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I haven't posted any of my books in a bit, but today I just uploaded the hardest one yet. A 1740s naturalists collection of moths and butterflies, including 150+ plates of the insects and their life-cycles.
This book was in process at the @DProofreaders for 17 years. Mostly sidelined in need of better scans. Last year a member made a pilgrimage to the American Museum of Natural History in NYC to r
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The images seem so peaceful, but in person #MarshMadness is really quite loud. The fowl have a lot to say to each other!
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#SilentSunday
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📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Mar 6latest
25
Avg engagement / post
14–37
Typical post (engagement)
53.2%
Engagement vs followers
64/100
Consistent reach
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 14 and 37 likes + reposts (median 20) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: I haven't posted any of my books in a bit, but today I just uplo · 79 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.06 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 6 text · 5 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.3×
Follows 160 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
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I haven't posted any of my books in a bit, but today I just uploaded the hardest one yet. A 1740s naturalists collection of moths and butterflies, including 150+ plates of the insects and their life-cycles.
This book was in process at the @DProofreaders for 17 years. Mostly side…
Today's shopping list is full of colors... Red onion, white onion, black beans, black olives, black strap molasses. Makes me wonder if we should give more colors to other food. We don't say red tomatoes, or green broccoli.
#Mosstodon
#SilentSunday
If you need some good news today there is this. Super proud of my friends and former USDSers who were able to help the judge understand that technically nothing DOGE does is industry standard, and violating privacy is not justified for the…
When isolation, trauma and despair are weaponized; building community, helping people heal, and bringing hope are acts of resistance.
Connect people. Resist bullies. Protect the vulnerable. Shine light on the fighters. Give yourself and ot…
Today is the first anniversary of my working on @DProofreaders. Today I pushed my 14th post-processing project to Project Gutenberg. A 1902 cookbook, it raises more questions than it answers. Surely water still boils at the same temperatu…
@DProofreaders Or for a slightly more contemporary view, this 1915 American butterfly guide made for the Boy Scouts. It boasts of being the first butterfly book to print actual photographs of the flies, using modern 4 color printing! They …
“Why do you suppose, Jess, folks always have to suggest that girls can’t do what boys can? Isn’t it ridiculous!”
My second book made it to Project Gutenberg!
Radio Girls of Roselawn is a 1923 fantasy/wish fulfillment book for a very specif…
More than a little bit chuffed that the first book I did post processing for has made it to Project Gutenberg! You can read it here, or download it to your preferred reading device!
@DProofreaders
"Natural history of intellect and other p…
The images seem so peaceful, but in person #MarshMadness is really quite loud. The fowl have a lot to say to each other!
#Mosstodon
#SilentSunday
If you need some good news today there is this. Super proud of my friends and former USDSers who were able to help the judge understand that technically nothing DOGE does is industry standard, and violating privacy is not justified for the…
When isolation, trauma and despair are weaponized; building community, helping people heal, and bringing hope are acts of resistance.
Connect people. Resist bullies. Protect the vulnerable. Shine light on the fighters. Give yourself and ot…
Today is the first anniversary of my working on @DProofreaders. Today I pushed my 14th post-processing project to Project Gutenberg. A 1902 cookbook, it raises more questions than it answers. Surely water still boils at the same temperatu…
@DProofreaders Or for a slightly more contemporary view, this 1915 American butterfly guide made for the Boy Scouts. It boasts of being the first butterfly book to print actual photographs of the flies, using modern 4 color printing! They …
“Why do you suppose, Jess, folks always have to suggest that girls can’t do what boys can? Isn’t it ridiculous!”
My second book made it to Project Gutenberg!
Radio Girls of Roselawn is a 1923 fantasy/wish fulfillment book for a very specif…
More than a little bit chuffed that the first book I did post processing for has made it to Project Gutenberg! You can read it here, or download it to your preferred reading device!
@DProofreaders
"Natural history of intellect and other p…
The images seem so peaceful, but in person #MarshMadness is really quite loud. The fowl have a lot to say to each other!
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On Mastodon since
Nov 2022
Joined in the Twitter-exodus wave of late 2022 — part of the migration that made Mastodon a real destination.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2022 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 25 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated83/100
Excellent
Credibility score
99%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
Medium
Data confidence
- Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Strong engagement (~0.5× of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
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Erstwhile Principal Engineer. Amateur Horologist. Data Science. Crazy cat lady, only with watches. Ok, cats too. And cookies.
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