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hpr4084 :: Cloud learning

My experience trying to train a model online

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machine learning, cloud learning. general. (Be the first).

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I talk about my experience trying to run some GPU tasks online in order to train a model. I've tried all the large cloud providers we have out there and some of them were easier to work with, and some of them impossible.

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hpr4083 :: Drivecast: Man-talk.

Sgoti discusses men's issues, while driving.

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Drivecast, man-talk, mens health. general. (Be the first).

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Drivecast: Man-talk.

Sgoti discusses men's issues, while driving.

  • Tags: Drivecast, man-talk, mens health

  • Source: Human male reproductive system

  • Supporting Source: Human penis

    • In human anatomy, the penis is an external male sex organ (intromittent organ) that additionally serves as the urinary duct.
  • Supporting Source: Urethra

    • The urethra is a tube that connects the urinary bladder to the urinary meatus for the removal of urine from the body of both females and males.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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hpr4082 :: No swans at Swanston

MrX and Dave Morriss bring you more chit-chat from Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, Swanston Farm, meeting. general. (Be the first).

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Introduction

Hosts:

We recorded this on Saturday February 25th 2024. Our favourite pub for lunch, The Steading, seemed to have closed since we were last there. Research into what was going on led to the information that the company owning this and several other pubs in the area was selling them all.

We decided to try another place in the Pentland Hills area, and went to the Brasserie at Swanston Farm for lunch, which was pretty good. After lunch we as usual adjourned to Dave's Citroen car (Studio C) in the car park, and recorded a chat.

Topics discussed

  • Terrible weather with highs winds and / or lashing rain (MrX)
    • Seems to be never ending.
    • Have noticed quite a few fences down
    • Large tree down blocking entrance to local park
    • Both parents houses sustained damage, fences and roof tiles.
    • So far we have been lucky with no damage
    • My mother was injured while going out to rescue her outside bucket
  • Possibly related, it seems car insurance prices are increasing (MrX)
    • I have seen some link this to the high repair cost for modern cars because they have lots of high tech included. In particular the sensors placed in bumpers.
    • Some have speculated this to be because the high repair cost of EV's.
    • I came across this YouTube video that shows that global insurance claims have been historically large in recent years due to natural disasters. While the video concentrates on properties I'm sure it also will be affecting car insurance. I believe this likely to be having the most prominent factor for insurance increases. Insurers ABANDONING high climate risk properties
  • I got a Steam Deck for Christmas! (Dave)
    • I borrowed my son's Nintendo Switch in November 2023 to see if I could see the screen and play games on it. I could, but haven't played games since the 1980's so I'm terrible at it!
    • I told them I might buy myself a Steam Deck in 2024, but wasn't sure.
    • Much to my surprise my family jointly bought me a Steam Deck for Christmas!
    • I am pretty bad at using it, but I'm practising
    • I'm learning Stardew Valley at first, but I'd quite like to try Kerbal Space Programme at some point.
  • Cinema visits / movies: (MrX)
    • Hunger Games pre sequel
      • Was not rated very highly but me and Mrs X actually really enjoyed it.
    • Oppenheimer
      • Knowing something of the background story was advantageous
    • Barbie
      • Watched on DVD!
  • Ticks (Dave)
    • We spoke about this subject last time we met. Later, I was reminded of a disease called alpha-gal syndrome, first detected in the USA, which can follow a tick bite.
    • It is caused by the injection of a carbohydrate by the tick, which it has obtained by feeding on another mammal. The carbohydrate is called Galactose-α-1,3-galactose, also known as alpha-gal. This causes a strong immune reaction because it's a foreign substance which isn't found in humans.
    • The result is an allergy to red meat, which contains alpha-gal!
    • This syndrome has been found in the USA and Australia and several other places, but now seems to be coming to Europe and has been seen in the UK.
  • Dog-friendly places (MrX)
    • Waterstones book store is dog friendly. Possibly only relevant to people living in Britain? They have a cafe upstairs which accepts dogs.
    • The pub we used to meet in, The Steading, was dog friendly as well. The latest venue does not seem to be, but is a restaurant, not a pub.
  • Raspberry Pi stuff (both)
    • Dave pre-ordered a RPi 5 in November 2023 and it arrived in December. He decided to get a Pimoroni NVMe Base to take an SSD, and ordered that once it was available on pre-order. Now the RPi 5 is equipped with a 500GB SSD attached underneath, running off the PCIe interface.
    • Dave is working at setting up two RPi 4B systems, and a RPi 3A to run various services in his house. Currently setting up Pi-hole. The RPi 5 will be added to this combination in due course.
    • MrX bought a RPi 4B in 2023 (as they became more available) which he initially intended setting up with XBMC. He had problems playing certain video resolutions with the latest version of LibreELEC running XBMC. He has now decided to use it to replace an ageing server located upstairs.
    • Dave's 'what_pi' script that tells you about your Pi's settings doesn't work on Raspberry Pi OS since this OS stores the information it needs quite differently from Raspbian.
  • Visit to Blackpool (MrX)
    • Met up with family for the long weekend in Blackpool.
    • It was bitterly cold and very windy, but we had a good time.
    • While there we were lucky to get a trip on a 100 year old tram.
    • The tram had very unique seats that allowed you to flip the back over, so they are pointed in either direction, depending on the direction of travel. I thought this was very clever. Haven't seen this on modern buses or trams, perhaps because they don't meet modern safety regulations.
  • Edinburgh Trams (MrX)
    • Following Dave's recommendation from our last show. Me, Mrs X and our 4 legged companion took the tram all the way from Ingliston park and ride to Newhaven. Our four legged companion loved the trams.
    • Seems there has been so much development.
    • Saw lots of new things along the way.
    • Lots of other interesting places and walks for future trips.
    • Can't believe it's taken us so long to appreciate the tram. We have used the train in the past but it's a bit limited by the places it goes though it is very convenient from our location.
    • Think we may be using the tram a bit more in future.
  • HPR changes (Dave)
    • Ken has enhanced some aspects of the calendar page:
      • Reserved show overview - a list of what's in the reserve queue with date, host and show title (suggestion from Archer72).
      • Statistics - a call interface that returns JSON data containing most of the old statistics plus a few more (requested by MrX).
    • These changes were also mentioned in the last Community News
  • Bash help command (Dave)
    • There is a help command in Bash which is useful for getting information about Bash built-in commands. For example 'help read' will give you a one-page summary of this command which saves a lot of searching through the Bash man page.
    • The example mentioned in the audio 'help test' also works, but since it's a stand-alone command the result is quite similar to typing 'man test'.
    • There are very few (if any) examples though, and that's where tldr will be better!

