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Tero Ykspetäjä

@tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy
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:_stars: Sf reader, fan, con runner from Turku, Finland. :coffeecup: Software architect, programmer, scrum master by day. :among_us_yellow: Science fiction, fandom […] [bridged from masto.ai/@tero on the fediverse by fed.brid.gy ]

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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 16/10/2026
Heh. Elisa account settings page says, “Seems you are missing some info or have more than one email or phone number. Please check and correct your info,” and below lists all the items (all of which have the required info), including exactly one email and exactly one […] [Original post on masto.ai]
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026
GoH Sara Valta interviewed at the Turku comics festival #turku #comics
Two people on stage, sitting and talking with microphones in hand. An image from the “Return of the demon ex” comic projected on the wall behind them.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026
Looks like it pays to go to the book fair in the morning
A long line (dozens of people) waiting to get into the Logomo building
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 20/09/2026
Posankka race 2026 #turku
Thousands of tiny pink plastic ducks floating on a river
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026
Best toilet sign ever #jyväskylä
Neon signs on the wall with arrows and text “DO EPIC SHIT” in pink letters
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 05/09/2026
Wolf Moon Rising #jyväskylä
Band performing live on a club stage, shot from behind the audience’s heads, illuminated by red lights. The singer, a man with long, curly, dark hair is in the limelight, singing eyes closed and one hand reaching upward.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 31/08/2026
Got myself a treat today. (To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the comic, Fantagraphics is publishing all 10 stories in English. The first volume is just gorgeous!)
Cover of "The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec, Volume 1" comic book: a woman with a gun and a giant red pterosaur-like creature against a cityscape silhouette.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026
A weekend at the inn
Cozy wooden outdoor terrace of a larger log building in evening twilight. Lanterns and candles for lighting. A sign over the door has a dragon logo, with text “Majatalo Loikkiva lohikäärme”
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 18/08/2026
Onhan se nyt ihan ymmärrettävää, että Postin Helsingin lajittelukeskuksesta matka Postin Helsingin lajittelukeskukseen on niin pitkä, että jokunen viikko siinä väkisinkin vierähtää. #posti #vmp
Seurantatiedot: Lähetys on lajitelty Helsingissä 31.7., ja seuraava tieto on, että lähetys on lajiteltu Helsingissä 17.8.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 01/08/2026
Rockin’ #turku #BalticMetalStorm #BeastInBlack
Beast in Black on stage. Taken from the audience; dramatic black and white, grainy photo, with equally dramatic poses by the band members.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026
The chili ice cream at Texas Cantina is outstanding—but really spicy. Buyer beware!
Ice cream in a glass bowl with salt rim, topped with red and green candies, and chocolate drizzle.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026
Summer holiday day drinking
A bottle of champagne in an ice bucket with two glasses of sparkling water on a wooden table. Cozy pub setting.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 12/07/2026
#finncon
A collection of badge buttons on a black shirt: a white-on-black Finncon logo, a pixel art space invader, one that says “I ❤️ my zine”, and one with the text, “I’m often mistaken for an adult because of my age”
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 04/07/2026
Rainy summer day bbq dinner
Grilled tomatoes and bbq ribs with a glass of champagne and a bottle in the background.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026
Yay, the Finnish version of @finncon GoH’s book has landed! #finncon #AdrianTchaikovsky #books #ScienceFiction
Book titled "Lukinvalo" by Adrian Tchaikovsky, with a dark fantasy cover illustration featuring a lone figure and a giant spider.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 27/06/2026
@soneero.bsky.social Jonkin verran kontekstia olisi kiva, tämä ei vielä kauheasti kerro…
Ruutukaappaus: ”This author has chosen to make their posts visible only to people who are signed in.”
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026
Mikael and Henrik talking about Pall0 and AI development with embedded devices at #archipylago #TurkuDev
Two men standing, looking into the camera, ready to start their presentationA small, grey, round robot with a contoured upper half, glowing blue light at the bottom, on a table.A person presents a lecture in front of a flowchart diagram about queries with and without RAG on a large screen.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026
Critical qualifications for a Python release manager by @hugovk at #archipylago #TurkuDev
A man in a yellow shirt presents a slide about Mobbler on a large screen in a conference room.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 21/05/2026
Back to Readit.ai for an #archipylago meetup! #TurkuDev
Man standing next to a large screen displaying "Readit" with information about speech and language AI, machine learning, and Python engineering. Archipylago logo (a mix of the city of Turku coat of arms and the Python logo) also on display
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 17/05/2026
There, and back again. Sensing a theme here.
