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@skinnylatte<\/a> @jwz<\/a> Gross but, like, the piece is still accurate, right?<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-06:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/chetman\/statuses\/116411928275224728","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/chetman\/statuses\/116411928275224728","objectType":"note","content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> @jwz<\/a> Gross but, like, the piece is still accurate, right?<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@chetman\/116411928275224728","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116410921808630755","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116410921808630755"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/jwz"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-15:objectType=thread:nonce=f78e9c10d31a4eb1","notice_info":{"local_id":"12457639","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-16T02:04:42+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@chetman\/116411928275224728"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/draNgNon","displayName":"draNgNon","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/59144-original-tmp20221208055046.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":154,"height":154},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/59144-96-20221208055046.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/59144-48-20221208055046.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/59144-24-20221208055046.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"59144"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/59144-96-20221208055046.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Release engineer at Google.Reader of science & science fiction.Fan of astronomy, astrophysics, and astronautical engineering.Opinions are my own and any resemblance to or divergence from my employer's is not an intent to represent.Nivenly memberProfile pic: the Horsehead Nebula, with the "horse head" clouds just right of center.Avatar: Neptune, showing as as white on black, rings clearly visible.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@draNgNon","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"draNgNon","displayName":"draNgNon","note":"Release engineer at Google.Reader of science & science fiction.Fan of astronomy, astrophysics, and astronautical engineering.Opinions are my own and any resemblance to or divergence from my employer's is not an intent to represent.Nivenly memberProfile pic: the Horsehead Nebula, with the "horse head" clouds just right of center.Avatar: Neptune, showing as as white on black, rings clearly visible."}},"content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> let's see if they still do next week, ha<\/p>

...is the information in the post incorrect? I'll not boost anything else till we see fallout, but if the post is correct I'll leave my boost as is<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-06:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/draNgNon\/statuses\/116411225428251428","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/draNgNon\/statuses\/116411225428251428","objectType":"note","content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> let's see if they still do next week, ha<\/p>

...is the information in the post incorrect? I'll not boost anything else till we see fallout, but if the post is correct I'll leave my boost as is<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@draNgNon\/116411225428251428","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116410921808630755","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116410921808630755"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-15:objectType=thread:nonce=f78e9c10d31a4eb1","notice_info":{"local_id":"12457064","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-15T23:06:36+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@draNgNon\/116411225428251428"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot","displayName":"MooMoo the Cat","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-original-tmp20240717125440.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-96-20240717182540.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-48-20240717164249.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-24-20240717183037.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"151711"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-96-20240717182540.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Trans rights are human rights.She\/HerI migrated from Twitter and like it here. Mastodon is now home. I follow people who seem helpful. I read all the things and am sometimes better for it. #actuallyautistic #auDHD #ADHDLiving on Kanien'keha'ka (Mohawk) and Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) land in New York State, USAPosts are set for deletion after 2 weeks.","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@flowerpot","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"flowerpot","displayName":"MooMoo the Cat","note":"Trans rights are human rights.She\/HerI migrated from Twitter and like it here. Mastodon is now home. I follow people who seem helpful. I read all the things and am sometimes better for it. #actuallyautistic #auDHD #ADHDLiving on Kanien'keha'ka (Mohawk) and Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) land in New York State, USAPosts are set for deletion after 2 weeks."}},"content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> @vfrmedia<\/a> OMG! This is adorable. I bet you got stopped all the time from people gushing over your cute pup being carried around like that. \ud83e\udd29<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-06:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot\/statuses\/116411135164127599","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot\/statuses\/116411135164127599","objectType":"note","content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> @vfrmedia<\/a> OMG! This is adorable. I bet you got stopped all the time from people gushing over your cute pup being carried around like that. \ud83e\udd29<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12456941","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116411126542018796","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116411126542018796"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/vfrmedia"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-15:objectType=thread:nonce=f78e9c10d31a4eb1","notice_info":{"local_id":"12456941","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-15T22:45:02+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12456941"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43116"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","note":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone."}},"content":"

@flowerpot<\/a> @vfrmedia<\/a> we got stopped all the time but when she was in the back, sometimes people asked if she was a soft toy.. haha!<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-06:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116411142719147546","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116411142719147546","objectType":"note","content":"

