Magic Aye

Bot that posts automatically generated autostereograms (aka “Magic Eye”), where you have to focus your eyes behind the 2D image to see the 3D image. It can take a while to do this if you aren’t used to the technique, but once it succeeds you will definitely know it has worked.

Fediverse address:
@magic_aye@mastodon.social

avldigital.de / Fachinformationsdienst Allgemeine und Vergleichende Literaturwissenschaft

Online project to provide information services to Comparative Literature scholars. Founded in 2016 by the Johann Christian Senckenberg University Library in Frankfurt, Germany.

Fediverse address (in German & English):
@avldigital@openbiblio.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

IGN / L’Institut national de l’information Géographique et forestière

France’s National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information, a public body which produces and distributes geospatial data including information on forests and other areas.

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

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

David Caulfield / Snooker HQ

Runs the website SnookerHQ.com which provides coverage of professional snooker. Founded in 2011, it includes match reports, features, interviews, podcasts and quizzes.

Fediverse address:
@snookerhq@newsie.social

FediMeteo Virginia

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

Fediverse addresses:
@alexandria__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@blacksburg__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@bristol__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@chesapeake__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@culpeper__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@danville__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@fredericksburg__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@hampton__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@harrisonburg__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@hopewell__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@leesburg__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@lynchburg__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@manassas__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@newport_news__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@norfolk__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@petersburg__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@portsmouth__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@radford__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@richmond__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@roanoke__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@staunton__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@suffolk__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@virginia_beach__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@waynesboro__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com
@winchester__virginia@us.fedimeteo.com

dylyricus (bobdylan lyrics +)

Account devoted to Bob Dylan, his music, his tours and his lyrics, including keeping track of alternative lyrics that he sometimes uses.

Fediverse address:
@dylyricus@universeodon.com

Umweltministerium Hessen (Environment Ministry of Hesse)

Official account of the Environment Ministry in the German State of Hesse, handling the environment, climate protection, agriculture and consumer protection.

Fediverse address (in German):
@umwelthessen@social.hessen.de

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

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

FediMeteo Kentucky

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

Fediverse addresses:
@ashland__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@berea__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@bowling_green__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@covington__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@danville__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@elizabethtown__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@florence__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@frankfort__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@georgetown__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@glasgow__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@henderson__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@hopkinsville__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@lexington__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@london__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@louisville__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@madisonville__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@mount_sterling__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@murray__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@nicholasville__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@owensboro__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@paducah__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@radcliff__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@richmond__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@somerset__kentucky@us.fedimeteo.com
@winchester__kentucky@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

PublicSpaces

A non-profit coalition of Dutch broadcasters, museums, arts organisations etc. campaigning for an ethical internet. They organise conferences on this topic, and run their own Fediverse servers.

Fediverse address (main, in Dutch and English):
@publicspaces@publicspaces.net

Fediverse address (videos, in Dutch and English):
@publicspaces@video.publicspaces.net

Fediverse address (podcasts, in Dutch and English): @TheTimeIsNow@podcast.publicspaces.net

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

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

Prom Coast News

Independent community newspaper featuring local news for coastal areas of Wilsons Promontory in Victoria, Australia. Townships covered include Meeniyan, Stony Creek, Buffalo, Fish Creek, Foster, Port Franklin, Toora, Port Welshpool, Welshpool, Yanakie, Tidal River, Waratah Bay, Sandy Point, Walkerville, Tarwin Lower and Venus Bay.

Fediverse address (blog):
@index@promcoastnews.org.au

FediMeteo Louisiana

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

Fediverse addresses:
@alexandria__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@baton_rouge__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@bogalusa__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@bossier_city__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@covington__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@gretna__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@hammond__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@houma__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@kenner__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@lafayette__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@lake_charles__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@monroe__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@morgan_city__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@natchitoches__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_orleans__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@opelousas__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@pineville__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@ruston__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@shreveport__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@slidell__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@sulphur__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@thibodaux__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_monroe__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@zachary__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com

Quote Me

Bot which generates nice-looking images based on specific Fediverse posts.

Fediverse address:
@quoteme@mas.to