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Archer72

Host ID: 318

email: ricemark20.nospam@nospam.gmail.com
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I got started in Linux in 2002, with a set of Mandriva CD's and have enjoyed using variations ever since. Currently on Fedora 39.

I can be reached as archer72 on IRC on libera.chat on #oggcastplanet and on Mastodon at @archer72@mastodon.sdf.org

hpr4072 :: Piper text to speech engine

Released: 2024-03-12. Duration: 00:06:28. Flag: Clean. Series: Accessibility.
Tags: Piper, TTS, Text to speech, Voice synthesis.

Archer72 talks about Piper TTS using a Piper voice

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hpr3992 :: Test recording on a wireless mic

Released: 2023-11-21. Duration: 00:03:43. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Recording, Microphone, Wireless, USB 'C', F-droid, Android App.

Archer72 tests out a wireless mic with a USB C receiver

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hpr3986 :: Optical media is not dead

Released: 2023-11-13. Duration: 00:07:15. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Command line, Create ISO, Burn ISO, Optical media, DVD, CD, Blu-ray.

Archer72 shows command line options for creating and writing iso files

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hpr3982 :: Conversation with ChatGPT

Released: 2023-11-07. Duration: 00:03:38. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: ChatGPT, EU, GDPR, cookies.

Conversation with ChatGPT about EU Cookie banners

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hpr3862 :: Firefox Extensions

Released: 2023-05-23. Duration: 00:10:18. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Firefox, Extensions, Mobile, Android, Privacy, vim.

Archer72 Goes over extensions used on the Desktop and yes, Mobile too.

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hpr3845 :: Using tmux, the terminal multiplexer Overview

Released: 2023-04-28. Duration: 00:11:47. Flag: Clean. Series: Lightweight Apps.
Tags: tmux, terminal apps, lightweight apps.

Archer72 uses tmux and restores sessions between reboots

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hpr3839 :: Rip a CD in the terminal

Released: 2023-04-20. Duration: 00:05:00. Flag: Clean. Series: Lightweight Apps.
Tags: optical media, terminal apps, lightweight apps, rip cd.

Archer72 rips CD's in the terminal and avoids the whims of the media companies

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hpr3835 :: Retro Karaoke machine Part 2

Released: 2023-04-14. Duration: 00:15:54. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: retro, karaoke, cassette tape.

Archer72 fixes misplaced belts and figures out what really happened

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hpr3805 :: Document File Formats on Wikipedia

Released: 2023-03-03. Duration: 00:12:16. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Documents, Formats.

Document File Format - a continuation of Content Format

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hpr3794 :: Retro Karaoke machine restored

Released: 2023-02-16. Duration: 00:08:11. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: retro, karaoke, 8-track, cassette tape, Free Music Archive.

I fix the cassette tape mechanism to a resale shop karaoke machine

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hpr3782 :: Content Format article from Wikipedia

Released: 2023-01-31. Duration: 00:05:00. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: media, formats, encoding.

Wikipedia article on the various types of content formats

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hpr3767 :: LP article from Wikipedia

Released: 2023-01-10. Duration: 00:42:41. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: audio, vinyl, record, media, history.

LP article from Wikipedia about the long playing vinyl record and its history.

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hpr3745 :: Pinecil walkthrough

Released: 2022-12-09. Duration: 00:08:45. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: soldering, soldering iron, Pinecil, menu.

Details of the Pinecil soldering iron menu with a secret menu

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hpr3735 :: i3 Tiling Window Manager

Released: 2022-11-25. Duration: 00:15:53. Flag: Clean. Series: Lightweight Apps.
Tags: i3wm, window manager, lightweight apps, KDE, KDE Plasma.

i3 Tiling Window Manager with a bonus KDE Plasma integration

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hpr3724 :: My top Android apps

Released: 2022-11-10. Duration: 00:09:39. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Android, Android apps, Mobile phone, Custom launcher.

I walk through the top apps on my phone

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hpr3704 :: Follow up to hpr3685 :: Budget and an Android app

Released: 2022-10-13. Duration: 00:01:44. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Budget, spreadsheet, LibreOffice, OpenOffice.

I add a calendar to the budget spreadsheet in LibreOffice

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hpr3685 :: Budget and an Android app

Released: 2022-09-16. Duration: 00:02:02. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Budget, spreadsheet, LibreOffice, Android.

