Podcast all about Star Trek, covering all the different series in the franchise including live action and animation. Fun and irreverent discussion, may contain strong language 🙂
Fediverse address:
@ItsGotStarTrek@tenforward.social
Podcast all about Star Trek, covering all the different series in the franchise including live action and animation. Fun and irreverent discussion, may contain strong language 🙂
Fediverse address:
@ItsGotStarTrek@tenforward.social
Astrophotographer and space enthusiast who takes astonishingly detailed photos from his backyard telescope.
Fediverse address:
@stargazerrob@mastodon.online
Award-winning investigative journalism, based in the United States. The first online news outlet to win a Pulitzer.
Fediverse address:
@ProPublica@newsie.social
Set of specifications and free open source tools to help users get more control over how their phone’s (or computers’s) notifications are handled. There are options for self-hosting notification systems if needed.
Fediverse address:
@unifiedpush@fosstodon.org
German privacy-oriented digital agency providing advice on privacy-friendly technology, creating digital content and publishing Pyngu Magazine with articles about privacy, design and technology. They also run their own Mastodon server.
Fediverse address (in German):
@pyngudigital@social.pyngu.com
Bot posting NBA basketball scores and player stats after every game.
Fediverse address:
@nbascores@botsin.space
Geek culture account, especially toy robots such as Transformers and Gobots.
Fediverse address:
@R0B0_G0D@retro.pizza
Prolific novelist and long-time Fediverse user. Her books often include fantasy, sci-fi and otherworldly elements.
Fediverse address:
@lilithsaintcrow@raggedfeathers.com
An account by the owner of a bed & breakfast on a rural coastline in south west Ireland. They post photos and videos of the natural world around them, their dog walks and general thoughts.
Fediverse address (main):
@anamsona@fimidi.com
Fediverse address (photos):
@Anja@pixelfed.social
Fan site and community celebrating the Panzer Dragoon video games by Sega.
Fediverse address:
@PanzerDragoonLegacy@mastodon.online
Official account of Germany’s National Meteorological Service (DWD), the country’s official weather agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DeutscherWetterdienst@social.bund.de
Free open source end-to-end encrypted peer-to-peer calling and messaging app. It supports video calls, audio, messaging and has a Skype-style interface. It has apps for all major platforms including Android, iPhone/iPad, Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@Jami@mstdn.io
Free open source web analytics software, a privacy-friendly libre alternative to Google Analytics. It allows you to keep track of visits to your website without handing over visitors data to Google. There are third party paid hosting services, or you can self-host it for free.
Fediverse address:
@Matomo@mastodon.social
Blog all about the Fediverse, featuring news items and analysis
Fediverse address:
@fediversereport@mastodon.social
Long-running independent news site about North American ice hockey featuring analysis, commentary and opinion pieces. It especially focuses on the NHL and every level of the sport in North America. Founded in 2009.
Fediverse address (main):
@TheHockeyWriters@newsie.social
Fediverse address (content feed):
@TheHockeyWriters@mastodon.cloud
Comic artist, illustrator and animal behaviourist. Creates vivid fine line drawings of real animals, cryptids and monsters, often with a spooky undertone. Also discusses real life animal behaviour.
Fediverse address:
@notidee@mastodon.art
Free open source note taking and to-do app which you can sync online with lots of popular cloud services including Nextcloud. Available for Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@joplinapp@mastodon.social
Creates art based around the fictional world of Moribund, a grim desert planet with a strange surreal mixture of magic and cowboys. They also do quite a bit of world building around Moribund.
Fediverse address:
@1ore@mastodon.art
Brilliant pixel artist and one of the earliest residents of the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@maruki@mastodon.social
Video account presenting dummies’ guides to science and tech, made by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. They are officially aimed at schools, but they work just as well as for any absolute beginner.
Fediverse address:
@mitk12videos@tilvids.com
Creates woollen yarn through handspinning, takes care of sheep, and also posts about knitting, gardening, food, and self-sufficiency. Posts in English and German.
Fediverse address:
@sibylle@artisan.chat
Community-run Linux distribution which is 100% compatible with Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Fediverse address:
@rockylinux@fosstodon.org
Linux distribution based on the “unstable” branch of Debian.
Fediverse address:
@siductionlinux@floss.social
Engineer and photographer who posts about space and especially the exploration of Mars.
