I blame it on Opera. Ever since I've been using the 8.0beta version I've been subscribing to newsfeeds, and loving the instant access to updates. It must have been this that started me thinking. I want one on my site too!
Anyway, a couple of nights ago I was googling and came across ListGarden, a d-i-y rss generator. Easy to set up, I… er… 'launched' my very own Everything is Permuted newsfeed tonight. It's hooked up to my news page which does in fact get updated several times a month with conference news, events and announcements. So there is some sort of purpose to it.
Anyway, I'm (obviously) pleased as punch that it works. If you want to check it out it's on my news page