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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi

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A pinball addict. I tend to enjoy working on pins as much as playing them! Owner of Hopeakuula Arcade, apzpins on Twitch and YouTube. Also: cats! 🇫🇮 This […] [bridged from https://mstdn.games/@apzpins on the fediverse by https://fed.brid.gy/ ]

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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 1d

@ifixcoinops I had similar issue with a Ford Transit that has plenty of plastic in the body panels. They were supposed to be black, but after years it looked like patchy greyish-white. I tried waxes first, that kinda worked but came off with the first wash.

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Closeup of Ford Transit Connect's plastic fenders

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 4d

Thank god for Duckduckgo's AI.

For those who don't know FreeCAD, the 1.1 is the next release.

#ai #duckduckgo #freecad

Screenshot of a Duckduckgo search result's AI review.

It reads:

FreeCAD 11is an older version of the FreeCAD software, which is a free and open-source parametric 3D CAD modeler. For the latest features and improvements, it's recommended to use the most recent version available.

Auto-generated based on listed sources. May contain inaccuracies.

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 5d

#caturday night with the old gentleman. #cats #catsofmastodon

A white and grey cat sleeping on human's lap with its front paws stretched out.

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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 5d

@williampietri I just gave up on it. I've never seen a picture of me taken by a 3rd party that I instantly didn't want to censor. There's very few pictures of me I'd actually dare to post if I needed my mugshot for identification. This 10+ years old tournament selfie I use in social media […]

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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Kuopio Pelaa video ja pelikulttuuritapahtuma järjestetään ensimmäistä kertaa tänä vuonna. Paikkana on Kuopion Taidelukio Lumitilla. Tapahtuma-ajankohta 18.–19.10.2025.

Lukuisia pelikoneita, paneelikeskusteluja ym. Allekirjoittaneelta paikalla Robocop flipperi […]

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Kuopio Pelaa tapahtuman banner, jossa eläinhahmot pelaavat konsolipeliä TV:n ääressä huoneessa, joka on täynnä 80- ja 90-luvun peli- ja mediaviittauksia.

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 5d

Kouvolan Retropelipäivä pidetään tänäkin syksynä. Paikkana Kouvolan pääkirjasto, tarjolla klassikkokonsoleista ja kotitietokoneista lautapeleihin, sekä tietysti allekirjoittaneen Hopeakuula Arcadelta Doctor Who flipperi vapaasti pelattavana.

8. Marraskuuta klo […]

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KOUVOLAN PAAKIRJASTON
MEDIAMAJASSA LAUANTAINA
8.11.2025 KLO 10-15

RETROPELIPAIVASSA PAASET PELAAMAAN
RETROKONSOLEILLA, OSALLISTUMAAN
PELIKILPAILUUN JA TUTUSTUMAAN
MUIHIN PELAAJIIN!

PUHUJANA ANTTI MELKKO

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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 5d

@aukondk If you're into DIY, Visual Pinball also has a decent version for free.

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 6d

Doctor Who in the dark.

#pinball #acrade #doctorwho

Front view of Doctor Who pinball machine.

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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 7d

A rare case of 12 volt feed not being bad and getting this error at boot. It was a bad connector in the ball trough board. #pinrepair #pinball

Jackbot pinball with its backbox open. Its display shows error message: OPTO TROUGH BAD. CHECK CONNECTORS, WIRES AND 12V SUPPLY"

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 8d

My printer is so old its beard is greying, like mine.

(Wrong temperature)

#3dprinting

A 3D printer's print head, with a lot of stringing around the hot end.

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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 8d

The Donkey took my ball and apparently rotating it wasn't part of the ball search routine. #pinball #stuckball

A ball stuck under the Donkey character in Shrek pinball machine. Added text in the picture says "Fine. Keep it."

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 8d

While visiting a friend, we had to take a quick stab at Shrek. He had just received this mini-PF ball replacement, so that went in as well. Oh boy did it change the way the Donkey Pinball plays! #pinball #arcade

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 10d

@wildrikku I run my arcade as a company, so I can buy stuff meant to be used there without VAT.

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 10d

@wildrikku Filament availability is pretty bad around here too, there's only the cheapo store Clas Ohlson near me that even stocks 1kg rolls and even that is expensive and bad value for the money, I just have to order most of it online. But there are sometimes surprises when I quickly need […]

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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 10d

@wildrikku Quite often there's also very little incentive for reusing the spools. The price difference in their "eco-minded" refiller pack is often non-existing or not meaningful, plus the refillers aren't even available for everything. None of the local stores I go for a quick filament spool […]

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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 10d

Hashtag 3D printing life.

#3dprinting

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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 10d

Somehow our new staff fridge will always looks like this after a while.

A fridge, totally plastered with various pinball, MST3K or LGBT themed stickers.

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 11d

Does anyone still remember this cursed thing? There was a time when they tried to make reversible USB type A happen. It was just as bad as you'd expect. Back when USB-C was about to debut, a lot of tech news tried to sell this as the Apple's next generation USB […]

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Reversible USB-A connector, front view. Instead of a solid block at the bottom, the part with the connector pins can move either way.

Top view of reversible USB-A connector. It is visually identical to a normal one.

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 12d

This place. I could spend all day there.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-d7QaN3CMS4

#japan

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 12d

I can't help noticing the poor Bally Knockout #pinball machine every time I come across a video of the Sagamihara Vending Machine Park in Tokyo's direction. That place is so on my bucket list. #japan #tokyo

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 16d

When I print enclosures for my own use, I tend to use all the spool ends that aren't enough for anything serious. This gives me some really artsy looking cases. #3dprinting

An embedded device enclosure, made of orange, black and red filament.

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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 16d

@LaraMint Tämä onkin jo mennyt siihen, että päivitysväli vaan kasvaa, kun laitteet pysyvät käyttökelpoisena pidempään. Joskus joka toinen vuosi oli se kohta missä se vanha alkoi hissukseen nikotella, nykyisin vaikka iPhone 12 on vielä ihan käyttökelpoinen ja täysin softapäivityksien puolesta tuettu.

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 17d

My dude turned 16. Man, that's been a long road together. We got him back in 2012 when he was bit under 3 years old when his previous forever home wasn't, I contacted the local animal shelter for a cat and they gave me contact details for one of theirs, whose […]

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A selfie style picture with me and our white and grey cat, who's about to fall asleep on my lap.

Wäinö the cat being held in lap back in 2012.

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Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 17d

@outofprintarchive I was surprised just how small hole they need to get in. I've seen some squeeze themselves through the tiniest holes in the wall paneling or brick walls. They're also pretty incredible climbers, I've seen one go straight up a brick wall, I only expected squirrels to do that.

Ari [APz] Sovijärvi @apzpins.mstdn.games.ap.brid.gy · 17d

@outofprintarchive Happens every year here too. They move somewhere in the roof paneling or radiator pipe covers. It's funny to see two cats sitting at different parts of the room, both staring at the exact same spot with their heads slowly turning as they follow the sound.