Fediverse address:
@tom30519@fosstodon.org
Research and development project to develop next generation technologies that put users first, to protect them from exploitation and privacy invasion by online service providers. Partly funded by the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@interpeer@chaos.social
Free and Open Source Software Optimization Engineering. Focused on low level vectorization of host and accelerator devices. Very into puns, obsessed with pushing the boundaries of CFD performance.
Fediverse address:
@FelixCLC@mastodon.social
Free open source Matrix messaging app for Linux desktop and Linux mobile. It’s made by KDE.
Fediverse address:
@neochat@fosstodon.org
A contemporary art museum in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address (in Dutch and English):
@EICAS@mastodon.art
OERSI is a search index for open educational resources, based at the website oersi.org
Fediverse address:
@oersi@openbiblio.social
Human-curated bot posting an interesting website to visit once a day. You can suggest sites to be featured, instructions are in the bot’s profile.
Fediverse address:
@linkoftheweek@botsin.space
Technology writer and journalist, often discussing open standards and copyright, best known for the free software book “Rebel Code”. Moody is also a regular contributor to Techdirt.
Fediverse address:
@glynmoody@mastodon.social
Researching climate communications at the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE, PhD student on how the media frames discussion of the climate crisis and economic growth. Also researching transitioning towards an ecowelfare state.
Fediverse address:
@mervaala@mastodon.social
Creator of the excellently sarcastic “Web3 is going just great” project which posts the latest news about cryptocurrency/NFT scams, disasters and collapses.
Fediverse address (White’s account):
@molly0xfff@hachyderm.io
Fediverse address (Web3 is going just great account):
@web3isgreat@indieweb.social
Art collective that releases a new music mixtape podcast curated by a surprise guest each week.
Fediverse address:
@mailtape@masto.mtcrew.org
Freelance wine writer, blogger and podcaster. Columnist for the Napa Valley Register, contributor to Monarch Wine, Wander With Wonder, Tasting Panel Magazine etc. US host of the Wine Soundtrack podcast.
Fediverse address:
@pleasethepalate@epicure.social
Musician who also runs a band called the Capharnaum County Magicians Society. The music is mainly 19th/20th Century banjo pieces.
Fediverse address (main):
@mayor@banjo.town
Fediverse address (band):
@magicians@banjo.town
Helping researchers get their papers out from behind paywalls and into free open repositories.
Fediverse address:
@disseminOA@scicomm.xyz
Video series featuring informal discussion of the history of various Linux distributions and related topics
Fediverse address:
@linuxuserspace@tilvids.com
Posts photographs of naturally formed crystals, gems and other interesting stones.
Fediverse address (in English and Russian):
@kristall@poliverso.org
Physical and digital magazine with news and features about Linux, FOSS, software development, electronics projects etc.
Fediverse address:
@linuxmagazine@fosstodon.org
NASA engineer working on fuel cells for upcoming lunar missions, formerly shuttle flight controller.
Fediverse address:
@absolutspacegrl@mastodon.social
The E Foundation develops and maintains a free open source privacy-friendly de-Googled version of Android, which you can either install yourself on your existing phone or buy pre-installed on a new phone. They sell pre-installed phones through the Murena brand, all of which are manufactured by established companies like Fairphone, Samsung etc.
Fediverse address (E Foundation):
@e_mydata@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (Murena):
@murena@mastodon.social
Education centre in Germany which holds workshops, summer schools and conferences all about astronomy and related topics. Operated by the Max Planck Society, and created in partnership with the Klaus Tschira Foundation, the University of Heidelberg and the City of Heidelberg.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@hausderastronomie@astrodon.social
National Science and Environment Reporter at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Winner of the 2017 United Nations Association of Australia Media Award for Climate Reporting.
Fediverse address:
@mikeyslezak@aus.social
American actor, activist and author, perhaps best known for playing Sulu on “Star Trek”. Currently performing in the musical “Allegiance”, which deals with his experiences of internment by the US government during the Second World War.
Fediverse address:
@georgetakei@universeodon.com
Voxel / low poly artist who creates splendid digital sculptures and dioramas out of computer generated blocks and simplified shapes.
Fediverse address: @m4ndrill@mastodon.art
Freelance writer based in New York, USA, posting about classic American film and television of the 20th Century.
Fediverse address:
@willmckinley@mstdn.social
French-language news and review website all about Nintendo.
