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Problem statement: I have a bunch of links to sites that update infrequently (think monthly or quarterly magazines) and I want to remember to go read them when they've updated.

RSS isn't a great solution since almost all sites spam out constant low-value content which I'd prefer to not be bombarded with - I just want to see the main updates, similarly to how I'd have received a magazine in the mail, in the past.

The basic answer here is just keep a list of links and remember to click them, and that's what I do, but it feels like there could be a better solution...

How do you handle this?

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[–] NemoWuMing 19 points 4 months ago

I bookmark them in a folder named "Monthly". Once a month, I right-click on that bookmark folder and open them all.

I also have similar folders called "Daily" and "Weekly".

I set a recurring reminder in my calendar to remember to open the weekly and monthly ones, so I don't have to keep track of whether I did or not.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Simple bookmarks i visit manually is what i‘m doing

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

some RSS readers allow you to run filters on specific feeds BUT if those feeds are happily padding out their off-season, chances are they’re keeping it generic enough there’s nothing to filter against :(

[–] solrize 4 points 4 months ago

Calendar entry?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Fraidycat is a cool RSS reader that let you organize your feeds in different frequency tabs so you don't have the issue you just described

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

There are sites that inform you once the website changes via email. Alternatively RSS feeds are still a thing. Yahoo pipes allows you to build your own RSS feeds from websites that don't have one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

I used to use a plugin called daily coffee which would open sites on a particular schedule that I would set up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

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