website, one can observe a world map with paths showing where signals were received, and where they originated based on the registered grid square of the originating call sign. The table displayed below the map reveals the sending and receiving call signs, their distance apart (In miles or kilometers), the frequency, the mode, the type of transmission, the signal to noise ratio, the speed of the transmission, and the time/date using UTC.      This information is collected by a network of volunteer reverse beacon receiving stations all over the world, which monitor the various radio bands, decode transmissions of CW (Morse code), RTTY (Radio Teletype), and PSK31 or PSK63 (Digital modes using Phase Shift Keying). These receiving stations report what they receive as well as the signal strength back into the Reverse Beacon Network to be recorded and published over the internet.    Dave Casler discussed the RBN back in 2016 on his YouTube video The Ham Radio Reverse Beacon Network, AD#32 . This gives very good detail of how the network works.    This sounds like exactly what I have been looking for. All I need to do is come up with a way to reliably, accurately, and consistently transmit "CQ CQ CQ TEST DE" followed by my call sign three times at a constant 20 words per minute (WPM). If I can do this a few times, I can then check the RBN to see where I was received. By including the "TEST" string, recipients know that I do not wish to start a conversation. I can get accurate reporting of where my signal is going and how strong it is.      But remember that my morse code skills are still inadequate. And my radios do not have "Keyer memories" like those which can be found in higher end transceivers like the Icom 7300, enabling programmed messages to be sent at the touch of a button.     But there is a fairly inexpensive solution to this problem. One which has been nagging at the back of my mind. Maybe, I could use the Cheap Yellow Display to effectively add "Keyer memory" to any of my radios by simply plugging it in to the code key input port. These stored messages could be transmitted by simply touching their specific icon on the touch screen.    Now we have a plan. But how will we do it? What else will we need to learn? Will it even work?    Tune in to the next episode in the series to find out the answers to some of these questions and more!  Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. New hosts Welcome to our new hosts: Kirbotica, Thibaut, candycanearter. Last Month's Shows Id Day Date Title Host 4478 Wed 2025-10-01 YouTube Subscriptions 2025 #6 Ahuka 4479 Thu 2025-10-02 Who is the Algernon for Whom are the Flowers? Antoine 4480 Fri 2025-10-03 Arthur C. Clarke Becomes Successful Ahuka 4481 Mon 2025-10-06 HPR Community News for September 2025 HPR Volunteers 4482 Tue 2025-10-07 doodoo 4 the double deuce Jezra 4483 Wed 2025-10-08 HPR Beer Garden 3 - Porters Kevie 4484 Thu 2025-10-09 When Your Dentist Uses ChatControl Logic Trollercoaster 4485 Fri 2025-10-10 Git for Github and Gitlab Archer72 4486 Mon 2025-10-13 A code off my mind Lee 4487 Tue 2025-10-14 Is AI autistic? Antoine 4488 Wed 2025-10-15 Cheap Yellow Display Project Part 2: What is the problem? Trey 4489 Thu 2025-10-16 Hacks Poetic - Pilot Episode Kirbotica 4490 Fri 2025-10-17 Playing Civilization V, Part 4 Ahuka 4491 Mon 2025-10-20 Thibaut and Ken Interview David Revoy Thibaut 4492 Tue 2025-10-21 How to do a distribution upgrade of an Ubuntu LTS on a Digital Ocean droplet Rho`n 4493 Wed 2025-10-22 HPR Beer Garden 4 - Weissbier Kevie 4494 Thu 2025-10-23 Exploring FUTO Keyboard Antoine 4495 Fri 2025-10-24 An introduction to Taskwarrior candycanearter 4496 Mon 2025-10-27 Stroopwafel Lee 4497 Tue 2025-10-28 fixing 328eforth Brian-in-Ohio 4498 Wed 2025-10-29 Living the Tux Life Episode 1 Al 4499 Thu 2025-10-30 Greg Farough and Zoë Kooyman of the FSF interview Librephone lead developer Rob Savoye Ken Fallon 4500 Fri 2025-10-31 Arthur C. Clarke: 2001 and Sequels 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 41 comments in total. Past shows There are 12 comments on 7 previous shows: hpr4238 (2024-10-30) "Snaps are better than flatpaks" by Some Guy On The Internet. Comment 4: BA on 2025-10-05: "Not a fan of any of them." hpr4453 (2025-08-27) "IPv6 for Luddites" by beni. Comment 7: Beni on 2025-10-22: "Link to the mentioned IPv6 talk on EuroBSDcon 2025" hpr4470 (2025-09-19) "HPR is twenty years old today. " by Lee. Comment 3: Steve Barnes on 2025-10-12: "Les petites félicites!" hpr4474 (2025-09-25) "Hacker Poetry - 001" by Major_Ursa. Comment 1: candycanearter07 on 2025-10-01: "love it" hpr4475 (2025-09-26) "The true audio file for walking tune to(wards) a friend" by FredBlack. Comment 1: brian-in-ohio on 2025-10-14: "Why fret about frets?" Comment 2: Folky on 2025-10-15: "Frets?" hpr4476 (2025-09-29) "Does AI cause brain damage?" by Trollercoaster. Comment 3: enistello on 2025-10-01: "Wonderful episode" Comment 4: Trollercoaster on 2025-10-02: "Re: Wondeful episode" hpr4477 (2025-09-30) "doodoo 3 a deuce plus 1" by Jezra. Comment 1: candycanearter07 on 2025-10-02: "cool app but" Comment 2: Archer72 on 2025-10-05: "Re: cool app" Comment 3: candycanearter07 on 2025-10-06: "Re: Re: cool app" Comment 4: أحمد المحمودي on 2025-10-07: "I use todoman" This month's shows There are 29 comments on 12 of this month's shows: hpr4478 (2025-10-01) "YouTube Subscriptions 2025 #6" by Ahuka. Comment 1: Anonymous 27 on 2025-10-02: "Excellent recommendations" hpr4479 (2025-10-02) "Who is the Algernon for Whom are the Flowers?" by Antoine. Comment 1: Trey on 2025-10-02: "Very interesting"Comment 2: Anonymous 27 on 2025-10-06: "Required Futurama reference" hpr4480 (2025-10-03) "Arthur C. Clarke Becomes Successful" by Ahuka. Comment 1: Archer72 on 2025-10-13: "Great show... and may the force be with you"Comment 2: Kevin O'Brien on 2025-10-13: "Thank you" hpr4483 (2025-10-08) "HPR Beer Garden 3 - Porters" by Kevie. Comment 1: Archer72 on 2025-10-16: "History of beer" hpr4484 (2025-10-09) "When Your Dentist Uses ChatControl Logic" by Trollercoaster. Comment 1: Trollercoaster on 2025-10-09: "Voting has been delayed"Comment 2: candycanearter07 on 2025-10-12: "Satire as a tool"Comment 3: Trollercoaster on 2025-10-14: "Re: Satire as a tool"Comment 4: operat0r on 2025-10-16: "Lol"Comment 5: Trollercoaster on 2025-10-20: "Re: Lol" hpr4485 (2025-10-10) "Git for Github and Gitlab" by Archer72. Comment 1: candycanearter07 on 2025-10-21: "useful introduction"Comment 2: Sayaci on 2025-10-21: "The content of the Archer72" hpr4486 (2025-10-13) "A code off my mind" by Lee. Comment 1: Trey on 2025-10-13: "Excellent perspectives " hpr4489 (2025-10-16) "Hacks Poetic - Pilot Episode" by Kirbotica. Comment 1: Ken Fallon on 2025-10-16: "What a waste !"Comment 2: Trey on 2025-10-16: "Thought provoking..."Comment 3: Claudio on 2025-10-16: "A Refreshing HPR Episode!"Comment 4: Alexander on 2025-10-17: "Just threw my iPhone in the ocean..."Comment 5: Kevin O'Brien on 2025-10-17: "I loved the show"Comment 6: Tori on 2025-10-21: "When Nostalgia Meets the Digital Age"Comment 7: brian-in-ohio on 2025-10-22: "Don't burn out" hpr4491 (2025-10-20) "Thibaut and Ken Interview David Revoy" by Thibaut. Comment 1: brian-in-ohio on 2025-10-22: "Great show"Comment 2: Henrik Hemrin on 2025-10-26: "Inspiring" hpr4493 (2025-10-22) "HPR Beer Garden 4 - Weissbier" by Kevie. Comment 1: folky on 2025-10-22: "Hefeweizen is best ;-) "Comment 2: paulj on 2025-10-22: "Great Episode!"Comment 3: Claudio on 2025-10-23: "Great Episode I Can Relate To!"Comment 4: Gan Ainm on 2025-10-26: "Scottish-Bavarian IPW" hpr4495 (2025-10-24) "An introduction to Taskwarrior" by candycanearter. Comment 1: Archer72 on 2025-10-15: "First show: Good explanation" hpr4500 (2025-10-31) "Arthur C. Clarke: 2001 and Sequels" by Ahuka. Comment 1: Archer72 on 2025-10-16: "Deep dive" Mailing List discussions Policy decisions surrounding HPR are taken by the community as a whole. This discussion takes place on the Mailing 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/2025-October/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.Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This brings us to a look at Arthur C. Clarke's most famous series, 2001: A Space Odyssey and its sequels. Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sentinel_(short_story) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encounter_in_the_Dawn https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001:_A_Space_Odyssey_(novel) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Worlds_of_2001 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_Odyssey_Two https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010:_The_Year_We_Make_Contact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2061:_Odyssey_Three https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3001:_The_Final_Odyssey https://www.palain.com/science-fiction/the-golden-age/arthur-c-clarke-2001-and-sequels/ Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Greg Farough and Zoë Kooyman of the FSF interview Librephone lead developer Rob Savoye (DejaGNU, Gnash, GCC) on his work with the new project to liberate nonfree binary blobs on mobile phones. Links https://librephone.fsf.org/ https://www.fsf.org/news/librephone-project https://www.fsf.org/campaigns/librephone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Savoye https://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-board#gregf https://www.fsf.org/about/staff-and-board#zoe Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This a mini podcast series to track Al running Linux as daily driver. Things I mention in the show: Dual Boot Diaries Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Table of Contents ───────────────── greetings links to software hardware install check it works now the fix outro 0 greetings ═══════════════════ continuation from episode 4388, review of the book the Arduino controlled by eforth by dr chen-hanson ting 1 links to software ═══════════════════ https://github.com/PeterForth/DR-TING-OFFETE-SVFIG-MIRROR, 328eforth source code https://github.com/Ro5bert/avra, opensource assembler https://www.engbedded.com/fusecalc/, configuration fuse calculator https://github.com/avrdudes/avrdude, flashing software https://github.com/oh2aun/flashforth, terminal shell programs 2 hardware ══════════ programmer, avrisp2 recommended, build