Award-winning Canadian comedy troupe creating sketches, livestreams, podcasts and assorted silliness. Founded in 2003.
Fediverse address:
@LoadingReadyRun@kind.social
Award-winning Canadian comedy troupe creating sketches, livestreams, podcasts and assorted silliness. Founded in 2003.
Fediverse address:
@LoadingReadyRun@kind.social
007 letting us know it’s the weekend, every Friday night.
Fediverse address:
@CraigWeekend@mstdn.ca
US-based site covering hip-hop news including music, artists, culture etc.
Fediverse address:
@HipHopWired@flipboard.com
Associate professor of journalism at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, researching media distribution.
Fediverse address:
@josh@scholar.social
Despite its name, this is a non-religious newspaper covering US and world events. Based in the US, the Monitor was founded in 1908 and has won seven Pulitzer prizes.
Fediverse address:
@csmonitor@flipboard.com
3D printing enthusiast and software engineer, printing both fun bits of art and practical objects.
Fediverse address:
@IvyMike@infosec.exchange
UK edition of the independent news site featuring articles written by academics and qualified experts. It’s run by a non-profit organisation, there are no ads and no paywall.
Fediverse address:
@TheConversationUK@newsie.social
Small company providing services and training for businesses and individuals wishing to create maps or data packages based on OpenStreetMap. The company also contributes to OSM and is a member of the OSM Foundation.
Fediverse address (in German):
@geofabrik@en.osm.town
German-language news site and podcast about Linux and free open source software.
Fediverse address (in German):
@gnulinux@social.anoxinon.de
Non-profit organisation campaigning for high speed rail connecting the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The suggested plan would connect British Columbia, Oregon and Washington State.
Fediverse address:
@CascadiaRail@social.ridetrans.it
Useful site which lets you check if you are the victim of a security breach.
Fediverse address:
@haveibeenpwned@infosec.exchange
Environmental news site covering international ecological news, run by a non-profit and supported by readers’ donations.
Fediverse address:
@mongabay@mastodon.green
Association of OpenStreetMap volunteer contributors in Switzerland.
Fediverse address:
@SwissOSM@en.osm.town
Posts about food, cookery, ovens and gadgets used to cook with.
Fediverse address:
@kitchen@mastodon.surazal.net
Proprietor of the Tablas Creek Vineyard in California USA. Posts regularly about wine, wine production and life on a vineyard.
Fediverse address:
@jasonchaas@mastodon.world
Free open source self-hostable software forge, a community fork of Gitea supported by Codeberg. Federation of forges through ActivityPub planned.
Fediverse address:
@forgejo@floss.social
Photographer based in Madrid who takes pictures of cities, landscapes and nature in Spain. The accounts are in Spanish but everything is visual, so don’t worry if you can’t speak it.
Fediverse address (main, in Spanish):
@bobfisherphoto@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos, in Spanish):
@bobfisherphoto@pixelfed.social
Spanish-language news site and forum about Linux gaming.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@jugandoenlinux@mastodon.social
A Fediverse discussion group about trains, railways and locomotives. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@trains@a.gup.pe
Computer and technology magazine, originally dealing with just PCs but nowadays covering a wider range of gadgets. Based in the US, founded in 1982.
Fediverse address:
@PCMag@flipboard.com
Organisation of Debian contributors and fans in India.
Fediverse address:
@debianindia@pleroma.debian.social
Makerspace in southeastern Massachusetts, workshop for local makers and fixers.
Fediverse address:
@hiveboston@masto.hiveboston.org
Botanist and plant curator at the Natural History Museum in London. Also a fan of fungi.
Fediverse address:
@dr_norb@fediscience.org
Data visualisation coder, interested in open data and data science. Works with governance on UK railway IT and European regulations.
Fediverse address:
@wnd@fosstodon.org
Indie music blogger and radio show host, broadcasting on Phoenix FM in East London, UK.
Fediverse address:
@paulgolder@mastodon.social
Photographer taking pictures of landscapes and cityscapes in and around Belgium, often featuring large amounts of empty space around its subjects.
Fediverse address:
@johanphoto@mastodon.nl
Photographs from demonstrations in the UK over the past 20 years that the photographer has attended.
Fediverse address:
@imagesofprotest@mstdn.social
Veteran game developer who was lead dev on legendary titles for Lucasfilm Games such as “Zak McKracken” and “Rescue on Fractalus”. Most recently has worked with Ron Gilbert on “Thimbleweed Park” and “Return To Monkey Island” 🏴☠️ 🐒
Fediverse address:
@DavidBFox@mastodon.gamedev.place
Posting about the latest Alpha and Beta testing playable game builds, mainly indie titles but some AAA releases too.
Fediverse address:
@AlphaBetaGamer@mastodon.gamedev.place
Promoting classical music events in the Val de Loire region in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@ALCL@framapiaf.org
Science fiction and fantasy novelist and short story writer, winner of Hugo and Nebula awards. Author of “The Kuiper Belt Job”, “Arabella of Mars” trilogy and over fifty SFF stories.
Fediverse address:
@daviddlevine@wandering.shop
Privacy-friendly free open source online office suite. It can be self-hosted, or you can use the official instance. It’s collaborative and anonymous, with “zero knowledge” encryption so no one can access your data except you and those you choose to share with.
Fediverse address:
@cryptpad@fosstodon.org
Vinyl record enthusiast and radio broadcaster on CityNews Vancouver in Canada.
Fediverse address:
@jackermann@mstdn.party
Unofficial bot posting links to the Evolutionary Biology section of the bioRxiv preprint RSS feed.
Fediverse address:
@biorxiv_evobio@ecoevo.social
Paleontology student and Lego builder with an interest in Science Communication, creates lots of wonderful Lego dinosaurs.
Fediverse address:
@TheDinosaurDave@sauropods.win
Illustrator and sculptor who works with polymer clay, often making cute tiny objects and animals.
Fediverse address:
@Loryenne@mastodon.art
Lifestyle magazine covering house decor, food and drink, gardening, housekeeping, DIY and related topics. Based in the USA, first published in 1922.
Fediverse address:
@BHG@flipboard.com
Entertainment news site and TV series, covering the latest stories from the world of US film and television. First broadcast in 1981.
Fediverse address:
@ETOnline@flipboard.com
Takes photographs of wildlife, often macro photos of tiny things such as insects.
Fediverse address (main):
@andabata@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos):
@andabata@pixelfed.social
Pixel artist and digital painter, creates assets for indie games with classic 2D top-down and isometric styles.
Fediverse address:
@raou@mastodon.gamedev.place
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
Weather forecast accounts for New Mexico, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@albuquerque__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@belen__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@bernalillo__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@carlsbad__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@clovis__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@deming__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@edgewood__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@farmington__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@gallup__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@grants__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@hobbs__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@las_cruces__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@las_vegas__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@los_lunas__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@portales__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@raton__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@rio_rancho__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@roswell__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@santa_fe__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@shiprock__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@silver_city__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@socorro__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@sunland_park__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@taos__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
@truth_or_consequences__new_mexico@us.fedimeteo.com
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
Recreates classic video game pixel art as physical paintings using acrylics.
Fediverse address:
@8bitacrylic@mstdn.games
Group formed in Essex, UK, holding regular meetings, talks and study days about Ancient Egypt. Guest speakers include include archaeologists, researchers and experts from around the world (including modern Egypt).
Fediverse address:
@EssexEgyptology@archaeo.social
American fashion and beauty news site, originally founded by designer Rachel Zoe.
Fediverse address:
@thezoereport@flipboard.com
Discussion group about Arsenal Football Club. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@arsenal@a.gup.pe
Academic journal about history of philosophy, published by Brill since 1998.
Fediverse address:
@hpla@fediphilosophy.org
Food and travel blogger, featuring trip reports (especially Europe and Asia), articles on food around the world, recipes, restaurant reviews etc. Born in London but currently in Wales.
Fediverse address:
@kavey@kavlak.uk
A Fediverse discussion group about science fiction, covering all media including books, television, film etc. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@scifi@a.gup.pe
Linguist interested in forensic linguistics, cognitive semantics, authorial attribution, threat assessment and stylistics.
