<?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>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:40:14 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@quincykristoffer/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Vanishing Cat: A Little Mystery at Home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source My cat, Kingpin, is adopted. Not the normal adoption where you fill forms and sign papers at the end. No. This one was different. It was a Saturday night. I was taking a walk with Peter, who lived]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@quincykristoffer/the-vanishing-cat-a-little</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170798/@quincykristoffer/the-vanishing-cat-a-little</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170798]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[quincykristoffer]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Sep 2025 22:02:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxtVnttk7BKQAQdiG7pSZhCCZtMvxMBUCvViD6JMtMdHNwHAA5fNcMWPKRHhSjsb6rUkB4pYGn8TzZ6ForpLwxF47i9VJYDps1qTyD1Hbssp7ae4JVLpqTGSEvkYSJV3WX3YSWrHTUAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Chess Game of Two Halves: Beauty and Disaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[I played Stockfish on Lichess. It was a very balanced game from opening to midgame. My 23rd move - Qd6 turned the game around in a very unexpected way. 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