<?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 03:51:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@rok-sivante/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Winds Of Change...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The winds of change are blowin'... The countdown to the closing of my current life chapter has been in effect a while, knowing I'd be outta the slopeside setup in Revelstoke at the end of this snowboard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@rok-sivante/winds-of-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@rok-sivante/winds-of-change</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rok-sivante]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:47:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1HdYsB7fJjuW6meDRuV7r8fXfxUUYf5kSRkxSnNFzCKULYB9XT524Fzd8qgnUkR3um3iJ96Seoe8PV2od78XTkuXXQk9V51pDjmvU7PC8UXraHfS33u5PXZ6YVreF7yiwzfaX1arY7idxz9U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Down The Audiophile Rabbit Hole...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Music has always been a foundational pillar in/of my life. 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It's both humbling making new discoveries in your 40's - feeling like, "how the hell did I not find out about this sooner??"... and stoked.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@rok-sivante/life-hack-the-workflow-secret-sauce-of-customization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@rok-sivante/life-hack-the-workflow-secret-sauce-of-customization</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[rok-sivante]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 19:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JNjSU3Frvf7Drq4NwrGbzyx2NQtor92Gv98dxFQyjkCev3u5nSurPaUZpLstpL5mjw8U5u3LSHEShv6bxZPSKiumqHNp931v6tqvcBNQLgzgUoU5St5BD3nWsfRUqGRMRCjHfEox?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready 2 Go Nuclear...]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I think about it, I'm not sure I've ever even used the term "punk bitch." 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