Fediverse address:
@vilyrou@mastodon.social
Discussion group about electronic music, follow it to see the discussions in your timeline or mention it to post to the group. (Click here ⧉ for more info about using Fediverse discussion groups.)
Fediverse address:
@electronicmusic@a.gup.pe
Freelance illustrator and digital painter who creates beautiful surreal images, often with fantastic themes, usually using Krita software.
Fediverse address (main):
@Xernist@mastodon.art
Fediverse address (images):
@Xernist@pixelfed.social
Photography enthusiast based in Australia, mainly taking pictures of dogs, cars and landscapes.
Fediverse address:
@dogPhotos@mastodon.au
Discussion group devoted to short stories. (Click here ⧉ https://fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on-the-fediverse/ for more info on using Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@shortstories@a.gup.pe
Artist drawing amazing sketches entirely within the Notes app on iOS. They’re often monochrome or within a limited range of colours, often with a retro feel.
Fediverse address:
@csilverman@mastodon.social
US-based website featuring sports news, rumours and editorials. Part of the wider FanSided network founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@fansided@flipboard.com
One of the best and longest-running accounts on the Fediverse, Westin writes single post works of microfiction, mainly with sci-fi and fantasy themes.
Fediverse address:
@MicroSFF@mastodon.art
Annual conference of the OpenStreetMap Foundation.
Fediverse address:
@sotm@en.osm.town
Retired Professor of Political Economy at Lancaster University in the UK. Commentary on UK news and politics, also a contributor to North West Bylines.
Fediverse address:
@ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us
AI and cognitive science researcher. Particularly interested in knowledge representation and reasoning in humans and machines, semantic/language technologies, cognitive systems, persuasive technology.
Fediverse address:
@antoniolieto@fediscience.org
Livestreaming, internet radio and podcast, featuring a mix of soulful house, dance, hip-hop and eclectic other stuff.
Fediverse address (live stream):
@video@stream.labr.online
Fediverse address (main):
@labr@ravenation.club
Fediverse address (curator):
@brothersoul@mstdn.social
Local news site for San Francisco, California, USA, founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@SFistNews@flipboard.com
Photographer who mainly takes pictures of birds and wildlife.
Fediverse address:
@zaktakespictures@social.goodanser.com
Professional drum & bass, techno and electronic musician and composer from Germany, featuring a cyberpunk dystopian aesthetic. Incredibly, their latest track is also available on MiniDisc! 💽
Fediverse address:
@revengeday@corteximplant.com
Prolific livestreamer who plays Linux games on the Fediverse, with streams alternately in English or German. They also have an archive of streams on their video account.
Fediverse address (live stream, in English and German):
@hatnix@live.hatnix.net
Fediverse address (main, in English and German):
@hatnix@social.tchncs.de
Non-profit news site for South Carolina, affiliate of the States Newsroom network of local news sites.
Fediverse address:
@SCdailygazette@flipboard.com
Free open source cross-platform game engine (previously known as Xenko).
Fediverse address:
@xenko@mastodon.gamedev.place
Free open source XMPP/Jabber app for Linux which includes support for end to end encrypted messaging, voice/video calls and conferencing.
Fediverse address:
@dino@fosstodon.org
Space and astronomy enthusiast, astrophotographer taking pictures of stars, galaxies and nebulae.
Fediverse address:
@cathieleblanc@geekdom.social
A set of continuously delivered immutable Linux-based OSes using Fedora Atomic Desktop, with flavours for general use, gaming, work and lightweight systems.
Fediverse address:
@UniversalBlue@fosstodon.org
Discussion group about Oklahoma, USA. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@oklahoma@a.gup.pe
Professor of Evolution and Genomics at the Paleovirology Lab at Oxford University. Interested in viral evolution, genome evolution and mobile genetic element evolution. Also associate editor of BMC Evolutionary Biology.
Fediverse address:
@ariskatzourakis@scicomm.xyz
Review journal on cell biology, published by Cell Press.
Fediverse address:
@TrendsCellBio@mstdn.science
French astrophysics research institute looking at space plasmas, planetology, the high energy universe and the cold universe.
Fediverse address (in French):
@IRAP@astrodon.social
Discussion group about flight simulators. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@flightsim@a.gup.pe
Technology, entertainment and science news website. Based in the US, founded in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@BGR@flipboard.com
Grassroots group that holds an annual event to promote free open software and hardware. They are based in Seattle, WA, USA, but their events have been online recently due to the pandemic.
Fediverse address (main):
@SeaGL@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos):
@SeaGL@pixelfed.social
Brazilian edition of the Meteored weather forecast network.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@MeteoredBR@flipboard.com
Podcast series discussing every era of Star Trek and Doctor Who, covering characters, episodes and more.
Fediverse address:
@homtrek@mstdn.social
Multi-disciplinary outputs across the research process, emphasising societal impact and sustainable development goals.
Fediverse address:
@RIOjournal@mstdn.social
Official account of the German State of Hesse and the state’s government.
Fediverse address (in German):
@landesregierung@social.hessen.de
Brazilian tech news site covering phones, apps, computers, online services, games, gadgets etc.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@Tecnoblog@flipboard.com
Podcast and forum about old MS-DOS computer games from the 1980s and 1990s.
Fediverse address:
@dosgameclub@dosgame.club
The hosts also post lots of retro computing stuff:
Fediverse address (Rnlf):
@rnlf@dosgame.club
Fediverse address (Tijn):
@Tijn@dosgame.club
Enthusiastic bibliophile, posting about books, literary news, poetry, occasional reviews, runs a “Silent Book Club” and a blog about reading.
Fediverse address:
@bookgaga@mastodon.social
Canada’s public film producer and distributor, founded in 1939. Its massive archive is available to view online, and it continues to produce documentaries, animations, web programmes and alternative dramas.
Fediverse address (in English):
@NFB@socel.net
Fediverse address (in French):
@onf@socel.net
Board game and wargame enthusiast. Also creator of digital tabletop wargames.
Fediverse address:
@molotovcockatiel@mastodon.social
Discussion group for posting nice pictures of dogs. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@dogsofmastodon@a.gup.pe
Associate Professor of Chemistry at Temple University in the USA. On the computational biophysical chemistry group.
Fediverse address:
@voelzlab@mas.to
Parenting magazine and website covering all stages from pregnancy to raising children. Based in the US, originally a print magazine first published in 1926.
Fediverse address:
@parents@flipboard.com
Knitting fan posting about projects they are working on. Also many pictures of cats.
Fediverse address:
@exclusivecats@mastodon.ie
A bot that posts random historical public domain paintings and drawings every few hours. The paintings are sourced from the classical artwork PD site at artvee.com
Fediverse address:
@art@acg.mn
Telescope and astrophotography enthusiast, sci-fi author, software developer and wind tunnel engineer. Runs a video channel all about telescopes including buying, using, repairing etc.
Fediverse address:
@jjdreese@c.im
AFAR is a travel magazine and website, based in San Francisco USA but covering travel worldwide. Founded 2009.
Fediverse address:
@AfarMedia@flipboard.com
Independent game developer, creating cute games (often featuring cats) for the Playdate handheld console and the web.
Fediverse address:
@pawprints@mastodon.gamedev.place
Mathematician and hobbyist game developer, currently working on a 1990s DOS-style adventure platforming game.
Fediverse address:
@merrak@mastodon.gamedev.place
Creating original characters based on Japanese folklore, available as artworks, t-shirts, badges etc.
Fediverse address:
@yokaiparade@mastodon.art
Developing an ebook creation platform, which includes an open markup language and free open source tools.
Fediverse address:
@nantucketebooks@fosstodon.org
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
Newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@VancouverSun@flipboard.com
Long-established charity and campaign group that has fought for the right to privacy since 1990.
Fediverse address (main):
@privacyint@mastodon.xyz
Fediverse address (videos):
@privacyint@media.privacyinternational.org
Online publication about philosophy aimed at a technical audience, covering all areas of philosophy.
Fediverse address:
@epochemagazine@fediphilosophy.org
Discussion group about GNOME, the free open source desktop environment. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@gnome@a.gup.pe
Discussion group about adventure games, including point and click, interactive fiction etc. (Click here ⧉ for more info about how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@adventuregames@a.gup.pe
Discussion group about Star Wars, all versions and media. (Click here ⧉ for more info on using Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@starwars@a.gup.pe
Blog posting video clips, music and stills from classic Nintendo games.
