<?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, 25 Apr 2026 14:53:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@asabovesobelow/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Mayan Eccentric Flints Ceremonial Use]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a 2011 visit to the Museé du Quay Branly in Paris, I was immediately drawn to a featured Mayan exhibit. Among the first artifacts encountered were some rather strange looking objects, described as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@asabovesobelow/mayan-eccentric-flints-ceremonial-use</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@asabovesobelow/mayan-eccentric-flints-ceremonial-use</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[asabovesobelow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2017 06:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZY8bd8P5ULCd4rDZfYhYA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mandela Effect and the Blockchain]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "Mandela Effect" is the term used for when groups of people seem to remember events and details of the past differently than what the present suggests.  Much of the initial cognitive dissonance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@asabovesobelow/the-mandela-effect-and-the-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@asabovesobelow/the-mandela-effect-and-the-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[asabovesobelow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 23:07:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesCn9Aq4ZdozBUmfobZin?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Makes a steem Whale or Dolphin?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There seems to be some concern about how certain steem holders can sway discourse, and potentially steer discussions, and even possibly game the rewards system of steem. To that end, some have speculated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@asabovesobelow/what-makes-a-teem-whale-or-dolphin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@asabovesobelow/what-makes-a-teem-whale-or-dolphin</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[asabovesobelow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 19:52:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXqcsrwpBhxq14A3mkBoU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEEM Rises in Trading's First Week]]></title><description><![CDATA[STEEM sees a major rise in first week of trading after the first payout day July 4, 2016 Update July 12: +80% Market Cap now > 100M Update July 11: +25% There has been lots of speculation about which]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@asabovesobelow/steem-sees-major-rise-in-trading-s-first-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@asabovesobelow/steem-sees-major-rise-in-trading-s-first-week</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[asabovesobelow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2016 21:45:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961YuxMhikNEQ3MvxW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Mathematics of the Ethereum "Hack", by John McAfee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: I was a lazy student. College and graduate school offered seductive alternatives to “studying” and I took full advantage of them. I began as a physics major, but soon discovered that the amount]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thedao/@asabovesobelow/the-mathematics-of-the-ethereum-hack-by-john-mcafee</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thedao/@asabovesobelow/the-mathematics-of-the-ethereum-hack-by-john-mcafee</guid><category><![CDATA[thedao]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[asabovesobelow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2016 02:56:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Bitcoin could be considered one of the original Smart Contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin's supply-side transparency makes it a uniquely positioned commodity. The simple fact that the supply-rate of newly generated Bitcoins is known and fully predictable down to the day, if not hour]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin-smartcontract/@asabovesobelow/why-bitcoin-could-be-considered-one-of-the-original-smart-contracts</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin-smartcontract/@asabovesobelow/why-bitcoin-could-be-considered-one-of-the-original-smart-contracts</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin-smartcontract]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[asabovesobelow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jun 2016 00:30:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Mining USB ASIC Hardware Cheatsheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tips, tricks and fixes for some common USB ASIC Bitcoin mining hardware issues Here are some random things learned after years of mining cryptos. These notes began before ASICs took over in 2013/14. So,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mining-bitcoin/@asabovesobelow/bitcoin-mining-usb-asic-hardware-cheatsheet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mining-bitcoin/@asabovesobelow/bitcoin-mining-usb-asic-hardware-cheatsheet</guid><category><![CDATA[mining-bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[asabovesobelow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:52:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Three Stages of Bitcoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[A theory of Bitcoin's likely lifecycle, in three distinct stages: Distribution, Application and Transaction. No, they are not "denial," "anger," and "acceptance." They are:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@asabovesobelow/the-three-stages-of-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto-news/@asabovesobelow/the-three-stages-of-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto-news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[asabovesobelow]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2016 15:23:06 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>