#+TITLE: My RSS Feeds #+AUTHOR: Howard Abrams #+DATE: 2018-08-08 August #+FILETAGS: :elfeed: A literate programming file for configuring =elfeed= in Emacs. #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :exports none ;;; ha-config --- ElFeed configuration. -*- lexical-binding: t; -*- ;; ;; © 2020-2022 Howard X. Abrams ;; This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. ;; See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ;; ;; Author: Howard X. Abrams ;; Maintainer: Howard X. Abrams ;; Created: September 10, 2020 ;; ;; This file is not part of GNU Emacs. ;; ;; *NB:* Do not edit this file. Instead, edit the original literate file at: ;; ~/other/hamacs/ha-feed-reader.org ;; Using `find-file-at-point', and tangle the file to recreate this one . ;; ;;; Code: #+END_SRC * Configuring Elfeed Let's get our feeds from a collection of org mode files. By default, Doom configures =rmh-elfeed-org-files= to [[file:~/Dropbox/org/elfeed.org][elfeed.org]] in =org-directory=, so that will be fine. By setting this variable, we configure elfeed to use elfeed: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (setq rmh-elfeed-org-files (list (f-join hamacs-source-dir "ha-feed-reader.org"))) #+END_SRC While I would like to share the /status/ of my reads, so ... #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (use-package elfeed :config (setq elfeed-db-directory "~/dropbox/.elfeed/") (evil-define-key 'normal elfeed-show-mode-map (kbd "b") 'elfeed-show-visit) (evil-define-key 'normal elfeed-show-mode-map (kbd "n") 'elfeed-show-next) (evil-define-key 'normal elfeed-show-mode-map (kbd "p") 'elfeed-show-prev) (evil-define-key 'normal elfeed-show-mode-map (kbd "y") 'elfeed-show-yank) (evil-define-key 'normal elfeed-show-mode-map (kbd "q") 'evil-delete-buffer) (evil-define-key 'normal elfeed-show-mode-map (kbd "Q") 'delete-window) (evil-define-key 'normal elfeed-search-mode-map (kbd "r") 'ha-elfeed-tag-unread) (evil-define-key 'normal elfeed-search-mode-map (kbd "R") 'elfeed-search-update--force) (evil-define-key 'normal elfeed-search-mode-map (kbd "u") 'elfeed-update) (evil-define-key 'normal elfeed-search-mode-map (kbd "U") 'elfeed-unjam) ;; This is why this package depends on link-hint: (evil-define-key 'normal elfeed-show-mode-map (kbd "o") 'link-hint-open-link) ;; And let's make the Space pull of my general leader: (general-unbind elfeed-show-mode-map "SPC") (general-unbind elfeed-search-mode-map "SPC") (use-package elfeed-org :config (elfeed-org))) (defun ha-elfeed-tag-unread () (interactive) (elfeed-search-untag-all 'unread) (elfeed-search-update)) #+END_SRC According to Ben Maughan and [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/emacs/to-eww-or-not-to-eww/][this Pragmatic Emacs essay]], we could easily browse an article in the GUI browser instead of EWW with capital B: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (use-package elfeed :config (defun elfeed-show-visit-gui () "Wrapper for elfeed-show-visit to use gui browser instead of eww" (interactive) (let ((browse-url-generic-program "/usr/bin/open")) (elfeed-show-visit t))) :bind (:map elfeed-show-mode-map ("B" . elfeed-show-visit-gui))) #+END_SRC Quick way to start and jump to my world of feeds. #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (defun ha-elfeed-persp-start () "Create an ELFEED workspace and start my ELFEED client." (interactive) (persp-switch "feeds") (elfeed)) (defun ha-elfeed-persp-switch () "Switch to the ELFEED workspace and load the next buffer." (interactive) (persp-switch "feeds")) #+END_SRC And some global keys to display them in the =apps= menu: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp (ha-leader "a f" '("elfeed switch" . ha-elfeed-persp-switch) "a F" '("elfeed start" . ha-elfeed-persp-start)) #+END_SRC * The Feeds :elfeed: ** Personal :personal: *** [[http://www.howardism.org/index.xml][Howardisms]] :mustread: Clearly, I know what I write, but often good to see how it displays elsewhere. *** [[https://getpocket.com/users/howardabrams/feed/all][Get Pocket Choices]] Interesting articles I find through various channels gets saved here. Not sure if this is the best approach, but... ** Software Development :dev: *** Emacs :emacs: **** [[https://planet.emacslife.com/atom.xml][Planet Emacslife]] Currently the best [[https://planet.emacslife.com/][Emacs weblog]] as an aggregator of all things Emacscy. Lots of duplication with what I already follow, so I may have trim things down. **** [[http://planet.emacsen.org/atom.xml][Planet