The Prototype Fund

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

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

Scarlet Ferret Bookshop

Online bookshop selling human-curated DRM-free ebooks by indie authors. Also sells digital magazines, non-fiction, bundles etc. All ebooks come with digital extra features such as additional stories, artwork, playlists etc.

Fediverse address:
@scarletferret@mastodon.online

Senfcall.de

A free open source video conferencing site which aims to provide a privacy-friendly alternative to proprietary services. Calls are made through the web browser using the BigBlueButton platform.

Fediverse address (in German and English):
@senfcall@chaos.social

The Small Technology Foundation

Researches, develops and promotes online services designed for human beings rather than corporate profits.

Fediverse address (live streaming):
@fedi@owncast.small-web.org

Fediverse address (co-founder Laura Kalbag):
@laura@mastodon.laurakalbag.com

Fediverse address (co-founder Aral Balkan):
@aral@mastodon.ar.al

FediMeteo Scotland

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
@dunfermline@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
@mallaig@uk.fedimeteo.com
@oban@uk.fedimeteo.com
@perth@uk.fedimeteo.com
@port_ellen@uk.fedimeteo.com
@portree@uk.fedimeteo.com
@stirling@uk.fedimeteo.com
@stornoway@uk.fedimeteo.com
@tarbert@uk.fedimeteo.com
@thurso@uk.fedimeteo.com
@ullapool@uk.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Lithuania

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

Fediverse addresses (in Lithuanian):
@alytus@lt.fedimeteo.com
@birzai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@elektrenai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@jonava@lt.fedimeteo.com
@kaunas@lt.fedimeteo.com
@kazlu_ruda@lt.fedimeteo.com
@kedainiai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@kelme@lt.fedimeteo.com
@klaipeda@lt.fedimeteo.com
@kupiskis@lt.fedimeteo.com
@marijampole@lt.fedimeteo.com
@mazeikiai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@moletai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@nida@lt.fedimeteo.com
@pakruojis@lt.fedimeteo.com
@panevezys@lt.fedimeteo.com
@pasvalys@lt.fedimeteo.com
@plunge@lt.fedimeteo.com
@prienai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@radviliskis@lt.fedimeteo.com
@rokiskis@lt.fedimeteo.com
@rusne@lt.fedimeteo.com
@sakiai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@siauliai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@silale@lt.fedimeteo.com
@silute@lt.fedimeteo.com
@sirvintos@lt.fedimeteo.com
@svencionys@lt.fedimeteo.com
@taurage@lt.fedimeteo.com
@telsiai@lt.fedimeteo.com
@utena@lt.fedimeteo.com
@varena@lt.fedimeteo.com
@viesvile@lt.fedimeteo.com
@vilkaviskis@lt.fedimeteo.com
@vilnius@lt.fedimeteo.com
@visaginas@lt.fedimeteo.com
@zarasai@lt.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Texas

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

Fediverse addresses:
@abilene__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@amarillo__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@arlington__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@austin__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@beaumont__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@brownsville__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@carrollton__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@cedar_park__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@college_station__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@corpus_christi__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@dallas__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@denton__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@el_paso__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@fort_worth__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@frisco__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@garland__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@grand_prairie__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@harlingen__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@houston__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@irving__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@killeen__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@laredo__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@lewisville__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@lubbock__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@mcallen__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@mckinney__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@mesquite__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@midland__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_braunfels__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@odessa__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@pasadena__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@plano__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@round_rock__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@san_angelo__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@san_antonio__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@temple__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@tyler__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@victoria__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@waco__texas@us.fedimeteo.com
@wichita_falls__texas@us.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Arkansas

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

FediMeteo Louisiana

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

Fediverse addresses:
@alexandria__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@baton_rouge__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@bogalusa__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@bossier_city__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@covington__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@gretna__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@hammond__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@houma__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@kenner__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@lafayette__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@lake_charles__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@monroe__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@morgan_city__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@natchitoches__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_orleans__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@opelousas__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@pineville__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@ruston__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@shreveport__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@slidell__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@sulphur__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@thibodaux__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@west_monroe__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com
@zachary__louisiana@us.fedimeteo.com

Hare

A new programming language currently under development. The developers describe it as: “a systems programming language designed to be simple, stable, and robust” and “well-suited to low-level, high performance tasks.” Apparently it fits onto one 3.5 inch disk! 💾

Fediverse address:
@hare@fosstodon.org

Haus der Astronomie / Centre for Astronomy Education and Outreach

Education centre in Germany which holds workshops, summer schools and conferences all about astronomy and related topics. Operated by the Max Planck Society, and created in partnership with the Klaus Tschira Foundation, the University of Heidelberg and the City of Heidelberg.

