<?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>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:23:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@hivewriterr/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Tesla Just Made Charging Fun With Retro Diner, Roller Skates & Drive-In Movies]]></title><description><![CDATA[They finally did it guys! Image link Tesla has just opened their very first retro style diner and drive in movie theater, which just so happens to double as the wildest charging station on the planet]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@hivewriterr/tesla-just-made-charging-fun-with-retro-diner-roller-skates-and-drive-in-movies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@hivewriterr/tesla-just-made-charging-fun-with-retro-diner-roller-skates-and-drive-in-movies</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hivewriterr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:38:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8BmeEpvUbuuc1avZ8ThAtHm6M4DiLUTMKUXumfua56Lv3s8Sa7S5SngfYjy9m4pTi4j5ye3oC5fcXj4CVn8jnkGMJ1KQWUDGGnk1UNmn1SHg7Z64dPwc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your Boss Isn’t Tracking You for Productivity, It’s for Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[I sincerely didn’t realize how bad workplace surveillance had gotten until I started comparing jobs with most of my friends who are employees. 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Source Do you believe in God? and he wouldn’t answer it. I watched his eyes move, his fingers twitch, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@hivewriterr/when-belief-becomes-a-branding-problem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@hivewriterr/when-belief-becomes-a-branding-problem</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hivewriterr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 12:55:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8BmeEpvUbuuc1avZ8TgYcZmEZu3LLw8F7dYqb2j7YBeJVMtMQQK22bokJsygBjawLCEU8e8oe8ew6fz5jiVvXNPDACpZzivfrxANMfkosWijzf3t48C6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Christopher Waller admits job growth is stalling but still talks like everything’s working.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don’t know if you’ve noticed but every time someone in the Fed starts warning about the labor market, they talk like the system itself is fine but just misfiring temporarily. 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You]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@hivewriterr/two-of-the-best-vocalists-of-all-time-freddie-mercury-meeting-david-bowie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@hivewriterr/two-of-the-best-vocalists-of-all-time-freddie-mercury-meeting-david-bowie</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hivewriterr]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Jul 2025 18:22:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8BmeEpvUbuuc1avZ8TgYztw2AcFMY6ba4933qFKUZg2zv82wr4bd5o2aeTQVAvfaxuy1AgGFN5D7yEor8QkihiCUunm8vyMnoCY261L3ZyBiT1pbSzEA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The part of Prime Day we’re not supposed to talk about.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source Prime Day’s here again, July 16th and 17th, and the internet’s gonna be flooded with deals. 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