I used to use Google Reader. Feed count rose and rose to the point I stopped using it. For many many months I'm checking only LWN and HN sites manually for CS/I

I used to use Google Reader. Feed count rose and rose to the point I stopped using it. For many many months I'm checking only LWN and HN sites manually for CS/IT-related stuff - I don't feel like I lost anything. So cannot really complain about losing Google Reader now, but I think that this decease decision is strange. I may reevaluate feed idea when I see intelligent reader that will show me early the most interesting stories from my subscriptions and will do it with a style. Reading must be a pleasure, not pain. Typographically web is a horrible place, there is so much that can and should be improved. Feeds should be your better (i.e. correctly) looking versions of the texts you can find on the web. Google Reader Plus extension improved a bit comfort of using GR, thanks to multi-column view for instance, but it wasn't enough to keep me using GR.