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I Found a Flashlight A couple of weeks ago on the way to work I found a flashlight (or a "torch," for those folks across the pond). It was rolling around on the street getting run over by cars and seemingly not suffering any damage as result. As soon as it was safe, I walked out into the street and grabbed it and took it with me. A little poking around online showed me that this was no ordinary device, but a police-grade flashlight. I contacted the Lafayette Police Department to find out what kind of flashlights they used and whether anyone had reported one missing. Ordinarily when I find something I don't worry about this, but I discovered that this thing cost quite a lot of money—around $125 on Amazon with a retail price of $225—and if a police officer had lost it I certainly didn't want him going into his own pocket to replace it if I could just give it back to him. The police department wrote back to me saying, yes, this was the kind of flashlight that they issued to their officers but no one was missing one. I also asked the University Police and they said they don't normally issue flashlights but that sometimes officers bought their own and no one had reported missing one. After seeing the amazing build quality and absolutely unbelievable light quality this thing produced, I decided to keep it and so I had to buy a charger to recharge the battery. This cost about $28 and now I'm the proud owner of a Streamlight SL-20L flashlight. This is truly one of the greatest tools I've ever had. Listen to the show to hear me sing its praises! Links Streamlight SL-20L LED Rechargeable Flashlight Series

The playlist can be found at https://www.jamendo.com/playlist/500146000/cov-s-jams-001 Cedric Share-The Awakening Part.II (DerFilm Cut Edition) CEDRIC SHARE #piano #technominimal #techno 02:39 VENTO SUL 1 JURA #happy 03:19 Satisfied MAURO DEL MAR (A.K.A. SCÁNDALI) #soundscapes #rock #song 02:06 Deva Dasis TASTE OF DREAM #keyboard #synthesizer #lounge 04:21 Im In Love With A Man ( I Can't Stand) ROCC NOBLES 03:36 We Have A Problem BILLY KORG #rock 05:35 Libera Me MARIO SALIS #strings #sad #soundtrack 04:53 Кокарда ДЕВЯТЬ #vocal 05:08

Klaatu talks to Ansible at All Things Open conference.

I give a short personal view on what are National Measurements Institutes. More info can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measurement_uncertainty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Bureau_of_Weights_and_Measures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Physical_Laboratory_%28United_Kingdom%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physikalisch-Technische_Bundesanstalt https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Institute_of_Standards_and_Technology One thing not mentioned but related is ISO: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Organization_for_Standardization

As we pointed out previously, Impress is inherently a graphical, and even multimedia, way of communicating. In fact, we saw in the previous tutorials that Impress and Draw share a common set of Styles that apply to both programs, and I have often seen in documentation that Impress and Draw are often mentioned in the same breath, so to speak. So it is important that we start developing an understanding of the graphical elements in Impress. For more go to http://www.ahuka.com/?page_id=1217 Links http://www.ahuka.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Photo-Album.odp http://www.ahuka.com/?page_id=1217

