Re: [Hpr] Backup shows

I certainly agree that shows on technical subjects can quickly become out of date or superseded by events. However, there have been shows on timeless subjects which will be just as good in 2 years time as they are today. I thinking of things like "how to fold a fitted sheet" which I genuinely fo

[Hpr] Generic Episode Subjects

Dear All There have been quite a lot of "generic" episodes on the themes of "How I got into Linux" and "What's in my bag?". I find these really interesting, as such seemingly simple subjects can spawn so many varied tales. I got to wondering about whether some other subjects could be equally p

Re: [Hpr] Mobile recording device

Hi A decent built-in microphone will, of course, be a sensitive microphone. The more sensitive it is the more likely it is to pick up the sound of fingers scrabbling for the buttons. I have a Zoom H2 (about 3 years old) and the sound reproduction is fantastic, but the controls are very small an

Re: [Hpr] 25 Days since anyone uploaded a show

Hi Ken I imagine that, more often than not, the first you know about a show is when it arrives on the HPR server, or the originator asks for the FTP details, This can't be very helpful from a planning perspective. Perhaps this mailing list could provide a mechanism for people "pledging" shows

Re: [Hpr] @Ahuka; Libreoffice base?

Hi I also used to be an Access developer. When I came over the fence to Linux (2008) I looked for an equivalent tool and made the assumption that LibreOffice Base would fit the bill. I spent several months off and on attempting to reproduce the sort of user interfaces and functionality th

Re: [Hpr] @Ahuka; Libreoffice base?

Mike This is disappointing as Gambas is a great tool. I think it just goes to demonstrate how little attention we, who are fortunate enough to have no accessibility issues, pay to the subject. Perhaps there is a need for an HPR episode here. I've heard a number of podcasts addressing the issue

Re: [Hpr] Hpr Digest, Vol 75, Issue 13

Hi 5150 The link to the spreadsheet works fine. The only problem with unrestricted access as I see it is that somebody may inadvertently mess it up. Perhaps anybody who makes changes should make a copy first. Just a thought... Nige > From: hpr-requ...@

Re: [Hpr] Getting In New Contributors

I was amazed and delighted to learn that HPR has anything like 16,000 subscribers during a single month. However, that makes the contributor statistics in percentage terms all the more dismal. While there are doubtless lots of subscribers who listen to every episode regardless of the subject, t

Re: [Hpr] FOSDEM Send in your questions

Hi Ken If you speak to the LibreOffice people I'd be very interested in future plans for Base. It seems to have received a lot less attention over the years than Writer or Calc. This is, of course, understandable but, whereas for plenty of users Writer and Calc are a worthy alternative to MS Wo

Re: [Hpr] Hpr Digest, Vol 90, Issue 5 - RMS Audio

Hi Ken Is it just the duration description you want to fix or do you believe there is actually 1.55 of audio in there? Everything trick I've tried still shows just 45m Regards Nige ___ Hpr mailing list Hpr@h

Re: [Hpr] Site unavailable again

I lost complete access to the HPR website for a few hours last night. It's the first time that's happened, but I've not been able to download any shows for at least a week. The download appears to start but just dies after the first few hundred kB. Same outcome using Firefox or Chromium. Nige

Re: [Hpr] HPR shows with multiple hosts

Hi Dave I imagine that once the design is finalised and the database populated it will be used to drive aspects of the HPR website rather than be directly accessed by lots of people. If that is the case then MySql/Mariadb and PG may both be adding avoidable complexity in having to be maintai

Re: [Hpr] Suggestion: Phonetic host names

It's always annoying when somebody mispronounces your name but I think the same issue probably exists for some of the episode titles, especially when acronyms or application/trade names are included. For first-language English speakers it's probably not so much of a problem but HPR has plenty o

Re: [Hpr] HPR Branding

Hi My only gripe is with the electronic voice. A point I raised on an earlier thread a few months back is that we have a lot of listeners to whom English is a second language. Espeak does not lend itself to clear unambiguous diction. I could just about get value from a podcast in German but I'm

Re: [Hpr] A proposed change to the show upload form

Hi Dave I think it's an excellent idea. How difficult can it be for show hosts to come up with a few suitable tags? Apart from anything else, the whole ethos of HPR is that there is no censorship beyond that which the hosts impose upon themselves. Consequently the preparatory workflow should ne

[Hpr] HPR LLC

I must admit that I didn't notice the date immediately and was reading Ken's "announcement" in disbelief. My Mrs knew something was up as I don't usually start swearing this early in the day. Perhaps so much of the news these days reads like an April 1st prank it's getting hard to spot the real

Re: [Hpr] Should we reject a show with copyrighted fair use clips in it ?