Fediverse address (in French):
@NintendoLeSite@framapiaf.org
Research professor and author on the Middle East and the Islamic world. Has been a professor at a number of institutions across the United States, most recently as visiting scholar at the Center for Middle East Studies, University of California.
Fediverse address:
@Sherifazuhur@sfba.social
Blåhaj who likes to swim in the Atlantic ocean and eat fish.
Fediverse address:
@shork@blahaj.social
Creates astronomy-related pictures of stars, planets and other space stuff based on publicly released images.
Fediverse address:
@spacegeck@astrodon.social
Free open source collaborative markdown editor. HedgeDoc is web-based and you can host it yourself if you want to. (HedgeDoc was previously known as CodiMD.)
Fediverse address:
@hedgedoc@fosstodon.org
Blogger, veteran tech journalist, used to edit the UK magazine MacUser and is well known for accidentally coining Betteridge’s Law of Headlines: If a news headline poses a question then the answer is almost always “no”.
Fediverse address:
@ianbetteridge@mastodon.social
American screen and stage actor, producer and director based in Los Angeles and Albuquerque.
Fediverse address:
@davebean@mstdn.social
Star Trek fan based in the US, posting and sharing about Trek past and present as well as various other topics.
Fediverse address:
@punkonbus1701@tenforward.social
German language gaming news site focused on Nintendo and related topics.
Fediverse address (in German):
@nintendo_online@mastodon.social
Tabletop game designer, illustrator and pixel artist.
Fediverse address: @raul_volp@dice.camp
Retro computing and gadget enthusiast, stop motion film-maker. Also hosts a podcast called “The 305” which goes through every LaserDisc release in the Criterion Collection.
Fediverse address:
@bitcrush_io@oldbytes.space
Highlighting animations and images made in Blender by members of the Blender Artists Community.
Fediverse address:
@blenderartists@mastodon.art
Lightweight and secure Linux distribution based on musl libc and busybox.
Fediverse address:
@alpinelinux@fosstodon.org
Two people driving round New Zealand in a camper van, posting about all the sights and experiences they have on their epic 18 month road trip.
Fediverse address:
@oCDo@mastodon.nz
Scientists at the Harvard Hecht Lab researching how genes and experiences affect the development of dogs’ minds and brains, using methods such as neuroimaging, behavioural studies and surveys.
Fediverse address:
@caninebrainsproject@ecoevo.social
Popular managed hosting service for creating your own Mastodon server. Managed hosting means you don’t really need any technical knowledge as the hosting company does all the techy stuff behind the scenes for you (including installation, maintenance, upgrades etc).
Fediverse address:
@mastohost@mastodon.social
Posting and sharing cool stuff about Nintendo’s Game Boy handheld consoles, including info on games, hardware and accessories. Has a special focus on homebrew development.
Fediverse address:
@gameboyscene@mastodon.gamedev.place
Wine reviewer at Robert Parker Wine Advocate covering Portugal, Greece, USA (except West Coast) plus parts of Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
Fediverse address:
@marksquires@epicure.social
Independent online travel guide covering Southeast Asia, featuring resources, articles and forums.
Fediverse address:
@travelfish@mastodon.social
Free open source strategy game about human history, inspired by the Civilization games.
Fediverse address:
@freeciv@fosstodon.org
Non-profit association for discourse studies run by its members.
Fediverse address:
@DiscourseNet@fediscience.org
Volunteer-built project to create an encyclopedia of all camera and lens models and brands.
Fediverse address:
@camerawiki@mastodon.sdf.org
Highlighting interesting videos and livestreams on the Fediverse, especially from PeerTube and OwnCast.
Fediverse address:
@FediVideo@social.growyourown.services
Three bots posting chiptune music tracks from the C64, ZX Spectrum and Atari ST.
Fediverse address (C64 music, posts every 4 hours):
@SIDMusic@botsin.space
Fediverse address (ZX Spectrum music, posts every 4 hours):
@AYMusic@botsin.space
Fediverse address (Atari ST music, posts once a day):
@AtariSTMusic@botsin.space
The memorial and museum at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp built during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Over a million people were murdered by the Nazis at the camp during the Second World War, most of them civilians including children. The memorial functions as a reminder of what can happen, and campaigns for it never to happen again.
Fediverse address:
@auschwitzmuseum@mastodon.world
Covering the popular Psion series of computers and organisers from the 1980s and 1990s, especially models running the SIBO/EPOC16 platform such as the Series 3 etc.
