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Software engineering in 2026
31 views
Today I am posting only about nice bike rides and kittens, this is a zero doom day thank you very much
#catsofmastodon
25 views
Just a delight to be able to ride 90km on a smooth dedicated bike path in this scenery. The Greenway from Westport to Achill Island here in Ireland is a triumph. #biketooter
📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jul 18latest
21
Avg engagement / post
10–27
Typical post (engagement)
1.4%
Engagement vs followers
71/100
Consistent reach
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 10 and 27 likes + reposts (median 25) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: The Tour de France is cool, but the big endurance cycling event · 53 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
6.7 / week
Posts several times a week.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 9 text · 3 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
1.9×
Follows 788 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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Software engineering in 2026
I'd posted about the ongoing Transcontinental Race (cycling) to bring it to the attention of the curious. The winner, Robin Gemperle, rode an estimated 4,700km (almost 3000 miles) in 10 days and just under 9 hours. The organisers have a bl…
Not you lot, Mastodon people would never do this
An even worse crime than speakerphone calling in public is loud *car* speakerphone calling in public, wherein an entire nearby parked car reverberates with the driver's inane family chit chat. Twice in two days, get a grip, people!
I'm no Pogačar, but as a gentleman of middling age I smashed out a hilly 150km cycling sportif event in bad weather at >30kph average today, so the rest of my weekend will be deservedly spent very lazily.
#BikeTooter
The teaser for the 2026 ICFP Contest (an annual programming contest which starts tomorrow) is very charming: https://icfpcontest2026.com/textbook #icfpc2026
The leader of the Transcontinental Race has now cycled around 1570km (almost 1000 miles) since Sunday evening (2d 15h), with less than 6 hours spent off the bike. He's now on the ferry from Malmö to - I believe - Świnoujście in Poland. 🤯 #…
Today I am posting only about nice bike rides and kittens, this is a zero doom day thank you very much
#catsofmastodon
Just a delight to be able to ride 90km on a smooth dedicated bike path in this scenery. The Greenway from Westport to Achill Island here in Ireland is a triumph. #biketooter
Great example in this excellent piece by @ludicity of the chasm between "productivity" in tech and actual business value:
"I’m sure [my interaction with the Mitsubishi chat bot] looks great in all sorts of ways except the one that matters,…
Software engineering in 2026
I'd posted about the ongoing Transcontinental Race (cycling) to bring it to the attention of the curious. The winner, Robin Gemperle, rode an estimated 4,700km (almost 3000 miles) in 10 days and just under 9 hours. The organisers have a bl…
Not you lot, Mastodon people would never do this
An even worse crime than speakerphone calling in public is loud *car* speakerphone calling in public, wherein an entire nearby parked car reverberates with the driver's inane family chit chat. Twice in two days, get a grip, people!
I'm no Pogačar, but as a gentleman of middling age I smashed out a hilly 150km cycling sportif event in bad weather at >30kph average today, so the rest of my weekend will be deservedly spent very lazily.
#BikeTooter
The teaser for the 2026 ICFP Contest (an annual programming contest which starts tomorrow) is very charming: https://icfpcontest2026.com/textbook #icfpc2026
The leader of the Transcontinental Race has now cycled around 1570km (almost 1000 miles) since Sunday evening (2d 15h), with less than 6 hours spent off the bike. He's now on the ferry from Malmö to - I believe - Świnoujście in Poland. 🤯 #…
Today I am posting only about nice bike rides and kittens, this is a zero doom day thank you very much
#catsofmastodon
Just a delight to be able to ride 90km on a smooth dedicated bike path in this scenery. The Greenway from Westport to Achill Island here in Ireland is a triumph. #biketooter
Great example in this excellent piece by @ludicity of the chasm between "productivity" in tech and actual business value:
"I’m sure [my interaction with the Mitsubishi chat bot] looks great in all sorts of ways except the one that matters,…
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
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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 21 views per post.
📤Posts about 6.7× per week.
📍Based in Ireland.
🕵️ 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 (~1.4% 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
Dedicated to joy, simplicity and kindness in software and its organisations. Open Source and startup leader/founder/advisor. #Emacs guy (melpa.org).
Past and current obsessions include ballet, singing, acting, playing guitar/ukulele, qigong, cycling, climbing, cooking, street photography, mountain running and moving house internationally every few years. Currently based in West Ireland.
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* This account is managed in part by a large social media team who are all cats
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