@SimonCHulse<\/a> There was nothing to bootstrap - a piece of metal with a flat enough end just works as a flathead screwdriver.
Screws can also be manufactured without any involvement of a screwdriver - although you need to also have a screwdriver that fits the screws.","url":"https:\/\/freesoftwareextremist.com\/objects\/49884d87-b02f-4537-ac13-28c76b468ac7","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/freesoftwareextremist.com\/objects\/3f286af7-f7fa-4eb8-86fb-2bf5806afec8","url":"https:\/\/freesoftwareextremist.com\/objects\/3f286af7-f7fa-4eb8-86fb-2bf5806afec8"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/users\/SimonCHulse"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/freesoftwareextremist.com\/users\/Pi_rat"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-04-20:objectType=thread:nonce=62d6379568ad782f","notice_info":{"local_id":"12495929","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-23T16:14:31+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/freesoftwareextremist.com\/objects\/49884d87-b02f-4537-ac13-28c76b468ac7"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/users\/SimonCHulse","displayName":"Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/225388-original-tmp20260410102831.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/225388-96-20260410182600.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/225388-48-20260410182600.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/225388-24-20260410182600.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"225388"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/225388-96-20260410182600.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"30-something. Christian. Dad to 2 <5\u2019s. Hubby to @MichaelaKHulse. Living in Te Awa Kairangi Ki Tai, Aotearoa \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff (Lower Hutt, New Zealand). Learning Te reo M\u0101ori. AuDHDer living in a neurotypical world. Trying to improve the world for people like myself where I can.Former retail guy, mostly selling consumer tech. Glad I\u2019m no longer in the retail world, but still love consumer tech and giving advice on that subject. Bachelor of Theology, but no, I\u2019m not a pastor.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/@SimonCHulse","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"SimonCHulse","displayName":"Ko Simon toku ingoa :tinoflag:","note":"30-something. Christian. Dad to 2 <5\u2019s. Hubby to @MichaelaKHulse. Living in Te Awa Kairangi Ki Tai, Aotearoa \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddff (Lower Hutt, New Zealand). Learning Te reo M\u0101ori. AuDHDer living in a neurotypical world. Trying to improve the world for people like myself where I can.Former retail guy, mostly selling consumer tech. Glad I\u2019m no longer in the retail world, but still love consumer tech and giving advice on that subject. Bachelor of Theology, but no, I\u2019m not a pastor."}},"content":"You know that common joke about the scissors that come packaged in a blister pack which requires scissors to open? Well, I just bought a screwdriver which was secured in the packaging with a screw \ud83d\ude02<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-06-10:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/users\/SimonCHulse\/statuses\/116435107596314383","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/users\/SimonCHulse\/statuses\/116435107596314383","objectType":"note","content":"
You know that common joke about the scissors that come packaged in a blister pack which requires scissors to open? Well, I just bought a screwdriver which was secured in the packaging with a screw \ud83d\ude02<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/@SimonCHulse\/116435107596314383","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,2026-04-20:objectType=thread:nonce=62d6379568ad782f","notice_info":{"local_id":"12478287","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-04-20T07:35:56+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.nz\/@SimonCHulse\/116435107596314383"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6335668","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}