HPR4721: HPR Community News for August 2026

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New hosts

Welcome to our new hosts:

• Kristoff
• number9

Last Month's Shows

Comments this month

Past shows

• hpr3708 (2022-10-19) "Insomnia as a Hobby" by TrumpetJohn.
  
• Robert St.Preux said: "Insomnia as a hobby" (2026-08-30 00:56:59)
  
• hpr3766 (2023-01-09) "ACER Nitro 5 laptop review" by Bookewyrmm.
  
• wevaba6950 said: "A refreshing contrast between enterprise gear and low-power hardware" (2026-08-10 09:19:47)
  
• candycanearter07 said: "re: a refreshing contrast..." (2026-08-12 02:54:05)
  
• hpr4581 (2026-02-23) "Sharp Intake of Breath City (A.K.A.) How I learnt to stop worrying about the fork bomb" by not_toby.
  
• Windigo said: "Fantastic episode" (2026-08-08 16:51:00)
  
• hpr4655 (2026-06-05) "Tips for Glasses" by norrist.
  
• Archer72 said: "Glasses and age" (2026-08-06 11:41:39)
  
• hpr4676 (2026-07-06) "HPR Community News for June 2026" by HPR Volunteers.
  
• Archer72 said: "hpr4657 :: UNIX Curio #8" (2026-08-02 19:29:26)
  
• hpr4677 (2026-07-07) "UNIX Curio #10 - Checksums and Hashes" by Vance.
  
• Whiskeyjack said: "Checksums and HPR4677" (2026-07-31 00:37:40)
  
• hpr4678 (2026-07-08) "High Resolution Elapsed Time in Shell Scripts" by Whiskeyjack.
  
• Archer72 said: "Reply to Whiskeyjack and candycanearter07 " (2026-08-03 10:12:47)
  
• hpr4692 (2026-07-28) "Noise Music Tutorial 2: Using Audacity to Make Noise" by TheDUDE.
  
• Windigo said: "Audacity for noise music" (2026-08-06 16:09:59)
  
• candycanearter07 said: "re: Audacity for noise music" (2026-08-12 18:55:18)
  

This month's shows

• hpr4696 (2026-08-03) "HPR Community News for July 2026" by HPR Volunteers.
  
• Archer72 said: "Amateur Radio Field Days" (2026-08-02 11:50:11)
  
• Archer72 said: "hpr4673 First contact" (2026-08-03 10:16:09)
  
• candycanearter07 said: "re: mic issues" (2026-08-03 22:21:42)
  
• Th3Dud3 said: "response to Kevin not being able to get cream ale" (2026-08-06 00:12:38)
  
• hpr4697 (2026-08-04) "Correcting the Dates of Files" by Vance.
  
• Jim DeVore said: "Useful episode!" (2026-08-04 10:53:12)
  
• Vance said: "Modifying metadata" (2026-08-07 01:44:51)
  
• Henrik Hemrin said: "Exif in digiKam" (2026-08-08 19:20:13)
  
• candycanearter07 said: "useful!" (2026-08-10 16:08:18)
  
• hpr4698 (2026-08-05) "ID3 Tags and Vorbis Comments" by Whiskeyjack.
  
• xmanmonk said: "Great episode!" (2026-08-05 15:19:01)
  
• candycanearter07 said: "quirks in hpr" (2026-08-05 15:52:18)
  
• Whiskeyjack said: "Reply to xmanmonk in HPR4698 - ID3 Tags" (2026-08-06 00:12:26)
  
• Whiskeyjack said: "Reply to candycanearter07 in HPR4698 ID3 tags" (2026-08-06 00:28:48)
  
• hpr4703 (2026-08-12) "Ebooks and Audiobooks" by Ahuka.
  
• candycanearter07 said: "useful!!" (2026-08-12 02:30:58)
  
• Archer72 said: "Audiobooks and Audible" (2026-08-12 09:06:40)
  
• Jack said: "Misleading" (2026-08-12 17:05:21)
  
• hpr4705 (2026-08-14) "Free Software Is Wasted On You Teens" by Trollercoaster.
  
