FOSS build and installation framework for management of (scientific) software on High Performance Computing systems.
Fediverse address:
@easybuild@mast.hpc.social
FOSS build and installation framework for management of (scientific) software on High Performance Computing systems.
Fediverse address:
@easybuild@mast.hpc.social
Magazine and website about mountain biking, including equipment reviews, advice, communities etc. First published in 1994.
Fediverse address:
@BikeMag@flipboard.com
Podcast about the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@talkpython@fosstodon.org
Unofficial bot posting XKCD web comics, often featuring stick figures discussing science, technology or other topics.
(NOTE: I don’t normally list unofficial bots like this, but XKCD is licensed under Creative Commons by its creator, and non-commercial distribution like this is exactly what the creator of XKCD is trying to encourage.)
Fediverse address:
@xkcd@mastodon.xyz
Non-profit project highlighting the best and most interesting public domain art, books and other media.
Fediverse address:
@publicdomainrev@mastodon.social
Italian financial and business newspaper, first published in 1965.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@IlSole24Ore@flipboard.com
Independent reader-supported football news site, mainly focused on European youth football and spotting future stars of the game. Founded in 2014.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@scoutedftbl.com
Egyptology society based in Manchester, UK, featuring talks, museum trips, study days etc. Founded in 1987.
Fediverse address:
@MAES@mastodon.me.uk
Digital artist and nature photographer, especially interested in creating images of cats, dogs, wildlife and nature.
Fediverse address:
@peggycollins@socel.net
Automated account posting on the latest earthquakes in Taiwan.
Fediverse address (in Taiwanese Mandarin):
@TwEarthquakeBot@abend.social
Retired bicycle mechanic giving advice on bike repairs and maintenance, also helping people to fix their own bikes at repair cafes. Based in Vermont, USA.
Fediverse address:
@pws@social.coop
Official account of the German Federal Labour Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bundesarbeitsgericht@social.bund.de
Automated account posting weather observations in Glenwood, Winnipeg in Manitoba, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@glenwood_pws@mstdn.ca
Non-profit group based in Portugal, campaigning to protect privacy and the rights of ordinary people using digital services.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@d3@ciberlandia.pt
Develops and maintains a free open source desktop environment used by many popular versions of Linux including Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora etc.
Fediverse address (main):
@gnome@floss.social
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@gnome_br@mastodon.social
Italian edition of the technology magazine. First published in Italy in 2009.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@WiredItalia@flipboard.com
German-language group about board games of all kinds.
Fediverse address (in German):
@brettspiele@fedigroups.social
Music podcast and newsletter about rap and hip-hop.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@cabbageshiphop.com
Football news site founded in 2014, sharing footie articles from around the internet.
Fediverse address:
@footiebuzz@mastodon.social
Electronic techno/dance musician and photographer, with account running on a self-written ActivityPub server.
Fediverse address:
@pdp8@social.pdp8.info
Spanish website about technology, culture and entertainment, founded in 2005.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@Hipertextual@flipboard.com
Blog about how people arrange their desks and workspaces.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@makerstations.io
Independent film journalist’s site, includes film news, reviews, articles. The author is disabled and also writes articles on disabilities in the film world.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@thefilmmaven.com
Video account for artist combining knitting and drawing to create unique works of art.
Fediverse address:
@dartilyartstudio@makertube.net
Bot posting automated weather information and webcam images from Greenlaw in the Scottish Borders.
Fediverse address:
@borderswx@mastodon.scot
Independent local news site and internet radio station based in the Northwest Territories, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@cabinradio@mstdn.ca
Shop making and selling nerdy maths things including dice, shapes, puzzles, games, books etc. Based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@mathsgear@mathstodon.xyz
Preserving classic video game magazines, especially those from the UK.
Fediverse address:
@outofprintarchive@retro.pizza
Discussing theatre and the performing arts, currently Director of Strategic Communications at Wesleyan University in the United States, formerly of Center Theatre Group, Lincoln Centre and the American Museum of Natural History.
Fediverse address:
@simsjames@mastodon.social
Official account of the German Federal Administrative Court.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BVerwG_de@social.bund.de
French-language site founded in 1997 all about Nintendo, featuring news, reviews, features, podcast and its own Discord community.
Fediverse address (in French):
@PN@masto.p-nintendo.com
Posting kitsch retro photos usually from the 1970s and 1980s, often featuring technology.
Fediverse address:
@eiZen@mastodon.sdf.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
Hackerspace based in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@sandbox@kolektiva.social
Posts about beekeeping including photos and updates from their own apiary.
Fediverse address (in German):
@rall0r@norden.social
Weather forecast accounts for Mizoram, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@aizawl__mizoram@in.fedimeteo.com
Geography professor and Director of grad program in Gender, Feminist and Women’s Studies at York University in Toronto, Canada. Interested in identity, mobility, governance and attachment to place in many contexts.
Fediverse address:
@Pkbwood@mastodon.online
Canadian non-profit dedicated to public interest journalism, highlighting donations to politicians and government spending. Founded in 2023.
Fediverse address:
@IJFmedia@mstdn.social
Astronomer and historian, particularly interested in light pollution and dark skies. Author of three books on the history of astronomy, “The Lost Constellations”, “Uncharted Constellations” and “Mystery of the Ashen Light of Venus”. Runs a consultancy business on light pollution and astronomy.
Fediverse address:
@JohnBarentine@astrodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for Chhattisgarh, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@bilaspur__chhattisgarh@in.fedimeteo.com
@raipur__chhattisgarh@in.fedimeteo.com
All about retro gaming and retro computing, mainly on MS-DOS PCs of the 1980s and 1990s. Posts include screenshots, video clips, MIDI music and discussion of favourite memories.
Fediverse address:
@dosnostalgic@mastodon.social
British edition of the women’s lifestyle magazine and website about health, fitness, nutrition, beauty and parenting.
Fediverse address:
@WomensHealthUK@flipboard.com
Works at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, is a professor of Sustainability Science at Humbolt University, and also advises the German government on environmental issues.
Fediverse address:
@W_Lucht@mstdn.social
Podcast about the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
Fediverse address:
@TransitionShow@mastodon.energy
Official account for the lovely site where you can buy weird and wonderful indie games, ebooks, comics, soundtracks and more.
Fediverse address:
@itchio@mastodon.gamedev.place
Official account for the Netherlands Tax & Customs Administration, part of the Ministry of Finance.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@belastingdienst@social.overheid.nl
Bot posting very slightly tongue-in-cheek analysis of spy satellite photos.
Fediverse address:
@weirdsatellite@mastodon.art
Automated account tracking the top 5 streets used by cyclists in Brussels, Belgium.
Fediverse address:
@BikeCountBxl@masto.bike
Weather forecast accounts for Idaho, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse address:
@ammon__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@blackfoot__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@boise__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@burley__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@caldwell__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@chubbuck__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@coeur_d_alene__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@eagle__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@hailey__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@idaho_falls__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@lewistown__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@meridian__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@moscow__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@mountain_home__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@nampa__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@pocatello__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@post_falls__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@rexburg__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@sandpoint__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
@twin_falls__idaho@us.fedimeteo.com
News feed from the Irish Times, a newspaper based in Ireland first published in 1859.
Fediverse address:
@www.irishtimes.com@rss-parrot.net
Non-profit news organisation covering Mississippi, USA. Founded in 2016, winner of the 2023 Pulitzer prize for local reporting.
Fediverse address:
@MSTODAYnews@flipboard.com
Unofficial Star Wars news, interviews, podcasts, videos etc, covers all versions of the franchise.
Fediverse address:
@fanthatracks@mastodon.social
Non-profit academic association promoting the study of world history, founded in 1982 and based in the United States. Publishes the “Journal of World History” and “The World History Bulletin”.
