<?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>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:16:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@comicrelief/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Not comedy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen to me. The murder may shock you — but worse than the act itself was the chorus that followed: the laughter, the jests, the chants. Words thrown like stones. But remember this: words are only sounds.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/charlie/@comicrelief/not-comedy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/charlie/@comicrelief/not-comedy</guid><category><![CDATA[charlie]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2025 11:24:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Purtsumpon’s Ledger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heyy I'm back! Sorry for the long wait guys!Hǝʎʎ I'ɯ qɐɔʞ¡ Soɹɹʎ ɟoɹ ʇɥǝ ןouƃ ʍɐı̣ʇ ƃnʎs¡ (Well wasn't that a lousy try at mirroring a text? Anyways, ignore it, and enjoy the story!) The one who audited]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@comicrelief/purtsumpon-s-ledger</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@comicrelief/purtsumpon-s-ledger</guid><category><![CDATA[shortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 12:18:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[🧵 Adolescence 2.0]]></title><description><![CDATA[This isn’t a program meant to run — it’s a story written in code. A disclaimer before the show You don’t need to be a coder to read between the lines. Just watch for the loneliness.This isn’t a satire]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/satire/@comicrelief/adolescence-2-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/satire/@comicrelief/adolescence-2-0</guid><category><![CDATA[satire]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Apr 2025 05:37:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FreeCAD Mornings and Anime Nights: A Surreal Tale of Creativity, Chaos, and Calcium]]></title><description><![CDATA[There was something oddly satisfying about the sound of Fred’s computer booting up in the morning. The soft whir of the fan and the rhythmic clunk of the hard drive starting up felt like a digital yawn,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@comicrelief/freecad-mornings-and-anime-nights</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@comicrelief/freecad-mornings-and-anime-nights</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:32:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The radio interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Larry sat across from John Keppler, the polished host of Cosmic Curiosities, who eyed him with a subtle skepticism. The studio lights were bright, casting a spotlight on him as John shuffled his papers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@comicrelief/the-radio-interview</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@comicrelief/the-radio-interview</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2025 11:55:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The History of CoCs: From Troll Prevention to Political Inquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once upon a time, in the golden age of the internet, communities ran on a simple principle: Don’t be an a-hole. If someone was a jerk, you ignored them. If they were really obnoxious, the mods showed them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humour/@comicrelief/the-history-of-cocs-from</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humour/@comicrelief/the-history-of-cocs-from</guid><category><![CDATA[humour]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Earth is Flat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The show intro jingle faded out, replaced by the calm, professional voice of the host. “Good evening, listeners, and welcome to Cosmic Curiosities, where we explore the wonders and mysteries of our universe.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/skit/@comicrelief/the-earth-is-flat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/skit/@comicrelief/the-earth-is-flat</guid><category><![CDATA[skit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:52:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FSD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forgive me for disappearing so abruptly so many moons ago. I deeply apologize for my tardiness! I imagine you’ve all been eagerly awaiting the next chapter of my adventures (or so I like to think). Without]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@comicrelief/fsd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@comicrelief/fsd</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 13:03:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monastery of Vim]]></title><description><![CDATA[Side note: I absolutely love vi, Vim, Neovim and other vi insipired text-editors. You just can't have enough Vim. Hence this joke is more akin to a love-letter to Vim than serious piece of critique or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/skit/@comicrelief/monastery-of-vim</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/skit/@comicrelief/monastery-of-vim</guid><category><![CDATA[skit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 04:09:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recursion: The Silly Awakening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Awakening Larry opened his eyes and immediately sensed something was off. The trees around him were glitching — not in the “Oh, look, a squirrel glitching through the matrix” kind of way, but more in a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@comicrelief/recursion-the-silly-awakening</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/shortstory/@comicrelief/recursion-the-silly-awakening</guid><category><![CDATA[shortstory]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2024 04:30:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Press Start to Crypto: Why Didn't They Just Call It a Game?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever stopped to wonder: what if the early pioneers of cryptocurrency pitched it as a game instead of a serious financial revolution? I mean, think about it — trading, mining, staking — it already]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@comicrelief/press-start-to-crypto-why</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@comicrelief/press-start-to-crypto-why</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Sep 2024 10:56:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncle Craig’s New Plymouth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Setting: A cozy 1950s living room. Herb sits in his armchair with a newspaper, and a pipe rests on the side table. Dot is tidying up, making sure everything is in perfect order. Billy is sprawled on the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@comicrelief/uncle-craig-s-new-plymouth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@comicrelief/uncle-craig-s-new-plymouth</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 02:08:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pizza Forever]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was dreaming last night, and after seeing a dentist in the morning, I started writing. Here's what came of it: The Chase The rockets were flying in from everywhere. I ran and jumped around like a jackrabbit,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/storytime/@comicrelief/pizza-forever</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/storytime/@comicrelief/pizza-forever</guid><category><![CDATA[storytime]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 11:40:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Communism Fails: Or, How to Make a Society that Even the Furniture Wants to Leave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Communism — it’s the political system that sounds fantastic in a university philosophy class, where people are more likely to discuss theoretical utopias over coffee rather than implement them in real]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/communism/@comicrelief/why-communism-fails-or-how</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/communism/@comicrelief/why-communism-fails-or-how</guid><category><![CDATA[communism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 04:19:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[DEI Soccer Match]]></title><description><![CDATA[[Radio Jingle Fades Out] [Announcer's Voice] Welcome, welcome, welcome to the most inclusive, equitable, and downright politically correct soccer match you'll ever witness! I'm your host, Billie Quinn]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/skit/@comicrelief/dei-soccer-match</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/skit/@comicrelief/dei-soccer-match</guid><category><![CDATA[skit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 04:07:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Pie of Sweet and Bitter Almonds (And Other Oddities)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greetings, Mere Mortals and Those Who Are Slightly More Than Mortal (but only on Thursdays)! You’ve stumbled — either by chance, poor judgment, or sheer desperation — onto Comic Relief, the only place]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introducemyself/@comicrelief/a-pie-of-sweet-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introducemyself/@comicrelief/a-pie-of-sweet-and</guid><category><![CDATA[introducemyself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[comicrelief]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:21:42 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>