Poll: Best RSS reader • Hacker News Board

Re: Poll: Best RSS reader

#71

Post by netghost » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 2:55 PM UTC

I really like the Sage addon for firefox. It's about the only reason I normally open firefox.

Re: Poll: Best RSS reader

#72

Post by dfc » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 3:03 PM UTC

Your mail client and rss2email.

http://www.allthingsrss.com/rss2email/

Re: Poll: Best RSS reader

#73

Post by Millennium » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 3:05 PM UTC

bmurphy1976 wrote: post #55

No mention of Bloglines? They're still around (and halfway decent). http://www.bloglines.com/

A lot of Google Reader users were refugees from the (brief) demise of Bloglines. It doesn't surprise me that people think it stayed dead.

Re: Poll: Best RSS reader

#74

Post by netghost » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 3:12 PM UTC

netghost wrote: post #71

I really like the Sage addon for firefox. It's about the only reason I normally open firefox.

Here's the link for it: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/sage/

The nice thing is that it just sits there in your sidebar, and can be configured to open the articles directly, so it largely stays out of your way.

Re: Poll: Best RSS reader

#75

Post by lucian1900 » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 3:15 PM UTC

Samuel_Michon wrote: post #45

lucian1900 wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It doesn't work without Google Reader's service. How is it an alternative?

No, it also supports Fever. http://brooksreview.net/2012/06/reeder-3/ Plus, this is what the author wrote on Twitter: "Don't worry, Reeder won't die with Google Reader." https://twitter.com/reederapp/status/311995748482945025

Apparently that's only the case for the iPhone version, which is the only one I don't use (as I have an Android phone).

Re: Poll: Best RSS reader

#76

Post by benubois » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 3:27 PM UTC

https://feedbin.me

Re: Poll: Best RSS reader

#77

Post by ott2 » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 3:33 PM UTC

Missing option: http://www.vienna-rss.org/

Re: Poll: Best RSS reader

#78

Post by Spittie » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 3:42 PM UTC

I voted for Tiny Tiny RSS, since I've just installed it and I'm liking it. After a bit of customizations it's quite close to Google Reader.

But I would have voted for Google Reader if it were an options in the poll.

Re: Poll: Best RSS reader

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Post by jxdxbx » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 3:52 PM UTC

NateDad wrote: post #23

mr_penguin wrote: post #20

It would help to clarify if we're comparing RSS readers (clients / desk / mobile) or aggregators (web / self hosted)

Ideally there's little difference, like Google Reader. There's a web interface and a mobile app that syncs with it. (Do people really use a desktop client? If so, why? Seems like a relic of another age, like desktop email clients.)

I've been a Google Reader user since 2006 and have rarely seen the website. I used NetNewsWire for years, then Reeder. For me, web apps are good as sych engines between native clients, and emergency back-up ways to access data from other machines.

Re: Poll: Best RSS reader

#80

Post by Semaphor » Thu, Mar 14, 2013, 3:54 PM UTC

lucb1e wrote: post #66

vincentkriek wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reddit has no polls douche

Semaphor meant that downvotes are destroying a community like on Reddit, and there is no need to call anyone a douche. (I'm just clarifying by the way, I don't agree or disagree that downvotes are destroying communities; I don't know if it's true.)

Thanks for showing yet another difference between HN and Reddit (don't get me wrong, I really like Reddit).

And they are not by itself destroying communities but IMO they are multiplying Eternal September effects.