Fediverse address:
@wha@historians.social
Local TV news station in St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Privately-owned, founded in 1955.
Fediverse address:
@NTVNewsNL@nfld.me
UK consumer advice and product testing magazine, run by the non-profit Consumers’ Association. First published in 1957.
Fediverse address:
@WhichUK@flipboard.com
News hub showing RSS feeds from various FOSS gaming projects.
Fediverse address:
@fossgaming@fosstodon.org
Video maker, FOSS and Linux enthusiast. Especially interested in Linux gaming and the Steam Deck, which feature regularly in their videos.
Fediverse address (main):
@gardiner_bryant@mastodon.online
Fediverse address (videos):
@gbryant@subscribeto.me
Feed from the website of the Arkansas Times, an alternative investigative newspaper based in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. Founded in 1974.
Fediverse address:
@arktimes.com@rss-parrot.net
Free open source online platform for organising community activism and volunteer initiatives such as food sharing etc. Anyone can set up their own Karrot site, or join an existing site.
Fediverse address:
@karrot@fosstodon.org
Independent game developer, creating cute games (often featuring cats) for the Playdate handheld console and the web.
Fediverse address:
@pawprints@mastodon.gamedev.place
French computing research laboratory founded in 1986.
Fediverse address:
@LipnLab@lipn.info
Weather forecast accounts for New Brunswick, Canada. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@bathurst__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@campbellton__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@dieppe__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@edmundston__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@fredericton__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@grand_falls__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@miramichi__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@moncton__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
@saint_john__new_brunswick@ca.fedimeteo.com
All about hiking in New Hampshire, California and other parts of the United States, including trail maps, route maps and rail trails.
Fediverse address:
@trailspotting@mas.to
Style, fashion and travel news site run by the Swiss newspaper Neue Zürcher Zeitung.
Fediverse address (in German):
@NZZBellevue@flipboard.com
Runs the website SnookerHQ.com which provides coverage of professional snooker. Founded in 2011, it includes match reports, features, interviews, podcasts and quizzes.
Fediverse address:
@snookerhq@newsie.social
Freelance journalist based in Calgary, Canada, with a focus on housing, cities and real estate.
Fediverse address:
@ximenaka@mastodon.online
Account curating examples of interface design from early smartphone apps and web-based apps.
Fediverse address:
@OldSchoolUI@mastodon.social
Science news service curated by human beings at Flipboard, covering lots of current topics including climate change, space, health and more. Based in the United States.
Fediverse address (Mastodon account, interacts more):
@ScienceDesk@flipboard.social
Fediverse address (Flipboard account):
@science@flipboard.com
Swiss animal rights organisation documenting exploitation of animals in Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in English & French):
@observatoireduspecisme@tooting.ch
Hobbyist photographer based in New Jersey, USA, also interested in cycling, public transit, sport.
Fediverse address:
@cukie@infosec.exchange
Photo account posting images and descriptions of meals they have prepared using custom recipes.
Fediverse address:
@drews-foods@pixelfed.social
Organisation connecting gardeners all around the world, encouraging the use of open source seeds and similar philosophies. Posts in English and German.
Fediverse address (main):
@opensourcegardens@chaos.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@opensourcegardens@tube.tchncs.de
Fediverse address (blog):
@handwritten@notes.opensourcegardens.info
Magazine and website about gaming, technology, entertainment and pop culture. Based in Canada, first published in 2010.
Fediverse address:
@CGMagazine@flipboard.com
Pixel artist and low poly artist, also does music. Often makes cute drawings of cats and other animals.
Fediverse address:
@anubiarts@sunny.garden
One of the oldest blogs on the internet, founded in 1998. Posts an eclectic mixture of news items, curiosities, art, technology and more. (Technically this is a bot account, but it’s also the blog’s official account.)
Fediverse address:
@kottke@mastodon.social
Hackerspace based in Basel, Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in German):
@CCCBasel@chaos.social
Account for Mark Smith, founder of the Seat61.com website. The site provides information, photos and experiences of rail travel in Britain, Europe and all around the world.
Fediverse address:
@seatsixtyone@mas.to
Portuguese user group supporting Ubuntu and promoting contributions to its ecosystem.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@ubuntuportugal@masto.pt
News feed from the Daily Montanan, a non-profit news service for Montana. Part of the States Newsroom organisation.
Fediverse address:
@dailymontanan.com@rss-parrot.net
Discussion group about Formula One car racing.
Fediverse address:
@f1@fedigroups.social
Vancouver and UBC local committee of HUB Cycling, a non-profit organisation advocating for cycling.
Fediverse address:
@HUBVancouverUBC@mstdn.ca
Discussion group about health from a male perspective.
Fediverse address:
@menshealth@fedigroups.social
Feed from an English-language blog all about exploring food and restaurants in Taipei, Taiwan.
Fediverse address:
@hungryintaipei.blogspot.com@rss-parrot.net
Weather forecast accounts for Michigan, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@ann_arbor__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@battle_creek__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@dearborn__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@detroit__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@farmington_hills__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@flint__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@grand_rapids__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@holland__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@jackson__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@kalamazoo__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@lansing__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@livonia__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@marquette__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@midland__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@monroe__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@muskegon__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@port_huron__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@rochester_hills__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@saginaw__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@southfield__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@sterling_heights__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@troy__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@warren__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@westland__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
@wyoming__michigan@us.fedimeteo.com
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
Newsletter reporting on skiing conditions on the south coast of British Columbia, Canada. Written by a mountain guide and a ski mountaineer.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@snow.zenithguides.ca
Retro computing fan, posts regularly about vintage games and software from classic 8 bit computers, especially the ZX Spectrum.
Fediverse address:
@JulzMunczy@mastodon.world
Free open source computational engine for raster, vector and geospatial processing.
Fediverse address:
@grassgis@fosstodon.org
A non-profit coalition of Dutch broadcasters, museums, arts organisations etc. campaigning for an ethical internet. They organise conferences on this topic, and run their own Fediverse servers.
Fediverse address (main, in Dutch and English):
@publicspaces@publicspaces.net
Fediverse address (videos, in Dutch and English):
@publicspaces@video.publicspaces.net
Fediverse address (podcasts, in Dutch and English): @TheTimeIsNow@podcast.publicspaces.net
Non-profit organisation in Washington DC providing free books to people in prison. Founded in 1999.
Fediverse address:
@DCBookstoPrisons@bookstodon.com
Community calendar listing events in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
Fediverse address:
@yeehaw505@mastodon.social
Looking at sustainable urban policy in New York Metro area in the USA, and power relations through social ecology and feminist urbanism.
Fediverse address (blog):
@LoSontag@sprawlism.com
Official account of the German Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bmftr_bund@social.bund.de
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
User group for the TypeScript programming language, holding regular meetups. Based in Michigan, USA.
Fediverse address:
@MichiganTypeScript@fosstodon.org
Delicious photos of cookery, often asian recipes and some meat dishes. The account is run by a photographer, so the images are high quality.
Fediverse address:
@dumdidum@hostux.social
Website about digital photography, digital cameras and accessories. Founded in 2009.
Fediverse address:
@PetaPixel@flipboard.com
Non-profit hosting service for FOSS projects, their source code and their development. Powered by the self-hostable FOSS forge software Forgejo (which Codeberg helped to fork from Gitea).
Fediverse address:
@Codeberg@social.anoxinon.de
Maryland branch of US campaign group fighting poverty and seeking structural justice. (The group is named after a similar movement from 1968 that was led by Martin Luther King.)
