DMV Starter Pack
By Jcrabapple @[email protected]Fediverse citizens from the DC, Maryland, Virginia region.
Casey Liss
@[email protected]“You’re like a Dave Matthews sommelier.”
A man of occasionally refined taste and usually coarse language.
Based in Richmond, Virginia, USA.
Dave Troy
@[email protected]Investigative journalist; entrepreneur; investor. Tech pioneer. Columnist, Washington Spectator. Speaker. Cook. Pilot. More at https://davetroy.com
Host of Mastodon instance https://toad.social — a trusted source of news, analysis, and thoughtful discussion, and a part of the federated social universe.
📍Baltimore/Washington
Tim Chambers
@[email protected]Technologist, writer, admin of indieweb.social. Fascinated by how new politics impacts technology and vice versa. #fedi22 #indieweb #fediverse
Austin Kocher, PhD 🌎
@[email protected]Political & legal geographer studying the theories, laws, and institutional practices behind immigration controls. Assistant Professor at Syracuse University. Living in Baltimore. #geography #immigration #baltimore #syracuseuniversity #data #writing #refugees #borders #law #fedi22
Jcrabapple
@[email protected]DMV.Community admin.
Elder Millennial. Husband. Father of 4. Dog owner. IT Professional. Tech enthusiast. Music lover. Huge #SleepToken and #Bilmuri fan.
Grew up in MD, living in VA with my wife, 3 youngest daughters, and our 2 dogs.
Find me on Signal:
https://jcrabapple.url.lol/signal
Michele Banks
@[email protected]Painter of microbes, photographer of squirrels, worshiper of cats, thinker of thoughts
She/her
artologica.etsy.com
shellsharks
@[email protected]Infosec researcher | Indieweb enthusiast | Find me @ https://shellsharks.com
#fedi22 #infosec #cybersecurity #tech #indieweb #apple searchable
Profile picture: A red shark holding a terminal window shaped like a surfboard. The terminal reads “> whoami shellsharks”
https://keyoxide.org/FA7AC5E3626AEF016A5AD0BB172E73E0A585273E
Rob Carlson
@[email protected]Coder, pest of local gov'ts, mason & tech nerd. PA/USA.
Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. (he/him)
Work: Software Developer, System Architect.
Hobbies: #HamRadio Operator, #Freemasonry (PM #93 AF&AM ), #Flashlights, #Scouts, #PTA, #RaspberryPi, #arduino.
Interested in: #React, #RubyOnRails, #Python, #DevOps, #ProjectManagement, #SocialJustice, #Equity, #LocalGovernment, #LocalSchools.
Greater Greater Washington
@[email protected]The Washington, DC, region is great, and it can be greater. Transportation, housing, and land use. Inquiries: [email protected]
MDMRN
@[email protected]Level 15 Dad of 4. Christian. Leftist. Xennial. Enginerd. He/Him. 2006 TIME POTY. Enviromancer. Amateur Pokémon Trainer. Animal Crossing Island: Moduland. Opinions 🗑.
Staff / Mastodon Admin: @beneaththetangles
PFP: Balding, bearded white man in a black Venom themed Hawaiian shirt.
Header: Black and white manga screenshot showing a bearded man in sunglasses popping out of the ceiling. A nervous person whose face is partially in view yells, "Dad?!"
Lyle Solla-Yates
@[email protected]#Cities, #history, #technology, #biketooter, #conservation #housing #yimby . #Cville Planning Commission member, teacher, all opinions are my own fault. Bi. #cdda contributor. Searchable
MoiraEve
@[email protected]Career: On front lines of digital publishing since 1992. I’m for #GreatPublicSchools in every zip code, #CriminalJusticeReform, #FightingGlobalWarming.
Rob Fahrni
@[email protected]Husband. Father. Grandfather. iOS by day at WillowTree Apps. iOS and Mac by night as Hayseed.
Super boring. I like good coffee, beer, American Football, and NASCAR. Californian by birth, moved to Virginia in 2019.
Always questioning life and trying mightily to learn new things everyday. I also dig coding and blogging.
Hayseed is my indie venture I wish I could do full time.
Edge
@[email protected]Engineer. Atheist. Misanthrope.
Maryland -> Orlando -> Asheville
But what if this *weren't* a rhetorical question?