Emacsen]] Was the best overall [[http://planet.emacsen.org/][Emacs weblog]] (in the traditional sense), but has since been replaced. I'll leave it here for a bit. **** [[http://sachachua.com/blog/category/emacs-news/feed][Sacha Chua]] Her curated summary of the world of Emacs is quite helpful (to make sure I don't miss something). **** [[http://www.masteringemacs.org/feed/][Mickey Petersen]] Wrote the wonderful book, [[https://www.masteringemacs.org/][Mastering Emacs]]. **** [[https://www.with-emacs.com/rss.xml][With-Emacs]] Has had some good essays with a bent toward modern updates. **** [[http://emacshorrors.com/feed.atom][Emacs Horrors Blog]] Lovely peelings of the onion's layers. **** [[http://pragmaticemacs.com/feed/][Ben Maughan]] The /Pragmatic Emacs/ blog. **** [[http://endlessparentheses.com/atom.xml][Endless Parentheses]] Artur Malabarba's blog mostly about Emacs. **** [[http://emacs-fu.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default][Emacs Fu]] As [[http://emacs-fu.blogspot.com/2008/12/welcome-to-emacs-fu.html][stated here]], a blog mostly dedicated to Emacs tips and tricks. **** [[http://emacsredux.com/atom.xml][Emacs Redux]] Bozhidar Batsov's [[http://emacsredux.com][Emacs-focused blog]]. While it hasn't been updated in about a year (end of 2017), we'll leave it here, as well as his newer, personally-focused blog. **** [[http://nullprogram.com/feed/][Christopher Wellons]] The /null program/ blog, has discussed technical aspects of Emacs, including the use of =elfeed=, which is my current favorite way to read my RSS feeds. **** [[http://www.lunaryorn.com/feed.atom][Sebastian Wiesner]] A personal blog of a Scala engineer that uses Emacs on MacOS. **** [[http://kitchingroup.cheme.cmu.edu/blog/feed/atom][John Kitchin Group]] **** [[http://orgmode.org][Org Mode Announcements]] **** [[http://yqrashawn.com/feeds/lazyblorg-all.atom_1.0.links-and-teaser.xml][infin]] While just starting out, this blogger from China is off to a good start. **** [[http://mbork.pl/?action=rss][Marcin Borkowski]] The Emacs Polish professor and author of =mbork.pl=, and new book on intermediate Lisp programming. **** [[https://irreal.org/blog/?feed=rss2][Irreal]] Jon Sander's blog mostly on Emacs. **** [[https://oremacs.com/atom.xml][(or emacs]] **** [[https://tsdh.org/rss.xml][Tassilo Horn]] A self-proclaimed Emacs addict and Free Software enthusiast from Koblenz, Germany. While the blog is currently short, I have high hopes. **** [[https://emacstil.com/feed.xml][Emacs TIL]] An Emacs-learning blog by Junji Zhi. **** [[https://lepisma.xyz/atom.xml][(car nil)]] Abhinav Tushar's blog is heavily Emacs and org-focused. *** Programming :programming: **** [[http://swannodette.github.com/atom.xml][David Nolen]] :clojure:clojurescript: While he hasn't updated the blog in a while, keep an eye on his [[http://swannodette.github.com][Github projects]]. **** [[http://gigasquidsoftware.com/atom.xml][Carin Meyer]] :clojure: Thoughtful and inspirational, her creative projects are always fun to explore. **** [[http://blog.fogus.me/feed/][Mike Fogus]] :clojure:clojurescript: /Send More Paramedics/ blog. Wrote /Functional JavaScript/ and, of course, /The Joy of Clojure/. **** [[http://batsov.com/atom.xml][Bozhidar Batsov]] :ruby:cider:emacs: Most prolific engineer, who ran [[http://emacsredux.com][Emacs Redux]], is the principal mind behind the wonderful Cider project. **** [[https://medium.com/feed/@hlship/][Howard Lewis Ship]] :clojure: Personal friend who often has fun interesting projects to keep tabs. **** [[https://cestlaz.github.io/rss.xml][C'est la Z]] Mike Zamansky's posts on Emacs and computer education. *** Other **** [[https://livelaugh.blog/rss][Jenn Schiffer]] Quirky and fun. Looking forward to her new project. **** [[http://n-gate.com/index.atom][N-Gate's Webshit Weekly]] Irreverent and fun. The summary is hilarious, and often sets my mental state correctly before diving into Hacker News. **** [[http://feeds.feedburner.com/InformationIsBeautiful][Information is Beautiful]] David McCandless' blog on graphical display of information. **** [[http://www.filfre.net/feed/][Digitial Antiquarian]] History of technology that is well researched and personal. ** Science :science: Do I need more science articles? Perhaps, but most of my news in this arena comes from my Twitter lists... *** Space **** [[https://apod.nasa.gov/apod.rss][NASA's Picture of the Day]] :images: **** [[http://feeds.feedburner.com/out-there?format=xml][Discover Magazine's Out There]] A pretty good blog