paultibbetts
paultibbetts

Got any tips for getting started with RSS readers?

I’ve installed NetNewsWire on my phone and laptop and they sync from FreshRSS which is running in my homelab.

Which feeds do you recommend?

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jsonbecker
jsonbecker

@paultibbetts what do you like to read or care about? I basically don’t “surf” the web and haven’t since like 2006. Any website I like gets subscribed to via RSS.

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paultibbetts
paultibbetts

@jsonbecker most of the sites are aggregators like Reddit, which I've just seen has RSS feeds available but I guess they'll be noisy. I want less surfing and more flicking through the newspaper at a beach cafe. I guess I'll have to put in some effort to get to that point.

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jsonbecker
jsonbecker

@paultibbetts which sub reddits are your favorites? Find the sites that are commonly posted or on the wiki!

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samjc
samjc

@paultibbetts This Week In Neovim has a feed. Any webcomics you like? Or maybe check out some directory sites like theforest.link or ooh.directory

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amerpie
amerpie

@paultibbetts My blogroll - www.inoreader.com/stream/us...

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tracydurnell
tracydurnell

@paultibbetts Tip: Substack and Ghost and (most) Buttondown email newsletters have RSS feeds so you can get them out of your email inbox. For WordPress sites, you can follow any tag or category by adding /feed at the end of the URL, if you don't want the whole site feed.

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frankm
frankm

@paultibbetts Any of the bloggers here provide interesting things to read: frankmcpherson.blog/other-blo...

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paultibbetts
paultibbetts

@jsonbecker I didn't think to check the wikis. I've found loads of interesting looking feeds that have been right under my nose this whole time, thanks!

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paultibbetts
paultibbetts

@samjc TWiN sounds ideal and I've just found plenty of interesting on ooh.directory, thanks! I like xkcd but I can't imagine how the hover the image would work in RSS format 🤔

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jsonbecker
jsonbecker

@paultibbetts ooh I'm glad to have offered a useful idea.

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samjc
samjc

@paultibbetts at least in the reader I use (newsblur) the alt text works fine for xkcd

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