<?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>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:37:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@laxam/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Sudden counterattack]]></title><description><![CDATA[On my ELO (close to 1500) 50% of the win is not missing the opportunities that my opponents offer (other 50% being avoid my own obvious mistakes). This win illustrates it very well - catching white off-guard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@laxam/sudden-counterattack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@laxam/sudden-counterattack</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 13:44:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HuuaCwcKuiEmMQTtBmjF6YDihChsMm9HZ5g9c2zT1GCus9Mr1JD5PB5h8BiKtkj9SLM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can we talk about Netflix's The Witcher (Season 2)?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spoilers incoming, you've been warned. To be honest I'm not exactly sure what to think about the Season 2. I enjoyed the opening episode a lot. Good old adventure, Geralt and Ciri encounter a mystery which]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166847/@laxam/can-we-talk-about-netflix-s-the-witcher-season-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166847/@laxam/can-we-talk-about-netflix-s-the-witcher-season-2</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166847]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 16:06:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy5czPNg6acYev351Du9gQgrBvuGckfyfNGpw9S9h21dTQc74THAQp2fKSY3XzkLWch6kfWM5FDc1rqyesU5v8ptBPuF8KQ53rxM2DTSP8d8P1taJ2GWWA1sz6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pawn mate]]></title><description><![CDATA[That carnage in the center was definitely not handled properly by white...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@laxam/pawn-mate</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@laxam/pawn-mate</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Dec 2021 00:44:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yoXoGCCgZvo2HjgcUgMTMcgvDk2qsmXaCm9RgtvE5Vv7BfF2xyyihr8VCxED9arCRBTe7z3U4cLKfwDaC54qysfG57suK6NGww?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Money Heist (La Casa de Papel) Season 5: Unpredictably great]]></title><description><![CDATA[First of all, whose bright idea was it to translate the name of the show as "Money Heist", Netflix? Original name, which directly translates to "The House of Paper" is vastly more fitting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166847/@laxam/money-heist-la-casa-de-papel-season-5-unpredictably-great</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166847/@laxam/money-heist-la-casa-de-papel-season-5-unpredictably-great</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166847]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2021 00:42:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFatkwuDREJFVGiTUu9HXAfuoW1CYsHy4c2xzmYbRLhiSPzd5wpppUZHZ5ZA2HxskbULbbWneQTb2rknyyumpumR7s9UB2ZM1NEB?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Super aggressive game on both sides]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was playing black and was taken aback when white sacrificed his bishop for my pawn at turn 4. While not strictly speaking a bright move, it enabled white to pressure exposed king with relentless attacks.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@laxam/super-aggressive-game-on-both-sides</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@laxam/super-aggressive-game-on-both-sides</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 23:53:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnLdCaHZavbCpt6gN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top 10 programming languages of 2021: which ones you need to know?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Each year GitHub releases an interactive report which, apart from other things, includes a list of most popular programming languages this year. Let's take a look at this year's top 10 and see how we can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-169321/@laxam/top-10-programming-languages-of-2021-which-ones-you-need-to-know</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-169321/@laxam/top-10-programming-languages-of-2021-which-ones-you-need-to-know</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-169321]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 00:26:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQygJ5a3PGGYDUDAUQfmdSVQys4xPJkZbo259e5KVsJ4MceysuCdyHVLBSTwKMYwbX528TbY98cHrreeoBaCJWc9vu5nWMrDDGQeRq624bksaNLuXLx9Y9EqQPYpVb5T5iMWeDFtzgowHp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going all in to try and make that king move (I was playing black)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overall white had more than one chance to turn the game around, but one blunder is all it takes...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@laxam/going-all-in-to-try-and-make-that-king-move-i-was-playing-black</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-157286/@laxam/going-all-in-to-try-and-make-that-king-move-i-was-playing-black</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-157286]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 15:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nmvvyRoTono4ptF7aVvs3in4ykNmRSaPwfbEMcvbbWoyxHmu6qzzCm6HEgrTLJ23cftQLHGZqfPYUZcpxgwtJfsepFw?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watching The Office for the first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's be honest, you can't really experience The Office for the first time in 2021. Even if you, like me, have never seen the show back-to-back, you will still recognize the characters and jokes from the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166847/@laxam/watching-the-office-for-the-first-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166847/@laxam/watching-the-office-for-the-first-time</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166847]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 14:10:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PiNwC4SZeLS8gsPqbAhHKzXBuEw8gwV7okUKqDDJxXQ1oydmv75TJKGyfTyuPdr1iMCE17KuMEsCXVfyahLHbZhqxgksgRmASqd?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[So I watched Red Notice...]]></title><description><![CDATA[What can I say? Look at this promo material, what do you see? Nothing special? Three famous faces? Both answers are correct, and both describe the movie perfectly. It's not so much a bad movie as it's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166847/@laxam/so-i-watched-red-notice</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-166847/@laxam/so-i-watched-red-notice</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-166847]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 28 Nov 2021 01:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yoXoGCCgZvo2HjgcUgMTMcgvDk2qsKuEmSFnxjfECzXSQN4K8dWdJQQ6MymQ8RpsQwj4BekfvgSdD4i8kpi2FGTMxYQ7asZkGv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Programming in Clojure. Part 4: Reader]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Will I Learn? In this part of the tutorial you will learn: What is Clojure reader and how does it preprocess Clojure code. How Clojure primitive data types differ from those in other languages. How]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/programming-in-clojure-part-4-reader</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/programming-in-clojure-part-4-reader</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2018 15:11:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnL5M4KbuMsRqRwen?