Not that I've read the article or anything, but saying that it's dying justifiably unpopular is like saying in 1998 that the WWW is unwieldy because it's hard to find what you're looking for. RSS is immensely useful for webcrawling and it just needs an easy interface for everyone to use. Having disposable email addresses is just one of the great features (as my profile address shows).

I get the Questionable Content feed right from the source.

What URL do you use?

Wait--I remember my QC problem. Bloglines says I'm already subscribed, but the posts never pop up, and when I expand all my folders it's not there either.

Does it give you the full strip content? I wonder about how RSS affects economic models.

But now I subscribe to a blog about RSS feeds (in libraries, for work) via an RSS feed!

HA! (umm, which one?)

LJ is one that makes it easy to use a feed without even understanding you're doing it.

When I saw your question, I was thinking that the more interesting question would be how many not-thinking-of-selves-as-techie people use feeds without knowing what they are. Harder to phrase outside of specific examples like LJ and Google Reader, of course.

Sarameg, was it worth being nervous about?

Well, it wasn't fun. I knew I'd survive it, regardless. But still? Not the way I'd like to spend a couple hours. Especially when I started gagging (very easily triggered) and I hate the smell and the grinding and having my jaw propped open (they were surprised at how much I managed to compress the prop. I warned 'em.)

It's just one of those situations that I'm always going to dread. Part physical, part mental. Like annual reviews. Well, not the dread part.

I guess I look a lot more ill at ease than I try to be (or they have a note on my file) because everyone gives lots of assurance as I joke my way through saying I'm fine.

What URL do you use?

http://www.rsspect.com/rss/95.xml

I think.... Yep, that's it.

Does it give you the full strip content?

Just the strip, no advertisements, etc. Is that what you mean?

I get RSS feeds, which I love and I am not really very techie.

Also just back from both hospitals. Noah had surgery today (went well) and they are keeping him overnight at the hospital where he was in the NICU. I know a good mom would be all worried and wanting to stay with him to hold him and snuggle him and feed him. But seriously? I'm like, "WHEW! opportunity to have a good night's sleep!"

LJ is one that makes it easy to use a feed without even understanding you're doing it.

So, Lee, you're exactly it too.

I know I am doing it, and do it on purpose, but if someone asked me how they get set up or work (aka how it helps all those pretty pictures end up in my glowy box), I would look at them blankly.

I'm pretty much the ultimate end user.

eta: Kat, I'm glad Noah is doing well, and that you are getting some sleep.

I was on line in the late 80's I think - but I was more , look at the shinny. I didn't really go whole hog until the first version of Netscape came out. DH was on all kinds of BBS. And my youngest sister - didn't get into the meet other people on the thing until she got her new dogs about a year ago. She has met some of the other people that have the same dog breed. So umm.. It isn't old or antique or even hard to find people on line that are interested in the same stuff you are.

As for the fandom stuff, well I was never really interested in the actors outside of the show. But it changed with buffy , but more because I got interested in the craft. I can't saying I am dying to meet the actors, or even the writers, but I am interested in what they have to say about what they do - or even there lives - because I might learn more.

Kat, that is totally not bad mother.

amych: RSS4lib: [link] We need to do a library geek blog swap.