Rick Valenzuela

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Followers
307
Account age
7 yrs

Known for

I was in Philadelphia recently, and this time-worn slab of cement was actually on my list of things to check out. It already looked aged when I moved to the neighborhood in 1995, and my roommate and I would always laugh and give props to the unknown etcher for the indelible nerd win. Was good to see it still there. With everything that's changed in Center City, what a weird and amazing one to rema2 views I was in Philadelphia recently, and this time-worn slab of cement was actually on my list of things to check out. It already looked aged when I moved to the neighborhood in 1995, and my roommate and I would always laugh and give props to the unknown etcher for the indelible nerd win. Was good to see it still there. With everything that's changed in Center City, what a weird and amazing one to rema I can't believe it took going back to gopher to find out that xkcd once did a strip on skateboarding #gopher #xkcd #skateboarding1 views I can't believe it took going back to gopher to find out that xkcd once did a strip on skateboarding #gopher #xkcd #skateboarding

📊 Post engagement

5
Avg engagement / post
1.6%
Engagement vs followers
Aug 2018
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: Needlepoint Break #boreamovieorshow #HashtagGames · 12 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
0.9 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 9 text · 3 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
0.3×
Follows 1K back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post Needlepoint Break #boreamovieorshow #HashtagGames ★ 12
Apparently my MTD of unknowingly toggling 'mouse on' in tmux for the first time is 1.5 agonizing days Getting ready to set up a new board and this Scattered Spider sticker seemed timely and appropriate, but also very How Do You Do, Fellow Haxors booo. TIL you can no longer search Google from the Lynx browser. You could do the search by faking -useragent=FAKEUA but then you get to a page telling you to enable javascript. Same end result for eww in emacs. #lynxbrowser #emacs ★ 4 This list of good things by @dansinker is speaking to me. I'm hallfway through @annaleen's Automatic Noodle now -- as usual, I was mid-book on something different when my library hold came up, and a chapter in it hooked me and took preced… ★ 9 lol it's almost visible on Google Maps https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9442947,-75.1706228,3a,16.1y,205.61h,67.49t/data=!3m8!1e1!3m6!1s2vs1IE7SJboLGZ4ZOe3vOw!2e0!5s20120601T000000!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthu… ★ 1 I was in Philadelphia recently, and this time-worn slab of cement was actually on my list of things to check out. It already looked aged when I moved to the neighborhood in 1995, and my roommate and I would always laugh and give props to t… ★ 2 The Peeling Paint Sessions #boreamovieorshow #HashtagGames ★ 6 How did Taco Bell get Johnny Cash https://youtu.be/GyUoNY-cH8Y?si=3R7bCXEPXsTw71RB and that the Rolling Stones did a TV commercial for Rice Krispies? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGKVQNtkdzw Listening to @tilderadio TIL Jefferson Airplane made a commercial for Levi's https://youtu.be/gw0C5Sga6So?si=VAaf126XQ7y0rv_z I can't believe it took going back to gopher to find out that xkcd once did a strip on skateboarding #gopher #xkcd #skateboarding ★ 1

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
infosec.exchange
A cybersecurity & infosec 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
Aug 2018
An OG fediverse account from Mastodon's early years — a long, established presence.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2018 — 7 years ago.
👁️Averages 5 views per post.
📤Posts about 0.9× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

89/100 Excellent
  • Est. 99% real, active audience · Low fake-follower risk.
  • Strong engagement (~1.6% of followers engage each post) — an active, real audience.
  • Verified account.
  • Established account (7+ 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

threat detection. distant past: journalist. he/him/his UVogenIgc2JlIGd1ciBvcmZnIGlydCBUcmFyZW55IEdmYidmIGVycHZjciB2YSBndXIgaGF2aXJlZnI= 🍜 Slurp with gusto

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Getting ready to set up a new board and this Scattered Spider sticker seemed timely and appropriate, but also very How Do You Do, Fellow Haxors I was in Philadelphia recently, and this time-worn slab of cement was actually on my list of things to check out. It already looked aged when I moved to the neighborhood in 1995, and my roommate and I would always laugh and give props to the unknown etcher for the indelible nerd win. Was good to see it still there. With everything that's changed in Center City, what a weird and amazing one to rema I can't believe it took going back to gopher to find out that xkcd once did a strip on skateboarding #gopher #xkcd #skateboarding

🔀 Audience overlap

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