Richard

Richard

Mastodon @richards@fosstodon.org
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📣Sponsored postOne disclosed post (toot) with your link and message. $12→ 🧵Sponsored threadA multi-post explainer or story — the fediverse rewards dept… $30→ 📦Product seeding / honest reviewSend me your product — I post a disclosed, honest take. Auth… $16→ 📌Pinned sponsored postA disclosed post pinned to the top of my profile for the mon… $36/mo→ 🔗Profile link (bio field)Your link in one of my profile metadata fields for the month… $18/mo→ 🔁Boost packageI boost (repost) your account's toots through the month — di… $24/mo→ 🏛️Instance / community sponsorshipSponsor the server I run — a sponsor line in the About/rules… $30/mo→ 🤝Mutual boost collabWe boost each other across instances — a value swap between … Swap→

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Followers
45
Account age
5 yrs

📊 Post engagement

259
Avg engagement / post
5.8×
Engagement vs followers
Aug 2020
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: I was today years old when I found out that you can host your ow · 771 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.05 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 7 text · 0 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.8×
Follows 59 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post I was today years old when I found out that you can host your own Firefox account server to synchronize your Firefox browser data without having to use a third party server. https://mozilla-services.readthedocs.io/en/latest/howtos/run-fxa.html #homelab ★ 771
The only potential overlap is that you cannot sue OpenAI because its users generate copyrighted material. But the distinction matters. An ISP merely connects computers together, while an AI company commits copyright infringement to train i… RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/116926451175117062 It seems like there’s a fundamental difference between ISP customers using their service for copyright infringement, and tech companies violating the copyright of everything accessible on… Currently experiencing the longest unplanned downtime in my #homelab since I started. My primary proxmox host has been shutdown for over a day since one of the PSU fans started screeching. Since my lab lives in my computer room with me, an… Today has been a day of updating all my personal projects to use python 3.14 and to update all the project dependencies. I probably should automate that updating process, but that's a project for another day. About a 1MB container image si… ★ 2 RE: https://mastodon.social/@404mediaco/116507345193946677 Add the to the list of reasons that Flock cameras should be torn down. I have been spoiled by Linux servers for so long. I spun up my first Windows VM in my #homelab and went through the full Windows install for the first time in almost 10 years. Yikes. That was possibly the most annoying OS install experienc… ★ 4

🐘 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 2020
An OG fediverse account from Mastodon's early years — a long, established presence.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2020 — 5 years ago.
👁️Averages 259 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.1× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

76/100 Good
  • Est. 97% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~5.8× of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
  • Established account (5+ 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

Software Automation engineer with a love for Python, Docker, Linux, and just about all other things technology. Also a huge fan of motorcycles and Magic: the Gathering.

🔀 Audience overlap

Estimated

Estimated shared audience with similar creators — useful for avoiding overlap (or doubling down) when planning a campaign.

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