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
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
Latvian aviation photography website.
Fediverse address (in Latvian):
@aviofotolv@toot.lv
Department of the British Library dealing with its digital collections, including digitising material and offering support to those researching the collections.
Fediverse address:
@BL_DigiSchol@techhub.social
Website about game design including news, tutorials, and reviews of game development tools. Founded in 2011.
Fediverse address:
@GameFromScratch@mastodon.gamedev.place
Hackerspace based in São Paulo, Brazil.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@garoa@fosstodon.org
Creating in-depth tutorial videos about low-budget cinematography, film-making and photography. Especially keen on lighting setups and reviews of different lighting techniques.
Fediverse address (videos):
@trenton_hoshiko@trentontube.trentonhoshiko.com
Webcam posting regular photos from the UK polar research vessel RRS Sir David Attenborough. (This is the ship famous for nearly being named Boaty McBoatface, and it carries an automated submarine with that name.)
Fediverse address:
@RRSSirDavidAttenborough@stefanbohacek.online
Based in Freiburg, Germany, it’s one of the oldest universities in the world, founded in 1457. It has a wide range of faculties covering science, humanities, law, medicine and more.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unifreiburg@bawü.social
Free open source customisable map of the world, deployable as a single static file. Allows anyone to easily self-host vector map tiles of the entire planet.
Fediverse address:
@protomaps@mapstodon.space
Community orchestra playing orchestral music with an instrument in one hand and a drink in the other. Founded in 2018, based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@socialsymphony@kcmo.social
Non-profit glass arts studio and education centre based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@focimcga@mastodon.social
Official account for the Racket programming language, a modern dialect of Lisp.
Fediverse address:
@racketlang@functional.cafe
France’s National Institute of Geographic and Forest Information, a public body which produces and distributes geospatial data including information on forests and other areas.
Fediverse address (in French):
@ignfrance@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Site and blog about fly fishing, including fishing tips and equipment reviews.
Fediverse address (blog):
@nick@currentflowstate.com
Independent coverage of the San Diego FC and San Diego Wave football (soccer) clubs in California, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@sdfcnation.com
Artist recreating scenes from films and popular culture using miniature models and practical effects in great detail.
Fediverse address:
@robotwig@socel.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
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
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
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
Indie game development and storytelling co-op based in the UK, creators of “No Longer Home”.
Fediverse address:
@HumbleGrove@mastodon.gamedev.place
Professor of computational mathematics at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Fediverse address:
@andrejbauer@mathstodon.xyz
Swedish climate change activist, part of Fridays For Future.
Fediverse address:
@gretathunberg@mastodon.nu
Popular free open source password manager available in lots of flavours including Android, iOS, Linux, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@bitwarden@fosstodon.org
Animator who is currently working on an indie film called “The Will of Monsters”.
Fediverse address:
@ItsMeChrisWade@mastodon.art
Weather forecasts and alerts for the Charleston SC Tri-County area (Berkely, Charleston, Dorchester). Experimental account, do not depend on it for life-saving information.
Fediverse address:
@chswx@chswx.social
Health and fitness newsletter trying to prioritise straightforward discussion over dubious pseudoscience, by science writer Casey Johnston.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@shesabeast.co
Highlighting animations and images made in Blender by members of the Blender Artists Community.
Fediverse address:
@blenderartists@mastodon.art
Blog about European and global geopolitics, particularly in relation to military strategy and tactics. Written by the Danish military analyst and naval officer Anders Puck Nielsen.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@logicofwar.com
Fediverse address (main):
@anderspuck@krigskunst.social
Amateur radio club based in the UK mixing old traditions (constitution, officers, regular meet-ups) and new traditions (online conferences). Meetings happen weekly.
Fediverse address:
@MX0ONL@mastodon.radio
Lifestyle and arts magazine covering California and the western part of the USA. Founded in 2017.
Fediverse address:
@AltaJournal@flipboard.com
Posts about gardening, plants and food, including lots of photos.
Fediverse address:
@Capheind@tilde.zone
One of Germany’s oldest universities, established in 1477, and its alumni include eleven Nobel winners.
Fediverse address (in German):
@unituebingen@bawü.social
Self-taught multidisciplinary artist and independent curator, runs the Artists On The Lam site and blog.
Fediverse address:
@jennylam@mastodon.art
US-based news site covering current events, US politics, culture and lifestyle. Founded in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@Salon@flipboard.com
German edition of the famous magazine about geography, world culture, nature and history.
Fediverse address (in German):
@NatGeoDE@flipboard.com
Volunteers in Germany who repair abandoned computers so they can be donated to charity.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@computertruhe@social.computertruhe.de
Fediverse address (Berlin branch, in German):
@berlin@social.computertruhe.de
Fediverse address (Chemnitz branch, in German):
@chemnitz@social.computertruhe.de
Fediverse address (Munich branch, in German):
@muenchen@social.computertruhe.de
Long-form in-depth articles about classical guitar music, written by a musician and teacher. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.christopherberg.com
Official account for the Open Dylan implementation of the Dylan programming language, a descendant of Lisp.
Fediverse address:
@DylanLang@fosstodon.org
American branch of the famous German manufacturer of cameras, lenses, binoculars and other optical products.
Fediverse address:
@leicacamerausa@flipboard.com
Music podcast and newsletter about rap and hip-hop.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@cabbageshiphop.com
OpenStreetMap enthusiast based in Brussels, Belgium. Mainly posting in English about OSM and mapping.
Fediverse address:
@bxl_forever@mastodon.multimob.be
Makes nice anime-style plushies / cuddly toys.
Fediverse address:
@Ultrapancake@mastodon.art
KDE project creating MauiKit, a free open source modular front end UI framework.
Fediverse address:
@mauiproject@floss.social
Bot posting dedication pages of random books.
Fediverse address:
@dedication_bot@stefanbohacek.online
Senior Lecturer in Digital Archaeology and Heritage in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York.
Fediverse address:
@clmorgan@archaeo.social
Publisher which owns many local newspapers and magazines in Ontario, Canada. This account shares stories from these many different local publications.
Fediverse address:
@MetrolandMedia@flipboard.com
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
NGO managing a platform which hosts scientific communities, evaluating and recommending scientific articles in open archives and preprint servers. Also publishes the Peer Community Journal.
Fediverse address:
@PeerCommunityIn@ecoevo.social
Weather forecast accounts for Zacatecas, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@zacatecas__zacatecas@mx.fedimeteo.com
Bot posting questions taken out of context from public domain books.
Fediverse address:
@obliquestions@mastodon.matthewmcvickar.com
Director of the Human-Computer Interaction Lab and assistant professor of the Department of Computer Science at Princeton University in the United States. Also runs the hci.social Mastodon server.
Fediverse address (in English and Spanish):
@andresmh@hci.social
Engineering-focused branch of the French research institute CNRS.
Fediverse address (in French):
@CNRSingenierie@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Non-profit based in Germany promoting free open source software related to GIS and geodata.
Fediverse address (in German):
@FOSSGISeV@mastodon.online
Bot sharing screenshots of classic themes from Apple Mac computers.