Zoho docs for budgeting

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hpr3661 :: Ham Radio testing

Released: 2022-08-15. Duration: 00:06:01. Flag: Clean. Series: HAM radio.
Tags: ham radio, ARRL, testing.

Study and testing for the ARRL Ham license

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hpr3641 :: Turntable audio capture Part 2

Released: 2022-07-18. Duration: 00:05:54. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: audio, capture, vinyl, audacity, mp3splt, arecord, ffmpeg, wav, flac.

I revise previous capture scripts

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hpr3618 :: The nnn terminal file manager

Released: 2022-06-15. Duration: 00:07:14. Flag: Clean. Series: Lightweight Apps.
Tags: nnn, file manager, lightweight apps, vim, zathura, calibre.

The nnn terminal file manager and common uses

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hpr3605 :: Aspire-ing to use 13 year hardware

Released: 2022-05-27. Duration: 00:08:22. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Slackware, netbook, interrupts, htop, upgrades.

Part 2 of using Slackware on the old netbook

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hpr3589 :: Sample of my microphones

Released: 2022-05-05. Duration: 00:07:14. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: microphones, headsets, bluetooth.

Microphones I have around the apartment

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hpr3579 :: PINN is not NOOBS

Released: 2022-04-21. Duration: 00:10:50. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Raspberry Pi, 64 bit, multiboot, Retropie, Kodi.

Multibooting raspberry pi

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hpr3561 :: Employment security

Released: 2022-03-28. Duration: 00:06:50. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Phone call, IDES, Unemployment, Government, Firefox, Internet Explorer.

Phone system for the state of Illinois

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hpr3545 :: How I make coffee

Released: 2022-03-04. Duration: 00:05:02. Flag: Clean. Series: Coffee.
Tags: coffee, podcast, ham radio.

Making coffee, and a podcast recommendation

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hpr3538 :: Installing the Tenacity audio editor

Released: 2022-02-23. Duration: 00:04:32. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Tenacity, Audacity, Github, Cmake, make, audio editor, telemetry, Google, tracking.

Installing Tenacity, and the reasons behind the fork.

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hpr3528 :: Slackware on a netbook

Released: 2022-02-09. Duration: 00:05:46. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Slackware, Auld hardware, netbook.

A response show to HPR3512

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hpr3521 :: Upgrades to Acer Aspire 5 Slim

Released: 2022-01-31. Duration: 00:05:44. Flag: Clean. Series: Hardware upgrades.
Tags: laptop, hardware, hardware upgrades, RAM, hard drive.

Upgrades to Aspire 5 Slim and Specs

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hpr3507 :: USB Turntable fix and sound journey

Released: 2022-01-11. Duration: 00:08:48. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Vinyl, album, Vinyl album, record album, aplay, arecord, alsaloop, ffmpeg, retro, USB turntable.

USB Turntable fix and sound journey with arecord, asound and ffmpeg

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hpr3499 :: Fixing a noisy blower motor

Released: 2021-12-30. Duration: 00:04:24. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: car, repair, maintenance, bearing.

I fix a noisy blower motor that I put off since last winter.

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hpr3495 :: Podcast Recommendation: The Retroist

Released: 2021-12-24. Duration: 00:01:32. Flag: Clean. Series: Podcast recommendations.
Tags: retro, retroist, nostalgia, 1988, die hard, bruce willis, podcast.

Podcast Recommendation: The Retroist number 243 - Die Hard

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hpr3484 :: My vim setup with GnuPG

Released: 2021-12-09. Duration: 00:08:21. Flag: Clean. Series: Lightweight Apps.
Tags: vim, plugin, lightweight.

My vim setup with the GnuPG vim plugin

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hpr3476 :: My mutt email setup

Released: 2021-11-29. Duration: 00:12:45. Flag: Clean. Series: Lightweight Apps.
Tags: mutt, email, gpg, accessibility.

My humble mutt email setup

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hpr3455 :: Podcast Recommendation: IBM and Quantum computing

Released: 2021-10-29. Duration: 00:03:13. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: podcast, moore's law, quantum computing, qubits, encryption, cryptography, NIST, Josephson junction.

Highlights of a podcast from Moore's Lobby

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hpr3389 :: Tales of a Tagger

Released: 2021-07-29. Duration: 00:06:06. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: tags, mplayer, Android, Termux, vim, i3 window manager.

Adventures and mishaps tagging past shows

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hpr3363 :: Electronics podcasts I listen to

Released: 2021-06-23. Duration: 00:05:19. Flag: Clean. Series: Podcast recommendations.
Tags: electronics, robots, space exploration, engineering.

