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Posted at 2026-01-29 20:26:39 relating to the show hpr4563 which was released on 2026-01-28 by Whiskeyjack entitled Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 5 Fast Reactors

@mnw - Spent fuel from civil nuclear power plants is not suitable for making nuclear weapons as it has the wrong proportions of plutonium isotopes. Plutonium comes in multiple isotopes just like virtually all other heavy elements, and weapons require a high percentage of one specific isotope, which you don't get from spent civil fuel. Weapons grade plutonium is made in military reactors which are designed for that purpose and the fuel is rapidly cycled through to minimize the build up of undesired (for weapons purposes) isotopes.

As such, there is no direct connection between recycling commercial spent fuel (I covered a number of different recycling technologies in one episode) and nuclear weapons. I don't live in the US, but if there is a public perception there that there is such a connection, then it is likely this is the result of a misconception about the nature of the different isotopes of plutonium.

The main reason that most countries don't bother with recycling spent fuel is that a once through fuel cycle is cheaper. Those countries that do recycle fuel do so mainly for reasons of national security of energy supply. They simply wish to minimize their uranium imports by reusing fuel they already have.

A secondary reason is to reduce the amount of high level waste that must be stored by "burning up" the fissile isotopes of plutonium in a reactor. Much of the long lived part of nuclear waste is simply fissile isotopes of plutonium which can be re-used in a reactor as fuel.

If enough people have questions on this series, including topics that I have not covered, and post them as comments on HPR I would be willing to do a follow up episode covering those after the end of the series.

Posted at 2026-01-29 12:44:44 relating to the show hpr4563 which was released on 2026-01-28 by Whiskeyjack entitled Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 5 Fast Reactors

I am enjoying and look forward to the rest of the series. Do you think the US will ever wake up and start recycling its spent fuel? It seems like such a huge waste just to try and keep a small amount of fuel away from"the bad guys" or whatever they are imagining.

Posted at 2026-01-28 01:09:31 relating to the show hpr4561 which was released on 2026-01-26 by Carmen-Lisandrette entitled A bit about Mission:Libre, a new project for 11-14 year olds in free software

This seems like a promising project, and I think you explained it well despite it being your first episode. Best of luck!

Posted at 2026-01-27 21:41:03 relating to the show hpr4561 which was released on 2026-01-26 by Carmen-Lisandrette entitled A bit about Mission:Libre, a new project for 11-14 year olds in free software

First, welcome as a host at HPR!

It was interesting and encouraging to learn and hear about Mission:Libre, which is new to me. Best wishes to you and your mission!

Posted at 2026-01-26 15:00:05 relating to the show hpr4559 which was released on 2026-01-22 by Ken Fallon entitled Enkele off line vertaaltools

I was chatting on Mastodon and was directed to this episode. Great one! I have downloaded and tried out the android app and it works as described. They have all the big languages I would need or want. Just brilliant! Thanks for the episode.

Posted at 2026-01-24 00:38:56 relating to the show hpr4552 which was released on 2026-01-13 by MrX entitled Printer Conspiracy

From what I've heard online, printers infamously have tons of issues with wasting ink and forcing vendor lock-in, so I would not be surprised if the official drivers do intentionally destroy output to force you on the upgrade treadmill.

Posted at 2026-01-24 00:34:58 relating to the show hpr4554 which was released on 2026-01-15 by Jim DeVore entitled How I do todo

i think this is a really good first show and the way you covered it was pretty cool. i use taskwarrior for mine, which i covered in another episode

Posted at 2026-01-23 16:06:56 relating to the show hpr4559 which was released on 2026-01-22 by Ken Fallon entitled Enkele off line vertaaltools

Looks like you uploaded this episode the day after I was looking for a solution like this. Thank you for this episode. I'll give LocalTranslate a go, though I would prefer something that I could install outside of a flatpak that would run on a BSD system as well.

