<?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, 09 May 2026 03:38:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@aenor/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why did the Welsh language survive but Gaelic did not?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What makes some languages survive and others fade away? The oldest language in Britain, Welsh, is thriving, but across the Irish sea Gaelic is barely spoken by 1% of the population on a daily basis (though]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/why-did-the-welsh-language-survive-but-gaelic-did-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/why-did-the-welsh-language-survive-but-gaelic-did-not</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Sep 2018 17:50:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5cZUEw6DD9wPuaE3w9XHMM9hahFABL12GTsBx2Q6aVZ93MpAxB5cRm6JJLaDHicnbX9KKAWa5fHqZd9JxvzRqmcWiRGeJL1HZ8dKSWvEi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Social mobility in Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's fashionable to claim that social mobility is dead and "inequality" rules. Inequality and social mobility are two different things. The first refers mainly to income - inequality simply refers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/social-mobility-in-britain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/social-mobility-in-britain</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2018 13:41:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNnp9v8spmoSzLviJuJGLseYxtn94o8TkxaibJm7wji8sqKyqa3diA3fWHaQeAA7PVHa3MS1zds2VCi5BEbGcVRaFrjJYMyq1A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Britain a shambolic state or a competent state?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday's police report of the men suspected of the Novichok poisonings of the Skripals and two bystanders was stunning in it's detail. The question arises, Why did the Russians risk using a nerve agent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/is-britain-a-shambolic-state-or-a-competent-state</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/is-britain-a-shambolic-state-or-a-competent-state</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2018 23:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RtfsyWaiw3sMyPmUWtA6EBhaTPnNP43b9Q1rXQfkyJDvwSaKPJg4nZEKaV1Vi59dSMo1pkaU1LhexgEyJw4VcqmTxvbcnGpc1QA6dmYkHr8JbjgHU7wpcH6DTGrabtwUnRbBqAFADspbuFjedtbGhSHK3cPZ5CaKbM3TXqHMPsBKyEKTQ8p5FTqGKgwFroSnsWxYUkieZEe9ewdg3acsGv1zAbXfXDA8DYvsCaiyDGm4ECHxzxLxDdo48XRBUX?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany was responsible for Russia turning Soviet]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was reading the biography of Winston Churchill by Dr Martin Gilbert, and had got to volume IV (yes, Churchill's life is so full it requires umpteen volumes to cover it), and came across this quote from]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/germany-was-responsible-for-russia-turning-soviet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/germany-was-responsible-for-russia-turning-soviet</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 09:14:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5i2yA5ubhzU8xH2dBjVUFW4bf6dhE39o1LTPE39jcqw6y3Qju4Z3aQTuqQvQ8f6svpPbjYHxg1VKAHcmrxRu9uyBZNEE13RDRmRac2WVHKhy74o8ZfgUtUSBPUnjqXJHxuAnaKob2yYpJMjJiLEQtsUfkMmd4HaGZqzwGCccmhg1gKrZQqNBj9xYfGYKK49Gd4C9DFJmb3nj2kGp5PCtRQ7jgNp6rqC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Brtain really that great at spying?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apparently the EU thinks so. According to the Daily Telegraph, the EU's deputy negotiator Sabine Weyand thinks the UK is bugging EU meetings and is finding out stuff before the EU has even had a chance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/is-brtain-really-that-great-at-spying</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/is-brtain-really-that-great-at-spying</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 15:01:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/NTy4GV6ooFRnQwy47U8m8QtA7Dge8iD9SiRv476mXETmtU2WhiafwUSGfaH8oDGtgegiD8eedLnPnTRYYbdSCgq39tdFdEebG6R2KVA8p5FYfgCnU6R3b4ZcXW7ZcaMfjLAKzM76xnp2hwcZaDoLgc33CFoZ95aatAu2kWB8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Countries without allies usually collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a myth that Cortes defeated the Aztec Empire with just 500 men and superior weapons. The only problem is that it isn't true. Cortes had help, organised by Malinalli, the Nahua woman who was Cortes']]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/countries-without-allies-usually-collapse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/countries-without-allies-usually-collapse</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:29:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yrFjfYj2EEiE2mH3D9y4JadcPkduzaHysjoEPFZDADerKDRYCpyS2oBYXNy9MDtoRFTTJqoaewojyfvLgGNdAdrGzRKAftdCY6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The heatwave and food production]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe has been on fire this summer as the following map from a few days ago shows: And it's not just Europe - North America and Japan have been suffering heatwaves as well as parts of Russia and China.