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hpr4081 :: The Oh No! News.

Sgoti gives us some moral panic ridden pearl clutching nonsense.

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Oh No News, Threat analysis, QNAP. Privacy and Security. 5.

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The Oh No! news.

Oh No! News is Good News.

  • TAGS: Oh No News, Threat analysis, QNAP

Threat analysis; your attack surface.

Relevance of the published data volume.

The data package published on the darknet comprised around 1.3 million files. Once the data had been downloaded, the NCSC took the lead in systematically categorising and triaging all documents relevant to the Federal Administration. The results showed that the volume of data relevant to the Federal Administration comprised around 65,000 documents, or approximately 5% of the total published data set. The majority of these files belonged to Xplain (47,413) with a share of over 70%; around 14% (9,040) belonged to the Federal Administration. Around 95% of the Federal Administration’s files belonged to the administrative units of the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP): the Federal Office of Justice, Federal Office of Police, State Secretariat for Migration and the internal IT service centre ISC-FDJP. With just over 3% of the data, the Federal Department of Defence, Civil Protection and Sport (DDPS) is slightly affected and the other departments are only marginally affected in terms of volume.

Proportion of sensitive data.

Sensitive content such as personal data, technical information, classified information and passwords was found in around half of the Federal Administration's files (5,182). Personal data such as names, email addresses, telephone numbers and postal addresses were found in 4,779 of these files. In addition, 278 files contained technical information such as documentation on IT systems, software requirement documents or architectural descriptions, 121 objects were classified in accordance with the Information Protection Ordinance and 4 objects contained readable passwords.

Xplain filed a criminal complaint after the incident, provided the authorities with all the necessary information and cooperated with them in investigating and limiting the damage. We rebuilt the entire IT infrastructure in accordance with the recommendations of the National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) and replaced the external operators. An external audit of the infrastructure and processes was completed in November. The NCSC subsequently wrote an assessment of the audit. The Federal Council's strategy crisis team on data leaks (PSC-D) took note of the report.

