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New hosts

Welcome to our new hosts:
Nacho Jordi, Jon Doe, m1rr0r5h4d35.

Last Month's Shows

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 Gmane archive.

The main threads this month were:

1. From: Nigel Verity <nigelverity@...>
   Date: 2016-01-22 21:48:38 UTC
   Subject: Re: FOSDEM Send in your questions
   Link: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.network.syndication.podcast.hacker-public-radio/1114
   Messages: 1
   
   
2. From: Joshua Knapp <jknapp85@...>
   Date: 2016-02-02 15:45:25 -0800
   Subject: Request.php giving 500 error?
   Link: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.network.syndication.podcast.hacker-public-radio/1118
   Messages: 3
   
   
3. From: Charles Thayer <catintp@...>
   Date: 2016-02-04 14:00:56 UTC
   Subject: Re: HPR In the press
   Link: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.network.syndication.podcast.hacker-public-radio/1121
   Messages: 1
   
   
4. From: "zwilnik@..." <zwilnik@...>
   Date: 2016-02-08 10:27:03 -0500
   Subject: Re: HPR In the press
   Link: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.network.syndication.podcast.hacker-public-radio/1122
   Messages: 1
   
   
5. From: "David L. Willson" <DLWillson@...>
   Date: 2016-02-11 09:11:59 -0700
   Subject: speech synthesis during intro
   Link: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.network.syndication.podcast.hacker-public-radio/1124
   Messages: 1
   
   
6. From: Ken Fallon <ken@...>
   Date: 2016-02-11 17:18:23 +0100
   Subject: Re: speech synthesis during intro
   Link: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.network.syndication.podcast.hacker-public-radio/1123
   Messages: 3
   
   
7. From: sigflup synasloble <pantsbutt@...>
   Date: 2016-02-14 19:18:21 -0600
   Subject: title
   Link: http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.network.syndication.podcast.hacker-public-radio/1128
   Messages: 3
   

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 17 comments:

• hpr1896 (2015-11-09) "User Local Software" by Eric Duhamel.
  • Comment 2: Boclodoa on 2016-02-01:"[no title]"
  
  
• hpr1919 (2015-12-10) "DerbyCon Interview with Paul Koblitz" by Xoke.
  • Comment 1: Otto Localhorst on 2016-02-17: "a template for a 'loid'"
  
  
• hpr1941 (2016-01-11) "What's in my case" by Dave Morriss.
  • Comment 18: NYbill on 2016-02-11: "Its been a bit of an adventure..."
  • Comment 19: Dave Morriss on 2016-02-15: "Old fountain pen"
  • Comment 20: Jonathan Kulp on 2016-02-15: "Pilot Metro and Scheaffer"
  • Comment 21: Dave Morriss on 2016-02-15: "Sheaffer"
  
  
• hpr1954 (2016-01-28) "Grandpa Shows Us How to Turn Custom Pens" by Jon Kulp.
  • Comment 3: Dave Morriss on 2016-02-01: "Old Sheaffer"
  
  
• hpr1956 (2016-02-01) "HPR Community News for January 2016" by HPR Volunteers.
  • Comment 1: Mike Ray on 2016-01-31: "xmlstarlet, yes please"
  
  
• hpr1957 (2016-02-02) "FOSDEM 2016 K building level 1 Group B and C" by Ken Fallon.
  • Comment 1: Mike Ray on 2016-02-01: "Distros and Accessibility"
  • Comment 2: Ken Fallon on 2016-02-02: "It wasn't really fair"
  • Comment 3: Mike Ray on 2016-02-02: "A11y awareness"
  
  
• hpr1958 (2016-02-03) "FOSDEM 2016 K building level 1 Group A" by Ken Fallon.
  • Comment 1: Trent Palmer on 2016-02-04: "Awesome Episode!"
  • Comment 2: Mike Ray on 2016-02-05: "Dazzling achievement"
  
  
• hpr1959 (2016-02-04) "FOSDEM 2016 K building level 2" by Ken Fallon.
  • Comment 1: Mike Ray on 2016-02-03: "More great interviews"
  
  
• hpr1972 (2016-02-23) "How I got into Linux" by m1rr0r5h4d35.
  • Comment 1: Turtle on 2016-02-25: "Nice show"
  
  
• hpr1973 (2016-02-24) "Free/Libre/Vrije Software: The Goal and the Path" by Ken Fallon.
  • Comment 1: Andreas on 2016-02-24: "there is something missing..."
  • Comment 2: James Michael Du Pont on 2016-02-27: "cut off"

This podcast details how I solved an audio problem I discovered while trying to record another episode for HPR. I'll hopefully get around to recording my original idea at a later date.

The recording was done in a bit of a hurry and I was a bit flustered so please excuse the fast talking and ranting.

Link to article that solved my problem http://blog.tiger-workshop.com/ubuntu-rear-microphone-not-working-on-ad1988b-sound-chip/

Command I used to install the app that solved my audio problem. App is from the standard Ubuntu 14.04 repo

sudo apt-get install alsa-tools-gui

Command to run from terminal to launch gui tool that solved the problem

hdajackretask

Links

• http://blog.tiger-workshop.com/ubuntu-rear-microphone-not-working-on-ad1988b-sound-chip/

How to Make Perfect Steel-Cut Oats

Steel-Cut oats are amazingly good—delicious and nutritious—but they're kind of a pain to cook because they're so hard and require so much simmering. It can take up to 30 minutes to cook them on the stove top and you have to stir constantly to make sure they don't boil over or stick to the pan. I tried doing them in a rice maker and in the microwave, neither of which turned out well. Then I tried the slow cooker and found that this is the perfect way to make steel-cut oats exactly right every time with hardly any effort.

