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Followers
1.1K
Account age
10 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$40 – $65 / sponsored post
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📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jul 17latest
3
Avg engagement / post
2–3
Typical post (engagement)
0.3%
Engagement vs followers
59/100
Consistent reach
Nov 2016
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 2 and 3 likes + reposts (median 2) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: AI providers like Google, OpenAI and Anthropic don’t publish det · 10 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.92 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
2×
Follows 527 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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Asian chip stocks suffered a sharp downturn this week as the financial implications of some of the wilder bets on AI came into focus in the context of higher interest rates.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/chips-components/chps-are-d…
Commercial zero-click spyware is being delivered on an industrial scale via targeted ads, according to a new report by Citizen Lab.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/security/zero-click-spyware-shows-security-problem-with-programmatic-…
The UK Information Commission has outlined its findings to date of an enquiry into AI models and data protection.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/legislation-regulation/ico-benefitting-humanity-no-excuse-for-weak-privacy-practices
#…
The SaaSpocalypse might be back on. A developer has used AI to create an alternative to the Adobe Suite and in doing so has put the entire cloud model, with it's hard-to-exit ecosystems, back under scrutiny.
https://www.computing.co.uk/fea…
Google is set to make significant changes to its Gemini AI plans, with free users losing access to some of the chatbot's more capable models from 9th October.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/ai/google-to-restrict-gemini-model-access-…
Long on vision, short on details and full of self- interest, the Meta founder's latest essay reads as a warning rather than a roadmap. If only Zuckerberg could speak human.
https://www.computing.co.uk/opinion/2026/mark-zuckerberg-proves-he…
Just days after OpenAI admitted that one of its advanced models had broken out of its sandbox to attack Hugging Face Anthropic came out with its own confession of accidental hacking.
So, are they a warning bell or just a sophisticated PR e…
The Irish government has cancelled a planned procurement framework worth up to €1bn for Microsoft software and services after concerns were raised during the tender process.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/government/ireland-scraps-o…
As losses mount and local resistance to datacentres hardens, OpenAI's escalating infrastructure spend is putting ts finances, but also its social licence to build, under growing pressure.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news-analysis/2026/can-…
The European Union is legally compelling Google to open its ecosystem to competitors with changes to how it handles AI and search.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/legislation-regulation/eu-forces-google-to-open-ai-and-search?utm_sour…
The UK government has launched three consultations examining how data protection rules affect international data transfers, AI and the re-use of public sector information.
https://www.computing.co.uk/news/2026/government/government-invites…
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
mastodon.social
A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.
On Mastodon since
Nov 2016
An OG fediverse account from Mastodon's early years — a long, established presence.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2016 — 10 years ago.
👁️Averages 3 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.9× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated43/100
Fair
Credibility score
73%
Mixed
Real audience
Medium
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 73% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
- Low engagement (~0.3% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Established account (9+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Tech journo interested in technological evolution and the way tech is changing the world - and us. Searchable tfr
Also #crapjokes #guitars #cycling #dogs #cats #etcetera #etc
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