Whatever the linguistic details, one of the main roles of RSS is to supply directly to you a steady stream of updates from a website. Every new article published on that site is served up in a list that can be interpreted by an RSS reader.

Unfortunately, RSS is no longer how most of us consume “content.” (Google famously killed its beloved Google Reader more than a decade ago.) It’s now the norm to check social media or the front pages of many different sites to see what’s new. But I think RSS still has a place in your life: Especially for those who don’t want to miss anything or have algorithms choosing what they read, it remains one of the best ways to navigate the internet. Here’s a primer on what RSS can (still!) do for you, and how to get started with it, even in this late era of online existence.

  • @nutsack
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    4 months ago

    people don’t do RSS anymore because websites don’t do posts. everything is on some shitty proprietary social media shithole

    • CashewNut 🏴󠁢󠁥󠁧󠁿
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      -204 months ago

      I have a really intense desire to nibble an attractive mans toes.

      Even stranger I have a need to tell someone about it.

      Congratulations to you, I guess?

        • CashewNut 🏴󠁢󠁥󠁧󠁿
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          04 months ago

          I live a life of whimsical nonsense and was probably horny for a moment so just blurted out what was on my mind. I find it amusing the number of downvotes I got.

          • @[email protected]
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            14 months ago

            I’m guessing most people thought you were mocking OP. Especially that last sentence would be sarcastic-mean, if it made any sense

      • @nutsack
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        -44 months ago

        I don’t know why you’re being downloaded I think this is an important post