One of my myriad ideas/schemes/projects has finally been "completed." Rather, by "completed", I mean that I'm ready to throw it to the wolves and see what they have to think.

I created an alternative RSS feed for Digg using their API and a bit of PHP. It is designed to streamline the "Digg Experience" and eliminate the need to come into contact with the comments section of the article. In other words: the feed links directly to the article in question.

However, should one desire to view the inanity that tends to hemorrhage from the comments, there is a link back to them with the current comment count inside of the entry body. The current Digg count (in yellow and brown!) is listed ahead of the description of the article, and the entries can be sorted by sub-category.

Also, there are links to DuggMirror, Coral Cache 8080 and 8090, and Google Cache, to ensure that the story has a chance to be read even after suffering the "Digg Effect".

To make this feed as versatile as possible, I set up a website with a form that allows for some feed customization. You can choose one of the six available categories (All (w/ videos), Technology, Science, Gaming, World Business, Sports, and Entertainment), and a number of entries (5, 10, 20, 40, 50, 100). The link is on the giant RSS Feed button and refreshes from the form via a mouse over.

This project is very much a work in progress, and so any and all constructive thoughts, comments, and suggestions are welcome.

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