<?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 14:40:09 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@davegudeman/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Flat Earthers vs. Engineering]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is a continuation of my arguent (started here) that it is engineering that leads the way in the growth of real knowledge, and that science at best follows engineering. Science is awash with idle]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@davegudeman/flat-earthers-vs-engineering</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@davegudeman/flat-earthers-vs-engineering</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davegudeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2017 01:13:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Identity, Ontology, and Pass-by-Value]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surprisingly, parameter passing is a contentious issue. One wouldn’t expect that such an apparently simple thing could invoke disagreements but it does. Perhaps the most prominent disagreement involves]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@davegudeman/identity-ontology-and-pass-by-value</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@davegudeman/identity-ontology-and-pass-by-value</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davegudeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2017 17:50:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science vs. Engineering -- Stolen Valor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is the myth about the relationship between science and engineering: Science explores the universe to gain knew knowledge, then engineering comes along later and applies the new knowledge to create]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@davegudeman/science-vs-engineering-stolen-valor</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@davegudeman/science-vs-engineering-stolen-valor</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[davegudeman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2017 20:51:39 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>