#needtoknow
Live, measured metrics for the hashtag #needtoknow from the open social web. Every number carries a named source and the time it was fetched. Nothing is estimated.
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Day-by-day usage
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public tags API) · fetched 2026-07-29 20:36 UTC0 uses by 0 unique accounts across the window. Real per-day counts, not estimates. Newest bar is today so far.
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measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon public search API) · fetched 2026-07-29 20:36 UTCLive pulse
measured · fosstodon.org (Mastodon tag timeline) · fetched 2026-07-29 20:36 UTCEverything below is measured over the latest 26 public posts (spanning ~32493 hours).
Posting hours (UTC) — busiest: 17:00
Languages: English (24) · Dutch (1)
Avg boosts / post: 0.7
Top of the latest posts
@Phalzu @Lilith #NeedToKnow-Prinzip & Segmentierung hilft… Oder wie @Netzblockierer mir beibrachte: - 'Behandle alle als kompromittiert!' https://tech.lgbt/@Netzblockierer/116790453021344769
I am of course delighted to see people finding my #OpenBSD piece https://nxdomain.no/~peter/what_every_it_person_needs_to_know_about_openbsd.html, but I think the good people at #APNIC did an excellent job editing the thing into three more
Overheard in hospital a chap on his phone, walking in: "Yeah, well you know that scene in Alien? With the chap... Yeah, the chap... Well mum's like that at the moment...." Wait, what! Face hugger? Chest burster? Which is it?!!!! #NeedToKnow
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