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+    vore: a new rss feed reader
+            2023-03-20
+
+over the last few weeks i have been
+working on an rss/atom feed reader.
+
+i named it vore.
+
+vore (noun combining form)
+ˌvō(ə)r, ˌvȯ(ə)r, ˌvōə, ˌvȯ(ə)
+: one that eats (something specified)
+
+vore is dead simple. it has 1 goal:
+subscribe to a list of feeds and
+display their posts to you.
+
+since vore consumes feeds, i 
+thought the name was perfect!!
+i can't resist controversial
+names apparently :3
+
+when you login to vore, you have the
+option to subscribe to any number of
+rss/atom feeds. vore will keep those feeds
+refreshed and present you a chronological
+list of the latest posts among all of
+your feeds, any time you want.
+
+    cool vore facts
+
+    1. the UX was prioritized
+
+a thought a lot about the vore user
+experience. this led me to make some
+choices i'd like to explain.
+
+there is only 1 user input in vore:
+a huge text box that contains one
+feed url per line.
+
+it functions as both a "submit feeds"
+and a "subscribe to feeds" mechanism.
+you just stick the feeds you want to
+follow in the text box, hit update,
+and go about your day.
+
+i also decided to not show any dates
+on the main page. since the posts are
+already ordered chronologically, there
+was no point! this means less mental
+overhead for you, hopefully.
+
+your vore feed list is always available
+at /<username>, which makes it convinient
+to access via a phone or a public computer
+or whatever. it also makes it easy to share
+your feed with a friend.
+
+      2. no os dependencies
+
+all vore dependencies (all 2 of them)
+were chosen because of their minimalism
+and self-reliance.
+
+the sqlite library i'm using
+reimplements sqlite in golang. this
+means that you do not even need to
+have sqlite installed in order to run
+vore - the database is fully embedded.
+
+
+      https://vore.website
+
+yesterday i launched a public vore
+instance and it's seeing quite a bit
+of use!
+
+$ printf 'select count(*) from user' |
+        sqlite3 vore.db 
+114
+
+  😌 114 people consuming vore 😌
+
+i plan on keeping vore.website up and
+maintained indefinitely & for free.
+
+please try it out and let me know what
+you think! shoot me an email or a toot
+or a matrix message or whatever!
+
+until next time~
+  - jes