

Different pepper varieties, different needs? 🌶️ (+ Overwintering tips?)
8d 16h ago in gardeningMost chilli can't take cold at all so would need to be overwintered inside. The exception to this is rocoto chilli, they are native to the Andes and are, imo, the nicest chilli out there. They are the only chilli/capsicum that I've grown that survives over winter, We just leave them outside in the garden bed where I come from, but it probably doesnt get as cold here as it does for you. They are a largish bush like chilli and are very prolific at fruiting. The flavour is spicy but sweet and tropical, so absolutly delicious and awesome for chilli sauce or just eaten fresh as part of a meal.
Is there any use in learning an "easy" programming language?
12d 4h ago in programming@programming.devIf Zig is easy than that means C is easy (as Zig is pretty much nicer written C) and if C is easy than, oh wait everything is written in C. I guess the only thing left to do is learn an unnecessary overcomplicated abstraction of C like java or C++.
As for the question, pick a task than pick a language, servers? Go seems to be replacing Java for the next generation, Games? Zig C# Odin C C++ Lua, Rewrites? Rust. Random small scripts? Python. Bare metal? C C++ Zig.
Also Zig Odin and Go are all C like languages if you learn one you learn about them all (with the exception of manual memory management for Go). My biased self recommend Zig as I think its the nicest, you almost certainly won't get a job in it but the skills will transfer directly to C or Go where you can get jobs.
Zigs goal is to be more pragmatic than C.
It is quite possibly the worst language to vibecode in, it is updating fast so LLMs usually don't know what format to use (meaning a person who knows zig must fix those format errors). You can also get an LLM to write terrible rust code and while it will perform shit it will probably work, Zig on the other hand has manual memory management and everything has to be thought about or else it won't work. This is why once Anthropic bought bun they decided to vibe remove zig.
As the previous comment said the lead developer for zig really, Really, doesnt like AI and much of the community is also using zig because of its human focus. (Such as me)
The great benifit of Zig over C in my opinion, is it is more human readible, especially in terms of what is happening with memory management. Zig aims to have no hidden actions making it just as low level than C while making more sense and hiding less.
Cotton
12d 12h ago in houseplants@mander.xyz from media.piefed.socialI didn't know you could grow cotton plants in a pot, that's very cool. I wonder how much cotton a single plant would give
What's your secret ingredient?
12d 13h ago in cookingOlives, they can add so much to almost any dish. Bonus points if you preserve them yourself. Other than that I really love when the ginger is fried first before anything else.
Luffa update
14d 4h ago in gardening from media.piefed.socialThey look so good! I have wanted to grow a luffa plant for so long but I'm determined to do it this year. (The season is not right yet here). Glad to hear their fun to grow. Are you planning on eating them or leaving them to become sponge?
[QUESTION] Opinions on nitro-infused carbon steel wok
10mon 18d ago in cooking from files.catbox.moeBut you are leaving a surface on the pan when seasoning carbon steel, a thin polymer. Also wdym treating it like cast iron? AFAIK their non-stickness works in the same way. (I definitely treat them the same and it seems to work)
don't trust cloud services with creative work
10mon 24d ago in microblogmemes from lemmy.blahaj.zonegraphite looks promising but is still in early days
Sunburn? [Oncidium orchid]
10mon 25d ago in houseplants@mander.xyz from slrpnk.netDefinitely not sunburn. I think its some infection or pest, though I'm not sure what, probably pays to separate it from other orchids. Good luck, I hope it recovers
It's there any salvation for this orchid...?
1y 29d ago in houseplants@mander.xyz from lemm.eeCut off the flower stalks but don't chuck them. They are your best hope. There appears to be a little keiki (orchid plantlet) on one of the stalks and you should try and get it to grow roots as it is your best hope for the orchid to live.
Parasitic Fungus Eating German Wasp [oc]
1y 2mon ago in mycology@mander.xyz from mander.xyzIrony™
1y 2mon ago in humor@beehaw.org from mander.xyzMrs. C Gren should be Mrs. Green (E for ability to evolve) - elegently categorising fire as non living
1y 3mon ago in science@mander.xyzweird ant with a very big head
1y 3mon ago in invertebrates@mander.xyz from mander.xyzMy Earina autimnalis orchid flowered!
1y 4mon ago in greenspace@beehaw.org from mander.xyz[oc] Vine that's just one gigantic leaf stretching from forest floor to canopy | weird ferns #1
1y 4mon ago in fernsandallies@mander.xyz from mander.xyzA fern growing on a fern growing on a fern [oc]
1y 4mon ago in greenspace@beehaw.org from mander.xyzA fern growing on a fern growing on a fern [oc]
1y 4mon ago in fernsandallies@mander.xyz from mander.xyzDendrobium cunninghamii orchid flowering near Christmas [oc]
1y 4mon ago in greenspace@beehaw.org from mander.xyzBeautiful green cicada having just shed [oc]
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