#3DPrinting picks of the day:

➡️ @octoprint - Free open source web interface for 3D printers

➡️ @FreeCAD - Free open source 3D parametric modeller software

➡️ @fabbaloo - News site about 3D printing

➡️ @in3dca - 3D print shop in Ontario

➡️ @blitzcitydiy (main) & @liz (videos) - Electronics professional, 3D printing, makes videos about projects

➡️ @mz4250 - Artist & RPG fan making 3D printable gaming miniatures

➡️ @3DPrintingDad - 3D printing enthusiast making models for others to print

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#ComputingHistory & #RetroComputing picks of the day:

➡️ @obsoletemediauk - Museum of Obsolete Media e.g. floppy disks, tapes, punchcards etc

➡️ @bitsavers - Online archive of computing history

➡️ @gamesthatwerent - Archive of unreleased computer & video games

➡️ @3rz - Vintage computing centre in Freiburg, Germany

➡️ @bloopmuseum - Electronic entertainment museum

➡️ @timbl - Inventor of World Wide Web

➡️ @chrismessina - Inventor of social media hashtag, co-creator of ActivityStrea.ms

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Okay... it seems Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the World Wide Web, has just joined the Fediverse at:

➡️ @timbl

(For those wondering about verification, this is genuine as far as I can tell. The account is on the w3c server and they only allow manually verified signups, plus the verified account of the w3c is following him.)

Thank you to @vmstan for the headsup about this!

#TimBernersLee #WWW #WorldWideWeb #Web

#HipHop picks of the day:

➡️ @HipHopWired - US-based hip hop news, music, artists, culture etc

➡️ @video (live streaming) & @labr (main) & @brothersoul (curator) - Livestreaming, radio & podcast, eclectic mix of soulful house, hip-hop, dance etc

➡️ @airadam - Hip hop DJ, photographer, podcaster, streamer

➡️ @mans1 - French-language hip hop artist, tracks & music videos

➡️ @feierabendbeatz - Underground hip hop radio, monthly German show

➡️ @ismailghedamsi - Classic hip hop album covers

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#WebDevelopment / #WebDev picks of the day:

➡️ @w3c - Official W3C account

➡️ @php - Official PHP account

➡️ @django - High-level Python web framework

➡️ @smashingmag - Online magazine for designers & web developers

➡️ @owa - Non-profit devs' org trying to protect open web from tech giants

➡️ @wai - Initiative to improve accessibility on the web

➡️ @vanilla - Web dev community promoting "back to basics" approach

➡️ @FirefoxDevTools - Web dev tools built into Firefox

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#Utah picks of the day:

➡️ @sltrib - Newspaper based in #SaltLakeCity, Utah. Founded in 1871, it is nowadays run by a non-profit organisation.

➡️ @utah - Mapping community group based in Salt Lake City, aiming to maintain OpenStreetMap for Utah USA.

➡️ @nwssaltlakecity_bot - Unofficial bot posting weather updates for Salt Lake City

➡️ @solar_slc - Bot posting sunrise & sunset times for Salt Lake City

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#LinuxDistros / #LinuxDistributions / #Distros picks of the day:

➡️ @linuxmint - Ubuntu-based distro emphasising ease of use

➡️ @kubuntu - Version of Ubuntu running KDE Plasma desktop

➡️ @LubuntuOfficial - Lightweight version of Ubuntu using LXQt desktop

➡️ @edubuntu - Ubuntu-based distro for educational settings, schools & students of all ages

➡️ @ubuntustudio - Ubuntu-based distro for creative people who like FOSS tools

➡️ @ubuntubudgie - Ubuntu-based distro using Budgie environment

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In case you missed it, there are also many other ways to discover people to follow on here:

➡️ https://fedi.tips/how-do-i-find-accounts-to-follow-on-mastodon-and-the-fediverse-how-do-i-find-my-friends

#SteamDeck picks of the day:

➡️ @steamdeckhq - Steam Deck website featuring optimisations, reviews, news etc

➡️ @gbryant (videos) & @gardiner_bryant (main) & - Creating videos about the Steam Deck, Linux, FOSS etc

➡️ @boilingsteam - Gaming news site & podcast about Linux games on PC & Steam Deck

➡️ @gamingonlinux - News about Linux gaming including on Steam Deck

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I have a website where you can find all the accounts recommended on FediFollows organised into categories and topics.

Just added lots of new topics to the site, have a browse at:

➡️ https://fedi.directory

#Fediverse

Can I ask a favour?

There has been much interest in #PeerTube, the Fediverse's video platform. It's really cool and its accounts can be followed from Mastodon etc.

However, PeerTubers sometimes don't get followers and views, and they need followers for their videos to be noticed/searchable by the Fediverse's federation system, so it's catch-22.

This cycle would be broken if more people followed PeerTubers, so here's a thread of some active accounts to follow! (And feel free to share!)

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#Geospatial / #GIS picks of the day:

➡️ @opencage - Forward and reverse geocoding API based on open data

➡️ @mappingsupport - Developer of GISsurfer web map, FindMeSAR, GeoJPG, ArcGIS server curator

➡️ @GregCocks - Spatial data scientist & researcher

➡️ @GeoDon - Land user planner using GIS & spatial analysis

➡️ @Dragons8mycat - Chartered geographer with RGS IBG

➡️ @ConspiracyOfCartographers - Website about maps, effects of extreme sea level rises

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Just a reminder of a couple of things:

- You don't have to wait for me to randomly post interesting accounts to follow. I have a website at https://fedi.directory which has all the recommendations sorted into categories.

- There are other #Fediverse directory sites such as the excellent Trunk at https://communitywiki.org/trunk and the splendid Fediverse.info at https://fediverse.info/explore/people. These other directories focus more on personal accounts, while FediFollows tends towards specialist accounts.