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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

A little break from gardening With Nova Runda's special Beer Walk Zabok New Zealand pale ale. Pleasant bitterness and the typical lime/minerality from the New Zealand hops: Motueka, Riwaka, and NZ Cascade!

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

Some little doodles I did for my wife as she was sharing Breton sweets at her workplace. 😀 I chose some easy to draw "clichés" that connect to Bretagne in my mind. See the description in alt txt! The sweets: salted-butter caramels, kouign-amann, breton cake, and breton biscuits (galettes & palets).

Pencil doodles on a small piece of paper. From top left to bottom right:
An ermin (heraldic symbol connected to Brittany), a big seagull (goéland in French, a word borrowed from Breton), a Breton flag (gwenn-ha-du), a triskel, an old sailing ship (lugger/dundee inspired), and a doodle of a man and a woman in a traditional costume inspired by the one worn in Bigouden country

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Here's something I cooked! "Saracenotto agli asparagi" and green beans. It came to me in a dream.

Picture of a pan on a combined stove with buckwheat, green beans, and a green sauce

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

This picture is the one on the left. But the light was not as good so the picture is eh. Strange little ribice, I understand the myths about them being baby dragons :D

A dark picture of an olm partially under some small rocks, against the glass of the aquarium.

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Oh and also saw this little guy! (Photo taken in the vivarium area where pictures are allowed without a flash!) poke @balkanavis.bsky.social

A pale, long bodied animal under water, hiding its head in between small rocks. The animal is Proteus anguinus

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

This weekend we visited Postojna Cave in Slovenia! A majestic place, pictures don't do it justice!

Picture of "Velika Gora" in the Postojna cave. A large cavern with many stalactites hanging from the ceiling, and fewer big stalagmites. On the right of the picture is a crowd of visitors.

Another picture from "Velika Gora" in Postojna Cave, this time looking down from the top. A lot of concretions can be seen (stalactites, stalagmites, "veils" or "curtains").

One of the most famous concretions in Postojna cave, this huge stalagmite is very white due to its almost pure calcium composition.

So-called "organs" concretions, because they look like the musical instrument of the same name.

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

2. Les Tuniques Bleues A historical comedy set in the US Civil War, following the adventures of the Union sergeant Chesterfield and the cowardly corporal Blutch. While it started as comedy, it progressively evolved a more serious style to pay respect to the events. @coripalladium.bsky.social !

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

1. Johan et Pirlouit, a lighthearted medieval fantasy by Peyo, the author of Les Schtroumfs (the smurfs). Johan, a brave squire, goes on adventures with his mischievous friend Pirlouit. This is especially good when it connects to the Smurfs universe!

Cover from the integral of Johan et Pirlouit depicting Johan, a tall dark haired squire with a sword, and Pirlouit, a small blond haired man with a mallet. THere is also a princess behind them. The style is similar to the smurfs

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

How could I forget Lucky Luke omg. I also love the spin-off Rantanplan! goofy aah dog

Drawing of Rantanplan, the stupid police dog from the Lucky Luke comics

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Slowly getting mentally ready to yell "Buna traje!" 86592 times on February 8th...

A tough looking man looking towards the left. He has an imposing biker mustache, is wearing a grey fur-rimmed hat, and grey/dusty clothes. It is the actor Fabijan Šovagović portraying Matija Gubec in the movie "Anno Domini 1573", a 1975 Yugoslav/Croatian movie about the 1573 Croatian-Slovenian Peasant revolt.

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

I fucking hate this. So much of the dark scenes are just pitch black unwatchable.

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 25/12/2024

We are indulging a bit. Very good whisky I got from my best man for my wedding 😄

Bottle of flatnöse blended malt scotch whisky, next to a glass filled with said whisky

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Carp and catfish, ready to go in the fiš paprikaš!

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Tell me the staff at the French store in Zagreb are not French without telling me that they are not French 😅 Maybe next time I'll say something, but I don't feel comfortable "Erhm akshually"-ing workers...

Saint-Nectaire cheese on a cutting board. It's a grey cheese. It is cut in a triangle, but the tip of the triangle has been cut, which is a big no-no in French culture.

