<?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 10:40:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@smokedcaffe/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Deconstructing the Belfry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you ever feel like having company while simultaneously being by yourself? Silence is key to relaxation for many of us, but having the presence of someone, or something, nearby makes that quality time]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/deconstructing-the-belfry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/deconstructing-the-belfry</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:28:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89psW1J3L2ErpZf5mNWJHgMHx3wpmFAmBPiQ47kdb2ca5AhxW5dMS3E155Jk4hWVVej5J5gu5EdHp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[okupational hazard #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following piece is from an experimental series called “okupational hazard” which many might find offensive. The series is a tongue-in-cheek parody of various professionals and their occupations. i]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/okupational-hazard-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/okupational-hazard-3</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 16:34:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9zBJ2KKXLDCFR9BKfc85sfwkxYkvKUqUawvGQqH8TWB4Jr5qYgDqcKsxPXgZgfZ3aoAPuESZSfYVEsdUbz4riRFUR6XrELW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which Are You?]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, I've heard that there are 2 types of people in this world - Some dip their chips/fries into the sauce of their choice, while others drizzle (or drench, we don't judge) sauce all over their chips.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@smokedcaffe/which-are-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@smokedcaffe/which-are-you</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:42:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrg7T69QdstSASqzibKPvjTPGT9Wb71AnF9YY8YEbeZ8tvtuUCtgv3pqq1V874CboK64W864DR1Mzby7gb6VruBuXxeAkTM7fYCeFBc7aKwg2dk85tRygwqrgKoS8hC1UjtwDY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Istanbul - Choose Your Path Back to Reality]]></title><description><![CDATA[While living in Istanbul, the street dogs were some of my favourite everyday sights. Among them, I had day friends and night friends. The day friends, I never saw at night, and the night friends were nowhere]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/istanbul-choose-your-path-back-to-reality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/istanbul-choose-your-path-back-to-reality</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:04:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAkgort3SNJdEtnbVyarSgiyNFhkRQP9Bg8174bbHNgaoXDRsqVbZvHuAN95ZMwZAPVrE9twfGXdxPcVnMaPWWnzwn9j2P166?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aftermath]]></title><description><![CDATA[The aftermath of being drowned in flames. Loss and destruction often develop into natural #greyscale before the rain comes. Taken on Sony Xperia S]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/aftermath</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/aftermath</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:51:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChP9fGsSb9pGsdnmdZsadHh3epDQLxGoEafg2tE8zSzdeUpz4dGWhTTBBUxF9NtKzg63svGSM8UkHPJo8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[okupational hazard #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The following piece is from an experimental series called “okupational hazard” which many might find offensive. The series is a tongue-in-cheek parody of various professionals and their occupations. i]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/okupational-hazard-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/okupational-hazard-2</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 21:44:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKadMgYBrbDSTGckophFR4wUws8V7tJmDWrQ1oMtMPQBJiiTsYCtXvqVMGif1E3X39thW6jUFFxucvWVxiuhTyXzrin9PrWbcRSKidPnzxhVBM79wgJBBmWDb1JQUPEPMXFNkw9Uy4TECaQAi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We've Since Hidden All the Chalk]]></title><description><![CDATA[#humour #humor #darkhumour #darkhumor #ocd #grammar]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@smokedcaffe/we-ve-since-hidden-all-the-chalk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@smokedcaffe/we-ve-since-hidden-all-the-chalk</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 22:09:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5ziVCmYPM8ehrWTiho4N25W9imknFd7xqUZV6Zhn9swJsVrg5RAM9ByfQHmEZSBf7gLVtvQkyxpfWJ8mHE6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Male Football Fan: A Short Guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[#football #soccer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@smokedcaffe/the-male-football-fan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@smokedcaffe/the-male-football-fan</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 00:59:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAJq7jF79GUk55jRNavKRCyqy6Hb6paNdWeE9aK1pbLPdQf4sboAcGwq8VtpiUNigktgtHdjCaJBCB5npRL6MQSht756QmTwL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sensible Science - Cellular Telephone]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@smokedcaffe/sensible-science-cellular-telephone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@smokedcaffe/sensible-science-cellular-telephone</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 23:25:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiDmRoomyMVD1BRtefuuMZBMtXYKN4enbL9c3DvSv7q3k6mPVKxfVKBbFANXpoMycRw77Qxo6kmbAPW2NwGSNvJ4zWfa9HQUsafmAsM6NNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To #Beard or Not to Beard?]]></title><description><![CDATA[First, let me say that the accompanying photo is not edited. It's completely a practical effect that was the result of having too much time at one point. Of the many wonderful things about having a beard]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photo/@smokedcaffe/to-beard-or-not-to-beard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photo/@smokedcaffe/to-beard-or-not-to-beard</guid><category><![CDATA[photo]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 19:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5zihJtB6JnseAkBFrA7qAmH8y3FereR1nRqtsT196hy9cRRgxZiTeT7Pir29h9C6GgqZaff7Wqw4hwALw5Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glimmering Hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[You just have to look to find beauty among the ashes.