I read that using Elfeed in Emacs. Nothing allows me to slash through numerous articles as quickly; while also taking notes. Without any distractions like banners, quirky fonts, and weird colors.
I consume RSS mainly on my phone, NetNewsWire has IMO the best UX for that.
Server-side I host my own Miniflux instance, but I rarely — if ever — use its web UI.
So when I wake up I make some fresh coffee or caffè d’orzo, grab my feeds and read away.
Just like the author I prefer not to “litter” my feed reader with news-like websites: you don’t need to find news, they’ll find you one way or another.
Personal blogs are my favorite, it’s a window in someone’s life and mind.
Thunderbird has been my news reader these days. Email based newsletter and RSS based feed can be consumed within one application. It’s not perfect but it works as in 2023. I just hope its sync feature can improve the experience on multiple devices, including android maybe.
A long, long time ago I would wake up, have quiet breakfast and coffee and read the newspaper before I start my day. These days I do exactly the same, only my feeds in Miniflux have taken over the role of the newspaper.
I read whatever is possible in there. General news, forums, personal blogs and, of course, lobste.rs. In the past I even had subreddits and twitter in there. I am glad Substack bundles a feed with their newsletters.
I almost always start the day looking through the latest stuff with newsboat, and Lobste.rs of course. But I do feel like it leaves me a bit more scatter-brained all day. It’s harder to get started with work somehow. I should really try to resist opening up this stuff in the morning and do it during the day in between tasks, instead. But then I always feel guilty because I wouldn’t be working, which ups the anxiety levels…
I read that using Elfeed in Emacs. Nothing allows me to slash through numerous articles as quickly; while also taking notes. Without any distractions like banners, quirky fonts, and weird colors.
I consume RSS mainly on my phone, NetNewsWire has IMO the best UX for that.
Server-side I host my own Miniflux instance, but I rarely — if ever — use its web UI.
So when I wake up I make some fresh coffee or caffè d’orzo, grab my feeds and read away.
Just like the author I prefer not to “litter” my feed reader with news-like websites: you don’t need to find news, they’ll find you one way or another.
Personal blogs are my favorite, it’s a window in someone’s life and mind.
Thunderbird has been my news reader these days. Email based newsletter and RSS based feed can be consumed within one application. It’s not perfect but it works as in 2023. I just hope its sync feature can improve the experience on multiple devices, including android maybe.
A long, long time ago I would wake up, have quiet breakfast and coffee and read the newspaper before I start my day. These days I do exactly the same, only my feeds in Miniflux have taken over the role of the newspaper.
I read whatever is possible in there. General news, forums, personal blogs and, of course, lobste.rs. In the past I even had subreddits and twitter in there. I am glad Substack bundles a feed with their newsletters.
I almost always start the day looking through the latest stuff with
newsboat, and Lobste.rs of course. But I do feel like it leaves me a bit more scatter-brained all day. It’s harder to get started with work somehow. I should really try to resist opening up this stuff in the morning and do it during the day in between tasks, instead. But then I always feel guilty because I wouldn’t be working, which ups the anxiety levels…I pay for Feedly, and the Byline iOS app syncs with that.
I used to be a huge RSS fan but lately I’ve found the folders-based structure a bit limiting. It’s still a great power tool though.
Longtime newsboat user here! Im glad Im in good company.