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Re:Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023) by doubled112 on Saturday February 24, 2024 @01:34PM (#39493947)
Google Reader triggered my self-hosting, limited Google usage habits, so I owe them one!
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Re:Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023) by theturtletalks on Saturday February 24, 2024 @01:51PM (#39494101)
Honestly, HN triggered my self-hosting from all the stories of people getting fucked over by proprietary software over the years.
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Re:Google helped destroy adoption of RSS feeds (2023) by xk_id on Saturday February 24, 2024 @06:40PM (#39496155)
Perhaps google’s long-term contribution to the internet was definitively proving the importance of self-hosted and free, open source software — by epitomising what can go horribly wrong with the alternative. Hopefully in a generation from now this will be just common sense.
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