Fediverse address:
@thelastpsion@bitbang.social
Free open source online form system. The developers offer form services hosted on their own website, or you can self-host the software if you prefer.
Fediverse address:
@liberaforms@barcelona.social
Software developer, ambient musician and host of the Griftonomics podcast, discussing the snake oil and scams being promoted by various tech groups.
Fediverse address:
@ummjackson@mastodon.social
American non-profit history magazine written by adjuncts, museum workers and independent scholars.
Fediverse address:
@contingent_mag@mas.to
Podcast discussing Star Trek from a humanist perspective, going through the series in broadcast order.
Fediverse address:
@humanisttrek@trekkies.social
A group of friends discussing beers, beer history, style guides, the industry and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@beerladiespod@mastodon.beer
Artist who does brilliant fantasy and sci-fi inspired works, the kind of thing you might see on the cover of a novel or game book.
Fediverse address:
@Zhjake@mastodon.art
Swedish hobby artist drawing comic book / cartoonish style portraits of scifi and fantasy characters and creatures.
Fediverse address:
@troken@mastodon.art
Photographer who takes pictures of spectacular landscapes from foreign trips, and also does portraits, wildlife and (professionally) wedding photos.
Fediverse address:
@sturmsucht@mastodon.social
Online security expert and creator of the popular “Have I been pwned” tool. Microsoft Regional Director and MVP.
Fediverse address:
@troyhunt@infosec.exchange
Podcast and radio show about craft beers, with a new episode every week. Based in Georgia in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@BeerGuysRadio@mastodon.beer
Travel videos from trips to Europe, Asia and elsewhere.
Fediverse address:
@worldoffunandtravel@tilvids.com
Planetary Scientist and Assistant Professor at the Kapteyn Astronomical Institute, University of Groningen in the Netherlands. Investigates atmospheric formation and the deep interiors of rocky exoplanets.
Fediverse address:
@timlichtenberg@fediscience.org
German illustrator of children’s books, draws pictures with a whimsical and comedic style.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bocklage@mastodon.art
Free open source XMPP/Jabber app for Linux which includes support for end to end encrypted messaging, voice/video calls and conferencing.
Fediverse address:
@dino@fosstodon.org
Volunteers creating free open source software for healthcare organisations, doctors, hospitals etc.
Fediverse address:
@librehealth@floss.social
Wildlife and nature photography, based in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
Fediverse address:
@cascadepine@mas.to
A series of social events aimed at mesh networking fans.
Fediverse address:
@battlemesh@toot.aquilenet.fr
Pixel artist and fan of wrestling and other sports. Often creates pixel art of classic wrestlers and sports people.
Fediverse address:
@AlCreed@mastodon.social
Enthusiastic bibliophile, posting about books, literary news, poetry, occasional reviews, runs a “Silent Book Club” and a blog about reading.
Fediverse address:
@bookgaga@mastodon.social
Wildlife photographer who takes wonderful close-ups of animals and plants.
Fediverse address:
@truecolour@photog.social
Musician who builds their own synthesisers, currently exploring algorithmic techno music.
Fediverse address:
@chrisbeckstrom@diode.zone
Computer scientist campaigning for online privacy, also part of the Librecast project which aims to bring multicast technology to the internet.
Fediverse address:
@onepict@chaos.social
OONI monitors network-level blocking of internet access, which is usually by governments or ISPs, and flags up any mass internet blocks or other interference. They also develop FOSS tools for carrying out this monitoring.
Fediverse address:
@ooni@mastodon.social
Handles IT and digital services within the European Commission.
Fediverse address (main):
@EC_DIGIT@social.network.europa.eu
Fediverse address (videos):
@ec_digit@tube.network.europa.eu
Bot posting adverts from video game magazines of the 1980s and 1990s, posts every six hours.
Fediverse address:
@gamemagprintads@botsin.space
Pixel artist who creates images within the technical constraints of the ZX Spectrum computer of the 1980s. The Spectrum hardware quirkily divided the screen into lots of 8×8 squares with up to two colours in each square, so the art based on it has a very distinctive look.
Fediverse address:
@helpcomputer0@mastodon.art
Posts about food, cookery, ovens and gadgets used to cook with.
Fediverse address: @kitchen@mastodon.surazal.net
Dutch actor and singer best known for the long-running series “Goede tijden, slechte tijden”.