Fediverse address:
@marylandppc@union.place
Community hackerspace based in Valencia, Spain.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@Hackerspace_VLC@mastodon.social
Website from the creator of Fedi.Directory (that’s me!) which helps non-technical people create their own online services through managed hosting providers, who do all the technical stuff behind the scenes.
Fediverse address:
@homegrown@social.growyourown.services
Software engineer, FOSS enthusiast and retro game creator. Currently making new free games for retro computers like the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC, MSX and Commodore 64.
Fediverse address:
@reidrac@mastodon.gamedev.place
Online shop selling vintage Dungeons & Dragons items, run by veteran RPG fan playing since the 1980s.
Fediverse address:
@deidungeon@dice.camp
Research scientist who writes books, articles and blogs about artificial intelligence, as seen in major publications like Wired, Popular Science and Physics World.
Fediverse address:
@janellecshane@wandering.shop
Indie game reviews and features site which aims to cover independently-made video games with alternative perspectives or interesting approaches, including older games which may have been missed originally.
Fediverse address:
@IndieGamesPlus@mastodon.social
Professional photographer posting wonderfully atmospheric images of woodland, trees and nature. Based in the UK.
Fediverse address:
@timsmalley@mastodon.green
News feed from Bulgaria’s official international broadcaster, providing news from a Bulgarian perspective in many common languages. Originally founded in 1936 as Radio Sofia.
Fediverse address (in English):
@bnr.bg.en@rss-parrot.net
Free open source FPS game engine, based on the Quake 3 source code which Id Software released under a libre licence.
Fediverse address:
@ioquake3@mastodon.social
Retro computer tech account, runs a website featuring a BBS directory, documentation for old computers and assorted retro goodness.
Fediverse address:
@8bitboyz@mastodon.social
Freelance illustrator and digital painter who creates beautiful surreal images, often with fantastic themes, usually using Krita software.
Fediverse address (main):
@Xernist@mastodon.art
Fediverse address (images):
@Xernist@pixelfed.social
Host of podcast about computational biology, bioinformatics and next generation sequencing.
Fediverse address:
@bioinfochat@scicomm.xyz
Sport fan interested in data visualisation, creates charts and diagrams representing sporting statistics.
Fediverse address:
@kpfssport@mastodonapp.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
Bot posting backgrounds from classic Lucasfilm/LucasArts adventure games.
Fediverse address:
@lucasarts_places@mastodon.social
News feed of the Australian newspaper founded in 1854.
Fediverse address:
@www.theage.com.au.rss.feed.xml@rss-parrot.net
Discussion group for German-language word games.
Fediverse address (in German):
@galgodon@fedigroups.social
Grassroots collaborative research project investigating the role of dogs, wolves and horses in the Viking and Medieval societies of Ireland and Britain, covering c. 700 – 1400 AD.
Fediverse address:
@VikingDublinDogs@mastodon.ie
Free open source platform-independent ad-blocker, which can also block trackers, malware etc.
Fediverse address:
@tblock@floss.social
Bot posting brands featured in anime.
Fediverse address:
@anime_knockoffs@sakurajima.moe
Music blog covering all sorts of music and music-related topics, including new and old releases, concerts, news etc.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@ienjoymusic.net
Regular online meetings for comedy writers in Washington DC and DMV.
Fediverse address:
@DCComedyWriters@mastodon.social
Discussion group about building and running your own homelab.
Fediverse address:
@homelab@fedigroups.social
Podcast discussing Star Trek from a humanist perspective, going through the series in broadcast order.
Fediverse address:
@humanisttrek@trekkies.social
Local news site for Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@brweeklypress.com
Providing official coverage of events in the Bundestag, Germany’s federal parliament.
Fediverse address (in German):
@hib_Nachrichten@social.bund.de
Discussion group about all forms of meditation.
Fediverse address:
@meditation@fedigroups.social
Film site looking at offbeat alternative cinema, including Hollywood, World and LGBTQIA+ films. Runs two accounts covering modern films and older films.
Fediverse address (main):
@altfilmguide@mstdn.social
Fediverse address (classic cinema):
@altfgclassics@mastodon.social
Interior decor and lifestyle site for university students, especially focused on how to decorate dorm rooms. Based in the USA, founded in 2023.
Fediverse address:
@DormTherapy@flipboard.com
Free open source safety-conscious lightweight Fediverse server, mainly designed for microblogging.
Fediverse address:
@gotosocial@superseriousbusiness.org
Researcher posting about satellite communications, space, astronomy and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@AkaSci@fosstodon.org
Free open privacy-friendly replacement for closed source Android apps that some accessories require, for example some brands of fitness trackers, smartwatches, headphones etc.
Fediverse address:
@gadgetbridge@social.anoxinon.de
Climatologist based in Alaska USA, posting about weather and climate in the state.
Fediverse address:
@Climatologist49@fediscience.org
Metal musician and artist who posts in German and English.
Fediverse address (main, in German and English):
@bestiaexmachina@metalhead.club
Fediverse address (videos, in German and English):
@bestiaexmachina@video-cave-v2.de
Discussion group for anime bloggers.
Fediverse address:
@animeblogging@fedigroups.social
UK energy currently supplied by wind energy, posted by an automated account. Posts whenever wind energy supplies more than 10% of UK total energy.
Fediverse address:
@winderful@mstdn.social
Professional storyteller and author from Hungary, writing about folk tales, folklore, mythology, representation, role-playing games etc.
Fediverse address:
@TarkabarkaHolgy@ohai.social
Blogger and video maker who features simple DIY electronic music projects including building your own synthesiser.
Fediverse address (main):
@diyelectromusic@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (videos):
@diyelectromusic@makertube.net
Indie game developer creating blind accessible video games.
Fediverse address:
@Ericbomb@mastodon.gamedev.place
Interdisciplinary research institute studying the Solar System, planetary sciences, astrophysics, cosmology, astrobiology and Earth sciences. Based in Switzerland, founded in 1995.
Fediverse address (videos):
@issi_media@solarsystem.video
Hackerspace based in Amersfoort in the Netherlands.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@bitlair@hsnl.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
Magazine and website all about cycling, including advice for cyclists, reviews of cycling equipment and coverage of cycling as a sport.
Fediverse address:
@cdncyclingmag@flipboard.com
Annual event for discussing privacy, data and its impact on humanity. Speakers at the 2022 event include the Tor Project, Cory Doctrow, Fairphone and other experts and luminaries.
Fediverse address:
@worldethicaldataforum@mastodon.social
Curated crowdfunding platform for engineers, designers and open source tech.
Fediverse address:
@crowdsupply@hachyderm.io
Entomologist and lifelong fan of insects, writer and broadcaster on the subject, fellow of the Royal Entomological Society, former president of the British Entomological & Natural History society.
Fediverse address:
@bugmanjones@techhub.social
German newspaper and website based in Berlin, covering local, national and international news. First published in 1898
Fediverse address (in German):
@morgenpost@flipboard.com
Mobile app providing cycling routes in Ontario and Nova Scotia, provided by the Canadian charity Cycling Guide Foundation.
Fediverse address:
@CyclingGuide@mstdn.ca
Free open source physics-based 2.5D sandbox game. Lets you build intricate machines, games and Rube Goldberg / Heath Robinson setups.
Fediverse address:
@Principia@hachyderm.io
Organisation for Italian fans of the Stargate franchise, including the film and the various TV series.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@StargateFanclubItalia@mastodon.uno
Hackerspace based in Coburg, Germany.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Hackzogtum@chaos.social
Annual 24-hour online community event focused on inclusive design and accessibility in technology and beyond.
