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Followers
41.1K
Account age
3 yrs
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📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Apr 23latest
128
Avg engagement / post
32–157
Typical post (engagement)
0.3%
Engagement vs followers
46/100
Variable reach
Jan 2023
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 32 and 157 likes + reposts (median 73) — reach is spiky, driven by the occasional post that pops.
🔥 Top post: So, the biggest IPO in the history of the world has the vast maj · 542 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
1 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
40×
Follows 1K back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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If you’re a nerd & considering running the Apple beta for iOS, I can say that the developer betas have been the most stable and performant betas in *years* and the new AI features in Siri are very obviously animated by Apple understanding …
(Friends, I’ve been on social media for 30 years; I’m well aware that I can block or mute. I’m reflecting more on a peculiarity of culture here that’s specific to this platform vs others. It’s worth pointing out because maybe it can be add…
The biggest reason I don’t use Mastodon nearly as often as I’d like to is because, unlike other platforms, too many of the people who act like asses here are people who *follow me*. It’s really weird, because every platform has assholes or…
And if you haven't had a chance, take a look at my piece from January, a history of how Markdown took over the world: https://www.anildash.com/2026/01/09/how-markdown-took-over-the-world/
My lengthy promotional tour for Markdown continues unabated! The latest stop? Getting to join David Pierce and @gruber for this wonderful look back at markdown's history on The Vergecast. I hope you'll give it a watch: https://www.youtube.…
Check out Hank's timeline app here: http://artemistimeline.com and his video about the project here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyZE9VWJjDA
Inspired by Hank Green’s fun new timeline of photos from the Artemis II mission, I wrote up an answer to a question that's more pertinent these days than it may seem: Why are the Artemis II photos on Flickr? https://anildash.com/2026/04/30…
RE: https://zeroes.ca/@kimcrawley/116482535505420647
Kudos for the incredible parody of Mastodon culture here, well done! Seemed almost plausible on first read.
This has been on my mind for *weeks*. I've been saying for a long time that it's possible to have an AI that only uses consensually-gathered content, is open source + open weights, runs on your own machine, and is designed to empower creat…
RE: https://social.freedom.press/@freedomofpress/116449031735670570
Tonight! Come join us! Will be a great conversation.
"Mozilla's PR team told me they want to be both the best browser for people who hate AI and the safest browser for people who love AI. " In an article where the plan to win over users is: build a better browser. Well! https://www.pcmag.com…
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
me.dm
A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.
✅ Link-verified
Verified link
Proved ownership of a website linked on their profile — Mastodon's green-check verification, a real identity signal rather than a paid badge.
On Mastodon since
Jan 2023
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 128 views per post.
📤Posts about 1× per week.
🏅Earned the 10K Followers for passing 10K followers.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated81/100
Excellent
Credibility score
97%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~0.3% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
- Organic base — far more followers than accounts it follows.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
I'm a big fan of being a big fan of things. you can email me at or SMS/signal at +1 646 541 5843. kind but not nice. #tfr
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