How to Hide a Password Using a Password Card It's okay to write your password down and keep it in your wallet, but it's best to try to hide it as well. Here's how to keep your password secure and handy at the same time by embedding it in a password card. Method 1 Generate a fancy symbol-and-color-coded password card at passwordcard.org: http://www.passwordcard.org/en. Follow the directions there on how to use it best. Method 2 Make your own. Use the password generation package pwgen on Linux to generate a whole bunch of random passwords. In the following example, the -s flag tells it you want secure passwords that are generated randomly, not suitable for human memory. The -y flag tells it to include special characters, and 24 indicates how many characters each password should contain. pwgen -sy 24 Then either use one of the passwords that was generated from this command or embed your own existing password somewhere inside the giant block of gibberish such that only you will know where your password begins and ends. You can put a copy of this in your wallet. 4b$0<k=#;?MJ^K:Uw6zmP5sY;4T3G+jUwJ!R+DT{2=6-^$"!]""YmR%x.2uG"MGhm)TLyJA}L)xpxG1n"]bC#+/t<a1*@'3^B`&mSHP@2p1s0;.Rrz_8kskXLD!YAq|Ic!Y9(?DZKD:Oq;#/)sCz7PEbly7>/W|KlbveOa0}amC@^{+aKhnHMgc$qq$XXA#!o2FhIkD1Fu(K?nE!Szru4iDAw2=MIa~KE)q'C>S|`A*q.Y=g'_0i{BOXr8O4N11f8&yRf~+r^kB%#4o;zs:HWA/a'4U#`3":6E$PQ:y%D=^ENM5;!q^n4i"n~oy"4KT/XYY2IV_A%3Sg/evf,L5NSX$2-5b;OvZuhN$_ds4ZD.t/!0yqcey.1?%P'M!u'GDS-jBN+'NB}cr7~Wy=;JSEaI&7Byy$79Yf#gU|>@x_3IY2-jyziY2pZ5M*#iL?9p+^F%POQUj&|HVDw2#x+t`1&zW"'Rp{ If you want extra security make two columns or increase the character count. ra;aH5v"}2lF();K0f-G;YT 3XGq>wQ6")UvSU#NpYfr,M(hPCgM%L)O[mra3vgsX{"0rV"0 7>qSluuegS<#;V-nI"uyc$bXJE+4MxT/[t&i0(ndpE(z%@ }ZS3<xdG1]G%wf9;k6*_94%FFZ}gR9hyZ=EsC6QgMz:n$=U h&-O+Wz7L8LmehF&znhF8#Igp`4C3PN^1F"AmlQe=[pkz<EM /,FOfQtR|"c8EzN8ug?i359=a%i;X3~g0SqbKM|]#{hReCmP }.#EOVPxCX)b!r_>o@V9J_^9H-<FAQ4I]SPlX!$o#I?~2ACy -<JE82-'YV@bl;O_>(nxPgVHPNHYp2_[-q9G?$Z:m?yZiAH. Xj(mZ0,7EabI-TL4-7RWK]n9HCmiaZV{8EHREpS5Ppi_^SCl DTzK!CkZ#.c<3I;#}A#D(n$c<koQz[`F99"{/vB~GcSt@n,* :J&*}n~.#F%{ErSs7j:}eyly=!F:m65sA5utY,<AU8~Omz2 @P"*SIR/Ln0H;1JjM7P"{[08hk%p-)_3(P>;p.ROtRevNX_ BbwP00-Vq-5:38O.Z9MGom-n9,txEI%j+'7=7T@?X7^j^*`U ;!R<$|r3(QuJmsZe6}C(7%&sX]`(;_6S@@<}Ia[&fZ3*naG7 fij5f)Mkp;EDO.CP""*~8{-^S2_'(C8Fn&[%nJ%`S3&r.N2< *$oNrl*vJ0;zq7G3}wtMd0h%is{8%'^[b$Cu;a5_RYpy]LM k-=7(<uQ|hQH-m9.WYq6tx+Vmb&c!$.@P>`1;1@ln(B#GY eQu~"L'*xX%_)CTl*}8#2oD=6I'>(_nIsu=D2J{l4a4tf5x 3/7J1Rm.G.Hwo=Xm=Lv"o}jFRYV/lC1|t&;!]@4#2r-h<88/ o[B[qZq@;=/MD8hX|nnZ-0$j5k`x|:.0G{sra@WiuhHr^aU> Dy@Df^op.WCT)3jD(|T,I7E" Links Generate a fancy color-coded password card at passwordcard.org: http://www.passwordcard.org/en KeePass Password Safe

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My Document Creation workflow using Markdown and Pandoc b-yeezi Show Notes I write almost exclusively in Markdown http://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown when writing documents and taking notes. I use the program, Pandoc http://www.pandoc.org to convert markdown to different formats, including odt, docx, and pdf. The original purpose of Markdown: 1 > Markdown is a text-to-HTML conversion tool for web writers. Markdown allows you to write using an easy-to-read, easy-to-write plain text format, then convert it to structurally valid XHTML (or HTML). Markdown has since been extended to include more features and functionality. Extended versions include Github-flavored markdown https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet and multi-markdown http://fletcherpenney.net/multimarkdown. Some of the basic syntax: Headings - use one or more # to make headings bold - use __ or ** for bold italics - use _ or * for italics hyperlinks - use [text](link) for hyperlinks images - ` for images tables - Head1 | Head2 | Head3 ---- | ------ | ----- stuff | stuff | stuff lists - use - or * or + at the beginning of a line quotes and code - ` for single code item, > for block quote, tab for block code, ``` for fenced code. Highlighting is available Pandoc: 2 Pandoc can convert documents in markdown, reStructuredText, textile, HTML, DocBook, LaTeX, MediaWiki markup, TWiki markup, OPML, Emacs Org-Mode, Txt2Tags, Microsoft Word docx, EPUB, or Haddock markup to HTML formats: XHTML, HTML5, and HTML slide shows using Slidy, reveal.js, Slideous, S5, or DZSlides. Word processor formats: Microsoft Word docx, OpenOffice/LibreOffice ODT, OpenDocument XML Ebooks: EPUB version 2 or 3, FictionBook2 Documentation formats: DocBook, GNU TexInfo, Groff man pages, Haddock markup Page layout formats: InDesign ICML Outline formats: OPML TeX formats: LaTeX, ConTeXt, LaTeX Beamer slides PDF via LaTeX Lightweight markup formats: Markdown (including CommonMark), reStructuredText, AsciiDoc, MediaWiki markup, DokuWiki markup, Emacs Org-Mode, Textile Custom formats: custom writers can be written in lua I use Ubuntu because it is the only distro that does not bundle pandoc in the haskell libraries. With pandoc, you can specify the template that you are using, so that the same one document can be formatted quickly in many different ways and file formats. Workflow: Write using vim or other text editor. When I was starting, I used a markdown previewer Create the template for the client Convert document appropriately Use markdown for: taking notes creating SOPs Creating User guides (Image Magick mogrify) Creating things for my website Other programs and tools: Retext Haroopad discount stackedit.io atom texlive for going direct to pdf from

