raindog469Nov 7, 2022
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#feditip: go to https://{your mastodon server}/users/{any username}.rss to get an RSS feed for your RSS reader.

Level 2: go about your day without internet, then in the evening settle down at your Computer Desk with a nice cup of tea to RSS-digest the day's shitposts.

Level 3: Aggregates your RSS feeds into epub format. Load the output onto your 2000's e-ink e-reader via USB cable. Sit in an overstuffed armchair with a nearby lamp, say aloud "Ah, yes, today's internet" and sip your port.

Nov 5, 2022 at 1:49amSubwayTooter
Show threadDan moved, see pinned tootNov 5, 2022
(I phrased that like I was joking but there are people on here who really do that, who have that healthy of a relationship with technology. The internet stays in its box until it's summoned for a specific task, then when it's done being useful or amusing, back in the box it goes. They don't look at internet when they're bored or between things, they don't allow it to pester their pockets with notifications, they do internet only on their schedule. More of these people on Fedi than elsewhere)
Show threadPetraNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops I need to go back to making ebooks of rss feeds, such a good way to consume things
Show threadJeffrey HarlanNov 5, 2022
@PetraOleum @ifixcoinops that's how I get my news every day. I use calibre to scrape news sites' RSS and compile it, then transfer that to my e-reader. Then I can read it at my leisure, and on the go since I take my reader everywhere.
Show threadJustadutchguyNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops time to dust off my old sony Ereader
Show thread䷰ Xīn Jīn Mèng 新金梦Nov 5, 2022

@ifixcoinops

I just found my Nook! Oh my stars, how difficult is this level 3 to set up?

Show threadMuradNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops You've reminded me I used to have a script that uploaded news to my kindle as a pdf each day... 🤔
Show threadRileyNov 9, 2022
@ifixcoinops God, we should all be so elevated, so self-disciplined. Zen.
Show threadDan moved, see pinned tootNov 5, 2022
Kinda wild that my most-boosted thread had advice in it that didn't work because I was thinking about a different website huh
Show threadBen LindsayNov 6, 2022
@ifixcoinops wait which part doesn't work?
Show threadDan moved, see pinned tootNov 6, 2022
@benlindsay I edited the post so it does work now, I had the wrong URL
Show threadmollydotNov 7, 2022
@ifixcoinops *reboosts*
Show threadWill Nov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops oh no. Don't tempt me
Show threadeddNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops My good reading armchair has a suitcase in it right now -_-
Show thread LofenyyNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops Okay. Question. I keep trying this, but I keep getting 404'd. I'm guessing that maybe my instance has RSS disabled?
Show threadDan moved, see pinned tootNov 5, 2022
@lofenyy ah bugger they've changed it; mine is https://mastodon.social/users/ifixcoinops.rss
Show threadTeflon |CyberSec| 🖖Nov 5, 2022

@ifixcoinops

Hells. That’s useful.

Show threadEmanuel Schleussinger 💾Nov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops funny and not THAT far off what i do. :-) i noticed that I need some AI to rank the posts by "more interesting"
Show threadVx. Princess "size_t queen" Grace Nov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops People use msync like this and it makes me happy every time i see it, honestly
Show threadpthaler Nov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops omg I love the eBook reader idea, maybe I really give this a try 😄
Show threadKebo KitanariNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops I know this is mostly serious but I’m just imagining that Winnie the Pooh increasingly sophisticated meme set to this lmao
Show threadKebo KitanariNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops in all seriousness, if I didn’t need my college email glued to my face at all times, I would have switched to a dumbphone years ago
Show threadlostprototypeNov 5, 2022

@ifixcoinops I used to do this with my HP iPaq H2200 back in 2003.

I'd use ActiveSync to get the latest BBC news, cut up a nice Fuji apple and some cheddar in the early morning and have a peaceful offline read.

