{"generator":"GNU social 2.0.2-dev","title":"Conversation","totalItems":4,"items":[{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/users\/ykonstant","displayName":"Ioannis Konstantoulas","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/105413-original-tmp20230308131201.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/105413-96-20260122010739.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/105413-48-20260122010739.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/105413-24-20260122010739.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"105413"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/105413-96-20260122010739.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Interested in number theory, geometry and dynamics.  Specializing in homogeneous dynamical systems and their applications to combinatorics and number theory.","url":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ykonstant","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"ykonstant","displayName":"Ioannis Konstantoulas","note":"Interested in number theory, geometry and dynamics.  Specializing in homogeneous dynamical systems and their applications to combinatorics and number theory."}},"content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ColinTheMathmo\" class=\"u-url mention\">@ColinTheMathmo<\/a> They caught the train for sure.  Evidence: there's not a single swear word in there.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-14:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/users\/ykonstant\/statuses\/109688515068743486","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/users\/ykonstant\/statuses\/109688515068743486","objectType":"note","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ColinTheMathmo\" class=\"u-url mention\">@ColinTheMathmo<\/a> They caught the train for sure.  Evidence: there's not a single swear word in there.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ykonstant\/109688515068743486","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/users\/ColinTheMathmo"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-22:objectType=thread:nonce=9ac8f2c438f0f3e0","notice_info":{"local_id":"11976515","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-22T01:07:39+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ykonstant\/109688515068743486"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/david","displayName":"David Arch","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/378404-original-tmp20260122010738.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":200,"height":200},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/378404-96-20260122010738.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/378404-48-20260122010738.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/378404-24-20260122010738.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"378404"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/378404-96-20260122010738.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Enjoyoing the lovely Mastodon community in phases, as sometimes my attention gets consumed by probably less social networks, binge watching recommended shows, RSS feeds, being in nature \u2013 or even work. Scrolling the timeline often happens when tired and\/or on mobile, i. e. not really in a typing mood, so please excuse my brevity. Cheers!#nobot #donottrack #habedieehre","url":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/@david","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"david","displayName":"David Arch","note":"Enjoyoing the lovely Mastodon community in phases, as sometimes my attention gets consumed by probably less social networks, binge watching recommended shows, RSS feeds, being in nature \u2013 or even work. Scrolling the timeline often happens when tired and\/or on mobile, i. e. not really in a typing mood, so please excuse my brevity. Cheers!#nobot #donottrack #habedieehre"}},"content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ykonstant\" class=\"u-url mention\">@ykonstant<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ColinTheMathmo\" class=\"u-url mention\">@ColinTheMathmo<\/a> This. And would one not use \"missed the train\" if one actually just missed it? Thus, my uneducated guess (non-native speaker) is that the verb \"catch\" outweighs any nuances regarding the \"about\". Thanks for the interesting topic!<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-14:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/david\/statuses\/109692587880101312","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/david\/statuses\/109692587880101312","objectType":"note","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ykonstant\" class=\"u-url mention\">@ykonstant<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ColinTheMathmo\" class=\"u-url mention\">@ColinTheMathmo<\/a> This. And would one not use \"missed the train\" if one actually just missed it? Thus, my uneducated guess (non-native speaker) is that the verb \"catch\" outweighs any nuances regarding the \"about\". Thanks for the interesting topic!<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/@david\/109692587880101312","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/users\/ykonstant\/statuses\/109688515068743486","url":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ykonstant\/109688515068743486"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/users\/ColinTheMathmo"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/users\/ykonstant"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-22:objectType=thread:nonce=9ac8f2c438f0f3e0","notice_info":{"local_id":"11976516","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-22T01:07:38+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/@david\/109692587880101312"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/blockforest","displayName":"Blockforest","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/22050-original-tmp20221110031149.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":303,"height":303},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/22050-96-20221110031149.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/22050-48-20221110031149.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/22050-24-20221110031149.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"22050"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/22050-96-20221110031149.