Fediverse address:
@macthemes@erambert.me
Museum built around a working 16th Century watermill in Sutton Coldfield in the UK. Operating as a museum since 1996.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newhallmill.uk
Debian-based GNU/Linux distro aimed at mobile devices, with the aim of running Debian on Android smartphones.
Fediverse address:
@droidian@fosstodon.org
Spanish-language news and review site all about Nintendo. Based in Spain.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@NextNnet@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for Rhode Island, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@barrington__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@bristol__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@central_falls__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@coventry__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@cranston__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@cumberland__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@east_providence__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@johnston__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@lincoln__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@middletown__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@narragansett__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@newport__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@north_providence__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@pawtucket__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@portsmouth__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@providence__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@scituate__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@smithfield__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@south_kingstown__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@tiverton__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@warwick__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_warwick__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@westerly__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
@woonsocket__rhode_island@us.fedimeteo.com
Amateur astronomer, astrophotographer and software developer. Creator of open source libraries and applications for astronomy.
Fediverse address:
@melix@astrodon.social
Emergency communications amateur radio station active in Prince George’s County, Maryland, USA.
Fediverse address:
@wb2ifs@mastodon.hams.social
Posting artworks, objects, documents and photos related to Indian history during the medieval period and later.
Fediverse address:
@medievalindianhistory@mastodon.social
Vinyl record enthusiast, posting regularly about classic and new vinyl releases and their covers.
Fediverse address:
@ChessNord@mastodon.social
Medieval archaeologist and fan of castles and open knowledge.
Fediverse address:
@RichardNevell@mastodon.social
A bot for tech people (or anyone) to remind them to take care of themselves while working. There are two versions, with identical content but different post frequencies.
Fediverse address (updates every 3 hours):
@selfcare@hachyderm.io
Fediverse address (updates every 6 hours):
@selfcaregentle@hachyderm.io
Non-profit archive of cancelled or unreleased computer and console games, including prototypes, developer history and assets. Founded in 1999
Fediverse address:
@gamesthatwerent@mastodon.world
Works at the Italian National Institute for Geophysics and Volcanology. Bilotta works on lava flow simulation and fluid dynamics, to help reduce risks and detect danger.
Fediverse address:
@giuseppebilotta@fediscience.org
Mapping community group based in Salt Lake City, aiming to maintain and update OSM data for Utah USA.
Fediverse address:
@utah@en.osm.town
Fun account highlighting amusing listings for houses, flats and other real estate properties around the world.
Fediverse address:
@weirdestate@eigenmagic.net
News from the department of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Lausanne (UNIL), Switzerland.
Fediverse address:
@dee_unil@ecoevo.social
French public body providing a national database of buildings.
Fediverse address (in French):
@bdnb@social.numerique.gouv.fr
German music blog based in Stuttgart, Germany. Features concert reviews, interviews and photos.
Fediverse address (in German):
@gigblog@nerdculture.de
Long-running free PDF magazine and podcast devoted to the Ubuntu and Linux communities, founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@fullcirclemagazine@mastodon.social
Non-profit theatre in Seattle WA, USA, particularly interested in productions that question norms and embrace diversity. (BAT stands for Burien Actors Theatre.)
Fediverse address:
@BATtheatre@social.seattle.wa.us
US-based business magazine with a focus on technology and design. Founded in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@FastCompany@flipboard.com
Pop culture entertainment news site, especially concerned with sci-fi, fantasy, comics and geeky topics.
Fediverse address:
@Cosmiccircus@universeodon.com
Newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@VancouverSun@flipboard.com
News and rumours about NHL ice hockey, its teams and players.
Fediverse address:
@NHLTradeTalk@flipboard.com
German celebrity gossip magazine, first published in 1948.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BUNTE_DE@flipboard.com
Email service run by a small independent company in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@hellomailo@mastodon.social
AUR-style package manager for Ubuntu.
Fediverse address:
@pacstall@social.linux.pizza
Assistant Astronomer the Space Telescope Science Institute, Associate Research Scientist at John Hopkins University, based in the United States. Posts mainly about astronomy, science and machine learning.
Fediverse address:
@jwuphysics@astrodon.social
Series of history books written by Irish academics John Breslin and Sarah-Anne Buckley, featuring colourisations of black-and-white historical photographs by Breslin along with historical context and captions written by Buckley.
Fediverse address:
@oldirelandincolour@mastodon.social
Discussion group about all forms of electronic music.
Fediverse address:
@electronicmusic@fedigroups.social
Blog posting about animals, nature and conservation, written by an expert in animal behaviour and welfare.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@sincerelyblue.org
German technology news and review site looking at phones, cameras, computers, televisions, online services etc. Also covers food and health.
Fediverse address (in German):
@CHIP_online@flipboard.com
Worldwide free open source software community which creates all kinds of popular useful projects such as the Plasma desktop, Kdenlive, Krita and lots more.
Fediverse address (main):
@kde@floss.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@kde_community@tube.kockatoo.org
Fediverse address (conference videos):
@kde@conf.tube
Fediverse address (Spanish language community):
@kde_espana@floss.social
Bot posting pictures of trees in New York City, USA.
Fediverse address:
@everytreenyc@urbanists.social
Bookshop buying and selling rare titles, founded in 1879. The shop is based in Oxford, UK, and also has an online service.
Fediverse address:
@blackwellrare@glammr.us
Bicycle enthusiast who posts about cycling and advocates for better cycling infrastructure.
Fediverse address:
@BicycleBen@mas.to
German art magazine and website mainly focused on contemporary art, also featuring design, architecture, fashion etc. First published in 2004.
Fediverse address (in German):
@monopol_online@flipboard.com
Retro gaming collector, posting about famous and obscure video games from the 1980s and 1990s. Often features games for Sega consoles.
Fediverse address:
@Unclear_User@nerdculture.de
German travel blog run by a sustainable tourism expert and photographer, writing about places to visit in Germany, Europe and around the world.
Fediverse address (in German):
@JuliaLassner@flipboard.com
German federal court of appeal for cases involving social security (including public health insurance, pensions, occpational safety insurance etc).
Fediverse address (in German):
@Bundessozialgericht@social.bund.de
Artist and graphic designer from Germany, doing colourful digitally painted fantasy and character art often with a gay theme.
Fediverse address:
@Bronzebart@mastodon.art
Independent local newspaper for Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia. Founded in 1888.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hawkesburygazette.com
Website covering local news, sport and culture in New Jersey, USA. Affiliated with twelve local newspapers in New Jersey.
Fediverse address:
@NJcom@flipboard.com
Amateur space artist, amateur astrophotographer and astronomy enthusiast.
Fediverse address:
@marwellaspaceart@astrodon.social
Hackerspace based in Bochum, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@daslabor@chaos.social
Weather forecast accounts for Querétaro, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@queretaro__queretaro@mx.fedimeteo.com
Brews beer and runs a blog about food and drink, also posts about technology. Founder of the mastodon.beer server.
Fediverse address (beer):
@thomas@mastodon.beer
Fediverse address (technology):
@cmdln@fosstodon.org
Cartoonist and creator of the “Incredible Doom” webcomic and graphic novel set in the 1990s.