Fediverse address (in Dutch): @gverbaan@mastodon.social
Exhibited artist who uses traditional drawing techniques with pen and pencil to create fascinating disturbing dream-like (or perhaps nightmare-like) works. Parts are half-drawn, or torn up, or covered, sometimes combining antique and modern elements anachronistically.
Fediverse address:
@cranach@tiny.tilde.website
Co-founder of the Dutch science communication association SciCom NL, and works at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Blogs about SciComm.
Fediverse address:
@RoyMeijer@scicomm.xyz
Free open source federated audio platform, which allows people to discover, follow and share music and podcasts on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@funkwhale@fosstodon.org
Role-playing game writer on DM’s Guild and DriveThruRPG, project lead of “Through The Veil”, “Sea Shanties” and “Tartarus”.
Fediverse address:
@DNDElise@mstdn.social
Epidemiologist and Professor of Public Health at the University of Southampton in the UK. Interested in Lifecourse Epidemiology and Long Covid.
Fediverse address:
@nisreen@mastodon.online
Prolific livestreamer who plays Linux games on the Fediverse, with streams alternately in English or German. They also have an archive of streams on their video account.
Fediverse address (live stream, in English and German):
@hatnix@live.hatnix.net
Fediverse address (main, in English and German):
@hatnix@social.tchncs.de
Fediverse address (videos, in English and German):
@hatnix@diode.zone
News site all about 3D printing, founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@fabbaloo@techhub.social
Photographer who posts lovely pictures of landscapes, wildlife and nature in Austria.
Fediverse address:
@betazoid@pixelfed.social
Posts about books, book collecting, rare titles, private libraries and other bibliophile topics.
Fediverse address (in English):
@libri@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@dannyhabets@mastodon.social
Free open source software enthusiast, teaches computing with FOSS, blogs about Ubuntu and libre software.
Fediverse address:
@ademalsasa@floss.social
Creates beautiful, intricate and simultaneously abstract and realistic generative CGI art, using 3D graphics tools like Blender.
Fediverse address:
@stefaneiseleart@mograph.social
As the name suggests, posts screenshots from random episodes of Star Trek (all versions) with a line subtitled and no other context, with interesting results…
Fediverse address:
@nocontexttrek@mastodon.social
Fan account posting news about Star Wars books and comics.
Fediverse address:
@swbooks@mastodon.social
Photographer from Poland, who takes many kinds of pictures including portraits, landscapes and more.
Fediverse address:
@arkadiusz@pixelfed.social
German-language online music radio station. The station is non-profit, non-commercial, legally licensed, and funded by the people who run it. The music is international, programmes are mainly in German, but with some shows in English.
Fediverse address (in German): @Radio_Regentrude@troet.cafe
Union representing professional writers of all kinds in the United Kingdom, including television, books, film, games, theatre etc.
Fediverse address:
@WritersGuildGB@union.place
Astrophysicist and senior lecturer at the Jodrell Bank Centre for Astrophysics, and part of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Manchester. Hunts for exoplanets.
Fediverse address:
@eamonn_kerins@astrodon.social
Medieval archaeologist and fan of castles and open knowledge.
Fediverse address:
@RichardNevell@mastodon.social
Posting videos of ANSI computer text art often seen on BBSes in the 1990s.
Fediverse address:
@ansivideos@retroverse.social
Annual conference discussing free open source graphics software, including graphic design, digital painting and more. The conferences have been happening every year since 2006, though the pandemic has somewhat complicated things recently.
Fediverse address (main):
@lgm@post.lurk.org
Fediverse address (videos):
@lgm@conf.tube
Designs and creates electronics and 3D printing projects, for example colourful glowing keyboards.
Fediverse address (main):
@s_ol@merveilles.town
Fediverse address (videos):
@s_ol@diode.zone
Polish-language group of activists promoting privacy and user rights on the internet. They also run a podcast and provide lectures and workshops on these topics.
Fediverse address (main, in Polish):
@icd@mastodon.internet-czas-dzialac.pl
Fediverse address (videos, in Polish):
@icd@video.internet-czas-dzialac.pl
Long-running podcast and film club founded in 2015 covering all genres of cinema, often based around live events or long form interviews. Includes contributions from filmmakers, audiences, critics and academics.
Fediverse address:
@Cinematologists@mstdn.social
Journalist covering science, space and technology. Presents “Far Out” for the American public broadcaster PBS, and is a writer for Wired and StarTrek.com.
