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Ken Fallon


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episodes: 76

1216 - Digtal Data Transfer | 2013-04-01

In this the first in a series exploring The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model (ISO/IEC 7498-1)

OSI model
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OSI_model

The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model (ISO/IEC 7498-1) is a product of the Open Systems Interconnection effort at the International Organization for Standardization. It is a prescription of characterizing and standardizing the functions of a communications system in terms of abstraction layers. Similar communication functions are grouped into logical layers. A layer serves the layer above it and is served by the layer below it.

For example, a layer that provides error-free communications across a network provides the path needed by applications above it, while it calls the next lower layer to send and receive packets that make up the contents of that path. Two instances at one layer are connected by a horizontal connection on that layer.

In today's show Ken starts off with a practical example of Layer One, the The Physical Layer, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_layer. Although we are limited to audio for the purposes of the show, the same techniques could and are used across the light spectrum.


1193 - Chris Conder Catchup on Broadband for Rural North | 2013-02-27

#da12bb #HPR
In todays show Ken catches up with Chris Conder of the Broadband for Rural North (http://b4rn.org.uk/). We interviewed her back in episode 980 (http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=0980)
A big line of people with spades

Located in the very pretty but the rural Forest of Bowland in Lancashire in the UK, and tired of putting up with slow ''broadband'' they decided to put together their own network. They tried shared wifi, 3 and 4G mobile networks, MMDS and Satellite yet all proved to be unreliable.

So over tea and cake they came up with a plan.

  • A 240 Kilometer (150 mile) plan.
  • A 1 gigabit (1000mb/sec) fiber optic connection plan.
  • A let''s give a connection to every one of the 1700 homes, farms, schools, churches and businesses, in the area plan
And while they were at it they designed it to be:
  • redundant with a dual homed backbone direct to the UK''s Internet exchange
  • upgradeable with ducts large enough to take multiple fibers
  • laid through some of the most rugged, mountainous area of Lancashire to get to the people that need it most. (And let''s be clear here, nothing to do with the fact that they will need to use dynamite to blast their way through the rocks.)

Have a look at the recent videos here http://b4rn.org.uk/about-b4rn/jfdi


1120 - Jerome Leclanche from the razor-qt project | 2012-11-16

Razor-qt is an advanced, easy-to-use, and fast desktop environment based on Qt technologies. It has been tailored for users who value simplicity, speed, and an intuitive interface. Unlike most desktop environments, Razor-qt also works fine with weak machines.
http://razor-qt.org/ Home Page
https://github.com/Razor-qt/razor-qt/wiki/ Wiki
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en&fromgroups#!forum/razor-qt Mail List

Razor-qt 0.5.0 is out!

The Razor-qt team is proud to release version 0.5.0. It is the culmination of all our efforts since our last release in February of 2012.

There have been several improvements and added features for 0.5.0, as noted in the Change Log, but the most noticeable are:

  • New Appearance GUI for configuring themes
  • Several new plugins for added functionality
  • Many bug fixes resulting in better performance
  • New Notification daemon

The Razor-qt team would like to thank it's staff of 8 members for all the hard work, and the community as well, for all the support. A list of the Razor-qt development team is available here, on github.


1076 - Ohio LinuxFest 2012 | 2012-09-17

In todays show Ken talks to Kevin O'Brien about Ohio LinuxFest
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Ohio LinuxFest is an annual technology conference and expo held in Columbus, Ohio. The event is dedicated to discussion and development of the Linux operating system and other open source software projects. During the event, conference attendees listen to a number of presentations and make contact with a number of companies and non-profit organizations who share an interest in open source software.

Ohio LinuxFest 2012

Free and Open Software Conference and Expo - Columbus, Ohio - September 28-30, 2012

The tenth annual Ohio LinuxFest will be held on September 28-30, 2012 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in downtown Columbus, Ohio. Hosting authoritative speakers and a large expo, the Ohio LinuxFest welcomes all Free and Open Source Software professionals, enthusiasts, and everyone interested in learning more about Free and Open Source Software.


1060 - OggCamp12 Farewell | 2012-08-24

I was leaving my hotel room after the end of OggCamp, thinking to myself I had enough interviews recorded and something made me go back and get my recorders. I'm glad I did as I bagged some fantastic interviews.

The first one was with Rebecca Newborough web mistress of the Lincoln LUG http://lincoln.lug.org.uk/ on how to start a lug. The first step is to visit the UK Linux User Groups site at http://lug.org.uk/

We all went to the Leaf venue for food and conversation http://thisisleaf.co.uk/#/on-bold-street/, while there I interviewed a few gentlemen starting with Kris Findlay about changes at his LUG and his work at Krisilis IT Solutions www.krisilis.com
Raspberry Pi GPIO Demo http://www.slideshare.net/azmodie/introduction-to-raspberry-pi-and-gpio


Video on youtube (should also play after slide 14 on slideshare) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkXMnCBs2ms
The Software Society http://www.thesoftwaresociety.org.uk

Then we had a chat with Ian Closs over from Ireland. We discussed the local FLOSS scene, Mark Shuttleworth https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Shuttleworth who will be attending SkyCon http://skycon.skynet.ie/2012/ and Archeology.

To round it all off a long round up with Fabian A. Scherschel http://sixgun.org/fabsh/ who true to his word gave me an interview for HPR. Of course he is still on record to submit a show to HPR himself.

You might think that's the end of OggCamp but I still have shows from last year to post :)


1059 - OggCamp12 Day2 The morning after the night before | 2012-08-23

Skipping our usual Syndicated Thursday, we're continuing our week long fix of OggCamp12.

Today it's day two, or the morning after the night before where we interview:


1058 - OggCamp12 Hardware Hackers | 2012-08-22

This is the second show from OggCamp12 where I walk around the hardware hacking area. A big thank you to all the people I interviewed and who took the time to explain their project to me.

OggCamp12


1056 - OggCamp 12 Day 1 Part 1 | 2012-08-20

This is the first of an all week extravaganza covering the party that was OggCamp 12. It was held on August 18 / 19 2012 in the Art & Design Academy Liverpool John Moores University Liverpool, L3 5RD

The levels are all over the place and I don’t have the time to edit it further as I’ve been traveling all day. So in the spirit of HPR, I’ll put content over audio quality and release it as is.

Thanks to everyone who I interviewed.


1034 - PXE Boot | 2012-07-19

In todays show, Ken tells of his struggle to get silent PC to work with his spare 17" monitor. His attempts to get a "VIA EPIA M9000 Mini ITX Motherboard" failed miserably and so he has turned to a HP Compaq t5000 thin client. As can be seen in this post here and discussed here.

The OS installs fine from USB but you run into grub issues on reboot that require you to boot from USB disk to rectify and that runs into problems as the boot order get's confusing. To get around this I decided to install Debian via PXE boot or more commonly "Pixie" boot. A full description can be found on the debian wiki. Basically it involves setting up a DHCP server, a TFTP server and downloading a boot image.

Once you have everything configured is a standard Debian net install. The only gotya is entering the MAC address of your Client and making sure you know what is happening on your network with regard to DHCP. I set the internal sd drive as the boot partition, created a 500Mb swap on my 4G external disk and put the root as the rest. I set both the boot and the root partition to ext2 as I didn't want the added strain of journaling on the sd media.

I ran into the Grub 2 ERROR 17 issue which meant that I had to do some reading on Grub2 and we're back to the bad old days of lilo where you need run commands or your config changes are ignored. Anyway another Pixie boot, this time into recovery mode long enough to type update-grub. A quick reboot and we're into a standard Debian base install.

I took the steps to installing Debian multimedia by adding the magic deb http://www.debian-multimedia.org squeeze main non-free to my /etc/apt/sources.list and then doing

aptitude install debian-multimedia-keyring
to get the keyring in order. After that it was a aptitude update and a aptitude safe-upgrade and that was it. I was free to install anything I wanted.

Links


1027 - Migrating away from Google Reader | 2012-07-10

One of the major advantages of Google Reader over application based clients is that no matter where you access it from your views are synchronized. Everything you read is marked a read everywhere and you don't have to worry about whither you check your feeds on a desktop PC or on your phone. It truly is the best example of a cloud application out there.