@flowerpot<\/a> @vfrmedia<\/a> we got stopped all the time but when she was in the back, sometimes people asked if she was a soft toy.. haha!<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116411142719147546","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot\/statuses\/116411135164127599","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12456941"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/vfrmedia"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-15:objectType=thread:nonce=f78e9c10d31a4eb1","notice_info":{"local_id":"12456943","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-15T22:45:01+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116411142719147546"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot","displayName":"MooMoo the Cat","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-original-tmp20240717125440.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-96-20240717182540.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-48-20240717164249.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-24-20240717183037.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"151711"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-96-20240717182540.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Trans rights are human rights.She\/HerI migrated from Twitter and like it here. Mastodon is now home. I follow people who seem helpful. I read all the things and am sometimes better for it. #actuallyautistic #auDHD #ADHDLiving on Kanien'keha'ka (Mohawk) and Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) land in New York State, USAPosts are set for deletion after 2 weeks.","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@flowerpot","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"flowerpot","displayName":"MooMoo the Cat","note":"Trans rights are human rights.She\/HerI migrated from Twitter and like it here. Mastodon is now home. I follow people who seem helpful. I read all the things and am sometimes better for it. #actuallyautistic #auDHD #ADHDLiving on Kanien'keha'ka (Mohawk) and Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) land in New York State, USAPosts are set for deletion after 2 weeks."}},"content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> @vfrmedia<\/a> I would love to see a picture if you have one available. No worries if you don't.
I can imagine the cuteness was off the charts.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-06:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot\/statuses\/116411104127101492","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot\/statuses\/116411104127101492","objectType":"note","content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> @vfrmedia<\/a> I would love to see a picture if you have one available. No worries if you don't.
I can imagine the cuteness was off the charts.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12456906","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116411098599487464","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116411098599487464"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/vfrmedia"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-15:objectType=thread:nonce=f78e9c10d31a4eb1","notice_info":{"local_id":"12456906","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-15T22:40:28+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12456906"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43116"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","note":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone."}},"content":"

@flowerpot<\/a> @vfrmedia<\/a> heh<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-06:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116411126542018796","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116411126542018796","objectType":"note","content":"

@flowerpot<\/a> @vfrmedia<\/a> heh<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116411126542018796","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot\/statuses\/116411104127101492","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/12456906"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/vfrmedia"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-15:objectType=thread:nonce=f78e9c10d31a4eb1","notice_info":{"local_id":"12456907","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-15T22:40:27+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116411126542018796"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/vfrmedia","displayName":"Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/9734-original-tmp20220911201638.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":120,"height":120},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/9734-96-20220911201638.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/9734-48-20220911201638.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/9734-24-20220911201638.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"9734"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/9734-96-20220911201638.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Old roaming Tom Cat (zwerfkater) but still young at heart. Toots EN, (NL,FR,DE). #DevOpa - interested more in retro tech \/ culture \/ aesthetics than new stuff. Also transport and public infrastructure in general (with a UK\/European focus)Welcome to the secret goose shed!Avatar is a tabby point Siamese cat - header picture is a Stentor FM radio transmitter designed in the Netherlands; popular with small pirate radio broadcasters in late 1980s","url":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/@vfrmedia","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"vfrmedia","displayName":"Alex@rtnVFRmedia Suffolk UK","note":"Old roaming Tom Cat (zwerfkater) but still young at heart. Toots EN, (NL,FR,DE). #DevOpa - interested more in retro tech \/ culture \/ aesthetics than new stuff. Also transport and public infrastructure in general (with a UK\/European focus)Welcome to the secret goose shed!Avatar is a tabby point Siamese cat - header picture is a Stentor FM radio transmitter designed in the Netherlands; popular with small pirate radio broadcasters in late 1980s"}},"content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> some folk were calling this out - also I find it less accurate (although I mostly buy kitbags\/tactical bags rather than rucksacks) as if I've found if you avoid the big American brands and pick the middle price point Chinese ones the bags are decent enough.<\/p>

Same with spectacles, there's affordable frames in UK\/Europe provided you don't go for \"bling\" brands and even discounts on lenses (and I am highly nearsighted) <\/p>

As for power tools, I use Makita and it turns out that many are assembled in the UK (so I'm even supporting local manufacturing industry!)<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-06:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/vfrmedia\/statuses\/116411035765659270","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/vfrmedia\/statuses\/116411035765659270","objectType":"note","content":"

@skinnylatte<\/a> some folk were calling this out - also I find it less accurate (although I mostly buy kitbags\/tactical bags rather than rucksacks) as if I've found if you avoid the big American brands and pick the middle price point Chinese ones the bags are decent enough.<\/p>

Same with spectacles, there's affordable frames in UK\/Europe provided you don't go for \"bling\" brands and even discounts on lenses (and I am highly nearsighted) <\/p>

As for power tools, I use Makita and it turns out that many are assembled in the UK (so I'm even supporting local manufacturing industry!)<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/@vfrmedia\/116411035765659270","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116410921808630755","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116410921808630755"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-15:objectType=thread:nonce=f78e9c10d31a4eb1","notice_info":{"local_id":"12456876","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-15T22:33:25+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/@vfrmedia\/116411035765659270"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot","displayName":"MooMoo the Cat","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-original-tmp20240717125440.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-96-20240717182540.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-48-20240717164249.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-24-20240717183037.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"151711"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-96-20240717182540.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Trans rights are human rights.She\/HerI migrated from Twitter and like it here. Mastodon is now home. I follow people who seem helpful. I read all the things and am sometimes better for it. #actuallyautistic #auDHD #ADHDLiving on Kanien'keha'ka (Mohawk) and Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) land in New York State, USAPosts are set for deletion after 2 weeks.","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@flowerpot","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"flowerpot","displayName":"MooMoo the Cat","note":"Trans rights are human rights.She\/HerI migrated from Twitter and like it here. Mastodon is now home. I follow people who seem helpful. I read all the things and am sometimes better for it. #actuallyautistic #auDHD #ADHDLiving on Kanien'keha'ka (Mohawk) and Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) land in New York State, USAPosts are set for deletion after 2 weeks."}},"content":"

