<?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, 14 Apr 2026 17:23:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/trending/dave/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[China as a “Safe Haven”?]]></title><description><![CDATA[China is coming to be regarded as something of a safe haven for investments of late, which is maybe not what any would have expected 10 or even 5 years ago. 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The heart of all this is “mandation.” Basically,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@revisesociology/labours-plan-to-control-your-pension-sensible-strategy-or-risky-overreach</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@revisesociology/labours-plan-to-control-your-pension-sensible-strategy-or-risky-overreach</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:03:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyWrjgKHxd8kQ6WJzc5HrXrc4oUjw2npuwqBwDCfUNspj6tPHvxpBCsmQAZjvujY19dDZJ6i6rzpBfJzUJp3e4VLqVpHfYgwfUr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discussing The Mandalorian and Grogu Box Office Projections & Audience Apathy]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Dave Cullen on Computing Forever View my bio on Vigilante.TV: My thoughts on The Mandalorian and Grogu Box Office predictions and how interest in the film among the fanbase doesn't seem as enthusiastic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-112018/@tdvtv/discussing-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-box-office-projections-audience-apathy-em1wg3ytdo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-112018/@tdvtv/discussing-the-mandalorian-and-grogu-box-office-projections-audience-apathy-em1wg3ytdo</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-112018]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tdvtv]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 23:16:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP6p9jf1V4QnJZECovikhY1dikows9SCvPDp4K9hHeF55j8xX2htvpe6itwyXzfhomvGJwR4Rcw9TT7rASQiVsGn1RMibDPPYr4b3re?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farage going large on crypto....?!? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[So Nigel Farage has made a fairly large Vest into Kwesi Kwartang's new crypto firm - Stack BTC... he know has a 6% stake in it for a £250K Vest, not that much for Farage, but a decent stump-up.... 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This may have just been a bit of simple marketing because it backfired as the viewing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@revisesociology/mcdonalds-and-the-case-of-the-reluctant-bite</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@revisesociology/mcdonalds-and-the-case-of-the-reluctant-bite</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[revisesociology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:49:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/pBMyo3B2Sao45kGEB1kRY9cJBFGQnrPp2qChGHkgVjzu1y6XFCd4yc3Z6RXqCzbfv1WQ1sQhpdGGTQyW3gddb5uDLoVedShuQDVSe1G8JzX4FcJtxC2wUDZJKyfLcKdj1VrrgzdzSeM54gJRwPN4dLuTXX2woUHBPp7yPA4GTmrmgntE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Epic Star Trek Crossover We Never Got]]></title><description><![CDATA[by Dave Cullen on Computing Forever View my bio on Vigilante.TV: Today, I talk about an episode of Star Trek: Enterprise that has been planned for its 7th season. 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