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FYI: Another feed reader I built (called pluto with sqlite as feed / data storage) see https://github.com/feedreader - used by OpenStreetMaps Blogs, Planet KDE, and others.

PS: For the (ongoing) struggle (trying) to "normalize" the RSS and ATOM feed formats (or JSON Feeds) see the feedparser gem - https://github.com/rubycocos/feedparser

What argument(s) are unconvincing to you?

For more context let me add / point out the side-by-side samples (texti vs markdown vs latex vs wikipedia markup), see https://github.com/texti/texti.github.io/tree/master/samples using the Wikipedia article on markup as an real-world sample.

Can I return the favor and compliment your comment and writing style?

FYI: New ideas first presented are always very confusing. Let it sink in. Note: The page is public - thus, if I may return the favor - change the confusing private to public in your sentence (or is that "knee jerk private commentary?").

PS: Let me add more context - The top-linked Textile Markup Language is a documentation website. Textile markup/down is history and FAILED - thus - the next step is what can we learn from the fail - what are the good, bad and ugly parts? what was missing and so on. Now how do you "fix" textile (or markdown)?

Thanks. Note this text is not a commercial or ad. My philosophy is function over form wins. Period. Comments and critique always welcome. If I may return the favor - do NOT use the word modern - as in say 5 or 10 years - that may read different. Do NOT upcase markdown - it is today a generic term / word. The had a baby "idea" is stupid. The idea is about evolution and adding AND yes, deleting and forever changing and so on. Anyways, here's the source (w/ public domain - no rights reserved dedication) - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/texti/texti.github.io/mast... you are more than welcome to publish your own teaser / promo / analysis / opinion.

Why not latex? Why not the best of both worlds? Anyways, see latext and markdown compared - https://github.com/mundimark/markdown-vs-latex In evolution simpler wins. The beauty of the paragraph syntax is an empty line, for example! And yeah for sure - the image syntax in markdown is a big FAIL and there are easier alternatives upcoming (out there waiting for the big time) - see https://texti.github.io - and image and figure "macros" - that is - built-in templates, for example.

May I introduce Texti (Markup Language) - Text with Instructions (.texti) - Structured Documents in Text with Formatting Conventions - that tries to offer the best of all worlds - that is - markdown / textile / mediawiki markup/down / latex and more. See https://texti.github.io PS: An "important" building block missing in markdown / textile is built-in templates a la mediawiki markup/down. Lets you add "macros" for images or figures and so on (and much more). Extension and evolution is key - as always - and wins out in the long run.

FYI: To learn more about Glimmer, see the Glimmer Days Series - http://planetruby.github.io/gems/#ruby-glimmer-days-2021-jan...

Here's a real-world story of getting "exited" of my humble self - more a programmer (or code monkey) than an "engineer" really - see The Strange Case of Mammad Kabiri @ Uniqa Software Service. [1]

[1] https://github.com/bigkorupto/mammad-kabiri-uniqa

If you go back in time did you know? Yes, the space between words had to be invented. Let's thank Irish monks.

FYI: The slideshow (S9) command line tool (packaged up as a ruby gem) is a classic (10+ years old) evergreen, see http://slideshow-s9.github.io/ For slide templates supported (incl. reveal.js) see http://slideshow-templates.github.io

FYI: I help out with the Ruby Pixel Art Week 2021, April 19th to April 25th - 7 Days of Ruby (Graphics) Gems. The Ruby Pixel Art Week 2021 presents a new Ruby graphics library every day from April 19th to April 25th, see https://planetruby.github.io/gems

Day 1 features the chunky_png Gem - Turn Pixelated Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga Portraits into True 24x24 Pixel Art, see https://planetruby.github.io/gems/pixel/01-chunky-png

FYI: I collect a Best of the Yes, Bitcoin is a ponzi - Learn how to investment fraud works at Open Blockchains. See https://github.com/openblockchains/bitcoin-ponzi

FYI: Here's my little minimialist starter kit called Hello, Minima! - Get Started w/ GitHub Pages (Jekyll) in 60 Seconds using the Minima (Gem-Packaged) Theme [1].

[1]: https://github.com/henrythemes/hello-minima-theme

You might look at JSON Next variants (if you remember - "classic" JSON is a subset of YAML), see https://github.com/json-next/awesome-json-next

My own little JSON Next entry / format is called JSON 1.1 or JSONX, that is, JSON with eXtensions, see https://json-next.github.io

If you want to get rich selling books than you have to write about getting rich. These crypto books or self-help books are best sellers. If you write an anti-corruption book, good luck finding readers or someone that believes in your narrative of have fun staying poor.

Reminder: Instability? Yes, bitcoin is a ponzi and will collapse. Learn how the investment fraud works. [1]

[1]: https://github.com/openblockchains/bitcoin-ponzi

Reminder: Bitcon is a ponzi. Learn how the investment fraud works. [1]

[1]: https://github.com/openblockchains/bitcoin-ponzi

FYI: I curate some awesome pages on non-fungible token (NTF) pages, that is, the Awesome CryptoKitties & Copycats [1] and the Awesome CryptoPunks & Copypastas [2]

[1]: https://github.com/cryptocopycats/awesome-cryptokitties-bubb... [2]: https://github.com/cryptopunksnotdead/awesome-cryptopunks-bu...

FYI: I collect JSON variants with extension at the Awesome JSON - What's Next? page [1].

[1] https://github.com/json-next/awesome-json-next

Important note: bitcoin is a ponzi [1] and not digital gold. Learn how the investment fraud works. [1] https://github.com/openblockchains/bitcoin-ponzi

FYI: I collect bet on text goodies in the Awesome .TXT / Text page [1].

Yes, Text, Text, Text - The past, present and future of writing (and publishing).

[1] https://github.com/officetxt/awesome-txt

For more articles on Bitcoin and Energy Consumption, see the Yes, Bitcoin is a Ponzi page [1] collecting many articles over the years on the gigantic CO2 and electronic waste environmental disaster. [1] https://github.com/openblockchains/bitcoin-ponzi

For more articles on Bitcoin and Pollution, see the Yes, Bitcoin is a Ponzi page [1] collecting many articles over the years on the gigantic CO2 and electronic waste environmental disaster. [1] https://github.com/openblockchains/bitcoin-ponzi

As you surely know - the bitcoin fraudsters' use Austrian economics to make the bullshit to the max all sound like it is somehow backed by (economic) theory (and nobel laureates).

Mr Krugman is just one voice in the collected "Yes, Bitcoin is a Ponzi" articles. As you surely know - the most outspoken economist on the bitcoin investment fraud / bubble is Mr Rubini. See this US Sentate testimony, for example, https://bitsblocks.github.io/crypto-bubbles

See https://www.ic.unicamp.br/~stolfi/bitcoin/2020-12-31-bitcoin...

Yes, you are wrong. The US dollar is not a ponzi. To quote from the Bitcoin is a Ponzi article:

National currencies too fail to fit the definition, because people do not "invest" in them with the expectation of gain. In fact, governments make their currencies slightly inflationary precisely to discourage hoarding.