Andy Balaam

In-depth tutorial videos and livestreams about software development with many different programming languages and platforms, including Rust, Lisp, Python, JavaScript, Java, Ruby, Android etc.

Fediverse address (videos):
@andybalaam@video.infosec.exchange

Fediverse address (livestream):
@andy@andybalaam.uk.to

FediMeteo Alberta

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

Fediverse addresses (in English & French):
@brooks__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@calgary__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@camrose__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@edmonton__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@fort_mcmurray__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@lethbridge__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@lloydminster__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@medicine_hat__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@peace_river__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@red_deer__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@spruce_grove__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@st_albert__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com
@wetaskiwin__alberta@ca.fedimeteo.com

Ian Betteridge

Blogger, veteran tech journalist, used to edit the UK magazine MacUser and is well known for accidentally coining Betteridge’s Law of Headlines: If a news headline poses a question then the answer is almost always “no”.

Fediverse address:
@ianb@well.com

FediMeteo Massachusetts

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

Fediverse addresses:
@attleboro__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@boston__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@brockton__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@burlington__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@cambridge__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@chicopee__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@fall_river__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@fitchburg__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@haverhill__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@lawrence__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@leominster__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@lowell__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@lynn__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@malden__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@medford__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@new_bedford__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@newton__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@northampton__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@pittsfield__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@quincy__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@revere__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@somerville__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@springfield__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@taunton__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@weymouth__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com
@worcester__massachusetts@us.fedimeteo.com

Open Source Gardens

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

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
@edinburgh@uk.fedimeteo.com
@fort_william@uk.fedimeteo.com
@glasgow@uk.fedimeteo.com
@inverness@uk.fedimeteo.com
@kirkwall@uk.fedimeteo.com
@lamlash@uk.fedimeteo.com
@lerwick@uk.fedimeteo.com
@port_ellen@uk.fedimeteo.com
@portree@uk.fedimeteo.com
@tarbert@uk.fedimeteo.com
@thurso@uk.fedimeteo.com

FediMeteo Portugal

Weather forecast accounts for cities in Portugal. Follow your city to receive its weather forecasts in Portuguese in your timeline.

Fediverse addresses (in Portuguese):
@aveiro@pt.fedimeteo.com
@beja@pt.fedimeteo.com
@braga@pt.fedimeteo.com
@braganca@pt.fedimeteo.com
@castelo_branco@pt.fedimeteo.com
@coimbra@pt.fedimeteo.com
@evora@pt.fedimeteo.com
@faro@pt.fedimeteo.com
@guarda@pt.fedimeteo.com
@leiria@pt.fedimeteo.com
@lisboa@pt.fedimeteo.com
@madeira@pt.fedimeteo.com
@ponta_delgada@pt.fedimeteo.com
@porto@pt.fedimeteo.com
@santarem@pt.fedimeteo.com
@setubal@pt.fedimeteo.com
@viana_do_castelo@pt.fedimeteo.com
@vila_real@pt.fedimeteo.com
@viseu@pt.fedimeteo.com

NextGen Cookbook

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

Fediverse address:
@NextGenCookbook@mastodon.social

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

Postcard Past – Present Photo

History site taking old postcards of particular places in cities and putting them beside photos of the same locations today, with the site’s articles discussing what has changed socially and economically in that area (or not) since the postcard was made.

Fediverse address (blog):
@index@postcard-past.com

The Garden of Memory

Blog by the historian Sean Munge writing on a very eclectic selection of historical and pop culture topics. There are also in-depth history articles and learning materials for paid subscribers.

Fediverse address (blog):
@sean@gardenofmemory.net

FediMeteo Georgia (US State)

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

Joey Deruy

Self-taught, exhibited artist with a distinctive abstract style using colourful shapes on pale backgrounds, sometimes with figurative and other non-abstract elements mixed in. Deruy was partly raised in Kenya, and there are African influences on his art too.

Fediverse address:
@JoeyDeruy@mastodon.art

Awesome Games Studio

Indie game development team based in Poland, releasing on all major computer, console and mobile platforms. Creators of “Oozi”, “I, Zombie”, “Yet Another Zombie Defense”, “Fury Unleashed” and “Yet Another Zombie Survivors”.

Fediverse address:
@awgs@mas.to

De Witte Haas, Schiermonnikoog

De Witte Haas (“The White Hare”) is a photographer and guide on Schiermonnikoog, a small Dutch island in the North Sea which is also a national park of the Netherlands. They post wonderful photos and news about the plants and wildlife on the island.

Fediverse address (in Dutch):
@dewittehaas@mastodon.social

WriteFreely

Free open source federated blogging platform. The interface and options are minimalist, with the focus on reading text with as few distractions as possible. It’s part of the Fediverse, so you can follow WriteFreely blogs from Mastodon etc. You can host a WriteFreely server yourself, or sign up on an existing server.

Fediverse address (main):
@writefreely@writing.exchange

Fediverse address (blog):
@writefreely@blog.writefreely.org

Professor Dr Wolfgang Cramer

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