9 points | by bahdotshxx 2 hours ago ago
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Terminal seems like an odd choice for a platform to read on, considering the fixed-width characters.
I used to read USENET news in text terminals on X11 systems, and on 3270 terminals before that. It's amusing how we're coming full circle.
RSS readers are immensely helpful to also interact with image (such as web comics) and video (Youtube channels) feeds.
Alas, a terminal interface is a decisively bad choice for that.
Some terminal emulators – e.g., kitty – can show images inline. I use `toot` and `tooi` to read the Fediverse in kitty, and the images are there alright.
Terminal seems like an odd choice for a platform to read on, considering the fixed-width characters.
I used to read USENET news in text terminals on X11 systems, and on 3270 terminals before that. It's amusing how we're coming full circle.
RSS readers are immensely helpful to also interact with image (such as web comics) and video (Youtube channels) feeds.
Alas, a terminal interface is a decisively bad choice for that.
Some terminal emulators – e.g., kitty – can show images inline. I use `toot` and `tooi` to read the Fediverse in kitty, and the images are there alright.