A threat actor is creating fake Skype, Google Meet, and Zoom meetings, mimicking these popular collaboration applications to spread various commodity malware that can steal sensitive data from both Android and Windows users.


  • Additional Information.
    • What is a "Data Breach"? A data breach is a security violation, in which sensitive, protected or confidential data is copied, transmitted, viewed, stolen, altered or used by an individual unauthorized to do so.
    • What is "Malware"? Malware (a portmanteau for malicious software) is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, deprive access to information, or which unknowingly interferes with the user's computer security and privacy.
    • What is a "Payload"? In the context of a computer virus or worm, the payload is the portion of the malware which performs malicious action; deleting data, sending spam or encrypting data. In addition to the payload, such malware also typically has overhead code aimed at simply spreading itself, or avoiding detection.
    • What is "Phishing"? Phishing is a form of social engineering where attackers deceive people into revealing sensitive information or installing malware such as ransomware. Phishing attacks have become increasingly sophisticated and often transparently mirror the site being targeted, allowing the attacker to observe everything while the victim is navigating the site, and transverse any additional security boundaries with the victim.
    • Social engineering (security) In the context of information security, social engineering is the psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. A type of confidence trick for the purpose of information gathering, fraud, or system access, it differs from a traditional "con" in that it is often one of many steps in a more complex fraud scheme.
    • What is "Information Security" (InfoSec)? Information security, sometimes shortened to InfoSec, is the practice of protecting information by mitigating information risks. It is part of information risk management.
      • Information Security Attributes: Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability (C.I.A.). Information Systems are composed in three main portions, hardware, software and communications with the purpose to help identify and apply information security industry standards, as mechanisms of protection and prevention, at three levels or layers: physical, personal and organizational. Essentially, procedures or policies are implemented to tell administrators, users and operators how to use products to ensure information security within the organizations.
    • What is "Risk management"? Risk management is the identification, evaluation, and prioritization of risks followed by coordinated and economical application of resources to minimize, monitor, and control the probability or impact of unfortunate events or to maximize the realization of opportunities.
    • What is a "Vulnerability" (computing)? Vulnerabilities are flaws in a computer system that weaken the overall security of the device/system. Vulnerabilities can be weaknesses in either the hardware itself, or the software that runs on the hardware.
    • What is an "Attack Surface"? The attack surface of a software environment is the sum of the different points (for "attack vectors") where an unauthorized user (the "attacker") can try to enter data to or extract data from an environment. Keeping the attack surface as small as possible is a basic security measure.
    • What is an "Attack Vector"? In computer security, an attack vector is a specific path, method, or scenario that can be exploited to break into an IT system, thus compromising its security. The term was derived from the corresponding notion of vector in biology. An attack vector may be exploited manually, automatically, or through a combination of manual and automatic activity.
    • What is "Standardization"? Standardization is the process of implementing and developing technical standards based on the consensus of different parties that include firms, users, interest groups, standards organizations and governments. Standardization can help maximize compatibility, interoperability, safety, repeatability, or quality. It can also facilitate a normalization of formerly custom processes.
    • What is a "Replay attack"? A replay attack is a form of network attack in which valid data transmission is maliciously or fraudulently repeated or delayed. Another way of describing such an attack is: "an attack on a security protocol using a replay of messages from a different context into the intended (or original and expected) context, thereby fooling the honest participant(s) into thinking they have successfully completed the protocol run."
    • What is a "Man-in-the-middle attack"? In cryptography and computer security, a man-in-the-middle, ..., attack is a cyberattack where the attacker secretly relays and possibly alters the communications between two parties who believe that they are directly communicating with each other, as the attacker has inserted themselves between the two parties.
    • What is "Transport Layer Security" (TLS)? Transport Layer Security (TLS) is a cryptographic protocol designed to provide communications security over a computer network. The protocol is widely used in applications such as email, instant messaging, and voice over IP, but its use in securing HTTPS remains the most publicly visible.
    • What is a "Handshake" (computing)?. In computing, a handshake is a signal between two devices or programs, used to, e.g., authenticate, coordinate. An example is the handshaking between a hypervisor and an application in a guest virtual machine.
    • What is Security theater? The practice of taking security measures that are considered to provide the feeling of improved security while doing little or nothing to achieve it.

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hpr4080 :: Georgia to South Carolina

We visit the beautiful city of Savannah, Georgia, and then move on to Charleston, South Carolina.

