My curated list of indie blogs
Andrea Grandi shares a list of indie blogs he recommends, favoring personal over mainstream news for their unique perspectives. He encourages suggestions, provides a GitHub link, and mentions using NetNewsWire for RSS feeds.
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Andrea Grandi recently shared a curated list of indie blogs that he follows and recommends. He expressed a preference for personal blogs over mainstream news, appreciating their unique and interesting perspectives. Some of the blogs on his list include Brain Barking by Dr. Wouter Groeneveld, Jeff Triplett's Micro.blog focusing on Django and Python, Juha-Matti Santala's tech and life writings, and Terence Eden's blog covering tech and privacy topics. Andrea encourages suggestions for new indie blogs to follow and provides a link to the full list on GitHub. He also mentions using NetNewsWire to read RSS feeds on macOS and iOS. If readers enjoyed his list, they can support him by buying him a coffee. Andrea's blog reflects his interest in indie blogging, writing, and personal content, showcasing a diverse range of topics and authors.
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6 commentsI frequently stumble upon interesting blogs, add their feed to my RSS reader and then never read them again. But I'd like to be able to keep them as a repository to search through.
Of course, such a search engine would have to be maintained almost by hand to prevent gaming its index. Maybe I'll create something for myself and self-host it.
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