Fediverse address:
@matt@matthewbogart.com
Fediverse address (live streaming):
@live@matthewbogart.live
Photography and travel blog by a photographer based in Canberra, Australia.
Fediverse address (blog):
@des@desparoz.com
Independent non-profit local news site for Kensington, Fairhill, Harrowgate, Norris Square, and Port Richmond in North Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@kensingtonvoice.com
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
Web-based IDE which lets you write code for classic 8-bit computers and consoles within your browser, and see it run as you do so. Also publishes a range of books on programming for classic 8-bit systems.
Fediverse address:
@8bitworkshop@oldbytes.space
Local news site for Bloomington, Indiana, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@bsquarebulletin.com
Site about repairing electronics including phones, computers, consoles, home appliances, vehicles, tools, medical equipment etc. Features repair guides for stuff you’ve bought, online forums for discussing repairs, and reviews of how repairable new gadgets are.
Fediverse address:
@iFixit@mastodon.social
Hackerspace in Brussels, Belgium hosting regular events for tech people, tinkerers and artists. Features an electronics lab, 3D printing facilities, tools etc.
Fediverse address:
@HSBXL@mastodon.online
Independent local news site for South Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@soduwelikelocal.news
Discussion group about all kinds of fibre arts.
Fediverse address:
@fiberarts@fedigroups.social
Makes lovely traditional style pottery and stoneware.
Fediverse address:
@0ciX_reloaded@mastodon.art
News feed from the Latvian public broadcaster LSM.
Fediverse address (in Latvian):
@www.lsm.lv@rss-parrot.net
Professional storyboard and concept artist who has worked on a panoply of films and TV series including Star Trek Discovery, Pacific Rim, Ghost In The Shell etc. Also a former comic artist at Marvel, DC and 2000AD.
Fediverse address:
@Robmccallum@mastodon.art
Community calendar highlighting anti-corporate music scene events in Vancouver, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@relay@cal.fiera.social
Organisation promoting and supporting use of the Python programming language in the French-speaking world.
Fediverse address (in French):
@AFPy@mamot.fr
Bot posting historical photos of northeastern Minnesota, along with locations, descriptions and sources.
Fediverse address:
@ne_mn_bot@mastodon.social
Discussion group for anime bloggers.
Fediverse address:
@animeblogging@fedigroups.social
Discussion group all about cats!
Fediverse address:
@cats@fedigroups.social
Unofficial toy news blog all about Hot Wheels toy cars.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hwheadline.com
Newspaper based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, covering local, national and international news. Founded in 1867, winner of seven Pulitzer prizes.
Fediverse address:
@StarTribune@flipboard.com
German magazine about heavy metal and hard rock, originally related to the UK magazine of the same name but now a separate publication. First published in Germany in 1983.
Fediverse address (in German):
@metalhammer_de@flipboard.com
Drupal training and consulting company. Woman-owned small business based in Cocoa, Florida, USA.
Fediverse address:
@drupaleasy@drupal.community
Astrophysicist at Harvard and the Smithsonian, currently working on NASA’s Chandra x-ray observatory.
Fediverse address:
@thomasconnor@mstdn.social
Local newsletter and podcast covering news, events, people, culture etc in Detroit, Michigan, USA. Founded in 2014.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@dailydetroit.com
Website about digital photography, digital cameras and accessories. Founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@PetaPixel@flipboard.com
Runs a website about maps, mainly featuring the effects of extreme sea level rises.
Fediverse address:
@ConspiracyOfCartographers@mastodon.social
Astrophotographer who posts amazing photos of the night sky.
Fediverse address:
@tinoheuberger@mastodontech.de
Gives privacy reports on Android apps, listing trackers embedded in each app, and permissions each app seeks.
Fediverse address (in French & English):
@exodus@framapiaf.org
Long-running magazine which publishes short stories by female writers, especially speculative fiction. Their account also posts quotations from literary women at three hour intervals.
Fediverse address:
@lunastation@wandering.shop
Retro computing enthusiast who uses and repairs old computers, and hosts a retro computing livestream.
Fediverse address:
@48kRAM@oldbytes.space
Collaborative chess games on the Fediverse. Every hour a poll appears which lets people vote on the next move, with the computer responding with its own move.
Fediverse address:
@votechess@bots.petras.space
News feed from Denmark’s English-language newspaper The Copenhagen Post.
Fediverse address:
@cphpost.dk.rss-feed@rss-parrot.net
Independent artist-owned record label particularly focused on the jazz, rhythm and Afro-futurist genres.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@urbantroutrecords.com
Tabletop RPG blog written by a history teacher featuring homebrew content for TTRPGs, often anchoring the RPG content in real world history.
Fediverse address (blog):
@lucas@veritastabletop.com
Upcoming free open source UI/UX design tool for Linux. Aimed at web designers and graphic designers, and is currently in alpha testing.
Fediverse address:
@akiraux@fosstodon.org
Sports news site particularly focused on teams based in Chicago, USA including the Cubs, Bears, Bulls and Blackhawks.
Fediverse address:
@BleacherNation@flipboard.com
German federal government department providing health education and promoting healthy lifestyles.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bioeg@social.bund.de
Independent local news site for Riverside, California, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@raincrossgazette.com
Spanish website about technology, culture and entertainment, founded in 2005.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@Hipertextual@flipboard.com
Community calendar highlighting activism, mutual aid and advocacy events in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@showuptoronto@cosocial.ca
Interior design and furnishings magazine and website, US edition of the Elle Decoration franchise.
Fediverse address:
@elledecor@flipboard.com
In-depth tutorial videos and livestreams about software development with many different programming languages and platforms, including Rust, Lisp, Python, JavaScript, Java, Ruby, Android etc.
Fediverse address (videos):
@andybalaam@video.infosec.exchange
Fediverse address (livestream):
@andy@andybalaam.uk.to
Discussion group about the Latin language.
Fediverse address:
@lingualatina@fedigroups.social
French government competition regulator, responsible for preventing anti-competitive practices and monopolies.
Fediverse address (in French):
@adlc@social.numerique.gouv.fr
News feed of the television station WCBD in Charleston, South Carolina. Affiliate of NBC, founded in 1954.
Fediverse address:
@www.counton2.com@rss-parrot.net
Independent music journalism site with reviews, features and news.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@hearingthings.co
Drinks news and culture site covering wine, beer and spirits. Mainly aimed at consumers, but also includes a business section for the drinks trade. Based in the US, founded in 2014.
Fediverse address:
@VinePair@flipboard.com
Small indie literary press which publishes award-winning works about environmental issues and the climate crisis, often in the sci-fi, cli-fi, fantasy and horror genres.
Fediverse address:
@StelliformPress@mastodon.online
News feed from KMBC-TV, ABC affiliate television station based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@www.kmbc.com@rss-parrot.net
Organising events for Android users in Paris, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@paug@androiddev.social
Painting thickly textured oil paintings with a palette knife, often featuring birds, other animals and landscapes.
Fediverse address:
@JanMatson@mastodon.art
Posting about classic tabletop RPGs such as Dungeons & Dragons, including RPG history, maps, rules etc.