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RV, travel, southeast US, Georgia, South Carolina. Travel. (Be the first).

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Savannah, Georgia is one of the most beautiful cities in the United States, with a great history. It is one of the older cities in the south that actually escaped destruction in the Civil War because the mayor surrendered the city to General Sherman. After visiting this city, we moved just a bit further north to Charleston, South Carolina, where the Civil War began with the assault on Fort Sumter.

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hpr4079 :: The Corresponding Source

Free as in Freedom is dead. Long live The Corresponding Source

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Free, Libre, Open Source Software, FLOSS, Podcast, Free as in Freedom. general. (Be the first).

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The Corresponding Source

The Corresponding Source (formerly Free as in Freedom) is a bi-weekly oggcast, hosted and presented by Bradley M. Kuhn and Karen Sandler. The discussion includes legal, policy, and many other issues in the Free, Libre, and Open Source Software (FLOSS) world. Occasionally, guests join Bradley and Karen to discuss various topics regarding FLOSS.

The Corresponding Source is produced by Dan Lynch of danlynch.org. Theme music written and performed by Mike Tarantino with Charlie Paxson on drums.

Please email feedback and comments on the show to <cast@sfconservancy.org>. You can keep in touch on SFC XMPP room at general@chat.sfconservancy.org. You can also follow SFC on the Fediverse.

Follow the RSS and Other Feeds

Link to the podcast webcast https://sfconservancy.org/casts/the-corresponding-source/

There is RSS for both ogg format and mp3 format.

Thanks to Dan Lynch for posting the tip.

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hpr4078 :: Learning to read music, part two: pitch

The basics of pitch in musical notation

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music, learning. general. 1.

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You can download the accompanying visual handout/crib sheet for this episode and its predecessor (where we cover rhythm) from here: https://enistello.info

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hpr4077 :: FFMPEG Series: Joining and Splitting files

In this episode, I explain how to use FFMGEG to join and split media files

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FFMPEG Series Part 2: Joining and Splitting files

Joining Files

Link: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Concatenate

For lossless files of the same codecs

ffmpeg -i "concat:input1.ts|input2.ts|input3.ts" -c copy output.ts

For mp4 files, using intermediate files

ffmpeg -i input1.mp4 -c copy intermediate1.ts
ffmpeg -i input2.mp4 -c copy intermediate2.ts
ffmpeg -i "concat:intermediate1.ts|intermediate2.ts" -c copy output.ts

Brief explanation of the options used in the command:

  • -i: input
  • -c copy: use codec same codecs as input

Splitting Files

Splitting by Duration:

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -t 00:05:00 output_part1.mp4
ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -t 00:05:00 -ss 00:05:00 output_part2.mp4

Brief explanation of the options used in the command:

  • -i: Input file
  • -t: Duration of the output file
  • -ss: Start position of the output file (optional)

Splitting by Chapters or Markers:

Use additional scripting to get out chapter marker times, then use above

C. Splitting by Size:

ffmpeg -i input.mp4 -map 0 -c copy -segment_size 50M -segment_times 1 output_%03d.mp4

Brief explanation of the options used in the command:

  • -map 0: Select the first stream (video and audio)
  • -c copy: Copy the stream without re-encoding (faster)
  • -segment_size: Size of each output file segment
  • -segment_times: Number of segments to create
  • output_%03d.mp4: printf-style pattern for the output files

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hpr4076 :: WLED House Lights!

I talk about setting up year around house lights !!

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hpr4075 :: Making a Pomodoro Timer

norrist uses the pomodoro method to keep from getting fired.

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Making a Pomodoro Timer

Slacking Off at work

  • I get distracted Easy
  • My mind drifts if I try to focus on a single task For more than 20-30 Minutes.
  • If I try to fight the urge to just keep working my productivity goes way down.
  • I end up working for a bit, then slacking off for half an hour.
  • I can get more work done If I embrace my limitation and force myself to take a break.

Pomodoro Technique

From Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomodoro_Technique

The Pomodoro Technique is a time management method developed by Francesco Cirillo in the late 1980s. It uses a kitchen timer to break work into intervals, typically 25 minutes in length, separated by short breaks. Each interval is known as a Pomodoro, from the Italian word for tomato, after the tomato-shaped kitchen timer Cirillo used as a university student.

