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I don't think 1., 2., and 3. is applicable to at least how I use my RSS reader. Also, I don't understand why that is not the norm... The way I use my RSS reade

I don't think 1., 2., and 3. is applicable to at least how I use my RSS reader. Also, I don't understand why that is not the norm... The way I use my RSS reader is that I scroll through the list of posts, and if it's something I wish to check back on later, I press the shortcut to send it to instapaper, and if it's something I wish to check now, I press the shortcut to open it in a new tab, and then I go on. When I'm done, all posts have been marked as read, and then I have a few tabs open that I immediately check out, and a few links in instapaper that I check out later. I never actually read an article or a comic or a video in my reader. It's terrible interface, I find. I much rather check out the actual website. I do the exact same for instapaper; open in a new tab and archive the link.

kakarot 8y ago
It sounds like you are using RSS as a way to generalize your access to each provider, but only as a delivery mechanism. The viewing is still done in the browser. With the exception of web apps / extensions, it's my understanding that RSS feeds were originally meant to be consumed by a program specifically optimized for handling feeds, instead of a bloated, slow, unsafe web browser. In the end, your RSS flow could mostly be replaced by a set of live bookmarks in your bookmark toolbar, then you wouldn't even have to leave the browser. Plus you would get easy multi-platform synchronization of your feeds. A hell of a lot easier than running an RSS reader on a private server like a lot of us.
- fredsir 8y ago
  Well, that might be the intention, but I have never experienced an "RSS Reader" that have left me with the want to actually consume the content inside it. I much prefer opening say an article in a browser and reading it with "reader mode" if it has bad text-layout. Also, my RSS reader is just a web app, not a native application, so when I get through my list of new posts in my feeds, I'm already in the browser.
rcxdude 8y ago
This is how I use RSS as well. I wound up writing my own self-hosted RSS reader which is extremely simple and supports this workflow.
- nsriv 8y ago
  Any chance you've open-sourced this solution? I've been looking for something self-hosted for ages.
  - kakarot 8y ago
    I can't speak for OP but I use Tiny Tiny RSS: https://tt-rss.org/ https://tt-rss.org/
  - rcxdude 8y ago
    It can be found here: https://github.com/rcxdude/nobsrss https://github.com/rcxdude/nobsrss

kakarot 8y ago

It sounds like you are using RSS as a way to generalize your access to each provider, but only as a delivery mechanism. The viewing is still done in the browser. With the exception of web apps / extensions, it's my understanding that RSS feeds were originally meant to be consumed by a program specifically optimized for handling feeds, instead of a bloated, slow, unsafe web browser. In the end, your RSS flow could mostly be replaced by a set of live bookmarks in your bookmark toolbar, then you wouldn't even have to leave the browser. Plus you would get easy multi-platform synchronization of your feeds. A hell of a lot easier than running an RSS reader on a private server like a lot of us.

fredsir 8y ago
Well, that might be the intention, but I have never experienced an "RSS Reader" that have left me with the want to actually consume the content inside it. I much prefer opening say an article in a browser and reading it with "reader mode" if it has bad text-layout. Also, my RSS reader is just a web app, not a native application, so when I get through my list of new posts in my feeds, I'm already in the browser.

rcxdude 8y ago

This is how I use RSS as well. I wound up writing my own self-hosted RSS reader which is extremely simple and supports this workflow.

nsriv 8y ago
Any chance you've open-sourced this solution? I've been looking for something self-hosted for ages.
- kakarot 8y ago
  I can't speak for OP but I use Tiny Tiny RSS: https://tt-rss.org/ https://tt-rss.org/
- rcxdude 8y ago
  It can be found here: https://github.com/rcxdude/nobsrss https://github.com/rcxdude/nobsrss