Tech Starter Pack
By Seth of the Fediverse @[email protected]These are some people/accounts that talk tech quite a bit.
Eugen Rochko
@[email protected]Executive Strategy & Product Advisor, Founder of @Mastodon. Film photography, prog metal, Dota 2. Likes all things analog.
Ars Technica
@[email protected]Original news, reviews, analysis of tech trends, and expert advice on the most fundamental aspects of tech.
Official Ars Technica account. 🟠
Molly White
@[email protected]crypto researcher & critic, software engineer, wikipedian • @web3isgreat creator • newsletter: https://www.citationneeded.news/
she/her • 
BrianKrebs
@[email protected]Independent investigative journalist. Covers cybercrime, security, privacy. Author of 'Spam Nation,' a NYT bestseller. Former Washington Post reporter, '95-'09. Signal: briankrebs.07
krebsonsecurity @ gmail .com
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkrebs
internetarchive
@[email protected]Internet Archive is a non-profit research library preserving web pages, books, movies & audio for public access. Explore web history via the Wayback Machine.
SwiftOnSecurity
@[email protected]Official: https://twitter.com/swiftonsecurity/status/1588670921489125377
Bio:
computer security person at a place. former helpdesk. they/them/tay. Microsoft MVP, Client Security 2018-2023
FediFollows
@[email protected]Recommending interesting accounts to follow on Mastodon and the Fediverse 🌐
You can see past recommendations organised into categories on my website at https://fedi.directory
I am a volunteer, you can buy me a coffee at https://ko-fi.com/fedithing or become a patron at https://liberapay.com/FediThing
Maintained by @FediThing
🎂 Account originally joined mastodon.online on 11th June 2020
The Tor Project
@[email protected]We advance human rights and defend your privacy online through free software and open networks.
Micah Lee
@[email protected]Member of the Lockdown Systems Collective making @cyd — writing at https://micahflee.com — author of HACKS, LEAKS, AND REVELATIONS https://hacksandleaks.com
Dan Gillmor
@[email protected]Bio and disclosures: dangillmor.com/about/ Boosts mean I think you should see this -- usually but not always an endorsement.
Bay Area, Nara · dangillmor.com
John Gruber
@[email protected]I write Daring Fireball, host The Talk Show, and created Markdown.
It's FOSS
@[email protected]World's leading Linux and Open Source web portal.
https://itsfoss.com/
Proton
@[email protected]Official Proton account, creator of Proton Mail, Proton Drive, Proton Pass, Proton VPN, Proton Wallet.
Support queries are handled by our Customer Service Team: https://proton.me/support
Lesley Carhart
@[email protected]
I am eminently qualified to speak from experience about a variety of dumpster fires.
ICS cybersecurity person, @pancakescon organizer, martial artist, marksman, humanist, level 14 Neutral Good rogue, USAF retired. Speaker available for gigs.
Gin connoisseur. Rodent parent. Some dipshit from Chicago. Now an immigrant in Melbourne.
I post *very serious* things about infosec. Thoughts are entirely my own.
'they/them' 🏳️🌈

Casey Newton
@[email protected]Email salesman at Platformer and podcast co-host at Hard Fork. [email protected]
John Siracusa
@[email protected]Programmer, tech writer, and co-host of Accidental Tech Podcast, Reconcilable Differences, and Robot or Not.
Jerry 🦙💝🦙
@[email protected]Recovering CISO
May have an orchid problem
Bad photography
Worse dad jokes
The worst Infosec hot takes
Podcast: https://defensivesecurity.org
Blog: https://infosec.engineering
Twitter: @maliciouslink
https://Infosec.Exchange Admin
#infosec #security #cybersecurity #risk #fedi22
…and for fucks sake, be nice to each other. We are only here for a brief time. Make it enjoyable.
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Anil Dash
@[email protected]I'm a big fan of being a big fan of things. you can email me at [email protected] or SMS/signal at +1 646 541 5843. kind but not nice. #tfr
web3 is going just great
@[email protected]tracking only some of the many disasters happening in crypto, defi, NFTs, and other blockchain-based projects since 2021 • created by @molly0xfff
dansup
@[email protected]Currently building @pixelfed, @loops, @supapp, @fedidb, and more.
Gay Métis creator living on and respecting the Indigenous lands of the Dane-zaa (Beaver), Nehiyawak (Cree), Dene, and Métis peoples in the Grande Prairie, Alberta region.
Committed to LGBTQIA2S+ inclusion, racial justice, Indigenous rights, and transgender rights.
Building the future we deserve, for all of us. 🚀
The Verge
@[email protected]The official account by https://theverge.com
Nextcloud 📱☁️💻
@[email protected]A safe home for all your data, community-driven & open source!
https://nextcloud.com
Join us at https://help.nextcloud.com and https://github.com/nextcloud 😊
World Wide Web Consortium
@[email protected]The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) was established in 1994 by Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee, to develop interoperable standards to lead the Web to its full potential.
We are an international multi-stakeholder community where member organizations, a full-time staff, and the public work together to build a Web based on the principles of accessibility, internationalization, privacy and security.
Please be more curious than critical. Your interactions go to real people who care and do their best 🙏
Vivaldi Browser
@[email protected]It's a web browser. It's Powerful. It's Personal. It's Private.
Chief TWiT
@[email protected]
Leo Laporte, podcaster & tech pundit. Founder of the TWiT Podcast Network https://twit.tv. Admin at twit.social. Blog and contact info at https://leo.fm/about
Prof. Emily M. Bender(she/her)
@[email protected]Professor, Linguistics, University of Washington
Faculty Director, Professional MS Program in Computational Linguistics (CLMS)
If we don't know each other, I probably won't reply to your DM. For more, see my contacting me page: http://faculty.washington.edu/ebender/contact/
Open Culture (Official)
@[email protected]The official/real Open Culture account on Mastodon. Digital Culture. Hall Monitor.
