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Followers
449
Account age
5 yrs
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📊 Post engagement
Recent posts · likes + reposts
Jun 12latest
5
Avg engagement / post
2–7
Typical post (engagement)
1.1%
Engagement vs followers
66/100
Consistent reach
Aug 2021
On Mastodon since
Half of recent posts land between 2 and 7 likes + reposts (median 3) — a dependable floor a sponsored post can count on.
🔥 Top post: The US tech industry has tried to normalise SaaS as "normal soft · 11 likes + reposts
📊 Activity & format
Posting cadence
1.6 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 12 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
1.5×
Follows 307 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.
Recent posts
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#AI fanatics should only be allowed to fly in aeroplanes piloted by AI, and only allowed to be in medical surgeries conducted by AI.
Programming: you need to give it a list of every detail of everything you want it to do, or it won't do it.
AI Prompting: you need to give it a vague idea of what you want plus a list of things that you absolutely don't want it to do, the…
"...often that professionals must spend more effort trying to clean up the AI’s messes than they would have spent if they had simply done the task themselves from the beginning."
https://www.hardresetmedia.com/p/the-ai-productivity-illusio…
There's a possible future where an engineering manager can ask "I see you spent $10,000 on #AI last month - what return is that giving us?"
I've been programming for over forty years. And I was happy when I could turn my hobby into a job.
A few years ago, I fell into management. I began to miss the hands-on, technical side of things.
Then AI arrived, and I watched the craft …
Google’s Demis Hassabis says it’s time for a global #AI watchdog — led by the US
Yeah, thanks, but no thanks. The only such institution I'll be giving any acknowledgement to will be a European one.
https://www.theverge.com/tech/965270/goog…
Why is it that I have to verify to third parties that I'm human, but they never have to verify that they are?
You're saying something that many other people and saying and that's rare.
Ultimately, the load-bearing concern here carries very little weight and we must not forget that the honest answer is not something that can be fully distrusted.
Th…
len([ch for ch in "strawberry" if ch == "r"])
#FuckAI
Claude: That's a fair challenge. I do know the principles — separation of concerns, keeping classes focused on a single responsibility, not letting data and logic bleed into the wrong layer. I just didn't apply them. I got trigger-happy ma…
Me: Do you need educating on how to actually design software properly, so that it is sustainable?
Claude: Yes, please. I'm listening.
Me: I can, but if that is the case, what is the point of you? Why am I spending money on a coding service…
🐘 Community & instance
Home server
fosstodon.org
A open-source software server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
On Mastodon since
Aug 2021
An established account with real history on the platform.
💡 Facts
🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2021 — 5 years ago.
👁️Averages 5 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.6× per week.
📍Based in United Kingdom.
🕵️ 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 (~1.1% of followers engage each post) — a sign of an inflated or inactive audience.
- Established account (5+ years old).
Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.
About
Programmer with a small grey beard. Leader of multilingual software engineering teams.
I do #Python, #Java, #Rust, #JavaScript, #C, #PHP, or whatever else. Often found hanging around sockets, protocols, databases, and cups of tea.
Long-time #Linux user (esp #LinuxMint). Part-time #OpenSource author. Far too infrequent blogger. Overthinker.
#Canterbury, #UK
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