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Illustrator &amp; Linocut Printmaker who loves horror, folklore and myth. Based in Devon, UK. (he\/they\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08)Mainly posts about: #illustration #linocut #printmaking #horror #myth #folklore #cryptids #videogames and #spooky stuff.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@blockforest","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"blockforest","displayName":"Blockforest","note":"Illustrator &amp; Linocut Printmaker who loves horror, folklore and myth. Based in Devon, UK. (he\/they\ud83c\udff3\ufe0f\u200d\ud83c\udf08)Mainly posts about: #illustration #linocut #printmaking #horror #myth #folklore #cryptids #videogames and #spooky stuff."}},"content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/@david\" class=\"u-url mention\">@david<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ykonstant\" class=\"u-url mention\">@ykonstant<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ColinTheMathmo\" class=\"u-url mention\">@ColinTheMathmo<\/a> I think that's the difference,  I wouldn't say I just about caught it, unless I had caught it, because otherwise I would have missed it. I would say 'I missed the train', or 'I missed it by a whisker', or something similar, with additional swear words probably.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-14:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/blockforest\/statuses\/109693652835058994","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/blockforest\/statuses\/109693652835058994","objectType":"note","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/@david\" class=\"u-url mention\">@david<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ykonstant\" class=\"u-url mention\">@ykonstant<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ColinTheMathmo\" class=\"u-url mention\">@ColinTheMathmo<\/a> I think that's the difference,  I wouldn't say I just about caught it, unless I had caught it, because otherwise I would have missed it. I would say 'I missed the train', or 'I missed it by a whisker', or something similar, with additional swear words probably.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/11976517","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/david\/statuses\/109692587880101312","url":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/@david\/109692587880101312"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/users\/ColinTheMathmo"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/users\/ykonstant"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/david"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-22:objectType=thread:nonce=9ac8f2c438f0f3e0","notice_info":{"local_id":"11976517","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-22T01:07:29+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/11976517"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/users\/ColinTheMathmo","displayName":"Colin the Mathmo","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/7950-original-tmp20230326153940.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":120,"height":120},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/7950-96-20230529011948.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/7950-48-20230529011948.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/7950-24-20230529011948.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"7950"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/7950-96-20230529011948.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Fulltime freelance provider of outreach and enhancement in maths ... I talk a lot.  About maths.I talk about other stuff too, like ballroom dancing, juggling, unicycling, education, engineering, software, and &quot;other things&quot;.But mostly about maths.I tend to follow back, but only if you have something in your profile.","url":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ColinTheMathmo","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"ColinTheMathmo","displayName":"Colin the Mathmo","note":"Fulltime freelance provider of outreach and enhancement in maths ... I talk a lot.  About maths.I talk about other stuff too, like ballroom dancing, juggling, unicycling, education, engineering, software, and &quot;other things&quot;.But mostly about maths.I tend to follow back, but only if you have something in your profile."}},"content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@blockforest\" class=\"u-url mention\">@blockforest<\/a> One could say \"I nearly caught it\" which, despite the presence of \"caught\" means you actually missed it.<\/p><p>I read \"I just about caught is\" as equivalent to, but even more whisker-like, as \"I nearly caught it\".<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/@david\" class=\"u-url mention\">@david<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ykonstant\" class=\"u-url mention\">@ykonstant<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-14:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/users\/ColinTheMathmo\/statuses\/109693690171656371","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/users\/ColinTheMathmo\/statuses\/109693690171656371","objectType":"note","content":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@blockforest\" class=\"u-url mention\">@blockforest<\/a> One could say \"I nearly caught it\" which, despite the presence of \"caught\" means you actually missed it.<\/p><p>I read \"I just about caught is\" as equivalent to, but even more whisker-like, as \"I nearly caught it\".<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/@david\" class=\"u-url mention\">@david<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ykonstant\" class=\"u-url mention\">@ykonstant<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ColinTheMathmo\/109693690171656371","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/blockforest\/statuses\/109693652835058994","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/11976517"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/blockforest"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/users\/ykonstant"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/david"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-01-22:objectType=thread:nonce=9ac8f2c438f0f3e0","notice_info":{"local_id":"11976518","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-01-22T01:07:28+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mathstodon.xyz\/@ColinTheMathmo\/109693690171656371"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6081479","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}