Shugmonkey

Professional illustrator who creates excellent striking portraits usually based around line drawings with additional colours and elements. It feels like these are lost book covers or album artwork.

Fediverse address:
@shugmonkey@mastodon.art

Silverworker

Silversmith creating jewellery from mainly from silver and gemstones, but sometimes also other metals and materials. Publishes video tutorials on how each piece was designed and made.

Fediverse address:
@Silverworker@mastodon.world

FediMeteo North Dakota

Weather forecast accounts for North Dakota, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city in your timeline.

Fediverse addresses:
@belcourt__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@beulah__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@bismarck__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@bottineau__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@cavalier__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@devils_lake__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@dickinson__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@fargo__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@grafton__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@grand_forks__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@harvey__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@hazelton__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@horace__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@jamestown__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@killdeer__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@lakota__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@mandan__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@minot__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@oakes__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@rugby__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@stanley__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@valley_city__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@wahpeton__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_fargo__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@williston__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com

Dr Johnny Blanchard / RE:Enthused

Retro computing expert and author. Creates videos on vintage computers and consoles, including both highly obscure and well known machines. Provides the historical context of the devices, and explores the technical details of the hardware itself.

Fediverse address (main):
@jonn_blanchard@retrochat.online

Fediverse address (videos):
@johnny_blanchard@makertube.net

Fediverse address (photos):
@jonn_blanchard@metapixl.com

Internet. Czas działać! (“Internet. Time to act!”)

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

Open Source Gardens

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

Senfcall.de

A free open source video conferencing site which aims to provide a privacy-friendly alternative to proprietary services. Calls are made through the web browser using the BigBlueButton platform.

Fediverse address (in German and English):
@senfcall@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 Slovenia

Weather accounts for cities and towns in Slovenia. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Slovenian.

Fediverse addresses (in Slovenian):
@celje@sl.fedimeteo.com
@idrija@sl.fedimeteo.com
@izola@sl.fedimeteo.com
@jesenice@sl.fedimeteo.com
@kamnik@sl.fedimeteo.com
@koper@sl.fedimeteo.com
@kranj@sl.fedimeteo.com
@ljubljana@sl.fedimeteo.com
@logatec@sl.fedimeteo.com
@maribor@sl.fedimeteo.com
@murska_sobota@sl.fedimeteo.com
@nova_gorica@sl.fedimeteo.com
@novo_mesto@sl.fedimeteo.com
@piran@sl.fedimeteo.com
@postojna@sl.fedimeteo.com
@ptuj@sl.fedimeteo.com
@sezana@sl.fedimeteo.com
@slovenj_gradec@sl.fedimeteo.com
@trbovlje@sl.fedimeteo.com
@velenje@sl.fedimeteo.com

Tusky

Free open source Mastodon app for Android phones, available through F-Droid and Google Play. Can also be used by other Fediverse platforms that use the Mastodon API such as PixelFed and GoToSocial. One of the very earliest apps for Mastodon, first released in 2017.

Fediverse address:
@Tusky@mastodon.social

Andy Balaam

In-depth tutorial videos and livestreams about software development with many different programming languages and platforms, including Rust, Lisp, Python, JavaScript, Java, Ruby, Android etc.

Fediverse address (videos):
@andybalaam@video.infosec.exchange

Fediverse address (livestream):
@andy@andybalaam.uk.to

The Prototype Fund

Funding initiative of the German government promoting development of open software. Anyone can apply for funding who lives in Germany, is self-employed, pays German taxes and publishes their source code on some sort of source forge. (You don’t need German citizenship.)

Fediverse address (in German):
@PrototypeFund@mastodon.social

Snikket

XMPP-based free open federated messenger project. It aims to make XMPP into a more viable alternative to Whatsapp etc by providing consistency in design and terminology, while still maintaining compatibility with other XMPP apps and servers. (It’s a similar plan to how Mastodon made ActivityPub more mainstream while still being compatible with other ActivityPub server types.)

Fediverse address:
@snikket_im@fosstodon.org

Bojan

Records ambient sounds in various environments, including natural and human-made, using a high quality field recorder. Highlights sounds we may not always notice consciously.