Except for the fact that I'm not happy with the idea of a complete stranger watching and recording every article I read, how long I read it for, and share that information around to other trusted partners. Remember when your parents/guardians caught you reading over their shoulder ? It wasn't acceptable then and it sure isn't now. Epically when I noticed that my search results changed dramatically after I started following certain feeds. It's just not right and here's why http://www.ted.com/talks/eli_pariser_beware_online_filter_bubbles.html

Getting a list of my feeds

Google should be credited with the fact that they make exporting very easy to do. Thanks to the work of the http://www.dataliberation.org/ team. Who's stated goal is "Users should be able to control the data they store in any of Google's products. Our team's goal is to make it easier to move data in and out."
For Google Reader this amounts to:

Settings -> Reader Settings -> Import/Export -> OPML

OPML (Outline Processor Markup Language) is an XML format for outlines (defined as "a tree, where each node contains a set of named attributes with string values"). Originally developed by Radio UserLand as a native file format for an outliner application, it has since been adopted for other uses, the most common being to exchange lists of web feeds between web feed aggregators.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPML

That's it. You now have a list of all your feeds we are still faced with the problem of reading/deleting items in one place and having them synchronized everywhere else ? The answer is actually quite obvious.

imap - Internet Message Access Protocol

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_Message_Access_Protocol
Internet message access protocol (IMAP) is one of the two most prevalent Internet standard protocols for e-mail retrieval, the other being the Post Office Protocol (POP). Virtually all modern e-mail clients and mail servers support both protocols as a means of transferring e-mail messages from a server.

The great news is that there are imap clients everywhere. Microsoft Outlook supports it. Thunderbird, Evolution, Kmail, Claws-Mail all support it. It's supported on Android, the iPhone, and on Windows Mobile. There are a multitude of web clients. The only problem now was to find a way to get the RSS feeds over to a imap message format. A quick duckduckgo search later lead me to ....

Feed2Imap

http://home.gna.org/feed2imap/
Feed2Imap is an RSS/Atom feed aggregator. After Downloading feeds (over HTTP or HTTPS), it uploads them to a specified folder of an IMAP mail server or copies them to a local maildir. The user can then access the feeds using Mutt, Evolution, Mozilla Thunderbird or even a webmail.

It's in all the major repositories and I had it up and running in under ten minutes. It keeps it's settings in a hidden file .feed2imaprc in your home directory. The configuration is simple, four lines per feed.

feeds:
 - name: kenfallon.com
   url: http://kenfallon.com/?feed=rss2
   target: imap://RSSNewsAccount%40example.com:PasswordForRSSNewsAccount@imap.example.com/INBOX.Feeds.Tech_Blogs
   include-images: true
...

The name filed is what will be the feed name and url is the link to the rss feed. The target is the path on the imap account you want to put it to. I used a throw away email account on my own domain with some restrictions on the size so that if I forget to check it won't affect the rest of my mailboxes.
The line it's broken into several parts, first is imap:// followed by the imap account user name and password. If your login contains an @ character, replace it with %40. Next is the @ sign followed by your server hostname and then the path. I chose INBOX.Feeds and then a subfolder for every group I had in Google Reader. The only other option I set was to include the images.

opml2feed

I have quite a few feeds now and I did not want to be typing them in by hand. So I wrote a small perl script to convert the opml file into a .feed2imaprc format and it will hopefully get you most of the way. The code is available on https://gitorious.org/opml2feed ( thanks to Klaatu over at http://www.gnuworldorder.info/ where he covered using Git in the March 31, 2012: Episode 7x13.)

Now setup the imap account on your mail client(s) and once you are happy run feed2imap and you should see the items beginning to appear. I set it to run every two hours at 14 minutes past the hour by adding the following line to my cron tab.

14 */2 * * * /usr/bin/feed2imap >/dev/null 2>&1

1018 - Interview with Christel Dahlskjaer of the FreeNode project. | 2012-06-26

Todays show is a much delayed recorded from OggCamp11.
It's late and Ken is out having a pint when he hears a voice from the http://podcast.freenode.net/ podcast. He looks up and who is but Christel Dahlskjaer of the FreeNode project.

Links


0995 - Do the four freedoms extend beyond software ? | 2012-05-24

On Linux For The Rest Of Us #74 - The Legistrative Session, one of our correspondents Mr. Gadgets, called in the following question. The segment begins at at 01:00:30 and in it he describes a conversation about the four freedoms where someone who's opinion he respected stated "the four freedoms only cover programming. It is only the code that is covered in the four freedoms".

For those of you who don't know The Free Software Definition boils down to the following rules:

  • Freedom 0: The freedom to run the program for any purpose.
  • Freedom 1: The freedom to study how the program works, and change it to make it do what you wish.
  • Freedom 2: The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help your neighbor.
  • Freedom 3: The freedom to improve the program, and release your improvements (and modified versions in general) to the public, so that the whole community benefits.

If you read the The Free Software Definition, then yes all the references are to "software" only....
...that is of course until you get to the section Beyond Software, in the same document, which states:

Software manuals must be free, for the same reasons that software must be free, and because the manuals are in effect part of the software.
The same arguments also make sense for other kinds of works of practical use - that is to say, works that embody useful knowledge, such as educational works and reference works. Wikipedia is the best-known example.
Any kind of work can be free, and the definition of free software has been extended to a definition of free cultural works applicable to any kind of works.

So in summary, as HPR is now released under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported lisence, any shows that provide useful knowledge, such as educational works and reference works are covered by the four freedoms.


0980 - Broadband for Rural North | 2012-05-03

#da12bb #HPR
In todays show Ken talks to Chris Conder of the Broadband for Rural North (http://b4rn.org.uk/).
A big line of people with spades

Located in the very pretty but the rural Forest of Bowland in Lancashire in the UK, and tired of putting up with slow 'broadband' they decided to put together their own network. They tried shared wifi, 3 and 4G mobile networks, MMDS and Satellite yet all proved to be unreliable.

So over tea and cake they came up with a plan.

  • A 240 Kilometer (150 mile) plan.
  • A 1 gigabit (1000mb/sec) fiber optic connection plan.
  • A let's give a connection to every one of the 1700 homes, farms, schools, churches and businesses, in the area plan
And while they were at it they designed it to be:
  • redundant with a dual homed backbone direct to the UK's Internet exchange
  • upgradeable with ducts large enough to take multiple fibers
  • laid through some of the most rugged, mountainous area of Lancashire to get to the people that need it most. (And let's be clear here, nothing to do with the fact that they will need to use dynamite to blast their way through the rocks.)

Chris herself has lived in the Lune Valley for many years and is married to a farmer in Wray. She has been involved with the community in many roles over the years; for instance school governor and chair of Wray Endowed school during the eighties and early nineties and more recently supporter of a number of rural broadband projects. In 2002 she began campaigning for rural broadband and over the next few years helped establish a wireless network around Wray and a satellite network for rural farms. A founder member of Wray Com Com in 2003 (http://www.wraycomcom.org.uk/) and Wennet CIC in 2005 (http://www.wennetcic.co.uk). She is a pioneer of self installation fibre and a regular speaker at broadband events on the topic of rural broadband and DIY fibre build.
She is also a 'online animator' for high speed broadband for Europe. She posts on the blog (http://daa.ec.europa.eu/group/2/content") and your feedback would be MORE than welcome. Europe assures her that they are listening. You can contact her at c.conder@b4rn.org.uk and be sure to tweet the hash tag #da12bb

The Photos

The Map


View B4RN core route phase 1 in a larger map

The Movie

The Links


0935 - Indiana LinuxFest | 2012-03-02

In what has proven to be the most difficult show to put together ever, Ken and his most noble Lordship of the shire of Drachenblut, talk about the Indiana LinuxFest.

Summary of Indiana LinuxFest's Goals

Indiana LinuxFest is a community F/OSS conference, which is showcasing the best the community has to offer in the way of Free and Open Source Software, Open Hardware, and Free Culture. We are also highlighting the best and brightest from all of these communities from the hobbyist to professional level.

