Archives for December, 2011
Hacker Public Radio Interview
Dec 8, 2011 (about 5 months ago)
Back in August, while at OggCamp 11, Becky and I were interviewed about CrunchBang by Ken Fallon of Hacker Public Radio. Now, I am not very good at giving interviews, or talking for that matter, but I figure I should probably mention it, mainly to try and help promote HPR.
Interestingly, or not, during the interview, I can be heard talking about dropping Openbox from CrunchBang, in favour of using Xfce. As it turns out, I ended up dropping Xfce. Yes, it is true, I am a walking contradiction.
But enough about me and my flip flops, back to HPR and Ken Fallon. During OggCamp, I was fortunate enough to stay at the same hotel as Ken, and even more fortunate to share a breakfast table with him (Ken is truly is one of the most friendly, intelligent and witty people you could wish to meet) where we discussed, over bacon and eggs, HPR and his involvement with the project.
Now, before talking with Ken, I knew that HPR existed, but I did not really have much of a clue as to what it was all about. It only took Ken a few minutes to convince me to look into some more and I have been an avid listener since (admittedly, I do not find all the episodes to be of interest, but once in a while, you come across a true gem).
Ken does fantastic work with HPR and I think he was probably the most enthusiastic and dedicated person that I met during OggCamp. While most people seemed to be socialising and recovering from the previous night’s beer intake (myself included), Ken managed to set-up and man the HPR stall (on both days), interviewed countless people for HPR, and even managed to find the time to give a presentation about the project (which was really well received!) That weekend, Ken’s dedication to his project was almost superhuman and in my eyes, the guy is a total legend!
So, if you are not familiar with it, check out Hacker Public Radio, and if you can, please give some thought about how you might be able to help Ken out and contribute a show — if you have a working knowledge of anything, from hacking with GNU Emacs, to hacking your backyard with chickens, you are eligible to contribute!