{"generator":"GNU social 2.0.2-dev","title":"Conversation","totalItems":20,"items":[{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/helvede.net\/users\/jwcph","displayName":"JWcph, Radicalized By Decency","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/260466-original-tmp20251211090307.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":300,"height":300},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/260466-96-20251211090613.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/260466-48-20251211090613.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/260466-24-20251211090613.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"260466"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/260466-96-20251211090613.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"End capitalism \ud83d\udc4aHe\/Him, Northbridge Boi #WeAreNorrebro Who I want to be when I grow up: Dolly Parton. The Doctor. Any of the Mythbusters. A guitar player.Who I am now: Bad guitar player. Believer in the idea that society is a thing built by the powerless to keep the powerful in check & that #politics & policy failing to reflect this are incomplete at best.Politically outspoken, overanalyzing #PopCulture, building weird, practical and\/or funny sh*t #maker #3Dprinting #nobots","url":"https:\/\/helvede.net\/@jwcph","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"jwcph","displayName":"JWcph, Radicalized By Decency","note":"End capitalism \ud83d\udc4aHe\/Him, Northbridge Boi #WeAreNorrebro Who I want to be when I grow up: Dolly Parton. The Doctor. Any of the Mythbusters. A guitar player.Who I am now: Bad guitar player. Believer in the idea that society is a thing built by the powerless to keep the powerful in check & that #politics & policy failing to reflect this are incomplete at best.Politically outspoken, overanalyzing #PopCulture, building weird, practical and\/or funny sh*t #maker #3Dprinting #nobots"}},"content":"

@futurebird<\/a> As should be painfully obvious thanks to *gestures at everything* the Rand class still, despite all evidence to the contrary, believe in the singularly transformative invention by that one guy who happens to be, well, a guy & also already upperclass & rich. <\/p>

Their entire world view rests on a complete fabrication, magical thinking as only a child can possibly believe.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-08:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/helvede.net\/users\/jwcph\/statuses\/117235211999547094","object":{"id":"https:\/\/helvede.net\/users\/jwcph\/statuses\/117235211999547094","objectType":"note","content":"

@futurebird<\/a> As should be painfully obvious thanks to *gestures at everything* the Rand class still, despite all evidence to the contrary, believe in the singularly transformative invention by that one guy who happens to be, well, a guy & also already upperclass & rich. <\/p>

Their entire world view rests on a complete fabrication, magical thinking as only a child can possibly believe.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/helvede.net\/@jwcph\/117235211999547094","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235142690671436","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/117235142690671436"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-08:objectType=thread:nonce=16719641b66c36d4","notice_info":{"local_id":"13141384","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-08T12:05:44+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/helvede.net\/@jwcph\/117235211999547094"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe","displayName":"GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-original-tmp20221128163053.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-96-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-48-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-24-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"42047"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-96-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Developer, feminist, bi\/pan, ace, on the spectrum, cis, white, Raumzeitlaborantin, gesichtsblind, Piratin. Black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, strive for accessibility.Old account: https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeCalcKey\/Firefish\/Sharkey: https:\/\/kitty.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeHelp: https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe\/tagged\/MutualAidRequest","url":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"GreenSkyOverMe","displayName":"GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)","note":"Developer, feminist, bi\/pan, ace, on the spectrum, cis, white, Raumzeitlaborantin, gesichtsblind, Piratin. Black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, strive for accessibility.Old account: https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeCalcKey\/Firefish\/Sharkey: https:\/\/kitty.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeHelp: https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe\/tagged\/MutualAidRequest"}},"content":"RT @GreenSkyOverMe @swope That guy in the video is a puller! It's kind of hard to explain, but that is a very glamours and well-respected job among steel workers because it's very dangerous and takes a lot of skill and strength. My grandfather wanted that job very badly, but my grandmother got him a job in the steel mill hospital instead as a janitor. Now "why did they need an onsite hospital at the mill?" you might ask. Why indeed. I can still remember grandpa gushing about the wirepullers... good lordt","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-08:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe\/statuses\/117235317473837923\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/users\/swope\/statuses\/117235193421624495","objectType":"note","content":"

