Rich Trott

Rich Trott

Mastodon @trott@indieweb.social
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Followers
252
Account age
3 yrs

Known for

My God, the AI really is fixated on boxing gloves.1 views My God, the AI really is fixated on boxing gloves. I don't usually look at YouTube's AI-generated suggestions for videos I can make but I took a peek tonight...1 views I don't usually look at YouTube's AI-generated suggestions for videos I can make but I took a peek tonight...

📊 Post engagement

2
Avg engagement / post
0.8%
Engagement vs followers
Feb 2023
On Mastodon since

🔥 Top post: I had the privilege of doing a bunch of music for the new Walkab · 3 likes + reposts

📊 Activity & format

Posting cadence
1.4 / week
A lower-frequency account — each post lands with more weight.
Content mix
Mostly text
Recent: 10 text · 2 image · 0 video.
Follower / following
2.9×
Follows 87 back. A more reciprocal / networked account.

Recent posts

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🔥 Top post I had the privilege of doing a bunch of music for the new Walkabout Mini Golf Homestar Runner Distraction Pack DLC. Here's the (IMO) epic "Trogdor" that resulted. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxQAOHQncMU ★ 3
Peter Erskine cont'd: This was a puzzling and disturbing notion at the time. /fin Peter Erskine cont'd: I experienced those same goosebumps all over again and said, "There! That! Did you feel it?" He looked at me like I was nuts. Later I asked my father about this, and he explained to me that not everyone responds to mu… Peter Erskine cont'd: He said, "Huh? Feel what?" and I said "The music...here," and I picked up the tone arm of the record player and placed it just prior to the same spot, whereupon the musical passage played again. From Peter Erskine's memoir _No Beethoven_: I once experienced goosebumps while listening to part of the Oliver Nelson record _Afro-American Sketches_ and asked my friend, "Did you feel that?" 1/ Every morning, I look in the mirror and decide whether or not I need to shave. When I do, I sing to myself: Human kindness is overflowing And I think I'm gonna shave today "Golden Slumbers" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAECMc-zXQ0 It's the soothing sounds of "Yonder Duck Pond" from the Walkabout Mini Golf Homestar Runner Distraction Pack. As Character 1 would say: Right on. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsHKCvTEqbk My God, the AI really is fixated on boxing gloves. ★ 1 I don't usually look at YouTube's AI-generated suggestions for videos I can make but I took a peek tonight... ★ 1 More Homestar Runner VR mini golf music for anyone that's golf-curious. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbufWuOy3bE VR Homestar Runner coming soon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5CbxON_JrU

🐘 Community & instance

Home server
indieweb.social
Their home server on the fediverse — the instance a creator picks signals the community they belong to.
On Mastodon since
Feb 2023
An established account with real history on the platform.

💡 Facts

🗓️Joined Mastodon in 2023 — 3 years ago.
👁️Averages 2 views per post.
📤Posts about 1.4× per week.

🛡️ Audience credibility

66/100 Good
  • Est. 79% real, active audience · Medium fake-follower risk.
  • Content engagement (~0.8% of followers) is around typical for Mastodon.
  • Established account (3+ years old).
Est. authentic audience
79%
Fake-follower risk
Medium

Heuristic estimate from view-through, engagement vs size and recent growth — a screening signal, not a guarantee.

About

I am a Node.js maintainer, a songwriter for Palace Family Steak House, and a pizza architect for my family. I'm a member of the Node.js Technical Steering Committee and a long-time employee of the UCSF Library. I have been sneaking Strong Bad references into source code since at least 2016. he/him

🔀 Audience overlap

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

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