Fediverse address:
@inclusivedesign24@indieweb.social
Brazilian edition of the football news site covering club football, internationals, men’s and women’s leagues, football culture etc.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@goalbr@flipboard.com
Weather forecast accounts for the state of Nevada, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@battle_mountain__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@boulder_city__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@caliente__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@carson_city__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@elko__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@ely__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@fallon__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@fernley__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@gardnerville__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@hawthorne__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@henderson__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@indian_springs__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@las_vegas__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@laughlin__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@lovelock__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@mesquite__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@north_las_vegas__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@overton__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@pahrump__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@reno__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@sparks__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@tonopah__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@wells__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@winnemucca__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
@yerington__nevada@us.fedimeteo.com
3D artist, environment artist and dev who does lovely designs, animations and 3D renderings. They use Blender to create the 3D images.
Fediverse address:
@aenderlara@mastodon.social
Newsletter recommending indie and alt rock music, founded in 2020.
Fediverse address (newsletters):
@index@downbeat.fm
Official account of Germany’s National Meteorological Office (DWD), the country’s official weather agency.
Fediverse address (in German):
@DeutscherWetterdienst@social.bund.de
History blog about Ancient Rome, covering all aspects of the Roman Empire. Founded in 2023.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@romanempiretimes.com
Posts old public information films and PSAs made by various governments and public bodies around the world. Note that due to the films being designed as public warnings, they may contain deliberately disturbing imagery.
Fediverse address:
@edanosborne@spectra.video
Chartered Geographer with the Royal Geographical Society / Institute of British Geographers. Interested in Geospatial / GIS topics.
Fediverse address:
@Dragons8mycat@mapstodon.space
US political blog covering how far right politicians are trying to normalise fascist policies.
Fediverse address (blog):
@dennycarter@badfaithtimes.com
Making videos mainly about electric cars and other EVs, occasionally also other topics like gardening.
Fediverse address:
@transportevolved@peertube.tv
Weather forecast accounts for Georgia, USA. Follow an account to see forecasts for that town or city.
Fediverse addresses:
@albany__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@alpharetta__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@athens__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@atlanta__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@augusta__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@brunswick__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@carrollton__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@columbus__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@dalton__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@douglasville__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@gainesville__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@hinesville__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@johns_creek__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@macon__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@marietta__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@newnan__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@peachtree_city__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@rome__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@roswell__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@sandy_springs__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@savannah__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@smyrna__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@statesboro__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@valdosta__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
@warner_robins__georgia@us.fedimeteo.com
Free open source self-hostable wiki software, with emphasis on simplicity and ease of use.
Fediverse address:
@bookstack@fosstodon.org
Automated account posting planets from the Star Wars universe.
Fediverse address:
@StarWarsPlanets@imperialba.se
News feed from independent local newspaper in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@paherald.sk.ca@rss-parrot.net
Creates precise but psychedelic, colourful and detailed artwork, often related to animals and/or libre projects. For example, Ubuntu releases often receive a new piece of artwork by Ritter based on that version’s animal mascot.
Fediverse address:
@sylvia_ritter@mastodon.social
Retro computing fan, posting about the ZX Spectrum, SAM Coupé and other classic 8-bit systems.
Fediverse address:
@noisetank@oldbytes.space
Hackerspace based in Vienna, Austria.
Fediverse address (in German):
@metalab@chaos.social
Journal of Swedish Antiquarian Research, focusing on Nordic history and archaeology. Published by the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities since 1906. Available in English, Swedish, Danish and Norwegian.
Fediverse address:
@Fornvannen@archaeo.social
Restaurant listings and reviews site, mainly focused on the US but also covering other countries. Based in the US, founded in 2009. Previously known as Immaculate Infatuation.
Fediverse address:
@TheInfatuation@flipboard.com
Artist making beautiful, cute (and occasionally disturbing!) dolls with hand sewing techniques. Based in Delaware, USA.
Fediverse address:
@KatieKinsman@mstdn.party
Free open source cross-platform electronic design automation suite to draw schematics and design printed circuit boards. Aimed at people of all skill levels, from beginners to professionals.
Fediverse address:
@librepcb@fosstodon.org
Official account for the Parliament of the German state of Bavaria.
Fediverse address (in German):
@BayerischerLandtag@social.bund.de
Linux distribution based on Debian designed for computer security tasks such as digital forensics, penetration testing, security research and reverse engineering.
Fediverse address:
@kalilinux@infosec.exchange
Weather forecast accounts for Morelos, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@cuernavaca__morelos@mx.fedimeteo.com
Branch of the French National Centre for Scientific Research specifically looking at planetary science, astronomy, climate change, geology and related fields.
Fediverse address (in French):
@CNRS_INSU@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Long-running podcast all about Nintendo news, with informal chat and answering listeners’ questions.
Fediverse address:
@rfnpodcast@mastodon.social
Brazilian news service from the American news network CNN.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@CNNBrasil@flipboard.com
US magazine covering literature, politics, the arts, culture, philosophy, history and current events. First published in 1963.
Fediverse address:
@nybooks@newsie.social
Science journalist at the ABC in Australia.
Fediverse address:
@dctrjack@aus.social
Physicist, oceanographer, presenter and writer. Author of “Storm in a Teacup: The Physics of Everyday Life” and “Blue Machine: How the Ocean Shapes our World”.
Fediverse address:
@helenczerski@fediscience.org
3D artist creating CGI renders mainly of Star Trek sets and ships, made entirely using libre tools such as Blender.
Fediverse address:
@Rekkert@mastodon.social
Official account of the European hacking organisation founded in 1981, based in Germany. (NOTE: This means “hacking” in the sense of understanding technology rather than conducting criminal activity.)
Fediverse address:
@CCC@social.bau-ha.us
Consultant specialising in digital identity and internet standards, also posts about women in technology and cybersecurity. Based near Seattle in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@sphcow@mastodon.social
Anime club based in southwest Ontario, Canada.
Fediverse address:
@AnimeLondon@ani.work
Lighthearted friendly gaming videos and Let’s Play sessions.
Fediverse address:
@bobdendry@tube.fediverse.games
Independent body providing the German government with research-based advice on integration and migration policy.
Fediverse address (in German):
@SVR_Migration@social.bund.de
Non-profit American public broadcaster, syndicated to over a thousand local public radio stations across the US, founded in 1970. Provides non-commercial news, analysis, entertainment, educational and cultural radio programmes.
Fediverse address:
@npr@flipboard.com
Entertainment news site covering comic books, anime, television, film, video games etc. Based in the US, founded in 2007.
Fediverse address:
@ComicBookcom@flipboard.com
Reader-supported local news site for Manchester in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@manchestermill.co.uk
Bot posting about Sega Master System games including a text description and animated GIF.
Fediverse address:
@dailysms@retro-gaiden.com
Romanian Nigerian British rapper, also a medical doctor based in the UK.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@chimaanya.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
Organisation that helps co-operatives and collectives to create their own online clouds using free open source software.
Fediverse address:
@coopcloud@social.coop
Pixel artist and professional game artist.
Fediverse address:
@DaaWeeD@mastodon.art
Discussion group about pop music, pop artists and related topics.
Fediverse address:
@popheads@fedigroups.social
German organisation including all statutory pension providers.
Fediverse address (in German):
@die_rente@social.bund.de
Free open source version of the classic 1993 PC game “Buzz Aldrin’s Race Into Space”.
Fediverse address:
@raceintospace@mstdn.games
Award-winning cartoonist and creator of the FoxTrot comic strip, widely syndicated in newspapers across the United States. Amend has also guested on other strips including XKCD and Penny Arcade.
Fediverse address:
@billamend@sfba.social
Free open source software for video recording and live streaming.
Fediverse address:
@OBSProject@mastodon.social
Hackerspace based in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Fediverse address:
@labitat@chaos.social
Underground electronic music producer & DJ based in Melbourne, Australia. Interested in minimal techno, techno, techhouse and psytrance.