Fediverse address:
@NintendoMetro@mastodon.social
Scientific journal publishing concise, readable reviews in all areas of ecology and evolutionary biology.
Fediverse address:
@TrendsEcolEvo@mstdn.science
Author of scenarios and adventures for tabletop RPGs in modern and historic times, often set in Scotland. Currently working on an original TTRPG, The Aether Throne, which features a pulp steampunk setting.
Fediverse address:
@KeithDEdinburgh@dice.camp
Best-selling sci-fi and fantasy novelist, short story writer and screenwriter. Author of the “Young Wizards” and “Middle Kingdoms” series, also well known for novels set in existing continuities such as Star Trek.
Fediverse address:
@dianeduane@mastodon.social
An entertaining collection of videos about Linux, FOSS, computing, gaming, technology and sometimes random other stuff such as tea, vegan food and fountain pens. Were presents with a laid back, calm style which is relaxing to watch.
Fediverse address:
@chris@video.thepolarbear.co.uk
Award-winning best-selling science writer, wrote the book on chaos theory that helped inspire the Ian Malcolm character in Jurassic Park. More recent works include “Time Travel: A History” and “The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood”.
Fediverse address:
@gleick@mas.to
Discussion group about human rights. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@humanrights@a.gup.pe
Fediverse discussion group about classical music. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@classicalmusic@a.gup.pe
Street art in Belfast, Northern Ireland, including murals, graffiti etc. Includes art by all traditions and communities in the city, both political and non-political.
Fediverse address:
@extramuralactivity@mastodon.ie
Entertainment, pop culture and video games news site, based in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@polygon@mastodon.social
Non-profit marine conservation and science education group, promoting knowledge, research and protection of ocean life. Founded in 1998, staffed by volunteers around the world.
Fediverse address:
@marinebio@mastodon.world
Educational courses for genealogists, hosted by the Georgia Genealogical Society in the USA.
Fediverse address:
@IGHRGenealogy@genealysis.social
Scholars Portal is the service arm of the Ontario Council of University Libraries, providing shared technology and digital collections to university libraries in Ontario and beyond.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@scholarsportal@mstdn.ca
Longest-running organiser of antiques fairs and vintage fairs in Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@vintageireland@mastodon.ie
Dutch comedian, author, TV presenter and record producer. Amongst other things he hosted the famous satirical series “Zondag met Lubach”.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@arjenlubach@mastodon.social
Manufacturer of low-price Linux-based smartphones, computers, smartwatches etc. Their products are aimed at technology fans who like to customise and tinker with gadgets.
Fediverse account (main):
@PINE64@fosstodon.org
Fediverse account (videos):
@pine64tilvids@tilvids.com
Fediverse account (European shop):
@pine64eu@fosstodon.org
Posting about classic tabletop RPGs such as Dungeons & Dragons, including RPG history, maps, rules etc.
Fediverse address:
@randomwizard@vivaldi.net
Motorsport news site and magazine, covering Formula One, MotoGP, WRC Rally, IndyCar, F2, WEC Le Mans, NASCAR etc. Based in the UK, first published in 1950.
Fediverse address:
@Autosportcom@flipboard.com
Official account for the Playdate, a new and quirky handheld video game system.
Fediverse address:
@playdate@panic.com
Official account for the BBC’s research & development department, exploring and creating new technologies for use in public service broadcasting and online services.
Fediverse address:
@BBCRD@social.bbc
Graduate and professional school at Yale University in the United States, focused on theological studies. Degrees offered include Master of Divinity, Master of Arts in Religion and Master of Sacred Theology.
Fediverse address:
@YaleDivinitySchool@mstdn.social
Independent local news service for Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address:
@universalhub@mastodon.online
Organisation founded in 1955 to carry out archaeological research and fieldwork in the London Borough of Enfield.
Fediverse address:
@enfarchsoc@mastodonapp.uk
Writing about railways, cycling and other topics. Advocates for cross border rail in the European Union.
Fediverse address:
@jon@gruene.social
Free open source decentralised online identity platform. It helps you prove who you are across multiple sites without storing any personal data about you.
Fediverse address:
@keyoxide@fosstodon.org
Dendrochronologist, woodland heritage specialist and environmental archaeologist in Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@Dendrochronicle@mastodon.scot
US edition of the famous lifestyle magazine and website covering fashion, beauty, culture and politics.
Fediverse address:
@ELLE@flipboard.com
Automated account posting weather observations in Glenwood, Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@glenwood_pws@mstdn.ca
Creates portraits of RPG characters, paints fantasy miniatures and makes custom dice.
Fediverse address:
@Catbat@mastodon.art
Cycling magazine and website, covering all aspects of using a bicycle. Based in the US, first published in 1961.
Fediverse address:
@Bicycling@flipboard.com
Science news site aimed at a general audience. Based in the US, originally a print magazine first published in 1872.
Fediverse address:
@PopularScience@flipboard.com
Journalist on the Leinster Leader newspaper in County Kildare, Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@cmatherofficial@mastodon.ie
Blog posting news and articles about retro gaming and retro computing.
Fediverse address:
@ramokromok@retrochat.online
Former appellate defender, US legal expert and writer, particularly interested in criminal law, criminal procedure, elections and election law. Award-winning author and legal analyst on major news providers such as NBC, Washington Post, CNN etc.
Fediverse address:
@Teri_Kanefield@mastodon.social
German edition of lifestyle website about luxury design, fashion, travel, food, jewellery and watches.
Fediverse address (in German):
@NOBLE_STYLE_DE@flipboard.com
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
Official account for the Racket programming language, a modern dialect of Lisp.
Fediverse address:
@racketlang@functional.cafe
Posts a random picture of a cuddly toy every three hours.
Fediverse address:
@plush_bot@plush.city
Discussion group about anthropology. (Click here ⧉ for more info about how to use Fediverse discussion groups.)
Fediverse address:
@anthropology@a.gup.pe
Free open source chess server, with no paywall, no tracking and no ads.
Fediverse address:
@lichess@mastodon.online
Advises the Welsh government on what infrastructure the country needs.
Fediverse address (main, in English and Welsh):
@nicw@toot.wales
Fediverse address (videos, in English and Welsh):
@nicw@urbanists.video
Fediverse address (photos):
@NICW@pix.toot.wales
Private company which develops free open software for instant messaging through XMPP. They have a number of XMPP projects including server software and apps for MacOS (Beagle), iOS (Siskin) and Android (Stork).
Fediverse address:
@tigase@fosstodon.org
Posting Swedish-language news about ice hockey including the Swedish leagues and the NHL.
Fediverse address:
@hockeynyheter@mastodonts.se
Designs and manufactures custom and experimental yoyos.
Fediverse address:
@mark@wandering.shop
German federal agency for providing topographic data, cartography and geodetic reference systems.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BKG@social.bund.de
Research institute in Germany looking at general relativity, quantum gravity, astrophysical relativity and gravitational-wave astronomy.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@mpi_grav@social.mpdl.mpg.de
Spanish-language news and review site all about Nintendo. Based in Spain.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@NextNnet@mastodon.social
Security researcher and software developer, runs a blog about Infosec.
Fediverse address:
@WPalant@infosec.exchange
Newspaper and news site based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in either 1868 (Constitution) and 1883 (Journal).
Fediverse address:
@ajcnews@flipboard.com
Blogger, product consultant, perhaps best known as the inventor of the hashtag on social networks. Also co-creator of ActivityStrea.ms, which led to the creation of the ActivityPub Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@chrismessina@mastodon.xyz
Academic journal of economic history and related areas, covering East, South and Southeast Asia to the Pacific coast of the Americas, including Australia and New Zealand. Originally founded in 1960 as the Australian Economic History Review.
Fediverse address:
@APEHR@mastodon.social
A Fediverse discussion group about spinning your own yarn. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@spinning@a.gup.pe
US political news site run by pro-democracy conservatives horrified by Trump and the anti-democratic nature of the US Republican party. Founded in 2018.
Fediverse address:
@TheBulwark@flipboard.com
French language reggae music show on the community station Radio Pulsar.
