<?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>Thu, 21 May 2026 08:10:37 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thelastdash/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[When Water is Thinker than Blood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having good family and relatives are good, but having great associates and circle is even better. We all know that the type of people we have in our lives determine the kind of support we get when we needed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@thelastdash/when-water-is-thinker-than</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@thelastdash/when-water-is-thinker-than</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-131951]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelastdash]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 19:33:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvFsAm8N9C4grWreMvo4axDD966dPp37ZaGbpMPVwEp2mbeT8vqDianC3kmiUqGdpvswb6NEVtmaXUs5ebhNBobnjBG2wRwTro8cav22?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The AI Wonders of our Time ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I came across a story of a man who had lost access to a wallet containing about five Bitcoin, which he bought at $250 each years back when he was in college. 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It feels ridiculous to try and write about this lower back pain once again just to try and help myself in some way; I mean, I do not even know if this pain is getting out or just]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@thelastdash/the-pain-just-wont-go--8eu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-131951/@thelastdash/the-pain-just-wont-go--8eu</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-131951]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelastdash]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 21:48:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4Pvz7LJVgc1Y8Dr68VKxqQHhW8ZwbmVUR2oG43SGHA6RABDWabVdbaDQvHr91BxDbBGkEUt9S5D63WDHEPx1csjDfh5gQHZriTKNQ2SzyU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sell 1 BTC to Buy 10 More: Is This what Saylor is Planning?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just came across this news on how MicroStrategy is planning on selling part of their Bitcoins to give dividends to shareholders. Although it came out online yesterday, it feels so odd for such news to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@thelastdash/sell-1-btc-to-buy-10-more-is-this-what-saylor-is-planning-acm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@thelastdash/sell-1-btc-to-buy-10-more-is-this-what-saylor-is-planning-acm</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thelastdash]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 20:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzDH4xCDboXNNshfe42hSdnhmZfxT3ctbzE9J5TJG3EhcQWNuTifhHT7349V1c3DceSeuRuAjHbUk7svJ9XW3cRAxwEu8tZ6wq6c3KNVpJB?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Boarding School and the Questions We Avoid]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw a post on Facebook where the writer said "Boarding school is the bleeding ground for lesbian and gay," and I couldn't agree more. 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