JumpCrisscross6d ago

PC Gamer Recommends RSS Readers in a 37MB Article That Just Keeps Downloading

https://stuartbreckenridge.net/2026-03-19-pc-gamer-recommends-rss-readers-in-a-37mb-article/

PC Gamer Recommends RSS Readers in a 37MB Article That Just Keeps Downloading — Stuart Breckenridge

No sense of irony.

Show threadMBCook6d ago

The title buried the lede.

> In the five minutes since I started writing this post the website has downloaded almost half a gigabyte of new ads.

I’m guessing this is due to autoplaying videos. *500 MB* in 5 minutes.

37 MB is petite compared to that.

Show threaddbtc
Nah, in my opinion the original title is art. That line is a whopper though.
Mar 22 at 8:12pmWeb
Show threadMBCook6d ago

Oh the rest of the title is great. But if it was me I don’t think I could avoid putting the five on the front of the number.

This is right up there with those articles from Wired or whoever about why you shouldn’t give out your email, that when you open them there’s a prompt to subscribe to their email list.