coffeefog

sleek != geek

the problem:
content syndication is in a confusing place right now. RSS and Atom are the two big competitors, and a bunch of assholes who can't agree on anything are pushing the different formats independently.

I have effectively stopped surfing the web on a daily basis. My newsreader actively polls all the sites & blogs I read every hour, and tells me which ones have been updated.

My favorite RSS reader for Mac OS X, NetNewsWire only reads RSS. A handful of sites are only syndicating in Atom, not RSS.

the solution:
Antonio Cavedoni's Atom 0.3 to RSS 1.0 converter dynamically generates RSS feeds from Atom feeds, allowing me to read Corey's blogger account from the comfort of NetNewsWire. (corey's atom feed)

What we really need to do is sit tight for 6 months and let this battle flame out, but for now I can read Atom feeds. Thanks, Antonio.

Posted by Ethan at February 10, 2004 04:43 PM