Fediverse address:
@randomwizard@vivaldi.net
Non-profit based in the United States promoting research into wine economics. Publishes the Journal of Wine Economics and organises conferences on the topic.
Fediverse address:
@wineecon@mstdn.social
Reader-supported sports news site focused on the Seattle Sounders and Seattle Reign football (soccer) clubs in Seattle, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@News@sounderatheart.com
Fediverse address:
@SounderAtHeart@skrimmage.com
Bot posting images from lake shores, with links to photo source and location.
Fediverse address:
@lakes@stefanbohacek.online
Italian daily national newspaper first published in 1976.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@repubblica@flipboard.com
Independent local news site for Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@chrisdca@mstdn.social
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Scotland, using data from Open-Meteo.
Fediverse addresses (organised by city):
@aberdeen@uk.fedimeteo.com
@dundee@uk.fedimeteo.com
@edinburgh@uk.fedimeteo.com
@fort_william@uk.fedimeteo.com
@glasgow@uk.fedimeteo.com
@inverness@uk.fedimeteo.com
@kirkwall@uk.fedimeteo.com
@lamlash@uk.fedimeteo.com
@lerwick@uk.fedimeteo.com
@port_ellen@uk.fedimeteo.com
@portree@uk.fedimeteo.com
@tarbert@uk.fedimeteo.com
@thurso@uk.fedimeteo.com
In-depth articles on climate change from an Indian perspective.
Fediverse address (blog):
@rajesh@climaterubik.com
Account of the Tokyo Camera Club photography site, highlighting photoraphers in Japan.
Fediverse address (in Japanese):
@tokyocameraclub@mstdn.tokyocameraclub.com
Podcast series covering episodes of Australian history. Episodes are in non-chronological order, focusing on particular themes instead.
Fediverse address:
@AusHistPod@aus.social
Project photographing and documenting every station on the Sydney Trains & Metro network in Sydney, Australia.
Fediverse address:
@Sydney_Stations@mastodon.au
Interested in tessellated origami, in paper and other materials.
Fediverse address:
@lgbookworm@wandering.shop
Independent music distributor based in Belgium.
Fediverse address:
@Mandai_Distribution@mastodon.social
French-language news and review website all about Nintendo.
Fediverse address (in French):
@NintendoLeSite@framapiaf.org
Independent newsletter covering politics in Alaska, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@akmemo.com
GTK port of the WebKit browser engine, official browser engine in GNOME.
Fediverse address:
@WebKitGTK@floss.social
Version of Ubuntu Linux using the KDE Plasma desktop interface.
Fediverse address:
@kubuntu@fosstodon.org
Independent Finnish car review website and video channel.
Fediverse address (blog, in Finnish):
@index@kaaratv.com
Bot posting the Wikimedia Commons picture of the day.
Fediverse address:
@cpod@mastodon.bot
Blog by a gardener in Indiana, USA, who is attempting to create a garden entirely out of native wildflowers.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@sowandsee.com
Bot posting random exoplanets and their listings in NASA’s “Eyes on Exoplanets” database.
Fediverse address:
@exoplanets@stefanbohacek.online
International news service of the BBC, the UK’s public broadcaster.
Fediverse address:
@BBCNews@flipboard.com
Archaeologist at Aberystwyth specialising in marine geophysics, Roman and early medieval history and landscape archaeology.
Fediverse address:
@s_chaussee@vmst.io
Independent reader-supported investigative journalism site, mainly focusing on cybersecurity, technology, consumer rights, privacy and related topics.
Fediverse address (main):
@404mediaco@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@404media.co
Podcast running since 2021 all about theatrical history in Philadelphia PA in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@schmeterpitz@historians.social
Latin American online platform dedicated to science and technology, including social responsibility and inclusivity.
Fediverse address (in Spanish and Portuguese):
@equipo@red.niboe.info
Hackerspace based in Berlin, Germany, and part of the wider Chaos Computer Club hacker movement.
Fediverse address (in German):
@clubdiscordia@chaos.social
Non-profit citizen journalism news site covering the Nort West of England (Cheshire, Cumbria, Lancashire, Liverpool and Manchester). Part of the Bylines network.
Fediverse address:
@NWBylines@mastodon.social
Posting exclusive pictures of forgotten technology such as the all-touchbar MacBook Pro, AOL Punchcards and the IBM ThinkPod.
Fediverse address:
@NanoRaptor@bitbang.social
Brazilian news service from the American news network CNN.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@CNNBrasil@flipboard.com
Classical music magazine based in India, founded in 2015.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@serenademagazine.com
Non-profit archive of over 100,000 items related to lettering, typography, calligraphy and graphic design throughout human history. Based in California, USA.
Fediverse address:
@letterformarchive@typo.social
Bot posting news, screenshots and links about the Commodore 64 computer.
Fediverse address:
@c64@techhub.social
French language website dedicated to Sega, covering both retro and current releases.
Fediverse address (in French):
@segamag@mamot.fr
Free open source software for refining messy data, connecting it to external services and converting it to other formats.
Fediverse address:
@OpenRefine@fosstodon.org
Makerspace and hackerspace based in Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@vspaceone@chaos.social
Discussion group about classical music of all periods.
Fediverse address:
@classicalmusic@fedigroups.social
Gaming blog about cosy games, written from the perspective of someone over 40.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@pixelsandchai.games
Weather forecast accounts for Maharashtra, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@akola__maharashtra@in.fedimeteo.com
@chandrapur__maharashtra@in.fedimeteo.com
@mumbai__maharashtra@in.fedimeteo.com
@nagpur__maharashtra@in.fedimeteo.com
@pune__maharashtra@in.fedimeteo.com
UK magazine about electronic dance music and clubbing culture, first published in 1983.
Fediverse address:
@Mixmag2018@flipboard.com
Hackers’ meetup group based in Lansing, Michigan, USA.
Fediverse address:
@lansing2600@mastodon.praxis.red
German edition of the international men’s fashion and lifestyle magazine.
Fediverse address (in German):
@GQ_Germany@flipboard.com
Ice hockey fan site covering the Ottawa Senators.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@silversevensens.com
Russ Sharek is a clown. No really, he is literally a clown in a theatre group, performs a weekly online show called “Circus in Place”, has an excellent podcast called “Two Clowns in a Closet” and is one of the longest-running members of the Fediverse. Give him a listen!
Fediverse address:
@RussSharek@mastodon.art
Blåhaj who likes to swim in the Atlantic ocean and eat fish.
Fediverse address:
@shork@blahaj.social
Evolutionary geneticist at the University of Arizona, working on population genetics and evolutionary biology.
Fediverse address:
@CastellanoED@fediscience.org
Account and website about street art in Sheffield, England. Covers all kinds of street art including graffiti art, feature walls, paste-ups, shutter art, painted boardings etc.
Fediverse address:
@streetartsheff@mastodonapp.uk
Graphic designer and paper engineer who creates wonderful cute toys made from folded paper.
Fediverse address:
@folduptoys@socel.net
Independent blog covering the FC Dallas football (soccer) team in Texas, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@torostalk.com
Artist that creates minimalist but fascinating images with bright pure colours and bold symbols reminiscent of the beginning of the 20th Century.
