<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:49:41 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@andrewrobbins/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Fundamentals: What is a Merkle Tree?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s start with a quick definition from the book Mastering Bitcoin by Andreas M. Antonopoulos: A merkle tree, also known as a binary hash tree, is a data structure used for efficiently summarizing and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@andrewrobbins/blockchain-fundamentals-what-is-a-merkle-tree</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@andrewrobbins/blockchain-fundamentals-what-is-a-merkle-tree</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewrobbins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 17:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdvSSM19eBf5mzVXgDWL1u5R2QBPcehfT78PuS7H6ehDTgU13ajn24JLP8dkDdy7uw56pg2V9TLbhkcLDxGJoG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Makes Blockchain Revolutionary?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A simple search will present anyone with copious articles describing Blockchain technology so an intuitive question might be, “Why write another one?” I’m a software engineer of seven years with thousands]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@andrewrobbins/what-makes-blockchain-revolutionary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@andrewrobbins/what-makes-blockchain-revolutionary</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewrobbins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 04:37:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdvSSM19eBf5mzVXgDWL1u5R2QBPcehfT78PuS7H6ehDTgU13RptoTq19zHjuKGqu6hDPUjQB3R6kB6HKu3KGi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building an Ethereum Mining Rig]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote this in May of last year. However given the recent rise of interest in Ethereum I figured I'd share it once again for any newcomers in the community. The rise in price of Ethereum makes mining]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@andrewrobbins/building-an-ethereum-mining-rig</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@andrewrobbins/building-an-ethereum-mining-rig</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewrobbins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2017 01:04:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5i77Gbyy2iowjHe7fRj7B7BkxtdcRDctynYcq1s1fWwAAo6VRCkESSzghEwEe7WfhKszHdtbNFtKWAmQWa4ooU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why nobody cares about the U.S. selection]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Obama first took office in 2009, the US debt was ~10.6 trillion dollars. Eight years later it now stands at 19.5 trillion; effectively doubling the entire national debt. Now we're scheduled to hit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@andrewrobbins/why-nobody-cares-about-the-u-s-selection</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@andrewrobbins/why-nobody-cares-about-the-u-s-selection</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewrobbins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2016 02:26:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBrLiELaysapsetrzzkhKmrsGaevSTpLcW61QYC6YzwFbuXR82LMzNUaLRXhNW7qYb3NsQUXjJUQnVmGTZf?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A few ideas to improve Steemit's UX]]></title><description><![CDATA[I design and develop websites for a living and thought I'd share my two cents with the community regarding some potential UI improvements that I think could be made. In my opinion these tweaks should break]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/improvements/@andrewrobbins/an-idea-to-improve-steemit-s-ux</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/improvements/@andrewrobbins/an-idea-to-improve-steemit-s-ux</guid><category><![CDATA[improvements]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewrobbins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 18:49:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8hHVpauQQYxf1TdKwoGzZkxV17dyVdbMsFnPyFZCXdZs96HyfLuouUXpjZg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hello! My name's Andrew Robbins—independent Web Developer, Entrepreneur, and freedom lover.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My name's Andrew Robbins. I'm an independent Web Developer, passionate supporter of liberty in the Rothbardian tradition, and enjoy studying programming as-well as related computer technologies. 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They always made it seem so complicated and difficult to understand; as if an ominous]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/javascript/@andrewrobbins/functional-concepts-for-javascript-developers-currying</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/javascript/@andrewrobbins/functional-concepts-for-javascript-developers-currying</guid><category><![CDATA[javascript]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewrobbins]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 04:25:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwxYcDfTQwcHszDBz5T5zgveKNs9Evm9BLtj5TtiVsVH912EV96Yhqc6PH2trEHcGcLD5UvNLXTc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>