<?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 21:18:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@randomthoughts/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How much bubble wrap do you need to wrap a whale heart?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't really care about the bubble wrap, this is just awesome!!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@randomthoughts/how-much-bubble-wrap-do-you-need-to-wrap-a-whale-heart</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@randomthoughts/how-much-bubble-wrap-do-you-need-to-wrap-a-whale-heart</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 22:24:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE5bzkAZTZTCT2rrnUtoc4ektvUnJTUPEjGrDrd18hMaLjDBxiH4WJuCiBkUt8s8qGq5ncM6ET5dSw2c8vgxtXHHuL5vsyZSgCvjcQ62SuHgQjMJjRgq3HeTv3r9ndwSvdCiKdDZsoLHZbuMPkw92MdQn6oatsAGW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[POLL: Do you think Steem will go UP or DOWN in price?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do you think? Will Steem go UP or DOWN in price? Please vote on a comment below to reflect your decision!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@randomthoughts/poll-do-you-think-steem-will-go-up-or-down-in-price</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@randomthoughts/poll-do-you-think-steem-will-go-up-or-down-in-price</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 16:58:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2YmdUFp1ukkRD9Pdpux3gt8w5BmRq9BTsE1YBCGr7qRQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rights as a flyer?  You have none!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flying sucks these days. Why can't we go back to the good old days when flying wasn't a huge pain in the ass?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/transportation/@randomthoughts/rights-as-a-flyer-you-have-none</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/transportation/@randomthoughts/rights-as-a-flyer-you-have-none</guid><category><![CDATA[transportation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 19:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2YmdUFp1ukkRD9Pdpux2A1Cuc9gnirCvGN13VxKqTzQW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Series Rings, Oscar Statues, and Lease Buyouts: A Closer Look at $1 Option Contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[World Series Rings, Oscar Statues, and Lease Buyouts: A Closer Look at $1 Option Contracts An Academy Award Oscar or a World Series baseball ring? Surely, these are worth more than $1. Yet $1 options are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@randomthoughts/world-series-rings-oscar-statues-and-lease-buyouts-a-closer-look-at-usd1-option-contracts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sports/@randomthoughts/world-series-rings-oscar-statues-and-lease-buyouts-a-closer-look-at-usd1-option-contracts</guid><category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2017 01:03:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHy71W6rv6VTSpKxDX3wyE5FMmHbsvnA5HasasvBsoroAocEvk5UetamboVAGAqTHmevT6974t3PhfpnNuDH3VmTTxSTizrXD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maryland’s Obsession with All Things Calico]]></title><description><![CDATA[Credit: Public Domain. Maryland’s Obsession with All Things Calico You can live your whole life in a place and not know the name of its official insect, gem, song, or dessert. Nevertheless, most American]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@randomthoughts/maryland-s-obsession-with-all-things-calico</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@randomthoughts/maryland-s-obsession-with-all-things-calico</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 May 2017 20:15:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvZJRCcypTh5AnYi2ny8dDBbPALsEpBBsifcXAa5y4ixxZj9cwZhP42bmM7h3Uc3KiS6xR8sEJ48TrnCz2iznZYB7RUwUf6qPZ4MewRN47CwSnuXZ7iRjWvrNinsgM28pChHRpt8Nfp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feel like eating your friend?!  It's not worth the hassle!]]></title><description><![CDATA[OMG this is hilarious!!! " You know those snacks that are OK if they're handy, but not worth the bother if you have to go track them down? Our Stone Age forerunners may have felt the same way about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@randomthoughts/feel-like-eating-your-friend-it-s-not-worth-the-hassle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@randomthoughts/feel-like-eating-your-friend-it-s-not-worth-the-hassle</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 23:52:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2YmdUFp1ukkRD9PdpuznTqLC3jpYLLLngk1rUiaJBvc6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ridiculous Newslink!  Men catch 15-foot-long, 144-pound python in the Florida Everglades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holy shit! That's one hell of a snake!!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crazy/@randomthoughts/ridiculous-newslink-men-catch-15-foot-long-144-pound-python-in-the-florida-everglades</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crazy/@randomthoughts/ridiculous-newslink-men-catch-15-foot-long-144-pound-python-in-the-florida-everglades</guid><category><![CDATA[crazy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Apr 2017 04:54:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2YmdUFp1ukkRD9PdpuzcBJ2dpjCgxGDziEiskk17uq4z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: The Biggest Misconceptions About VPNs]]></title><description><![CDATA[With all that's going on right now between the U.S. government and ISP's it's time to get on board with a solid VPN provider, ESPECIALLY since we're all involved in crypto. Check out this great article]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/security/@randomthoughts/newslink-the-biggest-misconceptions-about-vpns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/security/@randomthoughts/newslink-the-biggest-misconceptions-about-vpns</guid><category><![CDATA[security]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 05 Apr 2017 22:28:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2YmdUFp1ukkRD9Pdpuzdi3mn66gXvJ5xnHa4VX9hFSjp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newslink: UK Testing Out Drone Army to Beef Up Its Already Insane Surveillance State]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Courtesy of Getty via Gizmodo So awesome, check it out!