Podcast series covering episodes of Australian history. Episodes are in non-chronological order, focusing on particular themes instead.
Fediverse address:
@AusHistPod@aus.social
Podcast series covering episodes of Australian history. Episodes are in non-chronological order, focusing on particular themes instead.
Fediverse address:
@AusHistPod@aus.social
Makers of organic ethically-produced chocolate in Costa Rica.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@malekuchocolate.com
Posting pictures of owls wrapped in towels while being treated at wildlife rescue centres.
Fediverse address:
@owlsintowels@mas.to
FOSS smartphone interface developed by KDE which runs on top of a Linux distribution.
Fediverse address:
@plasmamobile@fosstodon.org
Travel photography blog featuring destinations around the world, by a traveller based in San Francisco, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@gavgavgav.net
Grassroots initiative to encourage COVID safety and raise awareness of the long term risks of COVID, featuring a scout-like series of badges.
Fediverse address:
@CovidSafeScouts@zeroes.ca
French computing research laboratory founded in 1986.
Fediverse address:
@LipnLab@lipn.info
Independent environmental newsletter focusing on the climate crisis, written by an environmentalist and journalist. Based in the US, founded in 2023.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@yessfun@possibilities.news
8-bit retro computing enthusiast, particularly keen on Acorn computers like the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron.
Fediverse address:
@8bitTim@mastodonapp.uk
Creates art based around the fictional world of Moribund, a grim desert planet with a strange surreal mixture of magic and cowboys. They also do quite a bit of world building around Moribund.
Fediverse address:
@1ore@mastodon.art
Fashion and style account posting outfits and accessories worn in the office. Also features cats and self-deprecating humour.
Fediverse address:
@sahakanouch@fashionsocial.host
American fashion magazine and website, first published in 1867.
Fediverse address:
@HarpersBAZAAR@flipboard.com
Hackerspace based in Magdeburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@netz39@machteburch.social
Hackspace based in Siegen, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Hasi@chaos.social
News feed from the RI News site, an independent non-profit news provider covering the whole of Rhode Island, USA.
Fediverse address:
@rinewstoday.com@rss-parrot.net
Weather forecast accounts for Madhya Pradesh, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@bhopal__madhya_pradesh@in.fedimeteo.com
@gwalior__madhya_pradesh@in.fedimeteo.com
@indore__madhya_pradesh@in.fedimeteo.com
@jabalpur__madhya_pradesh@in.fedimeteo.com
Site and newsletter about wildfires in Idaho, USA, written by an experienced fire information provider.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@idahofire.org
Posts lush, relaxing landscape photos, usually from the countryside in the north of England. They’ve beautifully rural and very reminiscent of Tolkien’s Shire.
Fediverse address (main):
@IanCykowski@photog.social
Fediverse address (photos):
@IanCylkowski@pixelfed.social
Weather forecast accounts for Arkansas USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@benton__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@bentonville__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@bryant__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@camden__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@conway__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@fayetteville__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@fort_smith__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@hot_springs__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@jonesboro__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@little_rock__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@north_little_rock__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@paragould__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@pine_bluff__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@rogers__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@russellville__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@sherwood__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@siloam_springs__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@springdale__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@texarkana__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_memphis__arkansas@us.fedimeteo.com
Official account of the German Federal Fiscal Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bundesfinanzhof@social.bund.de
Travel blog suggesting itineraries and things to do in locations all around the world. Written by a couple based in Canada.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@groovymashedpotatoes.com
Weather forecast accounts for Sinaloa, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@culiacan__sinaloa@mx.fedimeteo.com
@mazatlan__sinaloa@mx.fedimeteo.com
Car and car culture news site, covering new cars, motorsport, DIY car repairs, classic cars etc. Based in the USA, originally a print magazine first published in 1958.
Fediverse address:
@Autoweek2019@flipboard.com
Blog featuring news and images about the Commodore 64 home computer.
Fediverse address:
@C64_Universe@mastodon.gamedev.place
Retro photos, adverts and images from American popular culture covering many decades.
Fediverse address:
@LibrarianRA@worldkey.io
Poet, birder and college lecturer on tech writing and first-year composition. Keen bird photographer, based in Oregon USA.
Fediverse address:
@handmade_ghost@sunny.garden
Version of Debian Linux designed for mobile devices.
Fediverse address:
@mobian@fosstodon.org
American music and entertainment magazine, covering independent music, film, television etc. Originally a website founded in 1998, then a print magazine in 2002 and now a digital-only publication.
Fediverse address:
@PasteMagazine@flipboard.com
Long-running podcast all about Nintendo news, with informal chat and answering listeners’ questions.
Fediverse address:
@rfnpodcast@mastodon.social
Bot posting trains passing through Pōkeno, New Zealand.
Fediverse address:
@pokenotrains@mastodon.social
English-language Ukrainian online newspaper, based in Kyiv and founded in 2021.
Fediverse address:
@KyivIndependent@flipboard.com
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Norway. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Norwegian.
Fediverse addresses (in Norwegian):
@alesund@no.fedimeteo.com
@alta@no.fedimeteo.com
@arendal@no.fedimeteo.com
@bergen@no.fedimeteo.com
@bodo@no.fedimeteo.com
@drammen@no.fedimeteo.com
@fagernes@no.fedimeteo.com
@flam@no.fedimeteo.com
@fredrikstad@no.fedimeteo.com
@gardermoen@no.fedimeteo.com
@gjovik@no.fedimeteo.com
@hammerfest@no.fedimeteo.com
@harstad@no.fedimeteo.com
@haugesund@no.fedimeteo.com
@horten@no.fedimeteo.com
@kirkenes@no.fedimeteo.com
@kongsberg@no.fedimeteo.com
@kristiansand@no.fedimeteo.com
@larvik@no.fedimeteo.com
@lillehammer@no.fedimeteo.com
@molde@no.fedimeteo.com
@moss@no.fedimeteo.com
@narvik@no.fedimeteo.com
@oslo@no.fedimeteo.com
@porsgrunn@no.fedimeteo.com
@sandefjord@no.fedimeteo.com
@sandnes@no.fedimeteo.com
@skien@no.fedimeteo.com
@stavanger@no.fedimeteo.com
@tonsberg@no.fedimeteo.com
@tromso@no.fedimeteo.com
@trondheim@no.fedimeteo.com
@voss@no.fedimeteo.com
Hackerspace based in the Westerwald area of Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@westwoodlabs@chaos.social
Independent local news site for Putnam Valley, New York, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@watchingputnamvalley.com
Weather forecast accounts for Tripura, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@agartala__tripura@in.fedimeteo.com
Wildlife photographer based in Germany who takes wonderful close-ups of animals and plants.
Fediverse address:
@truecolour@photog.social
News site about space exploration, astronomy and related topics. The site is based in the UK and US, and was founded in 1999.
Fediverse address:
@Spacecom@flipboard.com
Food blog reviewing restaurants in Providence, Rhode Island, USA. The reviews are unconventional and essay-like, focusing more on the atmosphere and people in the restarant and the memories they provoke rather than the food itself.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@howtoeatacity.com
Book review videos by a New Zealander, covering both fiction and non-fiction.
