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/ / 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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picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @elementary - Ubuntu-based distro with friendly interface suitable for new & experienced users

➡️ @ubuntusway - Ubuntu-based distro using Sway compositor

➡️ @pop_os_official - Ubuntu-based distro with COSMIC desktop, maintained by @system76

➡️ @ubports - Develops & maintains Ubuntu Touch for mobile devices

➡️ @alpinelinux - Lightweight & secure distro based on musl libc & busybox

➡️ @postmarketOS - Smartphone distro based on Alpine Linux

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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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picks of the day (continued):

The account below is a discussion group. Follow it to see its discussions in your timeline, mention it to post to the group. (More info on how to use Fediverse groups: fedi.tips/how-to-use-groups-on)

➡️ @steamdeck - Discussion group about the Steam Deck

PLEASE DON'T REPLY TO THIS PART OF THE THREAD, IT MIGHT SPAM THE GROUP.

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, & alternatives picks of the day:

➡️ @libreoffice - Free open source office suite

➡️ @cryptpad - Privacy-focused collaborative online office suite

➡️ @CollaboraOffice (software) & @collabora (developers) - Online fork of LibreOffice aimed at businesses, including long term support

➡️ @ONLYOFFICE - FOSS online office suite, paid hosting or free self-hosting

➡️ @thunderbird@mastodon.online (main) & @thunderbird@tilvids.com (videos) - FOSS email software & comms suite

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, & alternatives picks of the day:

➡️ @libreoffice - Free open source office suite

➡️ @cryptpad - Privacy-focused collaborative online office suite

➡️ @CollaboraOffice (software) & @collabora (developers) - Online fork of LibreOffice aimed at businesses, including long term support

FediFollows ☃️

picks of the day:

(If you're unfamiliar with Minetest, here's a good intro: youtube.com/watch?v=g6Fyav6FiI)

➡️ @Minetest - Official Minetest account

➡️ @rubenwardy - Core developer on Minetest

➡️ @nathansalapat - In-depth videos about Minetest including mods, tutorials etc

➡️ @Wuzzy - Libre game dev, co-dev of Hedgewars, creates games & mods for Minetest

➡️ @zughy_boi - Pixel artist & creator of Minetest mods

➡️ @SilverSandstone - Creates mods, texture packs, skins etc for Minetest

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picks of the day:

(If you're unfamiliar with Minetest, here's a good intro: youtube.com/watch?v=g6Fyav6FiI)

➡️ @Minetest - Official Minetest account

➡️ @rubenwardy - Core developer on Minetest

➡️ @nathansalapat - In-depth videos about Minetest including mods, tutorials etc

➡️ @Wuzzy - Libre game dev, co-dev of Hedgewars, creates games & mods for Minetest

FediFollows ☃️

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:

➡️ fedi.directory

FediFollows ☃️

/ picks of the day:

➡️ @AusHistPod - Australian history podcast series

➡️ @NessaUndreza - All about the city of Melbourne, incl. street art, nature, buildings etc

➡️ @cheryanne - Directory of Australian podcasts

➡️ @Sydney_Stations - Photographing & documenting every station on Sydney Trains & Metro network

➡️ @theconversationau - Aus & NZ edition of news site written by experts

➡️ @david@photog.social (photos) & @david@theblower.au (personal) - Wildlife photographer from Queensland

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/ picks of the day:

➡️ @AusHistPod - Australian history podcast series

➡️ @NessaUndreza - All about the city of Melbourne, incl. street art, nature, buildings etc

➡️ @cheryanne - Directory of Australian podcasts

➡️ @Sydney_Stations - Photographing & documenting every station on Sydney Trains & Metro network

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/ picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @ausretrogamer - Australian retro gaming site

➡️ @sergeaus - Photographer based in Melbourne

➡️ @jromz03 - Astrophotography enthusiast in Australia

➡️ @Ecologee_ - Researcher & ecologist, working on Antarctica with University of Wollongong

➡️ @SuzyShearer - Australian author of contemporary & paranormal erotic romance novels

➡️ @troyhunt - Australian online security expert, creator of “Have I been pwned”

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FediFollows ☃️

Can I ask a favour?