The Timer

  • There are plenty of Pomodoro Apps I've tried using an app, but I would often forget.
  • I wanted a physical device that was always on by desk and could grab my attention.
  • I looked for a dedicated physical Pomodoro timer, but only found the kitchen timers
  • I decided to make myself a timer using a Circuit Playground Express

Circuit Playground Express

  • In my past episode about using a Pi pico to type passwords I mentioned I owned a playground express.
  • The playground express is a micro controller with a lot of built ins
    • 2 buttons
    • 10 multi color LED
    • ...
  • Runs circuit python with lots of libraries so it is easy to program.

TDD

  • About once every other year I decided to start a project with as much TDD as I can.
  • TDD Basics
    • Write a test BEFORE you write the code
    • Run the test - It will fail
    • Write the simplest code that will pass the test
    • Run the test and make sure it passes
    • Refactor/improve the code if needed.
  • TDD advantages
    • Code is easy to separate into discrete functions
    • Parts of the code can be rewritten without affecting the rest
    • confidence in rewrites

pomodoro.py

  • Circuit python looks for and runs a file named code.py
  • A lot of the circuit Python code has to be run on the micro controller
  • My Developers workstation does not have the LED's or buttons
  • I split the some code into a separate file based on if it could run in "regular" python.
  • I used TDD as much as possible to test the functions in pomodoro.py

code.py

BREAK_MINUTES = 5
WORK_MINUTES = 25
  • Functions that require hardware
  • No tests.
  • counts down and changes color of led
  • minutes divided by number of LED

Using the timer

  • Ready
    • Green Light next to button to start work Period
    • Blue Light next to button to start break Period
  • Working
    • White Background
    • Green progress pixels
  • Break
    • White Background
    • Blue progress pixels
  • Button A
    • Start working
  • Button B
    • Start Break

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Previous five weeks

hpr4074 :: Jade Empire hosted by Daniel Persson

2024-03-14. 00:06:05. Clean. general.
games, story, experience.

My experience playing Jade Empire

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hpr4073 :: Is the 1990 documentary "Cyberpunk" worth watching today? hosted by Trixter

2024-03-13. 00:06:20. Clean. general.
cyberpunk, documentary, review.

In which Trixter covers the pros and cons of an old hacker watching old hacker media

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr4072 :: Piper text to speech engine hosted by Archer72

2024-03-12. 00:06:28. Clean. Accessibility.
Piper, TTS, Text to speech, Voice synthesis.

Archer72 talks about Piper TTS using a Piper voice

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr4071 :: Migration to digiKam as Digital Asset Management (DAM) hosted by Henrik Hemrin

2024-03-11. 00:08:21. Clean. general.
photography, photo, digiKam, Digital Asset Management, DAM.

I describe how I migrated from Adobe Photoshop Elements to digiKam as my photo catalog software.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr4070 :: Civilization III hosted by Ahuka

2024-03-08. 00:16:12. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Civilization III.

We start our look at the next game in the Civilization franchise.

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hpr4069 :: Passwords and Bitwarden news. hosted by Some Guy On The Internet

2024-03-07. 00:12:02. Clean. Privacy and Security.
Bitwarden, Passwords, News.

Sgoti talks about passwords and Bitwarden.

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr4068 :: Replacing a lightbulb in a microwave Oven hosted by MrX

2024-03-06. 00:20:48. Clean. general.
repair, electrical, DIY.

In this episode I record myself replacing a blown lightbulb in a microwave Oven.

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hpr4067 :: Hacking AI Models to Protect your Livelihood hosted by hobs

2024-03-05. 00:19:08. Clean. general.
AI, malware, stablediffusion, image generation, art, copyright, AI ethics, hacking, steganography.

Listening to a TWIML AI podcast and reading Accelerondo (SciFi novel) I learned of 4 ways to hack AI

Listen in ogg, spx, or mp3 format.

hpr4066 :: HPR Community News for February 2024 hosted by HPR Volunteers

2024-03-04. 01:09:10. Clean. HPR Community News.
Community News.

HPR Volunteers talk about shows released and comments posted in February 2024

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hpr4065 :: Framework 13 (13th gen Intel) review hosted by Noodlez

2024-03-01. 00:19:17. Clean. general.
framework, laptop, review.

I give a review of the Framework 13 laptop (13th gen Intel). The review is very positive.

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hpr4064 :: Large Language Models hosted by Daniel Persson

2024-02-29. 00:12:38. Clean. general.
machine learning, large language models.