Jeff Atwood
@[email protected]co-founder stackoverflow.com, discourse.org, rgmii.org, blogger. I have no idea what I'm doing, but I know I'm doing it really, really well. Let's be kind to each other.
Codeberg
@[email protected]We are a non-profit, community-led organization that helps free and open source projects prosper. Our services include Git hosting (https://codeberg.org, using @forgejo), Weblate, Woodpecker CI and Pages.
To receive assistance (faster), request features or report problems, see: https://docs.codeberg.org/contact
This account is volunteer-run; we are only active for a few hours per week, so we may not be able to respond to your inquiry.
Status: @codebergstatus · https://status.codeberg.eu
Free Software Foundation Europe
@[email protected]
Free Software Foundation Europe is a charity that empowers users to control technology. Software is deeply involved in all aspects of our lives. #FreeSoftware (aka #OpenSource) gives everybody the rights to use, understand, adapt, and share software. These rights help support other fundamental rights like freedom of speech, freedom of press, and privacy. #SoftwareFreedom
Public Money? #PublicCode ! #DeviceNeutrality #UpcyclingAndroid #RouterFreedom #ilovefs #YH4F #REUSE #DigitalRights
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.
Tusky
@[email protected]• Mastodon client for Android • available on F-Droid and Google Play • Free & Open Source •
Jason Snell
@[email protected]I make @sixcolors & @incomparable & @upgrade among other things. I've been writing and talking about Apple since back when it was doomed.
Troy Hunt
@[email protected]Creator of @haveibeenpwned. Microsoft Regional Director and MVP. Pluralsight author. Online security, technology and “The Cloud”. Australian.
Christina Warren
@[email protected]It's film_girl, but on Mastodon. I work in DevRel at GitHub, I’m a podcaster, a journalist turned developer and someone obsessed with tech, OSS, and pop culture.
You may know me from places like Google DeepMind or Microsoft or as that annoying Apple fangirl on tech podcasts.
Openvibe
@[email protected]The App for Connecting Open Social Web
Mastodon, Bluesky, Nostr, Threads in ONE app, in ONE feed ✨
Download the app now: https://openvibe.social
9to5Linux
@[email protected]We provide breaking news for the latest GNU/Linux distribution and Open Source app releases, latest kernel releases, Raspberry Pi news, Linux tutorials and reviews, and more.
Help keep 9to5Linux alive! Buy us a ☕️ https://ko-fi.com/9to5linux
Bitwarden
@[email protected]Bitwarden empowers enterprises, developers, and individuals to safely store and share sensitive data.
With a transparent, open source approach to password management, secrets management, and passwordless and passkey innovations, Bitwarden makes it easy for users to extend robust security practices to all of their online experiences. Learn more at bitwarden.com!
Overcast
@[email protected]A powerful, simple iPhone podcast app.
DEF CON
@[email protected]DEF CON is the world's most influential hacker conference. Held every year since 1993 in Las Vegas, Nevada, DEF CON is the hub of a global community of hackers, security geeks and curious technophiles.
Tim Chambers
@[email protected]Technologist, writer, who is fascinated by how new politics impacts technology and vice versa. #fedi22 #indieweb #fediverse
Clive Thompson
@[email protected]Writer, musician/songwriter, hobbyist coder. Contributing writer to New York Times Magazine and Wired. Author of "Coders". Blogging at clivethompson.medium.com, archive of writing at www.authory.com/clivethompson -- email: [email protected]; Signal: @clivethompson.98 -- #science #technology #coding #software #writing #literature #poetry [email protected]
Evan Prodromou
@[email protected]He/him. Board member at CoSocial.ca.
Research Director, Social Web Foundation.
Author of "ActivityPub: Programming for the Social Web" from O'Reilly Media.
Founder of Wikitravel, StatusNet, identi.ca, Fuzzy.ai.
Creator of pump.io. Co-creator of GNU social.
Former co-chair of the Social Web Working Group at W3C. Co-author of Activity Streams 2.0. Co-author of ActivityPub. Co-author of OStatus.
Grad student in CS at Georgia Tech.
Greek, Arab, Palestinian, American, Canadian, Montréalais.
Chris Messina
@[email protected]Inventor of the hashtag
#1 Product Hunter
Man of the internet
Generalist
TechCrunch
@[email protected]Technology news and analysis with a focus on founders and startup teams. Got a tip? http://techcrunch.com/tips
Chris Pirillo
@[email protected]Content-Creator-for-Hire (for Your Business) . Sharing Discoveries on the Internet Since 1992 . #Creator . #Geek . #Nerd . #Toys . #StarWars . #LEGO . #Seattle . #Nerd . #Retro . #Founder . #Entrepreneur . #3DPrinting . #Vegan . #Jedi . #Tech . #Software . #Community . #SocialMedia . #SciFi . 100% Personal
Chris Coyier
@[email protected]Co-Founder of CodePen
Mike Elgan
@[email protected]The world’s only cyberpunk non-fiction writer.
Sarah Perez 💙
@[email protected]TechCrunch reporter. Previously [email protected]. I'm going to post links to my TC stuff. #techcrunch #tech #technews #news DM on Signal 415.234.3994 or [email protected]
Casey Newton
@[email protected]Email salesman at Platformer and podcast co-host at Hard Fork. The Forkiverse was Kevin’s idea