Fediverse address:
@groundfaultinterrupt@ravenation.club
Ubuntu-based Linux distribution using the KDE Plasma desktop.
Fediverse address:
@Feren_OS@mastodon.social
Amusing and sometimes shocking confessions by anonymous internet users. A comedy project created by Rob Manuel of b3ta fame.
Fediverse address:
@fesshole@mastodon.social
Regular meetings in Connecticut for people interested in the Java programming language.
Fediverse address:
@ctjava@mastodon.sdf.org
Promotes open access to science, former director of the Harvard Office for Scholarly Communication. Author of the book “Open Access” which describes how easy and beneficial it is to release works under libre licences.
Fediverse address:
@petersuber@fediscience.org
Blog posting about animals, nature and conservation, written by an expert in animal behaviour and welfare.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@sincerelyblue.org
Fediverse group about 3d printing projects. If you follow the group and create a post that mentions the group account, the post will be shared with the rest of the group.
Fediverse address:
@3dprinting@techhub.social
Site requesting feedback on new ideas from the BBC, the UK public broadcaster.
Fediverse address:
@BBCTaster@social.bbc
Multidisciplinary artist who mixes together traditional drawing, painting, photography and digital art.
Fediverse address:
@eylul@social.eyluldogruel.com
News feed from the Jackson Advocate, an award-winning Black-owned newspaper based in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Founded in 1938.
Fediverse address:
@jacksonadvocateonline.com@rss-parrot.net
Senior researcher at the Centre for Science and Technology Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Interested in mathematical models in social sciences, social networks, complex networks, social influence and conflict.
Fediverse address:
@vtraag@social.cwts.nl
Fun US-based public radio show and podcast about the English language, looking at etymologies, linguistics, slang etc.
Fediverse address:
@wayword@mas.to
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Slovenia. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Slovenian.
Fediverse addresses (in Slovenian):
@celje@sl.fedimeteo.com
@idrija@sl.fedimeteo.com
@izola@sl.fedimeteo.com
@jesenice@sl.fedimeteo.com
@kamnik@sl.fedimeteo.com
@koper@sl.fedimeteo.com
@kranj@sl.fedimeteo.com
@ljubljana@sl.fedimeteo.com
@logatec@sl.fedimeteo.com
@maribor@sl.fedimeteo.com
@murska_sobota@sl.fedimeteo.com
@nova_gorica@sl.fedimeteo.com
@novo_mesto@sl.fedimeteo.com
@piran@sl.fedimeteo.com
@postojna@sl.fedimeteo.com
@ptuj@sl.fedimeteo.com
@sezana@sl.fedimeteo.com
@slovenj_gradec@sl.fedimeteo.com
@trbovlje@sl.fedimeteo.com
@velenje@sl.fedimeteo.com
Guided walks in the countryside of Galloway in Scotland, led by an experienced guide.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@walkgalloway.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
Blog by expert on floods and coastal communities vulnerable to climate change. Features stories about water safety, flood recovery and climate adaptation.
Fediverse address (blog):
@joep@joepjanssen.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
Photos, facts and flyers from the punk music scene of the 1970s and 1980s.
Fediverse address:
@historyofpunkrock@sfba.social
Italy’s main news agency, run by a non-profit co-operative since 1945.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@AgenziaAnsa@flipboard.com
Hackers’ meetup group based in Portland, Oregon, USA.
Fediverse address:
@pdx2600@mastodon.online
Weather forecast accounts for Rajasthan, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@jaipur__rajasthan@in.fedimeteo.com
@jaisalmer__rajasthan@in.fedimeteo.com
Android development newsletter founded in 2011.
Fediverse address:
@androidweekly@androiddev.social
Blog and podcast series exploring Irish cinema.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@filmireland.net
News feed from WJTV, a television station based in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. Affiliated with CBS, founded in 1953.
Fediverse address:
@www.wjtv.com@rss-parrot.net
German government agency tasked with protecting people and the environment from harm caused by radiation. Part of the German Federal Environment Ministry.
Fediverse address (in German):
@strahlenschutz@social.bund.de
Discussion group about meal and food preparation.
Fediverse address:
@mealprep@fedigroups.social
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
Physician and medical data scientist specialising in clinical decision support systems (CDSS). Enthusiastic about open science.
Fediverse address:
@danielsteinbach@fediscience.org
Associate Professor of Chemistry at Temple University in the USA. On the computational biophysical chemistry group.
Fediverse address:
@voelzlab@mas.to
Senior Lecturer in Digital Archaeology and Heritage in the Department of Archaeology at the University of York.
Fediverse address:
@clmorgan@archaeo.social
Online peer-reviewed social science journal, founded in 1994 at the University of Arizona. Publishes research into the linkages between political economy and human environmental impacts, across different locations and academic disciplines.
Fediverse address:
@journalofpoliticalecology@sciences.social
Follows the daily life of two pet goats on a small farm. This is one of the most consistently wholesome accounts on the Fediverse, and highly recommended if you need to chill and forget about the nasty world outside.
Fediverse address:
@GoatsLive@mastodon.social
Weather accounts for cities and towns in Greece. Follow an account to see its forecasts in Greek.
Fediverse addresses (in Greek):
@agrinio@gr.fedimeteo.com
@alexandroupoli@gr.fedimeteo.com
@andros@gr.fedimeteo.com
@argostoli@gr.fedimeteo.com
@athens@gr.fedimeteo.com
@chalkida@gr.fedimeteo.com
@chania@gr.fedimeteo.com
@corfu@gr.fedimeteo.com
@edessa@gr.fedimeteo.com
@florina@gr.fedimeteo.com
@heraklion@gr.fedimeteo.com
@ioannina@gr.fedimeteo.com
@kalamata@gr.fedimeteo.com
@kalymnos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@kastoria@gr.fedimeteo.com
@kavala@gr.fedimeteo.com
@komotini@gr.fedimeteo.com
@kos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@kozani@gr.fedimeteo.com
@lamia@gr.fedimeteo.com
@larissa@gr.fedimeteo.com
@mykonos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@nafplio@gr.fedimeteo.com
@naxos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@paros@gr.fedimeteo.com
@patras@gr.fedimeteo.com
@pirgos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@preveza@gr.fedimeteo.com
@rethymno@gr.fedimeteo.com
@rhodes@gr.fedimeteo.com
@santorini@gr.fedimeteo.com
@serres@gr.fedimeteo.com
@skiathos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@skopelos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@sparti@gr.fedimeteo.com
@syros@gr.fedimeteo.com
@thessaloniki@gr.fedimeteo.com
@thiva@gr.fedimeteo.com
@tinos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@trikala@gr.fedimeteo.com
@veria@gr.fedimeteo.com
@volos@gr.fedimeteo.com
@xanthi@gr.fedimeteo.com
@zakynthos@gr.fedimeteo.com
Podcast series discussing every era of Star Trek and Doctor Who, covering characters, episodes and more.
Fediverse address:
@homtrek@mstdn.social
Free open source web browser, soft fork of Mozilla’s Firefox browser.
Fediverse address:
@Waterfox@mastodon.social
Discussion group about doing the Coffeeneuring Challenge, where you ride to seven different coffee shops on seven bike rides.
Fediverse address:
@coffeeneuring@fedigroups.social
Web developer tools built into Firefox, allowing devs to examine, edit and debug HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
Fediverse address:
@FirefoxDevTools@mastodon.social
News feed from independent news site for Oklahoma City, USA.
Fediverse address:
@freepressokc.com@rss-parrot.net
French edition of the magazine covering travel, nature, history and the environment. First published in France in 1979.
