More stuff what ain't easy
Posted 21 November 2005 in technologyIn addition to the Greasemonkey-to-extension conversion, I've also decided that there's some things about the feeds I'm subscribed to that I don't like. For instance, Penny Arcade includes the contents of their blog alongside the comics. Further, they merely link to the comic, so I have to go through an extra step just to read the comic. Megatokyo and User Friendly do the same thing.
What I want is just the comic, and nothing else. Luckily, my feed read (Liferea) supports filtering, so I can theoretically just create a file to filter the incoming feed data and modify it. But remember this simple rule:
"In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is." - Chuck Reid
I'm encountering problems. Most notably, Liferea doesn't appear to be sending any information to the filter. I guess I'll be stuck clicking on links to read comics for a little longer, but at least I don't have to check the websites for updates.
In related news, I'm now getting more hits for my posts feed than I am for my homepage, but only by a narrow margin. Beat the rush! Go get an account at Bloglines and start subscribing to sites now!