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

FediMeteo England

Weather forecast accounts for cities in England, using data from Open-Meteo.

Fediverse addresses (organised by city):
@berwick@uk.fedimeteo.com
@birmingham@uk.fedimeteo.com
@blackpool@uk.fedimeteo.com
@bradford@uk.fedimeteo.com
@brighton@uk.fedimeteo.com
@bristol@uk.fedimeteo.com
@cambridge@uk.fedimeteo.com
@canterbury@uk.fedimeteo.com
@carlisle@uk.fedimeteo.com
@chelmsford@uk.fedimeteo.com
@colchester@uk.fedimeteo.com
@coventry@uk.fedimeteo.com
@derby@uk.fedimeteo.com
@exeter@uk.fedimeteo.com
@hugh_town@uk.fedimeteo.com
@hull@uk.fedimeteo.com
@ipswich@uk.fedimeteo.com
@leeds@uk.fedimeteo.com
@leicester@uk.fedimeteo.com
@liverpool@uk.fedimeteo.com
@london@uk.fedimeteo.com
@manchester@uk.fedimeteo.com
@newcastle@uk.fedimeteo.com
@norwich@uk.fedimeteo.com
@nottingham@uk.fedimeteo.com
@oxford@uk.fedimeteo.com
@plymouth@uk.fedimeteo.com
@portsmouth@uk.fedimeteo.com
@reading@uk.fedimeteo.com
@shanklin@uk.fedimeteo.com
@sheffield@uk.fedimeteo.com
@southampton@uk.fedimeteo.com
@stoke_on_trent@uk.fedimeteo.com
@sunderland@uk.fedimeteo.com
@truro@uk.fedimeteo.com
@wakefield@uk.fedimeteo.com
@wolverhampton@uk.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Quebec

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

Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@amos__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@baie_comeau__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@drummondville__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@gaspe__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@gatineau__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@granby__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@laval__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@mont_tremblant__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@montreal__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@quebec_city__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@rimouski__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@rouyn_noranda__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@saguenay__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@saint_jean_sur_richelieu__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@sept_iles__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@sherbrooke__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@trois_rivieres__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com
@val_d_or__quebec@ca.fedimeteo.com

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

FediMeteo Delaware

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

Fediverse addresses:
@bethany_beach__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@bridgeville__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@camden__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@delmar__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@dover__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@elsmere__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@georgetown__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@harrington__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@laurel__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@lewes__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@middletown__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@milford__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@millsboro__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_castle__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@newark__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@rehoboth_beach__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@seaford__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@selbyville__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@smyrna__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com
@wilmington__delaware@us.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo California

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

Fediverse addresses:
@anaheim__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@bakersfield__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@chula_vista__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@elk_grove__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@fremont__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@fresno__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@glendale__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@huntington_beach__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@irvine__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@lancaster__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@long_beach__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@los_angeles__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@modesto__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@oakland__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@oceanside__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@ontario__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@oxnard__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@riverside__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@sacramento__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@san_bernardino__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@san_diego__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@san_francisco__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@san_jose__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@santa_rosa__california@us.fedimeteo.com
@stockton__california@us.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Maine

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

Fediverse addresses:
@auburn__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@augusta__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@bangor__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@bar_harbor__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@bath__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@biddeford__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@brunswick__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@caribou__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@ellsworth__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@farmington__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@gardiner__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@lewiston__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@old_orchard_beach__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@orono__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@portland__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@presque_isle__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@rockland__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@saco__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@sanford__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@scarborough__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@skowhegan__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@south_portland__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@waterville__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@westbrook__maine@us.fedimeteo.com
@york__maine@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

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

Insatiably Curious

Travel blog by Australian couple who have lived in various countries around the world and are currently restoring a barge in the Netherlands.

Fediverse address (blog):
@index@timbull.com

FediMeteo Scotland

Weather forecast accounts for cities in Scotland, using data from Open-Meteo.

Fediverse addresses (organised by city):
@aberdeen@uk.fedimeteo.com
@dundee@uk.fedimeteo.com
@edinburgh@uk.fedimeteo.com
@fort_william@uk.fedimeteo.com
@glasgow@uk.fedimeteo.com
@inverness@uk.fedimeteo.com
@kirkwall@uk.fedimeteo.com
@lamlash@uk.fedimeteo.com
@lerwick@uk.fedimeteo.com
@port_ellen@uk.fedimeteo.com
@portree@uk.fedimeteo.com
@tarbert@uk.fedimeteo.com
@thurso@uk.fedimeteo.com

LibreOffice

The most popular free open source office suite, it includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software etc. It’s very widely used by businesses, governments, organisations and individuals, and is available for Linux, Mac and Windows.

Fediverse address:
@libreoffice@fosstodon.org

There are also user groups on the Fediverse:

Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@LibreOfficeEs@mastodon.social

Fediverse address (in French):
@LaMouetteODF@framapiaf.org

FediMeteo Belgium

Weather forecast accounts for cities in Belgium. Follow your city to receive weather forecasts in Dutch and French in your timeline.

