The Prototype Fund

Funding initiative of the German government promoting development of open software. Anyone can apply for funding who lives in Germany, is self-employed, pays German taxes and publishes their source code on some sort of source forge. (You don’t need German citizenship.)

Fediverse address (in German):
@PrototypeFund@mastodon.social

FediMeteo Cyprus

Weather forecast accounts for Cyprus. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@ayia_napa@cy.fedimeteo.com
@dali@cy.fedimeteo.com
@famagusta@cy.fedimeteo.com
@kato_pyrgos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@kyrenia@cy.fedimeteo.com
@lapithos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@larnaca@cy.fedimeteo.com
@lefkara@cy.fedimeteo.com
@limassol@cy.fedimeteo.com
@morphou@cy.fedimeteo.com
@nicosia@cy.fedimeteo.com
@omodos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@paphos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@paralimni@cy.fedimeteo.com
@peyia@cy.fedimeteo.com
@pissouri@cy.fedimeteo.com
@polis@cy.fedimeteo.com
@pomos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@protaras@cy.fedimeteo.com
@rizokarpaso@cy.fedimeteo.com
@strovolos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@trikomo@cy.fedimeteo.com
@troodos@cy.fedimeteo.com
@zygi@cy.fedimeteo.com

Dorothy Parker

Bot posting daily exerpt from Dorothy Parker’s poetry. Mentions of the bot produce an automatic reply with a quotation from Parker’s correspondence.

Fediverse address:
@dorothyparker@mas.to

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

FediMeteo Prince Edward Island

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

Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@alberton__prince_edward_island@ca.fedimeteo.com
@charlottetown__prince_edward_island@ca.fedimeteo.com
@montague__prince_edward_island@ca.fedimeteo.com
@souris__prince_edward_island@ca.fedimeteo.com
@summerside__prince_edward_island@ca.fedimeteo.com

LibreOffice

The most popular free open source office suite, it includes a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation software etc. It’s very widely used by businesses, governments, organisations and individuals, and is available for Linux, Mac and Windows.

Fediverse address:
@libreoffice@fosstodon.org

There are also user groups on the Fediverse:

Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@LibreOfficeEs@mastodon.social

Fediverse address (in French):
@LaMouetteODF@framapiaf.org

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 Australia

Weather forecast accounts for Australia. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.

Fediverse addresses:
@adelaide@au.fedimeteo.com
@albany@au.fedimeteo.com
@albury@au.fedimeteo.com
@alice_springs@au.fedimeteo.com
@armidale@au.fedimeteo.com
@ballarat@au.fedimeteo.com
@bathurst@au.fedimeteo.com
@bendigo@au.fedimeteo.com
@brisbane@au.fedimeteo.com
@broome@au.fedimeteo.com
@bunbury@au.fedimeteo.com
@bundaberg@au.fedimeteo.com
@burnie@au.fedimeteo.com
@cairns@au.fedimeteo.com
@canberra@au.fedimeteo.com
@central_coast@au.fedimeteo.com
@coffs_harbour@au.fedimeteo.com
@darwin@au.fedimeteo.com
@devonport@au.fedimeteo.com
@dubbo@au.fedimeteo.com
@gawler@au.fedimeteo.com
@geelong@au.fedimeteo.com
@geraldton@au.fedimeteo.com
@gladstone@au.fedimeteo.com
@gold_coast@au.fedimeteo.com
@gympie@au.fedimeteo.com
@heathcote@au.fedimeteo.com
@hervey_bay@au.fedimeteo.com
@hobart@au.fedimeteo.com
@horsham@au.fedimeteo.com
@kalgoorlie@au.fedimeteo.com
@karratha@au.fedimeteo.com
@katherine@au.fedimeteo.com
@kununurra@au.fedimeteo.com
@launceston@au.fedimeteo.com
@lismore@au.fedimeteo.com
@mackay@au.fedimeteo.com
@maitland@au.fedimeteo.com
@melbourne@au.fedimeteo.com
@mildura@au.fedimeteo.com
@moree@au.fedimeteo.com
@mount_gambier@au.fedimeteo.com
@mount_isa@au.fedimeteo.com
@murray_bridge@au.fedimeteo.com
@newcastle@au.fedimeteo.com
@orange@au.fedimeteo.com
@palmerston@au.fedimeteo.com
@paramatta@au.fedimeteo.com
@penrith@au.fedimeteo.com
@perth@au.fedimeteo.com
@port_augusta@au.fedimeteo.com
@port_hedland@au.fedimeteo.com
@port_macquarie@au.fedimeteo.com
@port_pirie@au.fedimeteo.com
@rockhampton@au.fedimeteo.com
@sale@au.fedimeteo.com
@shepparton@au.fedimeteo.com
@sunshine_coast@au.fedimeteo.com
@sydney@au.fedimeteo.com
@tamworth@au.fedimeteo.com
@toowoomba@au.fedimeteo.com
@townsville@au.fedimeteo.com
@traralgon@au.fedimeteo.com
@ulverstone@au.fedimeteo.com
@warrnambool@au.fedimeteo.com
@whyalla@au.fedimeteo.com
@wodonga@au.fedimeteo.com
@wollongong@au.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Minnesota

