<?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, 08 Apr 2026 20:24:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@elazar/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Creating a Kindred Character in Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition]]></title><description><![CDATA[This guide is similar in form to another one I wrote for Vampire: The Requiem, but focuses instead on Vampire: The Masquerade 20th Anniversary Edition (hereafter abbreviated as V20). It will focus on Neonate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/roleplaying/@elazar/creating-a-kindred-character-in-vampire-the-masquerade-20th-anniversary-edition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/roleplaying/@elazar/creating-a-kindred-character-in-vampire-the-masquerade-20th-anniversary-edition</guid><category><![CDATA[roleplaying]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elazar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2020 20:27:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Foray into Blockchains and Cryptocurrency]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've kept an eye on blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies for a while, but I haven't done anything with them or involved myself in their communities. If I'm honest, I've sometimes wondered if they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchains/@elazar/a-foray-into-blockchains-and-cryptocurrency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchains/@elazar/a-foray-into-blockchains-and-cryptocurrency</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchains]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elazar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jul 2019 17:08:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creating a Kindred Character in Vampire: The Requiem]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the things that has always bothered me about the Vampire source books is that they tend to intermingle a lot of fluff, prose-style exposition, and content with the rules of the system. This makes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/games/@elazar/creating-a-kindred-character-in-vampire-the-requiem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/games/@elazar/creating-a-kindred-character-in-vampire-the-requiem</guid><category><![CDATA[games]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elazar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Aug 2018 00:49:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Playing Vampire: The Requiem Online]]></title><description><![CDATA[My first experience with the World of Darkness was back around 2001. I played a character who was a very green new addition to the S.A.D. -- and, unknowingly, a dampyr -- in a Project Twilight game. Not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/games/@elazar/playing-vampire-the-requiem-online</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/games/@elazar/playing-vampire-the-requiem-online</guid><category><![CDATA[games]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elazar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jul 2018 11:59:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Recipe: Okonomiyaki]]></title><description><![CDATA[After reading a random article, watching a video or two, and reading more about American adaptations of this dish, I decided to take a crack at making it myself. In short, okonomiyaki is a savory pancake]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@elazar/recipe-okonomiyaki</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@elazar/recipe-okonomiyaki</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elazar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2018 17:14:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Does Your Company Organize Its Internal Content?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In general, it's considered good practice to keep documentation close to its context. Use comments within source code, put low-level requirements in ticketing systems, store user information for version]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@elazar/how-does-your-company-organize-its-internal-content</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@elazar/how-does-your-company-organize-its-internal-content</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elazar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jun 2017 18:40:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Sense8 is Sensational and Something You Should Watch]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm very picky about the shows I choose to watch. Like reading a book or playing a game, watching a show requires an investment of our most valuable collective commodity: time. If I learn before watching]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/entertainment/@elazar/why-sense8-is-sensational-and-something-you-should-watch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/entertainment/@elazar/why-sense8-is-sensational-and-something-you-should-watch</guid><category><![CDATA[entertainment]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[elazar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jun 2017 22:28:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[My name is Matt. This is my story.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My name is Matthew Turland, or Matt to my friends. I'm in my mid-30's and live in New Orleans. I'm a husband-to-be and a father to three children and one stepchild-to-be. 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