<?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>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 04:47:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/phones/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Back to Camping Life and a functioning smartphone]]></title><description><![CDATA[After nine days of inactivity - even the guy of the repair shop in town told me to give up on it and buy a new one - my smartphone started charging again, today. I was so inactive though in the family]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/back-to-camping-life-and</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196233/@vincentnijman/back-to-camping-life-and</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196233]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[vincentnijman]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:44:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqkWnazmdQJnC6W3sWcMoQbRQH6ECTMoY7CmVU6k1TNd8LAVLS5hdpREGZuaU9q1dkLtMKM1BZQUyyLQQSLgHc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the Age of the Satisfying "Click" ]]></title><description><![CDATA[When it comes to old phones, cameras, DVD players, amplifiers, music systems, in our house there is a rule that all of it is kept and never thrown out, not even considered for the trash. 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The timing was spectacular,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/accountability-list-total-failure</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-170744/@secret-account/accountability-list-total-failure</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-170744]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[secret-account]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 20:48:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52Dkr5nBe47WB7rQ8pntHAnAG8njg1U8oRMJtGaNcbVuGadLmQoPsD836tMMehmjuZWGiTSqZkR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Speak Graciously]]></title><description><![CDATA[Words are powerful. They can heal, and they can destroy. They can lift a heart from the dust or break it beyond repair. 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