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Programming in Clojure. Part 3: Syntax and REPL]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Will I Learn? In this part of the tutorial you will learn: What are the benefits Clojure's LISP-like syntax How to use REPL to run and debug your code How to develop your own REPL for Clojure Requirements]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/programming-in-clojure-part-3-syntax-and-repl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/programming-in-clojure-part-3-syntax-and-repl</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2018 12:57:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/x7L2VMmVDP7RGrt6meUhMkLtmBf4TqhDk1pcm6NfSaRBY9UDuoZcw869hibB68oNu6JJ9Xechjz5dQr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Programming in Clojure. Part 2: Functional Programming]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Will I Learn? In this part of the tutorial you will learn: What are the benefits of functional programming. How does Clojure incorporate functional programming paradigm into it's design. How to build]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/programming-in-clojure-part-2-functional-programming</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/programming-in-clojure-part-2-functional-programming</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2018 15:28:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8gm5dXuKhpTH7mQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Programming in Clojure. Part 1: Why clojure]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Will I Learn? In this part of the tutorial you will learn: Why and when Clojure can be a better tool for the task at hand, compared to other languages. How does Clojure differ from classical languages]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/programming-in-clojure-part-1-why-clojure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/programming-in-clojure-part-1-why-clojure</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2018 19:57:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnFdCUVZNCZcipX9Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Using Akka for writing distributed Scala applications]]></title><description><![CDATA[What will I learn? This tutorial will teach you following topics: how to think in terms of actor model how to build event-driven applications how not to get lost in the world of distributed programming]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/using-akka-for-writing-distributed-scala-applications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/using-akka-for-writing-distributed-scala-applications</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2018 05:53:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhysfZdZKh3eTfVHnFaWtJHSrZ69D7gAezNDRfR1YBHEZe1tVsadJAumx9aiMHAhFEp5eSYvZhm1yZ8sN72A7rXjFUQLNz9djzc4xE11cRBNaR2ZV8joYt6X6SK7icjp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dockerizing NodeJS project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dockerizing nodejs project What Will I Learn? creating Dockerfile for NodeJS application building and running docker image Requirements This tutorials continues my previous tutorial: Setting up complete]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/dockerizing-nodejs-project</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/dockerizing-nodejs-project</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 21:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPZ2LV7mY2VK1JYNGjoWC8hMPKrasJjWhCao1zUnmaaBaE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My impressions about the book Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are few books out there that leave a truly lasting impression on me. Don't get me wrong, there are lots of great books, but most of them are in possession of my attention only as long as I am turning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@laxam/my-impressions-about-the-book-homo-deus-by-yuval-noah-harari</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@laxam/my-impressions-about-the-book-homo-deus-by-yuval-noah-harari</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 10:56:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZVVKmXhtvgKqwbwBkEW2Zw4TQ1mz834L9hUbBydPo4NFgkqtcGRAt2yFZyzy4XmvMWF7uiz4VA7NRrMA2fjAAbFze2etrmq5oYLuoSQTfxNTH7u1fYBaaowdbQHskYCcumQHGiFh89mdMQavGQH7M5j5qg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Setting up complete node.js project for efficient development process]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Will I Learn? In this tutorial I will describe the way I normally organize my nodejs projects for most efficient development process. List of topics we will touch include: installing node.js/npm through]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/setting-up-complete-node-js-project-for-efficient-development-process</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/setting-up-complete-node-js-project-for-efficient-development-process</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 21:26:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnCQVdGB6qHHCnbuY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is it so hard to be rational?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Humans are complicated creatures. We evolved in an environment that is not really match conditions of our modern lives. Evolution had no chance of preparing us for Internet and Cars, Computers and financial]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@laxam/why-is-it-so-hard-to-be-rational</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@laxam/why-is-it-so-hard-to-be-rational</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 21:27:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnJdQnnQFawfEm7YS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing Kafka Streams application]]></title><description><![CDATA[Writing Kafka Streaming application What Will I Learn? Write here briefly the details of what the user is going to learn in a bullet list. Kafka Streams concepts and design ideas Fundamental difference]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/writing-kafka-streams-application</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/writing-kafka-streams-application</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 00:40:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPYxMfoFMyaKADRM6hPWV1668tNGeLGDFKmHdNmfPT9CMt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apache Spark 2.3: writing simple data processing application with Datasets/DataFrames API]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Will I Learn? Apache Spark is an open-source framework for distributed data processing. It provides relatively simple and easy to use API for efficient distributed computation. You will learn how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/apache-spark-2-3-writing-simple-data-processing-application-with-datasets-dataframes-api</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@laxam/apache-spark-2-3-writing-simple-data-processing-application-with-datasets-dataframes-api</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[laxam]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2018 23:39:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPYxMdzeomiEzkbvH4sjHRWYS2V62Zk9Bjw64H1xjgvvdL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>