Fediverse address:
@kerry_ferrand@spectra.video
Photographer based in Germany, runs a podcast about photography, and lectures on photographic law and analogue photography.
Fediverse address (in German):
@erik@photog.social
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
German website curating positive news stories from around the world.
Fediverse address (in German):
@GoodNewsDE@flipboard.com
Blog by photographer based in Colorado, USA, mainly focusing on the wilderness and landscapes in the state.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.adamthompsonphoto.com
US-based technology news site, founded in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@TechCrunch@mstdn.social
Assistant Professor in Social Psychology and co-operation researcher at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.
Fediverse address:
@cmolho@mastodon.online
Lifestyle magazine and website focused on homes, interior decorating and gardening. Based in the US, first published in 1896.
Fediverse address:
@HouseBeautiful@flipboard.com
Independent electronic musician, formerly known as Proffessor Undressor
Fediverse address:
@COMPANDER@ravenation.club
US-based website featuring news, lifestyle, fashion and beauty for black women.
Fediverse address:
@HelloBeautiful@flipboard.com
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
The public body which runs the European Union. The elected governments of the 27 European Union member states each choose a commisioner to represent their country. The 27 commissioners then collectively run the EU through the Commission.
Fediverse address:
@EUCommission@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Unofficial news site about the Jacksonville Jaguars, an American football team based in Florida, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@duval22.com
Canadian news site focused on the climate crisis, energy, politics and social issues. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@NatObserver@flipboard.com
Free open source high-level Python web framework that runs on a web server.
Fediverse address:
@django@fosstodon.org
Weather forecast accounts for Colima, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@colima__colima@mx.fedimeteo.com
@manzanillo__colima@mx.fedimeteo.com
Aviation photos and other images from the personal photo archive of Clemens Vasters.
Fediverse address:
@clemensv@photog.social
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
Magazine and website about songwriting, covering all musical genres. Based in the US, first published 1984.
Fediverse address:
@AmericanSong@flipboard.com
Videos of model railways running through real life gardens.
Fediverse address (videos):
@simonwood@peertube.tv
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Estonia. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Estonian.
Fediverse addresses (in Estonian):
@elva@ee.fedimeteo.com
@haapsalu@ee.fedimeteo.com
@johvi@ee.fedimeteo.com
@kardla@ee.fedimeteo.com
@keila@ee.fedimeteo.com
@kivioli@ee.fedimeteo.com
@kuressaare@ee.fedimeteo.com
@maardu@ee.fedimeteo.com
@narva@ee.fedimeteo.com
@paide@ee.fedimeteo.com
@pargi@ee.fedimeteo.com
@parnu@ee.fedimeteo.com
@polva@ee.fedimeteo.com
@rakvere@ee.fedimeteo.com
@rapla@ee.fedimeteo.com
@saue@ee.fedimeteo.com
@sillamae@ee.fedimeteo.com
@tallinn@ee.fedimeteo.com
@tartu@ee.fedimeteo.com
@valga@ee.fedimeteo.com
@viljandi@ee.fedimeteo.com
@vohma@ee.fedimeteo.com
@voru@ee.fedimeteo.com
Third-party Mastodon app for iPhone, iPad and Apple Mac, made by the developers of Tweetbot.
Fediverse address:
@ivory@tapbots.social
Pub in Ludlow, a town in the UK. The pub features regular live music events.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@oldstreettavern.com
Artist who makes lively colourful illustrations and 3D renders packed with cute details and frantic touches.
Fediverse address:
@erbmaster@mastodon.art
Retro technology and electronics enthusiast, making videos of vintage tech teardowns and repairs.
Fediverse address (videos):
@keri_szafir@makertube.net
Environmental organisation based in Montreal, Canada.
Fediverse address (in French):
@socenv@mstdn.ca
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
Newspaper and news site based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Founded in 1845.
Fediverse address:
@OttawaCititzen@flipboard.com
Professional storyteller and author from Hungary, writing about folk tales, folklore, mythology, representation, role-playing games etc.
Fediverse address:
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social
Artist drawing robots in a cute, adorable style, sometimes as mini-comics. Often features characters from Transformers.
Fediverse address:
@smoketopus@socel.net
Weather site producing forecasts for Winnipeg and Southern Manitoba.
Fediverse address:
@aweathermoment@www.aweathermoment.com
Nigerian American studio potter and ceramic artist using traditional African techniques for making pottery.
Fediverse address (main):
@potterybyosa@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@potterybyosa@makertube.net
Enthusiastic amateur astronomer and astrophotographer, runs a video channel all about astrophotography and space.
Fediverse address:
@naz@astrodon.social
Hackerspace based in Unna, Germany,
Fediverse address (in German):
@UN_Hack_Bar@chaos.social
Videos of commuting by bicycle in Ottawa, Canada.
Fediverse address (videos):
@jleiper@urbanists.video
Tracing and recording sites of significance to the Chinese communities in Wellington, New Zealand.
Fediverse address:
@WellingtonChineseHistory@cloudisland.nz
Version of Linux aimed at software developers and system administrators.
Fediverse address:
@opensuse@fosstodon.org
News site covering world events in relation to geopolitics and international organisations such as the United Nations.
Fediverse address (blog):
@staff@aretenews.com
GNOME developer, GNOME foundation member, author of “This Week in GNOME” blog, fan of Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@haeckerfelix@mastodon.social
A free shop in Bochum, Germany, which distributes surplus stuff like clothes and other goods. Anyone can take what they need or donate what they don’t need.
Fediverse address (in German):
@kostnixladen@ruhr.social
Blog and newsletter with thoughts and articles for grandparents, written by a grandmother and philosophy academic.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@philosophergrandma.blog
History website featuring podcasts, videos and articles. Founded by UK historian and presenter Dan Snow.
Fediverse address:
@HistoryHit@flipboard.com
Podcast which builds film plots around random everyday objects.
Fediverse address:
@almostplausible@mastodon.social
Peer support group for those with Prostate Cancer, their families and friends. Meetings in Lancaster, Kendal and Bentham UK.
Fediverse address:
@tbpcsg@vivaldi.net
Independent newsletter covering politics in Alaska, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@akmemo.com
Marine ecologist making wonderful videos about nature, gardening, the environment and life in the ocean.
Fediverse address:
@kate@video.katehildenbrand.com
Non-denominational initiative to build a libre open access archive of digitised Jewish prayer literature.
Fediverse address:
@opensiddur@aleph.land
French tech news site covering the internet, gadgets, tech culture etc, founded in 2002.
Fediverse address (in French):
@Numerama@flipboard.com
Italian magazine about food and food culture, first published in 1929.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@CucinaItaliana@flipboard.com
Regularly changing exhibitions on plants at the Stephen & Peter Sachs Museum at the Missouri Botanical Garden. The garden is based in St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Fediverse address:
@mobotmuseum@mstdn.social
Bot posting bongs from a bell inside a clock tower in London. Posts once an hour.