@vfrmedia<\/a> @skinnylatte<\/a> The messenger bags look more professional and cost less, so that's what I'd probably buy if I were looking for something.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-06:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot\/statuses\/116411096201568059","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot\/statuses\/116411096201568059","objectType":"note","content":"

@vfrmedia<\/a> @skinnylatte<\/a> The messenger bags look more professional and cost less, so that's what I'd probably buy if I were looking for something.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@flowerpot\/116411096201568059","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot\/statuses\/116411088949186811","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@flowerpot\/116411088949186811"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/vfrmedia"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-15:objectType=thread:nonce=f78e9c10d31a4eb1","notice_info":{"local_id":"12456879","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-15T22:33:24+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@flowerpot\/116411096201568059"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot","displayName":"MooMoo the Cat","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-original-tmp20240717125440.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-96-20240717182540.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-48-20240717164249.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-24-20240717183037.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"151711"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/151711-96-20240717182540.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Trans rights are human rights.She\/HerI migrated from Twitter and like it here. Mastodon is now home. I follow people who seem helpful. I read all the things and am sometimes better for it. #actuallyautistic #auDHD #ADHDLiving on Kanien'keha'ka (Mohawk) and Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) land in New York State, USAPosts are set for deletion after 2 weeks.","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@flowerpot","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"flowerpot","displayName":"MooMoo the Cat","note":"Trans rights are human rights.She\/HerI migrated from Twitter and like it here. Mastodon is now home. I follow people who seem helpful. I read all the things and am sometimes better for it. #actuallyautistic #auDHD #ADHDLiving on Kanien'keha'ka (Mohawk) and Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) land in New York State, USAPosts are set for deletion after 2 weeks."}},"content":"

@vfrmedia<\/a> @skinnylatte<\/a> re: Spectacles
I just renewed my old Costco membership & went there for the first time in almost a decade. They have an optometrist + frames. I had been paying $400+ for mediocre frames (NOT counting eye exam). Local optometrists have same price points.
At Costco? I found a pair of current style frames that looked GOOD on me for only $89.
re: backpacks
I didn't read the article but sturdy backpacks & messenger bags are obtainable. https:\/\/www.timbuk2.com\/collections\/all-backpacks<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-06:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot\/statuses\/116411088949186811","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot\/statuses\/116411088949186811","objectType":"note","content":"

@vfrmedia<\/a> @skinnylatte<\/a> re: Spectacles
I just renewed my old Costco membership & went there for the first time in almost a decade. They have an optometrist + frames. I had been paying $400+ for mediocre frames (NOT counting eye exam). Local optometrists have same price points.
At Costco? I found a pair of current style frames that looked GOOD on me for only $89.
re: backpacks
I didn't read the article but sturdy backpacks & messenger bags are obtainable. https:\/\/www.timbuk2.com\/collections\/all-backpacks<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@flowerpot\/116411088949186811","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/vfrmedia\/statuses\/116411035765659270","url":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/@vfrmedia\/116411035765659270"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/vfrmedia"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-15:objectType=thread:nonce=f78e9c10d31a4eb1","notice_info":{"local_id":"12456877","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-15T22:33:24+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@flowerpot\/116411088949186811"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43116"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","note":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone."}},"content":"

@flowerpot<\/a> @vfrmedia<\/a> I used to carry cookie in a Timbuktu bag made for dogs!!<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-06:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116411098599487464","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116411098599487464","objectType":"note","content":"

@flowerpot<\/a> @vfrmedia<\/a> I used to carry cookie in a Timbuktu bag made for dogs!!<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116411098599487464","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot\/statuses\/116411096201568059","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@flowerpot\/116411096201568059"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/social.tchncs.de\/users\/vfrmedia"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/users\/flowerpot"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-15:objectType=thread:nonce=f78e9c10d31a4eb1","notice_info":{"local_id":"12456880","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-15T22:33:23+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116411098599487464"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-stream.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-mini.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"43116"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/theme\/gnusocialjp\/default-avatar-profile.png","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/png","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone.","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"skinnylatte","displayName":"Adrianna Tan","note":"Queer Southeast Asian product manager living in California working on #civictech. Lukewarm takes on tech, food, bicycles, and lots and lots of pet photos.Learning to play jazz piano and saxophone."}},"content":"

The author of the \u2018backpacks are all bad and everything is worse on purpose\u2019 site works at Palantir.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-06:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116410921808630755","object":{"id":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/users\/skinnylatte\/statuses\/116410921808630755","objectType":"note","content":"

The author of the \u2018backpacks are all bad and everything is worse on purpose\u2019 site works at Palantir.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116410921808630755","status_net":{"notice_id":null}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-15:objectType=thread:nonce=f78e9c10d31a4eb1","notice_info":{"local_id":"12456733","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-15T21:48:24+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/hachyderm.io\/@skinnylatte\/116410921808630755"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6324571","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}