<?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>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:21:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@garryv/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Suicidal Thoughts]]></title><description><![CDATA[I used this house picture because my biggest dream is to build my own house. I think about suicide more often then not as of late, i cant seem to decide if its because im a coward or its because i feel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@garryv/suicidal-thoughts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@garryv/suicidal-thoughts</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garryv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 12:17:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5qfV4NyFCmZRa5cUWD7hz3XAnhN1hBV4aqCPku5K3Y3hHYRD3e2aZ2E5BiZ7t2FT9mLYJP9L38wcY4RsaPDDd9agyhNsVpworouYc4j9wxDvH8s8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Facebook, Google face first GDPR complaints over “forced consent”]]></title><description><![CDATA[After two years coming down the pipe at tech giants, Europe’s new privacy framework, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), is now being applied — and long time Facebook privacy critic, Max Schrems,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@garryv/facebook-google-face-first-gdpr-complaints-over-forced-consent-1527239701-873358</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@garryv/facebook-google-face-first-gdpr-complaints-over-forced-consent-1527239701-873358</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garryv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 09:19:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dot lets you invest in property without the hassle of a traditional mortgage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dot, a new U.K. startup de-cloaking today, aims to make it easy to invest in property without the hassle of taking out a traditional ‘buy to let’ mortgage. The company is founded by Gray Stern, who previously]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@garryv/dot-lets-you-invest-in-property-without-the-hassle-of-a-traditional-mortgage-1527235429-2567248</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@garryv/dot-lets-you-invest-in-property-without-the-hassle-of-a-traditional-mortgage-1527235429-2567248</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garryv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 08:04:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/eAyTuXc4toTbJSTY2yVFfA7KbFx6fTy6Dzo4UJHMkTocGL9pQrqH7reeJrVKxW64ogo79c1zXiW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take a look at your Twitter timeline 10 years ago]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here’s a fun thing for a Friday: go back and see what your Twitter timeline looked like 10 years ago. Twitter has pretty powerful search settings, but Andy Baio — of Kickstarter fame and more — did the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@garryv/take-a-look-at-your-twitter-timeline-10-years-ago-1527228580-9330091</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@garryv/take-a-look-at-your-twitter-timeline-10-years-ago-1527228580-9330091</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garryv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 06:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdoHB1QxzEoZvF8xNDkDrwPXqUsGjGszAFZxsw6wgJdzwoxG8f48t43QsjJgjY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lime, Bird and Spin have to temporarily remove scooters from SF]]></title><description><![CDATA[The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency has officially made available its permit application for electric scooters to operate in the city as part of a one-year pilot program. Part of that means]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@garryv/lime-bird-and-spin-have-to-temporarily-remove-scooters-from-sf-1527225138-1626704</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@garryv/lime-bird-and-spin-have-to-temporarily-remove-scooters-from-sf-1527225138-1626704</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garryv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 05:13:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jury finds Samsung owes Apple $539M in patent case stretching back to 2011]]></title><description><![CDATA[A patent case that began back in 2011 has reached a conclusion, with Samsung ordered to pay about $539 million to Apple over infringements of the latter’s patents in devices that are now long gone. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@garryv/jury-finds-samsung-owes-apple-539m-in-patent-case-stretching-back-to-2011-1527207083-5037127</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@garryv/jury-finds-samsung-owes-apple-539m-in-patent-case-stretching-back-to-2011-1527207083-5037127</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garryv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 00:12:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Rubin’s Essential is reportedly up for sale and has cancelled work on its next smartphone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Essential, the smartphone company helmed by Android co-creator Andy Rubin, is trying to sell itself and has cancelled development of its next phone, Bloomberg reports. 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On a recent work trip, I found myself]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@garryv/navigating-the-risks-of-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning-in-low-income-countries-1527192738-6721294</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@garryv/navigating-the-risks-of-artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning-in-low-income-countries-1527192738-6721294</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[garryv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 20:30:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBbT98vv51zmme5XYyDZfPqLSbUHaCiGvy133NRaAfJt5LFh5KUX8u8dAmAmKmYH7FKTb9RDhnDcNKAbzUGmpLCMTYZS6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hitlist’s new premium service puts a travel agent in your pocket]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hitlist, a several-years old app for finding cheap flights has begun rolling out a subscription tier that will turn it into something more akin to your own mobile travel agent. 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