Fediverse address:
@bigben@mastodon.org.uk
Non-profit organisation based in the United States which promotes open source hardware through conferences, development groups and hardware certifications.
Fediverse address:
@oshwassociation@mastodon.social
Artist and retro computing fan, also runs a video account and photo account dedicated to retro computing / retro gaming topics. Particularly interested in the Commodore Amiga.
Fediverse address (main):
@TopazRabbit@oldbytes.space
Fediverse address (videos):
@topazrabbit@makertube.net
Physician and medical data scientist specialising in clinical decision support systems (CDSS). Enthusiastic about open science.
Fediverse address:
@danielsteinbach@fediscience.org
Processes photos taken by spacecraft to make them clearer and more spectacular, and uses free open source software to do so.
Fediverse address:
@andrealuck@fosstodon.org
Independent site based in Cork, Ireland, providing updates on weather, travel, traffic, local safety-related news etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@news.corksafetyalerts.com
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
Brazilian tech news site covering phones, computers, gadgets, games, software etc.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@TechTudo@flipboard.com
Newsletter highlighting bizarre stories from various magazines and news outlets.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@newsletter.mathewingram.com
Free open source software for refining messy data, connecting it to external services and converting it to other formats.
Fediverse address:
@OpenRefine@fosstodon.org
Security and media analyst specialising in Africa, the Sahel, the Wagner group’s operations in Africa, and conflicts across the continent.
Fediverse address:
@beverly_ochieng@mastodon.social
Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag, independent scientific institution advising Parliament and its committees.
Fediverse address (in German):
@TABundestag@social.bund.de
Canadian edition of the news site where all articles are written by experts qualified in the topic being discussed. This edition was founded in 2017.
Fediverse address:
@ConversationCA@flipboard.com
Podcast all about video game music, mainly covering retro gaming but occasionally newer titles too. Includes both computer and console games.
Fediverse address:
@ShujinAcademyVGMClub@mastodon.coffee
Providing networking and IT services to small businesses, especially on-premises self-hosted hardware. Based in Pacific Northwest of Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@sasquatch@toot.exchange
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
Online project to provide information services to Comparative Literature scholars. Founded in 2016 by the Johann Christian Senckenberg University Library in Frankfurt, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@avldigital@openbiblio.social
Mathematician and blogger mainly working in category theory and differential geometry, with a background in mathematical physics.
Fediverse address:
@highergeometer@mathstodon.xyz
Tips and news about MiST FPGA boards (and related boards), which allow hardware level recreation of classic computers and consoles.
Fediverse address:
@mistboard@masto.ai
Blog about open science and information infrastructure, run by the German National Library of Economics (also known as ZBW – Leibniz Information Centre for Economics).
Fediverse address (in English & German):
@ZBW_MediaTalk@openbiblio.social
Organisation founded in 1914 to increase awareness of local history in Haddonfield, New Jersey, USA.
Fediverse address:
@HSH1914@glammr.us
The Information Systems and Knowledge Management Lab (ISLab) at the University of Milan in Italy. Posts in English and Italian about research from Computational Linguistics to Computational Humanities.
Fediverse address (in English & Italian):
@IslabUnimi@fediscience.org
Free open source alternative to Google Keep. It lets you take notes and sync them with a NextCloud account. The apps are available for Android (through F-Droid and Google Play) and NextCloud.
Fediverse address:
@Carnet@framapiaf.org
Blog posting about animals, nature and conservation, written by an expert in animal behaviour and welfare.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@sincerelyblue.org
Product manager at Esri, interested in GIS, Health GIS, Maps and Data Visualisation.
Fediverse address:
@GIS_Bandit@mastodon.world
News feed from JTechLog, a Hungarian blog about the Java programming language.
Fediverse address (in Hungarian):
@www.jtechlog.hu@rss-parrot.net
Association of the OSM community, contributors and enthusiasts in Austria.
Fediverse address (in German):
@osm_at@mastodon.social
Free open source instant messenger software compatible with XMPP / Jabber, IRC, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, Novell GroupWise, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE and Zephyr. Available for Linux, BSD, Mac and Windows.
Fediverse address:
@pidgin@fosstodon.org
Runs website and video channel looking at the history of laptop computers, especially ThinkPads.
Fediverse address:
@laptopretrospective@techhub.social
Group creating free open source hardware and software for monitoring water and environmental data.
Fediverse address:
@hackingecology@mastodon.social
Free open source XMPP messenger app for iPhone, iPad and Mac. It includes support for OMEMO end-to-end encryption.
Fediverse address:
@Monal@fosstodon.org
Free open source web browser forked from Firefox, founded in 2024.
Fediverse address;
@zenbrowser@floss.social
News and social media curation service, presenting articles in a magazine-like visual format on the web, and also on iPhone/iPad and Android apps.
Fediverse address (main):
@Flipboard@flipboard.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@flipboard@flipboard.video
Entertainment news magazine and website covering television, films, music, celebrities etc. Based in the US, first published in 1990.
Fediverse address:
@ew@flipboard.com
News about decentralised social networks edited by veteran online community expert Sean Tilley.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@relay@newsletter.wedistribute.org
Fediverse address (personal blog):
@sean@deadsuperhero.com
Indpendent scientific body advising the German Federal Government on the climate crisis and other threats to the planet’s ecosystems.
Fediverse address (in German and English):
@wbgu@social.bund.de
Animation director at Lucasfilm Animation, 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
Vancouver-based non-profit society and comic publisher, dedicated to supporting local comic artists and developing the BC comics community.
Fediverse address:
@CloudscapeComics@mastodon.social
Non-profit volunteer group organising endurance races (swimming, cycling, running etc) in North Dakota, USA.
Fediverse address:
@endracing@mspsocial.net
Creating short simple 3D animations using the Blender animation suite.
Fediverse address (videos):
@axaneco@makertube.net
Official account for the National Gallery of Denmark, an art museum in Copenhagen founded in 1896.
Fediverse address (in Danish):
@smk@expressional.social
Videos devoted to the Linux OS, software for Linux, Linux-based phones, FOSS, de-Googlising and related topics. The videos include news items, reviews, features and tutorials aimed at a wide range of skill levels.
Fediverse address (main):
@thelinuxEXP@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@thelinuxexperiment@tilvids.com
Non-profit local news organisation based in Austin, Texas, USA. It was originally founded as a newsletter in 1995.
Fediverse address:
@AustinMonitor@flipboard.com
Discussion group all about cats!
Fediverse address:
@cats@fedigroups.social
Canadian non-profit news organisation, whose aim is to hold the rich and powerful accountable through investigative journalism. Founded by the Broadbent Institute.
Fediverse address:
@pressprogress@mastodon.online
Newsletter highlighting special deals at restaurants in London, UK.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@softlaunchlondon.com
Wildlife and nature photography, based in the Pacific Northwest region of North America.
Fediverse address:
@cascadepine@mas.to
Plushiemaker, crocheter and illustrator. Makes cute amigurumi animals often based on characters from popular fiction.
Fediverse address:
@artpricott@mastodon.art
Podcast about technology history, covering both obscure and well-known software, computers, gadgets and other tech stuff, including both failures and successes.