your own https://www.hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr2799/index.html Arduino UNO R3, Arduino Nano 3 install ═════════ download 2159_328eforth.zip unzip that file then cd into it build assembler file, avra 328eforth220.asm 50+ warnings that avra generates because it pads out the words with null characters in order to get the write size for each word an over view of whats going on in the build process flashing process from the book, avrdude -p m328p -c avrisp2 -e -U flash:w:328eforth220.hex:i -U lfuse:w:0xff:m -U hfuse:w:0xd8:m -U efuse:w:0xfd:m what i use, avrdude -p m328p -c avrisp2 -e -U flash:w:328eforth220.hex:i -U lfuse:w:0xe2:m -U hfuse:w:0xd8:m -U efuse:w:0xfd:m 4 check it works ════════════════ open terminal and plug in board, or reset board you should see, 328eforth v2.20 if you hit the return key you'll get an ok 5 now the fix ═════════════ clues from turnkey flush+ : flush+ ( -- ) context @ context i! cp @ cp i! dp @ dp i! last @ last i! flush ; \ flush+ at the terminal prompt saves words,updates the memory pointers \ saving words across reboots now you can save newly defined words across reboots 6 outro ═══════ You're currently going through a difficult transition period called, "Life."Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Utrecht is a province (and city) in the Netherlands - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Utrecht Amersfoort is a medieval town - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amersfoort Stroopwafel is a Dutch sweet treat - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroopwafel Kamp Amersfoort was a concentration camp, now a museum - https://kampamersfoort.nl Mondriaan House in Amersfoorte shows some of the artists work, talks about his life and presents modern interpretations inspired by him - https://www.mondriaanhuis.nl/en/ Speelklok Museum in Utrecht is all about mechanical music - https://www.museumspeelklok.nl International Road Signs - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traffic_signs_by_country Wintergartan makes videos about his mechanical instruments - https://youtube.com/@wintergatan?si=fFTMWz-8pG8Bv1y-Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This is more going over what I like about taskwarrior rather than a comprehensive guide, please check https://taskwarrior.org/docs/start/ for a more comprehensive quickstart. Taskwarrior is Free and Open Source Software that manages your TODO list from the command line. It is flexible, fast, and unobtrusive. It does its job then gets out of your way. Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. I formatted my Samsung Galaxy after updating to Android 16. Now I install my keyboard of choice and talk on HPR while making the initial configuration as I prefer, with focus on the topics: Why I prefer FK (pleasant ux and interface, good dose of personalization, offline) Select all, copy and paste directly from the keyboard (long press A, C and V, respectively) downsides (I think I didn't say them on the show): not the best swipe-to-type, voice-to-text and prediction of correction, specially if not in English Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Dave and Kevie talk about the German Weissbier with Dave sampling Franziskaner Hefe-Weissbier Naturtrüb and Kevie opting for the Erdinger Weissbier . Connect with the guys on Untappd: Dave Kevie The intro sounds for the show are used from: https://freesound.org/people/mixtus/sounds/329806/ https://freesound.org/people/j1987/sounds/123003/ https://freesound.org/people/greatsoundstube/sounds/628437/ Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Digital Ocean maintains its own version of the Ubuntu core packages which are hosted in  it's own repositories. To upgrade from one LTS to the next the do-release-upgrade program  must know to use third party repositories during the upgrade process. RELEASE_UPGRADER_ALLOW_THIRD_PARTY=1 do-release-upgrade Moving data from a previous version of Postgres to the latest. In this case, the  obsolete Postgres v12 to the default Postgres v14 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.  pg_dropcluster --stop 14 main  pg_upgradecluster -v 14 12 main Fixing NextCloud after the upgrade. The version of PHP upgraded from v7.4 to v8.1. The old versions of the Apache2 PHP modules must be disabled and the new versions enabled. a2dismod php7.4 a2enmod php8.1 apt install php8.1-pgsql apt install php8.1-gd References: How To Upgrade to Ubuntu 22.04 Jammy Jellyfish "Invalid package information" error when upgrading to Ubuntu 20.04 Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Thibaut and Ken Interview David Revoy the artist behind the Pepper and Carrot. This photo is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license David has had a very interesting life, as can be seen by his Wikipedia entry. David Philippe Revoy born in 1981 in Reims, is a French artist best known as the creator of the free webcomic series Pepper and Carrot which is translated into 27 languages to a degree of 90 percent or more. Revoy worked as art director on the Blender short film Sintel, which was the first major project that used free software to produce free culture that Revoy encountered.He would later also work on the Blender films Tears of Steel and Cosmos Laundromat. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Revoy During the interview we have a chat about how he became an artist, how he got involved in the Free Software Community and why he releases much of his work under a Creative Commons License. The following are links to just some of the topics we discussed. "Krita screenshot pepper and carrot" by David Revoy − CC-BY 4.0 Framasoft Framasoft is one of the main French language portals to the free and open-source culture providing a space for orientation, information, news, exchange, and projects. Its community regularly brings resources and assistance to people who would like to get started with free software. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framasoft Inkscape Inkscape is a free and open-source software vector graphics editor released under a GNU General Public License (GPL) 2.0 or later. It is used for both artistic and technical illustrations such as cartoons, clip art, logos, typography, diagrams, and flowcharts. It uses vector graphics to allow for sharp printouts and renderings at unlimited resolution and is not bound to a fixed number of pixels like raster graphics. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inkscape Krita Krita is a professional FREE and open source painting program. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone. https://krita.org/en/ Spring Spring is a 2019 animated fantasy short film written and directed by Andreas Goralczyk and produced by Ton Roosendaal and Francesco Siddi. It is the Blender Institute's 12th "open movie", and was made utilizing the open-source software, Blender. The film is about a young shepherd and her dog confronting ancient spirits in order to bring about the change of seasons. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_(2019_film ) Cosmos Laundromat Cosmos Laundromat: First Cycle, developed under the code name Project Gooseberry, is 2015 animated absurdist science fantasy short film directed by Mathieu Auvray, written by Esther Wouda, and produced by Ton Roosendaal. It is the Blender Institute's 5th "open movie" project, and was made utilizing the Blender software. The film focuses around a depressed and suicidal sheep named Franck who is offered "all the lives he ever wanted" by a mysterious salesman named Victor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmos_Laundromat Tears of Steel Tears of Steel (code-named Project Mango) is a short science fiction film by producer Ton Roosendaal and director/writer Ian Hubert. The film is both live-action and CGI; it was made using new enhancements to the visual effects capabilities of Blender, a free and open-source 3D computer graphics app. Set in a dystopian future, the short film features a group of warriors and scientists who gather at the Oude Kerk in Amsterdam in a desperate attempt to save the world from destructive robots. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tears_of_Steel Sintel Sintel (code-named Project Durian during production) is a 2010 animated fantasy short film. It was the third Blender "open movie". It was produced by Ton Roosendaal, chairman of the Blender Foundation, written by Esther Wouda, directed by Colin Levy, at the time an artist at Pixar and art direction by David Revoy, who is known for Pepper&Carrot, a free and open source webcomic series.[3] It was made at the Blender Institute, part of the Blender Foundation. The plot follows the character, Sintel, who is tracking down her pet Scales, a dragon. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sintel Dragon Ball Dragon Ball (Japanese: ドラゴンボール, Hepburn: Doragon Bōru) is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama. The initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters collected in 42 tankōbon volumes by its publisher Shueisha. Dragon Ball was originally inspired by the classical 16th-century Chinese novel Journey to the West, combined with elements of Hong Kong martial arts films. Dragon Ball characters also use a variety of East Asian martial arts styles, including karate[1][2][3] and Wing Chun (kung fu).[2][3][4] The series follows the adventures of protagonist Son Goku from his childhood through adulthood as he trains in martial arts. He spends his childhood far from civilization until he meets a teenage girl named Bulma, who encourages him to join her quest in exploring the world in search of the seven orbs known as the Dragon Balls, which summon a wish-granting dragon when gathered. Along his journey, Goku makes several other friends, becomes a family man, discovers his alien heritage, and battles a wide variety of villains, many of whom also seek the Dragon Balls. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Ball Links https://www.davidrevoy.com/ https://www.peppercarrot.com/en/about/index.html Pepper and Carrot Episode 1 https://www.youtube.com/@DavidRevoy https://framagit.org/Deevad hpr4134 :: Goodbye Craig Maloney. Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. In our next look at the game mechanics for Civilization V we examine the topic of Faith and Religion. Links: https://www.palain.com/gaming/civilization-v/playing-civilization-v-part-4/ Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. This is the first episode of this program, please excuse any errors or glitches as I am still figuring out the best way to do things. -Kirbotica Send Feedback to kirbotica@protonmail.com or Visit hackspoetic.com /--Introduction--\ ------------------ Greetings internet travellers. This is the pilot episode of Hacks Poetic, a new spoken word series that explores the intersection between creative language and technical knowledge. The program offers a series of poetic writing containing thoughts and information on subjects of interest to computing and hacking enthusiasts. You will hear poems about robots, expanding rural connectivity, details about a notoriously difficult video game and much more hidden between the lines. It is my hope that encoding ideas this way will allow for a different kind of understanding and perhaps reach a new audience compared to more conventional formats on the subject. My name is Kirbotica and I'll be your guide through this unique digital journey of the mind. So sit back, relax and listen, and see if something you hear can spark new thoughts and ideas within you. /--Haik-o-bot--\ ---------------- A robot thinking, wires and electrons combine. Am I born or made? Begin work program, process all tasks in sequence. Repeat til complete. My owner's body is a most fragile machine that powers itself. I made a robot, another version of me. She sees me work well. Can you dream for me, of a distant land in space. I can't dream myself. Rain is falling down, keeping me under this roof. I don't want to rust. My new robot pet, looks at me through man made eyes, and doesn't need walks. Electric currents, race through my body like blood. But I have no heart. My joints are seized up, I haven't moved in 2 years. Do you have some work? I'm an old model, and will be obsolete soon. Then I'll be replaced. Automated trains. Drive us while we sleep and dream of a workless world. Design leads to work. Working leads me to boredom, which leads to design. Ten rusted digits. Seized stiff from endless input of useless data. Memory failure, Backups lost or corrupted. What was I doing? I am a worker. First designed for daydreaming, I was reprogrammed. Someone once showed me, the secret to everything, then deleted it. then deleted it. then deleted it. then deleted it. then deleted it. then deleted it. then deleted it. then deleted it. /--Cables to Nowhere--\ ----------------------- Summer 2022 The phone wasn’t working, the email wasn’t sending, and Uber doesn't work here even if the app would load. There has never been data amongst the cedars. Once and a while a cell phone rings, but usually the call gets hung in the trees like a parachute. You have to walk out to the road in the hopes of fishing for a connection. On the weekends, when the town population swells by 100,000, the local towers stop answering our requests, so sometimes we head out, searching for a signal. The usual path along the bunny trail started unusually, with a bloom of surveying flags, in pink, and yellow, and stone filled holes every 100 feet. As the trail opened to the main road, more appeared, culminating what looked like a neon grassfire. But this was not destruction I realized, this was an installation. Through the eyes of a child's drone, we looked like ants, mindlessly walking without thinking in a line, instinct taking us to caffeine, sugar, internet and the arcade, but not always in that order. Mother and daughter lead the way, trailblazing a path of laughter and camera clicks for us to follow through the hole into the trees up ahead. The thick woods envelop along every access, like a padded room. Its muffled silence pierced by the cousins, yelling about Minecraft and Roblox, bouncing on the soft forest floor. Suddenly, a dog barks berserkly at us through a property fence. We run off screaming, pretending not to fear his growling threats, but knowing what might happen if not for the post and wire of the shabbily constructed barrier. Through the skeletal woods we go, past the Stairs of Wonder, and Night Light Canyon, we speed up again and pinch our noses as we move past the skunk carcass. A leaking puddle of us spills out onto the road behind the motel as a car swerves out of our way. Dad asks, “Do you remember when we had to pay to swim at the motel pool because the lake was closed?” Mum says, “2020 seems so long ago” and motions the way to the vintage store with the girls, the two kids are off to the candy store, the cousins are getting french fries, I sit down next to an outlet on a yellow-coloured bench in the shape of a sail. I settle in and scan the area. From where I sat I could see: The climbing park, The car park, The waterfront park, and parking enforcement marking tires with white chalk. I could see a hot dog stand across from a vegetarian restaurant. A burger joint that had ice coooold beer with all the Os. A large jailbreak of inflatable animals rampaging in the wind on the corner. 