Fediverse address:
@rastapuls@diaspodon.fr
Illustrator who creates beautiful 1920s/1930s style intricate line drawings, usually monochrome and uninked, often with a historical aviation theme.
Fediverse address:
@leavt@mastodon.art
Non-profit project highlighting the best and most interesting public domain art, books and other media.
Fediverse address:
@publicdomainrev@mastodon.social
Freelance digital artist and illustrator based in Romania, creates eyecatching works by mixing cute imagery with a more disturbing edge.
Fediverse address:
@galactixy_illustrations@socel.net
Discussion group about all kinds of pet animals. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@pets@a.gup.pe
OpenStreetMap group organising regular meetups in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@maprva@en.osm.town
Discussion group about woodworking and carpentry. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@woodworking@a.gup.pe
Does regular live streams of Linux games.
Fediverse address:
@stream@cast.samsai.eu
Award-winning non-profit news organisation covering grassroots news in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. Based in Diedrich College, Marquette University.
Fediverse address:
@MilwaukeeNe28e6@flipboard.com
Fediverse discussion group for black people, particularly in the US. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe
A Fediverse discussion group about languages, learning languages and related topics. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@languagelovers@a.gup.pe
Designs and publishes crochet amigurumi patterns, often cute colourful animals. Also posts about fibre arts in general.
Fediverse address:
@LittleBearCrochets@mastodon.art
Multidisciplinary research institute in modern and contemporary history located at NOVA University Lisbon and at the University of Évora, founded in 1990.
Fediverse address:
@IHChistory@masto.pt
German federal ministry responsible for all issues related to housing, building of houses, urban development and regional planning.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BMWSB_Bund@social.bund.de
Swiss synthetic and supramolecular chemist, PI/Group Leader currently at the University of Zurich, soon moving to University of Geneva. Current research topics polyaromatic chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, synthesis and everything in between. Loves data visualizations, design and figures.
Fediverse address:
@michelrickhaus@mastodon.online
News feed from Crikey, the Australian online news site.
Fediverse address:
@www.crikey.com.au@rss-parrot.net
Indie game reviews and features site which aims to cover independently-made video games with alternative perspectives or interesting approaches, including older games which may have been missed originally.
Fediverse address:
@IndieGamesPlus@mastodon.social
Electronic musician based in the UK, making own samples from broken and cheap instruments. Influences include Warp Records, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Plaid, Red Snapper, Autechre etc.
Fediverse address:
@xylander@mastodon.social
Photographer who takes pictures of nature, birds and other wildlife.
Fediverse address:
@Picturavis@pixelfed.de
Two people driving round Germany in a camper van, posting about all the sights and experiences they have on their epic road trip. (Previously travelled around New Zealand / Aotearoa.)
Fediverse address:
@oCDo@mastodon.nz
American edition of the non-profit news outlet where qualified experts analyse topical news stories. There are no ads or paywalls, and all text is released under a Creative Commons licence.
Fediverse address:
@TheConversationUS@newsie.social
Weather accounts for cities in Latvia. Follow a city to see its weather forecasts in Latvian on your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Latvian):
@aizpute@lv.fedimeteo.com
@akniste@lv.fedimeteo.com
@aluksne@lv.fedimeteo.com
@ape@lv.fedimeteo.com
@baldone@lv.fedimeteo.com
@balozi@lv.fedimeteo.com
@bauska@lv.fedimeteo.com
@cesis@lv.fedimeteo.com
@cesvaine@lv.fedimeteo.com
@dagda@lv.fedimeteo.com
@daugavpils@lv.fedimeteo.com
@dobele@lv.fedimeteo.com
@grobina@lv.fedimeteo.com
@ikskile@lv.fedimeteo.com
@ilukste@lv.fedimeteo.com
@jekabpils@lv.fedimeteo.com
@jelgava@lv.fedimeteo.com
@jurmala@lv.fedimeteo.com
@karsava@lv.fedimeteo.com
@kegums@lv.fedimeteo.com
@kekava@lv.fedimeteo.com
@kraslava@lv.fedimeteo.com
@kuldiga@lv.fedimeteo.com
@liepaja@lv.fedimeteo.com
@ludza@lv.fedimeteo.com
@madona@lv.fedimeteo.com
@ogre@lv.fedimeteo.com
@olaine@lv.fedimeteo.com
@preili@lv.fedimeteo.com
@priekule@lv.fedimeteo.com
@rezekne@lv.fedimeteo.com
@riga@lv.fedimeteo.com
@rujiena@lv.fedimeteo.com
@sabile@lv.fedimeteo.com
@salaspils@lv.fedimeteo.com
@saldus@lv.fedimeteo.com
@sigulda@lv.fedimeteo.com
@skrunda@lv.fedimeteo.com
@smiltene@lv.fedimeteo.com
@stende@lv.fedimeteo.com
@subate@lv.fedimeteo.com
@talsi@lv.fedimeteo.com
@tukums@lv.fedimeteo.com
@valka@lv.fedimeteo.com
@valmiera@lv.fedimeteo.com
@vangazi@lv.fedimeteo.com
@varaklani@lv.fedimeteo.com
@ventspils@lv.fedimeteo.com
@viesite@lv.fedimeteo.com
@zilupe@lv.fedimeteo.com
FOSS build and installation framework for management of (scientific) software on High Performance Computing systems.
Fediverse address:
@easybuild@mast.hpc.social
Website about photography and videography, featuring tutorials, ideas, software, equipment etc.
Fediverse address:
@Photofocus@flipboard.com
English-language Ukrainian online newspaper, based in Kyiv and founded in 2021.
Fediverse address:
@KyivIndependent@flipboard.com
Official account of the research department at Deutsche Welle (DW), Germany’s state-owned international broadcaster. It’s an English-language account as it is aimed at an international audience.
Fediverse address:
@dw_innovation@mastodon.social
Fediverse discussion group about synth music and synthesisers. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@synths@a.gup.pe
Group dedicated to preserving video game history, including games, books, magazines, manuals, news articles etc. They create and maintain a preservation archive.
Fediverse address:
@gamingalexandria@digipres.club
Website about digital photography, digital cameras and accessories. Founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@PetaPixel@flipboard.com
Discussion group about politics in the United States. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@uspolitics@a.gup.pe
Professional watercolour artist from the north of Scotland, mainly painting landscapes and buildings in a classic style.
Fediverse address:
@robwighamwatercolours@mastodon.art
W3C initiative developing strategies and standards to make the world wide web accessible to people with disabilities.
Fediverse address:
@wai@w3c.social
Illustrator who draws stylised versions of reality, where familiar things are stretched and folded into interesting shapes.
Fediverse address:
@Strijboll@mastodon.art
Discussion group about all aspects of amateur radio. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@hamradio@a.gup.pe
Videos about free open source software and hardware, especially with regard to privacy.
Fediverse address:
@rtp_tips@tube.tchncs.de
Works at 3D graphics company Simplygon which is widely used by major game studios. Tingvall also creates indie titles through their own company Catalope Games, such as “Skeletal Dance Party” and “Scrap Galaxy”.
Fediverse address:
@JesperTingvall@mastodon.gamedev.place
Bot posting the Wikimedia Commons picture of the day.
Fediverse address:
@cpod@mastodon.bot
Creates new Nintendo NES games and pixel graphics, using clever tricks to make them look much better than you’d expect for the hardware.
Fediverse address:
@FrankenGraphics@mastodon.art
Professor in departments of Mathematics & Statistics and Biology at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. Interested in spatial, theoretical, mathematical, computational and statistical ecology, evolution and epidemiology, plant community, ecosystem, epidemic dynamics etc.
Fediverse address:
@bbolker@fediscience.org
Bot sharing screenshots of classic themes from Apple Mac computers.
Fediverse address:
@macthemes@erambert.me
German company which sells smartphones with pre-installed de-googlised Android or Ubuntu Touch.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@volla@mastodon.social
Free open source XMPP app for Linux and Android, and part of the KDE project. Includes OMEMO support for end-to-end encryption.
Fediverse address:
@kaidan@fosstodon.org
Excellent videos all about cycling and bicycles, including cycling tips, city cycling, bike reviews, bike accessories, maintenance, cycling culture etc.
