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I wonder why they're not using Cloudflare.
I don't know anything about Cloudflare, but isn't using a CDN with dynamic web-apps difficult? Sure you can host static content like javascript, CSS, images, etc. but caching stuff like what feeds, articles, etc. you've read can't be easy or efficient for a CDN.
I wonder why nearly every self-hosted alternative RSS-reader here is a web-app; isn't using a desktop-application desirable? Like Firefox, Thunderbird, Liferea[1], Akregator[2], and probably lots of OS X applications? [1] http://lzone.de/liferea/ [2] http://www.kde.org/applications/internet/akregator/
So much of what you're reading in RSS-reader is web content, naturally you'd want to click through things in your existing browsing experience. At least that's how I view it. I'd like to use a desktop-app but find myself never opening running it and instead jumping to feedly/google-reader etc. I'd really like to have a desktop-app w/o web service that sync'ed to my phone which I also like to read rss on.
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That's like saying bodyguards are a protection racket because muggers and assassins exist. Yes, it sucks to have to pay for defense, but that doesn't mean the problem is your defense vendor's fault, or that said vendor has done anything wrong at all.
I don't think anyone has a problem with offering defense services. The problem lies in that CloudFlare is helping to create the problem. It would be analogous to your bodyguard constantly hiring hitmen to make attempts at your life.
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So much of what you're reading in RSS-reader is web content, naturally you'd want to click through things in your existing browsing experience. At least that's how I view it. I'd like to use a desktop-app but find myself never opening running it and instead jumping to feedly/google-reader etc. I'd really like to have a desktop-app w/o web service that sync'ed to my phone which I also like to read rss on.
Multiple devices is the main reason I rely on a web service.
I wonder why nearly every self-hosted alternative RSS-reader here is a web-app; isn't using a desktop-application desirable? Like Firefox, Thunderbird, Liferea[1], Akregator[2], and probably lots of OS X applications? [1] http://lzone.de/liferea/ [2] http://www.kde.org/applications/internet/akregator/
I don't think I'm an RSS power user since I mostly use it for comics (~30), some techblogs and a couple of tumblr feeds.
I'm currently using bazqux[1] since it is fast and has a no-frills interface.
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Any suggestions on the best RSS reader to self-host?
Since it hasn't been mentioned yet, I'd like to suggest NewsBlur[1]. [1] https://github.com/samuelclay/NewsBlur
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I've been using Digg Reader for a while and I'm actually kind of shocked that most people haven't moved to that. It has its bugs (sometimes showing incorrect numbers, the mobile app locks up sometimes), but it's honestly the best alternative that I've found so far. Maybe it has to do with its free-ness, as people worry about them shutting doors like Google Reader, but if you're looking for a free solution then I'd de…
I was a very happy Digg Reader user for a while, but the bugs just kept getting worse and worse, and I jumped ship. Now I'm on BazQux, which works very, very well and very, very quickly, but has no mobile version and a design straight out of 1996.
I wonder why nearly every self-hosted alternative RSS-reader here is a web-app; isn't using a desktop-application desirable? Like Firefox, Thunderbird, Liferea[1], Akregator[2], and probably lots of OS X applications? [1] http://lzone.de/liferea/ [2] http://www.kde.org/applications/internet/akregator/
So much of what you're reading in RSS-reader is web content, naturally you'd want to click through things in your existing browsing experience. At least that's how I view it. I'd like to use a desktop-app but find myself never opening running it and instead jumping to feedly/google-reader etc. I'd really like to have a desktop-app w/o web service that sync'ed to my phone which I also like to read rss on.
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I don't think anyone has a problem with offering defense services. The problem lies in that CloudFlare is helping to create the problem. It would be analogous to your bodyguard constantly hiring hitmen to make attempts at your life.
Are you actually claiming that CloudFlare is paying for DDoS attacks, or is that a really poor metaphor?
So, perhaps more to your liking would be selling armed guard services to guard against a gang robbery, while simultaneously funding and supporting (but not actually participating in, i.e. not actually providing people for) said gang.
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Are you actually claiming that CloudFlare is paying for DDoS attacks, or is that a really poor metaphor?
Perhaps a poor metaphor in your opinion. I don't believe, nor did I claim, CloudFlare themselves is carrying out DDoS attacks. What they _are_ doing is making it way easier for others to do it. So, perhaps more to your liking would be selling armed guard services to guard against a gang robbery, while simultaneously funding and supporting (but not actually participating in, i.e. not actually providing people for) sai…