@futurebird<\/a><\/p>

On the topic of steel, maybe part of the story is unions inventing non-disposable people.<\/p>

https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/iMbdV6-ciyI<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/@swope\/117235193421624495","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,2026-09-08:objectType=thread:nonce=16719641b66c36d4","notice_info":{"local_id":"13141376","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"13141373"}},"published":"2026-09-08T12:03:30+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"GreenSkyOverMe repeated a notice by swope","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe\/statuses\/117235317473837923\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird","displayName":"myrmepropagandist","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-original-tmp20221119012414.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-96-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-48-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-24-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"31520"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-96-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"pro-ant propaganda, building electronics, writing sci-fi teaching mathematics & CS. I live in NYC.\ud83c\udf96\ufe0f(<<Medal Awarded for the time when there were too many people.)Proverbs 6:6bug haters DNIIf you only use bluesky follow me here: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/I am a single human person not an ant colony.","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"futurebird","displayName":"myrmepropagandist","note":"pro-ant propaganda, building electronics, writing sci-fi teaching mathematics & CS. I live in NYC.\ud83c\udf96\ufe0f(<<Medal Awarded for the time when there were too many people.)Proverbs 6:6bug haters DNIIf you only use bluesky follow me here: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/I am a single human person not an ant colony."}},"content":"

@swope<\/a> <\/p>

That guy in the video is a puller! It's kind of hard to explain, but that is a very glamours and well-respected job among steel workers because it's very dangerous and takes a lot of skill and strength. <\/p>

My grandfather wanted that job very badly, but my grandmother got him a job in the steel mill hospital instead as a janitor. <\/p>

Now \"why did they need an onsite hospital at the mill?\" you might ask. Why indeed. <\/p>

I can still remember grandpa gushing about the wirepullers... good lordt<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-08:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235228561523654","object":{"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235228561523654","objectType":"note","content":"

@swope<\/a> <\/p>

That guy in the video is a puller! It's kind of hard to explain, but that is a very glamours and well-respected job among steel workers because it's very dangerous and takes a lot of skill and strength. <\/p>

My grandfather wanted that job very badly, but my grandmother got him a job in the steel mill hospital instead as a janitor. <\/p>

Now \"why did they need an onsite hospital at the mill?\" you might ask. Why indeed. <\/p>

I can still remember grandpa gushing about the wirepullers... good lordt<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/13141375","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/users\/swope\/statuses\/117235193421624495","url":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/@swope\/117235193421624495"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/users\/swope"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-08:objectType=thread:nonce=16719641b66c36d4","notice_info":{"local_id":"13141375","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-08T12:03:30+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/notice\/13141375"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/users\/swope","displayName":"swope","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/226074-original-tmp20231224181959.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":336,"height":336},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/226074-96-20241001162116.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/226074-48-20241001162116.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/226074-24-20241001162116.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"226074"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/226074-96-20241001162116.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Aerospace engineer working to make aircraft greener & safer.He\/him. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2[TBD - What else goes in a profile?]","url":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/@swope","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"swope","displayName":"swope","note":"Aerospace engineer working to make aircraft greener & safer.He\/him. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2[TBD - What else goes in a profile?]"}},"content":"

@futurebird<\/a><\/p>

On the topic of steel, maybe part of the story is unions inventing non-disposable people.<\/p>

https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/iMbdV6-ciyI<\/a><\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-08:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/users\/swope\/statuses\/117235193421624495","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/users\/swope\/statuses\/117235193421624495","objectType":"note","content":"

