Making RSS More Fun

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This hits Brian's sweet spot of practical side project execution with real technical decisions and user feedback loops. The author built something he wanted to use, shipped it as a browser extension, and is iterating based on actual usage - exactly the kind of "here's what I learned building X" content Brian gravitates toward.

Relevant Domains

Side projects/automation/earning from skills - Primary intersection Engineering craft/architecture/productivity - Technical implementation choices AI/agents/future of software work - Content discovery and curation challenges

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"Why I'm Building a TikTok for RSS (And You Should Too)"

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"SQLite vs 'Real' Databases for Side Projects: A Reality Check"

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"The Browser Extension Distribution Problem Nobody Talks About"

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"Why Auth is the Worst Part of Every Side Project"

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Key Quotes

I don't really want to know a users email. I never need to contact you
Auth is a JWT, which actually was a pain and I regret doing it. I don't know why I keep reaching for JWTs
sqlite is getting more and more scalable every day and its impossible to beat the immediate start up and functionality

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#side-projects #browser-extensions #rss #sqlite #auth-problems #mvp-building #solo-dev