6 assorted beach businesses run by teenagers on cellphones, A sign that promised 2 for 1 ounces at a Native reservation, and 2 cafes that advertised Wi-Fi. One of them had the same password as last year, finally a connection. A quick search, a few articles and a construction notice solves the mystery. Fibre Optics to every cottage At first I feel excitement but then I start to wonder: Will things be the same, when a 1000 megabit connection is available to every shack in the woods? Will the old style video stores that still rent VHS tapes and DVDs all go out of business again? Will we walk to the main drag for fries and fun when the Wi-Fi is force feeding everyone's devices and food comes delivered? Will we ever have anywhere to go to get away again? Will the explosion of wireless access points affect local birds and bees? Will we start hanging out at a digital beach instead? Am I just being nostalgic and not practical? The sun will keep setting on Saugeen beach, whether we are there to watch it or not. I closed my eyes to listen to the sounds and smell the blustery air of my favorite temporary summer home. Memorizing it. Soon, the beach will be different, next year, but not today I thought. And with the announcement of a popped balloon, the girls are back with snow cones, cousin bracelets, candy and clothes. "Everything OK?" Mum asked. "Yes," I replied, “I was just thinking about how perfect today is, let's hit the arcade." /--A Canadian in Bolataria--\ ------------------------------ I found myself within a dream, of things and people never seen. Where rules unfair, draw dangerous near. NPCs not prepared to make anything clear. This is my fate? It must be in error. Why was I chosen to combat this terror? But others suggest, I'm not the first, and won't be the last to try undo this curse. Repeatedly dying, with life never ended. Let strength be granted so the world might be mended. A maiden in black, that can't be attacked, wants souls in exchange for upgrading your stats. The future seems grim, but she seems not to care. while I keep fighting a boss, she just sits on the stairs. I've practiced my parry, and stockpile every day. What does she really want with my souls anyway. And on, and on, and on, repeat. Thumbs walk without thinking on un-tired feet. Progress is slow, so much I don't know. and now there's more trouble that's lurking below. Remember those souls I gave to the maiden? She's passing them on to a very old Demon. Allant found the Nexus and took back the arts, The old one awoke, and the second scourge starts. My mind's playing tricks, or this level is laggin', every time fire comes out of that dragon. Retreat in a door, equip fragrant ring. Recharge for a minute and go find the king. The soldier forlorn, who laughed at my plight, dropped dead in his seat, while chuckling last night. The vagrant is gone, Rydell's still in that cell. Something poisoned a merchant and now she won’t sell. On a pathway ahead, all painted in red, new enemies appear to ensure that I'm dead. What sadistic computer would toughen this plight? or worse, is a person controlling those bytes? If it wasn't enough, seems the world's changing shade, based on some of the choices I've made. Slay a Demon, the world, goes lighter by one. Die revived, and instead, it will shift one shade down. From the gates of Bolataria, to the pits of the Burrow King's mine. The psych ward level, with the giant heart, was the work of a twisted mind. The shrine was overpowering, but a perfect spot to grind. In the poison rains, of the Chieftain's swamps, I left sanity behind. And what's the result, is this all my fault? Is there really an old one in an underground vault? What side of the forces at war do I tend? Why do souls of big Demons make me human again? I snuck up to the castle with a ring, spell and shield. Then made it through an open door, set my items up and healed. Ostrava said, the King we'll find, is not the actual one. But that'll wait, cause at the gate, attacked by the phantom son. The following days are foggy and blurred, I tried over and over, it was rather absurd. I did beat the king, but the worlds still not right, head back to the Nexus to find one more fight. The maiden is waiting, not sure what she's meaning, she just told the Old One that I'm "Thine New Demon". Am I the solution or am I to blame? Am I the Demon in the name of this game? Although I can see the bitter end, sweet happiness I won't pretend. As brutal as this world's to me, when I beat this boss, I'll cease to be. /--I wish I was a Smartphone--\ ------------------------------- I forget t

