<?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 17:41:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@cestorey/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Basics: Proof of Work]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bitcoin-basics-proof-of-work</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bitcoin-basics-proof-of-work</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2018 23:00:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Basics: what are a hash and a hash function?]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bitcoin-basics-what-are-a-hash-and-a-hash-function</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bitcoin-basics-what-are-a-hash-and-a-hash-function</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 02:47:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8JCE3VBXdbdzHW7boFet6VKzYVwV1gyTen?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking Bitcoin Stuff: Bitcoin Basics - Entropy]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/thinking-bitcoin-stuff-bitcoin-basics-entropy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/thinking-bitcoin-stuff-bitcoin-basics-entropy</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 02:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMvg7143bc2oavRPeaJPnDhEMQyfMkV93FL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bit Think! the Right to be Dumb only for the Rich? / Privacy and the Presumption of Guilt]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bit-think-the-right-to-be-dumb-only-for-the-rich-privacy-and-the-presumption-of-guilt</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bit-think-the-right-to-be-dumb-only-for-the-rich-privacy-and-the-presumption-of-guilt</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 02:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e5VjpWPEkrjQdYQVRrLDQrmx7H9rfwmyP1G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking Bitcoin Stuff: What is a full node?]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/2gvlur-thinking-bitcoin-stuff-what-is-a-full-node</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/2gvlur-thinking-bitcoin-stuff-what-is-a-full-node</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2018 02:17:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePD9Mq86R9xuBNcdVfPMiz4s9rLphQqVQz2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Land of the Giants - Kafka's Trial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel and I finally discuss the Trial and ask whether it compares to, or towers over, 1984 and Brave New World]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@cestorey/land-of-the-giants-kafka-s-trial</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@cestorey/land-of-the-giants-kafka-s-trial</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2018 16:44:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eCJjvmzYUd8qCzXh6d1vBkeoazCXvYJbFGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking Bitcoin Stuff: What is a full node?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We discuss: what is a full node, can we ever really define one and how do we ever determine the value of a network if we can't really determine how big it is, or what it is actually doing.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/thinking-bitcoin-stuff-what-is-a-full-node</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/thinking-bitcoin-stuff-what-is-a-full-node</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 21:58:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45ePD9Mq86R9xuBNcdVfPMiz4s9rLphQqVQz2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Land of the Giants - Plato & other stuff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel and I discuss our top three works by Plato, and other stuff, even Bitcoin.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/land-of-the-giants-plato-and-other-stuff</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/land-of-the-giants-plato-and-other-stuff</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2018 21:39:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eEHhTf9R1HBaZyctWD5v88g6ZyRAvKcFmbc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Land of the Giants - Machiavelli's Prince]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel and I discuss one of the most treacherous texts of all time, Machiavelli's Prince.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@cestorey/land-of-the-giants-machiavelli-s-prince</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@cestorey/land-of-the-giants-machiavelli-s-prince</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 21:04:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dtFNUjP8gWynYfNEgHBVu6drR71AdnGmR82?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BitThink: How to spread the Bitcoin love]]></title><description><![CDATA[How and why I came to be in the Bitcoin-sphere, what it has meant personally, and why triggering an individual passion within the alt-coin cryptosphere is way to entice people to learn about Bitcoin properly.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bitthink-how-to-spread-the-bitcoin-love</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bitthink-how-to-spread-the-bitcoin-love</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 06:21:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eCKQ8s9VpB6C6QM89NengDq4czGtnJwwu9Q?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin People: what do your fears tell you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some thoughts on how useful fear can be in clarifying what is really important.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bitcoin-people-what-do-your-fears-tell-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bitcoin-people-what-do-your-fears-tell-you</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 21:49:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eHXyM72qKwLdnZkWRMCzVFTBJjk2hfan4H4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bit Think! Censorship to Resist]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thoughts on the fact that censorship means control, and that many people outside of crypto don't understand the word in this way and do not see how it already applies to them. With a mid-ramble shout out]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bit-think-censorship-to-resist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bit-think-censorship-to-resist</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45duRCJtNPtjGqD6uLmq5TLDcLc2AfTZpRTM8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think! Bitcoin: Response to Dalton on Emperor of Bitcoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[We discuss a recent negative review of Daniel's character, the Emperor of Bitcoin]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/think-bitcoin-response-to-dalton-on-emperor-of-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/think-bitcoin-response-to-dalton-on-emperor-of-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 19:13:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eHwgM9stAAG9Ro3AoUXGej9ojPrrY719QT8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Land of the Giants - Les Misérables - part 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel and I carry on our discussion of this Great Work]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@cestorey/land-of-the-giants-les-miserables-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@cestorey/land-of-the-giants-les-miserables-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 06:52:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e72XFhDaP9w3Ng3R7PJmGjBfEeqUzHggUL6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bit Think! Framework on Forks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brief thoughts on how to think about structuring an initial investment into Bitcoin, and what position to take regarding past, and future forks.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bit-think-framework-on-forks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bit-think-framework-on-forks</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 06:29:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eEKzGWAD6FNsXtrDDNc8SCS69GrRPGWo92n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bit Think! Capital flight & this Crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free style thoughts on natural rhythms and the basic, defensive (aka Investor) reasons why to buy and hold Bitcoin. The news-ish elements floating around are examples of exactly why to hodl...and why to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bit-think-capital-flight-and-this-crash</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/bit-think-capital-flight-and-this-crash</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 02:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e5UjF15khKhhqJ6LPw34sSff4p1VuJgChgi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think Bitcoin! How Poker Players Make Friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[More on using the framework of a poker game when to think about Bitcoin, in which we discuss ways of making friends without giving your hand away.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/think-bitcoin-how-poker-players-make-friends</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/think-bitcoin-how-poker-players-make-friends</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 23:22:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAJhzfrnY3nnE7dA9ZNS5rX2o3nZAiB5Z4S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Land of the Giants - Les Misérables pt. 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel and I discuss Victor Hugo's treacherous behemoth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@cestorey/land-of-the-giants-les-miserables-pt-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@cestorey/land-of-the-giants-les-miserables-pt-1</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 20:07:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eFaTDmpFxSXT6AWHPRfYe7kjFG6sDF4nokz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Land of Giants - Swedenborg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daniel and I discuss the 18th-century scientist and mystic Swedenborg, his influence on Radical Thought and and some insights that can be gained regarding how hard it is to avoid sectarianism.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@cestorey/land-of-giants-swedenborg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@cestorey/land-of-giants-swedenborg</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 23:01:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eK8wug85DPFVD3AYdjptDge59RLQKx3GCEJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Think! Bitcoin as Poker]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you think of Bitcoin as a big poker game, you will be better protected against Sects and Scams.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/think-bitcoin-as-poker</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@cestorey/think-bitcoin-as-poker</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[cestorey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 22:55:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dxcpBRNHHAu8R7geKP3n4unoRySon9MEDYi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>