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RSS readers are immensely helpful to also interact with image (such as web comics) and video (Youtube channels) feeds. Alas, a terminal interface is a decisive

• kseistrup 5mo ago
  Some terminal emulators – e.g., kitty – can show images inline. I use `toot` and `tooi` to read the Fediverse in kitty, and the images are there alright.
• rambambram 5mo ago
  I wish more sites added images (in the <enclosure> tag preferably) to their RSS posts. I think images are the perfect middle ground between spicing up pure textbased posts and not being distracting videos on autoplay. With my self-built reader (link in bio) I'm always delighted to see posts with photos or images attached.
• analogpixel 5mo ago
  I tried to use neomutt a few months ago, and found that all email is now just a mime encoded minefield. too bad, I liked the mutt workflow over having to have a browser opening and checking for stuff.
• the_gipsy 5mo ago
  Plug: I made https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui-image https://github.com/ratatui/ratatui-image for ratatui projects (like this one), and terminals that support some image protocol. It falls back to some ASCII-art.
• asdff 5mo ago
  You don't need to stay completely in the terminal interface. I use newsboat. I have configured it such that if I want to open any media links like that, one keystroke opens them in a new firefox window on top of everything. One can also use something like mpv or imagemagick if firefox feels too "heavy."
  • anthk 5mo ago
    I use Dillo for science articles.
• sneak 5mo ago
  What if I don't like beans?