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/the-heatwave-and-food-production</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/the-heatwave-and-food-production</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2018 14:32:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgtFBgQBzPPQ1yu9sCm4yZNTxKYkyyVZTZ5Wd7x6SxWRaeAfoZdSzu8sRowtQzwJC8cU3bDWCRknNKJLYxqHe51UvMuaPXjn3RbMW6PwG6zffCtu6yTdnEhSstWe1zxLVXW1XaQb5CnNmFbjJNb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cautionary tale: how Saudi depleted it's water table]]></title><description><![CDATA[You can survive droughts if you have a carefully managed water table. But if you don't manage your water table you end up with no agriculture. This is the cautionary tale of how Saudi depleted it's water]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/a-cautionary-tale-how-saudi-depleted-it-s-water-table</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/a-cautionary-tale-how-saudi-depleted-it-s-water-table</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 13:54:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVYooMK1MiFngQihEHGyXyYVy9FTLw2B8ztdkX3yRq99dtRoESfwaccseyH9i8WTyZoHvCkjP3iSXG1gDca38CCF1CvNc1fCu6QCagogWCkGLee967fqw8po6FHTuC7mSKxRcemtKmGdFBhjkhn3hgCx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did Obama's Iran deal trigger the European migrant crisis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's recap what actually happened. In April 2015 a deal was reached between the Iranian government on the one hand and the EU, USA, Russia and China on the other to lift sanctions on Iran if they stopped]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/did-obama-s-iran-deal-trigger-the-european-migrant-crisis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/did-obama-s-iran-deal-trigger-the-european-migrant-crisis</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 May 2018 12:01:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where does the freedom to say whatever you like in Parliament without being arrested or sued come from?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK Parliament has something called "Parliamentary Privilege" which allows MPs to say whatever they want in Parliament, without being arrested or sued. They can make accusations without libel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/where-does-the-freedom-to-say-whatever-you-like-in-parliament-without-being-arrested-or-sued-come-from</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/busy/@aenor/where-does-the-freedom-to-say-whatever-you-like-in-parliament-without-being-arrested-or-sued-come-from</guid><category><![CDATA[busy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 16:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBgjKMw3DrcRrntSGoL7ND9k91MPwz9ddk8VomFWW7aZzoGBKKt23mjuBAbYG98vHas88Mpmkrazjx4nP6e8SceiJDqZQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did homo-sapiens have an aquatic phase in their evolution? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[We know that homo-sapiens and our earlier homonid predecesors evolved from woodland apes. The fossil and DNA record confirms this. We also know that about a million years later, homonids were found on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bust/@aenor/did-homo-sapiens-have-an-aquatic-phase-in-their-evolution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bust/@aenor/did-homo-sapiens-have-an-aquatic-phase-in-their-evolution</guid><category><![CDATA[bust]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 22:35:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyA3vqgaajyHyFY9Wf1EuU81ZhyuRfsVLb1VJLrPG5Y5Q9jZQThQkjYc325MXMwwdFL8bRg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I think we can now buy stuff on Overstock using Steem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overstock was one of the first online retailers to enable payment by Bitcoin. They've now announced a partnership with Shapeshift, allowing users to pay using altcoins via Shapeshift's API: image source]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@aenor/i-think-we-can-now-buy-stuff-on-overstock-using-steem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@aenor/i-think-we-can-now-buy-stuff-on-overstock-using-steem</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Aug 2017 20:37:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsMkgnwQdmDZeEAmF7hgQhFUo4MRQRWVfMn6agaobj6NCj5fCTLCEQVeX2ngh6rNUvqdgXNzKwis2bUgCEZPrjTokWVc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The following exchanges are going to provide bitcoin cash to anyone who has bitcoin in their account]]></title><description><![CDATA[The information has been taken from If you haven't a wallet of your own, sending your coins to an exchange that supports bitcoincash is the next best thing. Note that HitBTC, also allows people to trade]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@aenor/the-following-exchanges-are-going-to-provide-bitcoin-cash-to-anyone-who-has-bitcoin-in-their-account</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@aenor/the-following-exchanges-are-going-to-provide-bitcoin-cash-to-anyone-who-has-bitcoin-in-their-account</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 10:46:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K62K7xqgsPB39NXx1Kda4cyikp9NdUYSBzksfcE1zETs7Bf8uXQ1o7AAko48KVXAjWAzagnazQYtkjvEVTGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does anyone know why Poloniex's Steem wallet is temporarily disabled?