<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:35:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@zorank/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Vampire's Desire - AI created visual story]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been fun ... creating the animated video story using AI. The tools I have used were ChatGPT (for creating image and video prompts), PicLumen for generating images, Riffusion for audio, Hailou for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193148/@zorank/a-vampire-s-desire-ai-created-visual-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193148/@zorank/a-vampire-s-desire-ai-created-visual-story</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193148]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zorank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Apr 2025 09:37:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMbz24ioscUdrWEuU6SGXhEsWx5c5o2di8W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shadow Hunters Community SMASh Contest - Entry Round 305]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poreč, Istria (Croatia) Beautiful weather today with lots of sun and crystal clear sky in Poreč (Istria, Croatia)... perfect time for a long Sunday walk. A walk along the coast in a part of the city called]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@zorank/shadow-hunters-community-smash-contest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-179017/@zorank/shadow-hunters-community-smash-contest</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-179017]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zorank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2024 13:53:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdAD9rYwjD1VARAikGgLpZReGTopGBFuvGDa3WM6Vf72Jt38Lc6CABTrNUW216cEuncqTtY9ZzE2fJVcGecaDj2xacm7HjS9DtrkmQKwu4i2awEN2oL6B1VTYDCyU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wednesday Walk on the narrow streets of Poreč]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the featured image in this post I took the photo of the early 20th century Palazzo building in Poreč (Istria, Croatia), which is today home to BO Hotel Palazzo. 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Church]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@zorank/december-days-by-the-sea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-163772/@zorank/december-days-by-the-sea</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-163772]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zorank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Dec 2021 12:48:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptr38pL3pkC8r8MgXyVmJy577RYTCNXR7xfPZCAkH25rk4NZy8iPBfo9w8VDAyX1uXyYGRYjBkB2Ph4ReCpz1Hzt9o88jTWBfZ8RUWFG5VfWLLqBnHyY5hx4ZRC1s8JsvsHN5ARjxZSsmT7siWxfz5xRHiaF7PbwL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Windows of Novigrad]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little post dedicated to beautiful house windows seen in town of Novigrad in Croatian Istria. 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Alexa Internet was founded 25 years ago, and now, after more then two decades they will discontinue the service. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@zorank/alexa-com-will-be-retiring</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@zorank/alexa-com-will-be-retiring</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zorank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2021 13:45:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHT5Fvr9KYC2ckcJeTNPxSHwBGG4zr8WJc9p5ufw5PAT18uD9XZU8QTW5hTysP2WYo1gvTxYjdYAqvfqJRHRHwzJguSxTCFtdiFoutnBHESfYzahnw8AUmTtpDPMd35B4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finally some sun again in Istria (Croatia)]]></title><description><![CDATA[We had three days of rain and wind and it wasn’t too pleasant to walk outside. Finally, some sunshine shone again. The north wind (bora) is still blowing, but it is not too strong. 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