Indiana LinuxFest 2012, April 13th to the 15th at the Wyndam Indianapolis West, is free to attend and Open for any to attend be it the hobbyist to the professional. So join us for the Reign of Freedom!

http://www.indianalinux.org/cms/


0919 - Elfstedentocht - To be or not to be | 2012-02-08

In today's show Ken interviews Klaas-Jan Koopman about the Elfstedentocht a particularly Dutch phenomenon. He gives us some background to the tour and tells the story of his Father who has a permit to participate should it go ahead.


This interview was recorded yesterday and since then the organisation committee have said that the tour will not be going ahead this weekend as the ice is not thick enough. We can all wait and see together if it happens or not.
http://www.dutchnews.nl/news/archives/2012/02/poor_ice_growth_on_tuesday_nig.php


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elfstedentocht

Elfstedentocht

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Elfstedentocht (or, in West Frisian, Alvestêdetocht, sometimes in English : Eleven Cities Tour), at almost 200 km, is the world's largest speed skating competition and leisure skating tour, and is held in the province of Friesland, Netherlands only when the ice along the entire course is 15 cm thick.

The tour, almost 200 km in length, is conducted on frozen canals, rivers and lakes between the eleven historic Frisian cities: Leeuwarden, Sneek, IJlst, Sloten, Stavoren, Hindeloopen, Workum, Bolsward, Harlingen, Franeker, Dokkum then returning to Leeuwarden. The tour is not held every year, mostly because not every Dutch winter permits skating on natural ice. The last editions were in 1985, 1986 and 1997. Adding to that, the tour currently features about 15,000 amateur skaters taking part, putting high requirements on the quality of the ice. There is a stated regulatory requirement for the race to take place that the ice must be (and remain at) a minimum thickness of 15 centimetres along the entirety of the course. All skaters must be a member of the Association of the Eleven Frisian Cities. A starting permit is required. Further more, in each city the skater must collect a stamp, as well as a stamp from the three secret check points. The skater must finish before midnight.


0906 - FOSDEM 2012 | 2012-01-22

In Today's show Ken interviews Pascal Bleser of the FOSDEM. FOSDEM is the biggest free and non-commercial event organized by and for the community. Its goal is to provide Free and Open Source developers a place to meet.

If you are going to FOSDEM, please contact Ken

http://fosdem.org/2012/

Apologies for the crackling on the recording


0886 - Product lifecycle management (PLM) | 2011-12-26

In today's show Ken has a discussion with Alister Munroe about product lifecycle management at OggCamp 11

Product lifecycle management

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A generic lifecycle of products

PLM In industry, product lifecycle management (PLM) is the process of managing the entire lifecycle of a product from its conception, through design and manufacture, to service and disposal. PLM integrates people, data, processes and business systems and provides a product information backbone for companies and their extended enterprise.

Product lifecycle management (PLM) should be distinguished from 'Product life cycle management (marketing)' (PLCM). PLM describes the engineering aspect of a product, from managing descriptions and properties of a product through its development and useful life; whereas, PLCM refers to the commercial management of life of a product in the business market with respect to costs and sales measures.

Product lifecycle management is one of the four cornerstones of a corporation's information technology structure. All companies need to manage communications and information with their customers (CRM-customer relationship management), their suppliers (SCM-supply chain management), their resources within the enterprise (ERP-enterprise resource planning) and their planning (SDLC-systems development life cycle). In addition, manufacturing engineering companies must also develop, describe, manage and communicate information about their products.

One form of PLM is called people-centric PLM. While traditional PLM tools have been deployed only on release or during the release phase, people-centric PLM targets the design phase. As of 2009, ICT development (EU-funded PROMISE project 2004–2008) has allowed PLM to extend beyond traditional PLM and integrate sensor data and real time 'lifecycle event data' into PLM, as well as allowing this information to be made available to different players in the total lifecycle of an individual product (closing the information loop). This has resulted in the extension of PLM into closed-loop lifecycle management (CL2M).

Links


0883 - Dan Lynch interview | 2011-12-20

Today we give you another of the interviews from OggCamp where we interview Dan Lynch. Here's his bio from his own site http://danlynch.org/

Dan Lynch

My cartoon imageHello and welcome, I'm Dan. A writer, musician, developer, broadcaster and hopeless geek from Liverpool in the UK. This site is the hub of everything I do online, or at least it's supposed to be but it still needs work. I'm committed to Free & Open Source Software and Creative Commons, I write and broadcast about both, mainly through the Linux Outlaws and Rathole Radio podcasts. You may also know me as a host of FLOSS Weekly on the TWIT Network.

Rathole Radio is my music show where I play a wide selection of the best music on the net. I interview artists, tell silly stories, have live votes and even play songs myself. The music is very eclectic because I believe that all styles have good and bad within them. I want people to open their minds and not pigeon-hole everything. I only play one "style" of music, stuff I like.

Linux Outlaws is a weekly show where I discuss the latest happenings in the Open Source technology world and with my German co-host and friend Fab. It's grown beyond anything we could have imagined. We get tens of thousands of downloads per show, it's taken me to different parts of the world and allowed me to meet and share time with many of my technology heroes. I'm very lucky. Below you will see the latest content from my blog and both these podcasts. You can also use the links on the menu to find more specialised information about my music and other things.

I sing and play guitar in a band called 20lb Sounds. We recently launched our website with free music downloads and we hope to build up a community there. I'm calling it the 20lb Army, so sign up and join the fun :)

I organised a large Free Software and Free Culture event in Liverpool called OggCamp10. Strange name I know but the site explains all that. It took place on 1st and 2nd of May 2010, we were joined by many great FOSS fans and developers from around the world. Not only that but on Friday April 30th 2010 I also ran a successful Rathole Radio gig with David Rovics and Attila The Stockbroker to kick the weekend off.

I support the Open Rights Group and I'm very concerned about digital rights and political matters in the UK. I'm a proud member of both Liverpool LUG and Chester LUG and regularly attend meetings at both. Is this two timing or just a real commitment to FOSS? I'll let you decide ;)

Thanks for visiting. Feel free to hang around a while and put your feet up.


0873 - Philip and Rebecca Newborough of CrunchBang | 2011-12-06

Today we interview Philip Newborough (aka corenominal) project lead for CrunchBang Linux and their community manager Rebecca Newborough. CrunchBang is a Debian GNU/Linux based distribution offering a great blend of speed, style and substance. Using the nimble Openbox window manager, it is highly customisable and provides a modern, full-featured GNU/Linux system without sacrificing performance.

In September 2011, Philip gave up paid employment to concentrate on personal projects and is now working full-time on CrunchBang Linux. Feel free to donate a over on his sitehttp://crunchbang.org/donate

Links

http://crunchbang.org/
http://www.ubuntu.com/
http://openbox.org/
http://www.xfce.org/
http://technologyserved.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrunchBang_Linux
http://www.debian.org/


0863 - Tony Hughes Free Cycle | 2011-11-22

Free Cycle

In todays show Ken talks to Tony Hughes about how he got into linux

The Freecycle Network


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Freecycle_Network

The Freecycle Network (often abbreviated TFN or just known as Freecycle) is a non-profit organization registered in the state of Arizona, USA, and separately registered as a UK charity, that organizes a worldwide network of "gifting" groups, aiming to divert reusable goods from landfills. It provides a worldwide online registry, and coordinates the creation of local groups and forums for individuals and non-profits to offer and receive free items for reuse or recycling, promoting gift economics as a motivating cultural outlook. "Changing the world one gift at a time" is The Freecycle Network's official tagline.
http://www.freecycle.org/

Xubuntu

Xubuntu is a community developed, Ubuntu-based Linux operating system that is well-suited for both laptops and desktops. It contains all the applications you need - a web browser, document and spreadsheet editing software, instant messaging and much more. http://www.xubuntu.org/

LibreOffice


LibreOffice is the power-packed free, libre and open source personal productivity suite for Windows, Macintosh and GNU/Linux, that gives you six feature-rich applications for all your document production and data processing needs: Writer, Calc, Impress, Draw, Math and Base. Support and documentation is free from our large, dedicated community of users, contributors and developers. You, too, can get involved!
http://www.libreoffice.org/

Ucubed


What is Ucubed?
UCubed is an event that focuses on Ubuntu and Debian based distributions, and encourages users to become more involved in the community.
http://ucubed.info/

Software Freedom Day

Software Freedom Day is a global celebration and education of why transparent and sustainable technologies are now more important than ever. With over 200 teams in 60 countries participating, it is a fantastic event to get your schools and communities involved in. Go along to your local event or start your own event and meet a wide range of people, all working together to help ensure our freedoms are maintained by the technologies of tomorrow.
http://softwarefreedomday.org/

BLACKPOOL LUG

http://blackpoollug.blogspot.com/
lugs.org.uk



BLACKPOOL LUG membership is free, no sign up required.
Just turn up, or follow us here, or on the mailing list, Twitter, Facebook, or RSS.


mailing list, subscribe here:- https://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/blackpool/
post to:- blackpool@mailman.lug.org.uk
Read list: list archives here

The facebook page is here

Twitter:- @blacc2

RSS Subscribe

Meetings every Saturday 10-12 excluding school holidays
At 29-35 Ripon road, Blackpool. FY1 4DY

Format -
'Free for all' open day.
Members, non members, friends, passers by, everybody welcome.

