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Patrick Leigh Fermor recounting walking from Holland to Constantinople in the early 1930's is an enchanting tale. He was in his teens when he started the walk, but only started wri…

Try dark reader, it has a sepia setting and works on nearly all sites: https://darkreader.org/

I get twitter RSS feeds. Find a users profile page and then use your client to search for feeds. It works with twitter lists too. I use a browser extension called Feedbro. It is re…

This is super useful: https://github.com/damng/hackernews-rss-with-inlined-content as it says on the tin, it inlines the contents of the linked page

https://damng.github.io/hackernews-rss-with-inlined-content/... It does what is says on the tin, pulls content from the OP link. Links to HN comments too.

Did you know you can follow subreddits via RSS? It makes reddit work for me.

Metacritic consistently come out on top when compared to IMDB and Rotten Tomatoes. This article is a good dive into the pros and cons: https://thenextweb.com/syndication/2018/02/04…

Joshua Slocum - Sailing Alone Around the World A fascinating account of the first solo circumnavigation of the world. Definitely a digital detox that will prep you the next book in…

I am not sure librarians are the ones who decide that a particular subject is socially or technologically dangerous. The point still stands, the information that libraries provide …

The featured books section is not curated specifically for you and you also have the choice to avoid that bookcase.

But Facebook does regulate the feeds of their users by employing algorithms to surface content that they think the user will engage with, and so get bucks for the eyeball. This dis…

This is a very well researched and referenced investigation into the origins of CoV-SARS-2 virus and the activities of Shi Zhengli and her associates. https://greatgameindia.com/co…

This is more than a rabbit warren Sarah... A quote from a peer reviewed paper by Shi Zhengli the 'Chinese Bat Lady' on how she combined SARS and HIV "we investigated the receptor u…

podgaj - have you checked out https://www.reddit.com/r/COVID19/ ? It a well moderated discussion thread focused solely on the science. You will find it a little saner there.

FeedBro user here too, it also runs well on Chrome. I have nearly 1k subscriptions and the tab consumes less than 2Mb. Highly recommended.

popurls is an aggregator of aggregators, you will find content to suit your taste there. http://popurls.com/ Some of my fav science and culture sites are: http://www.symmetrymagazi…

Try Feedbro, it is an extension for chrome and firefox. It is free and unlimited and the UI is customisable to a degree. The one downside is it is not a cloud app, so won't sync ac…

After running into Inoreader's limits I found Feedbro, it is a free extension for Chrome and Firefox and it does the job very well. https://nodetics.com/feedbro/ It is not open sou…

I have recently switched to feedbro after trying feedly and inoreader. Recommended. https://nodetics.com/feedbro/

Another good source of info - produced by ThoughtWorks: https://martinfowler.com/articles/web-security-basics.html

I came across this beauty a couple of days ago> Not seen it in the flesh but is does seem to fit your use case. https://remarkable.com/ Specs https://support.remarkable.com/hc/en-u…

Post an advert on Glassdoor: https://www.glassdoor.com/post-job Use keywords in the job description that are relevant to your industry. State the years of experience and any qualif…

Be prepared for the questions that you will be asked when the alarm is raised. Q1. Why late? Work is 'outside of comfort zone', thus accurate estimates are impossible. Q2. When wil…

There are some good remote job lists on GitHub: https://github.com/search?q=remote+job This also looks like it may be useful: https://github.com/yanirs/established-remote Some tips…

http://sqlfiddle.com is another nice query building site. It gives you the option of working with different engines.