<?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>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:35:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/gettingold/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Architecture of Change]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've spent most of this week learning about the architecture of a very complex system. As someone who has always been fascinated by puzzles, I think this part of software development feels like candy for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@meno/the-architecture-of-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@meno/the-architecture-of-change</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[meno]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Oct 2025 02:50:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPeqsBDeyoNhyV3ifTgRiPpH3pMqzf1mbYXtkL4sKgMc72GxUs4BTaEP4sNWdVux6L2UjGacxPKfnc6DFpaCH1kM9ctZVKqBhfM7KjbBBW2i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The price of freedom]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are times, especially when money is tight, when I consider going back to working for someone else. To clarify, in case anyone thinks I’m waving a flag, I simply mean being someone’s employee again.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@meno/the-price-of-freedom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@meno/the-price-of-freedom</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[meno]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 21:22:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPeqsBDeyoNhy3YqzzxqMHTWePN1wwvcPyisFPrRLQVrR8vzcGcDC8yQAZfyuexDz4G3Kir4AXxRTtxXa6VnXXX2KfWd8NCUwv7u6N8n7zRL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I guess I don't, still got it... ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s crazy to me how easily I can injure myself these days. I mean, it shouldn’t be crazy—I’m getting older—but I forget that fact far too often. Yesterday was one of those times. It was just past five,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@meno/i-guess-i-dont-still-got-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@meno/i-guess-i-dont-still-got-it</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[meno]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 13:32:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPeqsBDeyoNiMtYBPmqcDrAPcDATqMvRRyGC1mRedpdpcM7N6g5XbX99aMmw2fpcCLavWXGGkR45FPvyRR43MASr81joTds2516qpvSAd4wp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Last Stop]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been teaching French online for almost two years now. One of my students from Mexico recently commented on something that struck her in Europe: “I’m impressed by how independent older people are here,”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@arnoldjean/the-last-stop</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@arnoldjean/the-last-stop</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[arnoldjean]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2025 17:58:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Kz4AvTzHkfLswrT3QihP6XeNTbZJsyE9ZcmXToaPFXmKzu8C2QJH3FgCKYUi6aFrzarer8Ynk5Ykp1kViecJWHoi4YtoiTt8fM3rdV1UmZbPwz5biYqkdeAwPnkuunVMTjHHM6pT4zZRGDHQnjjRD4nbtjfQwyXJE5Mvav6H6gL8iU8gyEYETvpxEgC1hUTgYYrP3p5bFbwSqg8dC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hangover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skipping brunch today... #gettingold 😅 Posted using SoMee]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/someeofficial/@nickdongsik/hangover-gqcexu</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/someeofficial/@nickdongsik/hangover-gqcexu</guid><category><![CDATA[someeofficial]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nickdongsik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Nov 2024 10:14:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Falling Apart One Piece At A Time....... And Testing A Small Gel Press....]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello ! Getting old has it's challenges, although it IS good to get older as it means you are still here ! Still being here is a GOOD thing. My Mom and I teased one time about, from the time you are born]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jacey.boldart/falling-apart-one-piece-at-a-time-and-testing-a-small-gel-press</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@jacey.boldart/falling-apart-one-piece-at-a-time-and-testing-a-small-gel-press</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jacey.boldart]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2024 16:30:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHir7F9hfQutDv6PL78wGJdCA4zA4tYdbj7rudV5Sf6i6aUKF1zxDKxsePrHz5WcHx1RkXHpBiZUf81RukRNwx1ADkfU5PYRwYUTESYCYerzY9mxWSNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting old with hive, now I 73-year-old man ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aging with the hive, now I am 73 years old man. How time flies we don't even realize. 