There has been much interest in , 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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Erik

@FediFollows oh my I followed three and now I already feel the benevolence coursing through my veins😂

SunDancer

@FediFollows Can I throw myself in the ring? sundancer@tube.sp-codes.de Various stuff and talk about painting and build tiny fighting men (Tabeltop Wargaming)

GuB 🗿🪐🧲

@peertube
Merci de ne pas repouetter *toutes les réponses* de quelqu'un, surtout des listes de liens, ça fait un sacré gros flood ☹️

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/ 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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/ picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @geomob - Events & podcast for geospatial enthusiasts

➡️ @pokateo - GIS/Geospatial expert, sharer of map memes

➡️ @GIS_Bandit - Product manager at Esri

➡️ @josh - Professor of Anthropology & Social Informatics, interested in GIS

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picks of the day:

➡️ @olimex - OSH manufacturer based in Bulgaria

➡️ @adafruit - OSH manufacturer based in USA

➡️ @mntmn - Small indie company making a libre laptop

➡️ @blitzcitydiy@mastodon.social (main) & @blitzcitydiy@diode.zone (videos) - Technician building fun electronics projects

➡️ @apertus - OSH for professional film-making, incl high end cameras

➡️ @nitrokey - Selling OSH security keys etc

➡️ @oshwassociation - US non-profit promoting OSH

➡️ @bonfire - Combining the Fedi with OSH data storage

picks of the day:

➡️ @olimex - OSH manufacturer based in Bulgaria

➡️ @adafruit - OSH manufacturer based in USA

➡️ @mntmn - Small indie company making a libre laptop

➡️ @blitzcitydiy@mastodon.social (main) & @blitzcitydiy@diode.zone (videos) - Technician building fun electronics projects

FediFollows ☃️

If you want to instantly add your own personal account to a Mastodon/Fediverse directory, I can recommend this one:

➡️ fediverse.info/explore/people

It's run by @dansup who created @pixelfed

Here's how to sign up there:

1. Add to your profile description
2. Add the hashtags you want to be listed under to your profile description
3. Go to fediverse.info/explore/people and click on "Add Account" at the top.

(My own directory is manually maintained and is more for accounts on specific topics.)

If you want to instantly add your own personal account to a Mastodon/Fediverse directory, I can recommend this one:

➡️ fediverse.info/explore/people

It's run by @dansup who created @pixelfed

Here's how to sign up there:

1. Add to your profile description
2. Add the hashtags you want to be listed under to your profile description
3. Go to fediverse.info/explore/people and click on "Add Account" at the top.

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aleksf

@FediFollows @dansup @pixelfed this is such a convoluted way to add one’s profile to it. I came here as an alternative to twitter, and I have to follow 4 steps recipe in mobile. Can you make it so we can do that with a single button?

aleksf

@FediFollows @dansup @pixelfed or a simple url that we can click to do all of that complicated stuff?

credo

@FediFollows @dansup @pixelfed I don’t understand. What is the point of this directory? Not being deliberately obtuse.. just new here. I would think something like this might be nice to help track one individual over multiple instances and time.. but it doesn’t look like that’s the purpose.

FediFollows ☃️

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 fedi.directory which has all the recommendations sorted into categories.

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

FediFollows ☃️

& picks of the day:

(All of these are FOSS and self-hostable)

➡️ @nextcloud - Host your own personal cloud, with lots of built-in services/apps you can install

➡️ @yunohost - Linux distro which lets you install self-hosting services through a graphic interface

➡️ @freedomboxfndn - Version of Linux designed to make self-hosting services easier

➡️ @homegrown - Site helping non-technical people use managed hosting to run their own online services

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& picks of the day (continued):

➡️ @adminforge - German-language site with tutorials for self-hosting

➡️ @unifiedpush - Push notifications for your mobile apps

➡️ @wallabag - Article-saving service, alternative to Pocket

➡️ @linkstack - Link sharing service, alternative to Linktree

➡️ @veloren - Multiplayer open world voxel RPG

➡️ @Minetest - Voxel-based online multiplayer game engine

➡️ @karrot - Platform for organising community activism

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picks of the day:

➡️ @sylvia_ritter - Colourful glowing illustrations, often featuring stylised animal mascots

➡️ @harriorrihar - Vivid scenes with a manga/storyboard feel

➡️ @gwenn - Trippy textured portraits and illustrations

➡️ @wubfur - Psychedelic rock and indie music mixes

➡️ @sloane - Comic artist, illustrator, writer, colourful style with visceral edge

➡️ @Hypnagogist - Surreal multimedia art including drawings, murals, CGI etc

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livestreaming picks of the day:

