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

Universität der Bundeswehr München / University of the Bundeswehr Munich

University in Munich, Germany. Originally founded to provide education for members of the German armed forces, nowadays also includes civilian and international students.

Fediverse address (in German):
@unibwm@social.bund.de

FediMeteo Switzerland

Weather forecast accounts for cities in Switzerland. Follow your city to receive its weather forecasts in your timeline.

Fediverse addresses:
@altdorf@ch.fedimeteo.com
@basel@ch.fedimeteo.com
@bern@ch.fedimeteo.com
@biel@ch.fedimeteo.com
@chur@ch.fedimeteo.com
@fribourg@ch.fedimeteo.com
@geneva@ch.fedimeteo.com
@koniz@ch.fedimeteo.com
@la_chaux_de_fonds@ch.fedimeteo.com
@lausanne@ch.fedimeteo.com
@lucerne@ch.fedimeteo.com
@lugano@ch.fedimeteo.com
@montreux@ch.fedimeteo.com
@neuchatel@ch.fedimeteo.com
@schaffhausen@ch.fedimeteo.com
@sion@ch.fedimeteo.com
@solothurn@ch.fedimeteo.com
@st_gallen@ch.fedimeteo.com
@thun@ch.fedimeteo.com
@vernier@ch.fedimeteo.com
@winterthur@ch.fedimeteo.com
@yverdon@ch.fedimeteo.com
@zollikon@ch.fedimeteo.com
@zurich@ch.fedimeteo.com

Dr Johnny Blanchard / RE:Enthused

Retro computing expert and author. Creates videos on vintage computers and consoles, including both highly obscure and well known machines. Provides the historical context of the devices, and explores the technical details of the hardware itself.

Fediverse address (main):
@jonn_blanchard@retrochat.online

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

Fediverse address (photos):
@jonn_blanchard@metapixl.com

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

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

FediMeteo Portugal

Weather forecast accounts for cities in Portugal. Follow your city to receive its weather forecasts in Portuguese in your timeline.

Fediverse addresses (in Portuguese):
@aveiro@pt.fedimeteo.com
@beja@pt.fedimeteo.com
@braga@pt.fedimeteo.com
@braganca@pt.fedimeteo.com
@castelo_branco@pt.fedimeteo.com
@coimbra@pt.fedimeteo.com
@evora@pt.fedimeteo.com
@faro@pt.fedimeteo.com
@guarda@pt.fedimeteo.com
@leiria@pt.fedimeteo.com
@lisboa@pt.fedimeteo.com
@madeira@pt.fedimeteo.com
@ponta_delgada@pt.fedimeteo.com
@porto@pt.fedimeteo.com
@santarem@pt.fedimeteo.com
@setubal@pt.fedimeteo.com
@viana_do_castelo@pt.fedimeteo.com
@vila_real@pt.fedimeteo.com
@viseu@pt.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

Widescreen Gaming Forum / WSGF

Online community testing PC games on various different monitor setups and noting how they perform. Founded in 2003, currently with over 2400 games in their testing database.

Fediverse address:
@WSGF@mastodon.social

CNRS Terre & Univers

Branch of the French National Centre for Scientific Research specifically looking at planetary science, astronomy, climate change, geology and related fields.

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

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

RMTransit

Public transport expert and enthusiast, runs the popular RMTransit video channel which has in-depth looks at all forms of transit and how they relate to urban planning. Covers trains, metros, buses, trams, high speed rail etc all around the world. (Author is based in Toronto, Canada.)

Fediverse address (main):
@reece@canadiancivil.com

Fediverse address (videos):
@reece@video.canadiancivil.com

Fediverse address (blog):
@reecemartintransit@reecemartin.ca

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

FediMeteo Saskatchewan

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

Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@estevan__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@kindersley__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@melfort__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@moose_jaw__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@north_battleford__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@prince_albert__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@regina__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@saskatoon__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@swift_current__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@weyburn__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com
@yorkton__saskatchewan@ca.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Slovakia

Weather forecast accounts for cities and towns in Slovakia. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Slovakian.