A glass of beer on a table with a view of the sea through a large window in the background.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 15/05/2026
I send you greetings from the land of F*ck No #åcon14
Bottles of chili sauce with labels featuring a bearded man, labeled “Dirty Dyks”, named “Vampire repellent experiment #6”, “Mörökölli”, and “F*ck No”.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 15/05/2026
Two yellow-brown bottles of mustard, called Kökarsenap. In the background, there are cans of lemon soda and more mustard.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 13/05/2026
I must be on my way … somewhere
Close-up of a pint of beer. Behind it, you can see the sea through a ship’s window.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 26/04/2026
Sign game is strong in #gdansk
Restaurant window that says, ”This is a bad place for a diet”.A view into a restaurant through the window. Neon sign on the wall, “Welcome in Queen Cookie where sweet dreams comes true and coffee smells like magic gold”Sign outside, on a wall: You look lovely today…A small birdcage (housing a small skeleton instead of a bird), with a sign outside: Let’s keep the DUMBFUCKERY to a minimum today
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 16/04/2026
I guess it would be fair to describe Telia’s internet connection quality as hellish.
Internet connection speedometer reads 6.66 Mbps download speed
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 26/03/2026
I like it when they make #books pretty! #DianaWynneJones
New Finnish editions of the Howl trilogy, with ethereal covers depicting floating castles and a small cottage in a field of flowers
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2026
Another day, another conversation where people earnestly recommend a teen interested in trying out science fiction should start with Asimov, Heinlein, Dick, and golden age short story anthologies.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026
Finncon association meeting in progress. In a remote corner, those of us without official duties are enjoying ourselves. @CherylMorgan, Sari, Jukka, Eemeli, and Thomas say hi.
Bottle of Auchentoshan American Oak Reserve Single Malt Scotch Whisky
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026
I’m in Tampere for business. I will not go to the record market. I will not go to the record market … (Well, hobby business but anyway)
People shopping for vinyl records and CDs at an indoor market: multiple tables and shelves filled with records.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 25/01/2026
Mood
Tintin with Captain Haddock.
Haddock, looking disheveled, “Thousands of planets destroyed, most main characters dead, time itself changed.”
Tintin: “Captain, it’s only the first half of the book”
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 16/01/2026
Not sure this brand of “utility items but fashionable“ was very well thought out…
A booklet with a logo that says “fashy”
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 11/01/2026
@teemuki Ongelmallisista alustoista valitetaan… Substackissa.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 08/01/2026
Bloody Rose, by Nicholas Eames. An independent sequel to the excellent Kings of the Wyld. And this one was at least as good. Action, humor, camaraderie; still the same rock’n’roll attitude to fantasy (mercenaries as celebrity bands makes perfect sense!). Even bigger […] [Original post on masto.ai]
Cover of Bloody Rose. An armored woman with flaming red hair, holding two scimitars. Other band members in the background. Book tagline: Girls just want to have fun.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 30/12/2025
Etymologian etymologia ja muita etymologioita: hauska nimi ja tavattoman mielenkiintoinen kirja! Vielä kun muistaisi lukemastaan jälkeen päin jotain… (pitänee ehkä palata sen pariin joskus uudelleen muistiinpanovälineiden kera!) […] [Original post on masto.ai]
Tummansininen kansi, jossa sokkeloinen kuvio ja tekstit:

Tuomas Palonen
Etymologian etymologia
ja muita etymologioita
SKS KIRJAT
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 25/12/2025
Spicy holidays!