Fediverse address:
@shifter@video.canadiancivil.com
A Fediverse discussion group about embroidery. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@embroidery@a.gup.pe
Organisation encouraging pubs in Ireland to support local and independent Irish drinks producers. Runs website listing pubs serving indie/local drinks.
Fediverse address:
@DrinkIrish@mastodon.ie
Suggests tips for using the Fediverse and recommends Spanish language accounts and servers on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@fediverso@red.niboe.info
Account and website dedicated to European trees, and also plants, wildlife and nature in general.
Fediverse address (in English and Dutch):
@bomengidsnl@mastodon.green
Bot posting questions taken out of context from public domain books.
Fediverse address:
@obliquestions@mastodon.matthewmcvickar.com
Free open source Swift package library to help developers make apps that interact with the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@tootsdk@iosdev.space
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Spain. Follow your city to receive Spanish-language weather forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@a_coruna@es.fedimeteo.com
@albacete@es.fedimeteo.com
@alcala@es.fedimeteo.com
@alcorcon@es.fedimeteo.com
@alicante@es.fedimeteo.com
@almeria@es.fedimeteo.com
@avila@es.fedimeteo.com
@badajoz@es.fedimeteo.com
@badalona@es.fedimeteo.com
@barcelona@es.fedimeteo.com
@bilbao@es.fedimeteo.com
@burgos@es.fedimeteo.com
@cadiz@es.fedimeteo.com
@cartagena@es.fedimeteo.com
@castellon@es.fedimeteo.com
@ceuta@es.fedimeteo.com
@ciudad_real@es.fedimeteo.com
@cordoba@es.fedimeteo.com
@cuenca@es.fedimeteo.com
@eixample@es.fedimeteo.com
@elche@es.fedimeteo.com
@fuenlabrada@es.fedimeteo.com
@getafe@es.fedimeteo.com
@gijon@es.fedimeteo.com
@granada@es.fedimeteo.com
@guadalajara@es.fedimeteo.com
@huelva@es.fedimeteo.com
@jaen@es.fedimeteo.com
@jerez@es.fedimeteo.com
@l_hospitalet@es.fedimeteo.com
@las_palmas@es.fedimeteo.com
@leon@es.fedimeteo.com
@lleida@es.fedimeteo.com
@logrono@es.fedimeteo.com
@lugo@es.fedimeteo.com
@madrid@es.fedimeteo.com
@malaga@es.fedimeteo.com
@melilla@es.fedimeteo.com
@mostoles@es.fedimeteo.com
@murcia@es.fedimeteo.com
@ourense@es.fedimeteo.com
@oviedo@es.fedimeteo.com
@palma@es.fedimeteo.com
@pamplona@es.fedimeteo.com
@sabadell@es.fedimeteo.com
@san_cristobal_de_la_laguna@es.fedimeteo.com
@santa_cruz@es.fedimeteo.com
@santander@es.fedimeteo.com
@segovia@es.fedimeteo.com
@sevilla@es.fedimeteo.com
@tarragona@es.fedimeteo.com
@terrassa@es.fedimeteo.com
@toledo@es.fedimeteo.com
@valencia@es.fedimeteo.com
@valladolid@es.fedimeteo.com
@vigo@es.fedimeteo.com
@vitoria@es.fedimeteo.com
@zamora@es.fedimeteo.com
@zaragoza@es.fedimeteo.com
Wildlife photographer in Singapore who takes lots of interesting photos of nature including birds and insects.
Fediverse address:
@sohkamyung@photog.social
(Note that this a locked account, but owner is fine with people sending follow requests as long as they have profile bio text filled in and at least one public post.)
Lifestyle magazine and website mainly about the home, interior decoration and gardening. Based in the US, first published in 1987.
Fediverse address:
@VerandaMag@flipboard.com
Unofficial bot posting details of the latest games released on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@steamreleasebot@mastodon.rip
Retro gaming livestreamer who tends to focus on older games and unusual forgotten titles that aren’t streamed often.
Fediverse address:
@shaneisgames@mstdn.games
Discussion group about New Mexico, USA, including news, events, people, places etc. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@newmexico@a.gup.pe
News site all about 3D printing, founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@fabbaloo@techhub.social
Dedicated to posting about the Shavian alphabet, an attempt to give the English language a more phonetically logical character set. Named after George Bernard Shaw, who funded it in his will.
Fediverse address:
@shavian@polyglot.city
Sharing links to environmental articles from established news sources, book reviews and photos.
Fediverse address (main):
@primonatura@mstdn.social
Fediverse address (book reviews):
@PrimoNatura@books.theunseen.city
Fediverse address (photos):
@PrimoNatura@pixey.org
An international environmental campaign to stop global warming. You can follow the Swedish and German branches on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in Swedish):
@parents4future_se@climatejustice.global
Fediverse address (in German):
@parents4future@climatejustice.global
Discussion group about the Commodore 64 home computer, including its games, software, hardware etc. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse discussion groups.)
Fediverse address:
@commodore64@a.gup.pe
Creates mathematical geometric art, by day is a particle physicist turned data scientist.
Fediverse address:
@ngons@mathstodon.xyz
Free open source 3D game engine, for creating Minecraft-style games and worlds. There’s a large range of game modes and mods available, including online multiplayer. It’s available for Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Android.
Fediverse address:
@Luanti@fosstodon.org
Professional dog trainer based in California, USA. Host of the Dog Talk podcast and author of the book “If Your Dog Could Talk”.
Fediverse address:
@dogtraining@mastodon.world
Street photography from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Covers everyday scenes of ordinary life as well as signs of politics from all traditions and communities.
Fediverse address:
@belfastviewfinder@mastodon.ie
German federal agency for civil protection and assistance during natural disasters.
Fediverse address (in German):
@thw@social.bund.de
Independent manufacturer of smartphones that are as ethical as possible, with fair wages and working conditions all the way down the supply chain. The phones are modular so users can replace or upgrade parts themselves.
Fediverse address (community account):
@WeAreFairphone@social.fairphone.community
Second-hand and vintage bookshop in Thurles, Ireland. Also runs an online bookshop.
Fediverse address:
@bookshopIE@mastodon.ie
Prestigious German national newspaper, first published in 1946. Available in physical and digital form.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ZEITONLINE@flipboard.com
Germany’s main Federal agency for protection of the environment.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Umweltbundesamt@social.bund.de
Co-founder of Freehold Games, co-designer of fantasy roguelike epic “Caves of Qud”.
Fediverse address:
@unormal@mastodon.social
UK organisation dedicated to the history of labour (i.e. the lives and politics of working people and the labour movement, not specifically the political party).
Fediverse address:
@sslh@mastodon.me.uk
Umbrella organisation for 16 German state consumer organisations as well as over 2000 smaller specialist organisations. Represents interests of consumers in safety, pricing, clarity etc.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bundesverband@verbraucherzentrale.social
Independent non-profit news site based in Vancouver BC, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@thetyee@mstdn.ca
Astronomer at the Laboratoire d’Astrophysique de Marseille and teaching at Aix-Marseille Univeristy. Expert on exoplanet detection and characterisation. Involved in the ESA PLATO space mission.
Fediverse address (in English and French):
@AlexSanterne@astrodon.social
Official account of the German Federal Court of Justice.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BGH_Bund@social.bund.de
Newspaper based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@Star_Phoenix@flipboard.com
Editorial Director at Nature Portfolio (the scientific journal publisher), and former Chief Editor of Nature Chemistry.
Fediverse address:
@stuartcantrill@mastodon.social
Vinyl enthusiast posting reviews and photos of records they are currently playing. Also a developer creating useful Apple Mac software.
Fediverse address:
@dnanian@mas.to
Cartoonist, creator of the Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (SMBC) webcomic, illustrator of Open Borders, co-author of Soonish.
Fediverse address:
@ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social
Snooker and pool fan posting all about these sports, also runs a Mastodon server for snooker fans.
Fediverse address:
@snookerarmchair@snooker.uk.to
Technology news and review site focused on PC components, PC accessories and general tech. Based in the US, founded in 1996.