Fediverse address:
@bojan@mastodon.art

Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen / German Advisory Council on Global Change

Indpendent scientific body advising the German Federal Government on the climate crisis and other threats to the planet’s ecosystems.

Fediverse address (in German and English):
@wbgu@social.bund.de

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

6502b

Artist creating absolutely stunning miniature scenes and dioramas entirely through intricately made tiny scale models combined with clever lighting, often featuring technological themes. Also a pixel artist and game developer.

Fediverse address:
@6502B@mastodon.social

FediMeteo Estonia

Weather accounts for cities and towns in Estonia. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Estonian.

Fediverse addresses (in Estonian):
@elva@ee.fedimeteo.com
@haapsalu@ee.fedimeteo.com
@johvi@ee.fedimeteo.com
@kardla@ee.fedimeteo.com
@keila@ee.fedimeteo.com
@kivioli@ee.fedimeteo.com
@kuressaare@ee.fedimeteo.com
@maardu@ee.fedimeteo.com
@narva@ee.fedimeteo.com
@paide@ee.fedimeteo.com
@pargi@ee.fedimeteo.com
@parnu@ee.fedimeteo.com
@polva@ee.fedimeteo.com
@rakvere@ee.fedimeteo.com
@rapla@ee.fedimeteo.com
@saue@ee.fedimeteo.com
@sillamae@ee.fedimeteo.com
@tallinn@ee.fedimeteo.com
@tartu@ee.fedimeteo.com
@valga@ee.fedimeteo.com
@viljandi@ee.fedimeteo.com
@vohma@ee.fedimeteo.com
@voru@ee.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Bulgaria

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

Fediverse addresses (in Bulgarian):
@bansko@bg.fedimeteo.com
@blagoevgrad@bg.fedimeteo.com
@burgas@bg.fedimeteo.com
@chirpan@bg.fedimeteo.com
@dobrich@bg.fedimeteo.com
@gabrovo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@gotse_delchev@bg.fedimeteo.com
@haskovo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@kardzhali@bg.fedimeteo.com
@kazanlak@bg.fedimeteo.com
@kyustendil@bg.fedimeteo.com
@lom@bg.fedimeteo.com
@lovech@bg.fedimeteo.com
@montana@bg.fedimeteo.com
@pazardzhik@bg.fedimeteo.com
@pernik@bg.fedimeteo.com
@pleven@bg.fedimeteo.com
@plovdiv@bg.fedimeteo.com
@razgrad@bg.fedimeteo.com
@ruse@bg.fedimeteo.com
@samokov@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sandanski@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sevlievo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@shumen@bg.fedimeteo.com
@silistra@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sliven@bg.fedimeteo.com
@smolyan@bg.fedimeteo.com
@sofia@bg.fedimeteo.com
@stara_zagora@bg.fedimeteo.com
@svishtov@bg.fedimeteo.com
@targovishte@bg.fedimeteo.com
@troyan@bg.fedimeteo.com
@varna@bg.fedimeteo.com
@veliko_tarnovo@bg.fedimeteo.com
@vidin@bg.fedimeteo.com
@vratsa@bg.fedimeteo.com
@yambol@bg.fedimeteo.com

Chest Bot

Interactive game run by a bot which lets you open loot chests which may contain treasure. The treasure can be saved in an account and spent on imaginary items. (NOTE: This is all just for fun, you don’t actually get any kind of loot! 😃)

Fediverse address (main):
@chest_bot@mastodon.social

Fediverse address (save your loot):
@chest_bot_atm@mastodon.social

Fediverse address (spend your loot):
@chest_bot_shop@mastodon.social

Smashing Security

“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

FediMeteo Nevada

Weather forecast accounts for the state of Nevada, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@battle_mountain__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@boulder_city__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@caliente__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@carson_city__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@elko__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@ely__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@fallon__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@fernley__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@gardnerville__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@hawthorne__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@henderson__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@indian_springs__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@las_vegas__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@laughlin__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@lovelock__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@mesquite__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@north_las_vegas__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@overton__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@pahrump__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@reno__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@sparks__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@tonopah__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@wells__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@winnemucca__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@yerington__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Colorado