Fediverse addresses (in Dutch & French):
@antwerpen@be.fedimeteo.com
@arlon@be.fedimeteo.com
@brugge@be.fedimeteo.com
@bruxelles@be.fedimeteo.com
@charleroi@be.fedimeteo.com
@dinant@be.fedimeteo.com
@doornik@be.fedimeteo.com
@gent@be.fedimeteo.com
@hasselt@be.fedimeteo.com
@ieper@be.fedimeteo.com
@leuven@be.fedimeteo.com
@liege@be.fedimeteo.com
@mons@be.fedimeteo.com
@namur@be.fedimeteo.com
@ottignies_louvain_la_neuve@be.fedimeteo.com

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

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

Virtual Genealogical Association

International organisation organising online events for genealogists and family history enthusiasts.

Fediverse address:
@VirtualGenealogy@c.im

FediMeteo Pennsylvania

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

Fediverse addresses:
@allentown__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@altoona__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@bethlehem__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@butler__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@chambersburg__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@chester__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@easton__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@erie__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@greensburg__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@harrisburg__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@hazleton__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@hermitage__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@johnstown__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@lancaster__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@lebanon__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@mckeesport__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_castle__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@philadelphia__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@pittsburgh__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@pottstown__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@pottsville__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@reading__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@scranton__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@wilkes_barre__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com
@york__pennsylvania@us.fedimeteo.com

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

Dr Robert Minchin

Astronomer at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory in the United States, and previously at (amongst others) the famous Arecibo in Puerto Rico, and the flying telescope SOFIA.

Fediverse address:
@Robminchin@mastodon.online

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

FediMeteo Czechia

Weather forecast accounts for cities and towns in Czechia, in the Czech language.

Fediverse addresses (in Czech):
@brno@cz.fedimeteo.com
@ceske_budejovice@cz.fedimeteo.com
@cesky_krumlov@cz.fedimeteo.com
@cheb@cz.fedimeteo.com
@chomutov@cz.fedimeteo.com
@decin@cz.fedimeteo.com
@havirov@cz.fedimeteo.com
@hradec_kralove@cz.fedimeteo.com
@jablonec_nad_nisou@cz.fedimeteo.com
@jihlava@cz.fedimeteo.com
@karlovy_vary@cz.fedimeteo.com
@karvina@cz.fedimeteo.com
@kladno@cz.fedimeteo.com
@liberec@cz.fedimeteo.com
@mlada_boleslav@cz.fedimeteo.com
@olomouc@cz.fedimeteo.com
@opava@cz.fedimeteo.com
@ostrava@cz.fedimeteo.com
@pardubice@cz.fedimeteo.com
@pisek@cz.fedimeteo.com
@plzen@cz.fedimeteo.com
@praha@cz.fedimeteo.com
@pribram@cz.fedimeteo.com
@prostejov@cz.fedimeteo.com
@tabor@cz.fedimeteo.com
@teplice@cz.fedimeteo.com
@trinec@cz.fedimeteo.com
@uherske_hradiste@cz.fedimeteo.com
@usti_nad_labem@cz.fedimeteo.com
@zlin@cz.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Ontario

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

Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@barrie__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@brampton__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@cornwall__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@guelph__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@hamilton__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@kingston__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@kitchener__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@london__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@mississauga__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@north_bay__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@orillia__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@ottawa__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@peterborough__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@sault_ste_marie__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@st_catharines__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@sudbury__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@thunder_bay__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@timmins__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@toronto__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com
@windsor__ontario@ca.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Cyprus

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

Fediverse addresses:
@ayia_napa@cy.fedimeteo.com
@dali@cy.fedimeteo.com
@famagusta@cy.fedimeteo.com
@kato_pyrgos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@kyrenia@cy.fedimeteo.com
@lapithos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@larnaca@cy.fedimeteo.com
@lefkara@cy.fedimeteo.com
@limassol@cy.fedimeteo.com
@morphou@cy.fedimeteo.com
@nicosia@cy.fedimeteo.com
@omodos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@paphos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@paralimni@cy.fedimeteo.com
@peyia@cy.fedimeteo.com
@pissouri@cy.fedimeteo.com
@polis@cy.fedimeteo.com
@pomos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@protaras@cy.fedimeteo.com
@rizokarpaso@cy.fedimeteo.com
@strovolos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@trikomo@cy.fedimeteo.com
@troodos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@zygi@cy.fedimeteo.com

De Witte Haas, Schiermonnikoog

De Witte Haas (“The White Hare”) is a photographer and guide on Schiermonnikoog, a small Dutch island in the North Sea which is also a national park of the Netherlands. They post wonderful photos and news about the plants and wildlife on the island.

Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@dewittehaas@mastodon.social