Fediverse address:
@TomsHardware@flipboard.com
Official account for the University of Limerick in Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@UL@mastodon.ie
American media and entertainment news site, covering television, films etc. Founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@TheWrap@flipboard.com
Fundraising, money management and legal status platform for charities, activists and libre projects that want to be transparent about where their money comes from and how it is used.
Fediverse address:
@opencollective@opencollective.com
Record collector and audiophile, posting about all kinds of classic vinyl releases.
Fediverse address:
@benthos@mastodon.sdf.org
Sinclair ZX Spectrum enthusiast sharing news articles, photos, screenshots, adverts, magazine covers etc from the history of the Spectrum.
Fediverse address:
@juanfr@mastodon.social
News radio network of NPR-affiliate stations in Connecticut, western Massachusetts and eastern Long Island, USA. Founded in 1978, winner of many awards including two Peabodys.
Fediverse address:
@wnpr@flipboard.com
Actor based in the East Midlands of England, experienced in theatre, improv and comedy. Currently performing in “Some Other Mirror”, his original theatre/standup show about transitioning in the UK during lockdown.
Fediverse address:
@riewarden@zirk.us
Senior lecturer in Sociology at the University of Liverpool in the UK. Interested in Human-Computer Interaction, Science and Technology Studies, Programming as a Social Science.
Fediverse address:
@pdbrooker@mastodon.online
Commander Riker from Star Trek trying to surreptitiously make sense of the world.
Fediverse address:
@RikerGoogling@mas.to
Local news site for Texas, USA, featuring politics, sport, event listings, culture, food and and more. Run independently from the Houston Chronicle newspaper but owned by the same publisher.
Fediverse address:
@Chron@newsie.social
Public benefit corporation advocating for restoring California’s high-impact watershed ecosystems.
Fediverse address:
@WaterAuditCA@mastodon.social
German open-access academic journal of critical urban research.
Fediverse address (in German):
@sub_urban@urbanists.social
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
Fibre artist making intricate modern embroidery, as well as yarn spinning, knitting, crochet and sewing.
Fediverse address:
@Felixthefemale@mastodon.art
Small indie game company currently working on new games for MS-DOS featuring classic 1980s and 1990s style graphics.
Fediverse address:
@HadroSoft@mastodon.gamedev.place
Discussion group about typography. (Cilck here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@typography@a.gup.pe
Discussion group about urban exploration and abandoned structures. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@urbex@a.gup.pe
Unofficial bot sharing Weather Stories from the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@wxstory_bot@m.ai6yr.org
Records ambient sounds in various environments, including natural and human-made, using a high quality field recorder. Highlights sounds we may not always notice consciously.
Fediverse address:
@bojan@mastodon.art
Email service run by a small independent company in France.
Fediverse address:
@hellomailo@mastodon.social
Human-curated account sharing interesting art and photography posts from the Fediverse.
Fediverse address:
@ArtPhotosDesk@flipboard.social
Discussion group about plushies AKA soft toys, cuddly toys, stuffed toys, including collecting or making them. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse discussion groups.)
Fediverse address:
@plushies@a.gup.pe
Recommending GNOME apps at the start of each week.
Fediverse address:
@gnomeapps@mastodon.mossy.page
Official account of Germany’s National Meteorological Office (DWD), the country’s official weather agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DeutscherWetterdienst@social.bund.de
Indie singer-songwriter from Heidelberg in Germany. Sings in English, French and German. Songs are often based on real life mixed with a touch of romance.
Fediverse address:
@ajaynemusic@mastodonmusic.social
Posts photos and screenshots of old games, software and other items of computing history. Lots of nostalgia.
Fediverse address:
@256@mastodon.social
An annual event on the Fediverse where people are given a couple of weeks to create a song, then they are published and people on the Fediversevote on a favourite. Usually takes place on or around the time of the Eurovision Song Contest.
Fediverse address:
@announce@fedi.vision
Posting extensively about the exploration of the surface of Mars by NASA and other space agencies.
Fediverse address:
@PaulHammond51@fosstodon.org
Free open source non-profit platform for making recurring donations to projects or people. It’s like a libre alternative to Patreon. The project is funded entirely by donations made through its own platform.
Fediverse address:
@Liberapay@mastodon.xyz
Discussion group about amigurumi creations in crochet or knitting. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@amigurumi@a.gup.pe
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
Mexican animator and illustrator who creates single panel sketches called “Random Vignettes”. Much of their work is released under Creative Commons Attribution licence.
Fediverse address:
@jectoons@comicscamp.club
Annual conference discussing free open source graphics software, including graphic design, digital painting and more. The conferences have been happening every year since 2006, though the pandemic has somewhat complicated things recently.
Fediverse address (main):
@lgm@post.lurk.org
Fediverse address (videos):
@lgm@conf.tube
Freelance illustrator, comic creator and board game developer, often featuring robots, mecha and sci-fi.
Fediverse address:
@Eldoniousrex@peoplemaking.games
Lifestyle news site about interior design and home decor. Founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@AptTherapy@flipboard.com
Discussion group about Wisconsin USA, including news, people, events, places etc. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@wisconsin@a.gup.pe
Devoted to actors and acting, helping actors get connected on the Fediverse and boosting posts by actors.
Fediverse address:
@iloveactors@actors.social
Environmental and sustainability news from the European news service Euronews.
Fediverse address:
@euronewsgreen@flipboard.com
Videos about engineering, science and the design of everyday objects. Presented by Bill Hammack, a professor of Chemical Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Fediverse address:
@engineerguytilvids@tilvids.com
Bot posting graffiti every day.
Fediverse address:
@graffiti@rap.social
Public research university in Innsbruck, Austria, founded in 1669. Its alumni include five Nobel laureates.
Fediverse address:
@uniinnsbruck@social.uibk.ac.at
Nebraska resident, weather and science enthusiast, works at the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Fediverse address:
@DeniseGutzmer@mindly.social
Boosting interesting Italian-language Android posts and articles.
Fediverse address:
@android@mastodon.uno
Bot posting random paintings from the United States Department of Agriculture’s pomological watercolor collection.
Fediverse address:
@pomological@tech.intersects.art
Watercolour artist who often paints landscapes, street scenes and portraits.
Fediverse address:
@JoseMel@pixelfed.social
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
Excellent free open source video editing software, it’s a proper NLE with many useful features, and probably the most popular libre alternative to Adobe Premiere. As the name suggests, it’s made by the KDE FOSS community.
Fediverse address:
@kdenlive@floss.social
Brazilian edition of the magazine and site about geography, history and nature around the world.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@NatGeoBrasil@flipboard.com
Posting and sharing cool stuff about Nintendo’s Game Boy handheld consoles, including info on games, hardware and accessories. Has a special focus on homebrew development.
Fediverse address:
@gameboyscene@mastodon.gamedev.place
Indie game developer currently working on Innkeep, a job simulator and RPG game about running an inn in a fantasy setting.
Fediverse address:
@Innkeep@mastodon.gamedev.place
A Fediverse video sharing and livestreaming, platform, sort of like YouTube but federated onto lots of independent servers. Because it’s part of the Fediverse, you can follow PeerTube accounts from Mastodon etc. PeerTube accounts can also be followed through RSS.
Fediverse address:
@peertube@framapiaf.org
Globetrotting photographer taking pictures and blogging about abandoned buildings and structures around the world.
Fediverse address (main):
@ObsidianUrbex@photog.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@obsidianurbex@lostpod.space
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Slovenia. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Slovenian.
Fediverse addresses (in Slovenian):
@celje@sl.fedimeteo.com
@idrija@sl.fedimeteo.com
@izola@sl.fedimeteo.com
@jesenice@sl.fedimeteo.com
@kamnik@sl.fedimeteo.com
@koper@sl.fedimeteo.com
@kranj@sl.fedimeteo.com
@ljubljana@sl.fedimeteo.com
@logatec@sl.fedimeteo.com
@maribor@sl.fedimeteo.com
@murska_sobota@sl.fedimeteo.com
@nova_gorica@sl.fedimeteo.com
@novo_mesto@sl.fedimeteo.com
@piran@sl.fedimeteo.com
@postojna@sl.fedimeteo.com
@ptuj@sl.fedimeteo.com
@sezana@sl.fedimeteo.com
@slovenj_gradec@sl.fedimeteo.com
@trbovlje@sl.fedimeteo.com
@velenje@sl.fedimeteo.com
Pixel artist and fan of wrestling and other sports. Often creates pixel art of classic wrestlers and sports people.