@futurebird<\/a><\/p>

On the topic of steel, maybe part of the story is unions inventing non-disposable people.<\/p>

https:\/\/youtube.com\/shorts\/iMbdV6-ciyI<\/a><\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/@swope\/117235193421624495","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235157492451931","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/117235157492451931"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-08:objectType=thread:nonce=16719641b66c36d4","notice_info":{"local_id":"13141373","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-08T12:02:51+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mstdn.plus\/@swope\/117235193421624495"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/urlyman","displayName":"Jonathan Schofield","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161114-original-tmp20250126102147.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161114-96-20250126152727.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161114-48-20250126152727.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161114-24-20250127120356.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"161114"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/161114-96-20250126152727.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Cycling, designing, coding, over-thinking. Bit sweary.Portsmouth, UK. Luddite trying not to be po-faced in the face of so much po\ud83d\udca9A JS trying to make his JS, CSS and HTML lean and kind.\u201cThe times are urgent. Let\u2019s slow down.\u201d\u2014Bayo AkomolafeHeader image is a panoramic view of Southsea seafront from the groyne built from imported Norwegian granite to protect the beach from longshore drift.Profile image is a 50-something me behind a card box that says \u201cFragile, this way up\u201d.","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@urlyman","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"urlyman","displayName":"Jonathan Schofield","note":"Cycling, designing, coding, over-thinking. Bit sweary.Portsmouth, UK. Luddite trying not to be po-faced in the face of so much po\ud83d\udca9A JS trying to make his JS, CSS and HTML lean and kind.\u201cThe times are urgent. Let\u2019s slow down.\u201d\u2014Bayo AkomolafeHeader image is a panoramic view of Southsea seafront from the groyne built from imported Norwegian granite to protect the beach from longshore drift.Profile image is a 50-something me behind a card box that says \u201cFragile, this way up\u201d."}},"content":"

@futurebird<\/a> I read a couple of Rand books in my late teens via my obsession with Rush. <\/p>

I don\u2019t remember much about the books other than them being pretty boring.<\/p>

The realisation about what Rand stood for unfortunately came later<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-08:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/urlyman\/statuses\/117235192719599110","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/users\/urlyman\/statuses\/117235192719599110","objectType":"note","content":"

@futurebird<\/a> I read a couple of Rand books in my late teens via my obsession with Rush. <\/p>

I don\u2019t remember much about the books other than them being pretty boring.<\/p>

The realisation about what Rand stood for unfortunately came later<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@urlyman\/117235192719599110","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235157492451931","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/117235157492451931"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-08:objectType=thread:nonce=16719641b66c36d4","notice_info":{"local_id":"13141367","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-08T12:01:22+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@urlyman\/117235192719599110"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/users\/gbsills","displayName":"gbsills","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/371173-original-tmp20260423231004.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/371173-96-20260428194632.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/371173-48-20260428194632.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/371173-24-20260428194632.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"371173"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/371173-96-20260428194632.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"I am short and old and think I am funny but the majority opinion is "meh, not that much."","url":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/@gbsills","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"gbsills","displayName":"gbsills","note":"I am short and old and think I am funny but the majority opinion is "meh, not that much.""}},"content":"

@futurebird<\/a> I am so glad I avoided essay contests. It's Phillip K. Dick all the way for this lazy boy.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-08:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/users\/gbsills\/statuses\/117235152213177234","object":{"id":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/users\/gbsills\/statuses\/117235152213177234","objectType":"note","content":"

@futurebird<\/a> I am so glad I avoided essay contests. It's Phillip K. Dick all the way for this lazy boy.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/@gbsills\/117235152213177234","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235142690671436","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/117235142690671436"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-08:objectType=thread:nonce=16719641b66c36d4","notice_info":{"local_id":"13141364","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-08T12:01:12+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/social.vivaldi.net\/@gbsills\/117235152213177234"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe","displayName":"GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-original-tmp20221128163053.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-96-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-48-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-24-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"42047"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-96-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Developer, feminist, bi\/pan, ace, on the spectrum, cis, white, Raumzeitlaborantin, gesichtsblind, Piratin. Black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, strive for accessibility.Old account: https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeCalcKey\/Firefish\/Sharkey: https:\/\/kitty.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeHelp: https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe\/tagged\/MutualAidRequest","url":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"GreenSkyOverMe","displayName":"GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)","note":"Developer, feminist, bi\/pan, ace, on the spectrum, cis, white, Raumzeitlaborantin, gesichtsblind, Piratin. Black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, strive for accessibility.Old account: https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeCalcKey\/Firefish\/Sharkey: https:\/\/kitty.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeHelp: https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe\/tagged\/MutualAidRequest"}},"content":"RT @GreenSkyOverMe @dnkboston @futurebird same, Deb, except i read The Fountainhead in high school, so i found it even more TOO LONG as well as too much "this dude thinks he's better than everybody else"the girl who told me to read it still had Atlas Shrugged checked out so i checked out that one-- being shocked at how openly preachy The Fountainhead was, i was quite happy to conclude i need never read another book by this author...i should have known, the girl who recced it was also the one who told me to read Time Enough for Love, Heinlein's TOO LONG manifesto on a man's right to **** anyone including his immediate female family members...EEKchop this nonsense down to 200 pages apiece with just the most ridiculous parts remaining & publish them as satire & you might actually have something fun (maybe a la Chuck Palahniuk) but these "libertarian" authors wouldn't know satire or fun or a sense of humor if it bit them on the butt","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-08:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe\/statuses\/117235310140105590\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/apobangpo.space\/users\/dnkboston\/statuses\/117235174837508554","objectType":"note","content":"

