WriteFreely

Free open source federated blogging platform. The interface and options are minimalist, with the focus on reading text with as few distractions as possible. It’s part of the Fediverse, so you can follow WriteFreely blogs from Mastodon etc. You can host a WriteFreely server yourself, or sign up on an existing server.

Fediverse address (main):
@writefreely@writing.exchange

Fediverse address (blog):
@writefreely@blog.writefreely.org

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

MPS Göttingen (Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research)

Research establishment in Göttingen, Germany which studies all the bodies that make up our solar system including the Sun, the planets, the asteroids etc. The Institute develops scientific instruments that are sent into space on ESA and NASA missions.

Fediverse address (in English & German):
@mpsgoettingen@academiccloud.social

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

Ian Betteridge

Blogger, veteran tech journalist, used to edit the UK magazine MacUser and is well known for accidentally coining Betteridge’s Law of Headlines: If a news headline poses a question then the answer is almost always “no”.

Fediverse address:
@ianb@well.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

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

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

The Curator on Mastodon.art

Shares lots of interesting art and creative posts from across the Fediverse, covering every genre. The account has been passed from one maintainer to another over the years, which has helped keep it fresh.

Fediverse address:
@Curator@mastodon.art

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
@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
@tallahassee__florida@us.fedimeteo.com
@tampa__florida@us.fedimeteo.com

Collabora Office

Online fork of the LibreOffice productivity suite aimed at businesses, including long term tech support, admin tools, smartphone apps and cloud collaboration.

Fediverse address:
@CollaboraOffice@mastodon.social

Its development company, Collabora, is one of the biggest upstream contributors to LibreOffice’s source code, and has a close relationship with the FOSS community.

Fediverse address:
@collabora@floss.social

Virtual Genealogical Association

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

Fediverse address:
@VirtualGenealogy@c.im

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

Radio Regentrude

German-language online music radio station. The station is non-profit, non-commercial, legally licensed, and funded by the people who run it. The music is international, programmes are mainly in German, but with some shows in English.

Fediverse address (in German):
@Radio_Regentrude@troet.cafe

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

Matthias Pfefferle

Creator of the “ActivityPub for WordPress” plug-in which turns WordPress blogs into Fediverse servers. When it’s active, people will be able to follow your WordPress account from Mastodon etc, and when you post a new blog entry it will appear as a post on the Fediverse.

Fediverse address (in English and German)
@pfefferle@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

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

iFixit

Site about repairing electronics including phones, computers, consoles, home appliances, vehicles, tools, medical equipment etc. Features repair guides for stuff you’ve bought, online forums for discussing repairs, and reviews of how repairable new gadgets are.

Fediverse address:
@iFixit@mastodon.social

Canongate Books

Award-winning independent publisher founded in 1973. Its published authors are highly eclectic including Yann Martel, Irvine Welsh, Barack Obama, Scarlett Thomas, Matt Haig, Alasdair Gray, The Mighty Boosh, Miranda July, Simon’s Cat and many more. They also run their own Fediverse server at bookish.community

Fediverse address:
@canongatebooks@bookish.community

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 Vermont

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

Fediverse addresses:
@barre__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@bennington__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@brattleboro__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@burlington__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@essex_junction__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@hartford__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@middlebury__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@milton__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@montpelier__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@morristown__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@newport__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@northfield__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@rutland__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@south_burlington__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@springfield__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@st_albans__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@st_johnsbury__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@waterbury__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@williston__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@winooski__vermont@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

FediMeteo Nebraska

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

Fediverse addresses:
@alliance__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@beatrice__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@bellevue__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@blair__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@broken_bow__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@columbus__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@crete__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@fremont__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@gering__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@grand_island__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@hastings__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@kearney__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@la_vista__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@lexington__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@lincoln__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@mccook__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@norfolk__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@north_platte__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@omaha__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@papillion__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@scottsbluff__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@sidney__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@south_sioux_city__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@wahoo__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com
@york__nebraska@us.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Austria

German-language weather forecast accounts for cities in Austria, using data from Open-Meteo.

Fediverse addresses (in German, organised by city):
@baden@at.fedimeteo.com
@bregenz@at.fedimeteo.com
@eisenstadt@at.fedimeteo.com
@gmunden@at.fedimeteo.com
@graz@at.fedimeteo.com
@innsbruck@at.fedimeteo.com
@klagenfurt@at.fedimeteo.com
@lech@at.fedimeteo.com
@lienz@at.fedimeteo.com
@linz@at.fedimeteo.com
@salzburg@at.fedimeteo.com
@sankt_anton@at.fedimeteo.com
@sankt_peter@at.fedimeteo.com
@sankt_polten@at.fedimeteo.com
@villach@at.fedimeteo.com
@wels@at.fedimeteo.com
@wien@at.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Alaska

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

Fediverse addresses:
@anchorage__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@barrow__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@bethel__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@dillingham__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@fairbanks__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@homer__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@juneau__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@kenai__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@ketchikan__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@kodiak__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@kotzebue__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@nome__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@palmer__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@petersburg__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@seward__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@sitka__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@soldotna__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@valdez__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@wasilla__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com
@wrangell__alaska@us.fedimeteo.com

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