Fediverse address:
@helveticablanc@merveilles.town
Official account for the Netherlands government’s Standardisation Forum, which advises the public sector on the use of open standards in technology.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@forumstandaardisatie@social.overheid.nl
Classical string quartet from Amsterdam in the Netherlands, releasing albums and touring internationally.
Fediverse address:
@dudokquartet@classicalmusic.social
Maintains the “Of Gods and Gamemasters” website full of articles about fantasy world building, tabletop RPGs, adventures, monsters etc.
Fediverse address:
@Jackgiantkiller@dice.camp
Blogger and columnist often covering technology, has written for the New York Times magazine, Wired, Smithsonian magazine and more. Author of “Coders: the Making of a New Tribe and the Remaking of the World”.
Fediverse address:
@clive@saturation.social
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
Free open source Fediverse app for GNOME, forked from Tootle. Works with desktop, tablet and mobile devices. Compatible with Mastodon, GoToSocial, Akkoma and Takahe accounts.
Fediverse address:
@Tuba@floss.social
Magazine, website and TV channel about cottages and topics related to them. Covers buying rural cottages, maintaining and building them, and exploring the outdoors around them. Based in Canada, first published in 1988.
Fediverse address:
@CottageLife2018@flipboard.com
British edition of the home and interior decoration magazine and website, covering style and design in the home.
Fediverse address:
@ElleDecoUK@flipboard.com
Professional concept artist who works with futuristic CGI concepts, but often draws intricate sketches of insects using traditional pen and ink methods.
Fediverse address:
@mooncube@mastodon.art
Long-running podcast series and website about medieval times hosted by “The Archivist”, covering history, news and entertainment related to the medieval era.
Fediverse address:
@MedievalArchives@medievalarchives.social
Annual conference for people interested in the R programming language. The conference is non-profit and run by volunteers supported by the R Foundation. The host country changes each year.
Fediverse address:
@useR_conf@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for Assam, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse accounts (in Hindi):
@dibrugarh__assam@in.fedimeteo.com
@guwahati__assam@in.fedimeteo.com
@tezpur__assam@in.fedimeteo.com
Reporter on current affairs, extremism, disinformation and conspiracy theories for the Dutch public television organisations NOS and NTR.
Fediverse address:
@RudyBouma@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for Nuevo León, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@monterrey__nuevo_leon@mx.fedimeteo.com
German federal authority and research institute for the advancement of material and chemical safety.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BAMResearch@social.bund.de
Professor of Internet Law at Essex Law School, University of Essex in the UK. Particularly interested in media policy and communications regulation, including data protection, social media and the internet.
Fediverse address:
@LornaWoods@someone.elses.computer
Executive editor of Morning Brew, the business and financial news site based in the United States. Previously worked at the Washington Post, NBC News, Adweek and Digiday.
Fediverse address:
@joshsternberg@mstdn.social
Professional historian writing a blog about the history of Venice, Italy. They also run historical walks in Venice for people who want to see things in real life.
Fediverse address:
@info@historywalksvenice.com
Community-run free series of tech talks on systems programming, held at venues in the Ottawa area in Canada.
Fediverse address:
@ottawasystems@ottawa.place
Official account for the Department of Health in the US state of Washington.
Fediverse address:
@WADeptHealth@universeodon.com
Research division for transformative action at the French government’s research institute for food, agriculture and the environment.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@INRAE_ACT@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Chess Grandmaster, author of “The Silicon Road to Chess Improvement”, makes videos about computer chess engines, human games and opening analysis.
Fediverse address:
@gmmds@mastodonapp.uk
One of the developers at Blender HQ who creates the brilliant FOSS 3D graphics package Blender, mainly focused on animation and rigging.
Fediverse address:
@sybren@fosstodon.org
User group for the Ruby programming language in Kansas City, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@kcruby@ruby.social
Fan of medieval art, creates illuminations and works of calligraphy, as well as drawing and watercolours. Creates own paints using medieval recipes.
Fediverse address:
@MerlyBlack@mastodon.art
Metal music enthusiast highlighting their favourite metal bands and tracks, and boosting other people’s metal picks too.
Fediverse address:
@UnrepentantHeathen@metalhead.club
Newsletter highlighting paid work (including paid internships) available in the clean energy and sustainability fields. Maintained by a US-based energy policy expert.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@edscleanenergysustainabilityjobs.com
Newspaper articles, images and other materials from the history of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@VintageEdmonton@mstdn.ca
Global network of radio telescopes able to observe supermassive black holes. Run as a collaboration of universities, observatories and institutes around the world.
Fediverse address:
@ehtelescope@mastodon.social
Video game news and review site, also covering related pop culture, anime, TV, films etc. Based in the United States, founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@Kotaku@flipboard.com
Discussion group about painting miniature figures, scenery, vehicles etc.
Fediverse address:
@nerdlings@fedigroups.social
Weather accounts for Vermont, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@barre__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@bennington__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@brattleboro__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@burlington__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@essex_junction__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@hartford__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@middlebury__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@milton__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@montpelier__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@morristown__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@newport__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@northfield__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@rutland__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@south_burlington__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@springfield__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@st_albans__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@st_johnsbury__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@waterbury__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@williston__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
@winooski__vermont@us.fedimeteo.com
Human-curated newsletter recommending classic records from pop, rock and other genres.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@cultwax.com
Professional freelance artist, painting and drawing with a colourful and slightly dark style. Subjects often include cute things mixed with elements of horror.
Fediverse address:
@PhineasX@mastodon.art
Research institute in Germany devoted to astrophysics, focusing on cosmic magnetic fields, extragalactic astrophysics and development of research technologies in spectroscopy, robotic telescopes and e-science.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@AIP_Potsdam@astrodon.social
Maker of weird indie TTRPG adventures. Posts maps and notes highlighting details of the adventures.
Fediverse address:
@cog5@dice.camp
Online news magazine from Chemistry Europe, an organisation of 16 European chemical societies.
Fediverse address:
@ChemistryViews@mstdn.social
Bot posting random paintings from the United States Department of Agriculture’s pomological watercolor collection.
Fediverse address:
@pomological@tech.intersects.art
Egyptology society based in Manchester, UK, featuring talks, museum trips, study days etc. Founded in 1987.
Fediverse address:
@MAES@mastodon.me.uk
Spanish free newspaper and news site, covering national and international news.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@20Minutos@flipboard.com
German Federal agency promoting civic education, part of the Ministry of the Interior.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bpb@social.bund.de
Free open source statistics software for Linux, Mac and Windows. Allows both classical and Bayesian analyses.
Fediverse address:
@JASPStats@fosstodon.org
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
American actor, classical/opera singer, voiceover artist. Currently appearing on HBO’s “Julia”, singing on Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s “Trial At Rouen”, Dame d’Honneur on Odyssey Opera’s “Henry VIII”.
Fediverse address:
@aleciabatson@mastodon.social
Website and video channel all about steampunk covering news, live events, cosplay guides, fiction, RPGs etc.