@futurebird<\/a> I read The Fountainhead as an adult, and then was like, nope, not going to touch Atlas Shrugged. <\/p>

I've gotten bits and pieces of the real story about those mills. Best bits so far were from The New American Poverty by Michael Harrington.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/apobangpo.space\/@dnkboston\/117235174837508554","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,2026-09-08:objectType=thread:nonce=16719641b66c36d4","notice_info":{"local_id":"13141363","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"13141351"}},"published":"2026-09-08T12:01:10+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"GreenSkyOverMe repeated a notice by dnkboston","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe\/statuses\/117235310140105590\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/ap\/users\/116999290855594545","displayName":"peachfront","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/411907-original-tmp20260730212256.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/411907-96-20260730212256.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/411907-48-20260730212256.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/411907-24-20260730212256.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"411907"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/411907-96-20260730212256.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Senior parrots, birds, birding, photography, crystal collecting and stone cutting. Sometimes I write funny dialogue for the birds in your photographs. I read books, & I vote! Haven't owned peachfront.com domain in years but you may find my old trip reports at peachfront.diaryland.com.Pro Tip: Diaryland does not have any www's. Free to read but you must log in to Diaryland to help me fight AI scrapers.#birds #crystals #photography #fedi22 #books #BirdPhotography #birding #nature","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@peachfront","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"peachfront","displayName":"peachfront","note":"Senior parrots, birds, birding, photography, crystal collecting and stone cutting. Sometimes I write funny dialogue for the birds in your photographs. I read books, & I vote! Haven't owned peachfront.com domain in years but you may find my old trip reports at peachfront.diaryland.com.Pro Tip: Diaryland does not have any www's. Free to read but you must log in to Diaryland to help me fight AI scrapers.#birds #crystals #photography #fedi22 #books #BirdPhotography #birding #nature"}},"content":"

@dnkboston<\/a> @futurebird<\/a> <\/p>

same, Deb, except i read The Fountainhead in high school, so i found it even more TOO LONG as well as too much \"this dude thinks he's better than everybody else\"<\/p>

the girl who told me to read it still had Atlas Shrugged checked out so i checked out that one-- being shocked at how openly preachy The Fountainhead was, i was quite happy to conclude i need never read another book by this author...<\/p>

i should have known, the girl who recced it was also the one who told me to read Time Enough for Love, Heinlein's TOO LONG manifesto on a man's right to **** anyone including his immediate female family members...<\/p>

EEK<\/p>

chop this nonsense down to 200 pages apiece with just the most ridiculous parts remaining & publish them as satire & you might actually have something fun (maybe a la Chuck Palahniuk) but these \"libertarian\" authors wouldn't know satire or fun or a sense of humor if it bit them on the butt<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-08:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/ap\/users\/116999290855594545\/statuses\/117235270611516867","object":{"id":"https:\/\/mas.to\/ap\/users\/116999290855594545\/statuses\/117235270611516867","objectType":"note","content":"

