[-] Luccus@feddit.org 2 points 23 hours ago

Nono, it's:

"I need to format stings with values from a dictonary. What should I do?"

"Use Django. It has a templating engine."

^This is based on a actual exchange I saw on XDA^

[-] Luccus@feddit.org 15 points 2 weeks ago

"Super straight" in profile (very unstable).

[-] Luccus@feddit.org 103 points 3 weeks ago

As someone who grows figs in their living room:

Most commercial (and even hobbyist) fig varieties are parthenocarpic, meaning they don't require pollination.

And fig wasps don't look like that. They're tiny little guys that most people would probably mistake for a very small ant.

And even if the fig was pollinated by a wasp, it uses enzymes to break down the insects body, to protect itself from mold and other pathenogens that such may cause.

Basically; fig waps are itsy bitsy wittle wupies, while figs are digesting their dead mothers corpses, because they are metal as fuuuuuck.

[-] Luccus@feddit.org 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

[…] more than 60 Hz. Most phones on the market don't even support it.

Just checked. Most phones within the 400€ - 800€ price range support more than 60Hz.

Of 591 devices, only 176 feature a 'unknown' or <90Hz refresh rate. 415 support >=90Hz, 382 support >=120Hz and 48 models go to >=144Hz. It has become a fairly common feature.

[-] Luccus@feddit.org 19 points 2 months ago

Which cannot connect to a phone unless it's unlocked, as accepting every USB-C connection carries security risks. They also require negotiation, which can fail at any time, meaning you have to unlock, disconnect, reconnect.

I also have a nice, external (and still cheap) DAC on my computer. It has a headphone jack. This means I need to be able to disconnect the USB-C dongle from my headphones, unless I want to have two separate headphones for my phone and my PC. By extension this requires me to go searching for the dongle from time to time.

I love USB-C. But the headphone jack had what companies and people claim to want: simplicity.

Headphone jacks solved a single but extremly common problem very well. USB-C provides a workaround for it.

[-] Luccus@feddit.org 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

it even has a tutor

Yeah, people are just lazy. I remember when I invented a new login screen and was told it was "difficult", "confusing" and "took some getting used to".

It even came with a free 100-page manual and a 4-hour master class. Some people, I tell you!

^This is meant more as a joke than an actual critique, even if it kind of reflects my thoughts. But ultimatly, I thought it was a funny bit.^

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Cherimoya Fruit! (feddit.org)
submitted 2 months ago by Luccus@feddit.org to c/houseplants@mander.xyz

I finally managed to pollinate my cherimoya!

For the uninitiated: Pollinating cherimoyas is a bit tricky, because their flowers only bloom for a single day. During this time, they are initially female and can absorb pollen, but only turn male in the evening to harvest pollen from.

To pollinate them successfully, you have to sacrifice at least one flower, take its pollen and hope that the next flower opens before the pollen is no longer viable.

They also develop large velvety leaves:

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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by Luccus@feddit.org to c/houseplants@mander.xyz

TLDR: Citrus keeps turning black and oozing resin. But I can't find the problem. I thought it must be root rot, but they look perfectly healthy:

Long version: Because my first and second citrus trees fell victim to root rot, I started using a very airy substrate made of pine bark, perlite and some humus/worm castings in a 5:1:1 ratio for all my plants (figs, pineapple, cherimoya, monstera, etc.) with little adjustment. You may recognize this as 'aroid mix'. But it works surprisingly well in my indoor space with a west-facing window and terracotta planters (and my tendency to overwater).

But I can't wrap my head around citrus.

It always starts with rapid growth, followed by very suddenly dropping and crisping leaves, black stems and finally death.

I thought I must be root rot again, which I need to mind during winter. But today, when I dumped my fifth (!) tree, I found only perfectly healthy roots and nice smelling substrate.

I think it must be a pathogen… but what? I am at a loss. I keep killing my citrus trees and I don't know why. :'(

EDIT: replaced "5:1:1 mix" with "5:1:1 ratio" for clearification.

[-] Luccus@feddit.org 17 points 3 months ago

1l of (4°C) water weighs 1kg. 1kg (of anything) is 1000g. 1g of water is 1cm³. Stack 1000 1cm³ blocks to get a 10m high column. This column exerts 100kPa of pressure on its base. To heat it by 1°C requires 1kcal. And 1N would accelerate it by 1m/s every second.

I've posted this before on my mastodon, and on feddit.de, before the instance was shut down, but I think it's still a nice showcase how SI units interact with one another.

The worst thing we have in the metric system is kWh/1000h. It's just watts, but whoever designed the energy labels thought a bunch of zeros would be funny or something.

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submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by Luccus@feddit.org to c/houseplants@mander.xyz

One of my smaller monstera pots keeps growing these little mushrooms and I'm wondering what exactly they are.

They come after every watering and dry off pretty quickly in about half a day or so.

EDIT: They are 'fairy inkcaps'. Thanks to Guenther_Amanita@slrpnk.net!

[-] Luccus@feddit.org 18 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I think people who embrace their own little version of weird are less judgmental and generally happier and more confident.

It becomes an endearing trait, rather than a sore spot.

[-] Luccus@feddit.org 20 points 3 months ago

I just want to say: everyone in my outgroup sucks.

They don't like it when you pat them on the head or rub their belly. Like; they'll tell you their dog died, their fiancé left them, and they have to fight for custody of the kids - and they expect you to use words to comfort them?! Words. Absolute insanity, I tell you! In-sa-ni-ty!

[-] Luccus@feddit.org 28 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

PLEASE don't use H²O² on textiles unless you want to bleach them. And grease is usually an oil and as such you can just use soap or any other surfactant.

The part about voting is true tho'.

[-] Luccus@feddit.org 18 points 3 months ago

*except what you initially set out to do and actually need to do.

[-] Luccus@feddit.org 14 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Fats are quite difficult for the body to break down. But carbs, especially sugars, are really easy to digest. If one eats a lot of fat, it may actually make its way out unchanged.*

*I'm not a nutritionist, I just drank 250ml of olive oil after loosing a bet.

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