Fediverse address:
@skrishna@mastodon.social
Podcast founded in 2012 dedicated to the MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Fediverse address:
@ootinicast@mastodon.world
Linux distribution that makes it easier to create and maintain your own home server. It works on a variety of hardware including older or lower powered computers, and you can also buy it pre-installed on a single board computer.
Fediverse address:
@freedomboxfndn@mastodon.social
Canadian Indigenous news site, originally founded as a printed newspaper in 1983.
Fediverse address:
@Windspeaker@mstdn.ca
Manufacturers of the famous single board computer. Low price, low power consumption computing that can be used in all kinds of computing and electronics projects.
Fediverse address:
@Raspberry_Pi@raspberrypi.social
Film critic and writer about film and cinema, especially “slow cinema” where a film proceeds slowly and meditatively.
Fediverse address:
@nadinmai@zirk.us
Website featuring a curated list of XMPP instances organised into categories based on the quality and type of services offered.
Fediverse address:
@xmpp_providers@fosstodon.org
Alert service for aviation enthusiasts which lets them know when interesting planes are arriving or departing particular airports, with alerts delivered through email or app.
Fediverse address:
@JetTip@avgeek.social
The music account of Amber, a punk / metal musician and singer. Amber’s music is divided into two projects: Park Lane Memorial (nu metal) and Anonymous C.A. Bosch (political metal).
Artist and graphic designer from Germany, doing colourful digitally painted fantasy and character art often with a gay theme.
Fediverse address:
@Bronzebart@mastodon.art
UK charity defending rights of Long Covid patients and promoting research into Long Covid treatments.
Fediverse address:
@Long_Covid@med-mastodon.com
Freelance illustrator creating brightly coloured high contrast works often with a spooky supernatural theme.
Fediverse address:
@carlydraws@mastodon.art
Posts a random picture of a cuddly toy every hour.
Fediverse address:
@plush_bot@plush.city
Site dedicated to collecting Transformers toys of all generations.
Fediverse address:
@UnicronCom@vivaldi.net
Non-profit online news site covering New York City, USA. The content is freely accessible as the service is funded by members, donors and sponsors.
Fediverse address:
@THECITY@newsie.social
Watercolour artist who creates prints and books of illustrations featuring bizarre creatures in a lighthearted fairy tale style.
Fediverse address:
@artbyemilyhare@mastodon.art
Gardener and solarpunk/permaculture fan who grows plants, flowers, berries etc, and does seed swaps.
Fediverse address:
@yekuhl@mastodon.green
Free open source decentralised online identity platform. It helps you prove who you are across multiple sites without storing any personal data about you.
Fediverse address:
@keyoxide@fosstodon.org
Cameroonian artist creating bright surreal paintings filled with African imagery
Fediverse address:
@artcameroon@mastodon.world
Product designer focusing on user experience, currently working on better UX for software at AWS.
Fediverse address:
@PavelASamsonov@mastodon.social
Artist creating beautiful animated pixel art accompanied by their own musical composition.
Fediverse address:
@nonamenosocks@mastodon.art
Electronics technician who does fun colourful videos about electronics projects, 3D printing and plays self-written music on self-built synthesisers. Also does knitting, woodwork and assorted other stuff. Highly recommended!
Fediverse address (main):
@blitzcitydiy@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@blitzcitydiy@diode.zone
Version of Linux aimed at software developers and system administrators.
Fediverse address:
@opensuse@fosstodon.org
Project listing Fediverse instances that use environmentally friendlier energy sources for their hosting.
Fediverse address:
@greenfediverse@chaos.social
Probably best known on the Fediverse as lead developer of the excellent Mastodon app Tusky, but did you know they’re also a talented painter?
Fediverse address: @connyduck@pixelfed.social
Video tutorials making open source hardware using 3D printers, recycled hardware and other materials, covering both advanced and simple projects.
Fediverse address:
@seanhodgins@diode.zone
German-language independent magazine about board games and card games, with news, reviews and features for both experienced and new players.
Fediverse address:
@fairplaymagazin@brettspiel.space
Technology podcast for both blind and sighted people, covering software, hardware and more.
Fediverse address:
@tffp@mastodon.social
Non-profit based in the United States promoting research into wine economics. Publishes the Journal of Wine Economics and organises conferences on the topic.