This is A Shadowy Figure speaking to you from southwest Florida on Hacker Public Radio, Brought to you by And Honest Host Dot Com where you can Get a 15% discount on all shared hosting with the offer code HPR15 thats H P R one five. Better webhosting that honest and fair at An Honest Host Dot Com. Not only do I mention An Honest Host Dot Com out of commitment, but also out of respect. I've listened to the interview by Ken Fallon of the man behind An Honest Host Dot Com Josh Knapp not long ago, and came away with a certain amount of appreciation for what Josh does. Which is basically keeping Hacker Public radio alive, along with the many other things he does. Thanks Josh, you're generosity does not go unnoticed. I've been listening to HPR for about a year now and just recently purchased a Blue Yeti Microphone off of Ebay which turned out to be misrepresented and not in the condition it was claimed. As a side note, the day I received the Blue Yeti in the mail, I found the same microphone brand spanking new on Amazon.com for the same price as the used one I purchased on ebay. At one time I would have been disappointed by such a situation, but if theres anything I've learned from experience, no matter how hard you punch the wall, the train still left at 4 o'clock If I were to devote an emotion to every real or perceived injustice I come across, I wouldn't have time to devote any emotions to the things enjoy. Anyway, My computing background goes all the way back to the original TRS-80. The experience of writing basic for 4 hours to create a pathetic facsimile of the game pong turned me away from computing until the graphical user interface of windows 3.11 came along. I was alright with the direction of where computing was moving along once windows matured, but I never had any love for microsoft products, Mac's were prettier, but a lot more expensive, and had great hardware to boot, but I never caught the mac addiction either. Slackware caught my interest, but wasn't ready for prime time, and red hat was a bit more complicated than I was comfortable with in the mid 90's since 2006 I've been using debian based operating systems exclusively, but still keep a macbook pro and a windows 8.1 laptop nearby for specific tasks I don't want to taint my linux box with. KDE plasma has been my desktop of choice since 2010, and I don't use google, facebook, twitter, or any other corporate tracking devices. Including cell phones. Smoke signals and email are about the best way to get a hold of me, and smoke signals have been notoriously ineffective in the past. Moving alone, My day job includes leadership training, which was a big step up from my old job in one of the most reviled professions known to man, yes that's right, I used to be a used car salesman, (you thought I was going to say lawyer didn't ya?) no, but I date a lawyer, but I try to keep that a secret. So now that I've tainted my reputation for good with the hacker public radio audience, I may as well plow forward and see what other damage to my reputation I can do. You can think of my handle A Shadowy Figure as damage control for all the stupid things I end up doing by mistake. (like buying things of ebay). Anyway, I thought I'd share with the HPR audience my experience as a listener, and what I feel I can do to contribute. I love the mission statement behind HPR, and feel the need to do my part to see to it HPR continues to offer something of value to the hacker community. Like many listeners and contributers to HPR, I listen to dozens of podcasts each week. Many of which belong in their spot of most downloaded podcasts, but I find a certain amount of charm in the grass roots nature of HPR. Much like the Norwegian trend of engaging in slow media content. As mentioned in a recent hpr episode, I actually found myself