Ripon road is residents only parking, don't get a parking ticket

Link to map :- Ripon road, Blackpool FY1 4DY
The sign says: PCRECYCLER LTD.
Use the buzzer/intercom on the wall next to the door in the yard to get in.

Picture of Ripon road building by Jim Huntsman:-



Ripon road


LUG Main contact:-
Mike Hewitt
admin[at]pcrecycler[.]co[.]uk
Tel 01253 293258 between 10-2, Mon,Tue,Thur,Friday.
Fax:-07092162209





0859 - Sourcetrunk: OwnCloud | 2011-11-16

Welcome to syndicated Thursday on hacker public radio

Each Thursday we play Syndicated creative commons content from around the web. If you know of some creative commons material that you would like to bring to the attention of the community then send an email to admin.

Today we highlight:

Sourcetrunk ~ your trunkload of open source

The Source Trunk logo
http://www.sourcetrunk.com
This show is released under cc-by-nc-sa


Sourcetrunk (Episode 077) : OwnCloud

Originally aired on on Mon, 2011-11-14 20:36

This episode will demonstrate OwnCloud, the Open Source solution for your own cloud where you can manage your files, bookmarks, contacts and appointments without security or privacy issues. (and even can listen to your own music while doing that)

OwnCloud
OwnCloud Demo
install OwnCloud
contribute to OwnCloud

Android pick : Tivo Commander

music from Tag
theme from Brand New Sin on music.podshow.com
Beer on this episode : Wieze Tripel

   

http://www.sourcetrunk.com/podcasts/sourcetrunk_077.mp3
http://www.sourcetrunk.com/podcasts/sourcetrunk_077.ogg
http://owncloud.org/
http://demo.owncloud.org/files/index.php
http://owncloud.org/install/
http://owncloud.org/contribute/
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.arantius.tivocommander&hl=en
http://www.musicalley.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=5848a0485a0f4eff28c22288a2396a57
http://music.podshow.com/music/listeners/artistdetails.php?BandHash=96f18a09714d01b833268854cf39d82c
http://music.podshow.com


0857 - Sam Tuke - Free Software Foundation Europe | 2011-11-14

fsfe logo
In todays show we interview Sam Tuke the British Team Coordinator and Editorial Team co-ordinator for the Free Software Foundation Europe

Photo of Sam

The Free Software Foundation Europe is dedicated to the furthering of Free Software and working for freedom in the emerging digital society.
Access to software determines who may participate in a digital society. The freedoms to use, study, share, and improve software allow equal participation, and are extremely important.
http://fsfe.org/
http://fsfe.org/about/tuke/tuke.en.html
http://www.fsf.org/
http://oggcamp.org


0848 - Alan Cocks, the info point project | 2011-11-01

In todays show Ken talks to Alan Cocks about the info point project setup by Jono Bacon. It is an outreach program to get the message of open source to visitors at and how he has spread the open source message at the Bracknell Computer Fair each month
http://www.britishcomputerfairs.com/cgi-bin/floorplan?vnu_id=5
http://infopointproject.org/wordpress/

From HPR @ OggCamp11


0842 - DJ from h-online.com | 2011-10-24

http://hackerpublicradio.org In todays show Ken is at OggCamp and talks to DJ about the online OpenSource and Security news site the H at http://www.h-online.com/
http://twitter.com/#!/honline @honline twitter

From HPR @ OggCamp11


0837 - Juergen Schinker open wireless network | 2011-10-18

In todays show Ken talks to Juergen Schinker about the OWN Open wireless network at Deptford in London. They run a community network that has cheap routers providing dual wifi networks, one which is private and the other open to your neighbour. They run the Optimized Link State Routing Protocol

From HPR @ OggCamp11

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Optimized_Link_State_Routing_Protocol
http://own.spc.org/drupal/


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0832 - OggCamp11 Roundup | 2011-10-10

In today's show Ken gives a round-up of OggCamp 11.

We start with a chat with Les Pounder who is crew manager
http://oggcamp.org/

From HPR @ OggCamp11

Next was a discussion with Stuart Langridge formally of lugradio and now working for Canonical on Ubuntu One
http://www.lugradio.org/
http://www.canonical.com/
https://one.ubuntu.com/

From HPR @ OggCamp11

Next he meets up with one of our own hosts Robin Catling who runs the Full Circle podcast and HPR series.
http://fullcirclemagazine.org/category/podcast/
http://hackerpublicradio.org/correspondents.php?hostid=160

From HPR @ OggCamp11

Next was a chat with the organisers Laura Cowen and Alan Pope. Unfortunately the interview with Laura was of too poor audio quality to recover.
http://podcast.ubuntu-uk.org/
http://sixgun.org/linuxoutlaws

From HPR @ OggCamp11

Then it was a quick catchup with Adrian Bradshaw also formally of LugRadio and now working at Red Hat
http://about.me/adrianbradshaw
http://www.redhat.com/

After a live and very poor recording of the song The Elephant In The Room preformed by Dan Lynch of the Linux Outlaws and Rathole Radio
http://danlynch.org/elephant
http://ratholeradio.org/

Finally we round it all up by talking to Les again about how it all was organised, how it went and the future
http://ucubed.info/
http://www.flossie.org/
http://www.fossbox.org.uk/
http://blackpoolgeekup.wordpress.com/


0822 - Vivean Parkhouse about the GiffGaff Community Phone project | 2011-09-26

Ken interviews Vivean Parkhouse about the GiffGaff Community Phone project in the UK while at OggCamp11

http://giffgaff.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giffgaff


0815 - Software Freedom Day Dundee 2011 | 2011-09-15

Software Freedom Day Dundee 2011

An event to celebrate and promote the use of free and open source software

Who Are We

"The Open Society" and the "Tayside Linux User Group" have long been establishing their names within the local Free and Open Source Community, as centres of support and advocacy for people from all walks of life. This September we will be showcasing some of the best that our local community has to offer.

What is Software Freedom Day

Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Our goal in this celebration is to educate the worldwide public about of the benefits of using high quality software in education, in government, at home and in business - in short, everywhere! The non-profit company Software Freedom International coordinates SFD at a global level, providing support, give-aways and a point of collaboration, but volunteer teams around the world organize the local SFD events to impact their own communities.
visit softwarefreedomday.org

Scheduled Talks
Introduction - 10:00am
  • What is Free and Open Source Software by Ryan Ward
Track 1 in Cinema room
  • On Expectations, Requirements and Survival when Starting with Linux by Markus Tauber
  • What is Android by Kris Findlay
Track 2 in Gallery Area
  • Packets, Freedom, Networks and Neutrality by Rorie Hood
  • Wine and Gaming: A Novice's Guide by Gavin Ewan
Lunch - 1.00pm
  • Free Software for Indie Games Development by Hazel McKendrick
Track 1 in Cinema room
  • Open Source and Broadcasting by Kenny Coyle
  • Introduction to PKI by Robert Ladyman
  • UPnP by Arron Finnon
Track 2 in Gallery Area
  • Blender by Garry Whitton
  • Geo-Caching by Scott Cowie

With the event drawing to a close at 5:00pm which will traditionally follow with a few beers and more geeky chat down the pub.