Fediverse address:
@wineecon@mstdn.social
“Smashing Security” is an award winning podcast which is in theory about infosec, but in reality it’s a very entertaining (and occasionally slightly rude) round-up of all sorts of computing and tangential non-computing news. Features lots of back-and-forth banter between hosts Graham Cluely, Carole Theriault and their special guest.
Fediverse address:
@smashingsecurity@mastodon.green
Free open source audio editing software, currently in beta testing, forked from Audacity
Fediverse address:
@tenacity@fosstodon.org
Crafter making jewellery, suncatchers and decorative items from copper, natural stones, wire and other materials.
Fediverse address:
@laurelincraft@artisan.chat
Podcast about technology history, covering both obscure and well-known software, computers, gadgets and other tech stuff, including both failures and successes.
Fediverse address:
@techtales@mas.to
Free open source personal cloud software for sharing files, collaborative editing, instant messaging, personal music streaming and lots of other things. It’s extremely flexible thanks to lots of add-on apps that can be installed through the graphical interface. Nextcloud instances can be accessed through web browsers or dedicated apps for all major platforms. You can host a cloud yourself or sign up on an existing instance.
Fediverse address:
@nextcloud@mastodon.xyz
Massive non-profit archive website which includes digital copies of vast amounts of printed, audiovisual and interactive media. Perhaps most famous for its Wayback Machine which allows people to look at older versions of almost any website.
Fediverse address:
@internetarchive@mastodon.archive.org
Artist who paints many kinds of subjects, mainly in gouache, watercolours and inks.
Fediverse address:
@Chloeg@mastodon.art
Series of cute illustrations of animals and other fun things, in a kawaii style, as created by the artist Savannah Cronin.
Fediverse address:
@midnitemoontrip@mastodon.art
American journalist and film critic, one of the people who contributes to a film’s Rotten Tomatoes score 🍅
Fediverse address:
@MsChaunceyKR@mas.to
Polish blogger who travels the world and posts photos and thoughts from their travels.
Fediverse address (in Polish):
@nomadbynature@101010.pl
Weird and humorous webcomic.
Fediverse address:
@BirbsandDragons@mastodon.art
Boosting selected watercolour works of art and watercolour-related posts on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@WatercolourCurator@mastodon.art
Food and restaurant photos by a Singaporean now living in Chicago. Spotlights Chicago restaurants serving food from around the world.
Fediverse address:
@fallingbeam@nodegray.com
Artist, illustrator and cartographer, creates wonderful maps based on fictional worlds, as well as artwork for tabletop RPGs and other storytelling contexts.
Fediverse address:
@wfgWorkshop@mastodon.art
Free open source online platform for organising community activism and volunteer initiatives such as food sharing etc. Anyone can set up their own Karrot site, or join an existing site.
Fediverse address:
@karrot@fosstodon.org
Organisation connecting gardeners all around the world, encouraging the use of open source seeds and similar philosophies. Posts in English and German.
Fediverse address (main):
@opensourcegardens@chaos.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@opensourcegardens@tube.tchncs.de
Fediverse address (blog):
@handwritten@notes.opensourcegardens.info
Swedish artist who draws wonderfully cute storybook-type illustrations of the natural world. They are often beautifully flat like the pattern of a nice fabric.
Fediverse address:
@byjessicaelena@mastodon.art
Posts and makes videos all about DIY synths and electronics
Fediverse address:
@polykit@chaos.social
Shares stills and quotations of memorable scenes from Star Trek episodes and films. Covers all versions of the franchise.
Fediverse address:
@dailytrek@social.tchncs.de
Provides an independent ecosystem for DRM-free eBooks and digital comics, including online storage, reading lists, a DRM-free bookshop directory etc.
Fediverse address:
@libreture@mastodon.social
Project helping students talk to astronauts on the International Space Station via amateur radio equipment, hopefully inspiring them to pursue a career in STEM subjects. There are also repeaters for ham radio fans to take part.
Fediverse address:
@ARISS_Intl@mastodon.hams.social
European Union fund which provides loans and guarantees to projects involved with development, climate change and the environment, infrastructure and small and medium businesses. Its aim is to promote the policy goals of the EU, and operates both within the EU and elsewhere. It focuses on projects that have difficulty getting loans within their own country.
(Note: Despite the similar names, this is not the European Central Bank which manages the Euro currency.)
Fediverse address:
@eib@social.network.europa.eu
UK edition of the independent news site featuring articles written by academics and qualified experts. It’s run by a non-profit organisation, there are no ads and no paywall.
