<?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, 17 Apr 2026 10:52:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/extropia/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Where Are The Amazon Robots (Part two)]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHERE ARE THE AMAZON ROBOTS? (Part two) In part one of this series, it was noted that anecdotes about working in Amazon warehouses tended not to mention robots. The essay went on to show how there are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/opinion/@extie-dasilva/where-are-the-amazon-robots-part-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/opinion/@extie-dasilva/where-are-the-amazon-robots-part-two</guid><category><![CDATA[opinion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 07:08:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ28csiWopkD2md6koxJ9zv1sHbEUsTbGcQ9up1i53R2gBWd7mmMTeTpvTZFN8WiPycWC7VG3byzebgjygAhX6GFqRHYQ57NdujeVtxRA4txFcgoK4ztLHt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Are The Amazon Robots?]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHERE ARE THE AMAZON ROBOTS? I have recently been watching Vlogs posted by YouTubers sharing anecdotes about their experience of working for Amazon. Certain themes cropped up in all of these videos, such]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/opinion/@extie-dasilva/where-are-the-amazon-robots</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/opinion/@extie-dasilva/where-are-the-amazon-robots</guid><category><![CDATA[opinion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2020 07:07:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e5tSruXFXxQrubug23xM1Q7oNcFm1uF1Jai?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Videogames Teach Us Abour Work 1.5]]></title><description><![CDATA[WHAT VIDEOGAMES TEACH US ABOUT WORK 1.5 A while ago, an article was written for i newspaper by Will Tanner, in which it was reported that a Universal Basic Income experiment was ended because “ministers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/opinion/@extie-dasilva/what-videogames-teach-us-abour-work-1-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/opinion/@extie-dasilva/what-videogames-teach-us-abour-work-1-5</guid><category><![CDATA[opinion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Feb 2020 07:21:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHdsH1sJzxFVvZTsRy5KrRzgLMPMbCkvdhFT9acnp9RBJAHV84dBehjjLsWmegYGLCfYJd1fksZztnyKg3aBVY2VKvqsq6dwjaZ7nqYLZwpohXwTBgvm7Vg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extropia’s Curious Science: Celestial Bed]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXTROPIA’S CURIOUS SCIENCE: CELESTIAL BED If you dare peek in your email’s spam folder, there’s a fair chance that you’ll find one or two promotions for something that supposedly boosts your sexual prowess.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-curious-science-celestial-bed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-curious-science-celestial-bed</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2020 07:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ3KVnge5Pvowb7YVpyxQyJ5h9sJLH1mBmndwLWt8LggbnAWmwSrPF8Fp2Bni3TAXK4EEmfey39zY9mv8B13X9igTCjzRPLCDMU2RJTGKyAop17xEtqaGoQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driverless cars are about more than driverless cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[DRIVERLESS CARS ARE ABOUT MORE THAN DRIVERLESS CARS. Ever since DARPA issued a challenge to roboticists to get vehicles to drive themselves across miles of desert terrain and machines like Google’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/opinion/@extie-dasilva/driverless-cars-are-about-more-than-driverless-cars</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/opinion/@extie-dasilva/driverless-cars-are-about-more-than-driverless-cars</guid><category><![CDATA[opinion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2020 07:37:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eGka8RJMPrrPjoHsEvKuW1ZoTMXE6RbDc8e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extropia’s Mad-Tech: Computer Terminal]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXTROPIA’S MAD-TECH: “COMPUTER TERMINAL” Here’s a vision of the future that looks really antiquated now. This guy appears to be operating a computer terminal of some kind. You will notice that the storage]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-mad-tech-computer-terminal</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-mad-tech-computer-terminal</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Feb 2020 07:45:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ4vLfvrJtDyeufC1rLv7Y6MTN4dHnzUBrEsV7dzYrvbzPzQ6JoBsEkA9Lt9on2bRyEiHBYBCvdE3NfWoSbhZGDXrzAZYRvuzYnaXh9sJ7VfAckxTkZNBbc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Sights Of Second Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[THE SIGHTS OF SECOND LIFE Welcome to my occasional series where I report on anything that caught my eye in the online world of Second Life. Well, here’s something that definitely caught my eye. My partner,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/snapshot/@extie-dasilva/5ztmfv-the-sights-of-second-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/snapshot/@extie-dasilva/5ztmfv-the-sights-of-second-life</guid><category><![CDATA[snapshot]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Feb 