Consume Less, Create More

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Post by codesparkle » Sat, Jan 07, 2023, 9:00 AM UTC

Consume Less, Create More
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Re: Consume Less, Create More

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Post by 082349872349872 » Sat, Jan 07, 2023, 9:42 AM UTC

I know I'm trailing edge (quarter century late?) but I just installed an RSS reader, and found that it cut down on my click-click-click immensely: ("OK, I've finished skimming/reading the latest batch of incoming bitstreams, now time for me to create some fresh outgoing bits").

cf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning_chamber#/...

Re: Consume Less, Create More

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Post by codesparkle » Sat, Jan 07, 2023, 11:26 AM UTC

082349872349872 wrote: post #2

I know I'm trailing edge (quarter century late?) but I just installed an RSS reader, and found that it cut down on my click-click-click immensely: ("OK, I've finished skimming/reading the latest batch of incoming bitstreams, now time for me to create some fresh outgoing bits"). cf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning_chamber#/...

Nice! I have tried Mastodon but keep getting sucked back into Twitter, hence the 30 minute daily limit. Perhaps I should give RSS a go as well. Can you recommend a reader?

Re: Consume Less, Create More

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Post by 082349872349872 » Sat, Jan 07, 2023, 11:37 AM UTC

codesparkle wrote: post #3

082349872349872 wrote: post #2

I know I'm trailing edge (quarter century late?) but I just installed an RSS reader, and found that it cut down on my click-click-click immensely: ("OK, I've finished skimming/reading the latest batch of incoming bitstreams, now time for me to create some fresh outgoing bits"). cf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning_chamber#/...

Nice! I have tried Mastodon but keep getting sucked back into Twitter, hence the 30 minute daily limit. Perhaps I should give RSS a go as well. Can you recommend a reader?

I'm using https://www.newsboat.org , but not for any good reason: only because it came to hand when an HN discussion of a fork inspired me. That said, I've had no reason to look for anything better.

On an MBP, I'm using:

  browser "open %u"
  show-read-feeds no
  auto-reload yes
  reload-time 60
  macro m mark-feed-read ; quit ; reload-all
  macro k open ; goto-url 2 ; quit

for hourly polling; when I swap to its screen, I only ever consult 1 virtual feed:

  "query:Unread Articles:unread = \"yes\""

then use either 'o' or ',k' (for HN articles, to open comments) to load whatever looks interesting into tabs (in the browser on a different screen), then ',my' to mark all as read and re-poll.

Re: Consume Less, Create More

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Post by codesparkle » Sat, Jan 07, 2023, 11:45 AM UTC

082349872349872 wrote: post #4

codesparkle wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Nice! I have tried Mastodon but keep getting sucked back into Twitter, hence the 30 minute daily limit. Perhaps I should give RSS a go as well. Can you recommend a reader?

I'm using https://www.newsboat.org , but not for any good reason: only because it came to hand when an HN discussion of a fork inspired me. That said, I've had no reason to look for anything better. On an MBP, I'm using: browser "open %u" show-read-feeds no auto-reload yes reload-time 60 macro m mark-feed-read ; quit ; reload-all macro k open ; goto-url 2 ; quit for hourly polling; when I swap to its screen, I only e…

cool, there's a brew formula and trying to run it tells me exactly what to do:

  Error: no URLs configured. Please fill the file ~/.newsboat/urls with RSS feed URLs or import an OPML file.

thanks for the tip, giving it a go!