As much as I feel I should donate to #TheGuardian, I see something like the following, and it's just too much for me:
"we place a pixel on our web pages that allows Facebook to place cookies on web browsers. When a Guardian reader who uses Facebook returns to Facebook, Facebook can identify them".
Any recommendations for quality #news sites that don't go to such lengths?
@syntax This is why I like using RSS feed readers :)
@ferds
Same! But it annoys me when posts are chopped way too short. Almost defeats the purpose. Any feeds you'd recommend for news?
@syntax @ferds
AFAIK, RSS is meant to show a (short) summary which allows you to determine whether you want to read the full article (in your browser).
RSS client applications could retrieve/show more, but that's (strictly) outside of RSS' role/function.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSS
@FreePietje @ferds That's fair enough. It's just nice to be able to read full articles from the reader (some feeds appear to allow this).
@syntax @ferds
I can understand that. And I'm convinced that some RSS clients do or can fetch and show it all.
In Akregator, you can open the full contents in a new tab within the program.
Some feeds indeed contain the whole content.
I use AntennaPod to listen to podcasts and I'm very glad it does way more then just shows the RSS feeds of those podcasts.
IOW, depending on your needs, it may be useful to try out different RSS clients.
@FreePietje @ferds Also a fan of AntennaPod!
@syntax @FreePietje I use Newsboat+elinks :)
@FreePietje @syntax I think the rss article one sees is curated by the website. Some sites use rss as a short summary (to force you to their website for fingerprinting), other sites give the full article.
If you open an rss article insignia your reader, you are essentially opening up the web page inside your rss reader
@FreePietje @syntax Haha. I am not a cynical person, but surveillance capitalism is everywhere and gets to me
@syntax What news do you like to read?