Chili jars with colorful labels and black lids, featuring artwork of skulls, dragons & devils, arranged on a white surface with string lights in the background. The frontmost jar is labelled “Traust di nie”, and says, 700.000 scoville units.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 24/12/2025
Happy Yuletide and prosperous New Year! I’ve usually sent dozens of Christmas cards, but not this year. We’ve made our own cards for more than two decades, featuring pets & Kid—but Kiddo has grown up, and this year we don’t have any pets left either, so doing […] [Original post on masto.ai]
A small decorated Christmas tree with red ornaments, a wooden reindeer, and tiny wrapped gifts in a festive red and white pot.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 17/12/2025
Let’s get the party started! #TurkuDev #TurkuFrontend
A digital screen displays the text “WELCOME! It's been 10 years!” along with the logo for “Turku <3 Frontend” and festive icons. A Reaktor logo is glowing on the wall.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 30/11/2025
Evil level solved without any clues! 🎉
An illustration featuring the word SOLVED with a date of “Nov 30th 2025.” There are icons for clues, a detective with a magnifying glass, a suspect, a quote about a criminal involving a spatula, and a checkbox grid indicating tasks, plus the name of the game, “Clues by Sam”
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 25/11/2025
Wineter is coming
A bottle of wine labeled “House of the Dragon: Fire & Blood,” featuring a design with a dragon spewing fire, placed beside a glowing candle
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 24/11/2025
That’s me about to inflict the same dad joke on my family for the nth time universeodon.com/@UncleDuke1969/115…
Screenshot of a post by Uncle Duke. "my dad about to tell a funny story that isn’t nearly as funny as he thinks it is" The post contains an image with the following description: "Malamute (or husky) sitting on a couch, legs folded over the arm, smiling."
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 13/11/2025
It’s full house at the @archipylago meetup today! Thanks to Knowit for sponsoring! #TurkuDev
A group of people is seated in a meeting room, facing a presentation displayed on a screen. A presenter, standing near the screen, is discussing an agenda related to “archipylago.”
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 03/11/2025
So, the Duolingo free tier seems to be completely unusable these days. (Cancelled my paid subscription a while back: got tired of the service getting steadily worse, and of the constant attempts to upsell stuff even to paying customers, and the last straw was when […] [Original post on masto.ai]
Duolingo profile view screenshot with stats like: 3237 days streak, Italian level 60, Diamond league, XP 1 103 327, longest friend streak 477 days
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 31/10/2025
I’m ready
A black bowl filled with an assortment of colorful candies, including chocolate bars, gummies, and lollipops, in themed Halloween wrappers.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2025
The cutest debugging assistants, helping @hamatti with his presentation #PyConFi
A laptop with Pikachu and Firefox stickers, alongside three cute toys: a rubber duck dressed in a suit and a hat, a rainbow unicorn duck, and a plush avocado figure.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2025
#PyConFi welcome words
Opening presentation at PyCon Finland 2025. The main screen displays a welcome message, and there are attendees seated in an auditorium. A speaker is standing at the front with a microphone, additional branding for the event beside them.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 17/10/2025
Lots of cool stickers around at #PyConFi. Should have brought my #åcon stickers—those surely would have confused a lot of people here. 😀
A sticker with a drawing of an orange pie. The pie has a snake image on it, and a slice with 3.14 on it has been cut from the pie.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2025
Fascinating tales of testing told by @maaretp at yesterday’s @archipylago meetup #TurkuDev
A person dressed in black, with long dark hair, giving a presentation, gesturing with their hands. A laptop is open in front of them, and a whiteboard or screen displays text related to a topic (“How would you test this?”)
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2025
Juhis showing off the brand-new @archipylago logo at the start of the first meetup of the season. @hamatti #TurkuDev
A speaker in a red hoodie is gesturing with one hand while speaking in front of a screen that displays the word “Welcome” and a logo: a mashup of the city of Turku coat of arms and the Python logo.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 05/10/2025
Today’s bittersweet reading: Krapuja Borikselle, a memorial fanzine honoring the late author Boris Hurtta. Contains “krapuja” (Boris and friends’ name for drabbles) remembering and reimagining the writers’ encounters with this larger than life character (including […] [Original post on masto.ai]
A black-and-white fanzine in retro, photocopied style. On the cover, there is a portrait photo of a bearded man with glasses. The script-style title reads, “Krapuja Borikselle”.
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Tero Ykspetäjä @tero.masto.ai.ap.brid.gy · 03/09/2025
Vastaukset valitettavasti tukevat stereotypiaa, joka monilla on Mastodon-käyttäjistä (ja jonka takia eivät halua tänne liittyä). @SamiMaatta mementomori.social/@SamiMaatta/1151…
”Tänä vuonna tomaattisatosi oli ’puolet enemmän’ kuin viime vuonna. Montako prosenttia tomaatteja siis oli lisää?”
Vastauksista suurin osa näsäviisasteli ja vastasi 50 %. Vähemmistö vastasi 100 %.
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