Dave Winer ☕️Dec 3, 2022

Mastodon which is incredibly hot, supports RSS beautifully.

Just add .rss to any account to get the feed. Amazing!

https://mastodon.social/@davew.rss

Open that in your favorite feed reader. It’ll work.

Post a screenshot, say what the reader app is.

And pass this on to everyone who uses a feed reader.

Spread the word!

This is a huge deal for the open web.

Show threadAlex GizisDec 3, 2022
@davew sorry, dumb question, but why is that great? I mean i see i can read toots in an rss reader, but i already have too many apps made for reading toots. I know you can use it to trigger stuff like ifttt for automation. I have Rss feeds i’d like to import into mastodon, which would seem to make more sense, but isn’t supported
Show threadpiccolboDec 3, 2022
@AlexGizis @davew Because he invented it.
Show threadpiccolboDec 3, 2022
@AlexGizis @davew Another reason is that rss readers have a notion of read/unread post, an advanced feature that most social apps have been unable to replicate.
Show threadAlex GizisDec 3, 2022
@piccolbo @davew that’s because rss articles have headlines that expand to the full thing when you click them. Mastodon and twitter are just little messages the size of headlines so it makes little sense. activitypub has Articles vs Notes, but mastodon just does notes because that’s what they want.
Show threadpiccolboDec 3, 2022
@AlexGizis @davew it may make little sense but it's my number one feature request. I guess i am nonsensical.
Show threadAlex Gizis
@davew @piccolbo What do you think it looks like? a  next to toots the first time you see them? Scroll down and back up and they’re gone?
Dec 3, 2022 at 4:40pmWeb
Show threadpiccolboDec 3, 2022
@AlexGizis @davew Vienna RSS reader offers two options: Mark read using a menu item or toolbar item or mark read after it's in the screen for a while. And i guess there's also mark this and older read menu item. You are correct suggesting that for short messages the action should be quick and minimal. They could disappear or disappear on refresh or display at lower contrast. UI folks may have better ideas.