<?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 05:43:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jonshock/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The birds and the bees, and weekends of reading]]></title><description><![CDATA[I try and get away once a month. Not too far, mostly within a two hour drive. I find a little village which looks like it has some nice cafes and restaurants, and find a cheap airbnb. My needs are not]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reading/@jonshock/the-birds-and-the-bees-and-weekends-of-reading</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reading/@jonshock/the-birds-and-the-bees-and-weekends-of-reading</guid><category><![CDATA[reading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonshock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 18:16:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe6Yo85g7sLsgYvQh6tS71G4v5Bw859MWv9F1Pb5Zc71w13ptRUpAK3tcVJdJAdGeqLkjHMAkUXJuie?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When your crystals are like plates, you get sundogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last post ( we saw how a 22 degree solar halo was created from hexagonal column crystals of ice. These crystals take all different orientations in the sky and thus give rise to the light that reaches]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sundog/@jonshock/when-your-crystals-are-like-plates-you-get-sundogs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sundog/@jonshock/when-your-crystals-are-like-plates-you-get-sundogs</guid><category><![CDATA[sundog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonshock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 09:55:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCoho9N2X8pUXkGVVgFpF5LY72WwsJetAzPktcZC2QHrKDs8nrgjuxyu7Mdor4oJVUKufQAZQZitgSxRi6CFpGZiBirrSp3rKw9HPyDK7BGKtfNBGRS3Pav?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The beauty of the 22 degree solar halo]]></title><description><![CDATA[(taken by me back in 2008) A photon is produced in a fusion reaction at the centre of the sun a million years ago. It whizzes out, carrying momentum, and soon after it has left the fused atoms, it collides]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/solarhalo/@jonshock/the-beauty-of-the-22-degree-solar-halo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/solarhalo/@jonshock/the-beauty-of-the-22-degree-solar-halo</guid><category><![CDATA[solarhalo]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonshock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 15:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxxyYiyZEL86djd5NBqchMiHM4W36CEjKJPEeQ6xq1KbpoT7b1C3ZavzLcF6FE2mYrY3q692Q9HqYtsq6G1oTg3MdptpbNt3qxuc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Free books - who would like to find out more about effective altruism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A couple of years back I listened to a podcast by Tim Ferriss where he interviews Will Macaskill, a professor of philosophy at Oxford University. A good portion of the interview is about the ideas of effective]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/effectivealtruism/@jonshock/free-books-who-would-like-to-find-out-more-about-effective-altruism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/effectivealtruism/@jonshock/free-books-who-would-like-to-find-out-more-about-effective-altruism</guid><category><![CDATA[effectivealtruism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jonshock]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 20:43:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5CEvyaWxjaEsGxi26i8dgeavRGfpzxYuyUKarZJhM86DuV4YKKA1LB33pdqKugGLZTvU2ocGRbKZNmPot?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heeeerrrrre's Donnie!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Shining: A man wants to find the perfect place to really boost his career. He finds a huge house which he will have complete control over for a period of time. 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