I made a mistake today, an undoable one. I accidentally marked every single RSS feed I had as read. Some 700+ unread posts on the 130+ feeds I read.
Needless to say, I survived. Once I got over the “D’oh!” feeling, it was actually pleasant, a weight off my shoulders. I can actually tell at a glance what is new.
I need to do this more often.
I do this for the IxDA list feed every few days. And it is oh so satisfying to see several hundred unread messages go to none.
It’s amazing how RSS plays such an important role in my day anymore. I’m scared of the “RSS Reset Button”.