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

Fediverse addresses:
@apple_valley__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@bemidji__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@blaine__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@bloomington__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@brainerd__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@brooklyn_park__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@burnsville__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@coon_rapids__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@duluth__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@eagan__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@eden_prairie__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@edina__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@lakeville__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@mankato__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@maple_grove__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@minneapolis__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@minnetonka__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@moorhead__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@oakdale__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@plymouth__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@rochester__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@saint_paul__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@shakopee__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@st_cloud__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com
@woodbury__minnesota@us.fedimeteo.com

Court of Justice of the EU / Cour de justice de l’UE

The judicial branch of the European Union. The court mainly deals with application and interpretation of EU law, resolves cases between national governments and EU institutions, and may take action against EU institutions on behalf of individuals, companies or organisations.

NOTE: This is not connected in any way with the European Court of Human Rights. The ECHR is part of the Council of Europe, not the European Union. These are totally separate organisations.

Fediverse address (in English):
@Curia@curia.social-network.europa.eu

Fediverse address (in French):
@Curia_fr@curia.social-network.europa.eu

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 Denmark

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

Fediverse addresses (in Danish):
@aalborg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@aarhus@dk.fedimeteo.com
@copenhagen@dk.fedimeteo.com
@esbjerg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@fredericia@dk.fedimeteo.com
@frederikshavn@dk.fedimeteo.com
@herning@dk.fedimeteo.com
@hillerod@dk.fedimeteo.com
@hirtshals@dk.fedimeteo.com
@hjorring@dk.fedimeteo.com
@holstebro@dk.fedimeteo.com
@horsens@dk.fedimeteo.com
@koge@dk.fedimeteo.com
@kolding@dk.fedimeteo.com
@naestved@dk.fedimeteo.com
@norresundby@dk.fedimeteo.com
@odense@dk.fedimeteo.com
@orhus@dk.fedimeteo.com
@randers@dk.fedimeteo.com
@ringsted@dk.fedimeteo.com
@roskilde@dk.fedimeteo.com
@silkeborg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@skagen@dk.fedimeteo.com
@slagelse@dk.fedimeteo.com
@sonderborg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@svendborg@dk.fedimeteo.com
@taastrup@dk.fedimeteo.com
@vejle@dk.fedimeteo.com

NextGen Cookbook

Cooking blog featuring recipes from around the world. The recipes are all easy to make and use fresh ingredients, avoiding processed ingredients. The blog’s aim is to encourage as many people as possible to cook at home.

Fediverse address:
@NextGenCookbook@mastodon.social

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

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

FediMeteo Michigan

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

Fediverse addresses:
@ann_arbor__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@battle_creek__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@dearborn__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@detroit__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@farmington_hills__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@flint__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@grand_rapids__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@holland__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@jackson__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@kalamazoo__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@lansing__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@livonia__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@marquette__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@midland__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@monroe__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@muskegon__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@port_huron__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@rochester_hills__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@saginaw__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@southfield__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@sterling_heights__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@troy__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@warren__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@westland__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@wyoming__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com

The Open Source Programme Office (OSPO)

Part of a European Union initiative to transition to free open source software, OSPO handles the commission’s relationships with the libre software community. This account is not just a feed, they do actually interact, boost, reply, follow etc.

Fediverse address:
@EC_OSPO@ec.social-network.europa.eu

INRIA / Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique

Official account of the French National Institute for Research in Digital Science and Technology, founded in 1967. The institute does theoretical and applied research in computer science.

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