Fediverse address (in French):
@GEO_France@flipboard.com
Canadian non-profit group developing free open source software to help people protect their privacy.
Fediverse address:
@openprivacy@hachyderm.io
Website founded in 2013 providing resources and discussion for maritime historians of all levels and interests. The approach is broad, covering ships, ports, voyaging, littoral environments, art, literature etc.
Fediverse address:
@globalmaritimehistory@digipres.club
Comic artist and illustrator based in Berlin. Currently working on self-published fantasy comic series “Vom Anfang”.
Fediverse address:
@Ensyis@mastodon.art
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
Website featuring articles by academics about history (all periods), art and philosophy. Based in Canada, founded in 2019.
Fediverse address (all periods of history):
@thecollector@flipboard.com
Fediverse address (ancient history):
@ancient-history-thecollector@flipboard.com
Independent news site based in Maine, USA, published by the non-profit Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting.
Fediverse address:
@MaineMonitor@flipboard.com
Brazilian financial and business news site.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@InfoMoney@flipboard.com
News feed from local independent non-profit newsroom for Nebraska, USA. Investigative reports on local issues.
Fediverse address:
@flatwaterfreepress.org@rss-parrot.net
Public transport news in Austria.
Fediverse address (in German):
@bahnnews_austria@zug.network
Bot posting random items from the Getty museum collection via their API.
Fediverse address:
@GettyRoulette@zirk.us
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
Blog and newsletter covering real world examples of the fight against poaching of endangered species in Africa.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@patrolling.org
Hackerspace based in Santiago, Chile, focused on hacker culture and free software.
Fediverse address (in Spanish):
@hackerspacestgo@lile.cl
Grassroots initiative to help people fix electrical, electronic and other devices instead of throwing them away. The project helps organise Restart Parties all around the world, where volunteers show how to fix broken gadgets and machines.
Fediverse address:
@restartproject@mastodon.green
Free open source minimalist web browser for older computers and low-power systems. Maintained since 1999.
Fediverse address:
@dillo@fosstodon.org
Bay Area branch of University Council-AFT, a trade union representing lecturers and librarians at the University of California.
Fediverse address:
@ucaftbayarea@union.place
Medical doctor, disaster responder, amateur radio operator, weather enthusiast.
Fediverse address:
@AE4WX@mas.to
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
UK magazine about homes, interior design, gardening and lifestyle topics. First published in 1919.
Fediverse address:
@HomesGardens@flipboard.com
Artist based in England, using gouache, watercolour, acrylic and oil paints, sometimes all at once.
Fediverse address:
@Chloeg@mastodon.art
New music show on Cando FM, a community radio station broadcastjng in the Furness and Ulverston areas of Cumbria, England, UK.
Fediverse address:
@SpaceIsThePlace@mstdn.social
Small independent brewery in Cheshire, UK, producing cask ales for pubs and bars. The brewery was built mostly from salvaged materials as chronicled on regular video updates.
Fediverse address:
@fourpriests@mastodon.beer
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
World’s first research site dedicated to horror cinema, featuring a database listing books, papers and articles written on the topic.
Fediverse address:
@horrorlex@mstdn.social
Vinyl record enthusiast and radio broadcaster on CityNews Vancouver in Canada.
Fediverse address:
@jackermann@mstdn.party
Non-profit magazine based in Paonia, Colorado, USA, covering social, political and ecological issues in the western US. Founded in 1970.
Fediverse address:
@HighCountryNew@flipboard.com
Official account for the University of Cologne, Germany. Founded in 1388.
Fediverse address (in German):
@UniKoeln@wisskomm.social
Designs and builds furniture, scenography and interactive art installations. Into “maker” topics like woodwork, 3D printing, DIY etc.
Fediverse address (in French and English):
@damienjorrand@mastodon.design
Live streaming account mainly about Linux and Linux gaming.
Fediverse address:
@ozoned@stream.ozoned.net
Podcast and forum about old MS-DOS computer games from the 1980s and 1990s.
Fediverse address:
@dosgameclub@dosgame.club
The hosts also post lots of retro computing stuff:
Fediverse address (Rnlf):
@rnlf@dosgame.club
Fediverse address (Tijn):
@Tijn@dosgame.club
Free open source podcast player for Android devices. The app lets you listen to podcasts, keep track of episodes and manage your podcast subscriptions through open standards like RSS.
Fediverse account:
@AntennaPod@fosstodon.org
Product manager at Esri, interested in GIS, Health GIS, Maps and Data Visualisation.
Fediverse address:
@GIS_Bandit@mastodon.world
Indie game developer and pixel/voxel artist, currently creating cute little games for the Pico-8 fantasy console.
Fediverse address:
@Achie7240@mastodon.gamedev.place
Award-winning science fiction and fantasy author based in Hawaii. Creator of the Inverted Frontier series.
Fediverse address:
@LindaNagata@mastodon.online
Manufacturer of accessibility computer products for partially sighted and blind people. Products include screen readers, braille displays, screen magnifiers, large print keyboards etc.
Fediverse address:
@freedomscientific@mastodon.social
RSS feed from the website of the Canadian political magazine, published by the Institute for Research on Public Policy.
Fediverse address:
@policyoptions.irpp.org@rss-parrot.net
South African patient support and advocacy group for those suffering from dysautonomia. Campaigning to end diagnostic delay and ensure effective treatment.
Fediverse address:
@DysautonomiaZA@med-mastodon.com
Illustrator and sculptor who works with polymer clay, often making cute tiny objects and animals.
Fediverse address:
@Loryenne@mastodon.art
Account boosting Global News stories about New Brunswick.
Fediverse address:
@new-brunswick-GlobalNews@flipboard.com
Political and legal geographer, immigration researcher at the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse, Assistant Professor at Syracuse University in the United States.
Fediverse address:
@austinkocher@mastodon.social
Free open source forum software very widely used by many different websites. Maintained since 2014.
Fediverse address:
@Discourse@mastodon.social
German business newspaper, originally established in 1946.
Fediverse address (in German):
@Handelsblatt@flipboard.com
Official account of the Rust programming language.
Fediverse address:
@rust@social.rust-lang.org
Discussion group about the history of organised crime in the USA.
Fediverse address:
@mafiahistory@fedigroups.social
Automated observatory at Saint Mary’s University in Nova Scotia, Canada. Observers can request images from the telescope by registering on its website.
Fediverse address:
@BGO@observatory.social
British edition of the women’s lifestyle magazine and website, covering fashion, beauty and entertainment. The UK edition was first published in 2005.
Fediverse address:
@GraziaUK@flipboard.com
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
Farming and agriculture magazine and news site. Based in the US, first published in 1902.
Fediverse address:
@SuccessfulFarm@flipboard.com
Random images from the Biodiversity Heritage Library, an open access digital library for biodiversity literature and archives.
Fediverse address:
@biodiversitypix@mastodon.art
Engineer and photographer who posts about space and especially the exploration of Mars.
Fediverse address:
@tom30519@fosstodon.org
Automated account posting weather updates from personal weather stations around West Connemara, Ireland.
Fediverse address:
@Connemaraweather@mastodon.ie
Discussion group for people who write books or are interested in the writing process.
Fediverse address:
@writingbooks@fedigroups.social
News site dedicated to the maritime world in the Pacific Northwest of North America, including ocean and inland waters.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@futuretides.org
Award-winning cartoonist based in the United States, exploring and commenting on social issues in a concise and entertaining manner.
Fediverse address:
@jensorensen@mastodon.social
Gossip and entertainment magazine with focus on black celebrities, based in Georgia, USA. Founded in 2006.
Fediverse address:
@Bossip@flipboard.com
Music news blog covering the local music scene in Canada, especially improvised music.
