Re: Feeds aren't yet dead (Was: Re: perl module listgarden)
On Thu, 03 Aug 2023 21:33:24 +0100 Steve McIntyre wrote: > Andy Smith wrote: > >On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 06:23:15PM +, Russell L. Harris wrote: > >> On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 05:29:33PM +, Andy Smith wrote: > >> > On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 03:07:47AM +, Russell L. Harris wrote: > >> > > For that matter, is RSS still in use? > >> > > >> > $ r2e list | wc -l > >> > 72 > >> > >> Andy, I don't understand; kindly explain. > > > >I am notified about new posts to feeds that I follow by rss2email. I > >have 72 feeds that I actively follow. > > > >> But I am a dinosaur, and I am not sure that RSS still is vital or even > >> helpful to a web site; therefore my query. > > > >It is niche but very appreciated by those of us that use it. > >Basically if I like a blog or similar service then I like to follow > >it. But I will never see new postings unless they have a feed, or if > >I follow them on Fediverse. I'm not going to sit there reloading 72 > >web sites every day. > > > >(Doesn't have to be RSS; any feed tech like Atom is fine also) > > Similar here. I'm using FreshRSS daily to pick up on RSS/atom feeds > from all over the place... Ditto - Liferea for all kinds of blogs and other sites that regularly / semi-regularly publish new content, including tech and Linux / FLOSS sites such as Ars Technica, LWN.net, etc. -- Celejar
Re: Feeds aren't yet dead (Was: Re: perl module listgarden)
Andy Smith wrote: >On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 06:23:15PM +, Russell L. Harris wrote: >> On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 05:29:33PM +, Andy Smith wrote: >> > On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 03:07:47AM +, Russell L. Harris wrote: >> > > For that matter, is RSS still in use? >> > >> > $ r2e list | wc -l >> > 72 >> >> Andy, I don't understand; kindly explain. > >I am notified about new posts to feeds that I follow by rss2email. I >have 72 feeds that I actively follow. > >> But I am a dinosaur, and I am not sure that RSS still is vital or even >> helpful to a web site; therefore my query. > >It is niche but very appreciated by those of us that use it. >Basically if I like a blog or similar service then I like to follow >it. But I will never see new postings unless they have a feed, or if >I follow them on Fediverse. I'm not going to sit there reloading 72 >web sites every day. > >(Doesn't have to be RSS; any feed tech like Atom is fine also) Similar here. I'm using FreshRSS daily to pick up on RSS/atom feeds from all over the place... -- Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.st...@einval.com Can't keep my eyes from the circling sky, Tongue-tied & twisted, Just an earth-bound misfit, I...
Re: Feeds aren't yet dead (Was: Re: perl module listgarden)
Hi Russell, On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 06:23:15PM +, Russell L. Harris wrote: > On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 05:29:33PM +, Andy Smith wrote: > > On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 03:07:47AM +, Russell L. Harris wrote: > > > For that matter, is RSS still in use? > > > > $ r2e list | wc -l > > 72 > > Andy, I don't understand; kindly explain. I am notified about new posts to feeds that I follow by rss2email. I have 72 feeds that I actively follow. > But I am a dinosaur, and I am not sure that RSS still is vital or even > helpful to a web site; therefore my query. It is niche but very appreciated by those of us that use it. Basically if I like a blog or similar service then I like to follow it. But I will never see new postings unless they have a feed, or if I follow them on Fediverse. I'm not going to sit there reloading 72 web sites every day. (Doesn't have to be RSS; any feed tech like Atom is fine also) Cheers, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting
Re: Feeds aren't yet dead (Was: Re: perl module listgarden)
On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 05:29:33PM +, Andy Smith wrote: Hello, On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 03:07:47AM +, Russell L. Harris wrote: For that matter, is RSS still in use? $ r2e list | wc -l 72 Andy, I don't understand; kindly explain. I have a blog and a web site, both of which I create with make4ht, so they have no RSS feed. Of course, everyone else uses WordPress, which can produce a RSS feed. But I compose with LaTeX as my markup language, and (the last I checked) LaTeX is only marginally-compatible with WordPress. But I am a dinosaur, and I am not sure that RSS still is vital or even helpful to a web site; therefore my query. RLH
Feeds aren't yet dead (Was: Re: perl module listgarden)
Hello, On Thu, Aug 03, 2023 at 03:07:47AM +, Russell L. Harris wrote: > For that matter, is RSS still in use? $ r2e list | wc -l 72 Cheers, Andy -- https://bitfolk.com/ -- No-nonsense VPS hosting