Fediverse addresses (in Slovakian):
@banska_bystrica@sk.fedimeteo.com
@bratislava@sk.fedimeteo.com
@cadca@sk.fedimeteo.com
@detva@sk.fedimeteo.com
@dubnica_nad_vahom@sk.fedimeteo.com
@dunajska_streda@sk.fedimeteo.com
@humenne@sk.fedimeteo.com
@kezmarok@sk.fedimeteo.com
@komarno@sk.fedimeteo.com
@kosice@sk.fedimeteo.com
@levice@sk.fedimeteo.com
@liptovsky_mikulas@sk.fedimeteo.com
@lucenec@sk.fedimeteo.com
@martin@sk.fedimeteo.com
@myjava@sk.fedimeteo.com
@nitra@sk.fedimeteo.com
@piestany@sk.fedimeteo.com
@poprad@sk.fedimeteo.com
@presov@sk.fedimeteo.com
@prievidza@sk.fedimeteo.com
@roznava@sk.fedimeteo.com
@sala@sk.fedimeteo.com
@senec@sk.fedimeteo.com
@senica@sk.fedimeteo.com
@spisska_nova_ves@sk.fedimeteo.com
@topolcany@sk.fedimeteo.com
@trencin@sk.fedimeteo.com
@trnava@sk.fedimeteo.com
@zilina@sk.fedimeteo.com
@zvolen@sk.fedimeteo.com

More Fun Retro / More Fun Making It / More Fun Fixing It

Videos about repairing classic 8-bit and 16-bit computers such as the Sinclair ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64, Commodore Amiga, Amstrad CPC etc. Also repairs games consoles, other tech and accessories.

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

FediMeteo Nova Scotia

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

Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@amherst__nova_scotia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@antigonish__nova_scotia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@bridgewater__nova_scotia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@halifax__nova_scotia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@kentville__nova_scotia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@new_glasgow__nova_scotia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@port_hawkesbury__nova_scotia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@sydney__nova_scotia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@truro__nova_scotia@ca.fedimeteo.com
@yarmouth__nova_scotia@ca.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Indonesia

Weather accounts for cities and towns in Indonesia. Follow an account to see its forecasts.

