Scripting News: Wednesday, February 18, 2026

New account on Twitter: DWiner43240. The old one dating back to the dawn of time is disabled, so at least the new owners can't post anything there, if I understand correctly. #
  • I saw a product announcement from Jake Spurlock -- a new feed reader called Today. From the description sounds well-thought-out. #
  • He explains -- "Google killed Reader in 2013. I've been chasing that feeling ever since. So I built it." #
  • I also know someone named John Spurlock, who I worked on some OPML and RSS stuff for Bluesky in 2023. I sent a note of congrats to him, when I really should've sent it to Jake. #
  • Screen shot of the conversation I had with ChatGPT. #
  • And text of the email I sent congratulating the wrong Spurlock.#
    • Congrats on the new product!#
    • Haven't tried it yet, I don't generally use Apple's store on my Mac, not sure why. I will do it though.#
    • Your product looks nice and well-thought out. #
    • And there are some ways we could work together now that I think you'll find interesting, like using FeedLand to get you instant updates based on rssCloud, assuming you haven't figured out how to support it from a client. #
    • Also OPML subscriptions are nice too. Another thing I'd like to get going, and need someone to work with on to make it happen. #
  • Also, I wonder if they're related? Have they met each other? Do they know of the havoc they are bringing to the formerly simple world of RSS. #
  • One more thing, I wrote the foreword to a book Jake Spurlock wrote for O'Reilly about the Bootstrap Toolkit. #
Linkblog items for the day
The political effects of X's feed algorithm.

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A Myth: Move Fast and Break Things. Amen.

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