Thanks to Aaron Toponce for pointing this out; finally something that might help some of you understand the idea behind RSS. The direct link to the video is http://www.commoncraft.com/rss_plain_english. In short, the idea of RSS is to save everyone time and energy, which is why I very much appreciate it when people have RSS feeds to follow, as both of those things are in short supply much of the time. In case you hadn’t noticed, my site has feeds that you can follow if you so choose (varies depending on which mirror you’re reading - ask if you can’t find it), in some cases both as RSS and Atom feed options.
If you don’t like the online readers mentioned in the video, I recommend the Sage plugin for Firefox for those who like extensions in their browser, Liferea for a standalone application (Linux - Gnome, remember to use repos where applicable), Mozilla Thunderbird’s built-in RSS capability if you want it in your e-mail program, and Planet if you’re either just a python geek or want to make a publicly accessible web page aggregating multiple feeds.