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For me, it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-192806/@mipiano/zuunrema</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-192806/@mipiano/zuunrema</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-192806]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mipiano]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 14:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqwq2im4oXahfbYdkujZLb45wczm6BfSrVoKTNBREAuZFC6P9DWUeKV9KijMwDWkQXBdm71Yn3cTU9fu3nJRPEE7J9KKyQwEqCg79wEf2eMb7bUr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dilated Eyes, Night Driving And Cataracts—Getting Old Is One Bad Trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look Into My Eyes My pupils are dilated. Or, at least, they were. On New Year's Eve, my wife and I spent about two hours at the eye doctor. 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You know you're there when the metabolism starts to wane, belly starts too pooch, and energy levels generally remain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@anthonyadavisii/brand-new-meme-template-me-and-the-middle-aged-boys</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@anthonyadavisii/brand-new-meme-template-me-and-the-middle-aged-boys</guid><category><![CDATA[meme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[anthonyadavisii]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2019 03:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMdbcW5YoMEV71gSfCsq8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can you read this?]]></title><description><![CDATA[source Today I was in the kitchen like most days cooking and helping when I was asked to read some instructions. I have never struggled before and always could decipher no matter how small.These were the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/eyes/@cryptoandcoffee/can-you-read-this</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/eyes/@cryptoandcoffee/can-you-read-this</guid><category><![CDATA[eyes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2019 21:17:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMzebEak2VBF4RwDf7SCN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[kilathecla's instagram Feed : 2019/02/23 16:19:51]]></title><description><![CDATA[When good friend gathered together... Ketigog kama kedai mamak sini Donggongon hihihi. #share2steem #steemxp #steemit #buddies #gettingold kilathecla Posted from Instagram via Share2Steem]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/share2steem/@kilathecla/kilathecla-1550935191506-kilatheclas-instagram-feed--20190223-161951</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/share2steem/@kilathecla/kilathecla-1550935191506-kilatheclas-instagram-feed--20190223-161951</guid><category><![CDATA[share2steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kilathecla]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2019 15:19:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5AUQpACcfiUgizrrfcaYJ9mNeZS1Gtt3WLoibukr8dLZ6eF6GQY2WN7CY6fmpBeps22bAFLxFgZA4pEAjhS1b29th6psRX8XRPqaqHFd7j86VmbCjHAQBVMQyCCfzSKmTbeQSrzHax5GMfjT6ub6KiaZCsJiQML8qqHDcmFX6CcFqBLFpM9vwwqoHZybqTRvJu4w391gugy26zv3DZGosB4RqqjbykkSxGGoLZSMjuvHF5xYiUQAJWnfnTB7Qme2VB2XunE8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's my birthday again!?!?!? - Haha I am 31 years old now]]></title><description><![CDATA[It goes too quickly Wasn't all too long ago I turned the big 30 and thought I was getting older by the minute then suddenly, now my birthday has come around quickly and it feels like the by the second]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@thegoliath/it-s-my-birthday-again-haha-i-am-31-years-old-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@thegoliath/it-s-my-birthday-again-haha-i-am-31-years-old-now</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thegoliath]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 23:05:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKd9GJ4T6rkBdeqZw1coQAaQyCUzUF4FozBvW7823y3fPw9uJKc8tECN2aSppEh8Dj4uDfx6QuFYDQQivyyL82imWiFaSxdotFbQwwdmrDJoSxj3UVzBZdAKxRxzDt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When waiting for Voting Mana to get back to 100%]]></title><description><![CDATA[and saying, "In twenty years, I will rule the world." This guy sincerely things he will be alive to rule the WTO, EU, etc.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@sux/when-waiting-for-voting-mana-to-get-back-to-100</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@sux/when-waiting-for-voting-mana-to-get-back-to-100</guid><category><![CDATA[meme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sux]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2018 15:15:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvQ94wThVRZoQBApBgXHbL13fVZx6xcfWWptHdj6TSVySznvjtGSDvQygF6rUQaY3LwFo1Nfw6JmBSKvN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going back to high school, a little shock. it's still the same]]></title><description><![CDATA[I feel like I'm getting old. 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