of interesting articles that post about once a month. *** General **** [[http://understandinguncertainty.org/rss.xml][Understanding Uncertainty]] Essays on the mathematics of combinatorics. **** [[http://sciencesushi.com/feed/][Science Sushi]] An interesting blog from [[http://www.discovermagazine.com][Discover]] that has moved on with retirement. Hopefully, Dr. Christie Wilcox will continue writing. **** [[http://feeds.feedburner.com/SeriouslyScience?format=xml][Seriously, Science?]] Another of my favorite science blogs is retiring. ** Geeky :funny:geeky: *** [[http://xkcd.com/rss.xml][XKCD]] The penultimate geek cartoon. *** [[http://www.smbc-comics.com/rss.php][Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal]] A daily helping of geeky humor. *** [[http://feeds.feedburner.com/Foxtrotcom][Foxtrot]] Regular Sunday features of this long-running comic is now even more geeky *** [[http://cube-drone.com/rss.xml][Cube Drone]] Quite geeky. *** [[http://rockpapercynic.tumblr.com/rss][Rock, Paper, Cynic]] Oddly drawn, quirky and often geeky. *** [[http://buttersafe.com/feed/][Buttersafe]] Odd and quirky. *** [[http://www.dorktower.com/feed/][Dork Tower]] A geeky, gaming-theme comic. *** [[http://www.commitstrip.com/en/feed/][Commit Strip]] Insightful coding strip. *** [[http://phdcomics.com/gradfeed.php][PHD Comics]] Sure, make me wish I had continued my studies... ** Political :funny:political: *** [[https://www.politicalirony.com/feed/][Political Irony]] While Iron Knee requires a break, any time he posts, its a joy. *** [[http://www.newyorker.com/feed/cartoons/daily-cartoon][New Yorker Cartoons]] Often political, hopefully more political. *** [[http://feeds.feedburner.com/ScenesFromAMultiverse][Scenes From A Multiverse]] ** Smart and Irreligious :funny: *** [[http://pbfcomics.com/feed/feed.xml][Perry Bible Fellowship]] Smart, inventive and usually hilarious *** [[https://www.comicsrss.com/rss/lio.rss][Lio]] I've used to enjoy this comic years ago, but had lost track. Love that Mark is still doing work. *** [[http://feeds.feedburner.com/oatmealfeed][The Oatmeal]] While funny, sometimes blesses with longer thought pieces. *** [[https://warandpeas.com/feed/][War and Peas]] *** [[http://existentialcomics.com/rss.xml][Existential Comics]] Philosophical, and one would be smarter just by following along (and the Twitter feed too). *** [[http://www.venganza.org/feed/atom/][Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster]] News from the world of religious favoritism. *** [[http://theatheistpig.com/index.php/feed/][Atheist Pig]] Irreligious, as one can guess. Hasn't posted for a while. Break? *** [[http://www.jesusandmo.net/feed/atom/][Jesus and Mo]] Favorite celebrities arguing with Bar Maid. ** Nice and Sweet :funny:sweet: *** [[http://birdandmoon.tumblr.com/rss][Bird and Moon]] nature-inspired comics *** [[http://www.yourwildcity.com/feed/][Your Wild City]] nature-insired comics *** [[http://sheldoncomics.com/index.xml][Sheldon Comics]] sweet Family Circus style comics ** Role Playing Games :rpg:dnd: Interested in both RPGs and Emacs? Probably. *** [[https://www.belloflostsouls.net/category/dungeonsdragons/feed][Bell of Lost Souls]] Lots of essays, and sometimes good content. *** [[https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts.rss][D&D Beyond Posts]] Good content, focused on Dungeons and Dragons, obviously. *** [[https://slyflourish.com/index.xml][Sly Flourish]] *** [[https://dmdavid.com/feed/][DM David]] *** [[https://www.themonstersknow.com/feed/][The Monsters Know what they are Doing]] *** [[https://roleplayingtips.om/feed/][Roleplaying Tips]] ** Misc :misc: *** [[https://medium.com/feed/the-long-now-foundation][The Long Now]] Always been fascinated with the ideas associated with making a 10,000 year clock. *** [[https://waitbutwhy.com/feed][Wait, But Why?]] Has some good, thought-provoking essays. * Technical Artifacts :noexport: Let's /provide/ a name so we can =require= the file: #+BEGIN_SRC emacs-lisp :exports none (provide 'ha-feed-reader) ;;; ha-feed-reader.el ends here #+END_SRC #+DESCRIPTION: A literate programming file for configuring elfeed. #+PROPERTY: header-args:sh :tangle no #+PROPERTY: header-args:emacs-lisp :tangle yes #+PROPERTY: header-args :results none :eval no-export :comments no #+OPTIONS: num:nil toc:nil todo:nil tasks:nil tags:nil date:nil #+OPTIONS: skip:nil author:nil email:nil creator:nil timestamp:nil #+INFOJS_OPT: view:nil toc:nil ltoc:t mouse:underline buttons:0 path:http://orgmode.org/org-info.js