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I've been with my partner for over 16 years, we run a #pinball arcade together as a hobby. We have two elderly #cats who also get shared on here on the occasion.

I play a lot of #VideoGames, especially #RPGs and post about my progress, usually with pictures or videos.

I enjoy #travel, I've been to 13 different countries so far. I also enjoy meeting people from all around the world.

I do a lot of #crafts especially when the weather is bad. I #knit, #crochet and #CrossStitch

I'm a #chef by profession, I love good #food and great #coffee. I've been working at a student cafe on a uni campus for almost 7 years.

I like #cycling and try to keep some sort of decent condition with it. We have pretty good cycling routes in my home town. Photo evidence is shared on the occasion.

If you read this far, and share interests, give me a follow 😁

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"We won't forget those who fell next to us" From a Ukrainian Defender posted today.

As traitors Trump/Vance actions slaughter hundreds of Defenders of Freedom. The #potus is a Kremlin agent.

Who will speak up for these Ukrainians?

#Ukraine #eu #EuropeanUnion #Finland #UK #Europe #Italy #Spain #France #nato #usa

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205d

finished listening A Raiz De Todo O Mal "Edição Metal"
#ForcaMacabra #ThrashCore #Finland

#NeoDB

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205d

finished listening A Raiz De Todo O Mal "Edição Punk"
#ForcaMacabra #ThrashCore #Finland

#NeoDB

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⛔️⚠️Russia has changes terms and will not end its illegal invasion of Ukraine until NATO pulls from all Baltic States - MFA (more) https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4002882-russia-not-to-end-ukraine-war-until-nato-pulls-from-baltic-states-mfa.html #Ukraine #Brussels #Poland #Estonia #Latvia #Lithuania #Moldova #Romania #Finland #Sweden #Mastodon #Germany #France #Italy #OSCE #PACE #CoE #SouthKorea #Press #News #Taiwan #Media #Japan #USA #US #UK #EU #NATO #UnitedStates #UnitedKingdom
#EuropeanUnion #russiaUkraineWar
#11yrInvasionofUkraine #RussiaIsATerroristState #TrumpIsARussianAsset

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Hello people! I've been on the Fediverse for couple of years now, so here's my re-#introduction

I'm Ari, better known by my tag APZ and this is my #pinball repair, #arcade and #retrogaming account. I mostly post about playing and repairing pinball machines, but I also work on #retrocomputing with all the classics.

An IT guy by day, I moonlight as a pinball arcade owner here in #finland with my partner @quester. This is purely a hobby of mine, I do this to keep my sanity and to keep pinball alive for the next generations of players. At the moment I own a bit over 30 pinball machines from 70s to 2020s.

A lot of what I do involves #electronics, #CAD for now obsolete parts and #3dprinting and tabletop #cnc to recreate them.

I love to #travel, usually to meet like-minded arcade collectors. I have a strong preference to #repair stuff instead of throwing it away. I'm a #linux user since mid-90s, having been part of #foss movement most of my life. I also edit arcade related videos.

A selfie-style picture of a Nordic looking guy in his mid-40s. I'm wearing a green, worn baseball cap, glasses and a short beard. The background shows a workshop, with a 3D printer and couple of work in progress pinball machines.

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72d

Happy Caturday Mastodon Friends

At the summer cottage, Halla gets the top bunk all to herself

#caturday #summer #cottage #weekendvibes
#photography #cats #finland #fediverse #fujifilm

My brown cat Halla, occupies the top bunk bed. She is surrounded by cushions

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43d

In Finland, charging fees for tuition is illegal, which means rich kids have to mix with normal kids, which means rich families had to make sure the schools the kid went to were good, which meant the rich were prompted to invest in public schools. Finland, take a bow.

#schools #finland #public #education #sticker

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46d

https://observer.co.uk/culture/books/article/the-deep-roots-of-paganism

Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Francis Young's "Silence of the Gods: The Untold History of Europe’s Last Pagan Peoples ".

This book sounds like essential reading for anyone interested in paganism, neopaganism, and the beliefs and practices of those living between the Baltic and the Urals as they encountered Christians.

#Paganism #Neopaganism #FrancisYoung #History #Sámi #Finland #Lithuania #Creolization #Medieval

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34d

In Denmark they have #hygge, in Sweden people have a #Fika and in the Netherlands it is #gezellig

#TIL #Finland beats all that with #kalsarikännit

Definition and image from an official government website:

"Kalsarikännit - the feeling when you are going to get drunk home alone in your underwear — with no intention of going out". - https://finland.fi/emoji/kalsarikannit/

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