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.
π§ Mood.
Meditated a minute on the early 90s in San Francisco. What did I love?
Blasting CHECK YOUR HEAD on a boombox during marathon, overnight sessions in the darkroom at SFAI.
"So What'cha Want"
The Beastie Boys (1992)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ru3gH27Fn6E&ab_channel=BeastieBoysVEVO
"Jon Bon Jovi is slowly turning into the 5th Golden Girl and now I can't unsee it."
looks like its #PortfolioDay again! iβm Loren, a nature photographer and artist in northern illinois looking for work. i love taking pictures of #birds, #bugs, #mushrooms, #flowers and any other interesting organisms i come across.
i have prints available at https://www.loren.pics/store/
or you can support my work at https://ko-fi.com/loren_nature