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@randomthoughts/newslink-uk-testing-out-drone-army-to-beef-up-its-already-insane-surveillance-state</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newslink/@randomthoughts/newslink-uk-testing-out-drone-army-to-beef-up-its-already-insane-surveillance-state</guid><category><![CDATA[newslink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2017 04:59:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGiDRAFPSFVfJMQuiMbZLZfyYgLwert4s16vh5941ZhfM4BmioYbbPDLhE8x4gwXUuu9bEm17qx8rPg4Qk3JVU7DmtSeRFsJKEHzvgkeSEV8bdfcgr5ivEjFMm1XMXam1Yfy5bWxVgXPEbxj22MA4RYEc1Qzr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not gonna write a novel.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm just not going to do it. Was Steem built to host novels? Or was Steem build to enjoy ourselves and have fun? I refuse to write a novel just to satisfy a few. Can we go back to enjoying ourselves, please?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fun/@randomthoughts/not-gonna-write-a-novel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fun/@randomthoughts/not-gonna-write-a-novel</guid><category><![CDATA[fun]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 00:23:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop the madness.]]></title><description><![CDATA[All of the whining and complaining. Bitching and moaning. This place is turning into a cess pool of shit. No pool man can clean this pool. You're just a random nobody. Content is king, but not yours.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/stop-the-madness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/stop-the-madness</guid><category><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Mar 2017 19:12:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do I have to write a book?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's a guy gotta do to get some comments around here? Pick a fight with a "whale"? Write about the latest conspiracy? Write a 10 page novel where you forget what you're reading by the time]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/do-i-have-to-write-a-book</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/do-i-have-to-write-a-book</guid><category><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 01:57:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bottled Water.]]></title><description><![CDATA[How the fuck can anyone justify paying for a bottle of water? Have you seen the effects on the environment? Does that "Smart" water actually make you smarter? Do you enjoy paying up to 1000x]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/bottled-water</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/bottled-water</guid><category><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2017 00:10:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2YmdUFp1ukkRD9PdpuDwGs6gxt5F5ccaFxa6Mtgb6AAJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macaque Jokes!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gimme your best macaque joke and I'll give YOU the rewards from this post! Cmon'...we all know it sounds funny and many of you think you're funny... Show me what you got!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/macaque-jokes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/macaque-jokes</guid><category><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2017 03:24:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2YmdUFp1ukkRD9PdpuDYqGzPgizgh4NsFbfpCMnNwhiW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Around here.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shit's pretty fucked up around here it seems. Everyone has a complaint. Everyone thinks they're right. We're all wrong. Time to move along.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/around-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/around-here</guid><category><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2017 22:44:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quit with the damn hovering...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why do helicopters feel the need to hover in the same damn spot for 35 minutes? I really don't get it. Can't Google just give everyone the traffic information they need? Do you really need to drive me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/quit-with-the-damn-hovering</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/quit-with-the-damn-hovering</guid><category><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 02:00:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[#randomthoughts]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm just going to be posting #randomthoughts as I have them. I'm not a writer and don't care to write a scientific journal entry or rant longer than Gone With the Wind, so, I'm going to post what I think]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/randomthoughts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/randomthoughts</guid><category><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 02:47:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freakin Cats...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm glad I've never had to live with a cat. They generally just creep me the fuck out. I don't know if it's their creepy eyes or the fact that they shit in a box and try to cover it up but they always]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/freakin-cats</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/freakin-cats</guid><category><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2017 02:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2YmdUFp1ukkRD9PdpuCSzkLrjBY3hyHe293rfuqQCYuU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microwaving Fish?  I hate you.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seriously? You're going to microwave day old fish in the community microwave?! WTF is wrong with you?! This smell is not going away anytime soon. To keep up with my regular rants, follow me at: @randomthoughts]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/microwaving-fish-i-hate-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/randomthoughts/@randomthoughts/microwaving-fish-i-hate-you</guid><category><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[randomthoughts]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2017 22:17:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2YmdUFp1ukkRD9PdpuCHNgNjjtqPtozNvqeE3Ei9vCYn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>