  • http://the-os.org.uk
  • http://dundeelug.org.uk/index.php/TayLUG_Home
  • http://softwarefreedomday.org/en/sfd/software-freedom
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenCD

  • 0813 - Gemma Cameron aka @ruby_gem about Barcamp Blackpool | 2011-09-13

    In todays show Ken talks to Gemma Cameron aka @ruby_gem about Barcamp Blackpool

    Barcamp Blackpool is a free ‘unconference’ with no scheduled speakers. Attendees arrive on the day armed with talks and decide which ones they want to go along to! The talks can be on anything, from android application development to learning the British Sign Language to Electronic Organs played by BBC Micros! But don’t worry, you don’t have to do a talk to participate! The event is paid for by lovely sponsors. Get in touch if you want to sponsor us!

    When: Saturday 15th October 2011 Where: Blackpool Pleasure Beach (inside the white Casino Building) Twitter: @bcblackpool Tags: #bcblackpool Google Group: http://groups.google.co.uk/group/bcblackpool


    0804 - Wayne Myers from Fit and the Conniptions at OggCamp | 2011-08-31

    @conniptions !hpr. In todays show Ken interviews Wayne Myers from the band Fit and the Conniptions recorded at http://www.oggcamp.org.
    Following the interview we play the presentation and edit in the full length song "Solemn Ground"


    From HPR @ OggCamp11

    About

    I'm Wayne Myers, a singer-songwriter from London. I've been recording and performing bluesy folk-rock under the name Fit and the Conniptions since December 2005.

    Sweet Sister Starlight, my second studio album, was released online on 21st March 2011, and is now also available on CD while stocks last. The first album, Bless Your Heart, was released in July 2007, followed in November 2008 by an acoustic live EP Live At Monkey Chews.

    All releases are available to download from Bandcamp - you can pay as much or as little as you want / can afford, including zero. If you like CDs, there are still some copies of the first two releases left at CDBaby also.

    Pro Audio On Linux


    This is an augmented podcast, for the blind, visually impaired, or for those of us away from a screen.
    If you would like to help out creating the text of the OggCamp presentations for me to read out, then please email admin at hacker public radio dot org.


    0802 - Ana Nelson on Dexy software documentation | 2011-08-29

    Today Ken interviews Ana Nelson on Dexy a software package to make documentation easy fun and maintainable. @dexyit !hpr

    What is Dexy?

    Dexy is a tool for writing documents which relate to code. This might mean software documentation, journal articles relating to computational research, a code tutorial on your blog, writing up computer science class assignments, pretty much anything. You can think of Dexy as a very fancy 'make' tool with lots of document-related features and powerful filters. Dexy is open source, licensed under the MIT license.

    Follow on twitter http://twitter.com/#!/dexyit

    From HPR @ OggCamp11

    0796 - Shane Marks Hacker Space Week Ireland | 2011-08-21

    The HPR feed will be changing this week please email admin at hpr if you have issues
    Apologies for the cliping on Ken's side
    In today's interview Ken talks to Shane Marks from the Nexus maker space in Cork Ireland.
    The Irish Hackerspaces Weekruns from Saturday 20th until Sunday 28th of August.

    Duration: 00:20:15


    0795 - John Uren on FLOSS in the UK Civil Service | 2011-08-18

    In this episode Ken talks to John Uren who works in the UK Civil Service. They discuss the issues around Crown Copyright and how it relates to open source. John maintains an etherpad server and has been involved in organizing a open source week to highlight the benefits of open source and free software to Government departments.
    https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/EtherPad

    Duration: 00:05:49


    0791 - Interview with Moose about Ohio LinuxFest | 2011-08-14

    In today's episode Ken talks to Moose one of the organizers of Ohio Linux Fest

    About the Ohio LinuxFest

    The Ohio LinuxFest is a grassroots conference for the GNU/Linux/Open Source Software/Free Software community that started in 2003 as a large inter-LUG meeting and has grown steadily since. It is a place for the community to gather and share information about Linux and Open Source Software.

    A large expo area adjacent to the conference rooms will feature exhibits from our sponsors as well as a large .org section from non-profit Open Source/Free Software projects.

    The Ohio LinuxFest welcomes people from all 50 states and international participants. We've had participants from Canada, England, Argentina, Brazil, and Australia in years past.

    Contact Info

    Contact us if you have any questions or would like to volunteer to help.

      name email irc nick
    General Info   team@ohiolinux.org  
    Sponsorship Robert Ball sponsorship@ohiolinux.org steakum
    Web site Michael Meffie webmaster@ohiolinux.org meffie

    You may reach us on IRC at irc.oftc.net, channel #ohiolinux

    Diversity Statement

    The Ohio LinuxFest is dedicated for making Open Source truly open to everyone. We do not discriminate based on ethnic background, religion, gender, sexuality, body shape, disability, or even what operating system you use. We also do not tolerate harassment based on discrimination.

     

    We understand that some people need special assistance to fully enjoy our conference. If we can help you find a wheelchair, arrange for an ASL translator or a guide for the sight impaired, or any other special need, please let us know at assist@ohiolinux.org. Sorry, we cannot help with child care needs. Please understand that organizing some things take time and are best pre-arranged. If you need help the day of the event please contact a staff person for assistance. We will handle your request or complaint as quickly as possible.


    0787 - Grep for tab | 2011-08-08

    In todays summer short Ken tells us about how you can grep for a tab in a file.
    grep "first{ctrl+v}{tab}second" file.txt

    for more information see http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-newbie-8/tab-in-bash-script-242400/#post4386714


    0773 - Gabriel Weinberg of DuckDuckGo | 2011-07-19

    Todays interview is with Gabriel Weinberg, founder of DuckDuckGo
    DuckDuckGo is a search engine based in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania that uses information from crowd-sourced sites (like Wikipedia) with the aim of augmenting traditional results and improving relevance. The search engine philosophy emphasizes privacy and does not record user information.


    0768 - Sort | 2011-07-12

    Examples on Wikipedia

    From http://www.unix.com/man-page/Linux/1/sort/ and on your computer man sort

    
    NAME 
           sort - sort lines of text files
     
    SYNOPSIS 
           sort [OPTION]... [FILE]...
           sort [OPTION]... --files0-from=F
     
    DESCRIPTION 
           Write sorted concatenation of all FILE(s) to standard output.
     
           Mandatory  arguments  to  long  options are mandatory for short options
           too.  Ordering options:
     
           -b, --ignore-leading-blanks
    	      ignore leading blanks
     
           -d, --dictionary-order
    	      consider only blanks and alphanumeric characters
     
           -f, --ignore-case
    	      fold lower case to upper case characters
     
           -g, --general-numeric-sort
    	      compare according to general numerical value
     
           -i, --ignore-nonprinting
    	      consider only printable characters
     
           -M, --month-sort
    	      compare (unknown) < `JAN' < ... < `DEC'
     
           -n, --numeric-sort
    	      compare according to string numerical value
     
           -R, --random-sort
    	      sort by random hash of keys
     
           --random-source=FILE
    	      get random bytes from FILE
     
           -r, --reverse
    	      reverse the result of comparisons
     
           --sort=WORD
    	      sort according to WORD: general-numeric -g,  month  -M,  numeric
    	      -n, random -R, version -V
     
           -V, --version-sort
    	      natural sort of (version) numbers within text
     
           Other options:
     
           --batch-size=NMERGE
    	      merge at most NMERGE inputs at once; for more use temp files
     
           -c, --check, --check=diagnose-first
    	      check for sorted input; do not sort
     
           -C, --check=quiet, --check=silent
    	      like -c, but do not report first bad line
     
           --compress-program=PROG
    	      compress temporaries with PROG; decompress them with PROG -d
     
           --files0-from=F
    	      read  input  from the files specified by NUL-terminated names in
    	      file F; If F is - then read names from standard input
     
           -k, --key=POS1[,POS2]
    	      start a key at POS1 (origin 1), end it at POS2 (default  end  of
    	      line)
     
           -m, --merge
    	      merge already sorted files; do not sort
     
           -o, --output=FILE
    	      write result to FILE instead of standard output
     
           -s, --stable
    	      stabilize sort by disabling last-resort comparison
     
           -S, --buffer-size=SIZE
    	      use SIZE for main memory buffer
     
           -t, --field-separator=SEP
    	      use SEP instead of non-blank to blank transition
     
           -T, --temporary-directory=DIR
    	      use  DIR	for temporaries, not $TMPDIR or /tmp; multiple options
    	      specify multiple directories
     
           -u, --unique
    	      with -c, check for strict ordering; without -c, output only  the
    	      first of an equal run
     
           -z, --zero-terminated
    	      end lines with 0 byte, not newline
     
           --help display this help and exit
     
           --version
    	      output version information and exit
     
           POS  is	F[.C][OPTS],  where  F is the field number and C the character
           position in the field; both are origin 1.  If neither -t nor -b	is  in
           effect,	characters  in	a  field are counted from the beginning of the
           preceding whitespace.  OPTS  is	one  or  more  single-letter  ordering
           options,  which	override  global ordering options for that key.  If no
           key is given, use the entire line as the key.
     