@dnkboston<\/a> @futurebird<\/a> <\/p>

same, Deb, except i read The Fountainhead in high school, so i found it even more TOO LONG as well as too much \"this dude thinks he's better than everybody else\"<\/p>

the girl who told me to read it still had Atlas Shrugged checked out so i checked out that one-- being shocked at how openly preachy The Fountainhead was, i was quite happy to conclude i need never read another book by this author...<\/p>

i should have known, the girl who recced it was also the one who told me to read Time Enough for Love, Heinlein's TOO LONG manifesto on a man's right to **** anyone including his immediate female family members...<\/p>

EEK<\/p>

chop this nonsense down to 200 pages apiece with just the most ridiculous parts remaining & publish them as satire & you might actually have something fun (maybe a la Chuck Palahniuk) but these \"libertarian\" authors wouldn't know satire or fun or a sense of humor if it bit them on the butt<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@peachfront\/117235270611516867","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/apobangpo.space\/users\/dnkboston\/statuses\/117235174837508554","url":"https:\/\/apobangpo.space\/@dnkboston\/117235174837508554"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/apobangpo.space\/users\/dnkboston"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-08:objectType=thread:nonce=16719641b66c36d4","notice_info":{"local_id":"13141362","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-08T12:01:10+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/mas.to\/@peachfront\/117235270611516867"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe","displayName":"GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-original-tmp20221128163053.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-96-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-48-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-24-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"42047"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-96-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Developer, feminist, bi\/pan, ace, on the spectrum, cis, white, Raumzeitlaborantin, gesichtsblind, Piratin. Black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, strive for accessibility.Old account: https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeCalcKey\/Firefish\/Sharkey: https:\/\/kitty.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeHelp: https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe\/tagged\/MutualAidRequest","url":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"GreenSkyOverMe","displayName":"GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)","note":"Developer, feminist, bi\/pan, ace, on the spectrum, cis, white, Raumzeitlaborantin, gesichtsblind, Piratin. Black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, strive for accessibility.Old account: https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeCalcKey\/Firefish\/Sharkey: https:\/\/kitty.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeHelp: https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe\/tagged\/MutualAidRequest"}},"content":"RT @GreenSkyOverMe And make no mistake I would easily agree with Ms. Rand if the metal were real. But, the disappearance of the mills is a different kind of story, one without a heroic inventor, or a magical new metal.","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-08:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe\/statuses\/117235305718428781\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235142690671436","objectType":"note","content":"

The sensible brick houses clustered on the hills. The ruins of the factory were down by the river and I spent many hours exploring the crumbling buildings and mysterious pits. I'd try to imagine what it was like when the factory was active producing spools of steel wire as tall as a shed, like thimbles of thread for a giant. <\/p>

The steel \"wire\" was so thick that you couldn't even bend it. That was the scale of that place. <\/p>

But all of it was gone. <\/p>

And Rearden metal isn't real. <\/p>

5\/5<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/117235142690671436","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,2026-09-08:objectType=thread:nonce=16719641b66c36d4","notice_info":{"local_id":"13141354","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"13141348"}},"published":"2026-09-08T12:00:30+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"GreenSkyOverMe repeated a notice by futurebird","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe\/statuses\/117235305718428781\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe","displayName":"GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-original-tmp20221128163053.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-96-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-48-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-24-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"42047"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-96-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Developer, feminist, bi\/pan, ace, on the spectrum, cis, white, Raumzeitlaborantin, gesichtsblind, Piratin. Black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, strive for accessibility.Old account: https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeCalcKey\/Firefish\/Sharkey: https:\/\/kitty.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeHelp: https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe\/tagged\/MutualAidRequest","url":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"GreenSkyOverMe","displayName":"GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)","note":"Developer, feminist, bi\/pan, ace, on the spectrum, cis, white, Raumzeitlaborantin, gesichtsblind, Piratin. Black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, strive for accessibility.Old account: https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeCalcKey\/Firefish\/Sharkey: https:\/\/kitty.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeHelp: https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe\/tagged\/MutualAidRequest"}},"content":"RT @GreenSkyOverMe @futurebird I read The Fountainhead as an adult, and then was like, nope, not going to touch Atlas Shrugged. I've gotten bits and pieces of the real story about those mills. Best bits so far were from The New American Poverty by Michael Harrington.","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-08:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe\/statuses\/117235306632766814\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235157492451931","objectType":"note","content":"

