I have come to the conclusion that RSS is definitely not the optimal way to interact with HN.
If I have only a minute, I check the front page to see what the big stories are. If I have more than a minute, I check the "new page" and try to do my bit by upvoting anything interesting (maybe 3-4 stories) and answer any "Ask HNs" that are in danger of languishing. If I have even more time, I'll read the comments on the front page and, a la xkcd, make sure nobody is wrong on the internet :-)
In fact, I spend relatively little time actually reading original submissions, unless I am multitasking with something else.
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I have come to the conclusion that RSS is definitely not the optimal way to interact with HN.
If I have only a minute, I check the front page to see what the big stories are. If I have more than a minute, I check the "new page" and try to do my bit by upvoting anything interesting (maybe 3-4 stories) and answer any "Ask HNs" that are in danger of languishing. If I have even more time, I'll read the comments on the front page and, a la xkcd, make sure nobody is wrong on the internet :-)
In fact, I spend relatively little time actually reading original submissions, unless I am multitasking with something else.