I go over the 4 electronics podcasts I am currently listening to.

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hpr3318 :: Modding a Wii classic with a DNS exploit

Released: 2021-04-21. Duration: 00:07:37. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: games, wii console.

Modding a Wii with a DNS exploit and using a USB drive to save games

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hpr3294 :: Update to MakeMKV to back up media

Released: 2021-03-18. Duration: 00:06:18. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: dvd, blu-ray, backup, nnn.

Update to MakeMKV to back up media, now on Raspberry Pi

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hpr3287 :: Quick tip

Released: 2021-03-09. Duration: 00:01:57. Flag: Clean. Series: Cooking.
Tags: Cooking.

Quick tip and HPR needs shows

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hpr3277 :: Microsoft in my Debian repo

Released: 2021-02-23. Duration: 00:04:32. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: microsoft, raspberry pi, bash, script.

microsoft, raspberry pi, bash, script

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hpr3259 :: Nextcloud - The easy way

Released: 2021-01-28. Duration: 00:08:02. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: self hosting, cloud, linux, raspberry pi.

Self hosting a Nextcloud instance.

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hpr3195 :: For your Consideration - the ideal Ham Radio setup

Released: 2020-10-30. Duration: 00:57:50. Flag: Clean. Series: Podcast recommendations.
Tags: linux, security, amateur radio.

Introducing a new podcast to me, with a special guest with an interest in amateur radio.

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hpr3188 :: Thrift store quick fix

Released: 2020-10-21. Duration: 00:01:07. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: sewing.

Fixing up a dog coat for the cool weather.

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hpr3179 :: MakeMKV to back up media, and a Question

Released: 2020-10-08. Duration: 00:06:44. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: dvd, blu-ray, backup.

Describing two ways to install MakeMKV DVD/Blu-ray backup program on Fedora 32

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hpr3133 :: Quick tip - Using MPV with Youtube links

Released: 2020-08-05. Duration: 00:02:04. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Video, media, bash, i3, Gnome3, Xfce.

I give a quick tip on shortcut keys for watching Youtube or other video sites in MPV

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hpr3123 :: Arduino controlled Christmas lights

Released: 2020-07-22. Duration: 00:02:50. Flag: Clean. Series: Arduino and related devices.
Tags: Arduino, Christmas, lights, Solid state relays.

Controlling Christmas LED lights with an Arduino

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hpr3089 :: For my Entertainment

Released: 2020-06-04. Duration: 00:07:05. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: Raspberry Pi, Kodi, OSMC, Networking, Slackware, Sarpi Project.

How I have my file server and media center put together

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hpr3064 :: How I got started in Electronics

Released: 2020-04-30. Duration: 00:07:07. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: electronics, soldering, trains, jobs.

How I got started in Electronics and some job stuff

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hpr3043 :: How I record for HPR

Released: 2020-04-01. Duration: 00:01:59. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: recording, bluetooth, android.

The tools I use to record a show for HPR

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hpr3037 :: Ambient recording at Union Station

Released: 2020-03-24. Duration: 00:03:25. Flag: Clean. Series: Sound Scapes.
Tags: soundscape, train station.

Ambient recording in the main hall at Union Station, Chicago

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hpr3029 :: At Union Station with a train delay

Released: 2020-03-12. Duration: 00:05:47. Flag: Clean. Series: Sound Scapes.
Tags: soundscape, trains.

This is a soundscape while waiting for a train at Union Station.

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hpr2953 :: How I got started in Linux

Released: 2019-11-27. Duration: 00:04:36. Flag: Clean. Series: How I got into tech.
Tags: Linux, FreeBSD, Computers.

How I start in Linux, computing, and Free Software

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hpr2662 :: Repairing a motherboard

Released: 2018-10-16. Duration: 00:03:16. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: hardware, circuit board, repair.

I repair a motherboard and get a old tower working again.

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hpr2549 :: DVD ripping using old hardware

Released: 2018-05-10. Duration: 00:05:14. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: ripping, movies, hardware, repurpose.

How I put an older machine and a little cash to repurpose it.

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hpr1922 :: The case to backup Google email.

Released: 2015-12-15. Duration: 00:00:57. Flag: Clean. Series: general.
Tags: google, email, thunderbird, backup, export.

A quick example of how I imported a backup of Gmail.

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