<?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 14:12:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/incompetence/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Shopping For Projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shopping For Projects Amazon Update As an update to my previous post, Amazon did eventually deliver my package to the Post Office. It only took 9 days and 4 Amazon Customer Service employees dealing with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@shaidon/shopping-for-projects</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@shaidon/shopping-for-projects</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shaidon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 12:22:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjW4PvRk9nXBzqrPWMsMTjNrXDPFFf13jDUCtAd6MNV4B1quvr36z2tcMqgQcSP5nAxstr5PKFLTzQvxq52gH5qqKfamGgG1LKPF3XXYuQXoC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Amazon and Weaponised Incompetence.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amazon and Weaponised Incompetence The Undelivered Package I had a day off yesterday. It was perfectly timed to coincide with the delivery of 2 packages. The first package arrived before 9am, and I picked]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@shaidon/amazon-and-weaponised-incompetence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@shaidon/amazon-and-weaponised-incompetence</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shaidon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 13:01:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbFzApDTmvFYJczLb7FJz3TaMfBugj6B9sAPbF8TRnVcV5jtLLicnTotHMqdko25sJ9nDjC5QDokQQRaL6UhaJz6ajTYUM91ZmtEhigRuGrWN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Of Johannesburg Utility Payment Systems Shut Down ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This message came through our community WhatsApp group this morning posted by one of the City of Johannesburg local Councilors. There has been no information directly from the City of Johannesburg because]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cryptoandcoffee/city-of-johannesburg-utility-payment-systems-shut-down--7jd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@cryptoandcoffee/city-of-johannesburg-utility-payment-systems-shut-down--7jd</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:35:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btU8CyjXgcTC57wsWpcrhWY2BEXAq6geMY1pa1PSvWS4B5dPFhF3Wtu7WnwfNcwSKiLGJykFrRrLC2DTactt7oEbQ6WwRTsCDjU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will happen to the ‘extra’ money for the NHS? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chancellor or the Exchequer Rachel Reeves in her annual Spending Review has decided to throw some more gold leaf on the already heavily gilded Golden Calf that is the NHS. There may be many people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/britain/@mrfahrenheit211/what-will-happen-to-the-extra-money-for-the-nhs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/britain/@mrfahrenheit211/what-will-happen-to-the-extra-money-for-the-nhs</guid><category><![CDATA[britain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrfahrenheit211]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2025 10:36:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bold Incompetence]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are those who can't help themselves, in terms of doing their jobs properly. Sometimes, it's the system they find themselves in. Sub standard training practices and limited resources. The facilities]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@takhar/bold-incompetence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@takhar/bold-incompetence</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[takhar]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 23:06:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvgeEigDRtRZXJUDM66FgT1PdEpdgnsP5yckMQqbd9Exi1YErLGBRyYRzUX9J6uqUsqJE2PwUX5ZeY8w8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Escalation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi fellow Hiveians, Today I wanted to talk about throwing someone right under the management bus because they are lazy. The Escalation Have you gotten to work with someone that just really bothered you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-195880/@cmplxty/the-escalation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-195880/@cmplxty/the-escalation</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-195880]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cmplxty]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 01:30:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VsZEjYm6YBvRodQBjCrUxpBjUuxd356ciVaJmA9Y83yxyHdtnqXhNv4XLdfXAxebWWzLq8XSB2vSCqymfE4hjRMyv61ME5eP32pp8DXiz2XAn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Utility "Service" Incompetence Strikes Again]]></title><description><![CDATA[source Check the list of directors at the bottom of the announcement. In South Africa they like to throw around words like "investigate" which in all honesty buys them time for their incompetence.