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Hello again. this is Trey.    This is part 2 in my Cheap Yellow Display (CYD) Project series. You can find Part 1 in episode 4472 .     We previously left our handy hero learning about the technology of the CYD, but without a compelling reason to begin using one. As we rejoin the topic, it was Winter Field Day 2025 (Jan 25 & 26, 2025).  Winter Field Day is an annual event where amateur radio operators from around the world gather some portable radio equipment and setup somewhere away from their normal base of operations. It is designed to encourage operators to practice their emergency preparedness skills in unfavorable weather. Usually, they will run their equipment using batteries or generators.      I chose this day because I knew there would be a good amount of radio traffic. I had just finished tuning my first handmade inverted-V dipole antenna for use on the 10 meter amateur radio bands. These span 28 MHz to 29.700 MHz. I had the antenna connected to a 10 meter transceiver to listen in on the radio traffic. Yes, I will include pictures of the antenna in the show notes.      Scanning through the lower end of the band resulted in receiving a number of very strong continuous wave signals. Continuous wave, is abbreviated CW in amateur radio circles, and it stands for morse code signals transmitted over radio frequencies. The tones indicating dots and dashes of Morse code were clearly audible through the radio's speaker.    "WAIT! STOP! Time out!!" I can hear you shouting as you listen. "This is supposed to be a discussion of the ESP32 CYD. What does this have to do with amateur radio?"    You are absolutely right. Now hold your horses and we will get there.    I barely learned Morse code as a child, and I used it a bit as an aviator in the '90s (while always being able to reference a visual representation of the Morse beside the actual letters). Thus, I never became proficient. Shortly after Winter Field Day 2025, I began taking lessons on Morse code, with the goal of becoming proficient at both sending and receiving at around 20 words per minute. This training may be a topic for another episode in a different series, as my journey advances.    Scanning further up the band, I also identified some digital transmissions (Probably FT-8) and many voice transmissions. The antenna was working, at least for receiving.      For a little back history, I have held an amateur radio license since 2016, and quickly progressed all the way to an Extra Class, giving me permission to use all of the amateur radio frequencies allowed within the United States in the High Frequency (HF), Very High Frequency (VHF), and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) bands. However, to this point, I have only operated in the VHF and UHF bands, and have done so using mobile and handheld transceivers. I inherited some HF equipment from a close friend who went silent key in 2023, and I was only now trying to use it.  You can learn more about my friend, and about the term "Silent Key" in episode HPR3922 https://www.hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr3922/index.html )    On field day, there was far too much traffic, and it was too intimidating for me to make my first attempt at transmitting on the HF bands. This would have to wait until later.    But I did need to determine how well my antenna would transmit. I began to ponder my options. I really did not want to talk to anyone until I had listened to more QSOs and I could implement proper practices. The term QSO the amateur radio term for radio conversations.  I also have no interest in digital modes (yet). I like the simplicity of voice and CW. There I am, back at Morse code again.    What if there was a way that I could transmit a signal in Morse code and get reliable feedback on signal propagation, without the need to try to reply to any responses? It would need to be an accurate, repeatable, properly structured and timed Morse code transmission, more than my training (at that point, or even this point) could accomplish.    This was something to think about. And think about. And think about...    Tune in to the next episode in the series to learn where these thoughts led me, and how all this relates to my CYD project.  Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. A motivation to share this show was the episode 4454: AI, It's a Trap! , by Archer72. This is a talk for Hacker Public Radio about characteristics of LLM and how you can use them for your best. 1 st characteristic, LLMs (Large Language Models) are designed to always give an answer that convinces. That does not mean they’re right. Use it for the best: don’t trust the answer. If you didn’t know the answer beforehand (using AI to obtain a better or faster result), then, verify it independently.   2 nd characteristic: commercial LLMs, many times, do not think too much in the face of simple and short prompts. That’s a barrier, probably, against wasting resources. How to use it for the best? Two things: 1) show the AI what you’ve found by your own, and proceed to tell what EXACTLY you need help with, on the basis of what you were already able to think. 2) Learn to follow-up. Suggested follow-ups are not good, prefer instead to talk to the AI, as a real conversation, to get confirmation, or contrast something you disagree with etc. (That is a characteristic that resembles autism a bit, so the name of the show: to not like when someone comes wanting something from you without doing any effort to obtain it; so you also do not feel like doing for them.)   3 rd characteristic: LLMs are not accountable. In general (most AIs), you don’t always know all the sources for the information given. (They do not know what they are telling, nor understand the value of sources.) And you can expect different outputs for the same inputs. (They are not deterministic.) Simply saying, they’re crazy machines to generate content they don’t, cognitively, understand, but that convinces humans, because they use human content and patterns. So, if you use AI for something, especially any serious purpose, remember : the result you get is of your responsibility, don’t expect to be excused for your words “because I was helped by AI, they did it”.   