Fediverse address (blog):
@feed@rhythmchanges.ca
Listener-supported online radio station based in San Francisco featuring over 30 channels, operating since 2000 and commercial-free.
Fediverse address:
@somafm@sfba.social
Graphic designer and paper engineer who creates wonderful cute toys made from folded paper.
Fediverse address:
@folduptoys@socel.net
German edition of the women’s lifestyle magazine and website covering fashion, beauty, decor, travel.
Fediverse address (in German):
@ELLE_de@flipboard.com
Annual outdoor hacker camp event in Funen, Denmark.
Fediverse address:
@bornhack@mastodon.social
Excellent artist who paints and draws figures and scenes, both traditionally and digitally, often with a fantasy theme and intricate detail. They regularly do live streams of their work on the Fediverse through their video account.
Fediverse account (main):
@brandkopf@mastodon.art
Fediverse account (videos):
@brandkopf@makertube.net
Music fan posting mainly about all kinds of hip-hop and rap, old and new.
Fediverse address:
@TB41@mastodon.social
Professor of Evolutionary Biomechanics at the Royal Veterinary College, University of London. Explores how very large animals stand and move, and how locomotion evolved in land vertebrates.
Fediverse address:
@johnrhutchinson@ecoevo.social
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
Professional community manager and Blender enthusiast. Founder of BlenderNation, owner/manager of Blender Artists, head of community at Sketchfab.
Fediverse address:
@BartV@mastodon.social
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
Independent magazine about magic, magicians and magic shows. Based in the US, founded in 1936.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@geniimagic.com
Photographer taking pictures of landscapes and cityscapes in and around Belgium, often featuring large amounts of empty space around its subjects.
Fediverse address:
@johanphoto@mastodon.nl
Weather forecast accounts for Oaxaca, Mexico. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Spanish):
@oaxaca__oaxaca@mx.fedimeteo.com
@puerto_escondido__oaxaca@mx.fedimeteo.com
@salina_cruz__oaxaca@mx.fedimeteo.com
Düsseldorf, Germany branch of the human rights NGO Amnesty International.
Fediverse address (in German):
@AmnestyDdorf@nrw.social
Host of the Q-Dropped podcast, which explores families and relationships torn apart by delusional “QAnon” conspiracy theories.
Fediverse address:
@godlessmom@mas.to
The original French version of the women’s lifestyle, fashion and beauty magazine, first published in 1945.
Fediverse address (in French):
@ellefrance@flipboard.com
Listener-supported public radio network based in the state of Kansas, USA. First broadcasting in 1972.
Fediverse address:
@RadioKansas@mastodon.social
The world’s first museum dedicated to vaginas, vulvas and gynae anatomy. It’s an actual physical museum based in London.
Fediverse address:
@vagina_museum@masto.ai
Sells privacy-friendly FOSS security keys, de-Googled smartphones, Linux laptops etc.
Fediverse address:
@nitrokey@nitrokey.com
Studying ecological interactions with molecular, chemical and neurobiological techniques. Account posts news about latest research.
Fediverse address:
@MPI_CE@wisskomm.social
Pixel artist and fan of wrestling and other sports. Often creates pixel art of classic wrestlers and sports people.
Fediverse address:
@AlCreed@mastodon.social
Professional illustrator and concept artist, world builder, uses tools like Blender to create 3D concept art. Has worked on Snowpiercer, Batwoman, Supergirl, Good Doctor, Grendel etc.
Fediverse address:
@eldritch48@mastodon.social
German edition of the Swiss online newspaper covering national & international news.
Fediverse address (in German):
@watson_de@flipboard.com
Discussion group about web comics.
Fediverse address:
@webcomics@fedigroups.social
Aotearoa (New Zealand) branch of the international NGO campaigning to protect the environment and stop climate change.
Fediverse address:
@greenpeace@mas.to
Account commenting on foreign policy, infosec and national security. Maintained by Matt Tait, a former specialist from British intelligence and now working for a cybersecurity company.
Fediverse address:
@Pwnallthethings@mastodon.social
Independent non-profit news service for New Hampshire, USA. Affiliate of the States Newsroom network.
Fediverse address:
@NHbulletin@flipboard.com
Punk/stoner/grunge rock band that releases its music under a creative commons licence.
Fediverse address:
@hearsepileup@metalhead.club
Official account for the popular scripting language used widely in web development.
Fediverse address:
@php@fosstodon.org
Volunteer group that supplies food, drink and other infrastructure to hacker camps in Europe and North America since 2003.
Fediverse address:
@milliways@milliways.social
Provides local news and community for Oklahoma, USA through a blog, podcast, newsletter and online forums/chat rooms.
Fediverse address:
@blogoklahoma@social.tulsa.ok.us
Watercolour artist who creates lovely pictures of landscapes and other subjects.
Fediverse address:
@ben@mastodon.art
Laidback chilled out optimistic dude, also a live streamer and video maker. Into video games, breadmaking, cookery and other topics.
Fediverse address (main):
@Mrfunkedude@mastodon.social
Fediverse address (all videos):
@mrfunkedude@dudelike.wtf
Fediverse address (just the cooking/food videos):
@tfkitchen@dudelike.wtf
Artist who makes lively colourful illustrations and 3D renders packed with cute details and frantic touches.
Fediverse address:
@erbmaster@mastodon.art
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
Portuguese-language news site about Formula 1 car racing, also covering Indy, MotoGP, Formula E and Stock Car. Based in Brazil.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@f1mania@flipboard.com
Website and account chronicling the appearances of computers in film and TV series.
Fediverse address:
@starringthecomputer@mas.to
Independent online magazine about Australian music, especially indie, alternative and new artists.
Fediverse address (blog):
@Connor@palisadeweekly.com
Ecologist and geographer at the CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique) in France, whose main aim is to do everything possible to mitigate the climate crisis, and help other scientists to do so as well. Works with the IPCC and MedECC, and supports non-violent climate activism.
Fediverse address:
@wolfgangcramer@fediscience.org
News feed from investigative journalism news site in New Mexico, USA.
Fediverse address:
@searchlightnm.org@rss-parrot.net
Free open source Fediverse app for iPhone and iPad, compatible with Mastodon, Glitch, GoToSocial, Akkoma IceShrimp etc. Currently still in beta testing, not yet available in app store. Community-run successor to the defunct Metatext app.
Fediverse address:
@Feditext@mastodon.social
Weather forecast accounts for Tamil Nadu, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@chennai__tamil_nadu@in.fedimeteo.com
@coimbatore__tamil_nadu@in.fedimeteo.com
@madurai__tamil_nadu@in.fedimeteo.com
@tiruchirappalli__tamil_nadu@in.fedimeteo.com
UK 24 hour news & sport radio station, also available online. Run by the BBC, the UK’s public broadcaster.
Fediverse address:
@BBC5Live@social.bbc
Podcast for fans of the Portland Timbers and Portland Thorns soccer clubs in Portland, Oregon, USA. Also covers Oregon soccer in general.
Fediverse address:
@OnwardRoseCity@mastodon.social
Discussion group for speakers of the Bengali language.
Fediverse address (in Bengali):
@bangla@fedigroups.social
German website about food, nutrition and healthy eating, featuring recipes for healthier meals.
Fediverse address (in German):
@EATSMARTER@flipboard.com
Technology news site running since 1998, covering a wide range of tech including computing, hardware, science, the internet, gadgets, video games, cars etc.
Fediverse address:
@arstechnica@mastodon.social
Posting tips about online web accessibility and why it is needed.
Fediverse address:
@A11yAwareness@disabled.social
Daily newspaper based in Chicago, USA, first published in 1847. Run by a for-profit company and currently owned by a hedge fund.
