<?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, 19 May 2026 17:19:39 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lloyddavis/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Oh the bureaucracy!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just, finally, after living here for two years, managed to navigate the parking permit website well enough to be able to buy a clutch of parking permits for visitors (we don't have a car ourselves because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/parking/@lloyddavis/oh-the-bureaucracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/parking/@lloyddavis/oh-the-bureaucracy</guid><category><![CDATA[parking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lloyddavis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:05:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83j1Wi3PbtRzYy9AGaq27Vbtzq7UmN2cQcuM6w9obU19EfuWkehi4fSN7nEHvk2gKEXG8QcF4o3KSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Into the dark]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm going through one of those phases where I feel like I need to pull everything out of boxes and organise stuff. That goes for the virtual boxes online too, of course. I've got three main domains that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/productivity/@lloyddavis/into-the-dark</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/productivity/@lloyddavis/into-the-dark</guid><category><![CDATA[productivity]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lloyddavis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 18:32:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFXMywYwB7g6JecS47QkfcKaw5aejXuFXU66qU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oldskool Social Video]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was reminded recently of what fun we had on the social video platform Seesmic, especially right at the beginning, October/November 2007. 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Getting on a bus comes with an obligation to be photographed and filmed to be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lloyddavis/on-the-bus-on-the-cctv</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lloyddavis/on-the-bus-on-the-cctv</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lloyddavis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72RG89Ykz1K26o1unJwufF2WFMbYop7HGnPff7PFbFfCbrbCw8YLDuAiLdbgKUL8NWWCsBpiYYdAii?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pheasant on the roof]]></title><description><![CDATA[This feels like it could be a metaphor for something, but I'm not quite sure what. 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Who agree with every clever point you make and who never say anything that you can find]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/opinions/@lloyddavis/someone-will-always-disagree-and-sometimes-its-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/opinions/@lloyddavis/someone-will-always-disagree-and-sometimes-its-me</guid><category><![CDATA[opinions]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lloyddavis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starting is the thing]]></title><description><![CDATA["Ready to start? Let's go.." that's what the prompt text in the Peakd editor says. I hadn't realised this before I came here to write something about the importance of just starting. 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So, the first is the stuff that I actually]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/work/@lloyddavis/the-things-i-want-to-make</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/work/@lloyddavis/the-things-i-want-to-make</guid><category><![CDATA[work]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lloyddavis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPd1iW25Eube42HRWEj38DRvhAJ18FZ4boHepkhCjKSEvrPnLAwH2JKHDqsvuugRq7mZX1C9z4VE1z53BFHECpukUBAJWVyweE64f2pqmUr2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solitude]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m having a couple of days away on my own. Not far from home, nothing fancy, just one of those changes that’s as good as a rest. The main thing is not trying to pack too much into each day. 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