Fediverse address (in German and English):
@hausderastronomie@academiccloud.social

Magic Aye

Bot that posts automatically generated autostereograms (aka “Magic Eye”), where you have to focus your eyes behind the 2D image to see the 3D image. It can take a while to do this if you aren’t used to the technique, but once it succeeds you will definitely know it has worked.

Fediverse address:
@magic_aye@mastodon.social

The Great Pop Culture Debate

Podcast discussing popular culture such as film, TV, music etc, with a specific question in each episode such as “Best Tolkien Character”, “Best 1990s Romcom”, “Best TV Series Finale” etc.

Fediverse address:
@gpcd@mas.to

Wissenschaftlicher Beirat der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen / German Advisory Council on Global Change

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

Wikimedia LGBT+

Global intersectional wikimedia user group aiming to improve quality and breadth of LGBTQIA+ history on Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects.

Fediverse address:
@wmlgbt@tech.lgbt

NextGen Cookbook

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

Fediverse address:
@NextGenCookbook@mastodon.social

LnxInx Linux Gameplay Clips

Gameplay videos from the Linux versions of popular video games, so people can see what the Linux versions are actually like. The distro used is Debian, so that it is representative of how the game will run on many other distros too.

Fediverse address:
@lnklnx@pt.lnklnx.com

IGN / L’Institut national de l’information Géographique et forestière

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

FediMeteo Nova Scotia

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

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

FediMeteo Romania

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

Fediverse addresses (in Romanian):
@alba_iulia@ro.fedimeteo.com
@alexandria@ro.fedimeteo.com
@arad@ro.fedimeteo.com
@bacau@ro.fedimeteo.com
@baia_mare@ro.fedimeteo.com
@botosani@ro.fedimeteo.com
@braila@ro.fedimeteo.com
@brasov@ro.fedimeteo.com
@bucuresti@ro.fedimeteo.com
@buzau@ro.fedimeteo.com
@calarasi@ro.fedimeteo.com
@campina@ro.fedimeteo.com
@campulung@ro.fedimeteo.com
@cluj_napoca@ro.fedimeteo.com
@constanta@ro.fedimeteo.com
@craiova@ro.fedimeteo.com
@deva@ro.fedimeteo.com
@drobeta_turnu_severin@ro.fedimeteo.com
@focsani@ro.fedimeteo.com
@galati@ro.fedimeteo.com
@giurgiu@ro.fedimeteo.com
@iasi@ro.fedimeteo.com
@lupeni@ro.fedimeteo.com
@medgidia@ro.fedimeteo.com
@mioveni@ro.fedimeteo.com
@odorheiu_secuiesc@ro.fedimeteo.com
@oradea@ro.fedimeteo.com
@petrosani@ro.fedimeteo.com
@pitesti@ro.fedimeteo.com
@ploiesti@ro.fedimeteo.com
@ramnicu_valcea@ro.fedimeteo.com
@resita@ro.fedimeteo.com
@roman@ro.fedimeteo.com
@satu_mare@ro.fedimeteo.com
@sfantu_gheorghe@ro.fedimeteo.com
@sibiu@ro.fedimeteo.com
@slatina@ro.fedimeteo.com
@slobozia@ro.fedimeteo.com
@suceava@ro.fedimeteo.com
@targu_jiu@ro.fedimeteo.com
@targu_mures@ro.fedimeteo.com
@timisoara@ro.fedimeteo.com
@tulcea@ro.fedimeteo.com
@turda@ro.fedimeteo.com
@vaslui@ro.fedimeteo.com
@voluntari@ro.fedimeteo.com
@zalau@ro.fedimeteo.com