Fediverse address:
@chicagotribune@flipboard.com
Website highlighting short excerpts about recent developments in the field of total synthesis, catalysis, medicinal chemistry, and organic chemistry.
Fediverse address:
@organic_chemistry@mstdn.social
Unofficial bot posting details of the latest games released on Steam.
Fediverse address:
@steamreleasebot@mastodon.rip
Computing history museum with a focus on 36-bit systems, based in Washington state, USA.
Fediverse address:
@icm@mastodon.sdf.org
Open access scientific journal on how models-systems-based research improves human health.
Fediverse address:
@DMM_Journal@biologists.social
Automated account posting interesting or amusing ACARS messages from various aircraft.
Fediverse address:
@acarsdrama@live.acarsdrama.com
Pixel artist and creator of mods for Minetest (the free open source alternative to Minecraft).
Fediverse address:
@zughy_boi@mastodon.social
Surfing and surf culture digital magazine and website. Based in the USA, founded in 1962.
Fediverse address:
@Surfer@flipboard.com
Cyclists’ campaign group in Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia, USA.
Fediverse address:
@WABA@mstdn.social
Independent sports news site covering football (soccer) in New York City, USA.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@hudsonriverblue.com
Classical music magazine based in India, founded in 2015.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@serenademagazine.com
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
Gaming blog recommending good fun games to play, mainly indie titles on the PC.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@justgood.games
English-language newsletter about Mexico by an Australian freelance journalist based in Mexico City.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@thetroubledregion.com
Unofficial bot posting latest raw images taken on the surface of Mars by NASA’s Perseverance mission.
Fediverse address:
@PersevereImgBot@mastodon.social
Brazilian tech news site covering phones, apps, computers, online services, games, gadgets etc.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@Tecnoblog@flipboard.com
Non-profit news site for Wisconsin, USA, covering news, events and politics across the state.
Fediverse address:
@WIExaminer@newsie.social
Weather forecast accounts for the union territory of Delhi, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@delhi__delhi@in.fedimeteo.com
Organisation maintaining and supporting the trail structure in the North Fork Flathead area on the edge of Glacier National Park, Montana.
Fediverse address:
@nfta@nftrails.org
Boosting interesting Italian-language Android posts and articles.
Fediverse address (in Italian):
@android@mastodon.uno
Website featuring news, reviews and tutorials for digital cameras (including DSLRs, mirrorless, drones, phones etc) and camera accessories. Based in the UK, founded in 2017.
Fediverse address:
@DigitalCameraW@flipboard.com
Family posting videos about fun projects that involve electronics, programming, physics, maths and all kinds of interesting stuff.
Fediverse address:
@GurgleApps@mastodon.social
The Institute of Scientific and Technical Information, part of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). Collects, processes and distributes scientific and technical research results.
Fediverse address (in French):
@InistCNRS@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Official account for the university library at UPD in the Philippines.
Fediverse address:
@updlibrary@mastodon.social
Hackerspace based in Hobart, Australia.
Fediverse address:
@hobarthackerspace@aus.social
Maths teacher teaching adults at secondary level, posts frequently about mathematics, the teaching of mathematics and problem solving.
Fediverse address (in English, Catalan and Spanish):
@somenxavier@mathstodon.xyz
Contemporary art museum based in Eupen, Belgium featuring works by artists from around the world. Founded in 1993, originally named the International Art Centre of East Belgium.
Fediverse address:
@ikob@mastodon.social
Chair of the Open Source Hardware Summit, board member at the Open Source Hardware Association, educator and artist, electronics enthusiast, based in Canada.
Fediverse address:
@Leeborg@fosstodon.org
Videos about retro gaming and retro computing, especially Atari systems and DOS PCs but also many other computers and consoles.
Fediverse address (videos):
@rees@makertube.net
The Netherlands Sound & Vision museum. They have a massive archive of thousands of videos available on the Fediverse.
Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@nisv@peertube.beeldengeluid.nl
News feed from KARK, a television station based in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. NBC affiliate, founded in 1954.
Fediverse address:
@www.kark.com@rss-parrot.net
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
Creating lovely sketches and watercolours.
Fediverse address (in Spanish and English):
@Bodastarte@mastodon.art
American lifestyle website and digital magazine, covering health, beauty, culture, fashion etc, founded by Oprah Winfrey. Previously known as “O, the Oprah Magazine”, launched as a print publication in 2000.
Fediverse address:
@OprahDaily@flipboard.com
Newsletter by a historian based in the Pacific Northwest of North America. Mainly posting on American history, especially related to the Pacific Northwest area.
Fediverse address (newsletter):
@index@adamsowards.net
Free open source firmware for digital ham radios.
Fediverse address:
@openrtx@mastodon.radio
Community group in Cleveland, Ohio, USA for users of the Python programming language.
Fediverse address:
@clepy@fosstodon.org
News and events in the Belgian Drupal community.
Fediverse address:
@drupalbe@drupal.community
Pixel artist creating minimalist depictions of complex objects, especially for the Pico-8 virtual game console. Currently working on a shoot-em-up with magic robots.
Fediverse address:
@jammigans@mastodon.art
Illustrator who creates memorable artwork including strange, Hieronymous Bosch-like works inspired by medieval originals.
Fediverse address:
@hannahcomb@mastodon.art
Local news site for Burlington, Massachusetts, USA. Founded in 2022.
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@burlington.buzz
Open government data for the Canton of Zurich, Switzerland.
Fediverse address (in German):
@OpenDataZH@swiss.social
Independent game developer making point & click adventure games, creator of “Shadows of the Afterland”.
Fediverse address:
@arumastudios@mastodon.gamedev.place
Screenwriter, producer and director, comic book writer. Story editor and writer on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, writer on “Two Sentence Horror Stories”. Working on upcoming feature “Beasts of Prey” for Netflix.
Fediverse address:
@MelodyCooper@mastodon.world
Swiss newspaper covering national and international news, first published in 1780.
Fediverse address (in German):
@NZZ_Ch@flipboard.com
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
8-bit retro computing enthusiast, particularly keen on Acorn computers like the BBC Micro and Acorn Electron.
Fediverse address:
@8bitTim@mastodonapp.uk
Ugandan film-making collective creating fiction and documentary films collaboratively.
Fediverse address (videos):
@sisi_collective@tv.dilstories.com
Independent local newspaper for Dublin, Ireland. Funded by reader subscriptions.
Fediverse address:
@dublininquirer@mastodon.ie
Fediverse address (blog):
@index@dublininquirer.com
French language website dedicated to Sega, covering both retro and current releases.
Fediverse address (in French):
@segamag@mamot.fr
Official account of the French government’s Committee for Open Science.
Fediverse address (in French):
@ouvrirlascience@social.numerique.gouv.fr
Food co-operative in St. Cloud, Minnesota, USA.
Fediverse address:
@gefc@social.coop
Brazilian cookery and food website, featuring recipes for all kinds of dishes and cooking types.
Fediverse address (in Portuguese):
@TudodeReceitas@flipboard.com
Weather forecast accounts for Ladakh, India. Follow a town or city to see its forecasts in your timeline.
Fediverse addresses (in Hindi):
@leh__ladakh@in.fedimeteo.com
Developer on FOSS gaming projects such as SuperTux Advance, Kyrodian Legends and the Brux game engine.
Fediverse address:
@KelvinShadewing@mastodon.social
A free open source collaborative online calendar. It allows local communities to share a common calendar that anyone can post events to, even people without an account. (Posts are moderated to prevent spam though.) You can also interact with Gancio through the Fediverse, and it has RSS support for people who want to follow through feed readers.
Fediverse address:
@gancio@mastodon.cisti.org