Posted at 2026-01-23 15:54:56 relating to the show hpr4313 which was released on 2025-02-12 by Antoine entitled Why I made a 1-episode podcast about a war story

Nice try but we can smell spammers a mile away.

Posted at 2026-01-20 03:11:33 relating to the show hpr4557 which was released on 2026-01-20 by Klaatu entitled Why I prefer tar to zip

I never realized that tar compressed files are better at compressing than zip files! imo, its more of a mentality thing, like tar is literally just a series of files stitched together with some headers meaning it makes a lot more sense to apply a single-file compressor to it than something that is already applying some level of compression. There's also a bit of a compatibility issue, since most non technical users dont know what a tar file is or even that a zip file is a file, so zip is the lowest common denominator.

On that note, I think looking at 7zip would be an interesting experiment, since its newer and a lot more "well known"

Posted at 2026-01-18 17:33:34 relating to the show hpr4569 which was released on 2026-02-05 by Klaatu entitled Kiosk with guest mode on Linux

Can't think of any other files but other than the home folder you want to be cognizant of /tmp I just remember the old days of PHP having binaries running out tmp folders... I had a script that would go through every single virtual machine and search for binaries running out of weird places and it would find root kits all over the place!

Posted at 2026-01-17 03:42:49 relating to the show hpr4554 which was released on 2026-01-15 by Jim DeVore entitled How I do todo

Great show, I'll have to try it out.

Posted at 2026-01-16 23:33:18 relating to the show hpr4576 which was released on 2026-02-16 by operat0r entitled Responce to Lee/Elsbeth eps

Thank you for sharing your perspective here that was prompted by Lee and I’s discussion on women in IT. I want to formulate my thoughts better and see about recording a response to your response here. I Believe that would be more thought out than merely replying here, now. Just wanted you to know that while I have thoughts on your show both positive and confused (not negative) and hat I do listen to the whole show and appreciate the time and effort you put into it.

Posted at 2026-01-16 18:59:23 relating to the show hpr4576 which was released on 2026-02-16 by operat0r entitled Responce to Lee/Elsbeth eps

Thank you for sharing your perspective here that was prompted by Lee and I’s discussion on women in IT. I want to formulate my thoughts better and see about recording a response to your response here. I Believe that would be more thought out than merely replying here, now. Just wanted you to know that while I have thoughts on your show both positive and confused (not negative) and hat I do listen to the whole show and appreciate the time and effort you put into it.

Posted at 2026-01-16 18:19:25 relating to the show hpr4555 which was released on 2026-01-16 by Kevie entitled HPR Beer Garden 8 - Belgian Christmas Ales

In the states, several breweries have Christmas Ales. My favorite is Old Fezzwig Ale. Not very spiced, malty, has a chewy quality. Thanks for your show.

Posted at 2026-01-15 20:15:10 relating to the show hpr4551 which was released on 2026-01-12 by Elsbeth entitled “Elsbeth in IT: Since ’97” (Part 2)

not that anybody care about the angle from a white male but I did a eps on some this stuff... LMK if I can help in
anyway!

Posted at 2026-01-13 07:22:35 relating to the show hpr4572 which was released on 2026-02-10 by Deltaray entitled Uncommon Commands, Episode 3 - strace

I'm wondering how log it will be before I use this in prod ?

Posted at 2026-01-10 11:14:14 relating to the show hpr4532 which was released on 2025-12-16 by Trey entitled Cheap Yellow Display Project Part 5: Graphical User Interface

Having done zero research I submit a link that I got from Hackaday

roo_display is a feature-rich, fast, and easy to use library intended for building 'smart home' and similar controllers with graphical UI and optionally touch control.

https://hackaday.com/2026/01/09/a-ui-focused-display-library-for-the-esp32/

https://github.com/dejwk/roo_display

Posted at 2026-01-07 21:47:01 relating to the show hpr4546 which was released on 2026-01-05 by HPR Volunteers entitled HPR Community News for December 2025

Nice community news, as usual. Thanks for this one!