And make no mistake I would easily agree with Ms. Rand if the metal were real. But, the disappearance of the mills is a different kind of story, one without a heroic inventor, or a magical new metal.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/117235157492451931","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,2026-09-08:objectType=thread:nonce=16719641b66c36d4","notice_info":{"local_id":"13141352","source":"ActivityPub","repeat_of":"13141350"}},"published":"2026-09-08T12:00:23+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"title":"GreenSkyOverMe repeated a notice by futurebird","verb":"share","url":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe\/statuses\/117235306632766814\/activity"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird","displayName":"myrmepropagandist","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-original-tmp20221119012414.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-96-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-48-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-24-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"31520"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/31520-96-20221126213630.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"pro-ant propaganda, building electronics, writing sci-fi teaching mathematics & CS. I live in NYC.\ud83c\udf96\ufe0f(<<Medal Awarded for the time when there were too many people.)Proverbs 6:6bug haters DNIIf you only use bluesky follow me here: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/I am a single human person not an ant colony.","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"futurebird","displayName":"myrmepropagandist","note":"pro-ant propaganda, building electronics, writing sci-fi teaching mathematics & CS. I live in NYC.\ud83c\udf96\ufe0f(<<Medal Awarded for the time when there were too many people.)Proverbs 6:6bug haters DNIIf you only use bluesky follow me here: https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/I am a single human person not an ant colony."}},"content":"

And make no mistake I would easily agree with Ms. Rand if the metal were real. But, the disappearance of the mills is a different kind of story, one without a heroic inventor, or a magical new metal.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-08:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235157492451931","object":{"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235157492451931","objectType":"note","content":"

And make no mistake I would easily agree with Ms. Rand if the metal were real. But, the disappearance of the mills is a different kind of story, one without a heroic inventor, or a magical new metal.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/117235157492451931","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235142690671436","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/117235142690671436"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-08:objectType=thread:nonce=16719641b66c36d4","notice_info":{"local_id":"13141350","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-08T12:00:19+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/117235157492451931"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/apobangpo.space\/users\/dnkboston","displayName":"Deb Nam-Krane","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/350968-original-tmp20260518203744.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/350968-96-20260518215735.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/350968-48-20260518215735.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/350968-24-20260518215735.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"350968"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/350968-96-20260518215735.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Indie author, parent, human rights enthusiast, cancer survivor. Proud Korean, proud Jew. Life's too short, so I block Substack posters as well as NYT posts, and mute BlueSky references. I hate crypto and AI, but everyone else here does, too.Picture is a Mother's Day present from my son and his girlfriend. Foreground is a picture from the Boston Commons.","url":"https:\/\/apobangpo.space\/@dnkboston","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"dnkboston","displayName":"Deb Nam-Krane","note":"Indie author, parent, human rights enthusiast, cancer survivor. Proud Korean, proud Jew. Life's too short, so I block Substack posters as well as NYT posts, and mute BlueSky references. I hate crypto and AI, but everyone else here does, too.Picture is a Mother's Day present from my son and his girlfriend. Foreground is a picture from the Boston Commons."}},"content":"

@futurebird<\/a> I read The Fountainhead as an adult, and then was like, nope, not going to touch Atlas Shrugged. <\/p>

I've gotten bits and pieces of the real story about those mills. Best bits so far were from The New American Poverty by Michael Harrington.<\/p>","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-08:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/apobangpo.space\/users\/dnkboston\/statuses\/117235174837508554","object":{"id":"https:\/\/apobangpo.space\/users\/dnkboston\/statuses\/117235174837508554","objectType":"note","content":"

@futurebird<\/a> I read The Fountainhead as an adult, and then was like, nope, not going to touch Atlas Shrugged. <\/p>

