Hackable personal news reader in Bash
Summary
The article describes a hackable, Bash-based news reader (news.sh) that filters RSS feeds based on user interests, using a gist as the source of interests and a pipeline of tools (uv, jq, pandoc, bat). It outlines setup steps, required dependencies, and customization tips, including how to configure feeds, translation options, and environment variables for integrating an LLM API. The piece emphasizes a highly customizable, scriptable approach to personal news curation and notes graceful degradation when certain tools aren’t available.