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Followers
687
Account age
3 yrs
💰 Suggested sponsorship rate
$40 – $65 / sponsored post
Estimated from audience size & typical reach — every deal is negotiable and held in SocialDB escrow.
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Known for
📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jun 20latest
3
Avg engagement / post
2–3
Typical post (engagement)
0.4%
Engagement vs followers
71/100
Consistent reach
Nov 2022
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: Mastodon's streaming server exists because MRI can't hold ten th · 7 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
1.8 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 11 text · 1 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
7.3×
Follows 94 back. A strong ratio — an audience that follows them, not a follow-for-follow network.
Recent posts
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Next target: Lobste.rs on Spinel: https://intertwingly.net/blog/2026/07/28/What-Happens-After-You-IPO.html
Rails on Roda: https://intertwingly.net/blog/2026/07/22/Rails-on-Roda.html
Roda on Spinel: https://intertwingly.net/blog/2026/07/20/Roda-on-Spinel.html
My RubyConf slides: https://intertwingly.net/blog/2026/07/16/There-Is-No-Server.html
Demos, speaker notes, and links to blog posts that contain more depth. All running in your browser.
Lobste.rs as a benchmark: initial progress report: https://intertwingly.net/blog/2026/07/11/A-Bigger-Fixture.html
RE: https://mastodon.social/@headius/116896658258380195
> My goal with JRuby has always been to give Rubyists more tools and more opportunities. By combining JRuby with the power and ecosystem of the JVM, we’ve brought Ruby and Rails to pl…
Status update: ingesting Mastodon. https://intertwingly.net/blog/2026/07/06/An-IDE-You-Dont-Install.html
Live Types for Rails: https://intertwingly.net/blog/2026/06/25/Live-Types-for-Rails.html
Roundhouse demos: https://intertwingly.net/blog/2026/06/20/Hover-Over-the-Difference.html
Spinel on Rails: https://intertwingly.net/blog/2026/06/19/Spinel-on-Rails.html
RE: https://ruby.social/@samruby/116737255689954055
@timriley does Hanakai want to be a compiler? Weigh in at https://github.com/rubys/roundhouse/issues/39 ; while I welcome any form of collaboration, what I'm most seeking is a second Orac…
Roundhouse demos: https://intertwingly.net/blog/2026/06/20/Hover-Over-the-Difference.html
Spinel on Rails: https://intertwingly.net/blog/2026/06/19/Spinel-on-Rails.html
RE: https://ruby.social/@samruby/116737255689954055
@timriley does Hanakai want to be a compiler? Weigh in at https://github.com/rubys/roundhouse/issues/39 ; while I welcome any form of collaboration, what I'm most seeking is a second Orac…
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
ruby.social
Their home server on the fediverse — the instance a creator picks signals the community they belong to.
✅ 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 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 3 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.8× per week.
🕵️ Fake follower check
Estimated52/100
Fair
Credibility score
76%
Mixed
Real audience
Medium
Fake-follower risk
High
Data confidence
- Est. 76% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
- Low engagement (~0.4% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Verified account.
- Established account (3+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Fly.io Rails Specialist. Open Web Communities. he/him
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