<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:35:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@alavan/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Game of the Year 2019]]></title><description><![CDATA[Game of the Year 2019 Games I enjoyed this year Hollow Knight Crisis 3 Dragon Age: Inquisition The Last third of The Witcher 3 The Gallery: Heart of the Emberstone Blade and Sorcery Watch Dogs 2 Dishonored]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/game-of-the-year-2019</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/game-of-the-year-2019</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 22:21:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018: Game of the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Game of the Year And More Games I enjoyed this year Call of Juarez: Gunslinger The Thrill of the Fight HITMAN Super Smash Bros: Ultimate Lance A Lot The Forest Dead Effect 2 VR Moonlighter Far Cry 5 Fallout]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/2018-game-of-the-year</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/2018-game-of-the-year</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 22:16:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPKVvH4JZouv4Ka5sRd6VER1bk5uSzWfHu3DDWL7b1VXqhupnHMm3ZkAJK7wezjHmnBiwHmZFxz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[2018 Gaming Recap (The Good, the Sad, and the Ugly)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 2018 Gaming Recap Before I get to my top 5 games of the year, let's go through some interesting things that happened in the world of Gaming in 2018. As well as my enjoyable, and not-so-enjoyable games]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/2018-gaming-recap-the-good-the-sad-and-the-ugly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/2018-gaming-recap-the-good-the-sad-and-the-ugly</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2019 16:56:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[XSLT-HTML: A new way to do your server-side UI framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[A case for a simpler, easier-to-maintain UI But what is an XSLT? It stands for Extensible Stylesheet Language Transformations. And it is a programming language that eats XML and spits out basically whatever]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@alavan/xslt-html-a-new-way-to-do-your-server-side-ui-framework</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@alavan/xslt-html-a-new-way-to-do-your-server-side-ui-framework</guid><category><![CDATA[programming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 20:57:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQGuJjLQQ7SN9F2mWq8MumaZFcNmYxivPzTjpE6sLBGXG7nRLJr97FrxdsX41autuS3F91Ma7AW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Mario Tennis - Aces]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the best games on the Switch so far. A nice surprise I've really been enjoying Mario Tennis: Aces on the Switch. It's my wife and I's new favorite game to play together. I bought it back at the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/review-mario-tennis-aces</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/review-mario-tennis-aces</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 19:52:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNudCgeFSmvLNDsbbLojwVsdqLi34nNmLGauhPVx1Dct4WituDm4UBKa8mf8sczQYCv4HMXsRLA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Agile and Scrum are not "Terrible" as this article suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently discovered this article: Why “Agile” and especially Scrum are terrible And I wanted to discuss Agile, Scrum, and other project methodologies, and why this attitude of one is better than the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@alavan/agile-and-scrum-are-not-terrible-as-this-article-suggests</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@alavan/agile-and-scrum-are-not-terrible-as-this-article-suggests</guid><category><![CDATA[programming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:59:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPCzXrjMq1kBWFCpJfCbHvq5X9Ja9R3H66LREqj9KNTHxDFBJvesJ45Ae7r1FZhYDCc3ws2SrSBa9G7HFtntaSJTokKhq2ANPMN5bU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riding in a Slingshot]]></title><description><![CDATA[This thing is fun... for a bit ! Recently, I got to ride as a passenger in a Polaris Slingshot. These things are designed to be driven like a car but feel like a motorcycle. My brother was the driver (he]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cars/@alavan/riding-in-a-slingshot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cars/@alavan/riding-in-a-slingshot</guid><category><![CDATA[cars]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 17:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovrqUextbyh5v8fPxkXF6DWvcZsp7tnr4CbdSi9TJ89KUK7Caf9EvBDCjuPt3cWPRhiiLMDoprXhBLGBr2i2qo5wC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Storm looming over Garden of the Gods]]></title><description><![CDATA[I took this back in August, and came across it today. Colorado is such a beautiful state. And I'm saying this coming from Texas, another pretty awesome state.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@alavan/storm-looming-over-garden-of-the-gods</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@alavan/storm-looming-over-garden-of-the-gods</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 17:09:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGWd7TzozjPgq3rggennavDx3XPY35pEAVnq2Qi8kmzX4mVh1abwewEbqNMhpcktGGEg4cxQx2GWFoxp6VVVwp9BWBj8w1uZDGdmyxC7WYdwG6Uf1kfvs94V1j94DwUyDrafCCmb6E?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My attempt at Ace Attorney Pumpkins... OBJECTION!]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@alavan/my-attempt-at-ace-attorney-pumpkins-objection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@alavan/my-attempt-at-ace-attorney-pumpkins-objection</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Oct 2018 19:50:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4bEjbgCbFMvA8T33kKpp3RsBvZue1Hns5Cwuz57pgmmNsNekEfWfQJuBh2T7CnGEYdnDN4BgFbaTrwhJHNQLVDYHbZVKMsYTzQqDpqVGAenRryhuRzxv6b8V4kQGvWbD2a56xsS1YdKBzzkkfpGZ9FPMgdYSQNa1mRbokMk67UE6JCgX18?