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/utility-service-incompetence-strikes-again-8v</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/utility-service-incompetence-strikes-again-8v</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 14:43:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btU7pUhXrgDk5hNCAr1a8vzTJsEv8nfHGjaAuS9dZrcwowywEMmDb7LChj1k2smEGiTdk8REHhYUrEnVj6gchQM2eXJwPezUUYE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Harsh Realty Check]]></title><description><![CDATA[source When mathematics and common sense is not one of your strong suits you have to wonder wonder what is. The days of me being left speechless and flabbergasted by what staff do is long gone and one]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@cryptoandcoffee/another-harsh-realty-check-h4q</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-126152/@cryptoandcoffee/another-harsh-realty-check-h4q</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-126152]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 21:53:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZJRnjT9xCyzpeHLsM9RG9RpyCS5yRnP1Zi7VpEZNRGq6f7k3yAFDJjPK3HZqWa9tTqhKZJ3737nP2irRTPRbkK6SGdz2CEmw9mr2dWp4AZXhQ2pH4wGcCkgW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pre Paid Electricity Disaster Imminent]]></title><description><![CDATA[source Apparently all pre paid electricity meters in South Africa have to be updated with a new 20 pin code which allows them to operate on the new system. There is a built in timer security mechanism]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/pre-paid-electricity-disaster-imminent-lly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/pre-paid-electricity-disaster-imminent-lly</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 21:12:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btUgAJ51UYEyHX6JovzYVDCUVj8J8szXs5ha9SkjchiS1ki9yfgCrq44AsL2cd5WMdjtFVihA5WEPBzCr2ML5qiiCgwxdvGHnuU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contents of Package May be Different From Picture on Box - A Rant!]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my pet peeves in life is when I encounter situations in which actual experience — from a product, from a service, from a person — doesn't match up to what was promised... at all. We live somewhat]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/contents-of-package-may-be-different-from-picture-on-box-a-rant</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-106316/@denmarkguy/contents-of-package-may-be-different-from-picture-on-box-a-rant</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-106316]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[denmarkguy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 09:16:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHJ6f5P7HArQE3XTCa6hs9C1LdBqAu3eeL2RerdjvjWtisYbE1UStHQ5jYEVqEStHuT6P3HhWs1QTkMWmMZyNEUWybkDhJ3vQeE5sTG29RuUUnt2wRyx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[No More Games]]></title><description><![CDATA[source This morning I received a call from AVIVA the insurance company that is due to pay my policy that is due sometime later this week. This was the same women who phoned 3 weeks ago and tried to put]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/no-more-games</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@cryptoandcoffee/no-more-games</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptoandcoffee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 May 2024 19:12:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc32JkGudbxedbE4pxY1d6QA6btUWaVMfz86gVbbLkCR3pqpD82Vzn8eobNxrxNAXG9sBiPotQ5ChJv2gUWE2436LFC4L8J7dtCUCaziCrMuCeXfKXXZENABnByg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Why are girls depressed?" or a rant about journalistic incompetence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear Hiveans, last week I saw the following article "Why Are Our Girls So Depressed? Just Look at These Men" and, for me, it is an example of the shallowness of contemporary "journalists"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deutsch/@zuerich/why-are-girls-depressed-or-a-rant-about-journalistic-incompetence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deutsch/@zuerich/why-are-girls-depressed-or-a-rant-about-journalistic-incompetence</guid><category><![CDATA[deutsch]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zuerich]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2023 10:00:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7293LJ3Vg8LGMxSXJbQHxtovyJAqw2j9RsivpZ42YcysxCwX9D8gMH6wCDzyANaRyJvjt54Nap54SQAqqGqaRZefnYe2XDV2rdskJ6dxgLiZRvsv5pSfxfQw9M5niiXSBHYeFsWn6aexfCS7bKk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[E Assim Vai o Mundo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cum caraças! Então um polícia comete crimes durante 20 anos até finalmente ser apanhado? Que cena ridícula. Já que ele era polícia, deveria ser o primeiro a prender-se a ele mesmo, não? Se é para isto]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@trincowski-pt/actifit-trincowski-pt-20230122t212943820z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@trincowski-pt/actifit-trincowski-pt-20230122t212943820z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trincowski-pt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2023 21:29:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPcLkHtjKRVWu2N2uvBRfNLKJYb8XFwQcNCmStG1LYHNHzxBriZGAYBojAdP6D6yNR1W1R5eDSaVaWVr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Leis Inúteis, Polícias Inúteis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hoje fiquei a saber que não adianta de nada chamar a polícia por barulho a não ser que se peça aos agentes a participação da ocorrência. 