<?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>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:51:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@alexbenjalbert/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[In defence of meat: Reflections on society, ethics, experience, and current scientific knowledge – Part II]]></title><description><![CDATA[The animal rights movement is nothing new. A lot of the ideas underlying this school of thought originated with Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832). For a host of reasons, Bentham's original ideas, known as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@alexbenjalbert/in-defence-of-meat-reflections-on-society-ethics-experience-and-current-scientific-knowledge-part-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@alexbenjalbert/in-defence-of-meat-reflections-on-society-ethics-experience-and-current-scientific-knowledge-part-ii</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbenjalbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2016 20:12:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961F73Xr3rPmqDPnJA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In defence of meat: Reflections on society, ethics, experience, and current scientific knowledge – Part I]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity of attending an international bovine veterinarian conference. Most of the sessions were very science-based, touching on issues like nutrition, immunology, and disease]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@alexbenjalbert/in-defence-of-meat-reflections-on-society-ethics-experience-and-current-scientific-knowledge-part-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@alexbenjalbert/in-defence-of-meat-reflections-on-society-ethics-experience-and-current-scientific-knowledge-part-i</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbenjalbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Oct 2016 00:16:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961WvbyrcGxfdzTJSz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Introduction - Story of a Cultured Country Boy]]></title><description><![CDATA[ Hello folks, here is my official introduction... as my 5th blog post. But then again, I guess I was never one to follow convention, as one of my favorite hobbies as a child was reading the World]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@alexbenjalbert/my-introduction-story-of-a-cultured-country-boy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@alexbenjalbert/my-introduction-story-of-a-cultured-country-boy</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbenjalbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2016 02:13:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961TiKNLuBvnibdJNa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Picture Problems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi Folks,  None of my pictures are embedding properly in my posts. I initially used imgsafe, but it's down, and imgur, postimage, and steemimg also don't work.  Note to the dev team: being able]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@alexbenjalbert/picture-problems</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@alexbenjalbert/picture-problems</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbenjalbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 16:37:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has Political Correctness Gone too Far?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Has Political Correctness Gone too Far?  A freshly released poll by Angus-Reid Institute seems to say yes. Published this morning, the poll indicates that 80% of Canadians think people are too easily offended.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/academia/@alexbenjalbert/has-political-correctness-gone-too-far</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/academia/@alexbenjalbert/has-political-correctness-gone-too-far</guid><category><![CDATA[academia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbenjalbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 20:27:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXptU747oD1qqbA5Vk7s4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SteemPoor But Loving It!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I could also have named this post "Why I still like Steemit despite not being a SteemProdigy". In this blog entry, I'll share some reasons why I think Steemit is a good platform, despite its growth pains.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@alexbenjalbert/steempoor-but-loving-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@alexbenjalbert/steempoor-but-loving-it</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbenjalbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 19:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnog7Q1jpM7UDim4oP43coVUsRSFQ7rA2CMvHLTEGDZS1EB2uqWNXoH1XyoJ6GE3JezXuU72gGtFRA2TjznXy4ixJ9k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Scoop on Organic Dairy: Should You Change Your Buying Habits?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is the first in a series on organic foods. Today we'll compare the nutrition content of organic and conventional dairy products. We'll also take a look at antibiotic use and animal welfare conditions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@alexbenjalbert/the-scoop-on-organic-dairy-should-you-change-your-buying-habits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@alexbenjalbert/the-scoop-on-organic-dairy-should-you-change-your-buying-habits</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbenjalbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 13:09:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY7njN7ihVWWWg7unXc7Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Emission Delusion: How Focusing on Livestock Methane is Hurting the Environment and Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2006, the United Nations's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) published a report entitled "Livestock's Long Shadow", purporting to assess the environmental impacts of livestock production.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/academia/@alexbenjalbert/emission-delusion-how-focusing-on-livestock-methane-is-hurting-the-environment-and-society</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/academia/@alexbenjalbert/emission-delusion-how-focusing-on-livestock-methane-is-hurting-the-environment-and-society</guid><category><![CDATA[academia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbenjalbert]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2016 10:41:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8xnCtPb598qakPXU86r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>