<?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, 23 Apr 2026 07:36:47 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/fermentedphd/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Apparently I am a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) Now...]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was asked to come back into the hallroom (or more specifically the MS Teams meeting link where I just defended my PhD). "It is with great pleasure that we can now call you Doctor..." These]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@fermentedphil/apparently-i-am-a-doctor-of-philosophy-phd-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@fermentedphil/apparently-i-am-a-doctor-of-philosophy-phd-now</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fermentedphil]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 15:41:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJjsWDRvekVDta6JZQ45DM9yJ5NGJJshHzXmh1HxcitTHBEwVeM4dc2ArK7yLsPnR68nwbYbQD4Qvaq3Q1nJTawceFkiD881ckTkHu4JpY7YJ5F2yWNNhX5x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>