🤬 Isto das leis realmente é uma bela treta, às vezes penso que]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@trincowski-pt/actifit-trincowski-pt-20221025t225740611z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@trincowski-pt/actifit-trincowski-pt-20221025t225740611z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[trincowski-pt]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 22:57:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPcLkHtjKRVWu2N2uvBRfNLKJYb8XFwn81nn8fw7iJWmULGHs8KDx2uMmGnALkapLBPKGKKjaY8s9GB6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young British woman accused of laziness by her doctor though she had cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Courtney Nettleton showing her post-op scar Image: New York Post In 2021 Courtney Nettleton of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England who is currently 21 years old discovered herself being abnormally sleepy.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@borepstein/young-british-woman-accused-of-laziness-by-her-doctor-though-she-had-cancer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@borepstein/young-british-woman-accused-of-laziness-by-her-doctor-though-she-had-cancer</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[borepstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2022 22:38:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLH9zJ5ne521hcruZdqAbKzfQD2C6BSYmVzzTynPjmgjXhw4t3HNL2VTToWPfQiMnKKkGthUbWuP59ZBNBLkXjyDG7tk6jBxYKh8CyTEojFBdmiMGvpbY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flooded Guaquerí Park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Along the Manzanare river, Parque Guaquerí is Cumaná's only park (in the modern urban sense of the word). It was intended for families and animals to have a direct an harmonious interaction with nature.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178265/@hlezama/flooded-guaqueri-park</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178265/@hlezama/flooded-guaqueri-park</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178265]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hlezama]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2022 15:55:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVecs4xkhd5EvhidWEEBnn9tCVDBkBhQpUFvab78MhbU1VtGjHAxZtiXaH3CmrsK1f99nv8oTcgQceFv3g8Wdp2visgWaFTVpFiQd5HJQNzG6BaUUsEJhUZuqu9gXczu9wXkBSBkPfoz5FEnQuucXRau58?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Costa Rica True Crime Story - Post #001:  A story literally beyond belief. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is a miracle my oldest daughter is still alive. This is a story that will become a focus of much of my content. I am chomping at the bit. The details of her story will be the focus of much of my personal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crime/@hankanon/costa-rica-true-crime-story-post-001-a-story-literally-beyond-belief</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crime/@hankanon/costa-rica-true-crime-story-post-001-a-story-literally-beyond-belief</guid><category><![CDATA[crime]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hankanon]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Apr 2022 14:41:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtGQKeTeQ5JMBsn2Ut8rLYxjCfDu89Afa45FSjxfs8nnbWNLXtaG1XPywt9ebrCiYnNq1xDZQuSA9B6uoiQzUXcjborcLh5WQhvGQnr8q1WcFPzupgCFbRQ5SNEc1fzNwzUTzVw6D9BASP7EQn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Verschwörung/ Pandemie der Inkompetenz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Die Verschwörung der Inkompetenz Achtung! ⛑ Aufgrund eines hohen Krankenstandes der zumeist geimpften Mitarbeiter kann es leider keine aktuellen Zahlen mehr geben. Außerdem sind viele im Urlaub, was in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@woelfchen/verschworung-pandemie-der-inkompetenz</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-121566/@woelfchen/verschworung-pandemie-der-inkompetenz</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-121566]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[woelfchen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Feb 2022 17:44:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRmaCXZ8UYgPhoud1kjiNX8QokLEZtbBKLuLWQ9yt7K3o4YgZAUM46ACQ3i5Qztc61v4dmz3FgA4MnSfvrCgwqN34yPhAxwcbrxm5TVtAYhvKs2XmF9wKYi7m99iwufk2HKSrU3FgU4bFddnvjyAsFE8VuFbQut?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Holyoke Soldiers Home: the disaster on so many levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image: Wikipedia The Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, Massachusetts, USA is a place where warriors who find themselves in poor health should expect a life as comfortable and safe as the grateful nation can provide.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@borepstein/holyoke-soldiers-home-the-disaster-on-so-many-levels</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-109255/@borepstein/holyoke-soldiers-home-the-disaster-on-so-many-levels</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-109255]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[borepstein]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 23:11:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yenn8hrAfCnpx2MdcaKPu2qpdRrYJLzj9koDbadoaNHtZPZqwVznuu2kocn5DS8ShEtbqsc7UQeFbCZaRXtejvUSavRXAFEjrmqEZt4MKEDnxsttcep6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CAN'T WAIT FOR THE MOVIE]]></title><description><![CDATA["Shit-show" is about right ... Byrne will be burning bridges with this one, but it's nice to know his version of the backstory.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@chrispreilly/can-t-wait-for-the-movie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@chrispreilly/can-t-wait-for-the-movie</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrispreilly]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2021 08:13:45 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>