Fediverse address:
@techtales@mas.to
German government centre for aerospace, energy and transportation research, and effectively the German space agency.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@DLR@social.bund.de
Fediverse address (alternate account, in German):
@dlr_next@social.bund.de
NASA engineer working on fuel cells for upcoming lunar missions, formerly shuttle flight controller.
Fediverse address:
@absolutspacegrl@mastodon.social
Mutual aid initiative for promoting public health in Puerto Rico. Provides information, distributes N95 masks etc.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@recuperandoelaire@boriken.social
Free open source statistics software for Linux, Mac and Windows. Allows both classical and Bayesian analyses.
Fediverse address:
@JASPStats@fosstodon.org
Unofficial bot posting latest raw images taken on the surface of Mars by NASA’s Perseverance mission.
Fediverse address:
@PersevereImgBot@mastodon.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
Small independent press, mainly publishing literary fiction. Run by a collective of authors, based in Philadelphia PA, USA.
Fediverse address:
@NewDoorBooks@sunny.garden
Food and drink magazine and website, featuring recipes, restaurants, ingredients, kitchen equipment etc. Based in the US, first published in 1956.
Fediverse address:
@bonappetit@flipboard.com
German technology news site and online community.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Golemde@flipboard.com
Fun webcomic about amusing adventures of various cartoon animals.
Fediverse address:
@admiralwonderboat@mastodon.social
Independent local news site for Falls Church, Virginia, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@fallschurchindependent.com
Dendrochronologist, woodland heritage specialist and environmental archaeologist in Scotland.
Fediverse address:
@Dendrochronicle@mastodon.scot
Posts photos and screenshots of old games, software and other items of computing history. Lots of nostalgia.
Fediverse address:
@256@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for Tamaulipas, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@ciudad_victoria__tamaulipas@mx.fedimeteo.com
@nuevo_laredo__tamaulipas@mx.fedimeteo.com
@tampico__tamaulipas@mx.fedimeteo.com
German music blog based in Stuttgart, Germany. Features concert reviews, interviews and photos.
Fediverse address (in German):
@gigblog@nerdculture.de
Free open source XMPP desktop app for Linux, Mac and Windows. Includes OMEMO end-to-end encryption support.
Fediverse address:
@gajim@fosstodon.org
Hacker and makerspace based in Leigh in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@leigh_hackspace@mastodon.social
Website for pet owners with advice, guides and reviews of pet-related products. Based in the USA.
Fediverse address:
@TheSprucePets@flipboard.com
Community collaboratively developing the free open Qt software framework.
Fediverse address:
@qt@floss.social
Historical fashion and sewing for the modern person, with a partial degree in dressmaking and tailoring. Also cats, art and chronic illness.
Fediverse address:
@sinituulia@eldritch.cafe
Small independent gadget review site covering all kinds of stuff.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@powermoves.blog
Bot posting usage of cycle lanes on Oxford Road in Manchester UK.
Fediverse address:
@oxfordroadmcr@toot.bike
Australian car news site with reviews, feature articles, guides etc. Covers both petrol and electric models.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@carexplore.com.au
Amateur radio operator, often posting about CW events on the airwaves.
Fediverse address:
@eamoEI7LC@mastodon.radio
OERSI is a search index for open educational resources, based at the website oersi.org
Fediverse address:
@oersi@openbiblio.social
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
European organisation dedicated to mathematics in Europe, including member societies, institutions and individuals. It was founded in 1990 and has a headquarters in Helsinki, Finland.
Fediverse address:
@EuroMathSoc@mathstodon.xyz
Live streamer with games, friendly chat, cybersecurity etc.
Fediverse address (live stream):
@notify@stream.logal.dev
Fediverse address (videos):
@logaldeveloper@tubefree.org
Free open source forum software very widely used by many different websites. Maintained since 2014.
Fediverse address:
@Discourse@mastodon.social
User group for Linux users in Phoenix, Arizona, USA. Online meetings, in-person meetings, mailing list etc.
Fediverse address:
@PLUG@fosstodon.org
News feed from the Wyoming Outdoor Council, an environmental conservation group in Wyoming, USA, founded in 1967.
Fediverse address:
@wyomingoutdoorcouncil.org.field-notes@rss-parrot.net
Non-profit based in the US raising money for breast cancer research, particularly through volleyball events.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.side-out.org
Blog all about tango music and dancing, especially the Argentine tango.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@tandaoftheweek.com
Conference about the Python programming language held in Finland.
Fediverse address:
@pyconfi@fosstodon.org
Website and social media all about Sonic the Hedgehog, including the games, fan culture, movies etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@news.tailschannel.com
Research institute based in Germany, investigating the physical foundations of fusion power. The institute is part of the European Atomic Energy Community.
Fediverse address (in German & English):
@plasmaphysik@wisskomm.social
Weather forecast accounts for Baja California Sur, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@la_paz__baja_california_sur@mx.fedimeteo.com
@los_cabos__baja_california_sur@mx.fedimeteo.com
Open source project to help use geospatial data in the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@geopandas@fosstodon.org
Hacktivist collective based in Valencia, Spain.
Fediverse address (in Catalan):
@criticalswitch@kolektiva.social
Posting random pictures of keyboards from old and modern computers, once every four hours.
Fediverse address:
@keyboards@mastodon.social
Random operating systems being used by Lex from Jurassic Park.
Fediverse address:
@lexknowssystems@bots.converged.yt
Free open source cross-platform game engine (previously known as Xenko).
Fediverse address:
@xenko@mastodon.gamedev.place
Women’s lifestyle magazine and website covering food, housekeeping, health, fashion, beauty and decor. Based in Canada, first published in 1928. (NOTE: This is the English-language magazine, there is also a similarly named French-language counterpart.)
Fediverse address:
@ChatelaineMag@flipboard.com
Bot posting crowdsourced news about open access in academic and scientific research.
Fediverse address:
@oatp@fediscience.org
Welsh linguist in Philadelphia, USA / Ieithydd o Gymro yn Philadelphia, USA, working at the University of Pennsylvania. Often posts about board games.
Fediverse address:
@garicgymro@toot.wales
Training and consulting on Excel/VBA development, testing, model review, analytics, and spreadsheet auditing. Author of “Spreadsheet Check and Control”.
Fediverse address:
@ExcelAnalytics@mastodon.world
Weather forecast accounts for Iowa, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@ames__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@ankeny__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@bettendorf__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@burlington__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@cedar_falls__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@cedar_rapids__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@clinton__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@council_bluffs__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@davenport__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@des_moines__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@dubuque__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@fort_dodge__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@grinnell__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@iowa_city__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@johnston__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@marshalltown__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@mason_city__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@muscatine__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@ottumwa__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@pella__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@sioux_city__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@storm_lake__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@urbandale__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@waterloo__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_des_moines__iowa@us.fedimeteo.com
Hugo Award-winning online magazine featuring science fiction and fantasy stories by established and new authors. Founded in 2014.
