A few weeks ago I put in a feature that held updates to the feed list and river timelines when they came in, in the background. It would display a Load New Posts button, which when clicked would reveal the items that were waiting. It was following the example of Twitter and Bluesky. #
I don't like the way it works, it's annoying. When I want new items I'll just reload the page. It's pretty fast. ;-) #
Also there were edge cases when you'd see the button and click it and nothing would be shown. Not every feed's content is displayed on every page. #
We'll come back to this in a while. And you can have the feature if you want, just go to Settings/Misc to turn it on. #
You know those obnoxious sites that pop up dialogs when they think you're about to leave, asking you to subscribe to their email newsletter? Well that won't do for Scripting News readers who are a discerning lot, very loyal, but that wouldn't last long if I did rude stuff like that. So here I am at the bottom of the page quietly encouraging you to sign up for the nightly email. It's got everything from the previous day on Scripting, plus the contents of the linkblog and who knows what else we'll get in there. People really love it. I wish I had done it sooner. And every email has an unsub link so if you want to get out, you can, easily -- no questions asked, and no follow-ups. Go ahead and do it, you won't be sorry! :-)
