How do people here consume Less Wrong? I just started reading and am looking for a good way to stay on top of posts and comments. Do you periodically check the website? Do you use an RSS feed? (which?) Or something else?
When I’m actively following the site (visiting 3+ times a day), I primarily follow the new comments page. I only read top posts when I see that there’s an interesting discussion going on about one of them, or if the post’s title seems particularly interesting. (I do wind up reading a large portion of the top posts sooner or later, though.)
I have the ‘recent posts’ RSS feed in my reader for when I’m not actively following the site, but I only click through if something seems very interesting.
I read new posts as soon as I see them. I look at the comments through the recent comments bar, but that requires having the LW tab open more or less constantly. I also reread posts to get any comments I miss and to get a better sense of how the discussions are preceding.
I look at the comments through the recent comments bar, but that requires having the LW tab open more or less constantly.
I click on “Recent Comments” and read as far back as I have to until I’ve caught up. Reading backwards can be mentally tiring … so I’m actually just skimming for interesting comments. When I find one that seems interesting, I read through that thread for the continuity of the discussion.
How do people here consume Less Wrong? I just started reading and am looking for a good way to stay on top of posts and comments. Do you periodically check the website? Do you use an RSS feed? (which?) Or something else?
When I’m actively following the site (visiting 3+ times a day), I primarily follow the new comments page. I only read top posts when I see that there’s an interesting discussion going on about one of them, or if the post’s title seems particularly interesting. (I do wind up reading a large portion of the top posts sooner or later, though.)
I have the ‘recent posts’ RSS feed in my reader for when I’m not actively following the site, but I only click through if something seems very interesting.
I use RSS for top level posts, and have an easily accessible bookmark to the comments page which I check more frequently than I should.
Same here.
I read new posts as soon as I see them. I look at the comments through the recent comments bar, but that requires having the LW tab open more or less constantly. I also reread posts to get any comments I miss and to get a better sense of how the discussions are preceding.
I click on “Recent Comments” and read as far back as I have to until I’ve caught up. Reading backwards can be mentally tiring … so I’m actually just skimming for interesting comments. When I find one that seems interesting, I read through that thread for the continuity of the discussion.