• Archer72 said: "Brilliant! " (2026-08-03 14:08:08)
  
• Trollercoaster said: "One left in my six pack" (2026-08-14 07:53:38)
  
• old guy said: ":-)" (2026-08-14 09:24:15)
  
• Trollercoaster said: "old guys together" (2026-08-14 13:14:48)
  
• candycanearter07 said: "good satire again" (2026-08-14 21:42:55)
  
• Trollercoaster said: "Who's talking about satire?" (2026-08-15 07:54:33)
  
• Trollercoaster (our of character) said: "Woopsie" (2026-08-16 19:25:41)
  
• hpr4706 (2026-08-17) "Quirks and Customisations" by Lee.
  
• candycanearter07 said: "cool ep!" (2026-08-30 20:15:40)
  
• hpr4707 (2026-08-18) "UNIX Curio #12 - expr" by Vance.
  
• xmanmonk said: "Another great show" (2026-08-18 22:22:56)
  
• Whiskeyjack said: "HPR4707 Unix curio - dc" (2026-08-19 14:31:02)
  
• Vance said: "dc" (2026-08-20 04:47:32)
  
• Whiskeyjack said: "HPR4707 Unix curio - Stack Machines" (2026-08-21 16:00:48)
  
• Trollercoaster said: "Suggestion for Linux Curio" (2026-08-27 10:42:43)
  
• Whiskeyjack said: "Obscure X Window programs" (2026-08-27 16:16:15)
  
• candycanearter07 said: "re: Suggestion for Linux Curio" (2026-08-27 18:13:51)
  
• Archer72 said: "re: Suggestion for Linux Curio" (2026-08-28 10:07:31)
  
• Vance said: "Thanks for the ideas" (2026-08-28 16:39:28)
  
• Whiskeyjack said: "Reply to Vance on episode research" (2026-08-30 04:14:01)
  
• candycanearter07 said: "re: re: Suggestion for Linux Curio" (2026-08-30 12:06:31)
  
• hpr4708 (2026-08-19) "Programmable Logic Controls - Episode 1" by Whiskeyjack.
  
• Archer72 said: "Thanks you" (2026-08-08 10:49:34)
  
• Whiskeyjack said: "Reply to Archer72 on HPR4708 - PLCs Episode 1" (2026-08-08 17:11:10)
  
• Trey said: "Memories of Ladder Logic" (2026-08-19 13:01:41)
  
• Whiskeyjack said: "Reply to Trey on HPR4708 - PLCs Episode 1" (2026-08-20 02:02:44)
  
• Trey said: "Cyber in ICS" (2026-09-02 22:31:51)
  
• Whiskeyjack said: "Reply to Trey on Cyber in ICS" (2026-09-03 15:24:51)
  
• hpr4709 (2026-08-20) "Peertube: my two penneth" by Kevie.
  
• xmanmonk said: "Thanks for the episode" (2026-08-20 19:15:57)
  
• hpr4711 (2026-08-24) "Second-Hand Phone" by TrumpetJohn.
  
• candycanearter07 said: "interesting!" (2026-08-24 19:17:44)
  
• Whiskeyjack said: "HPR4711 - TCL Flip phone" (2026-08-24 22:22:11)
  
• hpr4712 (2026-08-25) "friedcamp interviews part 1: Wim van Gool" by Kristoff.
  
• Archer72 said: "Interview" (2026-08-26 23:11:49)
  
• Laindir said: "Fascinating interview!" (2026-08-26 23:18:33)
  
• hpr4716 (2026-08-31) "PocketMod" by TrumpetJohn.
  
• Kightlinger said: "I love PocketMods!" (2026-08-31 17:35:43)
  
• candycanearter07 said: "analog solutions" (2026-08-31 20:52:55)
  

Mailing List discussions

Policy decisions surrounding HPR are taken by the community as a whole. This discussion takes place on the Mailing List which is open to all HPR listeners and contributors. The discussions are open and available on the HPR server under Mailman.

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