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Christopher M. Hobbs

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email: cmhobbs.nospam@nospam.member.fsf.org
episodes: 17

hpr3116 :: Unscripted ramblings on a walk: Crisis at The Manor

Released: 2020-07-13. Duration: 00:18:57. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: networks,post-mortem,retrospective,community,walk,rambling.
A walk and a talk about a lightning strike zapping a network.

hpr3096 :: Unscripted ramblings on a walk: PC Building.

Released: 2020-06-15. Duration: 00:02:15. Flag: Clean. Series: Hardware upgrades.
Tags: pc,hardware,build,battlestation,discussion,review,walk.
I take a walk and discuss my experience building a new PC after having not done so for many years.

hpr2841 :: How I got into Linux (and then some...)

Released: 2019-06-24. Duration: 00:31:04. Flag: Clean. Series: How I got into tech.
Tags: linux, intro, story, discourse, bsd.
A response to the request for "how i got into linux" and a little of my history with Linux/BSD

hpr2834 :: My favorite desktop and android applications

Released: 2019-06-13. Duration: 00:29:17. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: programs, linux, android, apps, applications, lists, favorites.
Moving right along with shows from the requests list, I combine two program lists.

hpr2827 :: Unscripted ramblings from my garage about my first CTF event

Released: 2019-06-04. Duration: 00:13:52. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: ctf, hacking, security, infosec, events, conventions, gear.
I briefly discss a CTF event I was invited to and what I plan to bring with me.

hpr2342 :: Wherein our hero fails to repair a garage door.

Released: 2017-07-25. Duration: 00:25:17. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: diy, home improvement, fixit, wontfix, failure, door, garage door, handyman, narration.
I try and fail to fix my garage door.

hpr2216 :: Working AO-85 with my son

Released: 2017-01-30. Duration: 00:16:33. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: hamradio, ham, radio, amateur, satellites, projects.
My son and I try to make a contact on an amateur radio satellite

hpr2189 :: Working Amateur Radio Satellites

Released: 2016-12-22. Duration: 00:32:05. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: hamradio, ham, radio, amateur, satellites, projects.
A brief overview of how to work your first satellite.

hpr2077 :: libernil.net and self hosting for friends and family

Released: 2016-07-19. Duration: 00:18:18. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: gnu, linux, networking, community, servers, services, commons.
I talk a little about my network and how you can host services for your friends and family.

hpr2068 :: Podcasts I listen to and how I fetch them.

Released: 2016-07-06. Duration: 00:08:35. Flag: Clean. Series: Podcast recommendations.
Tags: podcasts,podget,podracer,gPodder,RockBox,Sansa Clip+.
As I drive to work, I rattle off a short list of podcasts that I listen to and how I fetch them.

hpr2026 :: What's in my Bag... Again!

Released: 2016-05-09. Duration: 00:08:23. Flag: Explicit. Series: What's in My Toolkit.
Tags: edc, personal, bag, backpack, tools, laptops, junk.
A look at what I carry in my bag every day. It's quite different than the last show.

hpr1558 :: Lunch Breaks

Released: 2014-07-23. Duration: 00:25:05. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: urban exploration, lunch, leisure, stealth.
Break out of your brown bag or greasy box and explore the world around your workplace!

hpr1321 :: What's in my Bag

Released: 2013-08-26. Duration: 00:09:11. Flag: Clean. Series: What's in My Toolkit.
Tags: "Timbuk2 bag".
Things in a well-worn timbuk2 bag

hpr1311 :: Modern Inconveniences

Released: 2013-08-12. Duration: 00:24:20. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: "manual work","money saving".
Reflections on how doing things manually can be cathartic

hpr1306 :: Freedom Followup

Released: 2013-08-05. Duration: 00:21:44. Flag: Explicit. Series: general.
Tags: "Libre Software".
A follow-up to 'A Week of Freedom'

hpr1293 :: A Week of Freedom

Released: 2013-07-17. Duration: 00:20:59. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: "free software",Minix,RedHat,FreeBSD,OpenSUSE,Ubuntu,SDF,Trisquel.
What happened during a week spent using only FLOSS

hpr1215 :: Pair Programming

Released: 2013-03-29. Duration: 00:08:18. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: "agile software","pair programming","GNU Screen",tmux.
An agile software development technique where two programmers work together at one workstation

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