Comments on: Probably the Dumbest Tech-Related Question Ever http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/probably-the-dumbest-tech-related-question-ever/ falling indelibly into the past Sat, 30 Aug 2008 10:12:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Planned Obsolescence » Blog Archive » How RSS Killed My Blog http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/probably-the-dumbest-tech-related-question-ever/#comment-2413 Planned Obsolescence » Blog Archive » How RSS Killed My Blog Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:56:07 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=536#comment-2413 [...] a month ago, I very, very belatedly hopped the Bloglines train, putting together a tidy pile of feeds and using them to keep up with all my favorite [...] [...] a month ago, I very, very belatedly hopped the Bloglines train, putting together a tidy pile of feeds and using them to keep up with all my favorite [...]

]]> By: Jeni http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/probably-the-dumbest-tech-related-question-ever/#comment-1179 Jeni Fri, 16 Dec 2005 10:10:21 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=536#comment-1179 <p>I read through the whole article and couldn’t figure it out the dumbest question. :S </p> I read through the whole article and couldn’t figure it out the dumbest question. :S

]]> By: michael http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/probably-the-dumbest-tech-related-question-ever/#comment-1178 michael Sun, 19 Jun 2005 01:44:11 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=536#comment-1178 <p>man i agree, i’ve read this, and i’ve clicked everywhere in bloglines - the thing is they make out it’s so easy and straightforward (that we don’t need to tell you how it works ha ha ) </p> <p> .. and i still can’t get the public sharing thing to work :( </p> <p> doh </p> man i agree, i’ve read this, and i’ve clicked everywhere in bloglines - the thing is they make out it’s so easy and straightforward (that we don’t need to tell you how it works ha ha )

.. and i still can’t get the public sharing thing to work :(

doh

]]> By: Jason http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/probably-the-dumbest-tech-related-question-ever/#comment-1177 Jason Sat, 26 Mar 2005 20:14:29 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=536#comment-1177 <p>Good point ;) </p> Good point ;)

]]> By: ted http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/probably-the-dumbest-tech-related-question-ever/#comment-1176 ted Fri, 25 Mar 2005 19:43:37 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=536#comment-1176 <p>I’ve never double-checked by actually surfing to the site to see.  I’m not aware of having missed something, but then I wouldn’t be, would I? :-) </p> I’ve never double-checked by actually surfing to the site to see.  I’m not aware of having missed something, but then I wouldn’t be, would I? :-)

]]> By: Jason http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/probably-the-dumbest-tech-related-question-ever/#comment-1175 Jason Fri, 25 Mar 2005 19:24:04 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=536#comment-1175 <p>Do you ever have the same problem that tends to plague Blogrolling, namely, that some blogs don’t indicate that they have “updated”? </p> Do you ever have the same problem that tends to plague Blogrolling, namely, that some blogs don’t indicate that they have “updated”?

]]> By: ted http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/probably-the-dumbest-tech-related-question-ever/#comment-1174 ted Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:39:41 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=536#comment-1174 <p>Bloglines does NOT do what you’re suggesting.  Very interesting idea.  I wonder if they’d be up for it if you asked them about it. </p> <p> What I really like about reading blogs in an aggregator (I use Bloglines) is that I don’t have to remember which posts I’ve already read.  The ones I’ve already read just simply don’t show up. </p> <p> And, if I put related blogs into a folder and then keep the folder closed, it’ll turn bold when any of the blogs in the folder are updated and I can then click on the folder (still keeping it closed) and each of the updated blogs shows up, all on the same page.  I have to click “expand” for each one, but if I do that for 2 blogs at the same time, I can read posts from both, all on the same page, not needing to click back and forth, but simply being able to scroll up and down. </p> Bloglines does NOT do what you’re suggesting.  Very interesting idea.  I wonder if they’d be up for it if you asked them about it.

What I really like about reading blogs in an aggregator (I use Bloglines) is that I don’t have to remember which posts I’ve already read.  The ones I’ve already read just simply don’t show up.