What are they good for?

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hpr4063 :: Re: ChatGPT Output is not compatible with CC-BY-SA hosted by dnt

2024-02-28. 00:26:41. Clean. general.
chatgpt, copyright.

A response to hpr3983, in which Ken argued that shows using chatGPT output can't be posted to HPR

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hpr4062 :: HPR Music Series? - How will it go for the girl and me? hosted by Fred Black

2024-02-27. 00:17:23. Clean. general.
Music.

Fred Black Pitches an idea for a Series of music being shared, and teaches a tune

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hpr4061 :: Setup a Pi-hole hosted by Kevie

2024-02-26. 00:23:11. Clean. general.
security, adverts, filters, home network, router.

Setting an ad blocker and extra security using a Raspberry Pi with Pi-hole

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hpr4060 :: Florida to Georgia hosted by Ahuka

2024-02-23. 00:12:21. Clean. Travel.
RV, travel, southeast US, Florida, Georgia.

We wrap up our Florida adventure and move up to Georgia.

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hpr4059 :: the southern cross hosted by Brian in Ohio

2024-02-22. 00:12:25. Clean. general.
hobby electronics, retrocomputing, z80.

another retro computer

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hpr4058 :: Radio Thermometer hosted by Stache_AF

2024-02-21. 00:05:21. Clean. Hobby Electronics.
Hobby electronics, circuit python.

Stache talks about building a thing to solve an issue at work

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hpr4057 :: Raspberry Pi and astro imaging hosted by Andrew Conway

2024-02-20. 00:30:55. Clean. general.
astronomy, telescope, camera, raspberrypi.

On how to build a cheap astro imager using a raspberry pi

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hpr4056 :: Helping with back pain hosted by Kevie

2024-02-19. 00:09:27. Clean. general.
aches, sore back, back support.

My experience using the CopperFit Advanced Back Pro

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hpr4055 :: Four agalmic AI applications to protect you from greedy corporations hosted by hobs

2024-02-16. 00:19:08. Clean. general.
AI, NLP, open source, image watermarking, facial recognition, post scarcity, economics, copyrights, .

4 open source AI apps to protect you from BigTech: Fawkes, Glaze, Nightshade, Agalmic organizations

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hpr4054 :: CyberPunk 2077 hosted by Daniel Persson

2024-02-15. 00:06:57. Clean. general.
games, story, experience.

My experience playing CyberPunk 2077

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hpr4053 :: Third Party Integrations hosted by Lee

2024-02-14. 00:11:43. Clean. general.
api, programming.

Connecting your application with others

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hpr4052 :: How I got in to Linux / Micro Edition hosted by geospart

2024-02-13. 00:05:04. Clean. general.
linux, open source, creative commons.

A slightly boring story of my introduction in to Linux

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hpr4051 :: MSI Gungnir 110R Review hosted by Kevie

2024-02-12. 00:22:18. Clean. general.
PC, Hardware, computer.

A review of the Gungnir 110R PC case by MSI

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hpr4050 :: Playing Alpha Centauri, Part 5 hosted by Ahuka

2024-02-09. 00:18:53. Clean. Computer Strategy Games.
Computer games, strategy games, Alpha Centauri.

Part 5 of tips on playing Alpha Centauri

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hpr4049 :: What's in my bag January 2024 hosted by swift110

2024-02-08. 00:10:00. Clean. general.
bag, apple, laptop.

I describe what I carry on a day to day basis

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hpr4048 :: Today I learnt: Ship’s Bells hosted by Trey

2024-02-07. 00:06:40. Clean. Today I Learnt.
ships bells, time, naval, clocks, timekeeping.

A brief history and description of ship's bells for timekeeping

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hpr4047 :: Change your passwords once in a while hosted by Deltaray

2024-02-06. 00:15:38. Clean. general.
passwords, security, cybersecurity, passphrases, password managers, advice.

Deltaray provides compelling arguments for why you should change your passwords periodically

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hpr4046 :: HPR Community News for January 2024 hosted by HPR Volunteers

2024-02-05. 00:54:29. Clean. HPR Community News.
Community News.

HPR Volunteers talk about shows released and comments posted in January 2024

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hpr4045 :: My Macbook Pro 15" 2015 hosted by swift110

2024-02-02. 00:10:04. Clean. general.
Apple, laptops, Macbook pro, computers.

I discuss the specs and why I love this machine so much

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