Sorry if my points have already been addressed... I think a (rightly) proud boast of HPR is that there is no editorial oversight or censorship of any episode. In other words, nobody listens to any episode to approve it (or otherwise) before it is made available for download. Does this have

Re: [Hpr] Series Idea

Hi Lostnbronx How strictly do you feel the term "free" should be interpreted? I'm sure most of us know how to get hold of movies for free as in beer, even if they are not necessarily 100% legitimate in terms of all the copyright legalities. Remember these vary from country to country, so an HPR

Re: [Hpr] Series Idea

That's a very good point. If a movie is available from a public domain source then it's reasonable to request that the host identifies that source. Otherwise it is simply a movie recommendation (or possibly the opposite) and it is up to the HPR listener to decide how, and from where, to obtain a

Re: [Hpr] Episode 3000 ideas

How about a show with multiple contributors spending, say, 2 minutes each saying what they think makes HPR special and unique, with reference to any episodes which have fundamentally changed the way they do things or think of things? Beeza Original message From: Ken Fallon

[Hpr] FW: HPR 3009

Obviously there are no prizes for guessing the inspiration for this new podcast. Viewed in isolation I am quite happy to give this new podcast a listen and, as a means of getting its existence publicised, HPR is probably a valid medium. The fact that we are discussing it now proves that the prin

Re: [Hpr] Article by hedorah on HPR

Asked in isolation if the audio quality of any recording is important my answer is a unequivocal "Yes". Asked in isolation if coherent and eloquent speech is important my answer, again, is "Yes". Despite this I feel there are circumstances where the message is more important than the quality of

Re: [Hpr] Regarding episode 3414 and COVID-19 disinformation

I totally agree with Brian-In-Ohio, and note that 2 of the those suggesting the episode should be taken down had not at the time of doing so even listened to it. After 18 months of epidemic surely there can be few people anywhere who have seen, heard and read so little about Covid that listenin

Re: [Hpr] takov751

Hi Ken The third voice is head and shoulders above the other two to my ears. Above 200% speed I struggle to take everything in. By the time you get to 500% it is just a joke. Surely nobody can follow speech at that speed. Beeza LibreOffice - Free and open source office suite: LibreOffice Web

Re: [Hpr] takov751

ke Ray Sent: 11 January 2022 18:51 To: hpr@hackerpublicradio.org Subject: Re: [Hpr] takov751 I can. As can a lot of blind people who rely on tts. Perhaps not for prose, but certainly for source code. On 11/01/2022 18:49, Nigel Verity wrote: > Hi Ken > > The third voice is hea

Re: [Hpr] Permission to move out a show

Is it a technical issue or one of content? If the latter then it might have connotations for the community to discuss. Beeza 21 Mar 2022 08:45:45 Andrew Conway : > Fine by me. > > Andrew > > On Mon, 21 Mar 2022, 08:43 Ken Fallon, wrote: >> Hi All, >> >> One of the shows in the queue has som

Re: [Hpr] Permission to move out a show

I agree with Andrew on all points, including his PS. Beeza 22 Mar 2022 09:20:13 Andrew Conway : > Ken > > I agree with your reasoning about asking for permission and as it is a rare > event it won't consume too much of your or our time. > > And yes, you have my approval in this instance. > >

Re: [Hpr] Policy changes discussed on this months Community News

Ken While agreeing in principle with the "1 show every 2 weeks" limit perhaps the term "under normal circumstances" needs to be addressed. Obviously when shows are in short supply that would be one such scenario, but when does that become recognised as an issue? Four weeks out, as now, it's pr

Re: [Hpr] Moving a show out ... again

In principle I am a firm believer of the principle "I disagree vehemently with what you say but defend absolutely your right to say it" (or whatever the precise wording was). However we have to accept that the real world does not follow that approach to its ultimate conclusion. It's easy to take

Re: [Hpr] Moving a show out ... again

Having read the varied and valid points put forward I am wondering if we are making this more difficult than necessary. At the moment it seems we all trust Ken's judgement on what constitutes a show that would be inappropriate and illegal to distribute, but are concerned that this amounts to a

Re: [Hpr] Moving a show out ... again

My Simon Cowell moment "That's 4 yesses" Nige LibreOffice - Free and open source office suite: LibreOffice Website Respects your privacy, and gives you back control over your data From: Hpr on behalf of x1101 Sent: 09 May 202

Re: [Hpr] Policy Change, Call to action for Host to Show ratio

Hi Ken I am one of the many occasional contributors who is always (and genuinely) "just about" to put a show together. Slapped wrist accepted, will do better. We are very fortunate that the prolific hosts generally put out such excellent, well-presented shows. Could there, perhaps, be some mil