2020 07:38:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHf8tFH8Wdsv9tyDCkva9ZauXRW8ta1Q2RzAwi2QANUeT4kaCKXmLg8PEArqqxfKtUvib61zcPLPgmD9H6pSEE3z4hvubeHXGBFGZDVe387MP1one2rNPGr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extropia’s Retro-Gaming: Altered Beast]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXTROPIA’S RETRO-GAMING: ALTERED BEAST If you had purchased a Sega Megadrive (known as ‘Genesis’ in the US) in 1989, then there’s a fair chance you will have played the game ‘Altered Beast’. You might]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retro/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-retro-gaming-altered-beast</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retro/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-retro-gaming-altered-beast</guid><category><![CDATA[retro]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2020 07:42:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHcYVTY6eJEkpbQXo2hLCtaVtMejfsvFEbbyeLDneoMep6rXpZGLwXGc4gjCGGLWUSBxSFb5EQ2NgmPn2q9obxn8cL7WPu1Bsx8t1mr294cnH9YdGme7KBU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem From No Man’s Sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[POEM FROM NO MAN’S SKY A lone figure standing still, Amidst the sight of a heavenly sphere, Nature’s splendour bends the will, Of anyone who would stop here. Take in the sight that rises here, This ringed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@extie-dasilva/41nm19-poem-from-no-man-s-sky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@extie-dasilva/41nm19-poem-from-no-man-s-sky</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 08:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHaufmfBNixsesaQieqizNd7o9KJmp1UmAyx6yBgQTyY1qXTPyoNWKPeuKTKuwbVYCnxDGc53mc7LzujKwdsQwPYP6sw7jMKBcyYFyvAybqP8ptoT4E58tE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extropia’s Curious Science: Perpetual Motion]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXTROPIA’S CURIOUS SCIENCE: PERPETUAL MOTION Anyone who has used any kind of machine knows that eventually it runs out of juice. Cars need refuelling, clockwork needs winding, electrical gadgets need]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-curious-science-perpetual-motion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-curious-science-perpetual-motion</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jan 2020 08:27:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ652WQ8PxZtPM2jR9Amj9jjesSkdqX8ASMkvpC8Nm4awe6V1mzAUkPXQaz8h8houB2Z4fddkgTrKtypN9zaSRrvH9L4arc7BgeGR9WKw11uwMHaLNctxva?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extropia’s Mad-Tech: Metal Giants]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXTROPIA’S MAD-TECH: “METAL GIANTS” When the enemy forces are darkening the skies of Blighty’s capital, who you gonna call? No, not the Ghostbusters, but rather colossal metal robots. Just look at these]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-mad-tech-metal-giants</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-mad-tech-metal-giants</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jan 2020 09:21:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHoa1bfW7sQf3qyXJRviuuXpwwvdKZ7Gk72E1JCzWV3C1EZA8SuUxC7jeiV2nxYt8yUHUEB3vkwgVR3ud7kA75xCBCZ33FrSMqr4aJZJ2i1i9L6SJLLSHVQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extropia’s Retro-Gaming: Vixen]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXTROPIA’S RETRO-GAMING: VIXEN ‘Vixen’ was published by Martech and released for the Spectrum and C64 in the late ‘80s. The gameplay had the player take control of the titular ‘Vixen’- a whip-wielding]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retro/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-retro-gaming-vixen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retro/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-retro-gaming-vixen</guid><category><![CDATA[retro]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Dec 2019 09:19:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHzo7JVVPDv8PRBjw7dXivmGSc75L3AnYfeWaqcZJqDxqB39GK58EGZeKprd5MyTjWYJJS78bcWZfQu1j5NFVgcBrNLt1xnfJxAydoyi2FxyNbYT7XtanVc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poem From No Man’s Sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[POEM FROM NO MAN’S SKY Flying over dusty hills That fade into mist at horizon’s end, An alien creature’s lonely trills, Call out like one who is seeking a friend. But what can be here to give reply Amidst]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@extie-dasilva/jsowp-poem-from-no-man-s-sky</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poem/@extie-dasilva/jsowp-poem-from-no-man-s-sky</guid><category><![CDATA[poem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Dec 2019 09:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ27ub5or5T5mwN6v8FiP5YnoUPeiKpYcXNBnLCJm8rAnp1FcKMUa8HXX5rdiXCutEMF4HPWqKebCEEbAiTB2W44y8jo3YwJiwS3GgbECNR2jVYWGuLYM8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anatomy Of A Film Scene]]></title><description><![CDATA[ANATOMY OF A FILM SCENE In this article, I thought I would write about a movie scene that particularly impresses me. The one I have in mind is the transformation sequence from ‘An American Werewolf