<?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, 22 Apr 2026 16:08:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@justinlaak/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to Review Movies Like a Pro]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone loves movies but apart from the prosaic thumbs up or thumbs down, the general populace often has trouble formulating an intelligent opinion after a viewing, then communicating that to others.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/movies/@justinlaak/how-to-review-movies-like-a-pro</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/movies/@justinlaak/how-to-review-movies-like-a-pro</guid><category><![CDATA[movies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinlaak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2016 18:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83j3vjXvQtXEUprkFiWRv9b5sR5aS6ydWmD7z7jKgq1Ao8Hz7LPnYYG4YBfu4izvL92C6mYBA9aoH8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most Dangerous Airport Runways in the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[Airplane landings and takeoffs have never been easy, but certain scenarios make these tasks the most dangerous ones. High altitudes, short runways, weather conditions and the surrounding locations are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@justinlaak/most-dangerous-airport-runways-in-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@justinlaak/most-dangerous-airport-runways-in-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinlaak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 18:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/DVAkPJXe6RxZg8fvPzxRBLdHWetusNrRbiw4iNWcc547PUw92XFEaj3KVMCBtvaUbiJzX9oHCb7a4e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trip to Prague]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prague is the capital of the Czech Republic and one of my favorite cities. You might remember Czechoslovakia but it has since split into the Czech Republic and Slovakia. 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Maybe it’s the way the human brain works and it is hardwired into our consciousness. We are highly sophisticated pattern recognition machines. Not only can we detect]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/logic/@justinlaak/post-hoc-fallacy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/logic/@justinlaak/post-hoc-fallacy</guid><category><![CDATA[logic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinlaak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 18:46:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBgjKMw42TfTCwabzWYAcAmtgqNpH1v5W36jj2fshStniYxsnpBxMvDQp1sBJVqYkzAX7ufnje44vLJVSksMSioYP5jEn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steak Linked to Healthy Disposition]]></title><description><![CDATA[   “There is only one right way to eat a steak - with greed in your heart and a smile on your face.” ― Soumeet Lanka Sometimes you just gotta have a steak. A thick, juicy, seared on the outside,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@justinlaak/steak-linked-to-healthy-disposition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@justinlaak/steak-linked-to-healthy-disposition</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinlaak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2016 17:31:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrVbcMPy5gt5i5PGjXieBmNf9ScPstxytakqYV1xzCHTKkhBb1FmGat4fSM7kLT3D8sqZU9ZdBeP8yQGr9w9rioZPCJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why drink stale coffee? (Part 7 Varietals)]]></title><description><![CDATA[To round off the series on coffee, I will talk about coffee varietals and origin. Coffee has probably been around since the 9th century. 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Extremely hard water will]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/coffee/@justinlaak/why-drink-stale-coffee-part-5-water</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/coffee/@justinlaak/why-drink-stale-coffee-part-5-water</guid><category><![CDATA[coffee]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinlaak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2016 19:09:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHekBjEMrzyS5mwtbZLQNvZ6UHgHWf4AibPAe3GdFKR7sU7qa9Po5vriqCx8DTfesUpR5Y7Knwy6pc1sugn7JdqYWS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why drink stale coffee? (Part 4 Brewing)]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to brewing your ground coffee, there are a lot of choices: 1) Percolator – old school method pretty much replaced by the drip coffee maker but you can still see them in westerns and campfires]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/coffee/@justinlaak/why-drink-stale-coffee-part-4-brewing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/coffee/@justinlaak/why-drink-stale-coffee-part-4-brewing</guid><category><![CDATA[coffee]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[justinlaak]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2016 17:52:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsTDm32NXh2TnJMJSiao8WrbNG3DyeN66fzVFxfG7SodBmrLYAcWgMGt4KEaz1cHmsMPJnbB3WJuJwSAjGfGEThewHG2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why drink stale coffee? 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