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Test – power user post: andysylvester.com

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Disappointing results for RSS feeds from US newspapers: andysylvester.com

","summary":"As part of my News Archive project, I am trying to add feeds from one major US newspaper per day. As a start, I used this Wikipedia page (which has a list of the top 10 US papers by circulation). Only 7 of 10 papers had feeds (Chicago Tribune, USA Today, and Newsday did not […]","url":"https://andysylvester.com/2026/05/24/disappointing-results-for-rss-feeds-from-us-newspapers/","date_published":"2026-05-24T20:52:02+00:00","author":{"name":"andysylvester.com","url":"http://andysylvester.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"andysylvester.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-24 20:52","date_timestamp":1779655922,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90733630","content_html":"

I appreciate blogs and RSS: andysylvester.com

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My News Archive app is available here – check it out!

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AI News Archive Project – Report 2 (app now available): andysylvester.com

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Dave Winer posted on Sunday: “Right now we could put a twitter-like product there that you can set up in a few minutes, run it yourself, and or join one that’s run by a friend.” Is this what he is talking about?

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Here’s a task where AI did a poor job: andysylvester.com

","summary":"In a previous post, I mentioned that I asked Claude to collect RSS feeds for US newspapers. Here was the prompt: Create a list of RSS feeds and save them using the following steps: * Review all of the newspapers linked from this page (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_the_United_St...","url":"https://andysylvester.com/2026/05/08/heres-a-task-where-ai-did-a-poor-job/","date_published":"2026-05-08T20:53:34+00:00","author":{"name":"andysylvester.com","url":"http://andysylvester.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"andysylvester.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-08 20:53","date_timestamp":1778273614,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"89824843","content_html":"

AI News Archive Project – Report 1: andysylvester.com

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Some notes on Claude Code usage limits: andysylvester.com

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My first AI project: andysylvester.com

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The new Blurt theme on WordPress.com does not “use RSS to glue” any systems together – it is a WordPress theme, and supports RSS because RSS is built into WordPress. It “looks like Twitter”, but each post is a standard WordPress post. Any other questions?

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Cry me a river: andysylvester.com

","summary":"This morning, Dave Winer published a long post about the new Blurt theme available on WordPress.com. He comments on how this theme competes with his WordLand application, which provides a streamlined editor interface for WordPress blogs, saying “…most of the things it advertised for were very much p...","url":"https://andysylvester.com/2026/04/30/cry-me-a-river/","date_published":"2026-04-30T17:08:26+00:00","author":{"name":"andysylvester.com","url":"http://andysylvester.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"andysylvester.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-30 17:08","date_timestamp":1777568906,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88879785","content_html":"

Test post from CList

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This is a test post from the CList application.

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A first look at the GutenbergLand editor for WordPress: andysylvester.com

","summary":"On April 12, 2026, Dave Winer announced a demonstration version of a second editor (GutenbergLand) integrated with the wpIdentity package that powers Dave’s WordLand editor for WordPress. The editor allows you to add blocks like when using the native Gutenberg editor in WordPress. Here is a screensh...","url":"https://andysylvester.com/2026/04/22/a-first-look-at-the-gutenbergland-editor-for-wordpress/","date_published":"2026-04-22T21:30:43+00:00","author":{"name":"andysylvester.com","url":"http://andysylvester.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"andysylvester.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-22 21:30","date_timestamp":1776893443,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88550064","content_html":"

Starting my exploration of AI: andysylvester.com

","summary":"Now that I am retired, I am taking some time to explore AI tools, specifically Claude from Anthropic. In my previous job, I used Google Gemini for answering questions on tool setup/options, or creating short one-off scripts for repetitive tasks. However, these were all performed using ad-hoc prompts...","url":"https://andysylvester.com/2026/04/18/starting-my-exploration-of-ai/","date_published":"2026-04-18T22:19:31+00:00","author":{"name":"andysylvester.com","url":"http://andysylvester.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"andysylvester.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-18 22:19","date_timestamp":1776550771,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88389000","content_html":"

Organizing my retirement with org-mode: andysylvester.com

","summary":"As I mentioned in a previous post, I am now retired. As I approached my first week of retirement, I had been making a list of things I wanted to do. As my list grew to 25 items, I felt a little uneasy. I needed some more structure…and that is when I turned to org-mode […]","url":"https://andysylvester.com/2026/04/16/organizing-my-retirement-with-org-mode/","date_published":"2026-04-16T17:10:56+00:00","author":{"name":"andysylvester.com","url":"http://andysylvester.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"andysylvester.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-16 17:10","date_timestamp":1776359456,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"88189222","content_html":"
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Simon Willison appears on Lenny’s Podcast, talking about how since November 2025, AI tools from OpenAI and Anthropic increased the utility of their tools in a very noticeable way. The episode is long (1 hr 40 min), but well worth the time to listen!

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Announcing my retirement: andysylvester.com

","summary":"As of April 10, 1026, I am officially retired! I have worked over 40 years in the aerospace industry in the US, it has been a good career. In my retirement, I plan to focus on my health (via diet and exercise) and spending more time with family. I also plan to work on some […]","url":"https://andysylvester.com/2026/04/11/announcing-my-retirement/","date_published":"2026-04-12T00:19:57+00:00","author":{"name":"andysylvester.com","url":"http://andysylvester.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"andysylvester.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-04-12 00:19","date_timestamp":1775953197,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87702895","content_html":"

Dave Winer says he can bootstrap a development community around WordPress, with WordLand as the first app. However, he has been talking about this since September 2025. Stop talking and show us the beef!

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“Collaboration” is not always bullshit: andysylvester.com

","summary":"I recently read a post by Joan Westenberg (via Dave Winer) regarding the productivity of software developers (titled “”Collaboration” is bullshit.”). Westenberg refers to several instances of a small percentage of individuals creating the majority of value. This historically has been called “Pareto’...","url":"https://andysylvester.com/2026/03/31/collaboration-is-not-always-bullshit/","date_published":"2026-03-31T22:23:31+00:00","author":{"name":"andysylvester.com","url":"http://andysylvester.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"andysylvester.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-31 22:23","date_timestamp":1774995811,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87353044","content_html":"

Joan Westenberg wrote a piece on collaboration, I think she got some things wrong, as well as Dave Winer in his link text – will post later today on this topic

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My Status Tool (PHP-MST) for PHP:

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My Status Tool (Node.js) for mobile:

\n\n\n\n\"\"","summary":"","url":"https://andysylvester.com/2026/03/28/4175/","date_published":"2026-03-28T21:25:14+00:00","author":{"name":"andysylvester.com","url":"http://andysylvester.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"andysylvester.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-28 21:25","date_timestamp":1774733114,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"87160845","content_html":"

While Dave Winer is vibe coding a UI for a rssCloud app, there are already two independent implementations of MyStatusTool (Andy Sylvester and Colin Walker). Check it out!

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Blogs, comments, and feeds – oh my! andysylvester.com

","summary":"","url":"https://andysylvester.com/2026/02/16/blogs-comments-and-feeds-oh-my/","date_published":"2026-02-16T18:11:52+00:00","author":{"name":"andysylvester.com","url":"http://andysylvester.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Ftalqix.cloud%2Fimages%2Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"andysylvester.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-16 18:11","date_timestamp":1771265512,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}