Paul Novarese

Paul Novarese

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Followers
97
Account age
3 yrs

Known for

Siri take me to the worst airport restaurant4 views Siri take me to the worst airport restaurant Not too many opportunities to see the curvature of the earth from sea level.3 views Not too many opportunities to see the curvature of the earth from sea level. * be github/npm/Microsoft * ignore billions of people begging you to implement some extremely basic security features * thumb your nose at them and tell them you have specifically decided not to do that * get pwned by the exact problem you could have fixed with nearly zero effort3 views * be github/npm/Microsoft * ignore billions of people begging you to implement some extremely basic security features * thumb your nose at them and tell them you have specifically decided not to do that * get pwned by the exact problem you could have fixed with nearly zero effort Six Point Five Years Earlier…. (Wearing the same shirt, it’s my shitty airport restaurant shirt)2 views Six Point Five Years Earlier…. (Wearing the same shirt, it’s my shitty airport restaurant shirt)

📊 Post engagement

2
Avg engagement / post
2.1%
Engagement vs followers
Nov 2022
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Siri take me to the worst airport restaurant · 4 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.42 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly images
Recent: 0 text · 11 image · 1 video.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Siri take me to the worst airport restaurant ★ 4
Not too many opportunities to see the curvature of the earth from sea level. ★ 3 Do I really need this many emails about a package? I get that this isn't killing the planet but what are we doing here? I know how to track the package, I need one email with the tracking number, if that. * be github/npm/Microsoft * ignore billions of people begging you to implement some extremely basic security features * thumb your nose at them and tell them you have specifically decided not to do that * get pwned by the exact problem yo… ★ 3 Slides and notes from my BSides Nashville presentation "Among Us: They're in the Open Source Supply Chain" are up on github: https://github.com/pvnovarese/2026-05-Among-Us ★ 1 Six Point Five Years Earlier…. (Wearing the same shirt, it’s my shitty airport restaurant shirt) ★ 2 ▶ discord is so encrufted with distraction and enshittified that it's noticably discouraging me from interactions with a couple of really worthwhile projects Flashback: 2022, watching olympic luge with junior (15 at the time): me: they have doubles luge jr: what??? where does the other guy go?? Is the sled like twice as long? me: no, they just stack em up, it's cringe. who the fuck even thoug… ★ 2 Photo post ★ 1 Literally every time I log onto LinkedIn dot com it shows me a post from a real human I actually know (I am pretty sure it's even algorithmically selecting "interesting" posts), I start reading it, I get about six, seven words in and ... p… BONUS CONTENT I’m at the healing crystal store, I’m at the disc golf supply shop. I’m at the combination healing crystal store and disc golf supply shop. ★ 2

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
mas.to
A large general-interest Mastodon server. On the fediverse the server a creator picks hints at their community — this one spans all topics.
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 2 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.4× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

76/100 Good
  • Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~2.1% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
97%
Fake-follower risk
Low
Data confidence
Medium

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

About

Minesweeper aficionado. Infosec/Software Supply Chain Security/SBOMs. Mycology dilettante, coffee enthusiast, manhole cover connoisseur. Memphis, TN, USA.

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Not too many opportunities to see the curvature of the earth from sea level. Do I really need this many emails about a package? I get that this isn't killing the planet but what are we doing here? I know how to track the package, I need one email with the tracking number, if that. * be github/npm/Microsoft * ignore billions of people begging you to implement some extremely basic security features * thumb your nose at them and tell them you have specifically decided not to do that * get pwned by the exact problem you could have fixed with nearly zero effort Slides and notes from my BSides Nashville presentation "Among Us: They're in the Open Source Supply Chain" are up on github: https://github.com/pvnovarese/2026-05-Among-Us Six Point Five Years Earlier…. (Wearing the same shirt, it’s my shitty airport restaurant shirt) Siri take me to the worst airport restaurant discord is so encrufted with distraction and enshittified that it's noticably discouraging me from interactions with a couple of really worthwhile projects Flashback: 2022, watching olympic luge with junior (15 at the time): me: they have doubles luge jr: what??? where does the other guy go?? Is the sled like twice as long? me: no, they just stack em up, it's cringe. who the fuck even thought "hey this is cool but let's put another mf on top of this

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