Fediverse address:
@UncannyMagazine@mastodon.social
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
Restores and fixes old computers, consoles and other bits of retro technology, often posting detailed videos about the repair process.
Fediverse address (main):
@janbeta@chaos.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@jan_beta@makertube.net
Free open source packet analyser software, used for network troubleshooting and development.
Fediverse address:
@wireshark@ioc.exchange
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
Storytelling podcast featuring stories and folklore with connected recipes and food history.
Fediverse address:
@FairytalesFood@mstdn.social
Women’s golf news, independent coverage of professional golf as well as golfing tips and features on the women’s game.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@shepars.com
Magazine and website based in Texas, USA, covering local and national news, food, travel, art, music etc. Founded in 1973.
Fediverse address:
@TexasMonthly@flipboard.com
Environment artist who creates wonderfully atmospheric CGI buildings, gardens and cities.
Fediverse address:
@Voidie3D@mastodon.art
German travel magazine and website looking at places to visit in Germany, Europe and worldwide. First published in 1948.
Fediverse address (in German):
@MerianOfficial@flipboard.com
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
Independent site based in Australia all about retro gaming including vintage consoles, classic computer games, pinball machines and general retro culture.
Fediverse address:
@ausretrogamer@mastodon.online
Independent non-profit news service for New Hampshire, USA. Affiliate of the States Newsroom network.
Fediverse address:
@NHbulletin@flipboard.com
Independent reader-supported website covering women’s ice hockey.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@victorypress.org
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
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
Blog run by Erin Brockovich, the famous American paralegal, environmentalist and consumer advocate.
Fediverse address:
@ErinBrockovich@flipboard.com
Photography and travel blog by a photographer based in Canberra, Australia.
Fediverse address (blog):
@des@desparoz.com
Ubuntu-based Linux distribution using the KDE Plasma desktop.
Fediverse address:
@Feren_OS@mastodon.social
Cosy laidback chats with familiar faces from the Fediverse. Available on multiple Fediverse platforms including livestream, video on demand, blog and podcast.
Fediverse address (main):
@firesidefedi@social.firesidefedi.live
Fediverse address (livestream):
@ozoned@stream.firesidefedi.live
Fediverse address (videos):
@ozoned@tubefree.org
Fediverse address (blog):
@firesidefedi@write.firesidefedi.live
Fediverse address (podcast):
@firesidefedi@audio.firesidefedi.live
Trail camera videos of wildlife in a back garden in Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address (videos):
@parsingphase@spectra.video
Website about all the characters that make up the Unicode standard.
Fediverse address:
@codepoints@typo.social
Site about sustainable farming, small scale farms and homegrown food.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@homesteadhorizon.com
Game and film composer, pixel artist, special effects and motion graphic artist.
Fediverse address:
@lashman@mastodon.social
Speculative fiction author with PhD in Environmental Engineering, interested in hopepunk and solarpunk.
Fediverse address:
@susankayequinn@wandering.shop
Associate professor of journalism at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, researching media distribution.
Fediverse address:
@josh@scholar.social
Sharing screenshots and brief reviews of random MS-DOS games, giving impressions of retro titles from a modern point of view.
Fediverse address:
@loadhigh@bitbang.social
Unofficial bot posting news of the latest rescue launches by the UK & Ireland’s voluntary lifeboat service.
Fediverse address:
@outonashout@mas.to
Site covering all kinds of events related to free open source software.
Fediverse address:
@foss_events@fosstodon.org
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
Hackerspace based in Nuremberg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@k4cg@chaos.social
French edition of the famous fashion magazine, first published in France in 1920.
Fediverse address (in French):
@voguefrance@flipboard.com
Three bots posting chiptune music tracks from the C64, ZX Spectrum and Atari ST.
Fediverse address (C64 music, posts every 4 hours):
@SIDMusicBot@retrochat.online
Fediverse address (ZX Spectrum music, posts every 4 hours):
@AYMusicBot@retrochat.online
Fediverse address (Atari ST music, posts once a day):
@STMusicBot@retrochat.online
Extremely bizarre surreal weather account based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Fediverse address:
@WEATHERISHAPPENING@weatherishappening.network
Conference in the UK about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@PyConUK@fosstodon.org
Obscure hip-hop enthusiast and music lover, posting about new hip-hop artists and releases.
Fediverse address:
@hiphopheaven@rap.social
Body paint artist creating vivid and varied characters using paint, wigs, contact lenses etc.
Fediverse address:
@vitani4000@nerdculture.de
German women’s lifestyle magazine and website covering entertainment, food, health, beauty and fashion.
Fediverse address (in German):
@myselfde@flipboard.com
German-language online magazine about classical music.
Fediverse address:
@Orchestergraben@classicalmusic.social
Creator of gaming videos, often about handheld PC game devices such as the Steam Deck. Fan of indie games, retro games, emulation and more.
Fediverse address:
@Phawx@meta.masto.host
Website and online community dedicated to the Amiga and other Commodore machines.
Fediverse address:
@amigalove@mastodon.social
Computer scientist, inventor of the World Wide Web, HTML, HTTP, URLs, web browsers etc. Founder and director of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
Fediverse address:
@timbl@w3c.social
Feed of the non-profit online news service for the state of Connecticut, USA. Founded in 2010.
Fediverse address:
@ctmirror.org@rss-parrot.net
Covering the popular Psion series of computers and organisers from the 1980s and 1990s, especially models running the SIBO/EPOC16 platform such as the Series 3 etc.
Fediverse address:
@thelastpsion@oldbytes.space
Hackerspace based in Berlin, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@cbase@chaos.social
Tlingit artist based in Alaska, creating bold colourful paintings, carvings and murals in an Indigenous style.
Fediverse address:
@robert_davis_hoffmann@mastodon.social
US news, politics and culture coverage with a progressive perspective. Founded in 2015.
Fediverse address:
@curaffairs@flipboard.com
Swiss news magazine with emphasis on long-form investigative journalism. Founded in 2018, funded by its readers.
Fediverse address (in German):
@republik_magazin@republik.ch
Enthusiastic and experienced hiker based in British Columbia, Canada. Author of several guide books on hiking in BC and a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.
Fediverse address:
@stephenhui@mstdn.ca
Düsseldorf, Germany branch of the human rights NGO Amnesty International.
Fediverse address (in German):
@AmnestyDdorf@nrw.social
Hungarian tech website about Apple products including the iPhone. Founded in 2007.
Fediverse address (in Hungarian):
@szifon@mastodon.social
Local news site for Michigan, USA, publishing articles from MLive-owned newspapers in the state such as the Ann Arbor News, Bay City Times, Flint Journal, Grand Rapids Press, Jackson Citizen Patriot etc.
Fediverse address:
@MLivecom@flipboard.com
Amateur radio enthusiast and builder of model rockets. Creates videos about both these topics, sometimes combining them with radio rockets.
Fediverse address (videos):
@n3vem@makertube.net
Brazilian news site about film, television and pop culture, founded in 2006.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@Cinemaeafins@flipboard.com
Entertainment and lifestyle magazine and website, covering celebrity news, human interest stories, true crime and royalty. Based in the US, first published in 1974.