Fediverse address:
@steampunk_explorer@mastodon.social
Magazine and website all about guitars, guitar music and guitarists. Based in the US, first published in 1980.
Fediverse address:
@GuitarWorld@flipboard.com
Free open source screenshot app for Linux, Mac and Windows. It does more than just capture the screen, it also includes editing tools and upload features.
Fediverse address:
@flameshot@fosstodon.org
Free open source real time strategy game set in the ancient world, similar to Age Of Empires. It’s still in Alpha testing, but is playable and available for Linux, Mac, Windows and BSD.
Fediverse address (main):
@play0ad@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@playzeroad@videos.pair2jeux.tube
Wildlife photographer based in Germany who takes wonderful close-ups of animals and plants.
Fediverse address:
@truecolour@photog.social
Blog about one person’s car restorations and garage projects.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thegaragediaries.com
German national and international news programme from the public TV broadcaster ARD, first transmitted in 1952.
Fediverse address:
@tagesschau@ard.social
Promoting and sharing cycling events in Massachusetts, USA. (Also runs the Massachusetts State Bike Tour, which is currently on hiatus.)
Fediverse address:
@CycleMA@toot.bike
Weather forecast accounts for West Bengal, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@kolkata__west_bengal@in.fedimeteo.com
Newsletter recommending films to watch, covering all genres and periods including contemporary and classic films. Written by a Pulitzer-nominated film critic.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@tyburrswatchlist.com
Weather forecast accounts for Alberta, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@brooks__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@calgary__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@camrose__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@edmonton__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@fort_mcmurray__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@lethbridge__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@lloydminster__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@medicine_hat__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@peace_river__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@red_deer__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@spruce_grove__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@st_albert__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@wetaskiwin__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
Online magazine covering the news from a variety of black perspectives. Based in the US, founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@TheRoot@flipboard.com
Discussion group about aquariums and keeping fish.
Fediverse address:
@aquarium@fedigroups.social
A free open source game engine for little games that can be made and played entirely within a web browser.
Fediverse address:
@bitsy@digipres.club
News feed from the City of Calgary’s official website.
Fediverse address:
@newsroom.calgary.ca@rss-parrot.net
Unofficial feed of updates from DC’s transit (VRE, MARC, WMATA).
Fediverse address:
@CapitalTransit@epsilon-ix.masto.host
Sculptor, pottery maker, illustrator and writer.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@lunnelyart@mastodon.art
Board game news and review site featuring in-depth articles, videos, interviews, festival reports etc. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, USA, but features content by authors from around the world.
Fediverse address:
@meeplemountain@tabletop.social
Bot posting alerts for aircraft squawking emergency transponder codes 7500 (hijacking), 7600 (radio failure), 7700 (emergency).
Fediverse address (squawking 7500, 7600 & 7700):
@aircraft_alert@mastodon.social
Internet platform allowing officially licensed online play of popular TTRPGs including D&D, Savage Worlds, Pathfinder, Traveller, Call of Cthulhu etc.
Fediverse address:
@FantasyGrounds@mastodon.social
Environmental newsletter based in Wellington, New Zealand / Aotearoa. Mainly focused on the climate crisis and how to fight it.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@hello@threesixtysix.news
Classical and opera music writer, author of biography of Prokofiev, lecturer, broadcaster on BBC Radio 3, classical & opera editor at The Arts Desk. Based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@davidpnice@mastodon.online
Italian edition of the magazine about current affairs, popular culture and fashion.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@VanityFairItaly@flipboard.com
Free open source digital audio workstation (DAW). Project founded in 2019.
Fediverse address:
@zrythm@mastodon.social
Hackerspace based in Leipzig, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@dezentrale@chaos.social
Annual event based in Florida, USA for people interested in the Drupal content management system.
Fediverse address:
@fldrupalcamp@drupal.community
Weather forecast account for Washington DC, USA. Follow the account for forecasts in the DC area.
Fediverse address:
@washington__district_of_columbia@us.fedimeteo.com
Basketball and NBA news site based in the USA, founded in 2013.
Fediverse address:
@BasketballNet@flipboard.com
Official account of the non-profit which maintains and promotes the Python programming language, founded by the original developer of Python.
Fediverse address:
@ThePSF@fosstodon.org
Producing videos about planetary science and related topics.
Fediverse address (videos):
@lightcurvefilms_socialmedia@solarsystem.video
Independent privacy-friendly email provider, based in Germany.
Fediverse address (in English and German):
@mailbox_org@social.mailbox.org
Independent local news site for Forest Grove, Oregon, USA. Founded in 2024.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@newsinthegrove.com
Reader-supported local news site for Manchester in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@manchestermill.co.uk
US-based gaming live streamer raising money for children’s healthcare.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@newsletter@gamin4aven.org
User group for the Ruby programming language in York, UK.
Fediverse address:
@yorkruby@ruby.social
Online radio station featuring music, spoken word and other audio made entirely by people on the Fediverse. There are two versions of the station, normal and comfy, with comfy focusing on more relaxing content.
Fediverse address:
@radiofreefedi@musician.social
Official account for the Netherlands Ministry of the Interior & Kingdom Relations
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@minbzk@social.overheid.nl
Highlighting lots of nice animated short films, including a wide range of animation styles.
Fediverse address:
@AnimatedShortOfTheDay@socel.net
Light-hearted Star Trek podcast series hosted by two Australians, discussing episodes in a uniquely unhinged take on chronological order.
Fediverse address:
@justthepod@tenforward.social
Hungarian tech website about Apple products including the iPhone. Founded in 2007.
Fediverse address (in Hungarian):
@szifon@mastodon.social
Illustrator and graphic designer with a clean, clear and friendly style.
Fediverse address:
@andycarolan@social.lol
Multidisciplinary artist who mixes together traditional drawing, painting, photography and digital art.
Fediverse address:
@eylul@social.eyluldogruel.com
Annual hacker convention held in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Founded in 1993, and inspired a number of affiliated local groups around the world.
Fediverse address:
@defcon@defcon.social
Discussion group for discussing art and sharing your own works.
Fediverse address:
@drawing@fedigroups.social
Cartoonist, creator of the Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal (SMBC) webcomic, illustrator of Open Borders, co-author of Soonish.
Fediverse address:
@ZachWeinersmith@mastodon.social
Online radio station playing mostly underground hip hop 24 hours a day, with a live show (in German) every month.
Fediverse address (in German):
@feierabendbeatz@social.tchncs.de
Freelance artist working on animation and gaming, often with a cartoon-like style.
Fediverse address:
@saku_art@mastodon.gamedev.place
German Federal Government’s office for regulating, licensing and supervising the disposal, storage, handling and transport of high-level radioactive waste.
Fediverse address (in German):
@base@social.bund.de
Photographer and videographer based in Anchorage Alaska, USA. Runs the “Eye On Alaska” website featuring photos of the state.
Fediverse address:
@EyeOnAlaska@alaskan.social
Platform hosting creative commons courses on using GIS software. Courses are available to anyone who wants to use them, without any kind of registration.
Fediverse address:
@gisocw@fosstodon.org
Commander Riker from Star Trek trying to surreptitiously make sense of the world.