➡️ @owncast - The Fediverse's livestreaming platform

➡️ @rstv - Weird films & TV streaming 24/7

➡️ @hamishtpb - Chatting, gaming, music

➡️ @jnktn_tv - Eclectic music livestreams

➡️ @hatnix - Linux gaming, some streams are in English, some are in German

➡️ @fedi - Monthly stream by Small Technology Foundation

➡️ @andy - Programming livestreams

➡️ @stream - Linux gaming livestreams

➡️ @SchenklTV - German online radio station with regular video stream shows

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By request, picks of the day:

➡️ @gnome - Official account for the free open source desktop environment

➡️ @EvolutionGnome - Free open source personal information manager software (includes email, contacts, calendars, tasks, notes)

➡️ @gnomeboxes - Lets you easily download and install an operating system in a virtual machine

➡️ @GNOMELatam - Conference for the GNOME community in Latin America, held online & in person (in Spanish)

➡️ @gnome_br - Brazilian GNOME account (in Portuguese)

FediFollows ☃️

De-Adobeing picks of the day:

(All of these are free open source software)

➡️ @kdenlive - Video editing

➡️ @tenacity - Audio editing, forked from Audacity

➡️ @Krita & @krita_artists & @kritafoundation - Painting software, also suitable for drawing, illustration and 2D animation

➡️ @darktable - Photo organising, processing and development

➡️ @inkscape - Vector drawing

➡️ @blender@video.blender.org & @Blender@mastodon.social & @blenderartists - 3D animation, 2D animation, special effects for live action and editing

De-Adobeing picks of the day:

(All of these are free open source software)

➡️ @kdenlive - Video editing

➡️ @tenacity - Audio editing, forked from Audacity

➡️ @Krita & @krita_artists & @kritafoundation - Painting software, also suitable for drawing, illustration and 2D animation

➡️ @darktable - Photo organising, processing and development

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Diane 🕵

@FediFollows

If you're interested I think there's also a blender community art bot.

mastodon.art/@blenderartists

TheRandomGamerTRG

@FediFollows
If you find Inkskape & Gimp to be too UI heavy for your needs & expertise, a nice alternative is getpaint.net/, a free tool that is much more capable than MS Paint, without the steep learning curve of others.

It is Windows only, and is no longer open source, however.

I would recommend you give it a try.

FediFollows ☃️

A lot of people have been asking about NPR and PBS accounts and affiliates on here. Texas Public Radio has just signed up:

➡️ @TPR

We know it's really them as they mention it on their verified Twitter account: nitter.net/TPRNews/status/1646 (original at twitter.com/TPRNews/status/164)

There's also NPR/PBS affiliate @gbhnews in Massachusetts. If you know any others on here, post them in the replies.

p.s. Thank you to @tehjessica for the original post announcing it!

A lot of people have been asking about NPR and PBS accounts and affiliates on here. Texas Public Radio has just signed up:

➡️ @TPR

We know it's really them as they mention it on their verified Twitter account: nitter.net/TPRNews/status/1646 (original at twitter.com/TPRNews/status/164)

Jessica!!! :kirby: :verified:

@FediFollows @TPR @gbhnews Of course! TPR is the local news station I listen to, so I figured it couldn't hurt to reach out to them. I hope they see the warm reception here and stick around!

FediFollows ☃️

picks of the day:

@nextcloud - Create your own personal cloud

@peertube - Fediverse alternative to YouTube

@fdroidorg - FOSS alternative to Google Play

@openandroidinstaller - Makes it easy to install de-Googled Android ROMs

@microg - Develops FOSS alternatives to Google's Android services

@calyxos - De-Googled Android OS

De-Googled Email:
@hellomailo
@fastmail
@mailbox_org
@Tutanota
@thunderbird

De-Googled Android phones:
@iode
@volla
@e_mydata
@murena
@nitrokey

picks of the day:

@nextcloud - Create your own personal cloud

@peertube - Fediverse alternative to YouTube

@fdroidorg - FOSS alternative to Google Play

@openandroidinstaller - Makes it easy to install de-Googled Android ROMs

@microg - Develops FOSS alternatives to Google's Android services

FediFollows ☃️

EPIC LIST OF ACCOUNTS TO FOLLOW:

@peertube - Official account of the PeerTube developers

@FediVideo - Boosting interesting videos

CULTURE:

@theatticdwellers - Retro pop culture videos

@vex0r - Videos about retro pop culture history, especially from the 1990s and 1980s

@alliterative - Etymology of the English language

@letstalkphilosophy - Discussing philosophers and their ideas

@socialgaff - Professional clown practising the guitar

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