I use an RSS reader (Vienna) and check it multiple times per day. I have, let's see, 28 active subscriptions in it. Most of them don't update often at all. T

I use an RSS reader (Vienna) and check it multiple times per day. I have, let's see, 28 active subscriptions in it. Most of them don't update often at all. The best use case for RSS is if there's a source that occasionally puts out highly interesting content, on an unpredictable schedule. (This describes most of the feeds I'm subscribed to.) RSS (or something equivalent to it) enables you to not waste time checking it manually every day or whatever, while also being sure you won't miss anything when/if they do finally update. It's like switching from poll-driven to interrupt-driven I/O. I wish more things provided RSS feeds.