Fediverse address:
@RikerGoogling@mas.to
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
Data scientist, data visualisation designer and geospatial analyst, with background in social sciences.
Fediverse address:
@yotka@vis.social
Blog highlighting tabletop RPG crowdfunding campaigns and talking to the people behind them.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@rpgdrop.com
Web-based OpenStreetMap graphical interface which lets you view themed maps and edit them with an OSM ID.
Fediverse address:
@MapComplete@en.osm.town
An artists’ initiative based in the Netherlands and Germany which helps organise exhibitions of new and experimental art.
Fediverse address (in English, Dutch and German): @womeinesonnescheint@mstdn.social
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
Nature, bird and wildlife photographer based in Ontario, Canada. Also interested in plants, flowers and gardening.
Fediverse address:
@DebOppermann@photog.social
American media and entertainment news site, covering television, films etc. Founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@TheWrap@flipboard.com
Volunteer group holding regular sessions to repair textiles, appliances, computers, phones, gadgets etc free of charge, in order to reduce the environmental impact of throwing things away and buying new replacements. The group is based on the Isle of Wight in the south of England.
Fediverse address:
@repaircafeiow@masto.ai
Blog and video channel all about comic books, with a focus on mainstream titles from Marvel and DC etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@mycomiccrate.com
Scientist at the World Health Organisation, professor of Geriatrics and Gerontology. Interested in Ageing, Public Health, Integrated Care, Geriatria.
Fediverse address:
@macesari@med-mastodon.com
Conference in Namibia about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@PyConNA@hachyderm.io
US political newspaper and website based in Washington DC, focused on the United States Congress and its legislative activity. First published in 1955.
Fediverse address:
@RollCall@flipboard.com
Long-time music fan based in the UK, often posting about records from their youth in the 1960s and 1970s.
Fediverse address:
@OldBumpy@mastodonapp.uk
Photo account that posts pictures of interesting chess boards, chess pieces and other chess-related images.
Fediverse address:
@Chess@pixelfed.social
Hackerspace based in the Hague in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address:
@revspace@hsnl.social
Science fiction novelist and short story writer. Also a computer programmer and interested in mathematics.
Fediverse address:
@gregeganSF@mathstodon.xyz
Newspaper based in Dallas, Texas, USA, aimed at a black audience. Founded in 1954.
Fediverse address:
@DallasWeekly@flipboard.com
Cycling magazine and website, covering all aspects of using a bicycle. Based in the US, first published in 1961.
Fediverse address:
@Bicycling@flipboard.com
Website about photography and videography, featuring tutorials, ideas, software, equipment etc.
Fediverse address:
@Photofocus@flipboard.com
The UK’s main speech radio station, featuring drama, comedy, documentaries, news etc, also available online. Run by the BBC, the UK’s public broadcaster.
Fediverse address:
@BBCRadio4@social.bbc
Official account of the press office of the Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information in the German State of Hesse.
Fediverse address (in German):
@HBDI@social.hessen.de
Community developed distro of Ubuntu Linux using the Budgie Desktop Environment.
Fediverse address:
@ubuntubudgie@mastodon.social
Co-working community hackerspace, based in Cologne, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@kalkspace@chaos.social
Hackerspace based in Bern, Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in German):
@chaostreffbern@chaos.social
Local news site for Glasgow in Scotland.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@glasgowbell.co.uk
Website and blog about coffee, espresso, coffee-making equipment, accessories and related topics. Founded in 2001, it was also home to a massive online coffee community, with many community features possibly returning soon.
Fediverse address:
@coffeegeek@flipboard.social
Website and think tank featuring research and commentary on urban policy issues. Based in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@cityobs@urbanists.social
Live webcams from Lake Michigan, USA.
Fediverse address:
@livelakemichigan@mastodon.social
Artist and illustrator making really sweet wholesome bird art. Highly recommended!
Fediverse address:
@hootalex@mastodon.social
Official account of the French government’s Committee for Open Science.
Fediverse address (in French):
@ouvrirlascience@social.numerique.gouv.fr
French edition of the famous fashion magazine, first published in France in 1920.
Fediverse address (in French):
@voguefrance@flipboard.com
Award-winning Director of Photography based in Los Angeles, California, USA. Has worked extensively on feature films, shorts and television projects, member of the International Cinematographers Guild.
Fediverse address:
@ajyoung@mstdn.social
Photographer from the Netherlands specialising in urban exploration of abandoned buildings and structures. Also takes pictures of cats.
Fediverse address:
@lostintimeNL@mastodon.nl
Illustrator, crafter and tattoo artist, often working with dark gothic themes, and also creator of the Fantômes ghost story zine.
Fediverse address:
@ritualdust@merveilles.town
App developers based in Vancouver, Canada. Also run “Shipped That Way” podcast about product development.
Fediverse address:
@steamclock@hachyderm.io
Discussion group all about ice hockey and the NHL.
Fediverse address:
@hnom@fedigroups.social
Free open source cross-platform game engine (previously known as Xenko).
Fediverse address:
@xenko@mastodon.gamedev.place
Free open source self-hostable wiki software, with emphasis on simplicity and ease of use.
Fediverse address:
@bookstack@fosstodon.org
Civil society organisation in Uruguay promoting open government, open data and transparency.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@datauy@mastodon.uy
Lighthearted friendly gaming videos and Let’s Play sessions.
Fediverse address:
@bobdendry@tube.fediverse.games
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
German-language online music radio station. The station is non-profit, non-commercial, legally licensed, and funded by the people who run it. The music is international, programmes are mainly in German, but with some shows in English.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Radio_Regentrude@troet.cafe
Online museum of physical media formats, showcasing developments in audio, video, film and data storage.
Fediverse address:
@obsoletemediauk@mastodon.world
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
Boosting interesting Italian-language Android posts and articles.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@android@mastodon.uno
Teaching materials for data science using the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@Python4DataScience@mastodon.social
Canadian non-profit group developing free open source software to help people protect their privacy.
Fediverse address:
@openprivacy@hachyderm.io
Gaming news site and podcast, focusing on games for Linux including PCs and the Steam Deck.
Fediverse address:
@boilingsteam@mastodon.cloud
Non-profit interdisciplinary association of research institutes in Germany, founded in 1911.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@maxplanckgesellschaft@wisskomm.social
Hackerspace based in Coburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Hackzogtum@chaos.social
Official account for the city and municipality of Slavutych in Ukraine. It was originally founded in 1986 to provide a safe home for workers and families evacuated from the Chornobyl disaster.
Fediverse address (in English and Ukrainian):
@Slavutych@social.net.ua
Academic focusing on human-computer interaction, virtual reality and digital health.
Fediverse address:
@tess@hci.social
Professor of Behavioural Science at the University of Bath, Visiting Fellow in Psychology at the University of Lincoln, both in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@davidellis@fosstodon.org
Free open source software to help organise the translation and localisation of projects. Very widely used by the libre software community to allow crowdsourced translation.
Fediverse address:
@weblate@fosstodon.org
News feed from KPAX, a television station in Missoula, Montana. Affiliate of CBS, broadcasting since 1970.
