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I'm a Finnish person writing about the books I've read and related topics. I also do av arts, film podcasting, editing, IT, Linux, video games and living abroad. I'm trying to read 100 books in 2025. substack.com/@karriojala
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I played through Sonic 1 in #SonicJam on #SegaSaturn. www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tGA...

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Playthrough of #PanelDePon aka #TetrisAttack, with commentary by me and the other Sam. #SNES www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaaG...

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I played through Lion King. www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6ZL... #MegaDrive #SegaGenesis

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My latest discussion with Henrik in The Flick Lab podcast. #AlienRomulus theflicklab.com/2025/03/06/a...

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My quick take on #TheTalesofEnsignStål #VänrikkiStoolinTarinat #FänrikStålssägner

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If there are any accounts out there who are more interested in providing value than a cascade of emojis, I might follow you.

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What would be your solutions to remove misinformation from the internet? Should every post be read by AI in advance before publishing, with well-sourced and researched sources as its basis? This way, there could be a way to reach a reasonable medium where most information would be accurate.

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An excellent overall look at the The Berlin Wall and everything around it. The effects of the wall on east and west economies, methods of fleeing to the west, background tug-of-wars, dirty games, broken families, facade and propaganda, hopes and fears. #TheBerlinWall #FrederickTaylor

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The Power of Habit offers insights into habit loops and how to break out of them. Mostly anecdotal stories, but their backbone is science. You learn about the structure of habits, and the toolset you can utilize. A valuable read as practical advice. #CharlesDuhigg #ThePowerofHabit

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The Moral Landscape is the basic instruction manual on how to approach morality through what Harris calls 'moral realism', which in its core discounts the moral relativism ingrained in our societies on every level imaginable. Highly recommended. #SamHarris #TheMoralLandscape

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It could've been properly processed immigration with quotas, and planning everything decades ahead, including integration plan. Instead, it was uncontrolled migration with no plan and millions of unknown people running across borders. This book brings these issues into clear focus. #DouglasMurray

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"Pocahontas: My Own Story" is not really about Pocahontas, but it is Smith's first-hand account of the daily struggles at the Virginia colony. Smith has likely fabricated many major events. But it's fascinating to read about the experiences that took place some 417 years ago.

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Sometimes what's right in front of you isn't actionable until you read a cohesive book like this one. Very practical advice on getting your act together by not giving in to the main cause why people don't getting anything done anymore - the internet. #SlowProductivity #CalNewport

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An excellent book on the life in one poor neighborhood in Kosovo, and the organization and the school that was built out of nothing, with the tenacity of Elizabeth Gowing. Kids get to go to school and have a fighting chance to carve their future. Bravo! #TheRubbishPickersWife

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It's a very technical biography. On one side, deals with the minutia of experimental airplanes. On the other hand, this approach is the antidote to the speculation and the publicity and the pretension that Armstrong wanted to steer clear of. It's factual and to the point. A valuable read. #FirstMan

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I've read several North Korea related escape stories. This one reads differently. There's a certain level of anger, straight-forwardness, different pov as a result of the writer being half-Kor, half-Jap, and having witnessed a better life before NK. Great book. A River in Darkness - Masaji Ishikawa.

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"What I attended to was the progressive development of flight machinery. My exploration came totally as a by-product of that. I flew to the Moon not so much to go there, but as a part of developing the systems that would allow it to happen." -Neil Armstrong / First Man, p. 349

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