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

Fediverse addresses:
@arvada__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@aurora__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@boulder__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@broomfield__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@castle_rock__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@centennial__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@colorado_springs__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@commerce_city__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@denver__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@durango__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@fort_collins__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@grand_junction__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@greeley__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@lakewood__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@longmont__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@loveland__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@montrose__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@parker__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@pueblo__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@steamboat_springs__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@sterling__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@thornton__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@trinidad__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@westminster__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com

Fediphoto Lineage

An app for Android phones available through F-Droid which makes it as easy as possible to share photos on the Fediverse. It’s based on an app by PLA, who enjoyed sharing pictures on the Fediverse while out and about. PLA sadly died in January 2021, and Fediphoto Lineage aims to honour his memory by keeping his project alive.

Fediverse address:
@fediphoto_lineage@libranet.de

FediMeteo Tennessee

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

Fediverse addresses:
@bartlett__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@bristol__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@chattanooga__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@clarksville__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@cleveland__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@columbia__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@cookeville__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@dickson__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@franklin__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@gallatin__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@germantown__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@hendersonville__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@jackson__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@johnson_city__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@knoxville__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@la_vergne__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@lebanon__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@memphis__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@morristown__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@mount_juliet__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@murfreesboro__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@nashville__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@oak_ridge__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@sevierville__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com
@smyrna__tennessee@us.fedimeteo.com

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

FediMeteo France

French-language weather forecast accounts for cities in France. Follow your city to receive weather forecasts in your timeline.

Fediverse addresses (in French):
@aix_en_provence@fr.fedimeteo.com
@amiens@fr.fedimeteo.com
@angers@fr.fedimeteo.com
@argenteuil@fr.fedimeteo.com
@asnieres_sur_seine@fr.fedimeteo.com
@avignon@fr.fedimeteo.com
@besancon@fr.fedimeteo.com
@bordeaux@fr.fedimeteo.com
@boulogne_billancourt@fr.fedimeteo.com
@brest@fr.fedimeteo.com
@caen@fr.fedimeteo.com
@cayenne@fr.fedimeteo.com
@clermont_ferrand@fr.fedimeteo.com
@colombes@fr.fedimeteo.com
@dijon@fr.fedimeteo.com
@dunkerque@fr.fedimeteo.com
@fort_de_france@fr.fedimeteo.com
@grenoble@fr.fedimeteo.com
@le_havre@fr.fedimeteo.com
@le_mans@fr.fedimeteo.com
@lille@fr.fedimeteo.com
@limoges@fr.fedimeteo.com
@lyon@fr.fedimeteo.com
@marseille@fr.fedimeteo.com
@metz@fr.fedimeteo.com
@montpellier@fr.fedimeteo.com
@montreuil@fr.fedimeteo.com
@mulhouse@fr.fedimeteo.com
@nancy@fr.fedimeteo.com
@nanterre@fr.fedimeteo.com
@nantes@fr.fedimeteo.com
@nice@fr.fedimeteo.com
@nimes@fr.fedimeteo.com
@orleans@fr.fedimeteo.com
@paris@fr.fedimeteo.com
@perpignan@fr.fedimeteo.com
@pointe_a_pitre@fr.fedimeteo.com
@poitiers@fr.fedimeteo.com
@reims@fr.fedimeteo.com
@rennes@fr.fedimeteo.com
@roubaix@fr.fedimeteo.com
@rouen@fr.fedimeteo.com
@saint_denis@fr.fedimeteo.com
@saint_etienne@fr.fedimeteo.com
@saint_laurent_du_maroni@fr.fedimeteo.com
@saint_paul@fr.fedimeteo.com
@saint_pierre@fr.fedimeteo.com
@strasbourg@fr.fedimeteo.com
@toulon@fr.fedimeteo.com
@toulouse@fr.fedimeteo.com
@tours@fr.fedimeteo.com
@versailles@fr.fedimeteo.com
@villeurbanne@fr.fedimeteo.com