Fediverse address:
@TheConversationUK@newsie.social
Graduate and professional school at Yale University in the United States, focused on theological studies. Degrees offered include Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Religion and Master of Sacred Theology.
Fediverse address:
@YaleDivinitySchool@mstdn.social
Follows the daily life of two pets goats on a small farm. This is one of the most consistently wholesome accounts on the Fediverse, and highly recommended if you need to chill and forget about the nasty world outside.
Fediverse address:
@GoatsLive@mastodon.social
Tabletop Role-Playing Game designer and enthusiast, posts about TTRPGs and runs games on livestreams.
Fediverse address:
@thatonegm@mastodon.social
Bot which posts a photo and description of a random bird from the ebird.org database, at 8 hour intervals.
Fediverse address:
@birds@moresci.sale
Society founded in 1985 which celebrates the poetry, prose and art of William Blake (1757 – 1827).
Fediverse address:
@BlakeSociety@mastodonapp.uk
Posts old public information films and PSAs made by various governments and public bodies around the world. Note that due to the films being designed as public warnings, they may contain deliberately disturbing imagery.
Fediverse address:
@infinity64@tube.tchncs.de
A new programming language currently under development. The developers describe it as: “a systems programming language designed to be simple, stable, and robust” and “well-suited to low-level, high performance tasks.” Apparently it fits onto one 3.5 inch disk! 💾
Fediverse address:
@hare@fosstodon.org
Open source hardware manufacturer based in the United States, making components, boards, accessories etc for computing and electronics projects. Certified as a minority and women owned business enterprise.
Fediverse address:
@adafruit@mastodon.cloud
Free open source chess server, with no paywall, no tracking and no ads.
Fediverse address:
@lichess@mastodon.online
Software architect, open source maintainer and quantum computing expert, author of “Introduction to Quantum Computing with Q# and QDK”.
Fediverse address:
@filipw@mathstodon.xyz
Scottish concept artist working on video games and tabletop roleplaying games.
Fediverse address:
@BraveRobynArt@peoplemaking.games
Videos about radiation and radioactivity created by an amateur enthusiast. It also features urban exploration of abandoned places that relate to radioactivity, and videos on assorted other topics.
Fediverse address:
@thebench@diode.zone
Freelance artist and illustrator who paints amazing epic dream-like scenes, often with a fantasy subject, and a very romantic and painterly but realistic style.
Fediverse address:
@Harkale_Linai@mastodon.art
Artist who enjoys drawing anthropomorphic sloths, and creates “slothified” versions of classic paintings and works of art.
Fediverse address:
@slothdude@mastodon.online
Game developer creating 1980s-style retro PC games for MS-DOS, featuring CGA graphics. Also interested in the ZX Spectrum and Psion handhelds.
Fediverse address:
@cyningstan@mastodon.social
British actor, writer and presenter, currently best known for roles in “Malignant”, “Containment” and Netflix film “Falling For Christmas”.
Fediverse address:
@georgeyoung@mastodon.social
Free open source Swift package library to help developers make apps that interact with the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@tootsdk@iosdev.space
Free open source XMPP desktop app for Linux, Mac and Windows. Includes OMEMO end-to-end encryption support.
Fediverse address:
@gajim@fosstodon.org
Videos devoted to the Linux OS, software for Linux, Linux-based phones, FOSS, de-Googlising and related topics. The videos include news items, reviews, features and tutorials aimed at a wide range of skill levels.
Fediverse address (main):
@thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@thelinuxexperiment@tilvids.com
Unofficial website devoted to the Steam Deck, featuring game optimisations, reviews, news and guides.
Fediverse address:
@steamdeckhq@mastodon.world
Image processing app for iPhone/iPad which lets you convert stills and video clips so that they look like graphics from classic 8-bit and 16-bit computers and consoles.
Fediverse address:
@retrospecs@mastodon.social
Bot that posts haiku poems made up entirely of random phrases from Wikipedia. They can be surprisingly moving… or not. Posts every four hours.
Fediverse address:
@wikipediahaiku@botsin.space
Professor of Evolutionary Biomechanics at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. Explores how very large animals stand and move, and how locomotion evolved in land vertebrates.
Fediverse address:
@johnrhutchinson@sciencemastodon.com
Indie rock musician based in Florida, USA.
Fediverse address:
@bittersweetrelief@mastodon.online