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/glimmering-hope</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/glimmering-hope</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 00:09:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLoHfz5qpifgtTKgUeC8NHvhNqQYaRLDqijvhkJ3MQccyv8fqPDapKM97px7bc4DnATtzZ9HVq182XTBF2Zk43N8RTPJe3iTSaf3nSzjxuuKr1d5qqC2Lv22GHTBh5nnFfYuL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whimsy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A whimsically dark commentary on the ugly and inevitable side of revolutions and activism in many parts of this world.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@smokedcaffe/whimsy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@smokedcaffe/whimsy</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 00:03:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrfyBBRSoVfaEtSsw4w7La7Sea8a6cYBC8QWnjxC1gUkHaAyg63Us1q4QFaU4H2GJiVQTMj5YknhoiaTjj92mwpnhyvfr5VCLaZhbV9Xtfes4YVtmkLnfXFw9ZGNojwUc6E8eJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glowing Coals of Joy]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just have deep love for nargile/ghelyun/shisha/hukka and I appreciated this heap of coal a whole lot.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/glowing-coals-of-joy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/glowing-coals-of-joy</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 20:41:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9qzWNJDDawXVZaEQb3GTm5QxtqEdnpcA4qs3NH3EcKq315J4t3f6FLcnE9W6W7zJBP2xSpouujNkHt9EmaEy9zZGtt4HTug?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Eight-Legged Cynic]]></title><description><![CDATA["So, you have eight legs, then," I said to the creature. "Yes, and you have but four." "Two, in fact. These are arms," I explain, as I waved them in demonstration. "So]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/an-eight-legged-cynic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/an-eight-legged-cynic</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 22:47:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy9FacJPaU73sDsqbDy4UhFs6Y5ysxjns5gHFW4PTfuE8XDiLbdFENaUFCgp6pnoqBdwZzpMJnaBj1L17DAzXdidxYAj2qu2F7Fc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Iranian Communism:  Mirza Kūchak Khan]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the midst of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution (1905-1911), there emerged Mirza Kūchak Khan (1880-1921), a seminary student from Rasht (along the Caspian Sea) on the path to becoming a Mullah (cleric).]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@smokedcaffe/early-iranian-communism-mirza-kuchak-khan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@smokedcaffe/early-iranian-communism-mirza-kuchak-khan</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vr82yvRrwfa8FusonjRJMgeRvRF85noa1nySWG4NbThWMMRamkPaFoGk5BiuAjJ4zwvyreL6cXZMwtjuYS6dx5aKMNWFSVSCa3T5UVH85z4pf2RWJ3gCcV2ymbtbDRrdA4UV58?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beyond the Nation State: Sayat Nova]]></title><description><![CDATA[The works of Sayat Nova reflect the atmosphere of #learning and a shared #culture of #traditions in an era before the implementation of the rigid nation state. An ethnic #Armenian born Harutyun Sayatyan]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@smokedcaffe/beyond-the-nation-state-sayat-nova</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@smokedcaffe/beyond-the-nation-state-sayat-nova</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 21:06:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrJsGivfkUJmmSNWhLASA1yDZabKonPCARsb9iVuLqoXaRK7hNL94BWewmUnaB12kDPiFU7aZVzd1uMASLGwikT6BxAGrnQvanGMkHiz1PDLQhRFYzrnr51xrU7kpwdD62uQuL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seriously, Put This in Your Pipe and Smoke it!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plug. Cured tobacco leaves are dried, then pressed together and heated before being stored. This one is a highly dense little brick of tobacco, comprising various strains of Virginia leaf as well as that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/seriously-put-this-in-your-pipe-and-smoke-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/seriously-put-this-in-your-pipe-and-smoke-it</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 20:27:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrefiGbPtnrj1z6n8DxgddrR3y2BnhcZ7cVdeYapVtm7vKYjb2vY2FPp1gPVN19WhPbCigeyYjkYKTosMo22yERHo53dM1TVkQtJJvGapH9kuAq9Tv8qGtwGNsD8QVHSES1qb4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[okupational hazard #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[i am medikal doktor pump you with antibiote what is natural healing demonic tongue spits pig-Latin abuse look at my stethoscope, earpiece around neck such profess hmm let's play golf specialise, specialist]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@smokedcaffe/okupational-hazard-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@smokedcaffe/okupational-hazard-1</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kxwvqHDCUrKRUWs6CZt38wG81UCHaQMt5HBBzjhNv6uisVWLL5rxdMPhfJCpqfSdiVhqC9BojeC4T8yLYRfs4RvEmbcK2cJE9Yqg5twYVSDQDLijRh7e2U9Zki2WW5xtSgzq2h4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renewals]]></title><description><![CDATA[They keep leaving these around me. What am I, a cloakroom attendant? Look, if this coat isn't picked up in a week, I'm donating it or wearing it myself.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/renewals</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@smokedcaffe/renewals</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 17:57:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN1JQhF2N2RrxTgoUCb4A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organic Music]]></title><description><![CDATA[Without a radio in the car, I was forced to make my own music using just my mouth and diaphragm. It was so #fresh, raw and #organic, you know. I've even heard that using your own body for music is more]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@smokedcaffe/organic-music</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@smokedcaffe/organic-music</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[smokedcaffe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jan 2018 00:35:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN6WLjqoJFJBtw1xHb4ZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>