<?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, 11 Apr 2026 19:54:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@alexbalan/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[ Cafe Swap - My number one upcoming project on the Binance Smart Chain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before starting talking about the projects let me make it clear that this, not financial advice nor is it an endorsement of any of the projects I'm about to mention. While I've used all of them personally,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/cafe-swap-my-number-one-upcoming-project-on-the-binance-smart-chain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/cafe-swap-my-number-one-upcoming-project-on-the-binance-smart-chain</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbalan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:50:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqNPKX26qpTEj8hht1CHXn3bYGCCKe3PFLocH8yuof8XFUVimBYPeZtyW5i1sHTn7ydDt2PE5fQJKkh6Z4FvcKZTZGrDSMcDAJSdRrWXMVDsRujt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back to Linux! Which distribution to choose as a developer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[} After I've spent some time with Windows due to my work and my hardware not being enough for a dual boot scenario, the time has finally come to go back to the only operating system that I feel]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/back-to-linux-which-distribution-to-choose-as-a-developer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/back-to-linux-which-distribution-to-choose-as-a-developer</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbalan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2020 22:38:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsTkPYA5sbZm3BDNtrL7k7tCVDbEa67ZsszJRonrivzKDcUg8R1rfAXzjHLkLvXSp3hQc1HF2moAH5iaDsuB3jBiVhyDeFA2sEtVm8qmTTiMXzqbzn4prxBheHTUrTSVK12pkUrHjft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things I bought with magical internet money and what spells you need to know to get some yourself 🧙‍♂️]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: Some links in this article are referrals. Namely, the link to Publish0x and the one to Celsius Network. The Publish0x one generates me 5% whenever you tip someone while my id is in your navigation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/things-i-bought-with-magical-internet-money-and-what-spells-you-need-to-know-to-get-some-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/things-i-bought-with-magical-internet-money-and-what-spells-you-need-to-know-to-get-some-yourself</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbalan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2020 23:48:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nmvvyRoTono4ptF7aVvwBz3ZRujsimPM3vfiMSREuVyU1xadiuXhkoJ5yYswUhbGjNokqFX8EqhPqtJi2gZUuXRmVpr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My job vs. Harvest Finance]]></title><description><![CDATA[} First of all, before you send the police to my doorstep demanding I refund your money, please do not consider this financial advice, mkay? Everything I say here is purely my experience, mkay? We good?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/my-job-vs-harvest-finance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/my-job-vs-harvest-finance</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbalan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:58:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.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?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On web design and development]]></title><description><![CDATA[} Recently I entered a Harvest Finance contest which consisted of creating a new design for their website. Since I'm not a web designer, but a software engineer, I decided to take on this job the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/on-web-design-and-development</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/on-web-design-and-development</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbalan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2020 20:59:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhD3URr2qqhCvVyw5hkJgo9zq8VuAw64EEz6nMLNEF7gzmcPLZAi2orMMPCnDZ3HEU74k1qPKrN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An honest review of the Binance Visa Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[The time has come once again for me to bash... ummm I mean to review a project. 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Two people contacted me personally asking me what's up, thank you very much for all the care, you guys are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/life-update-why-have-i-been-missing-and-going-forward</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/life-update-why-have-i-been-missing-and-going-forward</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbalan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2020 15:51:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5zQFn3ArqGwN8arxoZj3EEz8h4AtHBfMh1vq6H21jkzvABTWcnfLU2q59G5YJn1w21S7h3qirz8NUiqirFX4fPRazfLvjy6Q2tj7SHK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yeah? Well, 🤬Blurt🤬 you too!]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's Blurt? If you've been active on Steem and Hive in the past few weeks you might have seen this project come up a couple of times. Well, I guess Steem not so much, but on Hive there are several people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blurt/@alexbalan/yeah-well-blurt-you-too</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blurt/@alexbalan/yeah-well-blurt-you-too</guid><category><![CDATA[blurt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbalan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2020 17:37:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDFdpBpBq5nmvvyRoTono4ptF7aVvsx3xepdTruHJtJRsyF9ki93Pu6RLPtzrRe8VpqZdU3P5RZket7dfUzhCLwY3BrN8Ro33J7PC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fullstack Wizard 4. Know when to call it quits. Angular modules, routes and components.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Previous episodes: Episode 1 -- Vue.js project setup Episode 2 -- Design tips for developers Episode 3 -- Hyperledger Iroha and Docker Before word "Wait a minute. This is episode 4 and still no Vue]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/fullstack-wizard-4-know-when-to-call-it-quits-angular-modules-routes-and-components</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/fullstack-wizard-4-know-when-to-call-it-quits-angular-modules-routes-and-components</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbalan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2020 14:38:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqpx5c7Zikd2HFMqywJNqDeZVr22vYLLq3mmDMvC912rHcgojaNU6UL3S5AmLZpY8M3fQGvWqsmEJ5YtKp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Instrumentality in action]]></title><description><![CDATA[A little demo of Instrumentality as it is right now. ▶️ 3Speak]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@alexbalan/atqpykxq</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-181335/@alexbalan/atqpykxq</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-181335]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbalan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2020 13:05:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2HeX3Zi2vTf1hsWg5nYFdFyFDGZN1HWb4uWowTgoQbErXZsQLi1VRavfHFErxWRQRFd4S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Half a year in the crypto realm]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been already six months since I started on this journey of blogging in the crypto space and I thought I'll share my experience with you and who knows, maybe persuade you to take the leap as well.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/review/@alexbalan/half-a-year-in-the-crypto-realm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/review/@alexbalan/half-a-year-in-the-crypto-realm</guid><category><![CDATA[review]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbalan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2020 16:14:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqpx5c7Zikd2HFMqywJNqDeZVr22vYLLq3mmDMvC912rHcgojaNU6UL3S5BHtgS4ge8x484gtPnvTFyFft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fullstack Wizard 3. Hyperledger Iroha.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the third installment of this journey in which we try to get a grip on what means to be a full-stack developer, what technologies you should use, and how we should go about mixing all the elements]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/fullstack-wizard-3-hyperledger-iroha</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/fullstack-wizard-3-hyperledger-iroha</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbalan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2020 20:39:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi6ksuzVh6JJptBJCL6eFwx2gvRnpcRhTRKgmTKc5WMfwDoqdPq6CXszkb8Nzjqd2jLoMNVoaj9gb44DGMnVGGRc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to install the Brave Browser on Fedora Silverblue]]></title><description><![CDATA[1. Quick info on Fedora Silverblue Fedora Silverblue is a spin of the popular Fedora Gnu/Linux distribution, which looks the same, but is fundamentally different in the way it works. There is a clear]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/how-to-install-the-brave-browser-on-fedora-silverblue</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-175254/@alexbalan/how-to-install-the-brave-browser-on-fedora-silverblue</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-175254]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[alexbalan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2020 16:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgrWe7KyyRHXzeiP1CJfhMppnSKMZVKJNX5Ea9ZKnAK9AYLWhGvHkb9d3jfSS1oAgpBEmZYLDnJqgcVx1DCA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How I make my thumbnails. Detailed creation process.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creating thumbnails is an important part of being an article writer. 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