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Cake day: October 20th, 2020

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  • I used waydroid for whatsapp, though any android emulator will probably work. To create the account, there was an option to verify a phone number by sending a text message (to a dumb phone with a burner sim card in my case). I use whatsapp web to read and send messages, and only have to open waydroid every few months to sign-in again.




  • I think it’s just normal Lua code.

    Here’s a quick json converter (based on https://stackoverflow.com/a/55575074), assuming you have lua installed:

    local function to_json(obj)
        local result = {}
        for key, value in pairs(obj) do
            if type(value) == "string" then
                value = string.format("\"%s\"", value)
            elseif type(value) == "table" then
                value = to_json(value)
            end
            table.insert(result, string.format("\"%s\":%s", key, value))
        end
        return "{" .. table.concat(result, ",") .. "}"
    end
    
    function item(obj)
        print(to_json(obj))
    end
    
    dofile(arg[1])
    

    It just defines the item function to print json, and executes the data file.

    arg[1], the first command line argument, is the path to the data file:

    $  lua to_json.lua path/to/datafile.list
    

    and pipe the output to something.json or whatever else you want to do.


  • I think the second part of the comment is what’s important:

    If you are in a more comfortable environment you will be better at working

    Maybe that is windows for you. I have barely ever used windows, so the concept of searching for installers online and running them just seems clunky and time consuming to me. It’s just not what I’m used to.

    However if you are willing to learn multiple systems, you might find that one is better than the others.



  • […] drones will carry items to Graemsay and Hoy where postal staff will complete their delivery routes.

    Graemsay gets 2-5 ferries a day (assuming the passenger ferry can take mail), Hoy gets the same ferry, plus 3-6 a day at the other end of the island.

    This feels similar to this experiment on North Ronaldsay, which already has 3 flights a day, which can deliver the mail. I think Carla (in the video) puts it well - there is the odd occasion where the mail has to be left till the next flight, due to the plane being overweight.

    (Also, I don’t see how this new trial is more of a “service” than the North Ronaldsay one, so the headline is kind of incorrect. Also, “Orkney has become the first location in the UK to have mail delivered by drone.” is a complete lie, even thought they link the other article right below it.)

    I’d be more interested seeing the delivery vans replaced with smaller electric vehicles. Usually when I get my mail delivered, it seems that the passenger seat is large enough to store most people’s deliveries.