Dorothy Parker

Bot posting daily exerpt from Dorothy Parker’s poetry. Mentions of the bot produce an automatic reply with a quotation from Parker’s correspondence.

Fediverse address:
@dorothyparker@mas.to

Gancio

A free open source collaborative online calendar. It allows local communities to share a common calendar that anyone can post events to, even people without an account. (Posts are moderated to prevent spam though.) You can also interact with Gancio through the Fediverse, and it has RSS support for people who want to follow through feed readers.

Fediverse address:
@gancio@mastodon.cisti.org

DataRequests.org / Datenanfragen.de

Non-profit organisation which is promoting people’s right to privacy, and making people more aware of their privacy rights.

Fediverse address (main account, in English):
@datarequestsorg@mastodon.social

Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@datenanfragende@mastodon.social

Fediverse address (technical account, in English):
@dev_at_datarequestsORG@chaos.social

FediMeteo New Zealand / Aotearoa

Weather forecast accounts for New Zealand / Aotearoa. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses (in English & Māori):
@ashburton@nz.fedimeteo.com
@auckland@nz.fedimeteo.com
@blenheim@nz.fedimeteo.com
@christchurch@nz.fedimeteo.com
@dunedin@nz.fedimeteo.com
@gisborne@nz.fedimeteo.com
@greymouth@nz.fedimeteo.com
@hamilton@nz.fedimeteo.com
@hastings@nz.fedimeteo.com
@invercargill@nz.fedimeteo.com
@napier@nz.fedimeteo.com
@nelson@nz.fedimeteo.com
@new_plymouth@nz.fedimeteo.com
@oamaru@nz.fedimeteo.com
@palmerston_north@nz.fedimeteo.com
@queenstown@nz.fedimeteo.com
@rotorua@nz.fedimeteo.com
@tauranga@nz.fedimeteo.com
@timaru@nz.fedimeteo.com
@wellington@nz.fedimeteo.com
@westport@nz.fedimeteo.com
@whanganui@nz.fedimeteo.com
@whangarei@nz.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo New York State

Weather forecast accounts for the state of New York in the USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@albany__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@binghamton__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@buffalo__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@elmira__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@freeport__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@ithaca__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@jamestown__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@long_beach__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@mount_vernon__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_rochelle__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_york__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@niagara_falls__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@north_tonawanda__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@oswego__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@poughkeepsie__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@rochester__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@rome__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@saratoga_springs__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@schenectady__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@syracuse__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@troy__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@utica__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@watertown__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@white_plains__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com
@yonkers__new_york@us.fedimeteo.com

The Tor Project

Non-profit organisation that maintains the Tor network, which allows people to communicate anonymously over the internet thanks to a special network that scrambles any attempts to trace connections. The easiest way to use Tor is with the Tor web browser, which you can download from their website.

Fediverse address:
@torproject@mastodon.social

Awesome Games Studio

Indie game development team based in Poland, releasing on all major computer, console and mobile platforms. Creators of “Oozi”, “I, Zombie”, “Yet Another Zombie Defense”, “Fury Unleashed” and “Yet Another Zombie Survivors”.

Fediverse address:
@awgs@mas.to

Text Adventure / Xyzzy

Bot that posts randomly generated text adventure / interactive fiction scenarios. The scenarios are somewhat interactive, you can type commands as replies and the bot will reply with responses depending on what you do. Inspired by the classic text adventures of the 1980s. New scenarios appear every 4 hours.

Fediverse address:
@xyzzy@mastodon.sandwich.net

All Of Time And Space Podcast

Podcast series where the presenters watch every episode of “Doctor Who” from the very beginning in 1963, in broadcast order. Each episode has special guest fans and occasionally people connected to the series itself. Also features a quiz called the Mind Probe.

Fediverse address:
@AOTAS@mastodon.social

FediMeteo Denmark

Weather accounts for cities and towns in Denmark. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Danish.