           SIZE may be followed by the following multiplicative suffixes: % 1%  of
           memory, b 1, K 1024 (default), and so on for M, G, T, P, E, Z, Y.
     
           With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
     
           ***  WARNING  ***  The locale specified by the environment affects sort
           order.  Set LC_ALL=C to get the traditional sort order that uses native
           byte values.
     
    AUTHOR 
           Written by Mike Haertel and Paul Eggert.
     
    REPORTING BUGS 
           Report sort bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
           GNU coreutils home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/
           General help using GNU software: http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/
     
    COPYRIGHT 
           Copyright  (C)  2009  Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
           GPL version 3 or later .
           This is free software: you are free  to	change	and  redistribute  it.
           There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
     
    SEE ALSO 
           The  full documentation for sort is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If
           the info and sort programs are properly installed  at  your  site,  the
           command
     
    	      info coreutils 'sort invocation'
     
           should give you access to the complete manual.
     
    GNU coreutils 7.4		 October 2009			       
    

    The command that promped me to record this episode

    cat camera-x.txt | sed 's[Camera Model Name               : [[g'| \
    awk -F ';' '{print $2" "$1}' | \
    sort -i -b -k1,1 -u | \
    grep -v "^ "
    


    0758 - Interview with Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs | 2011-06-28

    CCHits.net is a site promoting and featuring Creative Commons licensed music and the podcasts that play them. The site was designed with more than just this in mind. Here are some of the highlights

    • Encourage and Discover Great Music

      There's a lot of great Creative Commons Licensed Music out there, and not enough people know just what you can get hold of! To help ease the burdon of this issue, there are three things that we do:

      • By linking directly to artist's home sites rather than to our own holding pages for artists, we ensure that the artists get maximum exposure for their own material, without having to update our site when their own information changes!
      • By linking to the source of the individual track, gives listeners a greater awareness of music sources, which hopefully should increase the exposure for sites who promote and list Creative Commons licensed music.
      • By linking to podcasts which play Creative Commons licensed music, we give listeners the opportunity to find other shows that play the music they like - ultimately giving listeners a greater fountain of great music to select from, and hopefully giving them the opportunity to discover new artists and genres to add to their personal list of favourites.
    • Support Communities

      An attendor at various social groups, the original author of the code which drives cchits.net was unable to provide consistent, suitable background music for events he was involved in organising or just attending. This site was originally designed to find tracks which are generally acceptable for public play, and are available under a suitable license for public performance (which Creative Commons music should be!) By asking all submitters of music to identify the license under which the tracks are made available, as well as selecting whether tracks may not be suitable for work or family listening, it should be possible (once the code is in-place) to request from the site a suitable selection of music for playback at venues such as hackspaces, youth centres, or even just hold music for a business. Note that this site is not being created to build a re-licensing business, but instead to promote awareness of great music - there are other, better sites, that can advise and assist in the selection of Creative Commons music which are suitable for your business endeavour, but if you just want something for backing music for an hour or a whole day, this site might be (eventually!) just the thing for you.

    • Create Podcasts and Improve Coding Techniques

      At the time of writing, cchits.net is the work of one person. For several months, Jon "The Nice Guy" Spriggs had been considering starting a podcast, however, he's not exactly known for finishing projects! By making a system which is automated enough to create a daily podcast, a weekly podcast and a monthly podcast, playing music that he likes to hear, he thought it might encourage him to stick to it - especially when there are other amazing goals (see above) which come out as a side benefit. He normally has described himself as a writer of "bad PHP code", and each project he starts improves the techniques he has learned.

      In this instance, CCHits.net has introduced Jon to the concept of writing an API that works, a system of remote execution of code, the generation of synthesized speech and the generation of an audio track, entirely in code! Never being shy of criticism from the community, especially where code is concerned, the code has all been released under a license which encourages reuse and requires the code is re-released under the same license.

    If you already podcast, and you play Creative Commons Licesed Music on a regular basis, you might be interested in using the API on this site to track the music that people who listen to your show have expressed an interest in. Contact show@cchits.net to find out more


    0746 - Interview with Tony Whitmore about OggCamp11 | 2011-06-13

    In todays episode Ken interviews Tony Whitmore of the Ubuntu-UK Podcastabout OggCamp11.

    OggCamp 11 is a two-day technology festival bringing together the most interesting people from the Linux, Open Source and Hardware Hacking communities to share their passion and knowledge on all things geeky in a barcamp-style atmosphere.

    Taking place AUGUST 13 & 14, FARNHAM MALTINGS, UK

    OggCamp 11 is a two-day unconference where technology enthusiasts come together to exchange knowledge on a wide range of topics from Linux and open source software to building home automation systems. Now in its third year, the event is steadily growing and attracting interesting speakers from all over the UK, the rest of Europe and even the US. Since OggCamp is an unconference, speaking schedules are set on the first day and everyone is free to propose a talk themselves. You are of course free to come along and just listen to other people's talks but we strongly encourage everyone to take part and talk on something they are passionate about in technology. OggCamp was first organised by the combined forces of the Linux Outlaws and the Ubuntu UK Podcast as a filler event after the last LugRadio Live was decided to be a one-day only event.

    For the latest news, follow OggCamp 11 on the microblogging service of your choice: identi.ca / Twitter

    If you are interested in joining the OggCamp crew or sponsoring the event then please email oggcamp at ubuntu dash uk dot org.


    0735 - Interview with Dave Yates about SELF 2011 | 2011-05-26

    In todays episode Ken interviews Dave Yates of the Southeast LinuxFest.

    The Southeast LinuxFest is a community event for anyone who wants to learn more about Linux and Free & Open Source software. It is part educational conference, and part social gathering. Like Linux itself, it is shared with attendees of all skill levels to communicate tips and ideas, and to benefit all who use Linux/Free and Open Source Software. LinuxFest is the place to learn, to make new friends, to network with new business partners, and most importantly, to have fun!

    The third annual Southeast LinuxFest is scheduled for June 10-12, 2011 in Spartanburg, SC.

    Find us on Facebook, Twitter and Identi.ca


    0715 - Interview with StankDawg | 2011-04-28

    Ken talks to the founder of BinRev and the patron of Hacker Public Radio


    0702 - 50th anniversary of human space flight | 2011-04-11

    50 years ago today a historic event took place and here on Hacker Public Radio we take time out to celebrate the occaision with recordings of the Radio communications between Yuri Gagarin, Sergei Korolev and Ground Control during launch. Then we listen to a 45 rpm record at the Soviet Exhibition in London in 1961.

    After this we listen to the The flight of Vostok 1 as described on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_1 and play a promo for the film "first orbit" http://www.firstorbit.org/watch-the-film been released as part of Yuris Night http://www.yurisnight.net/ a world wide celebration of the event.

    To close with the biography of Yuri Gagarin from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Gagarin.

    Radio communications between Yuri Gagarin, Sergei Korolev and Ground Control

    Yuri Gagarin in Space (English Commentary) from a 45 rpm record at the Soviet Exhibition in London in 1961

    First Orbit

    Star Trek Theme Faith of The Heart Remake: Sputnik & yuri gagarin


    0684 - Eben Moglen Freedom In the Cloud | 2011-03-17

    Beannachta L le Pdraig/Happy Saint Patrick's Day.

    Beannachtai na File Pdraig ar chlann mhr dhomhanda na nGael, sa bhaile agus ar fud na cruinne, ar r l nisinta ceilirtha fin.

