Bruncvik

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[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

That's what I'm doing. Of course, it's easier with an apple when I clean it anyway, rather than a banana where all I have is hands and teeth.

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

I usually shop at Aldi, and their brand comes in plastic bags, with no stickers on the fruit. Still not ideal, but at least it's easily separable.

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago (14 children)

My rubbish company told me not to throw them into the compost bin; that it's better to put your peel onto regular rubbish if you can't get them off.

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Funny enough, in some countries the Christmas presents are delivered by baby Jesus, and not Santa Claus.

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Cthulhu. There is only one way to properly cleanse this world.

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This rule is legacy from Reddit, where r/news got dominated by US-centric news. r/worldnews was created to allow non-US news to be seen.

That said, I agree that this is a world news event. If nothing else, this may distract the Trump administration from international bullying for a while. Perhaps even redirect the Venezuelan invasion force to the NYC harbour...

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

In 2013, I posted on Facebook, urging my Czech friends not to vote for the eventual winner of their Presidential election, Milos Zeman. I called him and inept drunkard, and compared to him to the then Slovak President, Ivan Gasparovic. The next day, the Slovak police paid a visit to my parents (I've been living abroad by then), and offered not to create problems for them if I deleted the post, because Mr. Gasparovic was offended by being compared to Mr. Zeman. As soon as my parents called me, I dropped everything and deleted the post.

This was in a presumably democratic member of the European Union, and I didn't even think twice. I'd probably self-censor if I lived in a dictatorship. Sorry; I'm no hero type. I do have my opinions and express them when able, and don't when it would cause problems for me or my family. I think I'm just an average person.

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

This is also the reason why Metamucil doesn't sell in Europe. Seriously: just looking at the left picture gives me constipation.

(I understand that the pic is a joke, but anyone who has a coffee and a fag after breakfast can attest to their wonderful laxative powers.)

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's a bad interpretation of the law. The law defines a max walking speed as 6 km/h. That's a definition, not a speed limit. It will be used to clarify existing laws that already prescribe the movement of bicycles or scoters "at walking speed" on footpaths. Slovakia isn't the first country to do that, either.

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago

The ending of Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge. It pisses me off to this day.

[–] Bruncvik@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago

One thing to recognise here is that neither governmental party was able to field a viable candidate against her. FF, the major government partner, had their candidate quit the race after the first debate. FG, the junior partner, nominated a candidate who clearly didn't want to run, due to all the skeletons in her closet the media are now dragging out.

To be fair, however, the government always faces an uphill battle. Our President, despite being largery powerless, had been viewed in the past two decades or so as the moral counterweight to the immoral government. Nominating a former government minister was thus a very tone-deaf decision.

 

Waiting for 30 minutes to access the Web site of the Road Safety Authority, the Irish equivalent of the DMV. Too bad they don't have physical offices where I could queue personally...

 

Banska Štiavnica is a UNESCO World Heritage site, partially because of the Calvary. These photos are from my personal archive. Come think of it, I should begin updating the photos. Since I took them, the rest of the Calvary, including the Upper Church, have been restored. Last year, they started working on the footpaths to the top, which should be the last stage of the project.

 

Welcome to the Slovakia community at lemmy.world. Feel free to discuss anything related to Slovakia or of any interest to Slovaks. Just be mindful of the following:

  • Janosik was Slovak
  • Real bryndza is from Slovakia
  • Kofola is superior to Coke or Pepsi
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