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been like that for days. Does anyone know why? I am assuming that there is no problem on Steem's side - is there any way the dev team could reach out to Poloniex and ask them what the problem is?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poloniex/@aenor/does-anyone-know-why-poloniex-s-steem-wallet-is-temporarily-disabled</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poloniex/@aenor/does-anyone-know-why-poloniex-s-steem-wallet-is-temporarily-disabled</guid><category><![CDATA[poloniex]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2017 09:23:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will an ETF ever be approved?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Winklevoss ETF was not the only bitcoin ETF waiting for SEC approval. Two other ETFs, the SolidX Bitcoin Trust ETF, and Grayscale investments Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT) are also awaiting approval.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@aenor/will-an-etf-ever-be-approved</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@aenor/will-an-etf-ever-be-approved</guid><category><![CDATA[finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Mar 2017 11:31:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/SiQni9EsHGr8Yuc9ua4nxujDXFys8hWX67DnEj9HHWCZtxtQUhmvtfZ7j2z9zJdQgMNj5UfQwENxg6sdBZCdjippbQThJTAerkDhFLPgfjKPU85BZ9rEbtH7iRz66vbTsd1yArTQK2aJDvFBMnNDvqvpi2czhDm5M9WpyPM3P4LFARQNaaT2C2dLmm6LhEHHyqkLXx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[All the arguments about curation and distribution of the daily pot of Steem are missing the point]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last few weeks there have been a number of interesting and provocative articles written by Steemers discussing the current curation/distribution system. Some have fixated on the fact that some writers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@aenor/all-the-arguments-about-curation-and-distribution-of-the-daily-pot-of-steem-are-missing-the-point</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@aenor/all-the-arguments-about-curation-and-distribution-of-the-daily-pot-of-steem-are-missing-the-point</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2017 15:13:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/axopCyouerJVjtYxjB9Mg76CtpXxLQ9wuggqzpqsVdUmneZvbWqcwhpFimVx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia has now had 25 consecutive years of growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Great financial crash, what great financial crash! Australia, uniquely in the developed world, sailed through it with ease. They have now racked up 100 consecutive quarters of growth. Their last recession]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@aenor/australia-notches-up-25-consecutive-years-of-growth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/finance/@aenor/australia-notches-up-25-consecutive-years-of-growth</guid><category><![CDATA[finance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2016 08:29:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8th8uW8KLF3g8uiZCbtNiEmhBy5c5CmHiXzvaKq3qQDzHAMPTFRiwt46hfnwCmk1yBrKAbCs1LZTYdFYJP1Qt5U5QW34Ff4XM3YLUw2xfe7VVDeAfefMS35hiacBgtF9FiuHRdo4w1d1gbWM5Ca8C2fnadCMRCciQauDqLuHSiVUksyaR7GGCnwxdc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to create a large dolphin class on Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is a response to @dantheman's post about negative voting on steemit. He talks mainly about how a whale can cancel the upvotes of a lot of ordinary members, but also about how whales can abuse]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@aenor/how-to-create-a-large-dolphin-class-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@aenor/how-to-create-a-large-dolphin-class-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2016 22:54:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesAe31ThAT9tuFiwwVBnE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit Suggestion - can we have the ability to follow topics rather than people?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've more or less given up reading the "New" tab, there is so much there that doesn't interest me, and then when I get to the bottom of the page I have to wait for what seems like ages while]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@aenor/steemit-suggestion-can-we-have-the-ability-to-follow-topics-rather-than-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@aenor/steemit-suggestion-can-we-have-the-ability-to-follow-topics-rather-than-people</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 15:21:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2QhhddTGwaJ89NZhrPGMdoKyR8DHkL4YHuhnNywDKAsWjVnLhvQ2Eag1wVnVVKQVUrM9PrXWdkPXhyBhkepN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test to lure the up-vote bots]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've noticed that the "hot" tab is full of posts that have about 35 instant upvotes. What these have in common is that the posts all have the "steem" and "steemit" tags. So]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@aenor/test-to-lure-the-up-vote-bots</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@aenor/test-to-lure-the-up-vote-bots</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[aenor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 16:05:42 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>