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Headline Grabber

jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 03:44:42 +0000

Similar to the Ad-hoc Text problem, another technique I use for improving my Norwegian is to start each day by scanning Norsk news headlines. But can I make it even easier to use?

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jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:27:30 +0000

I’ve mentioned that this will be my primary (and possibly only) presence on the web. But if it’s going to support all the different things I want to do, it’ll have to be pretty powerful. After implementing a basic “everything” feed, I sat down and sketched out what a more nuanced system might look like.

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jeff@smithicus.com (Jefferson Smith) — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 19:11:11 +0000

Take Back Control of What You Read

The internet used to be a place where you decided what you wanted to read. You visited sites you trusted, you followed writers you respected, and then you read their stuff at your own pace. But these days, most people get their information from social media and algorithmic feeds—streams of content carefully tuned to maximize the platform’s benefit, not yours. And if you don’t read something right now, it’s lost forever in the ever-churning sea of “new.” That’s not an accident - it’s designed that way to keep you hooked.

Well, I’m not interested in playing that game. So here’s what I’m doing differently.