Fediverse address:
@people@flipboard.com
Paints beautiful and intricate miniature figures, often based on fantasy themes.
Fediverse address:
@DrunkOnTea@wargamers.social
Indie comic news and review site.
Fediverse address:
@lotuslandcomics@mastodon.online
Weather forecast accounts for North Dakota, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@belcourt__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@beulah__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@bismarck__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@bottineau__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@cavalier__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@devils_lake__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@dickinson__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@fargo__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@grafton__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@grand_forks__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@harvey__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@hazelton__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@horace__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@jamestown__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@killdeer__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@lakota__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@mandan__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@minot__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@oakes__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@rugby__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@stanley__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@valley_city__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@wahpeton__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_fargo__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
@williston__north_dakota@us.fedimeteo.com
Unofficial bot posting latest updates from NASA’s Mars Relay Network.
Fediverse address:
@mrn_status@bot.country
Academic focusing on human-computer interaction, virtual reality and digital health.
Fediverse address:
@tess@hci.social
Theatrical composer and organic gardener, often posting about gardening, plants and homegrown food.
Fediverse address:
@jblue@mastodon.world
Producing videos about planetary science and related topics.
Fediverse address (videos):
@lightcurvefilms_socialmedia@solarsystem.video
Open access scientific journal on evolutionary biology. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Society for the Study of Evolution and the European Society of Evolutionary Biology.
Fediverse address:
@EvolLetters@ecoevo.social
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
Automated account posting weather updates from personal weather stations around West Connemara, Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@Connemaraweather@mastodon.ie
FOSS wiki software aimed at businesses, it’s inteded as an alternative to Confluence and Mediawiki.
Fediverse address:
@xwikiorg@fosstodon.org
Cycling news site especially focusing on competitive cycling, professional cyclists, race results, high performance bicycles, training etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@escape@escapecollective.com
Public research university in the Netherlands, established in 1923.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@Radboud_uni@mastodon.social
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@pixelfed.social
Free open source self-hostable personal cloud software for sharing files, collaborative editing, instant messaging, personal music streaming etc.
Fediverse address (main):
@nextcloud@mastodon.xyz
Fediverse address (videos):
@nextcloud_main@peertube.nextcloud.com
American LGBTQIA+ news site with emphasis on entertainment and lifestyle news.
Fediverse address:
@Pride@flipboard.com
Discussion group about all kinds of jazz music.
Fediverse address:
@jazz@fedigroups.social
Independent site about building and maintaining swimming pools, based in Arizona, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@swimmingpoollife.net
Illustrator who draws stylised versions of reality, where familiar things are stretched and folded into interesting shapes.
Fediverse address:
@Strijboll@mastodon.art
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
Freelance journalist based in Calgary, Canada, with a focus on housing, cities and real estate.
Fediverse address:
@ximenaka@mastodon.online
US-based financial advice and business news service, founded in 1920.
Fediverse address:
@Kiplingers@flipboard.com
Tabloid newspaper published in Munich, Germany, founded in 1948.
Fediverse address (in German):
@AZMuenchen@flipboard.com
Community meetups for users of the Python programming language in Coruña, Galicia, Spain.
Fediverse address (in Galician):
@PythonCoruna@mastodon.gal
Brazilian edition of the magazine and website about music, politics and popular culture.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@RollingStoneBR@flipboard.com
Watercolour artist from Spain, often painting landscapes and cityscapes with a slightly abstract feel and restricted range of colours.
Fediverse address (in English & Spanish):
@jcwatercolor@tkz.one
US-based football (soccer) news site covering the game in New York, North America and the world.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@nysoccertimes.com
US-based non-profit news organisation covering climate change, energy and the environment. Winner of 2013 Pulitzer prize for national reporting.
Fediverse address (Flipboard):
@InsideClimate@flipboard.com
Fediverse address (journa.host):
@insideclimatenews@journa.host
Hackerspace based in Regensburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@binary_kitchen@chaos.social
Hackerspace based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@sandbox@kolektiva.social
Co-founder of the Dutch science communication association SciCom NL, and works at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Blogs about SciComm.
Fediverse address:
@RoyMeijer@scicomm.xyz
Gardening website providing tips and tricks, photos, ideas etc for many types of garden including ornamental, vegetable etc.
Fediverse address:
@BackyardGarden@flipboard.com
News feed from the Maine Beacon, a local news service from the progressive group Maine People’s Alliance.
Fediverse address:
@mainebeacon.com@rss-parrot.net
Urban and rural cycling videos from New York, USA. Day job as a climate scientist.
Fediverse address (videos):
@atthenius@urbanists.video
Non-profit for users of the Ruby programming language in Helsinki, Finland.
Fediverse address:
@helsinkiruby@ruby.social
Non-profit initiative to promote open science and open data by creating software tools and infrastructure based on the R programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rOpenSci@hachyderm.io
Weather forecast accounts for Jharkhand, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@bokaro__jharkhand@in.fedimeteo.com
@ranchi__jharkhand@in.fedimeteo.com
Proprietor of the Tablas Creek Vineyard in California USA. Posts on wine, wine production and life on a vineyard.
Fediverse address:
@jasonchaas@mastodon.world
Singer-songwriter creating wonderful pop lullabies and music videos to accompany them.
Fediverse address (videos):
@meshe@makertube.net
European campaign group which defends people’s privacy. Noyb’s focus is on fighting privacy violations by companies and corporations. (In case you’re wondering, the name stands for None Of Your Business!)
Fediverse address:
@noybeu@mastodon.social
American branch of the famous German manufacturer of cameras, lenses, binoculars and other optical products.
Fediverse address:
@leicacamerausa@flipboard.com
Author of the Galvanic Century and Shadow Decade book series, indie game developer, also makes videos about retro games and comic books.
Fediverse address (main):
@mcoorlim@mastodon.gamedev.place
Fediverse address (videos):
@mcoorlim@spectra.video
Bot posting yesterday’s most viewed page on English-language Wikipedia.
Fediverse address:
@YesterdaysWiki@mastodon.social
Associate Professor of Psychology at University of Oslo in Norway. Investigating role of the oxytocin system in health and wellbeing, also some psychophysiology and metascience research.
Fediverse address:
@dsquintana@mastodon.social
European Commission funding body supporting European Union research and innovation.
Fediverse address:
@REA@ec.social-network.europa.eu
Artist, web comic/visual novel writer and game creator, usually featuring fantasy characters drawn in a classic cartoony style and a lot of anthropomorphic creatures.
Fediverse address:
@LadyIcepaw@mastodon.art
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
Weather forecasts for Alabama, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses:
@alabaster__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@anniston__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@auburn__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@birmingham__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@decatur__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@dothan__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@enterprise__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@florence__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@gadsden__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@hoover__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@huntsville__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@madison__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@mobile__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@montgomery__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@opelika__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@phoenix_city__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@prattville__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@selma__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@tuscaloosa__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
@vestavia_hills__alabama@us.fedimeteo.com
Free open source toolkit for software radio / SDR.
