Thank you for voting, and while I'm sure this is an unusually #RSS user heavy crowd, I'm surprised that almost 80% of people want the full text; personally I skim the summaries and then jump to the ones I'm interested in. Time to update my feed to full text then 🛠️
Die Megakirche #Hillsong wirbt extrem offensiv um Spenden. Gottesdienstbesucher spenden alljährlich Dutzende Millionen Euro. Interne Unterlagen zeigen, wie die Chef-Pastoren darüber von Luxushotels und Geschenken profitieren – auch in Deutschland.
I've just discovered a new, self-hostable, minimalist RSS feed aggregator. No JS, very simple to use. There's a free, hosted version too at https://vore.website. Thanks @j3s. Long live #RSS!
Last week on Uploaded we talked about many things. Like discord changing their username system, which many people don't want to change, China exactly copying an Intel Core i3, someone smuggling a lot of gpus in a load of lobsters and more. Catch it in your podcast app by searching for "Uploaded Tech News" or get the links to most platforms here: https://linktr.ee/UploadingPodcast#podcast#podcasting#podcasts#RSS
@tilvids@thelinuxEXP A while back I had the idea of setting up an #RSS reader that allowed users to 'retweet' feed items, creating the ability to have user curated feeds. This gives RSS even more of the advantages of social media without inheriting any of the downsides. I am still looking for more users to help me test things, as well as someone to build an Apple version if anyone wants to take a look - http://gametheatre.org/porifera/
I’m looking for a good #RSS reader. It needs to be cross-platform — at least iOS and Windows, but ideally also Linux. Not opposed to self-hosting or web apps. Should support notifications. Browser extensions would be welcomed. Privacy preserving and open source a bonus.
Many here have been pushing the idea that #RSS has been neglected for far too long. I tend to agree.
If you're a #WordPress user, here's a plugin you should try: Friends by @alex described by @pfefferle as "A federated network based on RSS!".
It doesn't use #ActivityPub, but can be "enhanced" by it.
I need a better way to deal with all the things I want to read, like learning to ignore 90% of it. Just tried to clear my #RSS feeds, and saved about 10 articles to 'read later' as they all looked good, but then I'm probably never going to get the chance to read them later, and should stop pretending to myself. It'd hopefully make me feel less guilty about not reading the cool stuff.
If you’re using social networks to find news about the things you’re interested in (yes, that includes Mastodon), it’s time to stop and use something that was actually made for that: RSS!
So I made a quick video about this old tech, and how it’s still the absolute best way of curating what you read, watch, receive, or listen to:
@thelinuxEXP alright that definitely convinced me to install the #nextcloud reader app on my server, and get serious about using #rss! I thought it could only fetch blog posts!
@thelinuxEXP#RSS would work really well for syndicating blog posts and podcasts without having to worry about people commenting or having to create accounts in the first place. That's why it's Really Simple Syndication, hence the acronym. If companies are really focused about reviving the Open Web, they should revive RSS.
To make it easier, I think browsers should support native reading and previews of RSS feeds, and allowing you to subscribe to them without having to use a separate application. Forget having to install Thunderbird, it should be native to the browser. Until then an extension is okay.
If this is true that #Bluesky is "pull-based", then it's a lot like #RSS, but with a complicated storage format.
It will also explain the need for highly inefficient BGS architecture. That's what basically all big podcast players do: They read all RSS files and build a server-side cache, then serve the clients.
Some small podcast and RSS readers do access the source directly, and I suspect if Bluesky spreads we will see clients accessing PDSs directly.
Nick at The Linux Experience advocates for the use of RSS feeds and readers for news and news content and I have to say, I agree. After Google Reader shut down, I drifted to one reader after another before fizzling out, but lately I've been really, deeply burned out on social media and it just might be time to get back to RSS feed curation.
Bonus tip: this video includes a nifty trick for turning newsletters into RSS feeds!