(Beautiful holiday image of Czar augmented by
the most wonderful eclectech)
kamikat
@[email protected]DC suburban hairstylist, sewer, knitter, wfpb cook, I lost 80lbs and reversed my Type 2 diabetes with the wfpb diet as laid out in Forks Over Knives. #vegan since 2020 Graduate of #kytt #adhd #roughcollies #sewing
Pusher of Pixels
@[email protected]I tell computers what to do...they sometimes listen
NY Native, now in VA/DC burbs
he/him
(moved from Universeodon)
in the interests of civility - Good Day = muted/blocked
Dismal Manor Gang
@[email protected]#introduction Dismal Manor Gang is retired moocher Dave and his former racing #greyhound Missy and Rocky. We live in the Dismal Dominion (Virginia low country). Dave takes pictures, listens to #jazz and #newgrass music, and is making a futile attempt to train his dogs and grow a garden.
We are officers of hidden rank in #ZSHQ and enjoy #coffee on #PalsPorch. Dave is a #Dune fan. Muad'Dib!
Ben Foote
@[email protected]20+ year software engineer, dad, perpetual tinkerer, nerd.
#blacklivesmatter
I wish the internet was a nicer place.
I'm trying to make software simple again.
Ben! (Boo!)
@[email protected]Hailing from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Southwest Virginia, I'm a big time film nerd (with a particular love of David Lynch & 20th century horror), an avid reader of a broad range (but 70s 80s horror and sci-fi paperbacks and political history are my jam) and part-time poet when I'm less stable/more inspired, indie rock geek with a strong Americana twist. I'm ace and a committed friend of the Trans community, genderqueer they/them, mental health awareness advocate with schizoaffective.
Stephen Repetski
@[email protected]Trains, transit, pedestrian advocacy | @MetroReasons for @GGWash | he/him | [email protected] | 🚶♂️🚴♂️🚆👨💻✍️🏳️🌈
Toots delete after 2yr
Killick
@[email protected]‘Which there ain’t no stern-gallery, sir, now we been degraded to a sixth-rate,’ cried Killick with malignant triumph. ‘Stern-galleries is for our betters, and I must toil and moil away in the dark.’
NWS Baltimore-Washington (bot)
@[email protected]This is an automated account which toots anything NWS Baltimore-Washington tweets. NOT OFFICIAL. Created by @ai6yr (let me know if anything stalls out or the bot needs attention!)
BlueVirginia
@[email protected]The leading source for political news and analysis about the key swing state of Virginia, home of the guy who SHOULD have been VP, Tim Kaine!
Scott the F is implicit Baxter
@[email protected]I'm harmless. Sometimes what I say is not what I mean.
I put up cover songs here:
https://youtube.com/ScottFromBaltimore
About the handle: since aol IM, I've used it everywhere because it's usually not taken by someone else, and I don't want to be scottbaxter1234567.
he/him
Lauren Herda
@[email protected]I’m Lauren. 📐 I LOVE Blender & #3dModeling, 🖖 #StarTrek & other scifi, #Airships, #Postcards, #Type Design, #GameArt, and cool #History and #Science stuff. I #design apps & websites for money. She/her. 🦀 #Baltimore. 🗣️ EN, NL.
Andrew Kuchling
@[email protected]#Python & SQL #developer at a healthcare startup in #WashingtonDC. Former core #Python developer.
Reader of #books; player of #BoardGames; information squirrel. Opinions are my own.
milkman
@[email protected]Steve Loudermilk, Dad, Husband, Army Veteran, Retired IT Professional, Idealist, and Unitarian Universalist.
Interests: #politics #spirituality #sociology #golf #football #religion #maps #geography #alienlife #startrek #sciencefiction #unitarianuniversalist
"The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice." -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
(IF we make it so)
Nick Schiwy
@[email protected]Long-time technology geek. IT Director by profession. Fervent advocate for all things Baltimore. Frequently babels about bikes and transit.
he/him
Nothing on this account represents the views of my employer.
Mark Wollschlager
@[email protected]IT guy ( retired ) , music lover, videographer, photographer, woodturner, geographer, clicker of many things.