Kevin said that to encourage someone to migrate to Linux desktop, is the best start to use software available for Linux already when on the other desktop, then will the hurdle to step over to Linux OS be relatively low. Good advice!

Posted at 2026-01-06 16:53:29 relating to the show hpr4546 which was released on 2026-01-05 by HPR Volunteers entitled HPR Community News for December 2025

Hello all,

A show with WhiskeyJack as Homer Simpson on the Beer Garden series would be interesting, I'm sure.

Cheers, *clink*
Archer72

Posted at 2026-01-05 16:25:09 relating to the show hpr4536 which was released on 2025-12-22 by Deltaray entitled Welcome to the Linux Community

Hello Morhook,

Quite a variety of subjects that would sound great on a recording or 3.

Cheers,
Archer72

Posted at 2026-01-05 15:30:45 relating to the show hpr4424 which was released on 2025-07-17 by Archer72 entitled How I use Newsboat for Podcasts and Reddit

Hello أحمد المحمودي,

In the short term, you can use

`download-filename-format "%F: %t.mp3"`

which forces all feeds to download and show up as mp3.
I know this is not ideal, and I am working on a better solution.
In the mean time, you can use
`newsboat -C custom-hpr-config` for just the HPR config.

Cheers,
Archer72

P.S. HPR would like to hear you on a microphone of any sort.

Posted at 2026-01-03 16:43:41 relating to the show hpr4424 which was released on 2025-07-17 by Archer72 entitled How I use Newsboat for Podcasts and Reddit

https://repo.anhonesthost.net/HPR/hpr_generator/issues/321

Posted at 2026-01-01 12:51:36 relating to the show hpr4543 which was released on 2025-12-31 by Whiskeyjack entitled Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 3 Reactor Basics

I find I am looking forward to each installment of this series. Well done!

Posted at 2025-12-31 19:50:43 relating to the show hpr4543 which was released on 2025-12-31 by Whiskeyjack entitled Nuclear Reactor Technology - Ep 3 Reactor Basics

Excellent series on nuclear technologies - thanks for this educational opportunity!

Posted at 2025-12-31 11:30:41 relating to the show hpr4529 which was released on 2025-12-11 by Brian-in-Ohio entitled yoga370 review

Hi Brian, Thanks for a very informative show. I have and use three X270 Lenovo laptops, and I am writing this on an X390. I have never considered a Yoga version (with the touch screen), but may well do so in the future. I also appreciate the other information you have shared.

Best wishes for the New Year!

Paul

Posted at 2025-12-30 22:10:18 relating to the show hpr4520 which was released on 2025-11-28 by Ahuka entitled Arthur C. Clarke: Rama and Sequels

I am glad you enjoyed it. There is more to come from Arthur C. Clarke, Dr. Who, Robert A. Heinlein, and E.E. "Doc" Smith.

Posted at 2025-12-30 13:49:27 relating to the show hpr4520 which was released on 2025-11-28 by Ahuka entitled Arthur C. Clarke: Rama and Sequels

Nice podcast episode! I agree that Arthur C Clarke made a very good book on "Rendezvous with Rama"! Science Fiction without killer robots, or evil aliens is so uncommon!

Posted at 2025-12-30 13:32:10 relating to the show hpr4536 which was released on 2025-12-22 by Deltaray entitled Welcome to the Linux Community

Nice hearing your voice for the first time CliMagic! I love Linux too and I’m liking a lot many tools that help you fix stuff like codex, gemini-cli and Claude code. They integrate very well and are awesome way to learn new commands. This year I’ve learned about aseqdump, ss, iw, loginctl and wowlan magic-packet wakeonlan.

Posted at 2025-12-29 08:34:37 relating to the show hpr4538 which was released on 2025-12-24 by Ken Fallon entitled HPR Branding

Hello,

If you are interested in Piper TTS, check out hpr4072 :: Piper text to speech engine.
Piper can speak in multiple languages, if you want to check it out:

https://rhasspy.github.io/piper-samples/#en_GB-alan-medium