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possible fix for:  Reboot Your Dreamliner Every 248 Days To Avoid Integer Overflow]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I saw this story: Reboot Your Dreamliner Every 248 Days To Avoid Integer Overflow And I came up with something. Let me know if I'm missing something fundamental here. Maybe I'm missing something fundamental]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@alavan/possible-fix-for-reboot-your-dreamliner-every-248-days-to-avoid-integer-overflow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@alavan/possible-fix-for-reboot-your-dreamliner-every-248-days-to-avoid-integer-overflow</guid><category><![CDATA[programming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Sep 2018 21:57:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQSrcVoLxKQJk6JcWhgvvzDzfZttg8ac9wrRMLx2kqD25etYVUkAuqUPNXp2GaYQyhMGSW8KU38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Please do not use bitwise flag columns, as someone who works for a company that made this decision a while back.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don't do this: When I started working at my current place of employment, I found that user permissions and material properties were being stored in bitwise columns. For example: if your UserFlags column]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@alavan/please-do-not-use-bitwise-flag-columns-as-someone-who-works-for-a-company-that-made-this-decision-a-while-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@alavan/please-do-not-use-bitwise-flag-columns-as-someone-who-works-for-a-company-that-made-this-decision-a-while-back</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Aug 2018 16:40:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPPt3VND4vhAMgVJ4f3STJZN18ZYx8FHwkbw1WPJjN3GMfzRWPBUp5K4ujaiJzUor4gYradWRuQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shared from the past:  Totalbiscuit's best Blue Plz intro (Badge Plz)]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@alavan/shared-from-the-past-totalbiscuit-s-best-blue-plz-intro-badge-plz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@alavan/shared-from-the-past-totalbiscuit-s-best-blue-plz-intro-badge-plz</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Aug 2018 16:09:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eGnw16MwyYht8RtJfFDAnhzA8XCKuBHABs4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Look Back - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End]]></title><description><![CDATA[Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Instead of opening with the epic and bombastic Drake's Theme at the main menu, Uncharted 4 opens with a caged skeleton hanging from a rock and eerie silence with a bit of wind.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/a-look-back-uncharted-4-a-thief-s-end</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/a-look-back-uncharted-4-a-thief-s-end</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQN7J1HS4TFZEqYdMHQiYRD3vwoyLxXvwZmZWumk3Z8ohwrTA36BF1U8gRj4UT9yjDD2Ljk4jyg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Look Back - Enslaved: Oddyssey to the West]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before we get started, I think I'm going to call these reviews "A Look Back" instead of "Belated Game Reviews". 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Enslaved: Oddyssey to the West Enslaved tries]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/a-look-back-enslaved-oddyssey-to-the-west</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/a-look-back-enslaved-oddyssey-to-the-west</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2018 17:02:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQT19iQvP1HJj7z46YCHiqAgYtMdrNsFcdFJjvKYxVVfJ2SkLcisB6igpo2wm7LkttRpckHGETx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Video Game Cover: Star Fox 64: Mission Accomplished on Baritone]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/video-game-cover-star-fox-64-mission-accomplished-on-baritone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/video-game-cover-star-fox-64-mission-accomplished-on-baritone</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2018 14:36:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e7XtQhgwfQ5TadVUcbd6GMExn2rpF8XhefQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belated Game Reviews: Red Faction Armageddon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red Faction: Armageddon is a very satisfying game, but the only problem is that it's predecessor Red Faction: Guerrilla offered more in that it was a sandbox game. And that's a shame because people heard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/belated-game-reviews-red-faction-armageddon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/belated-game-reviews-red-faction-armageddon</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 21:58:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPYk7FDgt5ese5CXYsC3m1b5UyNaBxtfhYxsxXpT2e4mkeDvycEo4bwWRh76qCfxvbaN5Cy7C5c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Different Time Travel Rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Different Time Travel Rules Back to the Future 2 and Star Trek Rules: Going back in time creates an alternate timeline that you follow when you go back to the future. Both timelines exist and it is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@alavan/the-different-time-travel-rules</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@alavan/the-different-time-travel-rules</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2018 21:51:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPU722KE9qD1kFFEW6qfYNWzXnTFFRU5yqcGBuHeypTgaBmU2yxb29UfmLXPpksStEW9v7xbFpA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PAX South - Requests of what to report?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This weekend I'll be heading to PAX South in San Antonio. I will be doing my best to hit all of the booths, or at least give them a look, playing what's interesting to me. 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Top 5 of 2017 DOOM XCOM]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/2017-gaming-wrap-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@alavan/2017-gaming-wrap-up</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alavan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 02:35:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZuUpuok6ezyXFiNAgoQtSAS3tTLoSUp496ZFBw1s9Dys3ZaarSyzsYmPq3X7wRtKh4yduk9G9C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developers should learn Configuration over Convention FIRST]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why developers should learn Configuration over Convention FIRST Yes, notice I said Configuration over Convention. You didn't read that wrong. Now, before you cry "No! 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