Welcome to the Linux For Poets blog site. It started with my love of Linux and open source software, but these days it also includes such things as retro tech gadgets, digital minimalism, fountain pens and paper planners.
At the end of the year, I am thinking about what to focus on for 2026, as is traditional. I am not doing anything dramatic or strenuous, as I am immersed in parenting. My first kiddo is now two, and I just had our second baby in early December. So I am trying to reset my body and mind and look forward, amidst the relentless chaos, cuteness and unpredictability that is life with small children.
T…
It was in the news recently that Firefox has done away with the read later service Pocket. I actually liked Pocket, I thought it was half of a really nice idea. But they didn't have the missing half, for my purposes, which was RSS. I have a goal of a smooth, offline RSS eink reader. Pocket was lovely because it would sync with the Kobo reader. If it had RSS and the ability to save articles, and…