Attack of the broken feed reader
http://rachelbythebay.com/w/2018/04/12/badfeed/ [rachelbythebay.com]
2018-04-30 01:59
It pulls yesterday’s post? Why? You already pulled it... yesterday! And a couple dozen times already today!
This isn’t breaking anything since it’s all static content and it’s coming from RAM on my end, but come on, it’s pointless. This makes no sense. Knock it off.
I’ve seen the same and am similarly annoyed. If you need to scrape a site, is basic competence too much to ask?
Developers should consider the impact their software will have, but I also think users should monitor their automated systems more closely. Don’t just check all the boxes and let it rip.