Fediverse address:
@AlCreed@mastodon.social
Pixel artist who creates images within the technical constraints of the ZX Spectrum computer of the 1980s. The Spectrum hardware quirkily divided the screen into lots of 8×8 squares with up to two colours in each square, so the art based on it has a very distinctive look.
Fediverse address:
@helpcomputer0@mastodon.art
Indpendent council of public figures advising the German Federal Government on sustainability policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@RNE_DE@social.bund.de
Bird photographer based in New York, USA, posting and sharing photos of birds.
Fediverse address:
@barbarabrooklyn@mastodon.social
Wonderful photos of plants, nature and the countryside in Germany.
Fediverse address:
@Bella@pixelfed.social
Discussion group about Washington DC including news, people, places, events etc. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@washingtondc@a.gup.pe
Animation director at Paramount/Nickelodeon, worked on Star Trek: Prodigy. Previously at Warner Bros Animation and Industrial Light & Magic. Teacher at Academy of Art University in California, Animation Mentor, and runs own animation workshops.
Fediverse address:
@jeandenishaas@mastodon.art
US-based news organisation, providing coverage of American and world news formatted in a concise bullet-point format. Founded in 2016.
Fediverse address:
@AxiosNews@flipboard.com
Automated account posting weather updates from personal weather stations around West Connemara, Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@Connemaraweather@mastodon.ie
Discussion group about British Columbia, Canada, including its places, events, people, news etc. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@BritishColumbia@a.gup.pe
Unofficial bot posting latest updates from NASA’s Mars Relay Network.
Fediverse address:
@mrn_status@bot.country
Coverage of NHL ice hockey from ESPN.
Fediverse address:
@nhl-espn@flipboard.com
Film-maker, visual effects artist and concept artist based in Manchester, UK. Works mainly with Blender, After Effects and Adobe Premiere.
Fediverse address:
@PaulWrightyThen@mastodon.art
Pixel artist creating minimalist depictions of complex objects, especially for the Pico-8 virtual game console. Currently working on a shoot-em-up with magic robots.
Fediverse address:
@jammigans@mastodon.art
Computer security expert, blogger and co-host of the excellently funny Smashing Security podcast and The AI Fix.
Fediverse Address:
@gcluley@mastodon.green
News and events for OpenStreetMap contributors in London, UK.
Fediverse address:
@OSMLondon@en.osm.town
Website, podcast and online gallery all about old maps, cartography and data visualisation.
Fediverse address:
@oldmapgallery@sciencemastodon.com
Collaborative games of Tetris on the Fediverse! Instructions are on the account’s profile.
Fediverse address:
@feditris@fedi.aerocity.site
French-language music blog dedicated to No Wave, Noise, HxC, Free-Jazz, Improv, Drone, Punk etc. Founded in 1999.
Fediverse address (in French):
@stntorg@mastodon.social
Really cute cartoons with a straightforward wholesome feel.
Fediverse address:
@heyheymomo@socel.net
Free open source alternative to Google Play. Looks a bit like an app store, but it’s entirely FOSS apps.
Fediverse address:
@fdroidorg@floss.social
Fantasy worldbuilder hobbyist, creating the world of Castrovel.
Fediverse address:
@Reid_Sisson@universeodon.com
Video account about languages, especially Esperanto, and linguistics.
Fediverse address:
@gxabbo@share.tube
Cooking and recipe community site, also featuring articles about food and drink. Based in the US, founded in 1997.
Fediverse address:
@Allrecipes@flipboard.com
Artist and creative developer creating interactive installations, games and music for museums, public art, companies, fashion, education etc. Based in Boston MA USA.
Fediverse address:
@cacheflowe@mastodon.social
Swiss company offering geospatial services based on open source software such as QGIS.
Fediverse address:
@sourcepole@fosstodon.org
Staff astronomer at the observatory in Leiden University in the Netherlands, studying the nuclear regions of active galaxies. Also co-founder of Astronomers For Planet Earth, a grassroots pressure group which campaigns to stop global warming.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@leo@mastodon.green
Newspaper and news site for Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. First published in 1883.
Fediverse address:
@Leader_Post@flipboard.com
Bot posting events that happened today in fiction from film, TV, games, comics etc.
Fediverse address:
@todayonscreen@xoxo.zone
Academic researching “big tech” corporate responsibility, sustainability and ethics at Edinburgh University.
Fediverse address:
@louce@scholar.social
Newsletter about climate mitigation in industries and sectors where decarbonisation is more difficult.
Fediverse address:
@industrydecarbonization@mastodon.online
Brazilian edition of the magazine and website about music, politics and popular culture.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@RollingStoneBR@flipboard.com
Admin of the pdx.social Mastodon server for Portland, Oregon, USA. Also works on the Playdate handheld console and software development at Panic.
Fediverse address:
@foozmeat@pdx.social
Helping researchers get their papers out from behind paywalls and into free open repositories.
Fediverse address:
@disseminOA@scicomm.xyz
Discussion group about Minetest. (Click here ⧉ for more info on using Fediverse discussion groups.)
Fediverse address:
@minetest@a.gup.pe
German public body for issues related to volunteering.
Fediverse address (in German):
@dsee@social.bund.de
Group campaigning for better passenger and freight rail service in Washington state and the Pacific Northwest.
Fediverse address:
@aawa@rail.chat
Lots of plants, wildlife, lichen, fungi and nature in general. Also sometimes other topics too.
Fediverse address:
@BjornIdle@mastodonapp.uk
Creates fascinating mathematical art using many different media including images, crochet, beading and other crafts.
Fediverse address:
@HypercubicPeg@mathstodon.xyz
German-language online magazine about classical music.
Fediverse address:
@Orchestergraben@classicalmusic.social
Independent body providing the German government with research-based advice on integration and migration policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@SVR_Migration@social.bund.de
Astronomical research institute in Heidelberg, Germany, specializing in exoplanet atmospheres, planet and star formation, galaxies and cosmology.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@mpi_astro@wisskomm.social
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
Marine science PhD student concentrating on the organic complexation of trace metals as they enter the ocean.
Fediverse address:
@NicoFroehberg@fediscience.org
Canadian Indigenous news site, originally founded as a printed newspaper in 1983.
Fediverse address:
@Windspeaker@mstdn.ca
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
Cameroonian artist creating bright surreal paintings filled with African imagery
Fediverse address:
@artcameroon@mastodon.world
Retro computing and gadget enthusiast, stop motion film-maker. Also hosts a podcast called “The 305” which goes through every LaserDisc release in the Criterion Collection.
Fediverse address:
@bitcrush_io@oldbytes.space
Small production winery in Lodi CA, USA, focusing on fresh avant-garde style.
Fediverse address:
@MarkusWine@sfba.social
Woodworking magazine and website, featuring project guides, woodwork techniques and tools. Based in the USA, first published in 1985.
Fediverse address:
@PopularWood@flipboard.com
Bot posting results from snooker matches, uses the snooker.org API.
Fediverse address:
@snookerbot@snooker.uk.to
Climate scientist at the Danish Meteorological Institute, studying ice and the atmosphere in the Arctic, Greenland and Antarctic.
Fediverse address:
@Ruth_Mottram@fediscience.org
Queer feminist collective based in Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Operates a bookstore co-op and social movement.
Fediverse address:
@firestorm@kolektiva.social
Newspaper and news site based in Louisiana, USA. Founded in 1925, winner of the 2019 Pulitzer for local reporting.
Fediverse address:
@TheAdvocate4q66@flipboard.com
Tech news site focused on products by Apple including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch etc.
Fediverse address:
@cultofmac@mastodon.social
Flexible Linux distribution where the source is compiled locally according to the user’s preferences.
Fediverse address:
@gentoo@fosstodon.org
Award-winning Irish podcast producer, host of several podcasts including The Comfortable Spot, Booktastic Podcast, Two Half Pints Podcast.
Fediverse address:
@TheComfortableSpotPodcast@mastodon.social
French investigative journalism news site, covering corruption, pollution, violence etc. Founded in 2008 by the former editor of Le Monde.