Fediverse address:
@www.kpax.com.news@rss-parrot.net
Hackers group meeting at a hackerspace in Glasgow, Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@2600@glasgow.social
Fantasy author often with a historical setting, and fashion historian posting regularly about clothing through the ages.
Fediverse address:
@natania@mastodon.world
German travel news site featuring places to visit around the world and tips for travelling.
Fediverse address (in German):
@reisereporter@flipboard.com
PBS/NPR public broadcaster providing news on television and radio for Boston, Massachusetts and beyond. Owned by the WGBH Educational Foundation.
Fediverse address (main):
@gbhnews@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos):
@gbhnews@pixelfed.social
Comic book creator using a variety of contrasting retro styles, often taken from different periods of history.
Fediverse address:
@Spearhafoc@mastodon.social
Videos about cycling and the dangers from traffic in US cities. Covers dangers to cyclists and pedestrians.
Fediverse address (videos):
@drtcombs@urbanists.video
Paints miniatures for Warhammer 40k and other tabletop games.
Fediverse address:
@kalos@dice.camp
Amateur radio operator based in Ottawa, Canada, owns a satellite and HF tower installation.
Fediverse address:
@va3db@mastodon.radio
Discussion group about scuba diving and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@scubadivers@fedigroups.social
Engineer who posts lots of info and photos about space missions, particularly exploration of the surface of Mars.
Fediverse address:
@65dBnoise@mastodon.social
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
Online newsaper and website about entertainment and pop culture, including film, TV, music, games etc. Based in the US, first published in 1993.
Fediverse address:
@AVClub@flipboard.com
Professional free open source software package for creating 3D and 2D animations, generating CGI effects for live action, and editing video.
Fediverse address (videos):
@blender@video.blender.org
Fediverse address (announcements):
@Blender@mastodon.social
Free open source transport network simulation, somewhat inspired by Transport Tycoon. It can be played online through public or private servers, and includes lots of support for mods.
Fediverse address:
@simutrans@fosstodon.org
Swedish hobby artist drawing comic book / cartoonish style portraits of scifi and fantasy characters and creatures.
Fediverse address:
@troken@mastodon.art
Free open source Mastodon app for Android devices, forked from both the official Mastodon app and an earlier project Megalodon.
Fediverse address:
@moshidon@floss.social
Discussion group about gardens and gardening.
Fediverse address:
@gardening@fedigroups.social
Creates lovely surreal illustrations, often with a soft misty dream-like quality.
Fediverse address:
@_crystal_dreams@mastodon.social
Account dedicated to motorcycles, posting news about own bikes and sharing bike posts from others. Currently owns a 2013 BMW HP4 Carbon, 2007 Yamaha R6 and 2022 Husqvarna 701SM.
Fediverse address:
@ellie@bikers.social
The Free and Open source Software Developers’ European Meeting is a well-established non-profit annual conference all about FOSS. It has taken place every year since 2000, though the most recent ones have been online due to the pandemic.
Fediverse address:
@fosdem@fosstodon.org
Indie game developer, previously worked on Wii U games and now releasing on Steam and Xbox. Current release is the puzzle game “Drop It: Block Paradise”.
Fedi directory:
@ZeNfA@mastodon.gamedev.place
Professional service dog trainer, training dogs for people requiring support with heart conditions, psychological disorders, seizures, mobility issues and many other disabilities.
Fediverse address:
@ServiceDogs@disabled.social
News, features and commentary site devoted to Liverpool FC, the English Premier League football team. Founded in 1998.
Fediverse address:
@liverpool@mstdn.social
Sports network based in the US, with regional channels around the world. Originally founded as a cable TV channel in 1979.
Fediverse address:
@espn@flipboard.com
Free open source alternative to Pocket and other article-saving services. There are apps for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, Firefox, Chrome, Kindle, Kobo and others. It is also compatible with RSS readers. You can self-host your own instance for free, or use the paid-for flagship instance.
Fediverse account:
@wallabag@fosstodon.org
Weather enthusiast and licensed amateur radio operator, runs a weather station in Dorset, England. Also publishes images directly received from weather satellites.
Fediverse address:
@wessexweather@mastodonapp.uk
Non-profit communithy group for Python programmers in Turku, Finland.
Fediverse address:
@archipylago@mementomori.social
Progressive political organisation in the United States, founded in 2016.
Fediverse address:
@indivisibleteam@mastodon.social
News feed from the website of Autism Europe, a non-profit advocating for the rights of autistic people.
Fediverse address:
@www.autismeurope.org.news-publications@rss-parrot.net
Feed from news site Yukon Lookout, covering local news, events and culture.
Fediverse address:
@www.yukonlookout.com@rss-parrot.net
Death metal / doom metal musician from Hamburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (main, in German and English):
@MiseryPath@metalhead.club
Fediverse address (videos, in German and English):
@misery_path@video-cave-v2.de
Spanish terrestrial television station founded in 1990.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@Antena3tv@flipboard.com
Official account for the popular scripting language used widely in web development.
Fediverse address:
@php@fosstodon.org
News feed from Crikey, the Australian online news site.
Fediverse address:
@www.crikey.com.au@rss-parrot.net
Hackerspace based in Strasbourg, France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@hackstub@kolektiva.social
Originally set up to digitise and restore old vinyl releases, nowadays blogging about music and records.
Fediverse address:
@revivalrecords@cupoftea.social
Brazilian financial and business news site.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@InfoMoney@flipboard.com
Professor of Anthropology and Social Informatics at Indiana University South Bend. Principal Investigator at Digital Index of North American Archaeology. Interested in GIS/Geospatial, open data, and a more humane and equitable approach to data and systems.
Fediverse address:
@josh@fediscience.org
Preserving curated Pico-8 TweetCarts to prevent them being permanently lost.
Fediverse address:
@Pico8TweetCarts@mastodon.gamedev.place
Weather forecast accounts for Colorado, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@arvada__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@aurora__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@boulder__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@broomfield__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@castle_rock__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@centennial__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@colorado_springs__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@commerce_city__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@denver__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@durango__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@fort_collins__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@grand_junction__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@greeley__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@lakewood__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@longmont__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@loveland__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@montrose__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@parker__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@pueblo__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@steamboat_springs__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@sterling__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@thornton__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@trinidad__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
@westminster__colorado@us.fedimeteo.com
American entertainment industry news site covering film, television, theatre etc. Based in the US, founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@Deadline@flipboard.com
Discussion group about podcasts and podcasting, including recommending podcasts, techniques for making podcasts etc.
Fediverse address:
@podcasts@fedigroups.social
UK consumer advice and product testing magazine, run by the non-profit Consumers’ Association. First published in 1957.
Fediverse address:
@WhichUK@flipboard.com
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
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
Videos featuring mainly 1980s and 1990s childhood nostalgia, including films, television, food, books and assorted cultural phenomena.
Fediverse address (videos):
@theatticdwellers@tilvids.com
Fediverse address (posts):
@NerdOutWithMe@mastodon.social
Bird and wildlife photographer based in Vienna, Austria.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@ferdinand@wien.rocks