In]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/discussion/@extie-dasilva/anatomy-of-a-film-scene</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/discussion/@extie-dasilva/anatomy-of-a-film-scene</guid><category><![CDATA[discussion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Dec 2019 09:16:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHezhG75dYB84Ebx4NchjEnzZoJ3R99y7xDS8wexAD8PQoQJsNevrQCtqBmLgANvnbdWvrVorAhKeADEdQnMbn4Rpsr6euLJ5B3Cz49fethNVEe8tHK1S3G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extropia’s Curious Science: The Baghdad Battery]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXTROPIA’S CURIOUS SCIENCE: THE BAGHDAD BATTERY When was the battery first invented? Were I to hazard a guess, I would suppose that batteries were invented at some point in the 19th century, a time when]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-curious-science-the-baghdad-battery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-curious-science-the-baghdad-battery</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:31:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHcS7WtEPCevgki2gfNa9cQc4FjjXbXdoSfmjdHXHvTuU8u6WKdtR6NcpEfjiiXj1W1rJn8yriqLmDit6fLXkfCr6ZGecXz63Hvx3gTzMtgZTCcd8VoMinr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extropia’s Mad-Tech: Fallout Shelter]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXTROPIA’S MAD-TECH: “FALLOUT SHELTER” The image seen in this instalment of ‘mad tech’ is something of a departure from previous episodes. Those have tended to be illustrations of conceptual technologies,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-mad-tech-fallout-shelter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-mad-tech-fallout-shelter</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Nov 2019 08:15:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHi2zZ6icDLz7XRx4coyN7HSq2Qty4QweeN49rZt7fFeYcm4XYiedeCtsWU7GqepzCEfFUGKA7roapPGmhpeXQ1qwNviLP8hDEyBNs4qSFkbyhxSwPj6Rbk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extropia’s Retro-Gaming: AVP]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXTROPIA’S RETRO-GAMING: AVP AVP or Aliens Versus Predator was a special game for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it was released for the Atari Jaguar, a supposed 64bit games console (although there were]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/retro/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-retro-gaming-avp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/retro/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-retro-gaming-avp</guid><category><![CDATA[retro]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2019 09:09:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHoS9AuGELEKuBALMe4gRg28QfTqbZmjKiVsPxxtkT2MmyvwHp46xxTboDLojYGyYeaWHta9MDseuyi7wb5PukAmawRe1RmAfXpJaLDZQbUGU5Mau9BrB6N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NMS: The Next Adventurer Chapter 29]]></title><description><![CDATA[NMS: THE NEXT ADVENTURER CHAPTER 29: THE FACTORY Days past and Taebaker set itself up in the weapons research facility. Noma walked in to find it designing various hand-held weapons via a holographic display.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@extie-dasilva/nms-the-next-adventurer-chapter-29</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@extie-dasilva/nms-the-next-adventurer-chapter-29</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Nov 2019 08:00:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHhkEZiP9Ww42S3fa9ZrqE3Ya4KES52scZdHSYKp53rMTUv7usDvBtbZacxrCEK4yZrZSNSgQ7ZS14h1ipDgYuZpGscZsHJwy9wmdsyWSXHDxPRuewieHpi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extropia’s Curious Science: Thoughtography]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXTROPIA’S CURIOUS SCIENCE: THOUGHTOGRAPHY Fans of ‘The X-Files’ may recall an episode from Season 4 called ‘Unruhe’. In this episode, Mulder and Scully are on the hunt for a killer who is leaving behind]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fringe/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-curious-science-thoughtography</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fringe/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-curious-science-thoughtography</guid><category><![CDATA[fringe]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Nov 2019 09:11:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHYLDkPz7XqXuLGGWZzq8zmt6VYBopTKABMh2XBh1DmwrnZwNGDoGuuQjnSm669sNhX9vvHKLdejCRyVDxrf2rFmsCbtJzT8u7z6obooVAmjfY2B8tosTeE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extropia’s Mad-Tech: Gyroelectric Destroyer]]></title><description><![CDATA[EXTROPIA’S MAD-TECH: GRYOELECTRIC DESTROYER World War I was the first war to see the deployment of the tank. As you can see from this illustration, somebody also thought it would see enemies quail before….The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-mad-tech-gyroelectric-destroyer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@extie-dasilva/extropia-s-mad-tech-gyroelectric-destroyer</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[extie-dasilva]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2019 09:13:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHbB8s5QD86ZYfxP5EWVd4VAiVFVHKKzwczkYyymJjEn3woT6BrPqeAbC4KkNfquJvRvowwpkqqNXmgsFQsLv7WyRfjowBhphwj7nn4DZ7FWQgpafDnE2JJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>