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Followers
442
Account age
7 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$40 – $65 / sponsored post
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53 views
I notice many people are receiving their #JollaPhone! I tried to note down some of the things I did to get cosy with my new #SailfishOS device in a new blog post: "I have my Jolla Phone, what now?"
https://www.rubdos.be/2026/08/01/my-sailfish-os-journey-what-they-should-ve-told-you.html
#jolla #linuxonmobile #gettingstarted #harbour #android #microg #aurora
40 views
Is there a central name-and-shame place to list apps and vendors which enforce "genuine" Google #Android? Users of #microG are increasingly confronted with these warnings and #nags that are transitively forced upon us by idiots in Silicon Valley.
This is not #Google caring about our security. This is #Google caring about their power and grip on society, far outside what they should be able to reac
31 views
My #Pebble arrived! <3
In what's next: get it to work with #SailfishOS
20 views
In anticipation for the #Jolla Phone Day1 event, I made a little detour to #Tampere
https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/intermezzo-to-tampere-visiting-jolla-in-busy-times/30483
📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Apr 27latest
18
Avg engagement / post
5–20
Typical post (engagement)
4.1%
Engagement vs followers
60/100
Consistent reach
Nov 2018
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 5 and 20 likes + reposts (median 16) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: I notice many people are receiving their #JollaPhone! I tried to · 53 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
0.87 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 5 text · 7 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
2.3×
Follows 189 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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🔥 Top post
I notice many people are receiving their #JollaPhone! I tried to note down some of the things I did to get cosy with my new #SailfishOS device in a new blog post: "I have my Jolla Phone, what now?"
https://www.rubdos.be/2026/08/01/my-sailfish-os-journey-what-they-should-ve-told-…
BREAKING: On 10 July 2026, the European people adopted the Strategy for More Effective and Proactive Fight against
Adultery, Invidia, and Lust (MEP-FAIL).
Mandatory surveillance of all MEPs and police officers enters into force immediately…
I know about https://keepandroidopen.org/nl/, but this is only a partial answer to my question. It's still a developer's choice to enforce anything about #Play Store. This needs to be made illegal (if it isn't already), and cases like the …
Exhibit two: Finish bank saying they won't help out because they're not on an "officially released Android version".
Exhibit one: https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/mycupra-app-does-not-work-anymore-after-update/30260
OP just lost access to a major feature of their car.
Is there a central name-and-shame place to list apps and vendors which enforce "genuine" Google #Android? Users of #microG are increasingly confronted with these warnings and #nags that are transitively forced upon us by idiots in Silicon …
In anticipation for the #Jolla Phone Day1 event, I made a little detour to #Tampere
https://forum.sailfishos.org/t/intermezzo-to-tampere-visiting-jolla-in-busy-times/30483
If #Google says that a new law is a horrible idea, then definitely persue said law!
https://noyb.eu/en/eu-member-states-and-google-suddenly-want-keep-cookie-banners
RE: https://mastodon.social/@rubdos/116658946601643169
I charged my Pebble today. Exactly day 14. Impressive stuff.
Family picture of the #Pebble watches I regularly sport. All powered by #SailfishOS (currently the PT2 with AppSupport)!
Couldn't find my Pebble Steel for the pic.
My #Pebble arrived! <3
In what's next: get it to work with #SailfishOS
@poetaster feature request in #Tooter: local translations of Toots via the Speech Note API
🐘 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.
✅ 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
Nov 2018
An OG fediverse account from Mastodon's early years — a long, established presence.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2018 — 7 years ago.
👁️Averages 18 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.9× per week.
📍Based in Belgium.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated75/100
Good
Credibility score
92%
Real
Real audience
Low
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 92% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
- Engagement (~4.1% of followers engage each post) is around typical for Mastodon.
- Verified account.
- Established account (7+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Postdoctoral researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. Indistinguishable from random. #Privacy enhancing technologies. #Rustacean. #Whisperfish.
Also a weird #coffee person (Aeropress/V60/Flair), bakes his own #bread (Dutch oven and yeast), drives an #EV (Renault Zoe 2017).
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