:: Syndaddiction ::

Tuesday, May 04, 2004

I periodically export my syndication (RSS, Atom) subscriptions to synchronize my work feed-reader with its counterpart at home. Today I realized a byproduct of that process was a repository of date-stamped files with which I could track the cancerous growth of my habit (via the number of feeds). The initial phase was one of near-stagnation:

But once I grasped the miracle of it all, it accelerated, more than doubling in a span of three months:

At this rate, plotting a trend line, I'm scheduled to hit 150 feeds sometime in September:

Still undetermined is the point at which reading all these feeds wholly subsumes all other activities. Judging by my recent hermitic behavior, it is nigh.

Posted by morland @ 02:12 PM

:: Comments ::

I respect your nerdiness Mike. Funny thing is that you do for fun what I do for my job.

Posted by: Rob on May 4, 2004 02:23 PM

rob, you point out the absurdity of everyday society and the folly of its' personages, whilst at the same time talking about hipsters? i thought you worked for a financial type company...

Posted by: The guy who lived in vail on May 4, 2004 03:44 PM

After looking at your latest entry, I have two thoughts.
1. I am stupid.
2. You are a huge nerd.

Posted by: choistein on May 4, 2004 08:54 PM

hwy, how exactly do you get to export your syndication (RSS, Atom) subscriptions?

Posted by: The guy who lived in vail on May 5, 2004 03:41 PM

I use sharpreader and, like many aggregators, it supports importing/exporting via an OPML file.

Posted by: morland on May 6, 2004 03:31 AM

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