<?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 03:35:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/planned-obsolescence/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Made to Break]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've done posts on Planned Obsolence before. But recently I've had my own personal experience firsthand with a product that looks like it was designed to break on purpose and I thought I'd share it. In]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@edicted/made-to-break</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@edicted/made-to-break</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[edicted]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:27:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqZTU2GetDaJo5S5cNNQySGESZLkeTucqf3inc1vk8yZNjnHJqTWe2tWFX3nDgxtxXcJ6ED1dr2qu3rcRzja39ri7DJpdVWnUgLKd2YXQ8gRdnZL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Product (RED) - Refurbished around planned obsolescence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Product (RED) Apple Watch REFURBISHED AROUND PLANNED OBSOLESCENCE I used to wear watches back in the day, starting with the tiny analog ones my parents got me when I was a kid, all the wayto the gold-plated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@adetorrent/product-red-refurbished-around-planned-obsolescence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@adetorrent/product-red-refurbished-around-planned-obsolescence</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123046]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[adetorrent]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2023 12:44:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e7tmqEzxdvptrMJRAPzpjtihhzxG3zsHukS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ Hardware as a Service: Planned Obsolescence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hardware-as-a-service (HaaS) is a procurement model that is similar to leasing or licensing in which hardware that belongs to a managed service provider (MSP) is installed at a customer's site and a service]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@edicted/hardware-as-a-service</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@edicted/hardware-as-a-service</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[edicted]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:59:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rgtMXH9fvGZbEig6uhTKbEVkxi3jqfeXMfrUzjAYAbtgCSk6VFNa1nsy4QEWuWFsup8TsUy7xNS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Joining the Dark Side? (Bot-driven animation)]]></title><description><![CDATA[TL;DR: Trying out AI-assisted animation software! Saying NO to cookie-cutter art! For all my time in art, since I was a crayon-eating one-year old wearing funny pants to the modern day era (with normal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@overkillcoin/joining-the-dark-side-bot-driven-animation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@overkillcoin/joining-the-dark-side-bot-driven-animation</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[overkillcoin]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2020 16:23:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQybj4WUXScWv5QPLninWRxfbcWNsx7SenD7FxCUkqrtUVnGBqHR9STvMp8uExEbrormH6Nzq3pjTRi4iiDaycJbnbgv92S7tZk6efej9nLyvajtGmVfRV9KW9sdb3nHsH298zGQjgJLva?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Realife stories - planned obsolescence of refunds' receipts]]></title><description><![CDATA[2018-6-20, typing started a few days ago. A month ago I bought 8 packs of 0.5kg cocoa among other things. I bought so much because it was very cheap. After I tried it, I discovered that it is spoiled:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/realife/@stimialiti/realife-stories-planned-obsolescence-of-refunds-receipts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/realife/@stimialiti/realife-stories-planned-obsolescence-of-refunds-receipts</guid><category><![CDATA[realife]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stimialiti]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jun 2018 08:12:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anthony Brian Logan (ABL): Apple Apologizes for Slowing Down Old iPhones Without Telling Users. Forced Obsolescence?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cryptopher Please comment, upvote, follow, and resteem my content. 😁👍 Feel free to follow me here! You can also find me at Facebook, here! Subscribe here to my YouTube channel! To Donate BITCOIN, Here's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/apple/@cryptopher/anthony-brian-logan-abl-apple-apologizes-for-slowing-down-old-iphones-without-telling-users-forced-obsolescence</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/apple/@cryptopher/anthony-brian-logan-abl-apple-apologizes-for-slowing-down-old-iphones-without-telling-users-forced-obsolescence</guid><category><![CDATA[apple]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cryptopher]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 30 Dec 2017 21:44:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eM9B7j6CdBPqE9L6uo9jf5Mq6SwPJLr3TUa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>