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
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!
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 🛠️
@butter, @dessalines, I've grown quite fond of Friendica for that very thing, following things, not just people. Not only does it let me follow topics via tags, but things like #lemmy and #guppe get added as "forums", plus I can follow any #RSS or #Atom feed. All of these are added the same as adding any other contact (follow). All of these different ways of following things get listed in the same area of my account, as "contacts", where they can be easily separated into to multiple groups (lists). Each followed hashtag, forum, contact group, or protocol type is always listed down the side of my page where I can simply click on it to filter my current feed.
I know that other #fediverse / #ActivityPub interfaces such as #Pleroma, #Akkoma, #Misskey, #Calckey, #Hubzilla, and #Streams have some/all of these capabilities, each to their own extent. However, having played around extensively with all of them, I've come to find that #Friendica is the one that works best for me. And at the end of the day, this is the only thing that matters. It may be a bit time consuming, but trying all the things is the best (only?) way to see how they'll work for you.
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.
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.
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.
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!
@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/
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.
Mastodon monoculture problem (rys.io)