Cat News

Posting everyday stories about cats around the world and drawing pictures to accompany them. Readers can send their own cat’s stories to be shared and illustrated by the account.

Fediverse address:
@cat_news@mas.to

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

Interzone Magazine

Long-running award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine founded in 1982, publishing short stories and non-fiction pieces as well as full colour illustrations. It publishes both established and unknown writers, and its past contributors include many luminaries such as Terry Pratchett, Iain M. Banks, Gwyneth Jones, J.G. Ballard, William Gibson etc.

Fediverse address:
@InterzoneMag@mastodon.online

FediMeteo Netherlands

Dutch-language weather forecast accounts for cities in the Netherlands, using data from Open-Meteo.

Fediverse addresses (in Dutch, organised by city):
@almelo@nl.fedimeteo.com
@almere@nl.fedimeteo.com
@amersfoort@nl.fedimeteo.com
@amsterdam@nl.fedimeteo.com
@apeldoorn@nl.fedimeteo.com
@arnhem@nl.fedimeteo.com
@assen@nl.fedimeteo.com
@breda@nl.fedimeteo.com
@den_haag@nl.fedimeteo.com
@deventer@nl.fedimeteo.com
@dordrecht@nl.fedimeteo.com
@eindhoven@nl.fedimeteo.com
@emmen@nl.fedimeteo.com
@enschede@nl.fedimeteo.com
@groningen@nl.fedimeteo.com
@haarlem@nl.fedimeteo.com
@haarlemmermeer@nl.fedimeteo.com
@helmond@nl.fedimeteo.com
@hengelo@nl.fedimeteo.com
@hilversum@nl.fedimeteo.com
@leeuwarden@nl.fedimeteo.com
@leiden@nl.fedimeteo.com
@maastricht@nl.fedimeteo.com
@nijmegen@nl.fedimeteo.com
@oss@nl.fedimeteo.com
@roosendaal@nl.fedimeteo.com
@rotterdam@nl.fedimeteo.com
@s_hertogenbosch@nl.fedimeteo.com
@sittard_geleen@nl.fedimeteo.com
@tilburg@nl.fedimeteo.com
@utrecht@nl.fedimeteo.com
@venlo@nl.fedimeteo.com
@zaanstad@nl.fedimeteo.com
@zoetermeer@nl.fedimeteo.com
@zwolle@nl.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Massachusetts

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

Fediverse addresses:
@attleboro__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@boston__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@brockton__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@burlington__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@cambridge__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@chicopee__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@fall_river__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@fitchburg__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@gloucester__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@haverhill__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@lawrence__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@leominster__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@lowell__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@lynn__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@malden__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@medford__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_bedford__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@newton__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@northampton__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@pittsfield__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@quincy__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@revere__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@salem__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@somerville__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@springfield__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@taunton__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@weymouth__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@worcester__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com

Professor Dr Wolfgang Cramer

Ecologist and geographer at the CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique) in France, whose main aim is to do everything possible to mitigate the climate crisis, and help other scientists to do so as well. Works with the IPCC and MedECC, and supports non-violent climate activism.

Fediverse address:
@wolfgangcramer@fediscience.org

ACARS Drama

Posting interesting or amusing ACARS messages from various aircraft.

Fediverse address (all messages):
@acarsdrama@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (popular/trending messages):
@trending@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (bad behaviour messages):
@badpax@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (crewing ops messages):
@crewing_ops@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (turbulence messages):
@ride_reports@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (weather messages):
@wx@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (animal messages):
@animals@live.acarsdrama.com

Fediverse address (medical messages):
@medical@live.acarsdrama.com

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

Adam S. Smith

Palaeontologist and curator at the Nottingham Natural History Museum, Wollaton Hall, in the UK. Especially interested in plesiosaurs and other Mesozoic marine reptiles. Author of the children’s books “The Plesiosaur’s Neck” and “The Tyrannosaur’s Feathers”, founder of the Dinosaur Toy Blog, Animal Toy Blog and Plesiosaur Directory sites.

Fediverse address (main):
@AdamStuartSmith@sauropods.win

Fediverse address (blog):
@dinotoyblog@dinotoyblog.com

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

FediMeteo Washington State

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

Fediverse addresses:
@auburn__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@bellevue__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@bellingham__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@bothell__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@everett__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@federal_way__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@kennewick__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@kent__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@kirkland__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@lakewood__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@lynnwood__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@marysville__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@olympia__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@pasco__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@puyallup__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@redmond__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@renton__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@richland__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@seattle__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@shoreline__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@spokane__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@spokane_valley__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@tacoma__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@vancouver__washington@us.fedimeteo.com
@yakima__washington@us.fedimeteo.com

Luanti (formerly known as Minetest)

Free open source 3D game engine, for creating Minecraft-style games and worlds. There’s a large range of game modes and mods available, including online multiplayer. It’s available for Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Android.

Fediverse address:
@Luanti@floss.social

Deutsche Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt / German Aerospace Centre

German government centre for aerospace, energy and transportation research, and effectively the German space agency.

Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@DLR@social.bund.de

Fediverse address (alternate account, in German):
@dlr_next@social.bund.de

INRIA / Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique

Official account of the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, founded in 1967. The institute does theoretical and applied research in computer science.

Fediverse address (in French):
@inria@social.numerique.gouv.fr

Auschwitz Memorial

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

FediMeteo Florida

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

Fediverse addresses:
@bonita_springs__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@cape_coral__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@clearwater__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@coral_springs__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@daytona_beach__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@deltona__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@fort_lauderdale__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@gainesville__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@hialeah__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@hollywood__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@jacksonville__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@lakeland__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@melbourne__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@miami__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@miramar__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@naples__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@ocala__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@orlando__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@palm_bay__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@panama_city__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@pembroke_pines__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@pensacola__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@port_st_lucie__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@st_petersburg__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@sarasota__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@tallahassee__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@tampa__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_palm_beach__florida@us.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Utah

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

Fediverse addresses:
@bountiful__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@cedar_city__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@clearfield__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@draper__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@eagle_mountain__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@herriman__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@layton__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@lehi__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@logan__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@murray__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@ogden__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@orem__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@provo__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@riverton__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@salt_lake_city__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@sandy__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@south_jordan__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@spanish_fork__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@springville__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@st_george__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@taylorsville__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@tooele__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@washington__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_jordan__utah@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_valley_city__utah@us.fedimeteo.com

Reclaim Hosting

Independent hosting company based in the USA, encouraging universities, schools and students to use free open source educational software and services. Also runs livestreams about FOSS educational software and resources.

Fediverse address (main):
@reclaimhosting@reclaim.rocks

Fediverse address (videos):
@reclaim@archive.reclaim.tv

Fediverse address (livestreaming):
@live@reclaim.tv

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

FediMeteo Kansas

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

Fediverse addresses:
@colby__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@derby__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@dodge_city__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@emporia__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@garden_city__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@hays__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@hutchinson__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@junction_city__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@kansas_city__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@lawrence__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@leavenworth__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@lenexa__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@manhattan__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@mcpherson__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@olathe__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@ottawa__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@overland_park__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@parsons__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@pittsburg__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@pratt__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@salina__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@shawnee__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@topeka__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@wichita__kansas@us.fedimeteo.com

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

The Great Pop Culture Debate

Podcast discussing popular culture such as film, TV, music etc, with a specific question in each episode such as “Best Tolkien Character”, “Best 1990s Romcom”, “Best TV Series Finale” etc.

Fediverse address:
@gpcd@mas.to