Ian Chard

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Followers
389
Account age
3 yrs

Known for

Thistles in the Lammermuirs. #photography #nature #scotland #silentsunday71 views Thistles in the Lammermuirs. #photography #nature #scotland #silentsunday Foxgloves in the Lammermuirs. #silentsunday #photography #nature #scotland47 views Foxgloves in the Lammermuirs. #silentsunday #photography #nature #scotland I have no idea what these thingies are on my lavender plant so I’m just going to call them thingies. #silentsunday #photography #garden #lavender17 views I have no idea what these thingies are on my lavender plant so I’m just going to call them thingies. #silentsunday #photography #garden #lavender How do you know when a horse has a really good idea?15 views How do you know when a horse has a really good idea?

📊 Post engagement

16
Avg engagement / post
4.1%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Thistles in the Lammermuirs. #photography #nature #scotland #sil · 71 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
1.8 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 10 image · 2 video.
Follower / following
0.7×
Follows 558 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Thistles in the Lammermuirs. #photography #nature #scotland #silentsunday ★ 71
I see BleakFest is ramping up again. #neighbourgood #stockbridge #edinburgh ★ 1 I’m reading ‘Black Holes’ by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw. #Mathematics is a huge blind spot for me, and I’m trying to understand this footnote ‘log 2 = 1.4427’. Where does that number come from? I can’t coerce my calculator to produce it. E… ★ 9 Excellent work IMDb. #spinaltap ★ 11 Foxgloves in the Lammermuirs. #silentsunday #photography #nature #scotland ★ 47 Whenever I'm in the mood to play radio it always looks like this... #hamradio #skymagic ★ 3 ▶ It is a mild but significant annoyance that my #Hive thermostat’s #UI doesn’t have room to display the word ‘thermostat’. ★ 13 I have no idea what these thingies are on my lavender plant so I’m just going to call them thingies. #silentsunday #photography #garden #lavender ★ 17 Oh. Oh no. #heatwave #edinburgh ★ 2 #duolingo is giving me career advice now. ★ 5 ▶ How do you know when a horse has a really good idea? ★ 15 #startpage is down! ★ 1

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
mastodon.scot
A Scotland server — its members and audience skew toward that niche, so expect a community-aligned, engaged following.
✅ 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 16 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.8× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

89/100 Excellent
  • Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~4.1% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
99%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
High

Heuristic estimate from engagement, follower ratios, account age & growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

Musician, IT maestro, and #law nerd. Tech manager at a bit of the University of #Edinburgh. Opinions are my own; boosts/favourites != endorsement. #Jewish and secular. Occasionally GM7OMZ. Profile pic: me looking happy on a beach near West Kilbride, pointing cheesily at the camera. Header pic: Aberdour harbour looking calm and peaceful. Live in #Edinburgh, grew up in #Brighton, lived in #Manchester and #London. #Scotland #UK #LiveMusic #Percussion #HamRadio #Tech #RetroTech #infosec

📸 Gallery

Thistles in the Lammermuirs. #photography #nature #scotland #silentsunday I see BleakFest is ramping up again. #neighbourgood #stockbridge #edinburgh I’m reading ‘Black Holes’ by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw. #Mathematics is a huge blind spot for me, and I’m trying to understand this footnote ‘log 2 = 1.4427’. Where does that number come from? I can’t coerce my calculator to produce it. Even autocorrect wants to say log 2=0.301. #physics #FeelingS Excellent work IMDb. #spinaltap Foxgloves in the Lammermuirs. #silentsunday #photography #nature #scotland Whenever I'm in the mood to play radio it always looks like this... #hamradio #skymagic It is a mild but significant annoyance that my #Hive thermostat’s #UI doesn’t have room to display the word ‘thermostat’. I have no idea what these thingies are on my lavender plant so I’m just going to call them thingies. #silentsunday #photography #garden #lavender

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