<?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, 19 May 2026 07:11:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/pub/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[pianos falling, wanting more & talking about it]]></title><description><![CDATA[i kinda feel it. this amalgam, jumble of thoughts. wings on my feet and wishing for a safer tomorrow. in a world that makes increasingly less sense by the minute, the need to know is vast, and often]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@honeydue/pianos-falling-wanting-more-and-talking-about-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@honeydue/pianos-falling-wanting-more-and-talking-about-it</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[honeydue]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 08:35:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTamZtjiRVK9pxDgRdg2RtnXmG5dbeGuzK3WNfkBktwpfdNB13CNFQaot5Mn5qJmuewk4mFhD5vd2xQP9hfuikPrVzvXnX6bmbYG52Ag54PuDVivEjVGGa4T2iuwjWo1eA6ErzJGjPe3P3ce7GHcxN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Universe Chose Violence Before 8 AM]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know those highly specific mornings. The ones where nothing goes fundamentally, catastrophically wrong, but the universe decides to issue a relentless, highly coordinated series of micro-aggressions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@fullcoverbetting/the-universe-chose-violence-before</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-148441/@fullcoverbetting/the-universe-chose-violence-before</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-148441]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fullcoverbetting]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:40:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmav9Qf5kh9Cni5R6659ViDak7eezFsUZQECQVdMFJrS9C/gemini_generated_image_j3sqi0j3sqi0j3sq.png" length="0" type="image/png"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Double Trouble: Why Our Family’s First Home Battery Was Just the Gateway Drug]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten years ago, when we bought our home, the solar panels were already resting proudly on the roof. 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We need to have a serious talk about the upcoming 2026 World Cup,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-115814/@fullcoverbetting/the-2026-world-cup-italian</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-115814/@fullcoverbetting/the-2026-world-cup-italian</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-115814]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[fullcoverbetting]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 10:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/DQmWsau1RotAKyDpB2bF3w7hwQCdfAaddAYQR1jvt6jYjN9/wc.jpg" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The March 2026 Energy Dump: 2 EVs, Dynamic Tariffs, and a Data Gremlin 👻]]></title><description><![CDATA[I actually meant to post this full breakdown yesterday, but I fell down a deep, dark rabbit hole of data formatting. Let me tell you, European number formatting is my villain origin story. 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Visualicen por un momento ese viento gélido,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@starwarm/el-paramo-a-high-altitude-refuge-in-the-heart-of-the-avila</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-178138/@starwarm/el-paramo-a-high-altitude-refuge-in-the-heart-of-the-avila</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-178138]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[starwarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:34:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennCKQP5tPAk98uLNkLi6APExgmstoXqbdMyFipkJBq9fK9bfjHQzDsu9fs6yF7jKwuu5JsQDz7LPW3LDVHGMGDQgSwjC4w6x7S7xyEDLePMZkq2cZt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Road to 50: Surviving the Death-Trap Transport of My Youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome back to my ongoing Hive series, where I slowly but surely mentally prepare myself for the impending doom—I mean, the glorious milestone—of turning 50. 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