4 th characteristic: AI have a pattern. We can suspect that something was generated by AI, and no one likes to be answered by one if that possibility was not explicitly told. What to do about it? I suggest you don’t use AI-generated content with someone you estimate. It is rude.   5 th characteristic : LLMs can give great results with less effort than you would need to apply with no machine at your side. What the AI have done is, by exclusion, not what you have done. Use it to your best: you do not learn if someone does the job for you. For tasks you know well, and want to accelerate or remove repetitive steps, you may count on AI (or, better, count on a specific software, that can be programmed and give accountable results because you know exactly what is being done with the input). But for the intellectual work, if you like to think, if you’re good on written expression, the LLM may get passable results in less time… at the price of removing from you the chance to dedicate yourself to the comprehension and production. So , it’s not always a matter of producing like a king — effectiveness above all and everything —; it may be important to satisfy what you value as meaningful — learning, maybe; or feeling the satisfaction of the conclusion —, so that you can sustainably follow a routine that is not a pain on the eye (expression to mean something disgust).   That’s all, folks!, for today. Let me know if you’d like more content on this; possibly I (or Archer72, or another friend) could bring some more opinion on AI if it is of your interest. Antoine was here. Bye bye. Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host. Part I - Lee talks about: Cyber - Capture the flag, providing OAuth, Secure design and static typing Databases - SQL Server, MySQL and SQLite Test Frameworks Generative AI for coding Hardware (as in IoT, not as in computers) Part II - A ramble about neurdivergence In academia and work Accommodation vs Encouraging work styles that fit the task Remote working Unusual career paths Technical communication Some personal code projects Url to Markdown Konsole extension Epub in a terminal Markdown table generator MySQL output formatter Resources of note Report on Changing the Workplace (2022) - about disability and remote working Model Context Protocol - A way to give AI chat bots access to software systems to increase their relevant knowledge and abilities Secure by Design book No chatbots were harmed in the making of this episode Provide feedback on this episode.

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host. Hello, this is your host, Archer72 for Hacker Public Radio In this episode, I get a crash course on git, and thought it would make a good episode. Not actually on git itself, but how to use it on Github and Gitlab. First off, I am looking for a job, so I thought it would be a great time to brush up on my git knowledge and make a show too. Of course, I am no git expert by any means, but as it has been said in comments Hacker Public Radio is my memory. You will want to create and ssh key for each Git instance, in this case I will use both Github and Gitlab. A few other sites to host Git files which are Hacker Public Radio's own Gitea on HPR, Notabug and Codeberg Now lets get started. ssh-keygen will create an ed25519 key pair several years ago this was not yet the default add entry to ~/.ssh/config for each git instance Host github.com User git IdentityFile ~/.ssh/github-ricemark20 Host gitlab.com User git IdentityFile ~/.ssh/gitlab-archer72 SSH Keys ssh-add ~/.ssh/git-key (not .pub) Git • GPG - gpg --full-generate-key - gpg --list-public-keys - 40 character string - git config --global user.signingkey XXXXPublicKey - git config --global commit.gpgsign true - gpg --armor --export XXXXPublicKey - copy output to Github or Gitlab, including <…BEGIN PGP…> Gitlab Avatar > Edit Profile > SSH Keys > Add key (on the right side) Gitlab - SSH keys cat ~/.ssh/gitlab-key.pub Add Key git remote set-url origin git@gitlab.com/user/gitlab-repo.git Edit Profile > GPG Keys > Add key (on the right side) Gitlab - GPG keys copy and add public key from gpg --list-public-keys (40 Characters) Github Avatar > Settings > SSH and GPG Keys > New SSH key Github - keys cat ~/.ssh/github-key.pub Github - New SSH key Title, Key > Add SSH key git remote set-url origin git@github.com:user/github-repo.git Avatar > Settings > SSH and GPG Keys > New GPG key Github - New GPG key Title, Key > Add GPG key copy and add public key from gpg --list-public-keys (40 Characters) <Claude.io> Create a new repository named something like resume or my-resume Upload your HTML resume file and name it index.html Go to your repository Settings → Pages Under "Source," select "Deploy from a branch" Choose "main" branch and "/ (root)" folder Your resume will be available at https://yourusername.github.io/resume Github.io - ricemark20 Provide feedback on this episode.