Why does file:// not work?
I’ve got an HTML file on my phone, and would like to view it. But Firefox on Android has neither a menu entry “Open File”, nor does using the file:// method work, nor is any app associated with the .html file extension. BTW, Chrome suffers from the same problem. And it is not an issue with the file, it works when opened via the https:// method from my home server. Why, oh why, can’t I open a local file on Android?
Newest Shennigans from YouTube
Geschichte wiederholt sich
30. Januar 1933: Paul von Hindenburg: “Wenn er erst mal Reichskanzler ist, haben wir ihn unter Kontrolle” 24. Januar 2025: Friedrich Merz: “Wir werden nächste Woche in den Deutschen Bundestag Anträge einbringen, die ausschließlich unserer Überzeugung entsprechen. […] Und wir werden sie einbringen, unabhängig davon, wer ihnen zustimmt.”
Americans: Never, EVER question again how Hitler came to power in 1933 Germany
Extracting Data from Stud.io 2.0
My problem: I want to create an inventory of my parts. For that I need data I could look up on BL. Sadly, my storage has no internet whatsoever, so I need an offline solution. I have found the LDRAW library inside the Studio installation, which gives me the parts and their design. They contain the name of the part, too, but only as a comment, and I have yet to verify if this is consistent. I think I could rig a software that renders me the picture as I need it for my application, so that’s that. But there are other files inside the Studio installation, and I wonder if there is a way to find the following information from this: * BL Category (Like “Brick” or “Plate Modified”) * LEGO part numbers and colors that exists for a certain design * Parts Weight I don’t need any rapidly changing data like price or availability. Has anyone here done this, or knows a software that does this?
Wrote my first longer Python program
Sounds easy? Well, it should have been. I’m not talking about a “Hello, World!” (although it is more or less on the same level for me). The goal was to write a set of three MQTT clients that properly talk with each other and interact nicely. So I had to learn Python and MQTT on the same day. Should not be an issue after 40 years of programming. But it quickly turned out that the Python library/package for MQTT on Ubuntu was heavily outdated (1.6), and did not supply all the functions the documentation and examples (2.0) asked for. Using pip3 didn’t work, as it complained that the package structure was maintained by the OS. In the end, I had to virtualize the python3 system and pip3 the 2.0 package there and run it. After about three hours, I had the clients working as they should. Yes, I think MQTT is a good base for the next project.
Anyone else thinking that the new Eldorado Fortress is too expensive?
The new Eldorado Fortress [https://www.bricklink.com/v2/catalog/catalogitem.page?S=10320-1&name=Eldorado%20Fortress&category=%5BPirates%5D%5BPirates%20IV%5D%5BImperial%20Soldiers%5D#T=S&O=%7B%22iconly%22:0%7D] is listed at €214.99. Is it just me, or is this set much to expensive for what it is? When I saw it, I thought “Maybe €150, €170 tops”, and was shocked when I heard the real price. I know (who doesn’t?) that LEGO is not cheap, but this is not a Starwars set, it is 100% their own IP.