Hacker Public Radio

12 Episodes
Subscribe

By: Hacker Public Radio

Hacker Public Radio is an podcast that releases shows every weekday Monday through Friday. Our shows are produced by the community (you) and can be on any topic that are of interest to hackers and hobbyists.

✂️ Turn this podcast into clips
HPR4743: wl-copy
Today at 12:00 AM

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.

wl-copy is a command in the wl-clipboard package, and allows you to copy and paste data from your Linux Terminal on a Wayland desktop.

Copy an arbitrary string to your clipboard using wl-copy:

$ wl-copy "hello world"

Paste it anywhere on your system as usual (with Ctrl+Shift+V or a right-click and Paste).

You can copy from output, too:

$ echo "hello wide world" | wl-copy

You can redirect to wl-copy:

$ echo "hello world" > example.txt $ wl-copy < >You can use...


HPR4742: OLF Call for presentations open
Yesterday at 12:00 AM

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.

OLF Conference

The Conference the artist previously known as the Ohio Linux Festival, is returning to it's 2003 beginnings on the campus of Dreese Laboratories at Ohio State University

Starting at noon on Friday Nov 20 and running all day Saturday 21 Nov 2026, during this event, Open Source projects, developers and visitors can exchange ideas and knowledge.

Interviewees

HPR is no stranger to OLF , and we interview the team as a call for presentations is now open.

<...


HPR4741: HPR Community News for September 2026
Last Monday at 12:00 AM

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host.

New hosts

Welcome to our new hosts:
Trurl

Last Month's Shows

Id Day Date Title Host 4717 Tue 2026-09-01 Visit with a blind Ham operator Archer72 4718 Wed 2026-09-02 Programmable Logic Controls - Episode 2 Whiskeyjack 4719 Thu 2026-09-03 How to use a multimeter, introduction and basic usage number9 4720 Fri 2026-09-04 Robert A. Heinlein: Earlier Novels Ahuka 4721 Mon 2026-09-07 HPR Community News for August 2026 HPR Volunteers 4722 Tue 2026-09-08 Show and tell: AI tropes Trollercoaster 4723 Wed 2026-09-09


HPR4740: Robert A. Heinlein in the 1960s
Last Friday at 12:00 AM

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.

The 1960s were when Heinlein produced some of his most famous works. And they started to bring him fame outside the Science Fiction community, which was most unusual.

Heinlein in the 1960s

Heinlein had interests that he tended to keep hidden in the early years while he was establishing himself as a writer, particularly as he was feeding the lucrative Juvenile market. These included things like sex, nudism, and unusual political and religious views. But when Scribners rejected Starship Troopers he not only...


HPR4739: Happy by shower # 3
Last Thursday at 12:00 AM

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host.

We focused, until now, on things external as examples. Let’s proceed to internal. Before, I want to note that any of these is a formula. It’s not like we can repeat a past experience we ourselves or someone lived, and feel the same thing. It’s not a guarantee, and not even the idea in sharing. It’s only this: to share and to provoke reflection.

I was abused as a child. Hard as it is, and unerasarable, also hard was to tell someone...


HPR4738: Programmable Logic Controls - Episode 4
09/30/2026

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.

--------------------

01 Introduction

This is the fourth episode in an 8 part series.

02

In the previous episode we looked at the Allen Bradley PLC2, one of the very early successful Programmable Logic Controllers.

In this episode we will look at another early PLC, the Siemens S5 series, and use it as an example of both how PLCs became more sophisticated, as well as an example of a different approach to the...


HPR4737: Keep spare parts for Ethernet run
09/29/2026

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.

Quick show on what I used to run 25 feet of Ethernet cable

Amazon

Cable Matters 10Gbps Snagless Cat 6 Ethernet

Cable, 25ft, Blue 24 AWG Bare Copper, Gold-Plated

RJ45, PoE++, 550MHz

Other supplies

• 1/2 inch length of blue pex tubing from local hardware store

Leftover from previous project

• Electrical tape

• Extendable pole which has a clamp and a trigger mechanism for use with wasp spray

• Hyper Tough 3/4 inch Hex Shank Spade Drill Bit

...


HPR4736: How to replace the battery in a car key fob
09/28/2026

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.

Replacing battery

Remove the emergency key

Pry open the fob around the seam with a blunt knife or similar

Note the polarity of the battery, ie which way up the battery is.

Replace the battery and close.

Emergency usage

Use the emergency key to enter the car.

Hold the key fob to the Start/Stop button

Press the Start/Stop button

...


HPR4735: hpr4715 :: friedcamp interviews part 5: Yvon Masyn
09/25/2026

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.

https://www.instructables.com/member/masynmachien/

https://www.masynmachien.be/

https://www.instagram.com/masynmachien/

Provide feedback on this episode.


HPR4734: HPR Beer Garden 20 - TuxJam Half-cut Special
09/24/2026

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.

The usual trio of Dave , Kevie and Paul meet up for the first time in person and are joined by Al , Andrew , Joe and Rainy. The meet up was for the TuxJam Half-cut live event in Manchester. Rather than the usual style of show this is a (mostly) unedited recording of the beers that we are trying and general yarns around the table. We were interrupted by a yelling numpty, a middle-aged boy racer and a tram (these were edited out), but otherwise the recording is pretty...


HPR4733: Static Adict Episode 1: Pulse Demon
09/23/2026

This show has been flagged as Explicit by the host.

Sources (yes I used wikipedia, I am a hack, what else do you expect)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merzbow

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_Demon

Band/Artist website

https://merzbow.net/

Where to listen to or buy the album

Original Release (stream)

https://merzbow.bandcamp.com/album/pulse-demon

Remaster Release (stream)

https://merzbow.bandcamp.com/album/pulse-demon-remaster-reissue

Link to buy a physical copy new

<...


HPR4732: Webp
09/22/2026

This show has been flagged as Clean by the host.

Webp is meant to replace GIF, JPEG, and PNG.

Its features include:

Lossy compression

Lossless compression

Metadata, including Exchangeable Image File Format (EXIF) and Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP)

Transparency (an "alpha channel")

Embedded ICC (International Color Consortium) profile

Multiple frames (animation)

The typical expectation is to achieve equal or better visual quality as a JPEG or PNG or GIF, but with a savings of 25% to 35% on file size.

This...