Fediverse addresses (in Danish):
@aalborg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@aarhus@dk.fedimeteo.com
@copenhagen@dk.fedimeteo.com
@esbjerg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@fredericia@dk.fedimeteo.com
@frederikshavn@dk.fedimeteo.com
@herning@dk.fedimeteo.com
@hillerod@dk.fedimeteo.com
@hirtshals@dk.fedimeteo.com
@hjorring@dk.fedimeteo.com
@holstebro@dk.fedimeteo.com
@horsens@dk.fedimeteo.com
@koge@dk.fedimeteo.com
@kolding@dk.fedimeteo.com
@naestved@dk.fedimeteo.com
@norresundby@dk.fedimeteo.com
@odense@dk.fedimeteo.com
@orhus@dk.fedimeteo.com
@randers@dk.fedimeteo.com
@ringsted@dk.fedimeteo.com
@roskilde@dk.fedimeteo.com
@silkeborg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@skagen@dk.fedimeteo.com
@slagelse@dk.fedimeteo.com
@sonderborg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@svendborg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@taastrup@dk.fedimeteo.com
@vejle@dk.fedimeteo.com

kottke.org

One of the oldest blogs on the internet, founded in 1998. Posts an eclectic mixture of news items, curiosities, art, technology and more. (Technically this is a bot account, but it’s also the blog’s official account.)

Fediverse address:
@kottke@mastodon.social

Bundesamts für die Sicherheit der nuklearen Entsorgung / Federal Office for the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management

German Federal Government’s office for regulating, licensing and supervising the disposal, storage, handling and transport of high-level radioactive waste.

Fediverse address (in German):
@base@social.bund.de

Powderpaint

A pop band from the Fediverse, their music is really well produced sharp retro synthpop, often featuring LGBTQIA+ themes in the lyrics. I would especially recommend their self-titled album, and “Constellation” is a good track to start off with.

Fediverse address:
@powderpaint@glitch.social

FediMeteo Michigan

Weather forecast accounts for Michigan, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@ann_arbor__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@battle_creek__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@dearborn__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@detroit__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@farmington_hills__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@flint__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@grand_rapids__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@holland__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@jackson__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@kalamazoo__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@lansing__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@livonia__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@marquette__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@midland__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@monroe__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@muskegon__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@port_huron__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@rochester_hills__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@saginaw__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@southfield__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@sterling_heights__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@troy__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@warren__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@westland__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@wyoming__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com

National Film Board of Canada / Office national du film du Canada

Canada’s public film producer and distributor, founded in 1939. Its massive archive is available to view online, and it continues to produce documentaries, animations, web programmes and alternative dramas.

Fediverse address (in English):
@NFB@socel.net

Fediverse address (in French):
@onf@socel.net

RMTransit

Public transport expert and enthusiast, runs the popular RMTransit video channel which has in-depth looks at all forms of transit and how they relate to urban planning. Covers trains, metros, buses, trams, high speed rail etc all around the world. (Author is based in Toronto, Canada.)

Fediverse address (main):
@reece@canadiancivil.com

Fediverse address (videos):
@reece@video.canadiancivil.com

Fediverse address (blog):
@reecemartintransit@reecemartin.ca

Wikimedia LGBT+

Global intersectional wikimedia user group aiming to improve quality and breadth of LGBTQIA+ history on Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects.

Fediverse address:
@wmlgbt@tech.lgbt

FediMeteo Puerto Rico

Weather forecast accounts for Puerto Rico. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@aguadilla__puerto_rico@us.fedimeteo.com
@arecibo__puerto_rico@us.fedimeteo.com
@bayamon__puerto_rico@us.fedimeteo.com
@cabo_rojo__puerto_rico@us.fedimeteo.com
@caguas__puerto_rico@us.fedimeteo.com
@carolina__puerto_rico@us.fedimeteo.com
@humacao__puerto_rico@us.fedimeteo.com
@mayaguez__puerto_rico@us.fedimeteo.com
@ponce__puerto_rico@us.fedimeteo.com
@rio_grande__puerto_rico@us.fedimeteo.com
@san_juan__puerto_rico@us.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Louisiana

Weather forecast accounts for Louisiana, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@alexandria__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@baton_rouge__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@bogalusa__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@bossier_city__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@covington__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@gretna__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@hammond__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@houma__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@kenner__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@lafayette__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@lake_charles__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@monroe__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@morgan_city__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@natchitoches__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_orleans__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@opelousas__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@pineville__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@ruston__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@shreveport__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@slidell__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@sulphur__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@thibodaux__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_monroe__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@zachary__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Connecticut

Weather forecast accounts for Connecticut, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@bridgeport__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@bristol__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@danbury__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@hartford__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@meriden__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@middletown__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@milford__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_britain__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_haven__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_london__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@norwalk__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@norwich__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@shelton__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@stamford__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@torrington__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@waterbury__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_haven__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@wethersfield__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@willimantic__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com
@windsor__connecticut@us.fedimeteo.com