1980s Chiptune Bots

Three bots posting chiptune music tracks from the C64, ZX Spectrum and Atari ST.

Fediverse address (C64 music, posts every 4 hours):
@SIDMusicBot@retrochat.online

Fediverse address (ZX Spectrum music, posts every 4 hours):
@AYMusicBot@retrochat.online

Fediverse address (Atari ST music, posts once a day):
@STMusicBot@retrochat.online

Dr. Carlotta A. Berry, PhD

Professor of Electrical Engineering and Robotics at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, co-director of the Rose Building Undergraduate Diversity programme, and co-founder of Black In Engineering and Black In Robotics.

Fediverse address:
@drcaberry@blacktwitter.io

FediMeteo Wyoming

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

Fediverse addresses:
@afton__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@buffalo__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@casper__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@cheyenne__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@cody__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@douglas__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@evanston__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@gillette__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@green_river__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@greybul__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@jackson__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@kemmerer__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@lander__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@laramie__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@newcastle__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@pinedale__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@powell__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@rawlins__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@riverton__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@rock_springs__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@sheridan__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@thermopolis__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@torrington__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@wheatland__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com
@worland__wyoming@us.fedimeteo.com

Computertruhe e.V.

Volunteers in Germany who repair abandoned computers so they can be donated to charity.

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

Fediverse address (Berlin branch, in German):
@berlin@social.computertruhe.de

Fediverse address (Chemnitz branch, in German):
@chemnitz@social.computertruhe.de

Fediverse address (Munich branch, in German):
@muenchen@social.computertruhe.de

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

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

Robert W. Gehl

Ontario Research Chair of Digital Governance for Social Justice at York University in Canada. Researches network cultures and technologies, alternative social media and manipulative communication. Author of “Reverse Engineering Social Networks”, “Weaving the Dark Web” and “Social Engineering”.

Fediverse address:
@robertwgehl@scholar.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

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

The Garden of Memory

Blog by the historian Sean Munge writing on a very eclectic selection of historical and pop culture topics. There are also in-depth history articles and learning materials for paid subscribers.

Fediverse address (blog):
@sean@gardenofmemory.net

Sajan Rai

Artist who draws surreal illustrations with a distinctive style, mixing modern subjects, 1960s colours and an Asian aesthetic, giving it a busy modern feel.

Fediverse address:
@sajan@mastodon.art

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

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 Malta

Weather accounts for cities and towns in Malta. Follow an account to see its forecasts in your timeline.

Fediverse addresses:
@attard@mt.fedimeteo.com
@birkirkara@mt.fedimeteo.com
@birzebbuga@mt.fedimeteo.com
@bugibba@mt.fedimeteo.com
@ghaxaq@mt.fedimeteo.com
@gzira@mt.fedimeteo.com
@marsaskala@mt.fedimeteo.com
@mellieha@mt.fedimeteo.com
@mosta@mt.fedimeteo.com
@naxxar@mt.fedimeteo.com
@paola@mt.fedimeteo.com
@qormi@mt.fedimeteo.com
@san_gwann@mt.fedimeteo.com
@siggiewi@mt.fedimeteo.com
@sliema@mt.fedimeteo.com
@st_julians@mt.fedimeteo.com
@valletta@mt.fedimeteo.com
@victoria@mt.fedimeteo.com
@zabbar@mt.fedimeteo.com
@zurrieq@mt.fedimeteo.com