emk wrote:tomgosse wrote:This personal list is all in html. Do I need to install feedly to read it?
My personal list is all in OMPL format, which can be imported by almost any RSS reader. Or if you don't have an RSS reader and don't want to get one, you can usually just eyeball the file and look for site names and URLs; it's almost human readable.
I personally encourage news junkies to at least try out an RSS reader once (and Feedly is both excellent and free). The advantage of an RSS reader is that it allows you to scan all your favorite news sources and blogs quickly, in one place, and to curate your favorite sources. A fancy RSS reader like Feedly can also offer a "what's hot today" version of the news, pointing you towards the most popular articles. And Feedly can also sync read vs unread articles between the website and your phone. Oh, and usually there are almost no ads!
If you fill up an RSS reader with interesting foreign language sites, and if you stick an icon in a prominent place, you can have your daily fill of interesting news just by tapping a button reflexively. As Khatzumoto points out, we all follow the path of least resistance, so we should make it ridiculously easy to get our foreign language news fix.
Thank you for the tip. I finally figured out how to import the OPML file into feedly. For those of you who also want to import it, and who doesn't, first follow the link to emk's list. Then click in text to select all (CTRL-A), then copy it to the clipboard (CTRL-C). Open any text editor and paste it in and save it as a *.opml file.
Go to http://cloud.feedly.com/#cortex. Click on the Browse button and choose the .opml file that you saved, then click on the Import button. Feedly will now import the file.
All the best,
Tom