    Freedom In the Cloud: Software Freedom, Privacy, and Security for Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing A Speech given by Eben Moglen at a meeting of the Internet Society's New York branch on Feb 5, 2010

    If you would like to suggest creative commons works for Syndicated Thursday please email admin @ hpr

    NOTE TO ITUNES LISTNERS Please reload Mondays show "HPR ep0681 :: My first computer Hosted by MrGadgets on 2011-03-14"


    0648 - Wput: a command-line ftp-client | 2011-01-26

    Wput is a command-line ftp-client that looks like wget but instead of downloading, uploads files or whole directories to remote ftp-servers.

    Main Features

    • wget-like interface
    • TLS-encryption
    • resuming
    • speed-limit
    • time-stamping (compares local and remote dates)
    • proxy-support (socks5, http)
    • i18n
    • windows-compatibility

    Wput is a free utility that is able to upload files to a ftp-server.

    Wput is non−interactive and background-capable. It can upload files or whole directories and is meant to be a robust client even for unstable connections and will therefore retry to upload a file, if the connection broke.

    Wput supports resuming, so it automatically continues uploading from the point where the previous upload stopped, meaning that you can kill Wput anytime and it will (if the remote ftp−server supports this, being most likely the case) finish the partial uploaded file.

    Wput supports connections through proxies, allowing you to use it in an environment that can access the internet only via a proxy or to provide anonymity by hiding your ip−address to the server. For SOCKSv5−proxies Wput supports also listening mode, allowing you to use port-mode ftp through a proxy (useful if the remote ftp is behind a firewall or a gateway).

    Wput supports timestamping, so it will (in the ideal case and if timestamping is enabled) only upload files, that are newer than the remote-file.

    The upload-rate of Wput can be restricted, so that Wput won’t eat all available bandwidth.

  • http://wput.sourceforge.net/
  • http://wput.sourceforge.net/wput.1.html

  • 0629 - RSS 2.0 Specification with iTunes namespace | 2010-12-30

    Like HTML, RSS is a form of XML and today we take a look at the RSS 2.0 specification specifically how that will relate to the Hacker Public Radio feed.
    RSS 2.0 is offered by the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School under the terms of the Attribution/Share Alike Creative Commons license. The author of this document is Dave Winer, founder of UserLand software, and fellow at Berkman Center.

    http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/rss/rss.html
    http://www.apple.com/itunes/podcasts/specs.html
    http://www.rssboard.org/rss-profile
    http://validator.w3.org/feed/
    http://hackerpublicradio.org/test.xml
    http://www.w3schools.com/html/
    http://www.w3schools.com/xml/
    http://www.w3schools.com/rss/
    

    0598 - Bash Scripting: Episode 2 Command Line Basics | 2010-11-17

    In the second installment Ken resolves to not do any work and so get's permission from Chess Griffin to reuse extracts from Linux Reality Episode 14 - Command Line Basics May 17, 2006 http://www.linuxreality.com/archives.php#14 Shownotes can be found at http://hackerpublicradio.org/shownotes/hpr0598.html

    0570 - New google privacy policy | 2010-09-11

    googles new privacy policy

    0562 - Introduction to bash scripting | 2010-08-11

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourne_shell
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command-line_interface
    
    A list of "Hello World" programs in many different computer languages: 
    http://www.roesler-ac.de/wolfram/hello.htm 
    
    For Windows:
    Editor: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
    Bash (and more): http://x.cygwin.com/ 
    (run setup, and selecting the 'xinit' package from the 'X11' category.)
    
    $ echo '#!/bin/bash' > hello.bash
    $ echo "echo hello world" >> hello.bash
    
    $ cat hello.bash 
    #!/bin/bash
    echo hello world
    
    $ chmod +x hello.bash
    
    $ ./hello.bash
    hello world
    
    feedback-(a)-kenfallon.com
    More information http://www.kenfallon.com
    

    0558 - xscreensaver | 2010-07-21

    Shownotes: http://www.kenfallon.com
    xscreensaver howto: http://www.jwz.org/xscreensaver/man1.html#9

    Commands:
    vi .kde/Autostart/xscreensaver.desktop
    sudo cp /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker sudo vi /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker
    sudo chmod +x /usr/lib/kde4/libexec/kscreenlocker
    sudo apt-get install xscreensaver xli xloadimage xfishtank qcam streamer

    0546 - Shot of Hack – Changing the time offset of a series of photos | 2010-06-03

    The problem: You have a series of photos where the time is offset from the correct time but is still correct in relation to each other.
    
    Here are a few of the times that I’ve needed to do this:
    - Changing the battery on my camera switched to a default date.
    - I wanted to synchronize the time on my camera to a GPS track so the photos matched the timestamped coordinates.
    - At a family event where images from different cameras were added together.
    
    You can do edit the timestamp using a GUI and many photo manipulation applications like the GIMP support metadata editing. For example on KDE:
    
        gwenview -> plugins -> images -> metadata -> edit EXIF 
    
    The problem is that this gets tiresome after a few images, and anyway the times are correct in relation to each other – I just need to add or subtract a time correction to them en masse.
    
    The answer: exiv2 – Image metadata manipulation tool. It is a program to read and write Exif, IPTC and XMP image metadata and image comments.
    
    user@pc:~$ exiv2 *.jpg
    File name       : test.jpg
    File size       : 323818 Bytes
    MIME type       : image/jpeg
    Image size      : 1280 x 960
    Camera make     : FUJIFILM
    Camera model    : MX-1200
    Image timestamp : 2008:12:07 15:12:59
    Image number    :
    Exposure time   : 1/64 s
    Aperture        : F4.5
    Exposure bias   : 0 EV
    Flash           : Fired
    Flash bias      :
    Focal length    : 5.8 mm
    Subject distance:
    ISO speed       : 160
    Exposure mode   : Auto
    Metering mode   : Multi-segment
    Macro mode      :
    Image quality   :
    Exif Resolution : 1280 x 960
    White balance   :
    Thumbnail       : image/jpeg, 5950 Bytes
    Copyright       :
    Exif comment    :
    
    The trick is to pick a image where you can that figure out what the time was and work out the time offset. In my case I needed to adjust the date forward by six months and four days while changing the time back by seven hours. I used the command exiv2 -O 6 -D 4 -a -7 *.jpg
    
    -a time
        Time adjustment in the format [-]HH[:MM[:SS]].
        This option is only used with the 'adjust' action. Examples:
            1 adds one hour,
            1:01 adds one hour and one minute,
            -0:00:30 subtracts 30 seconds.
    -Y yrs
        Time adjustment by a positive or negative number of years, for the 'adjust' action.
    -O mon
        Time adjustment by a positive or negative number of months, for the 'adjust' action.
    -D day
        Time adjustment by a positive or negative number of days, for the 'adjust' action.
    
    When we run this we can see that the timestamp has now changed.
    
    user@pc:~$ exiv2 *.jpg | grep timestamp
    Image timestamp : 2009:06:11 08:12:59
    
    That’s it. Remember this is the end of the conversation – to give feedback you can either record a show for the HPR network and email it to admin@hackerpublicradio.org or write it on a post-it note and attach it to the windscreen of Dave Yates’s car as he’s recording his next show.
    
    http://www.hackerpublicradio.org
    http://kenfallon.com/?cat=12
    

    0544 - HPR: A private data cloud | 2010-05-28

    LINKS:
    Failure Trends in a Large Disk Drive Population http://labs.google.com/papers/disk_failures.pdf
    
    Nas solutions
    http://www.drobo.com/
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network-attached_storage
    
    Clowd Solutions
    https://one.ubuntu.com/
    https://www.dropbox.com/
    http://www.carbonitepro.com/ProPricing.aspx
    
    Rsync
    http://samba.anu.edu.au/rsync/
    http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/rsync.html
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sneaker_net
    
    Setting up the sshkey
    http://sial.org/howto/openssh/publickey-auth/
    
    Getting a well known url for your changing home IP address
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_DNS
    
    Cron howto
    http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=0507
    http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/disable-the-mail-alert-by-crontab-command/
    