I've gotten bits and pieces of the real story about those mills. Best bits so far were from The New American Poverty by Michael Harrington.<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/apobangpo.space\/@dnkboston\/117235174837508554","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235157492451931","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/117235157492451931"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/person","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird"},{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-08:objectType=thread:nonce=16719641b66c36d4","notice_info":{"local_id":"13141351","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-08T12:00:17+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/apobangpo.space\/@dnkboston\/117235174837508554"},{"actor":{"id":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe","displayName":"GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)","status_net":{"avatarLinks":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-original-tmp20221128163053.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":400,"height":400},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-96-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-48-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":48,"height":48},{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-24-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":24,"height":24}],"profile_info":{"local_id":"42047"}},"image":{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/avatar\/42047-96-20230124080717.webp","rel":"avatar","type":"image\/webp","width":96,"height":96},"objectType":"person","summary":"Developer, feminist, bi\/pan, ace, on the spectrum, cis, white, Raumzeitlaborantin, gesichtsblind, Piratin. Black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, strive for accessibility.Old account: https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeCalcKey\/Firefish\/Sharkey: https:\/\/kitty.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeHelp: https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe\/tagged\/MutualAidRequest","url":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe","portablecontacts_net":{"preferredUsername":"GreenSkyOverMe","displayName":"GreenSkyOverMe (Monika)","note":"Developer, feminist, bi\/pan, ace, on the spectrum, cis, white, Raumzeitlaborantin, gesichtsblind, Piratin. Black lives matter, trans rights are human rights, strive for accessibility.Old account: https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeCalcKey\/Firefish\/Sharkey: https:\/\/kitty.social\/@GreenSkyOverMeHelp: https:\/\/ohai.social\/@GreenSkyOverMe\/tagged\/MutualAidRequest"}},"content":"RT @GreenSkyOverMe The sensible brick houses clustered on the hills. The ruins of the factory were down by the river and I spent many hours exploring the crumbling buildings and mysterious pits. I'd try to imagine what it was like when the factory was active producing spools of steel wire as tall as a shed, like thimbles of thread for a giant. The steel "wire" was so thick that you couldn't even bend it. That was the scale of that place. But all of it was gone. And Rearden metal isn't real. 5\/5","generator":{"id":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-10-08:notice-source:ActivityPub","objectType":"application","status_net":{"source_code":"ActivityPub"}},"id":"https:\/\/ohai.social\/users\/GreenSkyOverMe\/statuses\/117235305567435285\/activity","object":{"id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235123319101579","objectType":"note","content":"

A key point of the book is that the Rearden metal is, in fact, really useful. It really is lighter than steel and much stronger. The evil socialists from the government in the book worry about how the new metal will destroy the good-paying jobs in steel mills across the country. <\/p>

I wrote my essay on an Apple II at my grandmother's house in Homestead, PA. This small town just outside of Pittsburgh was once the steel capital of the whole world. <\/p>

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The sensible brick houses clustered on the hills. The ruins of the factory were down by the river and I spent many hours exploring the crumbling buildings and mysterious pits. I'd try to imagine what it was like when the factory was active producing spools of steel wire as tall as a shed, like thimbles of thread for a giant. <\/p>

The steel \"wire\" was so thick that you couldn't even bend it. That was the scale of that place. <\/p>

But all of it was gone. <\/p>

And Rearden metal isn't real. <\/p>

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The sensible brick houses clustered on the hills. The ruins of the factory were down by the river and I spent many hours exploring the crumbling buildings and mysterious pits. I'd try to imagine what it was like when the factory was active producing spools of steel wire as tall as a shed, like thimbles of thread for a giant. <\/p>

The steel \"wire\" was so thick that you couldn't even bend it. That was the scale of that place. <\/p>

But all of it was gone. <\/p>

And Rearden metal isn't real. <\/p>

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I only read all of Rand's books so I could enter that essay contest. They still only give away $25,000 like it's 1994, which seems little stingy in this economy. <\/p>

If you have a teen who's trying to game it: tell them to try generating the essay with an LLM and then bragging about why they did it in the essay itself. I think that might work. <\/p>

Although, I don't really think it's worth it anymore with inflation. They need to increase it to $250K at minimum.<\/p>

But, about the blue-green metal. <\/p>

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A key point of the book is that the Rearden metal is, in fact, really useful. It really is lighter than steel and much stronger. The evil socialists from the government in the book worry about how the new metal will destroy the good-paying jobs in steel mills across the country. <\/p>

