<?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, 21 Apr 2026 14:24:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/firstcontact/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[They’re here!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A first contact event would probably be the most consequential moment in human history. Here’s how it would likely unfold across multiple domains: Immediate Chaos (Hours to Days) The initial revelation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@cliffblank/they-re-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158694/@cliffblank/they-re-here</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158694]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cliffblank]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:21:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpsQWWywxcANnUazpcbN2qrJHxzK7tDLWACxhFhpFURHzS1dwXgWHojqx36bvQUudp1NfXf5syvhQHyeayEpwg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[🧬 The First Rewrite. When contact stops being reversible]]></title><description><![CDATA[At first, the crew believed the encounter with the Observer had been a breakthrough. There had been no violence, no weapon discharged, no open threat. 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Some Deal With Extraterrestrial Every Day, Others Think Aliens Don't Exist]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are dealing with extraterrestrial aliens every day it seems, yet many people don't believe it, and at the heart of that groups is the Modern Materialistic Scientists. Who are shouting from their lectern,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@builderofcastles/earthlings-are-weird-some-deal-with-extraterrestrial-every-day-others-think-aliens-don-t-exist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110786/@builderofcastles/earthlings-are-weird-some-deal-with-extraterrestrial-every-day-others-think-aliens-don-t-exist</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110786]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[builderofcastles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Oct 2025 11:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFkxbnGCXnHPUK3daVLCQA4oDc4iy4TMS62nHv7bpMZTUavn3wTouWC9QnsukRCFLirek5voeVB4BT21paFbP9YxRUVDecnUuGyhT3yKnJXvTwXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Contact “Dark Souls lll”⚔️]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dark Souls lll🕹 🇪🇸 Mi amor por los Dark Souls por fin vuelve otra vez a las andadas, hace unos meses me sumergí en este mundo desarrollado por From Software y quede fascinado por el universo creado]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@virgilio24/first-contact-dark-souls-lll</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@virgilio24/first-contact-dark-souls-lll</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140217]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[virgilio24]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Feb 2022 15:39:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLJac8zUF8eF66BbyGo66HWLMVYzbgCDJ6dVzPxc9MFCwo9SxfcYWyoRCr7xUWCDrG565x6Gucr7Khkoub3EA5umJF48XfbxBwuZ65Lu4MfZevtgchjGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[1996 - Random Movies include Space Jam]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some blonds were Clueless. The world was covered with water in Waterworld. Muppets hung out with pirates in search of treasure. Gilmore was not so happy in Happy Gilmore. James had a peach. Wait. No. A]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-117344/@joeyarnoldvn/1996-random-movies-include-space-jam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-117344/@joeyarnoldvn/1996-random-movies-include-space-jam</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-117344]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[joeyarnoldvn]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2021 23:22:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4Bw8fmw3Y3ebiYW61dkW16qTycFmUA6ZW7b84WnkCnEdsH5gxmNmqdJrBT8ptzXYm3kNErwEvzAvWvi1xeJD9SLkCbPokmKauNApkYyCCs52mCKF5mRvMrM2xPuKk2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Story Time With Michael Kingswood - Episodes 72 & 73]]></title><description><![CDATA[Still catching up on the podcast. Let's go. Episode 72 - Passing In The Night - Part Three Episode 73 - Passing In The Night - Part Four That finished up Passing In The Night. The recording went so well,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/aliens/@michaelkingswood/storytimewithmichaelkingswood-episodes7273-c6br5kiqnp</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/aliens/@michaelkingswood/storytimewithmichaelkingswood-episodes7273-c6br5kiqnp</guid><category><![CDATA[aliens]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[michaelkingswood]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Apr 2019 05:16:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e55mckY3jDik4FbSGiZvyMQctfwBkYQNikE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenge #02268-F078: A Light in You]]></title><description><![CDATA[I read an article a while back about humans having some sort of line system (like a fish with sensors) which controls for example diseases like (sorry not english: Gürtelrose[AN: Google says 'shingles'])]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-02268-f078-a-light-in-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@internutter/challenge-02268-f078-a-light-in-you</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[internutter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2019 01:46:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6HrgBB81MVyYH4k1cWgnHgJ2N4o4u7JzjfXBi1Hz7BgqHw5ek6GpyyqarJmRSCQdBjWEg99tQsGVJH3rtTyGLQ95P5ZSGVR1Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Full Disclosure]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are at the cusp of full disclosure. 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The soundtrack is fantastic and you will be in different emotional phases during the levels. 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