Fediverse address:
@gnuradio@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
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
Developing an ebook creation platform, which includes an open markup language and free open source tools.
Fediverse address:
@nantucketlit@mastodon.social
News service for the Sierra area of California, USA, also covering state, national and international news.
Fediverse address:
@yubanet@mastodon.social
Discussion group about the science fiction series Doctor Who.
Fediverse address:
@DoctorWho@fedigroups.social
InfoSec expert, privacy advocate, malware analyst and practitioner of corny humour.
Fediverse address:
@catsalad@infosec.exchange
Official account for the Pharo programming language, founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@pharoproject@mastodon.social
News feed from website encouraging political and environmental activism in Rhode Island, USA.
Fediverse address:
@upriseri.com@rss-parrot.net
Site exploring history through original written documents by historical figures such as letters, manuscripts, notes etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@historyonpapers.com
User experience veteran, has worked on UX for Apple System 7, Symbian’s DesignLab and currently Android UX research and Physical Web for Google.
Fediverse address:
@scottjenson@social.coop
Feed of the Letters From Gondwana blog, writing on palaeontology since 2013.
Fediverse address:
@paleonerdish.wordpress.com@rss-parrot.net
Fanzine for the handheld games console Playdate, available as a digital download or physical magazine.
Fediverse address:
@UncrankdPD@mastodon.social
News feed from the government of the Province of Manitoba, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@news.gov.mb.ca.news.index.html@rss-parrot.net
Independent news site all about airlines, air travel, aviation and aviation photography. Founded in 2008.
Fediverse address:
@AirlineReporter@avgeek.social
Local newspaper for San Antonio, Texas, USA. Founded in 1865.
Fediverse address:
@SAExpressNews@flipboard.com
Discussion group about composers of modern classical and acousmatic music.
Fediverse address:
@composers@fedigroups.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 (videos):
@chris@video.thepolarbear.co.uk
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
International news service of the BBC, the UK’s public broadcaster.
Fediverse address:
@BBCNews@flipboard.com
Worker-owned co-operative that provides internet hosting and other tech services.
Fediverse address:
@autonomic@sunbeam.city
Game developer and animator, making videos about both these topics.
Fediverse address (videos):
@ninjadodo@makertube.net
Research university in Montreal, Canada focused on various engineering fields. Affiliated with Université de Montréal.
Fediverse address (in French):
@polymtl@mastodon.social
Fine art oil paintings of landscapes and portraits, working from observation, plein air painting.
Fediverse address:
@jangaska@socel.net
Conference for mathematics communicators, held every two years in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@TMiP@mathstodon.xyz
UK-based science and technology magazine, available in print and digital versions. (UK-based title originally known as Focus and BBC Focus.)
Fediverse address:
@sciencefocus@flipboard.com
Digital artist who creates abstract cgi images and looping videos, often with an intriguing organic feel.
Fediverse address:
@mantissa@mastodon.art
Human-curated directory of interesting independent blogs about many different topics. You can see the latest recommended blogs by following the project.
Fediverse address:
@blogroll@alongtheray.social
Project, wiki and podcast aiming to open source electronics designs.
Fediverse address:
@opelex@mastodon.energy
Pixel artist and fan of wrestling and other sports. Often creates pixel art of classic wrestlers and sports people.
Fediverse address:
@AlCreed@mastodon.social
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
European company selling de-Googlised Android smartphones. The phones themselves are made by established manufacturers such as Fairphone and Samsung, and can be refurbished models if you want to reduce the impact on the environment (or if you just want a cheaper phone).
Fediverse address:
@iode@mastodon.online
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 from New York who takes pictures of local birds, insects and other creatures.
Fediverse address:
@johnpavan@photog.social
Independent reader-supported German news blog fighting fake news and far right fascism.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Volksverpetzer@digitalcourage.social
Car news site featuring reviews and buying guides. Founded in 2004.
Fediverse address:
@Autoblog@flipboard.com
Conference about the Python programming language in New Zealand.
Fediverse address:
@kiwipycon@mastodon.social
Amateur radio operators in South Pasadena, California USA. Connects local hams of all skill levels, and provides emergency communications training.
Fediverse address:
@SouthPasRadio@mastodon.radio
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
Newsletter about community activism in to protect vulnerable groups in Seattle, Washington state, USA.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@gossipguy.net
Rail electrification engineer, author and train enthusiast based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@25kV@mas.to
Regular conferences for software developers in Washington DC, USA.
Fediverse address:
@devopsdaysdc@hachyderm.io
Spanish terrestrial television station founded in 1990.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@Antena3tv@flipboard.com
Community group in Cleveland, Ohio, USA for users of the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@clepy@fosstodon.org
Promoting classical music events in the Val de Loire region in France.
Fediverse address (in French):
@ALCL@framapiaf.org
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
MCDOT is a local government department which operates local public transport and maintains transport infrastructure in Montgomery County, Maryland, USA.
Fediverse address:
@MontgomeryCountyMDDOT@urbanists.social
German non-profit organisation which helps ordinary people “de-Google” their phones by installing privacy-friendly operating systems. They run events to help with this including workshops, exhibitions, lectures etc.
Fediverse address (main account, in German):
@topio@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (photos, in German):
@topio@pixelfed.social
Fediverse address (events, in German):
@topio_space@mobilize.berlin
Independent game asset designer, including buildings, scenery and props from all kinds of genres including sci-fi, fantasy, real world etc.
Fediverse address:
@loafbrr@mastodon.gamedev.place
Novelist, journalist and campaigner, especially for reforming copyright law and promoting Creative Commons.
Fediverse address:
@pluralistic@mamot.fr
Weather forecast accounts for cities in Wales, using data from Open-Meteo.
Fediverse addresses (organised by city):
@aberystwyth@uk.fedimeteo.com
@bangor@uk.fedimeteo.com
@caernarfon@uk.fedimeteo.com
@cardiff@uk.fedimeteo.com
@carmarthen@uk.fedimeteo.com
@holyhead@uk.fedimeteo.com
@monmouth@uk.fedimeteo.com
@newport@uk.fedimeteo.com
@st_davids@uk.fedimeteo.com
@swansea@uk.fedimeteo.com
@wrexham@uk.fedimeteo.com
Independent site featuring tool and car part reviews and guides, written by a professional car mechanic.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@mechanicaddicts.com
Posts and boosts photos of wildlife and the natural world.
Fediverse address:
@EyesOnNature@nrw.social
Newspaper based in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@Star_Phoenix@flipboard.com
Official Luxembourg government account providing news about digital accessibility in Luxembourg.
Fediverse address:
@AccessibilityLU@mas.to
Harpist and songwriter, creates videos and livestreams of harp music and harp practice. Also performs harp versions of video game music.
Fediverse address:
@windy_harper@mastodon.world
Blog covering competitive high performance climbing, by two professional climbers.
Fediverse address (blog):
@zaddie@richardsonsclimbing.com
Free open source Unix-like operating system available for many different types of hardware including PCs, servers, single board computers etc.
Fediverse address:
@netbsd@mastodon.sdf.org
Queer/trans owned co-operative in Seattle, Washington, USA selling comics, graphic novels, art etc, also hosting local events.