I wrote my essay on an Apple II at my grandmother's house in Homestead, PA. This small town just outside of Pittsburgh was once the steel capital of the whole world. <\/p>

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A key point of the book is that the Rearden metal is, in fact, really useful. It really is lighter than steel and much stronger. The evil socialists from the government in the book worry about how the new metal will destroy the good-paying jobs in steel mills across the country. <\/p>

I wrote my essay on an Apple II at my grandmother's house in Homestead, PA. This small town just outside of Pittsburgh was once the steel capital of the whole world. <\/p>

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Danny Taggart runs a railroad company given to her by her dad. She is the only one brave enough to use it for rails. The evil government wants to regulate it, but it's just plain better than steel and I think Danny breaks the law to use it anyway? (I read this book 30 years ago.)<\/p>

I remember being disappointed that Danny was only a CEO because of nepotism. <\/p>

I also distinctly remember an oddly defensive bit of the book where Rand justified Rearden naming the metal after himself. <\/p>

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I only read all of Rand's books so I could enter that essay contest. They still only give away $25,000 like it's 1994, which seems little stingy in this economy. <\/p>

If you have a teen who's trying to game it: tell them to try generating the essay with an LLM and then bragging about why they did it in the essay itself. I think that might work. <\/p>

Although, I don't really think it's worth it anymore with inflation. They need to increase it to $250K at minimum.<\/p>

But, about the blue-green metal. <\/p>

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I only read all of Rand's books so I could enter that essay contest. They still only give away $25,000 like it's 1994, which seems little stingy in this economy. <\/p>

If you have a teen who's trying to game it: tell them to try generating the essay with an LLM and then bragging about why they did it in the essay itself. I think that might work. <\/p>

Although, I don't really think it's worth it anymore with inflation. They need to increase it to $250K at minimum.<\/p>

But, about the blue-green metal. <\/p>

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In Atlas Shrugged the pro-capitalist novel by Ayn Rand that celebrates and mythologizes the power of the singular inventor, new technology, innovation and the markets Hank Rearden is a CEO and a material scientist. He invents a new alloy that is greenish blue, stronger than steel but also much lighter. In that era unicorn technologies were imagined to be advances in material science. <\/p>

Everyone is scared to try the new metal even though testing shows that it is clearly better than steel.<\/p>

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Danny Taggart runs a railroad company given to her by her dad. She is the only one brave enough to use it for rails. The evil government wants to regulate it, but it's just plain better than steel and I think Danny breaks the law to use it anyway? (I read this book 30 years ago.)<\/p>

I remember being disappointed that Danny was only a CEO because of nepotism. <\/p>

I also distinctly remember an oddly defensive bit of the book where Rand justified Rearden naming the metal after himself. <\/p>

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Danny Taggart runs a railroad company given to her by her dad. She is the only one brave enough to use it for rails. The evil government wants to regulate it, but it's just plain better than steel and I think Danny breaks the law to use it anyway? (I read this book 30 years ago.)<\/p>

I remember being disappointed that Danny was only a CEO because of nepotism. <\/p>

I also distinctly remember an oddly defensive bit of the book where Rand justified Rearden naming the metal after himself. <\/p>

2\/<\/p>","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/117235086993645113","status_net":{"notice_id":null},"inReplyTo":{"objectType":"note","id":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/users\/futurebird\/statuses\/117235071243260855","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/117235071243260855"}},"to":[{"objectType":"http:\/\/activitystrea.ms\/schema\/1.0\/collection","id":"http:\/\/activityschema.org\/collection\/public"}],"status_net":{"conversation":"tag:gnusocial.jp,2026-09-08:objectType=thread:nonce=16719641b66c36d4","notice_info":{"local_id":"13141318","source":"ActivityPub"}},"published":"2026-09-08T11:54:05+00:00","provider":{"objectType":"service","displayName":"GNU social JP","url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/"},"verb":"post","url":"https:\/\/sauropods.win\/@futurebird\/117235086993645113"}],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/gnusocial.jp\/conversation\/6677435","rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html"}]}