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I keep thinking the state of being offline ~90% of the time is the way to go - my current choice in tech projects is strongly guided by this belief. rss feeds

I keep thinking the state of being offline ~90% of the time is the way to go - my current choice in tech projects is strongly guided by this belief. rss feeds are a great quality:size ratio, I have a huge list of primary sources, will export and paste it here if anyone wants - and always appreciate any good recommendations. The best way I've found to win the ad blocking game is to get the rss feed when possible.

graysonk 9y ago
I used to think that RMS was crazy for essentially wgeting every site he wanted to browse locally, but now it is making a lot of sense. Also, could you share your list? I always love finding new sites.
Mikushi 9y ago
> I have a huge list of primary sources, will export and paste it here if anyone wants Definitely interested. Been thinking about making the shift but not sure where/with what to start.
- deleted 9y ago
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- newman8r 9y ago
  I think finding an RSS reader with a UX that fits your needs is a good way to go. I don't like browser based readers. I am currently using the liferea package and it's not bad. I just posted some of the feeds I follow. I've been meaning to start a repo for a list like this for a while, will post another reply when I get something running.
  - type0 9y ago
    Not sure if it was something with my system but for me Liferea was glacially slow, tried it a couple of times and then gave up.
dannysu 9y ago
This is the same thing that I do. I wrote about my setup in my blog [1]. Basically grab RSS for most things I read. Use node-red to create RSS feeds for things that don't have one, or use node-red to pre-filter feeds, as well as for downloading full content for offline reading. I read Twitter with RSS. I haven't got time to turn Facebook into RSS yet, but hopefully at some point. [1]: https://www.dannysu.com/2016/12/29/huginn-to-node-red/
- epiapp 9y ago
  FYI: I created an app that converts any YouTube channel into a podcast. Just type 'epi' right before 'youtube' in the channel url. https://github.com/amtopel/epi https://github.com/amtopel/epi
  - dannysu 9y ago
    oh awesome! gotta check that out
- newman8r 9y ago
  node red looks legit, those wiring diagrams make for a cool UX. will give it a try.
petejodo 9y ago
> I have a huge list of primary sources, will export and paste it here if anyone wants I'm interested in this. I've been wanting to get this set up but it always feels like rss feeds are hidden from being discovered. Not to mention I haven't found an RSS reader that I particularly like.
- anonred 9y ago
  If you’re on iOS, Reeder is a safe, no frills choice for iPhone and iPad. (No affiliation with the app, just use it for everything including Reddit).
newman8r 9y ago
Here's a small sample of feeds that seemed to be updated more regularly or had good content. not all primary sources of course. I left out all the big newspapers, subreddits and my local stuff. The xml export of my rss reader (liferea on gnome) is a bit ugly, I'll probably put it up on a github repo later and post back. https://www.nsf.gov/rss/rss_www_discoveries.xml https://www.nsf.gov/rss/rss_www_discoveries.xml https://www.darpa.mil/rss https://www.darpa.mil/rss jamanetwork.com/rss/site_3/67.xml feeds.nature.com/news/rss/most_recent news.nationalgeographic.com/rss/index.rss home.cern/scientists/updates/feed https://news.bitcoin.com/feed https://news.bitcoin.com/feed https://www.nsf.gov/rss/rss_www_funding_pgm_annc_inf.xml https://www.nsf.gov/rss/rss_www_funding_pgm_annc_inf.xml https://techcrunch.com/feed/ https://techcrunch.com/feed/ https://news.ycombinator.com/rss https://news.ycombinator.com/rss https://infocon.org/infocon.org-css/infoconorg-cons.rss https://infocon.org/infocon.org-css/infoconorg-cons.rss https://www.recode.net/rss/index.xml https://www.recode.net/rss/index.xml https://pa.tedcdn.com/feeds/talks.rss https://pa.tedcdn.com/feeds/talks.rss https://www.debian.org/News/news https://www.debian.org/News/news https://nvd.nist.gov/download/nvd-rss.xml https://nvd.nist.gov/download/nvd-rss.xml https://tools.ietf.org/html/new-rfcs.rss https://tools.ietf.org/html/new-rfcs.rss https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/ca.php?x=0 https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/ca.php?x=0 https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/?a=rss.feed https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/?a=rss.feed https://www.blm.gov/news-listing.xml/california https://www.blm.gov/news-listing.xml/california https://www.fema.gov/feeds/news.rss https://www.fema.gov/feeds/news.rss https://www.state.gov/rss/channels/alldos.xml https://www.state.gov/rss/channels/alldos.xml https://www.fbi.gov/feeds/national-press-releases/rss.xml https://www.fbi.gov/feeds/national-press-releases/rss.xml https://www.defense.gov/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/RSS.ashx?max=10&ContentType=1&Site=727 https://www.defense.gov/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/RSS.ashx?ma... https://www.dhs.gov/news/rss.xml https://www.dhs.gov/news/rss.xml www.centcom.mil/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/RSS.ashx?ContentType=1&Site=808&max=20 https://travel.state.gov/_res/rss/TWs.xml#.html https://travel.state.gov/_res/rss/TWs.xml#.html https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/by-year.xml https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/by-year.xml https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/ContactFDA/StayInformed/RSSFeeds/Recalls/rss.xml https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/ContactFDA/StayInformed/RSSFeed... https://bivol.bg/en/feed https://bivol.bg/en/feed www.nato.int/cps/rss/en/natohq/rssFeed.xsl/rssFeed.xml https://www.saudi.gov.sa/wps/wcm/connect/MCIT_en/News/?srv=cmpnt&source=library&cmpntname=MCIT_en/rss/menu-rss-feed https://www.saudi.gov.sa/wps/wcm/connect/MCIT_en/News/?srv=c...
kilroy123 9y ago
I'm also trying to do the same. I now pocket a LOT of articles to read later and offline. Hell, I barely read anything on the computer these days. Just pocket it all and have it sent to my Kindle to read later.

graysonk 9y ago

I used to think that RMS was crazy for essentially wgeting every site he wanted to browse locally, but now it is making a lot of sense. Also, could you share your list? I always love finding new sites.

