Looking for a *good* RSS reader

Suggestions? I've tried NewsGator (memory hog and too slow), Sharp Reader (stopped working all of a sudden despite reinstalling) and RssReader (a complete disaster since it forgets which headers it has already retrieved, so I get a full header list every 15 minutes).

22:41

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New comments policy

I've fixed the comments and will use this opportunity to do something which is long overdue: institute a few forum rules.

Some people seem to think the comments section is there to spout bigotry. A while ago there were people who thought it would be a good idea to nuke everything from Jemen to Iran, or, in another case, everything from Trondheim to Gibraltar. Now, I am all in favor of nuking the moon, but that's because (a) it's uninhabited and (b) I really like huge explosions from (c) a safe distance.

Other people like to give their emotions free reign if they run out of arguments. Since I started this blog I've been called such things as a coward (by an American who thought I was too left wing) and a Nazi (by a European who thought I was too right wing). Unfortunately, I still haven't received the brown shirt he promised. How rude.

I run this blog for fun - in fact, despite 2,000 unique visitors a day it only costs me and my hoster money (since he never sends me a bill for exceeding data traffic allowances). That's fine, because this is a hobby. But it also implies that I like this to stay fun.

So here's the new comments policy. I think most reasonable people will feel it's reasonable.

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22:28

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Taking running seriously

As I am (a) due for a ten mile run in September, and (b) kinda feeling I deserve a big present for working my ass off during the past three years, I figured this would be a nice gift for a running nerd such as myself. Now all I need is a 4 gigabyte flash MP3 player so I don't have to constantly delete and upload new trance files to the 256 mb player I'm using now. Too bad they're not on the market yet.

20:50

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Flickr site up

Yep, I'm jumping the bandwagon. Here's the url. There's an rss feed there too, which you can find here.

20:31

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Dutch special forces head for Afghanistan

Not to sound bellicose or anything, but: give 'em hell, guys.

20:26

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