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Hrvati kad Wolt Nepalac ne zna točno gdje je Ulica Ante Pavelić 69, 42088 Ustašica

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

I can't imagine living without garlic

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 08/12/2024

Being married to a Croatian means I got to specify if desserts are in the "kolač", "pita" or "torta" category 😅

Picture of the table of contents of a recipe notebook. There are a lot of recipes written, and their categories (starter, dish, dessert...) some desserts also are marked as being 'kolač', or 'Torta'

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Here's what "man" has to say about git "checkout --force". It explicitly says "This is used to throw away local changes". Which the question unambiguously specifies to PRESERVE. This is worrying. Either I have become crazy, or the test expect a wrong answer?

Screenshot of the output of the command `man git-checkout`, specifically the --force option:

" -f, --force
When switching branches, proceed even if the index or the working tree differs from HEAD, and even if there are untracked files in the way. This is used to throw away local changes and any untracked files or directories that are in the way.

When checking out paths from the index, do not fail upon unmerged entries; instead, unmerged entries are ignored.
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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

As part of a job interview process I have to take a technical test on TestDome. I decided to check out their library of questions, to see what I could expect on the actual test. This question made me question my sanity. Note: You need both answers shown to get the full points...

Screenshot from TestDome website of the following quesions:

"Force Checkout"

"A developer is halfway through implementing a new feature on a feature branch but needs to check out the main branch to address a critical bug.

Which of these options would allow the developer to successfully check out the master branch without losing local changes?

(select all acceptable answers)"

The possible answers are:

"Use the --force option of the checkout command."
"Wipe the local copy from the drive and clone the project again."
"Use the --quiet option to suppress error messages during checkout."
"Use the --orphan option to remove the experimental code entirely."
"Use the stash command to save the modifications separately."

The First and Last options are selected.
Under the "Submit" button, the text reads "Your score is 100%, perfect!"

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

E to, ovo me tolko zivcira. 20€ više košta u Hrvatskoj, gdje su manje plaće.

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Logo for the crew's light freighter the "Sommelier". It is under a lease from Almathea Ambrosals, a corporation based on Titan that supplies luxury items: wine, cheese, chocolate, and other delicacies from Earth and Mars. They sell mainly to the high-class spas on Titan.

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

That's the most French thing they could do, tbh. Most stores in Zagreb are opened crazy hours, sometimes until 21:00/22:00, and on the weekend too. This guy was like "Non merci, je suis normal."

Screenshot from google maps summary of the French deli "Voilà" in Zagreb. In a red circle are the shop's opening hours, Monday to Friday from 10:00 to 18:00, Saturday from 09:00 to 14:00 and closed on Sunday.

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

*Finds a medieval tunic in a bog* "Uhh, disgusting much? and in that color!? People back then really didn't have much taste..."

Photo of an extant medieval wool tunic. It's a light brown/ochre color, with brownish discolorations. It was found in a bog.

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

Fungi from my garden. Don't know what they are, suddenly grew around the Apple tree we had to cut in Spring.

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

Share a floof if you've got one. 🪶 Common Kestrel

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 04/11/2024

Gotta love how speed cameras in Croatia are those flimsy looking boxes while in France they have to make them into armored turrets because otherwise they would get shot/burned/destroyed.

Double face speed camera in France. It's a tall, black steel cylinder with several windows for sensors, cameras, flash. It takes two pictures of a vehicule, from the front and from the back.

Speed camera in Croatia. It's a relatively small, PS5 looking camera strapped to a lamppost.

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

Spooky! Halloween pumpkin spice punch is also done and in the fridge 🎃

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 28/10/2024

First successful little step on my Godot journey: roll 2d6 and display the results! The 2 dice roll independently: the animations loops a random amount of times (between 1 and 4 loops). Then I set the frame to the result. When both dice are done rolling, add the results and display it!

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 24/10/2024

Ok, for my third game, I have to go with Project Zomboid. There is simply no better zombie survival sim out there. If you haven't already, give it a try. It's brutal to start, but every time you survive a bit longer it feels amazing. And the multiplayer is also great.

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Most recent discovery second, Endless Sky. A space exploration/trading/fighting sim, very "truckers in space" vibe, and it's free and open source!

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

I mean I have to start with the obvious, right? Absolutely loved Pentiment, the art style, the fonts, the story... simply an amazing game. Sadly, even though I always say that I love choice based games, I rarely replay them with different choices...

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

Here you go, chicken with pomegranate from a 14th century Italian recipe, and spinash with mint from a 16th century Spanish recipe. Gnocchis are ahistorical but I needed some carbs :D

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Ljuti Meyerist @plaptopus.bsky.social · 17/10/2024

I was medievalin' in the Bear Fortress 2 weeks ago btw

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