Show threadadriftNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops level 4: load it into your reMarkable, make handwritten notes in the margins, and send the PDF to your bestie?
Show threadJessie Ann (she/they)Nov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops “Ah, yes, today’s internet”
Show threadVicNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops There's got to be clay tablets involved around level 5 or 6, I reckon. ;) Loving the tip, thank you!
Show threadDigitalgerry ☘️🇫🇷Nov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops who uses rss readers in 2022?
Show threadshitpostalotl ==> akko.unix.dogNov 18, 2022
@ifixcoinops @Digitalgerry me and at least one other person
Show threadcliff1976Nov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops thank you for the reminder about all those bottles of port I still have!
🍾
Show threadtobyNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops what’s your rss reader of choice? I’m using feeedly but perhaps that’s level 1? You can’t reply if you consume via RSS.
Show threadRubyNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops oh i’m so spamming that e-book with meows
Show threadjoëlNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops it's really a shame that I wasn't reading blogs (because most were dead) when I had an ereader and now when RSS is back, my ereader is broken. Might need a new one, to get better use of my armchair.
Show threadmurksNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops Does this actually work? All I get is an error saying: "This page is not available in the requested format."
Show threadPeter WebsterNov 5, 2022

@ifixcoinops

Level 4: File > Print

Show threadMark DennehyNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops This sounds like the single greatest thing ever for non-#IrishTwitter stuff (the latter being something you have to be in in the moment)
Show threadSebastianNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops I'm loving level 3. I've had that idea for blogs for a while (I always read through RSS and usually a few weeks behind). Maybe tonight will be the night i read up on how to export that stuff to my Kobo. 🤔
Show threadSeth is PissedNov 5, 2022

@ifixcoinops

Sounds oddly satisfying

Show threadJohnNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops is it possible to get the federated timeline as an rss feed?
Show threadDan moved, see pinned tootNov 5, 2022
@jnavarra @Gargron question for you here
Show threadMark de Vries 🇪🇺Nov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops love the level 3 tip! With some automation it may actually work!
Show threadHigh Horse ShiteNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops would like todays internet delivered to me by a paper boy tomorrow morning
Show threadLucas' World 🤠Nov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops i remember using this thing back in the day to partialy mirror my mastodon posts to my twitter
Show threadDouglas KingNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops "The Rider from the next commune has arrived with the latest memes! Huzzah!"
Show threadabominabledrhNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops I aspire to level 3!
Show threadKeith GNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops is there a quick way to get all your users in rss format, something like /feed.rss?
Show threadGoldkinNov 5, 2022

.@ifixcoinops Amusingly enough, I still have the tools for this lying around. I used to use Calibre to generate my feed in the mornings, sync it to my Kindle 2 (at the time) via email to Whispernet, then feed that into my car audio via text-to-speech while driving to work. (This being 2010-2011 or so.)

I called mine The Daily Nibble. Also kind of a shameless plug that Calibre is really great.

Show threadDan moved, see pinned tootNov 5, 2022
@Goldkin It ready is
Show threadHelge WilkerNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops is port required for level three, or might I choose a simple red wine? Or whiskey?
Show threadDan moved, see pinned tootNov 5, 2022
@hmwilker Aye that's down to taste, hot chocolate goes well too
Show threadSefuNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops if only calibre would update its interface!!!!!
Show threadmichael miller jrNov 5, 2022

@ifixcoinops 🤯

Brilliant.

Show threadTweetyFunsizeNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops um whut
Show threadAlerta! Alerta!Nov 5, 2022

@ifixcoinops 🤣 Now I need to get a 2000s eInk reader....

And I might replace the port with a whiskey or a red wine. And add a cigar... 🙈

Show threadDoug MassonNov 5, 2022
@[email protected] like I'm gonna have to go shopping for port.
Show threadKinniskaNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops ::cackles madly at the awesomeness::
🍷
Show threadJosh KuhnNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops I plan to do level 3 except never actually get around to reading it, and in ten years wonder why I have this massive directory full of pdfs
Show threadBen TaskerNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops @neil this strikes me as being right up your alley
Show threadSean BootsNov 5, 2022
@ifixcoinops 👏👏
Show threadJesper AndersenNov 6, 2022
@ifixcoinops sitting-room-punk is my favorite new genre.