And, if I put related blogs into a folder and then keep the folder closed, it’ll turn bold when any of the blogs in the folder are updated and I can then click on the folder (still keeping it closed) and each of the updated blogs shows up, all on the same page.  I have to click “expand” for each one, but if I do that for 2 blogs at the same time, I can read posts from both, all on the same page, not needing to click back and forth, but simply being able to scroll up and down.

]]> By: Jason http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/probably-the-dumbest-tech-related-question-ever/#comment-1173 Jason Fri, 25 Mar 2005 18:20:44 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=536#comment-1173 <p>I’ll up the ante on dumb questions. </p> <p> Can someone explain to me why clicking through a series of links in Bloglines is any different than clicking through a series of links in my blogroll? </p> <p> I mean, what I want is a list of posts from various blogs organized by date posted.  So if I am watching blogs 1, 2, and 3, I might have a aggregation of blog posts like 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, whereby those blogs each posted a new entry in that chronological order.  In that case, I could see that blog 2 was responding to a post blog 1 had entered 20 minutes prior, or something like that. </p> <p> Does Bloglines do this?  All I’ve seen is that Bloglines lists the feeds individually, which really doesn’t seem to offer me any advantage, and takes away from the pleasure of seeing people’s individual design styles. </p> <p> Help? </p> I’ll up the ante on dumb questions.

Can someone explain to me why clicking through a series of links in Bloglines is any different than clicking through a series of links in my blogroll?

I mean, what I want is a list of posts from various blogs organized by date posted.  So if I am watching blogs 1, 2, and 3, I might have a aggregation of blog posts like 1, 1, 2, 3, 1, 3, whereby those blogs each posted a new entry in that chronological order.  In that case, I could see that blog 2 was responding to a post blog 1 had entered 20 minutes prior, or something like that.

Does Bloglines do this?  All I’ve seen is that Bloglines lists the feeds individually, which really doesn’t seem to offer me any advantage, and takes away from the pleasure of seeing people’s individual design styles.

Help?

]]> By: KF http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/probably-the-dumbest-tech-related-question-ever/#comment-1172 KF Fri, 25 Mar 2005 05:55:02 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=536#comment-1172 <p>Okay, but I’m still not getting it.  I log in and click on “my feeds” and the right-hand panel sez “Welcome [my email address]”.  And no part of my email address works as the variable in the URL for my public feed.  All that’s before the @ is “kf,” and if I use “kf” as that variable, I get the subscriptions of a whole other KF. </p> <p> This whole process is making me feel increasingly dumb:  when I click on the Share tab, I get lots of info about blogrolls and /public.  And the topmost paragraph tells me that “to enable sharing, you must make sure that your profile allows sharing,” with “profile” linked to the edit profile pages.  But nowhere in any of the edit profile pages do I find anything about allowing sharing.  At all. </p> <p> [Moments later:  problem solved.  The trick is Account > Blog Settings.  Despite what the page says, the fields do not just affect blogs and blogrolls, but also public subscriptions.  Enter a username and set the thing to “yes.” Et voila. Many thanks, all.] </p> Okay, but I’m still not getting it.  I log in and click on “my feeds” and the right-hand panel sez “Welcome [my email address]”.  And no part of my email address works as the variable in the URL for my public feed.  All that’s before the @ is “kf,” and if I use “kf” as that variable, I get the subscriptions of a whole other KF.

This whole process is making me feel increasingly dumb:  when I click on the Share tab, I get lots of info about blogrolls and /public.  And the topmost paragraph tells me that “to enable sharing, you must make sure that your profile allows sharing,” with “profile” linked to the edit profile pages.  But nowhere in any of the edit profile pages do I find anything about allowing sharing.  At all.

[Moments later:  problem solved.  The trick is Account > Blog Settings.  Despite what the page says, the fields do not just affect blogs and blogrolls, but also public subscriptions.  Enter a username and set the thing to “yes.” Et voila. Many thanks, all.]

]]> By: ted http://www.plannedobsolescence.net/probably-the-dumbest-tech-related-question-ever/#comment-1171 ted Fri, 25 Mar 2005 03:52:58 +0000 http://www.new.plannedobsolescence.net/?p=536#comment-1171 <p>Joe, click the Share tab and you’ll see how you can change it. </p> Joe, click the Share tab and you’ll see how you can change it.

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