cybercitizen4

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I made a public RSS feed aggregator for the small web called powRSS in c/rssfeeds@lemmy.world
[–] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Yes, thank you for updating with a link! I'm trying to make sure it works out for the different types of content being syndicated, for example some people sent me RSS feeds to micro.blog instances (no titles) and others manually generate their RSS feeds in Neocities, their own static site generators, etc., and that has caused some issues. Since the goal is to have a feed of people who build their own sites / small / indieweb (I'm not quite sure what the preferred term is now) it's taking a while to get in contact with everyone, but it's coming along.

Also, I was not aware of Planet, but it looks awesome and I'm going to have a lot of fun learning about it. Thanks for sharing that!

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I made a public RSS feed aggregator for the small web called powRSS (powrss.com)
 

Hi everyone,

Today I'm sharing powRSS: a public RSS feed aggregator.

powRSS updates daily with new posts from independent blogs and websites. The list of known sites is curated manually, but the feed is generated automatically by picking new sites each month, giving every site a fair chance to be featured.

This goes without saying but this is a non-commercial, entirely personal project inspired by my own use of CAPCOM in Gemini and Bongusta in Gopherspace, as well as old-school website directories back when the web felt smaller.

You can find the feed here: powRSS.com

And you can learn more about the project and background here: https://enocc.com/2025/05/24/launching-powrss.html

If you have a personal website or blog, I would strongly encourage you to leave a comment or send me an e-mail, as I’d love to add it to the public feed.

I hope some of you may find it useful :-)

Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction in c/technology@lemmy.world
[–] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

It’s not. You have to enable autoscrolling on TikTok.

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What's a handy terminal command you use often? (lemm.ee)
What is your favourite open source software that you discovered in the past year, that you can no longer live without? in c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
[–] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

My RSS reader! I use NetNewsWire.

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Why should I be wary of my browsing data being sent to China? (lemm.ee)
 

Hi all,

I don’t really know how to ask this question. On one of my devices, I downloaded a web browser (Opera) and one of my friends made fun of me, saying that “you better like China knowing all the stuff you do online”.

I read the Opera website and it says it’s a Norwegian company, but on Wikipedia it does say it was bought by a Chinese company.

My question is: what does “China” do with my personal browsing data? Why is it useful for them? (and who are we referring to here, is that the Chinese government, a private company, who?)

I’m looking forward to learn more about digital privacy, but I don’t currently understand the “obviousness” of how it is wrong to use Opera.

I’m a tech enthusiast (hence why I’m here), but I’m cognizant that I have large knowledge gaps in some of these topics.

Thank you in advance.

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What's the oldest technology you continue using? (lemm.ee)
 

Some of my coworkers were talking about using RSS to read blogs, which made some of the younger folks in our team ask what it is and why we keep using it.

Some still use iPods to avoid subscriptions and streaming services, my favorite was one of our sysadmins who showed me Gopher.

I’m curious about others though, thanks!

Who is your favourite author? in c/literature@beehaw.org
[–] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Roberto Bolaño has been most influential in my life, I first read him as a teenager and many trips, career decisions and lifestyle choices during my early 20s were directly influenced by two of his books: The Savage Detectives and Last Evenings on Earth.

He's been my favorite author for a long time and certainly the writer I've read and re-read most often, but I think I've outgrown him a bit during the past year. I'm glad he's been part of my life for so long though, and I look forward to finding my next favorite author.

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Who's your favorite fictional US President? (lemm.ee)
Who doesn't appreciate the coziness of this picture... in c/raining@sh.itjust.works
[–] cybercitizen4@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

That little cactus looks awesome

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TIL the Microsoft font 'Calibri' was used to expose corruption in Pakistan because documents written in Calibri could not be from an earlier year than 2007, revealing the possibility of forgery. (www.theverge.com)