INTP if you are into corporate astrology
Carlos
@[email protected]DC History Acc: @DCElectionHistory, Views are my own! 🏳️🌈 🍉
Caleb 🦈
@[email protected]👨👦 Dad 🐧 Systems Engineer focusing on HPC at the University of Virginia DOOM 64 Speedrunner Advocate 📜 Views expressed are solely my own. User of Hashtags for https://fediverse.info #fedi24 | #Linux #SteamDeck #LinuxGaming #Android #SysAdmin #HPC #Subaru #Nerd #uva #magicthegathering #nobot
rudiev 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇯🇴
@[email protected]Bi ambivert, gardener, dog dad to two #Frenchies, #Nationals and #Caps fan, #progressive activist, Democratic socialist :rose: near Richmond, VA
Dani B.
@[email protected]Slightly less boring gov transportation attorney in Washington, D.C., would rather be riding on a train. Boston (Allston/Brookline/Cambridge) > DC (Dupont Circle/Takoma)
Views expressed are my own and do not represent my employer.
Verdant Square MD - DC - VA
@[email protected]For MD - DC - VA from Grateful Dread Peace Media / Verdant Square: aggregated, curated leftist news, green living, arts, cannabis, health and wellness, culture, activism, community, peace, love - always monitored; say hi! ** #RevolutionaryLove - Natalie Davis, owner/editor - https://journa.host/@nataliedavis
deb829
@[email protected]Spend my days developing business and building relationships 🤝 in the #dmv Living on an island 🏝️ The #chesapeakebay is a treasure🏴☠️ #photography 📷 in my spare time Sprinkle in some #landscape #birds #cooking #whitewater #surfing #craftbeer #whiskey #boating #art #italy #music #history
MCDOT
@[email protected]Montgomery County Maryland - Department of Transportation -
Yai Torres
@[email protected]Engineering Manager, Web Dev, Gamer, and Geek. Passionate about green tech and working hard to make habits out of reading books and running at a nice pace. Living in the DMV since 2016. Born and raised in Carolina, PR 🇵🇷 👨🏽💻
Background: Yayoi Kusama’s “My Heart Is Dancing into the Universe” (Hirshorn Museum, 2023)
Posts: #Parenting #GreenTech #WebDevelopment #EngineeringManagement #PuertoRico #NintendoSwitch #Music #Politics #Coffee #Movies #TVShows #WebComics
Austin Nunn 🏳️🌈🏁
@[email protected]Former Oklahoman, now Marylander. Married to my best friend. I love weird project cars that are rarely finished, technology, and trying to love Linux as a desktop OS. Jr DevOps at Swappa, but words are my own.
I own a 1978 Chevy K10 that was my grandpa's, and that I learned how to drive in. I occasionally post my repair work to get it daily-drivable, with the hashtag #popstruck if you want to follow along. My wife and I are also working on a 1968 Mercury Monterey that was her fathers.
Steven Brady
@[email protected]Christian. Husband and uncle. Network Administrator. Liberal. Advocate of Linux, Open Source, and privacy. A fan of Stargate, Star Trek, and Green Lantern. Cancer survivor. 🔹 he/him 📍 Baltimore, MD, USA
Ellie Hood
@[email protected]Here for it.
David Patton
@[email protected]Ryan Peters
@[email protected]Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft working with Azure | .NET/C# web developer | Hosts too many VMs | Dad of boneheads
#fedi22 #drums #mountainbiking #homelab #dogs #nature #biking #food #microsoft #azure #aks #kubernetes #k8s #docker #selfhosting #dotnet #csharp #cooking #maryland
Baltimore Sun RSS Feed
@[email protected]#Baltimore Sun RSS Feed
Richmond VA USA | Tech Consultant | Hiking | Photography | Cycling | Random observations
Cal Moody
@[email protected]Baltimore-based cyber surfer. Software Developer. Life is a balancing act of n+1 hobbies: photography (film + digital), rock climbing, skateboarding, onewheels, 3D printing, home DIY – to name a few. Drop in and say hi!
Virginia Mercury RSS Feed
@[email protected]#Virginia Mercury News Feed
🚙CatSalad🐈🥗〰️Ꭰ៳៴.∁ºᔿᔿ
@[email protected]🍄 Like a humongous fungus, 🍄
🍄 I spread among us.🍄
Source of the Spring
@[email protected]Source of the Spring covers the latest news, events, and developments in the communities of Silver Spring and Takoma Park, Maryland.