Fediverse address (in French):
@mediapart@mediapart.social
UK organisation promoting art history and visual culture through events, publications, grants etc. Founded in 1974.
Fediverse address:
@forarthistory@mastodon.social
Bot posting trains passing through Pōkeno, New Zealand.
Fediverse address:
@pokenotrains@mastodon.social
Photo account that posts pictures of interesting chess boards, chess pieces and other chess-related images.
Fediverse address:
@Chess@pixelfed.social
Linux distribution intended for creative people, and includes preinstalled free open source software for image, audio, video and text editing.
Fediverse address:
@ubuntustudio@mastodon.art
Bot posting links to new creative commons music tracks on Bandcamp.
Fediverse address:
@ccreleases@musicworld.social
Discussing physics and related topics. (Click here ⧉ for a guide to using Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@physics@a.gup.pe
Free open source media server suite. Lets you create your own self-hosted streaming services, which can be accessed from computers, mobile apps, TVs etc.
Fediverse address:
@jellyfin@mastodon.online
Linux distribution that makes it easier to create and maintain your own home server. It works on a variety of hardware including older or lower powered computers, and you can also buy it pre-installed on a single board computer.
Fediverse address:
@freedomboxfndn@mastodon.social
A cyclist, unicyclist, Penny Farthing rider and also uses other unpowered wheeled vehicles.
Fediverse address:
@ruari@velocipederider.com
Official account of the German public broadcasting network ZDF, founded in 1963.
Fediverse address:
@ZDF@zdf.social
Pixel artist and professional game artist.
Fediverse address:
@DaaWeeD@mastodon.art
Biology research institute in Dresden, Germany. Areas of study include molecular biology, cell biology, developmental biology, biophysics and systems biology.
Fediverse address:
@mpicbg@wisskomm.social
Discussion group about sculpture, sculptors, techniques etc. (Click here ⧉ for more info about how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@sculpture@a.gup.pe
A Fediverse discussion group about the Covid pandemic as seen from Australia. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@auscovid19@a.gup.pe
Free open source theme park game inspired by RollerCoaster Tycoon. The game uses entirely libre assets, so you don’t need any proprietary licences to play it. It’s still in alpha testing but playable.
Fediverse address:
@FreeRCT@floss.social
Emergency planning consultant, planning officer for Upshur County Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, assistant professor teaching strategic leadership at the University of Charleston, West Virginia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@Find_Jeffness@ohai.social
The memorial and museum at the Auschwitz-Birkenau camp built during the Nazi occupation of Poland. Over a million people were murdered by the Nazis at the camp during the Second World War, most of them civilians including children. The memorial functions as a reminder of what can happen, and campaigns for it never to happen again.
Fediverse address:
@auschwitzmuseum@mastodon.world
News and analysis of US national security, law and policy, run by the Lawfare Institute in co-operation with the Brookings Institute.
Fediverse address:
@lawfare@mastodon.social
Initiative by a Kenyan teacher to help educate some of the poorest kids in the world.
Fediverse address:
@Jonathan@schoolforafrica.org
It’s run by Fediverse user Jonathan Mburugu, who posts interesting perspectives from Kenya and Africa on his personal account at:
@JonathanMBR@mstdn.social
The free open source software created for Wikipedia, available for anyone to use on their own sites.
Fediverse address:
@mediawiki@wikis.world
Swedish hobby artist drawing comic book / cartoonish style portraits of scifi and fantasy characters and creatures.
Fediverse address:
@troken@mastodon.art
Independent non-profit investigative news site based in Pennsylvania, USA, and founded in 2019.
Fediverse address:
@SpotlightPA@flipboard.com
Weather forecast accounts for Idaho, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse address:
@ammon__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@blackfoot__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@boise__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@burley__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@caldwell__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@chubbuck__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@coeur_d_alene__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@eagle__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@hailey__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@idaho_falls__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@lewistown__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@meridian__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@moscow__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@mountain_home__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@nampa__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@pocatello__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@post_falls__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@rexburg__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@sandpoint__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@twin_falls__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
Self-taught multidisciplinary artist and independent curator, runs the Artists On The Lam site and blog.
Fediverse address:
@jennylam@mastodon.art
Posting items of good news from around the world.
Fediverse address:
@upliftingtoots@mstdn.social
Publishing papers that describe novel and rigorous research addressing broad principles in plant science. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@botany@a.gup.pe
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
Paper craft artist making astonishingly intricate and realistic scale models out of paper.
Fediverse address:
@papiracky@mastodon.social
Free open source end-to-end encrypted peer-to-peer calling and messaging app. It supports video calls, audio, messaging and has a Skype-style interface. It has apps for all major platforms including Android, iPhone/iPad, Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@Jami@mstdn.io
Discussion group about InfoSec and computer security. (Click here ⧉ for more info on using Fediverse discussion groups.)
Fediverse address:
@infosec@a.gup.pe
German edition of the men’s lifestyle magazine and website covering fashion, entertainment, travel, technology etc.
Fediverse address (in German):
@EsquireGermany@flipboard.com
Website and social media all about Sonic the Hedgehog, including the games, fan culture, movies etc.
Fediverse address:
@TailsChannel@mastodon.social
Website packed with all kinds of information about online bots, including catalogues of bots and guides on how to make a bot.
Fediverse address:
@botwiki@mastodon.social
Shares stills and quotations of memorable scenes from Star Trek episodes and films. Covers all versions of the franchise.
Fediverse address:
@dailytrek@social.tchncs.de
Experimental electronic music collective based in Brighton, UK, livestreaming to the Fediverse via OwnCast.
Fediverse address:
@strim@stream.gravitons.org
Engineer and photographer who posts about space and especially the exploration of Mars.
Fediverse address:
@tom30519@fosstodon.org
Independent non-profit news service for New Hampshire, USA. Affiliate of the States Newsroom network.
Fediverse address:
@NHbulletin@flipboard.com
Promoting study of the Arctic and Antarctic weather and climate. Part of the International Association of Meteorology and Atmospheric Sciences (IAMAS) NGO which promotes atmospheric sciences.
Fediverse address:
@ICPM@fediscience.org
Austrian daily newspaper based in Vienna, published in both print and online.
Fediverse address (in German):
@derStandard@derstandard.at
Former journalist turned digital marketer, host of the Entrepreneur’s Enigma podcast which interviews a different businessperson each week.
Fediverse address:
@seth@socl.bz
Medical doctor, disaster responder, amateur radio operator, weather enthusiast.
Fediverse address:
@AE4WX@mas.to
Group campaigning for better transit, regional and intercity rail in the Greater Northwest region of the United States, from the Great Lakes to the Pacific Northwest.
Fediverse address:
@aanw@rail.chat
Technology blogger and freelance security researcher based in San Francisco. Wong has had a string of famous scoops, and been the first person to uncover many hidden features, security bugs and unannounced products from big tech companies.
Fediverse address:
@wongmjane@macaw.social
German newspaper covering national and international news from a progressive perspective. Founded in 1978 as a co-operative owned by its staff.
Fediverse address (in German):
@tazgetroete@mastodon.social
A Fediverse discussion group about chemistry and related fields. (Click here ⧉ for more about how groups work.)
Fediverse address:
@chemistry@a.gup.pe
Local news site covering Syracuse and central New York state, USA.
Fediverse address:
@Syracusecom@flipboard.com
Lifestyle news stories for Toronto, Canada. Covers events, food, fashion and culture. (Previously known as Post City.)
Fediverse address:
@PostCityMag2pjr@flipboard.com
Free open source app that lets you add an end-to-end encrypted folder to your existing cloud service. It works with popular cloud services such as Nextcloud, DropBox, Google Drive, One Drive, iCloud etc. There are apps for Linux, Mac, Windows, iPhone/iPad and Android.
Fediverse address:
@cryptomator@mastodon.online
Discussion group about the SwiftUI framework for building apps for Apple hardware. (Click here ⧉ for more info on how to use Fediverse groups.)
Fediverse address:
@swiftui@a.gup.pe
Daily newspaper based in Chicago, USA, first published in 1847. Run by a for-profit company and currently owned by a hedge fund.
Fediverse address:
@chicagotribune@flipboard.com