Mikushi 9y ago

> I have a huge list of primary sources, will export and paste it here if anyone wants Definitely interested. Been thinking about making the shift but not sure where/with what to start.

deleted 9y ago
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newman8r 9y ago
I think finding an RSS reader with a UX that fits your needs is a good way to go. I don't like browser based readers. I am currently using the liferea package and it's not bad. I just posted some of the feeds I follow. I've been meaning to start a repo for a list like this for a while, will post another reply when I get something running.
- type0 9y ago
  Not sure if it was something with my system but for me Liferea was glacially slow, tried it a couple of times and then gave up.

dannysu 9y ago

This is the same thing that I do. I wrote about my setup in my blog [1]. Basically grab RSS for most things I read. Use node-red to create RSS feeds for things that don't have one, or use node-red to pre-filter feeds, as well as for downloading full content for offline reading. I read Twitter with RSS. I haven't got time to turn Facebook into RSS yet, but hopefully at some point. [1]: https://www.dannysu.com/2016/12/29/huginn-to-node-red/

epiapp 9y ago
FYI: I created an app that converts any YouTube channel into a podcast. Just type 'epi' right before 'youtube' in the channel url. https://github.com/amtopel/epi https://github.com/amtopel/epi
- dannysu 9y ago
  oh awesome! gotta check that out
newman8r 9y ago
node red looks legit, those wiring diagrams make for a cool UX. will give it a try.

petejodo 9y ago

> I have a huge list of primary sources, will export and paste it here if anyone wants I'm interested in this. I've been wanting to get this set up but it always feels like rss feeds are hidden from being discovered. Not to mention I haven't found an RSS reader that I particularly like.

anonred 9y ago
If you’re on iOS, Reeder is a safe, no frills choice for iPhone and iPad. (No affiliation with the app, just use it for everything including Reddit).

newman8r 9y ago

Here's a small sample of feeds that seemed to be updated more regularly or had good content. not all primary sources of course. I left out all the big newspapers, subreddits and my local stuff. The xml export of my rss reader (liferea on gnome) is a bit ugly, I'll probably put it up on a github repo later and post back. https://www.nsf.gov/rss/rss_www_discoveries.xml https://www.nsf.gov/rss/rss_www_discoveries.xml https://www.darpa.mil/rss https://www.darpa.mil/rss jamanetwork.com/rss/site_3/67.xml feeds.nature.com/news/rss/most_recent news.nationalgeographic.com/rss/index.rss home.cern/scientists/updates/feed https://news.bitcoin.com/feed https://news.bitcoin.com/feed https://www.nsf.gov/rss/rss_www_funding_pgm_annc_inf.xml https://www.nsf.gov/rss/rss_www_funding_pgm_annc_inf.xml https://techcrunch.com/feed/ https://techcrunch.com/feed/ https://news.ycombinator.com/rss https://news.ycombinator.com/rss https://infocon.org/infocon.org-css/infoconorg-cons.rss https://infocon.org/infocon.org-css/infoconorg-cons.rss https://www.recode.net/rss/index.xml https://www.recode.net/rss/index.xml https://pa.tedcdn.com/feeds/talks.rss https://pa.tedcdn.com/feeds/talks.rss https://www.debian.org/News/news https://www.debian.org/News/news https://nvd.nist.gov/download/nvd-rss.xml https://nvd.nist.gov/download/nvd-rss.xml https://tools.ietf.org/html/new-rfcs.rss https://tools.ietf.org/html/new-rfcs.rss https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/ca.php?x=0 https://alerts.weather.gov/cap/ca.php?x=0 https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/?a=rss.feed https://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/?a=rss.feed https://www.blm.gov/news-listing.xml/california https://www.blm.gov/news-listing.xml/california https://www.fema.gov/feeds/news.rss https://www.fema.gov/feeds/news.rss https://www.state.gov/rss/channels/alldos.xml https://www.state.gov/rss/channels/alldos.xml https://www.fbi.gov/feeds/national-press-releases/rss.xml https://www.fbi.gov/feeds/national-press-releases/rss.xml https://www.defense.gov/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/RSS.ashx?max=10&ContentType=1&Site=727 https://www.defense.gov/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/RSS.ashx?ma... https://www.dhs.gov/news/rss.xml https://www.dhs.gov/news/rss.xml www.centcom.mil/DesktopModules/ArticleCS/RSS.ashx?ContentType=1&Site=808&max=20 https://travel.state.gov/_res/rss/TWs.xml#.html https://travel.state.gov/_res/rss/TWs.xml#.html https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/by-year.xml https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/by-year.xml https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/ContactFDA/StayInformed/RSSFeeds/Recalls/rss.xml https://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/ContactFDA/StayInformed/RSSFeed... https://bivol.bg/en/feed https://bivol.bg/en/feed www.nato.int/cps/rss/en/natohq/rssFeed.xsl/rssFeed.xml https://www.saudi.gov.sa/wps/wcm/connect/MCIT_en/News/?srv=cmpnt&source=library&cmpntname=MCIT_en/rss/menu-rss-feed https://www.saudi.gov.sa/wps/wcm/connect/MCIT_en/News/?srv=c...

kilroy123 9y ago

I'm also trying to do the same. I now pocket a LOT of articles to read later and offline. Hell, I barely read anything on the computer these days. Just pocket it all and have it sent to my Kindle to read later.