Fediverse addresses (in Indonesian):
@agats@id.fedimeteo.com
@ambon@id.fedimeteo.com
@amlapura@id.fedimeteo.com
@atambua@id.fedimeteo.com
@bajawa@id.fedimeteo.com
@balikpapan@id.fedimeteo.com
@banda_aceh@id.fedimeteo.com
@bandar_lampung@id.fedimeteo.com
@bandung@id.fedimeteo.com
@banjar@id.fedimeteo.com
@banjarbaru@id.fedimeteo.com
@banjarmasin@id.fedimeteo.com
@bantaeng@id.fedimeteo.com
@bantul@id.fedimeteo.com
@banyuwangi@id.fedimeteo.com
@barabai@id.fedimeteo.com
@batam@id.fedimeteo.com
@batu@id.fedimeteo.com
@baubau@id.fedimeteo.com
@bekasi@id.fedimeteo.com
@bengkalis@id.fedimeteo.com
@bengkulu@id.fedimeteo.com
@biak@id.fedimeteo.com
@bima@id.fedimeteo.com
@binjai@id.fedimeteo.com
@bintuni@id.fedimeteo.com
@bitung@id.fedimeteo.com
@blitar@id.fedimeteo.com
@bogor@id.fedimeteo.com
@bojonegoro@id.fedimeteo.com
@bondowoso@id.fedimeteo.com
@bontang@id.fedimeteo.com
@bukittinggi@id.fedimeteo.com
@bulukumba@id.fedimeteo.com
@cianjur@id.fedimeteo.com
@cilacap@id.fedimeteo.com
@cilegon@id.fedimeteo.com
@cimahi@id.fedimeteo.com
@cirebon@id.fedimeteo.com
@curup@id.fedimeteo.com
@dekai@id.fedimeteo.com
@denpasar@id.fedimeteo.com
@depok@id.fedimeteo.com
@dobo@id.fedimeteo.com
@dompu@id.fedimeteo.com
@donggala@id.fedimeteo.com
@dumai@id.fedimeteo.com
@enarotali@id.fedimeteo.com
@ende@id.fedimeteo.com
@fakfak@id.fedimeteo.com
@garut@id.fedimeteo.com
@gorontalo@id.fedimeteo.com
@gresik@id.fedimeteo.com
@gunungsitoli@id.fedimeteo.com
@indramayu@id.fedimeteo.com
@jakarta@id.fedimeteo.com
@jambi@id.fedimeteo.com
@jayapura@id.fedimeteo.com
@jember@id.fedimeteo.com
@jepara@id.fedimeteo.com
@kabanjahe@id.fedimeteo.com
@kaimana@id.fedimeteo.com
@kalianda@id.fedimeteo.com
@karawang@id.fedimeteo.com
@kebumen@id.fedimeteo.com
@kediri@id.fedimeteo.com
@kendari@id.fedimeteo.com
@ketapang@id.fedimeteo.com
@kolaka@id.fedimeteo.com
@kotabaru@id.fedimeteo.com
@kotabumi@id.fedimeteo.com
@kotamobagu@id.fedimeteo.com
@krui@id.fedimeteo.com
@kuala_kapuas@id.fedimeteo.com
@kuala_tungkal@id.fedimeteo.com
@kudus@id.fedimeteo.com
@kupang@id.fedimeteo.com
@kuta@id.fedimeteo.com
@kutacane@id.fedimeteo.com
@labuan_bajo@id.fedimeteo.com
@labuha@id.fedimeteo.com
@langsa@id.fedimeteo.com
@larantuka@id.fedimeteo.com
@lembang@id.fedimeteo.com
@lhokseumawe@id.fedimeteo.com
@liwa@id.fedimeteo.com
@lubuklinggau@id.fedimeteo.com
@lumajang@id.fedimeteo.com
@luwuk@id.fedimeteo.com
@madiun@id.fedimeteo.com
@magelang@id.fedimeteo.com
@majene@id.fedimeteo.com
@makassar@id.fedimeteo.com
@malang@id.fedimeteo.com
@malinau@id.fedimeteo.com
@mamuju@id.fedimeteo.com
@manado@id.fedimeteo.com
@manna@id.fedimeteo.com
@manokwari@id.fedimeteo.com
@marisa@id.fedimeteo.com
@martapura@id.fedimeteo.com
@masohi@id.fedimeteo.com
@mataram@id.fedimeteo.com
@maumere@id.fedimeteo.com
@medan@id.fedimeteo.com
@merauke@id.fedimeteo.com
@metro@id.fedimeteo.com
@meulaboh@id.fedimeteo.com
@mojokerto@id.fedimeteo.com
@muara_bungo@id.fedimeteo.com
@muara_enim@id.fedimeteo.com
@muara_teweh@id.fedimeteo.com
@mulia@id.fedimeteo.com
@muntok@id.fedimeteo.com
@nabire@id.fedimeteo.com
@namlea@id.fedimeteo.com
@nanga_pinoh@id.fedimeteo.com
@negara@id.fedimeteo.com
@nunukan@id.fedimeteo.com
@oksibil@id.fedimeteo.com
@padang@id.fedimeteo.com
@padangsidimpuan@id.fedimeteo.com