Ingredients

• Steel-cut oats
• Water (4-to-1 water-to-oats ratio)
• Salt (¼ teaspoon for each ¼ c. oats)
• Pure maple syrup to taste
• Butter to taste

Instructions

Just put all the ingredients in the slow cooker and cook on 200 degrees Fahrenheit for about 4 hours. The water and oats should be combined in a 4 to 1 ratio. When I make this using American measurements, I used 1 Cup water for each ¼ cup of oats. In the metric system this is about 240 ml water for each 40 grams of oats.

Links

• About Slow Cookers
• Example of a Light Timer
• About Steel-Cut oats

I hope this is the correct version of my introduction to Ultra high vacuum systems and loading samples.

Please consult with a professional before using nitrogen and ultra high vacuum system.

Nitrogen is dangerous in close environments as it displaces oxygen so please consult the health and safety risks.

Links to the gear I mention -

• 3V Velox II - http://3vgear.com/index.php/packs-and-bags/3v-gear-velox-ii-tactical-assault-pack.html

• SOG Powerlock EOD - http://www.sogknives.com/everyday-carry/multi-tools/powerlock-eod-black-oxide.html

• Mini ALICE Pack - http://www.amazon.com/G-I-TYPE-CANVAS-ALICE-PACKS/dp/B000Q7E698/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454647425&sr=8-1&keywords=mini+ALICE+pack

• Engineers Field Bag - http://www.amazon.com/Rothco-Black-M-51-Engineers-Bag/dp/B000YV6Q58/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454647462&sr=8-1&keywords=engineers+field+bag

• The Pocket Ref - http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Reference-Thomas-J-Glover/dp/1885071000

• Stanley Pocket Screwdriver - http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-66-344-4-in-1-Pocket-Screwdriver/dp/B0014KMDZ0

• Dell Latitude E6500 - http://www.dell.com/us/dfb/p/latitude-e6500/pd

• Motorola Nexus 6 - http://www.motorola.com/us/smartphones/nexus-6/nexus-6-motorola-us.html

• Thermos - http://www.thermos.com/products/vacuum-insulated-40-oz-stainless-king-beverage-bottle.aspx

Introduction to sed - part 1

sed is an editor which expects to read a stream of text, apply some action to the text and send it to another stream. It filters and transforms the text along the way according to instructions provided to it. These instructions are referred to as a sed script.

The name "sed" comes from Stream Editor, and sed was developed from 1973 to 1974 as a Unix utility by Lee E. McMahon of Bell Labs. GNU sed added several new features including better documentation, though most of it is only available on the command line through the info command. The full manual is of course available on the web.

To read the rest of the notes for this episode follow this link: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr1976/full_shownotes.html

Links

• GNU sed manual: https://www.gnu.org/software/sed/manual/sed.html
• "Sed - An Introduction and Tutorial" by Bruce Barnett: http://www.grymoire.com/Unix/Sed.html
• Example file for processing: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr1976/sed_demo1.txt (extracted from http://hackerpublicradio.org/about.php)

It's Christmas time and sigflup is spending time interviewing Dillon, who's an android developer.

I went to https://Ubuntu.com - https://Xubuntu.org, https://getfedora.org/ and https://www.opensuse.org/ to see how donations with the linux vendors worked.

The only one that I found was non profit was debain. It a real nonprofit certification in the USA.

NOTE for mp3 subscribers: On the request of RMS, we are not distributing this show in mp3 format.

This is a live recording of the presentation given by Richard Stallman as part of FOSDEM fringe. It was recorded at Auditorium D0.03, Campus Etterbeek, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, 1050 Ixelles, Belgium on Jan 29, 2016. You may remember that pokey interviewed Richard Stallman in episode hpr1116 (http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=1116)

The slides for the presentation are available at https://static.fsf.org/nosvn/RMS_Intro_to_FS_TEDx_Slideshow.odp

Richard Matthew Stallman (born March 16, 1953), often known by his initials, rms,[1] is a software freedom activist and computer programmer. He campaigns for software to be distributed in a manner such that its users receive the freedoms to use, study, distribute and modify that software. Software that ensures these freedoms is termed free software. Stallman launched the GNU Project, founded the Free Software Foundation, developed the GNU Compiler Collection and GNU Emacs, and wrote the GNU General Public License.
Stallman launched the GNU Project in September 1983 to create a Unix-like computer operating system composed entirely of free software. With this, he also launched the free software movement. He has been the GNU project's lead architect and organizer, and developed a number of pieces of widely used GNU software including, among others, the GNU Compiler Collection, the GNU Debugger and the GNU Emacs text editor. In October 1985 he founded the Free Software Foundation.
Stallman pioneered the concept of copyleft, which uses the principles of copyright law to preserve the right to use, modify and distribute free software, and is the main author of free software licenses which describe those terms, most notably the GNU General Public License (GPL), the most widely used free software license.
In 1989 he co-founded the League for Programming Freedom. Since the mid-1990s, Stallman has spent most of his time advocating for free software, as well as campaigning against software patents, digital rights management, and other legal and technical systems which he sees as taking away users' freedoms, including software license agreements, non-disclosure agreements, activation keys, dongles, copy restriction, proprietary formats and binary executables without source code.
As of 2014, he has received fifteen honorary doctorates and professorships.

I will apologize now for some of the rough sound. This was recorded on a very old Sony tape recorder (all I had at the time). Hopefully, the tape hiss will cover up some of my Kentucky accent. Or vice versa. Whatever. This is the saga of me. And Linux.