<?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, 12 May 2026 10:40:46 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/flattening/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Some reflecting on choices relative to work and vocation...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among those who tend to believe that the last 20 months have been just a brief commercial interruption and that we will soon be restored to our regularly scheduled programming, there often exists a parallel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pandemic/@nooses/some-reflecting-on-choices-relative-to-work-and-vocation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pandemic/@nooses/some-reflecting-on-choices-relative-to-work-and-vocation</guid><category><![CDATA[pandemic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nooses]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 02:04:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgt1ToxyJNZ2CBe2hrJJxxFumrTYgdiB16dsHGkxy5u76CYRLrsDUibSvc43y61Lnxja5tMAgHa7KLZWTR2xfUwYwRaHthBeKnrw9dPoedzGntsxc64GzUgsQ6DFbV8JKVW4Zdq18o5oTyL1UXY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The emergence of the idea of flattening the curve. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[One year ago today in COVID, Vox published an excellent article. It was later updated with fresh stats in mid March, but still a good summary of the consensus views at the time. There was a lot of confusion]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/covid/@arbitration/the-emergence-of-the-idea-of-flattening-the-curve</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/covid/@arbitration/the-emergence-of-the-idea-of-flattening-the-curve</guid><category><![CDATA[covid]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arbitration]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2021 12:28:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC5zdHVBsg9fyvrKGyJb4qQv3Q8R7CYQJfBeg4yERtfxd7u5ZiVaZn6HFdfateKQhtSkiUWLvPZWrV43LkcysAmRNxTAtnTaGjuJYSKs3nRJvA6BCVRc5t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>