@pagar_alam@id.fedimeteo.com
@painan@id.fedimeteo.com
@palangkaraya@id.fedimeteo.com
@palembang@id.fedimeteo.com
@palopo@id.fedimeteo.com
@palu@id.fedimeteo.com
@pamekasan@id.fedimeteo.com
@pangandaran@id.fedimeteo.com
@pangkalan_bun@id.fedimeteo.com
@pangkalpinang@id.fedimeteo.com
@parepare@id.fedimeteo.com
@pariaman@id.fedimeteo.com
@pasuruan@id.fedimeteo.com
@payakumbuh@id.fedimeteo.com
@pekalongan@id.fedimeteo.com
@pekanbaru@id.fedimeteo.com
@pematangsiantar@id.fedimeteo.com
@penajam@id.fedimeteo.com
@polewali@id.fedimeteo.com
@pontianak@id.fedimeteo.com
@poso@id.fedimeteo.com
@prabumulih@id.fedimeteo.com
@praya@id.fedimeteo.com
@probolinggo@id.fedimeteo.com
@purwokerto@id.fedimeteo.com
@putussibau@id.fedimeteo.com
@raha@id.fedimeteo.com
@ranai@id.fedimeteo.com
@rantauprapat@id.fedimeteo.com
@rantepao@id.fedimeteo.com
@rembang@id.fedimeteo.com
@rengat@id.fedimeteo.com
@ruteng@id.fedimeteo.com
@sabang@id.fedimeteo.com
@salatiga@id.fedimeteo.com
@samarinda@id.fedimeteo.com
@sambas@id.fedimeteo.com
@sampit@id.fedimeteo.com
@sangatta@id.fedimeteo.com
@sarmi@id.fedimeteo.com
@saumlaki@id.fedimeteo.com
@sawahlunto@id.fedimeteo.com
@sekayu@id.fedimeteo.com
@selatpanjang@id.fedimeteo.com
@semarang@id.fedimeteo.com
@senggigi@id.fedimeteo.com
@sengkang@id.fedimeteo.com
@sentani@id.fedimeteo.com
@serang@id.fedimeteo.com
@serui@id.fedimeteo.com
@sibolga@id.fedimeteo.com
@sidoarjo@id.fedimeteo.com
@singaraja@id.fedimeteo.com
@singkawang@id.fedimeteo.com
@sintang@id.fedimeteo.com
@sleman@id.fedimeteo.com
@soe@id.fedimeteo.com
@sofifi@id.fedimeteo.com
@solok@id.fedimeteo.com
@sorong@id.fedimeteo.com
@subang@id.fedimeteo.com
@sukabumi@id.fedimeteo.com
@sumbawa_besar@id.fedimeteo.com
@sumenep@id.fedimeteo.com
@sungai_penuh@id.fedimeteo.com
@surabaya@id.fedimeteo.com
@surakarta@id.fedimeteo.com
@tahuna@id.fedimeteo.com
@takengon@id.fedimeteo.com
@tanah_merah@id.fedimeteo.com
@tangerang@id.fedimeteo.com
@tangerang_selatan@id.fedimeteo.com
@tanjung@id.fedimeteo.com
@tanjung_balai_karimun@id.fedimeteo.com
@tanjung_pandan@id.fedimeteo.com
@tanjung_redeb@id.fedimeteo.com
@tanjung_selor@id.fedimeteo.com
@tanjungbalai@id.fedimeteo.com
@tanjungpinang@id.fedimeteo.com
@tarakan@id.fedimeteo.com
@tarutung@id.fedimeteo.com
@tasikmalaya@id.fedimeteo.com
@tegal@id.fedimeteo.com
@tembilahan@id.fedimeteo.com
@teminabuan@id.fedimeteo.com
@tenggarong@id.fedimeteo.com
@ternate@id.fedimeteo.com
@tidore@id.fedimeteo.com
@timika@id.fedimeteo.com
@tobelo@id.fedimeteo.com
@tolitoli@id.fedimeteo.com
@tomohon@id.fedimeteo.com
@tual@id.fedimeteo.com
@tuban@id.fedimeteo.com
@ubud@id.fedimeteo.com
@waikabubak@id.fedimeteo.com
@waingapu@id.fedimeteo.com
@waisai@id.fedimeteo.com
@wamena@id.fedimeteo.com
@wangi_wangi@id.fedimeteo.com
@watampone@id.fedimeteo.com
@wonosari@id.fedimeteo.com
@wonosobo@id.fedimeteo.com
@yogyakarta@id.fedimeteo.com

Fediphoto Lineage

An app for Android phones available through F-Droid which makes it as easy as possible to share photos on the Fediverse. It’s based on an app by PLA, who enjoyed sharing pictures on the Fediverse while out and about. PLA sadly died in January 2021, and Fediphoto Lineage aims to honour his memory by keeping his project alive.

Fediverse address:
@fediphoto_lineage@libranet.de