No longer owning a car of our own, we use the car-sharing service GreenWheels, which for a subscription of €5 per month, we are allowed to rent any of the hundreds of cars confidentiality parked all around the Netherlands. How it works Subscribe Once you subscribe you get mailed a credit card sized RFID card and a PIN code. Booking Go to the website and enter in your location using ZIP/postcode or town name. You specify the times range you want to use it for and then press find to list the available options. A Google Map will appear with the availability of the cars displayed green for available and red for booked. Pick the one you want, login and confirm. Pickup Go to the car location and then open the car by placing the RFID card next to the RFID reader located just above the steering wheel. The central locking will open the doors allowing you to get in. Take the controller out of the glove compartment and enter your pin code to unlock the ignition system. You can confirm that there is no damage, or log any damage that has occurred. Take the regular key and use that to start the car. Refueling If you need to refuel then go to any [gas|petrol] station and refuel. Make note of the current distance travelled on the Odometer, and take the fleet refuelling card from the glove compartment. Instead of paying yourself, the bill will be charged directly to GreenWheels. Return the refuelling card and receipt to the glove compartment. Drive Loads to see in the Netherlands. Returning When you are finished, return the car and after checking that you have all your stuff, answer yes to the question "Have you returned to the start point ?". Then leave and use the RFID card to lock the car. Links https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwheels https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio-frequency_identification

I talk about my latest gadget, a used Kindle DX, which is a discontinued model with a 9.7 inch epaper screen. I talk about its features, limitations, how to navigate it, and I demonstrate its text-to-speech capabilities. Incidentally I really low-balled the original price of the Kindle DX. Looking around a little bit, I find that the original retail price was $479, which was then reduced to just under $400. Mine now seems like a bargain at $128 used.

NYbill talks about modifying his UNI-T UT61E multimeter to add two features he finds lacking. In part one an LED back light gets installed for the LCD screen. Part two will cover the second mod, a auto-time out feature to save the units battery. Links The UNI-T UT61E: http://tinyurl.com/ofz8hrk Pictures for the episode: http://media.gunmonkeynet.net/u/nybill/collection/multimeter-mod-s-part-one/

Ken Fallon was asking for bread-making advice on a recent Community News recording. I've been making my own bread since the 1970's and I thought I'd share my methods in response. Frank Bell also did an excellent bread-making episode in 2013. I have prepared a long description of my bread-making process, with photographs and a recipe, and this is all available here: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr1827/full_shownotes.html Links Full notes: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr1827/full_shownotes.html Frank Bell's HPR episode on bread making: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=1327 Kenwood Chef: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenwood_Chef Panasonic SD255: http://www.chrisrand.com/panasonic-SD255-breadmaker-bread-maker/ Wholemeal bread recipe: http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps/hpr1827/Wholemeal_Bread_Recipe.pdf

New hosts There were no new hosts this month. Last Month's Shows Id Day Date Title Host 1803 Wed 2015-07-01 What's In My Bag? Matt McGraw (g33kdad) 1804 Thu 2015-07-02 What's in my Bicycle Repair Tool Box Jon Kulp 1805 Fri 2015-07-03 56 - LibreOffice Impress - Styles and Objects 1 - Presentation Styles Ahuka 1806 Mon 2015-07-06 HPR Community News for June 2015 HPR Volunteers 1807 Tue 2015-07-07 Arch Linux Development Environment: Ep1 cjm 1808 Wed 2015-07-08 David Whitman reads 'The Shooting of Dan McGrew' written by Robert W Service David Whitman 1809 Thu 2015-07-09 My "New" Used Kindle Touch Jon Kulp 1810

Website: https://fosdem.org/2015/ FOSDEM is a two-day event organised by volunteers to promote the widespread use of open source software. Videos of the talks refered to in this show are made available on their website. Agora Voting Listen to the interview with Eduardo Robles Website: http://agoravoting.org/ Agora Voting is an open source voting software that allows any organization to carry out secure, flexible, transparent and cost-effective electoral processes. DIYBookScanner Listen to the interview with Johannes Baiter Website: https://github.com/DIYBookScanner/spreads spreads is a software suite for the digitization of printed material. Its main focus is to integrate existing solutions for individual parts of the scanning workflow into a cohesive package that is intuitive to use and easy to extend. At its core, it handles the communication with the imaging devices, the post-processing of the captured material and its assembly into output formats like PDF or ePub. On top of this base layer, we have built a variety of interfaces that should fit into most use cases: A full-fledged and mobile-friendly web interface that can be served from even the most low-powered devices (like a Raspberry Pi), a graphical wizard for classical desktop users and a bare-bones command-line interface for purists. OpenEmbedded Listen to the interview with Ulf Samuelsson Website: http://www.openembedded.org Welcome to OpenEmbedded, the build framework for embedded Linux. OpenEmbedded offers a best-in-class cross-compile environment. It allows developers to create a complete Linux Distribution for embedded systems. UBA Royal Belgian Amateur Radio Union/Deutscher Amateur-Radio-Club e. V. Listen to the interview with Kristoff Bonne