<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 11:35:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@macchiata/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[So, Apparently I’m Going to Be an Engineer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lately, I catch a thought in the midst of my day and think, I need to write about this. Then, something else happens that puts them in my backburner. Now, I felt like I need to process them. 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