    Sponsored Podcast
    http://screencasters.heathenx.org/
    

    0531 - bash loops | 2010-03-24

    user@pc:~$ for number in 1 2 3
    > do
    > echo my number is $number
    > done
    my number is 1
    my number is 2
    my number is 3
    
    user@pc:~$ for number in 1 2 3 ; do echo my number is $number; done
    my number is 1
    my number is 2
    my number is 3
    
    user@pc:~$ cat x.txt|while read line;do echo $line;done
    one-long-line-with-no-spaces
    one ling line with spaces
    
    user@pc:~$ for line in `cat x.txt`;do echo $line;done
    one<-long-line-with-no-spaces
    one
    ling
    line
    with
    spaces
    

    0481 - Mashpodder | 2009-11-12

    Ken Fallon talks about Mashpodder. Some useful links: baspodder homepage: http://lincgeek.org/bashpodder
    mashpodder homepage: http://code.google.com/p/mashpodder/
    Linux Reality Podcast: http://www.linuxreality.com/
    Spudshow: http://spudshow.libsyn.com/

    The Ogg Vorbis version of this show can be found courtesy The Bad Applez --> download hpr0481.ogg

    0465 - Failsafe security | 2009-10-14

    WARNING: It's easy to lock yourself out of a system implementing these changes so make sure you have physical access to the console of the system you are securing. To display all processes listening netstat -anp | grep -i listen Deny all connections to any port from any external IP address /etc/hosts.deny all:all /etc/hosts.allow sshd:192.168.1.54 # My other pc IPTables Tutorial: http://iptables-tutorial.frozentux.net/ A good starting point to block all except ssh: http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/linux-iptables-4-block-all-incoming-traffic-but-allow-ssh.html Disable root login via ssh: http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/linux/security-tip-disable-root-ssh-login-on-linux/ Setting up ssh keys and disabling password logins. http://www.debuntu.org/ssh-key-based-authentication

    0457 - automatic car | 2009-10-02

    ken fallon talks about an automatic car

    0431 - Logwatch | 2009-08-26

    Ken talks about Logwatch, a customizable log analysis system. Logwatch parses through your system's logs for a given period of time and creates a report analyzing areas that you specify, in as much detail as you require. Logwatch is easy to use and will work right out of the package on most systems.

    0401 - web2speech | 2009-07-14

    web2speech http://kenfallon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/web2speech.txt Converting wikipedia text to audio. http://kenfallon.com/?p=240

    0386 - SSH config file | 2009-06-23

    GSSAPIAuthentication no
    ForwardAgent yes
    EscapeChar none
    ForwardX11 yes
    Protocol 2
    
    Host hometunnel
    	User homeuser
    	Hostname mymachine.dynamicdns.org
    	LocalForward 8080 192.168.1.100:80
            Port 1234
    
    Host home
    	User homeuser
    	Hostname mymachine.dynamicdns.org
            Port 1234
    
    Host work
    	User workuser
    	Hostname mywork.mycompany.com
            IdentityFile ~/.ssh/work_id_dsa.pub
    
    Host isp
            User ispuser
            Hostname isp.example.com
            IdentityFile ~/.ssh/isp_id_dsa.pub
    

    0340 - RTFM | 2009-04-20

    ken talks about the history behind RTFM

    0298 - AutoNessus | 2009-02-19

    Ken Fallon interviews the autonessus developer

    0279 - cfengine | 2009-01-23

    Ken talks to Ian Southam about using cfengine to manage your servers.
    Overview of CFengine
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cfengine
    The Promise of System Configuration: Google Tech Talks - November 5, 2008 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CCXs4Om5pY
    A simple overview of cfengine: Debian Administration http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/223
    Centralized Host Configuration With Cfengine: Sun BigAdmin System Administration Portal http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/cfengine_part1.html http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/features/articles/cfengine_part2.html
    Ian Southam: http://www.schubergphilis.com/

    0250 - What Ogg Player | 2008-12-15

    Samsung YP-U3

    Supporting without updating firmware


    Where to look for a ogg player

    MTP

    International Firmware:
    Use the U3J MTS mode use it

    0227 - Local Squid | 2008-11-12

    Ken Fallon talks about Squid for local use

    0206 - This Runs Linux | 2008-10-14

    ken fallon talks about thisrunslinux.org

    0185 - 3 tips | 2008-09-15

    More info
    Tip 1: while [ "x" = "x" ]; do ls -al ; sleep 5; done
    Tip 2: sox in.mp3 out.ogg tempo 1.5
    Tip 3: tar -cf - . | ( cd /media/backupdisk; tar -xvf - )

    0160 - DVgrab | 2008-08-11

    http://kenfallon.com/?p=51
    http://torrez.us/archives/2007/05/14/530/
    http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/linux/library/l-job-terminating/index.html

    0145 - Stop smoking | 2008-07-21

    The one step plan to stopping smoking: Don't smoke another one. Audio for the record scratch by Halleck http://www.freesound.org/samplesViewSingle.php?id=29938
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/sampling+/1.0

    0140 - LPI Certification Part 6 Device Configuration | 2008-07-15

    Part 6 of the LPI series by ken fallon

    0135 - LPI Ceritification Part 5 PCI Cards | 2008-07-08

    GNU Free Documentation License
    elpicx Live-CD/DVD
    Leading Edge Training Notes

    Commands Used:
    lspci -h|less
    lspci -n|less
    locate pci.ids | less
    less 'locate pci.ids | head -1
    ` lspci | less
    lspci -s 00:1d -v |less
    less /proc/pci
    echo "Read http://www.rt.com/man/pnpdump.8.html"
    less /proc/interupts less /proc/ioports less /proc/iomem less /proc/dma

    0115 - Promoting Linux | 2008-06-09

    Ken Fallon discusses ways to promote linux

    0102 - Linux Professional Institute Certifications Part 4 | 2008-05-21

    Ken continues his series on LPI Certifications

    0078 - Interview Tips | 2008-04-17

    Ken Fallon gives some interview tips for job seekers

    0057 - LPI Certifications Part 3 | 2008-03-19

    http://www.kenfallon.com
    http://www.acsdata.com/how-a-hard-drive-works.htm
    http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Large-Disk-HOWTO-4.html
    http://www.storagereview.com/guide2000/ref/hdd/bios/sizeMB504.html

    0056 - Open Street Map | 2008-03-18

    openstreetmap.org

    0036 - LPI Certifications Part 2 | 2008-02-19

    Continuing his journey toward LPI certification, Ken covers computer buses and system resources. Please note, there is a minute and a half, gap in this recording – your player's battery didn't die.
    http://computer.howstuffworks.com/pci.htm/printable

    Shownotes by: diggsit

    0013 - LPI Certifications Part 1 | 2008-01-17

    Ken Fallon, wants his 'Linux Professional Institute Certification' (LPIC). He must be serious, because he's publicly preparing for it on HPR – no pressure, Ken. In this first episode of the series, he explains the certification process, sets up his practice system, and begins covering study material, for the 101 exam. He's using a detailed study guide, provided by IBM developerWorks.
    IBM Developer Works: (LPI) exam prep
    The Booting Process of the PC
    System Boot Sequence
    ttp://www.pcguide.com/ref/mbsys/bios/boot_Sequence.htm
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Booting
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bootstrapping_%28computing%29
    ----------------------------------------------
    Other Links:
    ----------------------------------------------
    LPI Certification Self-Study Guide
    ttp://www.happy-monkey.net/LPI/
    Wiki Book: LPI Certification
    http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LPI_Linux_Certification
    ----------------------------------------------
    Software:
    ----------------------------------------------
    Vmware Server
    http://www.vmware.com/download/server/ VMware-server-1.0.4-56528.tar.gz
    CentOS
    http://isoredirect.centos.org/centos/5/isos/i386/ CentOS-5.1-i386-netinstall.iso
    Select FTP Site from mirror list
    http://www.centos.org/modules/tinycontent/index.php?id=13 ./5.1/os/i386/
    E.g for ftp location:
    ftp.tudelft.nl
    pub/Linux/centos.org/5.1/os/i386/images
    Debian Netinstall
    http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r1/i386/iso-cd/ debian-40r1-i386-netinst.iso
    ----------------------------------------------
    Online Assesment
    ----------------------------------------------
    https://www.redhat.com/apps/training/assess/
    http://www.linux-praxis.de/lpisim/lpi101sim/index.html

    Shownotes by: diggsit

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