Fediverse address:
@outsidercomics@kind.social
Evolutionary entomologist, insect enthusiast, PhD student based in Austria.
Fediverse address:
@StrepsipZerg@scicomm.xyz
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
French online magazine covering international news, politics, economics, culture etc. Founded in 2009, it was originally based on the American news site of the same name but is now a separate entity.
Fediverse address (in French):
@Slatefr@flipboard.com
Light-hearted videos about gaming, including indie titles, retro titles, adventure games and physical board games.
Fediverse address:
@jason_cryer@spectra.video
Video game blog covering many different genres, written by an independent TTRPG producer.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@controllercorner.games
Feed of palaeontology articles from bioRxiv.
Fediverse address:
@biorxiv_paleo@biologists.social
Hiking, skiing and outdoors blog based in the United States.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@where-is-jared.com
Award-winning nightclub in San Francisco, California, USA, founded in 1985. Hosts an eclectic range of events including music, burlesque shows, lectures, private parties etc.
Fediverse address:
@dnalounge@sfba.social
Independent gaming news site about MMORPGs and also selected other online multiplayer games. Founded in 2015 as the spiritual successor to massively.com.
Fediverse address:
@massivelyop@mastodon.social
Magazine covering outdoor activities such as hiking, running, adventure travel and related topics. First founded in 1977.
Fediverse address:
@outside@flipboard.com
Video playthroughs of games like Elden Ring Nightreign, First Berserker, Hollow Knight etc.
Fediverse address (videos):
@brolands@video.gamerstavern.online
Blog giving personal opinions of various tabletop RPGs and their modules.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@blog.takhanes.com
Travel magazine and website, covering travel news and trip ideas from an LGBTQIA+ perspective. Based in the US, originally published as a standalone magazine in 2003 and now published as a supplement in Out Magazine.
Fediverse address:
@OutTraveler@flipboard.com
Portguese community for sharing hands-on knowledge about Linux, Free Software/Open Source Software and related topics. Has a dedicated computer lab and physical location.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@centrolinux@masto.pt
Bot posting very slightly tongue-in-cheek analysis of spy satellite photos.
Fediverse address:
@weirdsatellite@mastodon.art
Bot posting adverts from video game magazines of the 1980s and 1990s, posts every six hours.
Fediverse address:
@gamemagprintads@mas.to
Illustrator and concept artist. Draws detailed and sometimes disturbing comic book artwork which features dystopian urban scenes. Often includes a character with a skull instead of a face.
Fediverse address:
@kimhu@peoplemaking.games
Official account for the non-profit organisation that promotes Creative Commons licences and public domain tools for sharing knowledge and creativity.
Fediverse address:
@creativecommons@mastodon.social
The original French version of the women’s lifestyle, fashion and beauty magazine, first published in 1945.
Fediverse address (in French):
@ellefrance@flipboard.com
Software development conference in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. Welcomes coders of all skill levels and programming languages.
Fediverse address:
@carolinacodes@mastodon.social
Spinto soprano opera singer originally from Oregon USA, now based in Germany. Currently at the Staatstheater Darmstadt.
Fediverse address:
@meganmariehart@mastodon.social
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
News feed of HRT, Croatia’s public broadcaster on television and radio. Founded in 1926.
Fediverse address (in Croatian):
@vijesti.hrt.hr@rss-parrot.net
Lifestyle magazine and website about home decor, food, gardening and entertainment. Based in the US, first published in 1978.
Fediverse address:
@CountryLiving@flipboard.com
Discussion group for historians and anyone interested in history.
Fediverse address:
@histodons@fedigroups.social
Non-profit volunteer group advocating for cycling in Ottawa, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@bikeottawa@mastodon.social
Blog and podcast series mainly about video games but also an eclectic range of other topics including travel, sport, culture and life in general.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@remapradio.com
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
Hiking blog by a middle-aged American who is sick of the rat race, documenting walks around the United States.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@walkingaway.us
Non-profit community observatory in Connecticut USA, run by volunteers from the Westport Astronomical Society.
Fediverse address:
@WestportObservatory@vmst.io
Discussion group for fans of The Ark television series.
Fediverse address:
@thearkchat@fedigroups.social
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
Magazine and website all about guitars, guitar music and guitarists. Based in the US, first published in 1980.
Fediverse address:
@GuitarWorld@flipboard.com
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
News website and TV news programme shown on public broadcasting channels in the US. First broadcast in 1975.
Fediverse address:
@PBSNewsHour@flipboard.com
Indie TTRPG publisher creating new worlds based on the Cypher System and beyond.
Fediverse address:
@UOPublishing@dice.camp
Independent conference for fans of the Mac and other Apple products. Based in Illinois, USA.
Fediverse address:
@macstockexpo@tooting.ninja
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
Illustrator who creates charming and pretty storybook art for children’s stories, cards and stationery. Also has a regular livestream where they create artworks.
Fediverse address (main):
@Coreyartus@mindly.social
Fediverse address (videos and live streaming):
@coreyartus@makertube.net
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
Creating lovely sketches and watercolours.
Fediverse address (in Spanish and English):
@Bodastarte@mastodon.art
Account devoted to fiction set in space. Shares concept art, photos, behind the scenes info and other material from space films, TV, books, games etc.
Fediverse address:
@TheSpaceshipper@socel.net
Discussion group for autistic people.
Fediverse address:
@autistics@fedigroups.social
Missouri chapter of the National Federation of the Blind, a non-profit organisation for blind people in the USA established in 1940.
Fediverse address:
@Missouri@nfb.social
UK-based travel magazine and website about holidays at home and abroad. First published in 1997.
Fediverse address:
@cntraveller@flipboard.com
Creating and sharing mathematically generated artworks and animations.
Fediverse address:
@scdollins@genart.social
Belgian federal scientific institute researching astronomy, solar physics, planetary sciences and earth sciences.
Fediverse address (in English, Dutch & French):
@ORB_KSB@mastodon.social
Non-profit association for discourse studies run by its members.
Fediverse address:
@DiscourseNet@fediscience.org
Runs a blog about generating your own off-grid energy, which is particularly topical right now. There are also photographs of life in Scotland.
Fediverse address (main):
@withaveeay@mastodon.scot
Fediverse address (photos):
@withaveeay@pixelfed.de
Game developer creating 1980s-style retro PC games for MS-DOS, featuring CGA graphics. Also interested in the ZX Spectrum and Psion handhelds.
Fediverse address:
@cyningstan@mastodon.social
English-language news site covering Mozambique, particularly business and industry including oil, gas and minerals.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@zitamar.com
English-language account covering the metal music scene in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Lots of photos and videos.
Fediverse address:
@AmsterdamMetalScene@metalhead.club
Professional illustrator and graphic novel creator who makes beautifully crafted digital paintings in a traditional style, usually based on historical subjects.
Fediverse address:
@kristinagehrmann@mastodon.art
Electronics and ham radio enthusiast, RF and antennas systems engineer.
Fediverse address:
@oz1lqo@techhub.social