<?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, 04 Apr 2026 01:10:16 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@chrishogan/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I won't be posting on this site anymore. If I had known this was an anarcho capitalist circle jerk I never would have signed up for it.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can't go for that. Adios.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/imthehellouttahere/@chrishogan/i-won-t-be-posting-on-this-site-anymore-if-i-had-known-this-was-an-anarcho-capitalist-circle-jerk-i-never-would-have-signed-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/imthehellouttahere/@chrishogan/i-won-t-be-posting-on-this-site-anymore-if-i-had-known-this-was-an-anarcho-capitalist-circle-jerk-i-never-would-have-signed-up</guid><category><![CDATA[imthehellouttahere]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Sep 2016 22:52:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ever wonder where the batteries for your smart phone come from?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From Child Labor in The Democratic Republic of Congo. Check out Amnesty International's Report.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humanrights/@chrishogan/ever-wonder-where-the-batteries-for-your-smart-phone-come-from</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humanrights/@chrishogan/ever-wonder-where-the-batteries-for-your-smart-phone-come-from</guid><category><![CDATA[humanrights]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 08:43:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBLRnUC7eoiu8LiEdBeeJo93nhR7c6QfykrUPipoCyQNZcq28HYCwkxftfvHZ7jGcUFRn8brge1VUNRXqDLaXR9CEo6dsXTeAVd4ZpeFdTvLu94Sw889QA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A public service announcement from Gumby for anybody that thinks Anarcho-Capitalism is a good idea.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's not. Don't be a Blockhead. Be like Gumby.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockheads/@chrishogan/a-public-service-announcement-from-gumby-for-anybody-that-thinks-anarcho-capitalism-is-a-good-idea</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockheads/@chrishogan/a-public-service-announcement-from-gumby-for-anybody-that-thinks-anarcho-capitalism-is-a-good-idea</guid><category><![CDATA[blockheads]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2016 07:36:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyA3nYRFJvauekbLKQnoYZYQAYgMoGitMuEUddBbo2jkbG5nKHCQf1vcoBGJjcGgBVKvmUr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hi! I'm the first guitar player with Steemit's BIGGEST RACK.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nice Rack eh? This a TAC Scorpion console. It was designed by Rupert Neve. The preamps and eq's on this thing sound amazingly sexy. You can run the eq's soooo hot on this thing. Geez, I get hot and bothered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@chrishogan/hi-i-m-the-first-guitar-player-with-steemit-s-biggest-rack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@chrishogan/hi-i-m-the-first-guitar-player-with-steemit-s-biggest-rack</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 21:46:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMf7k3njfLZTk45CYNL8yA8ooVsXrbKP1iP6aC5mtpJsPWgfQrDm7QfSUhuT57Xu1oPYMMrTjqHfedgE3nk9ngn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I notice there are some famous band names on here. Are these really the band's profiles or is someone cybersquatting on their domain names? Does Steemit plan on doing something about this?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stealing a band's domain is the WORST kind of extortion. These are major label acts too. Let's just say one of them recently won a plagiarism lawsuit. Looking at the profile, I highly doubt it's real.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@chrishogan/i-notice-there-are-some-famous-band-names-on-here-are-these-really-the-band-s-profiles-or-is-someone-cybersquatting-on-their</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@chrishogan/i-notice-there-are-some-famous-band-names-on-here-are-these-really-the-band-s-profiles-or-is-someone-cybersquatting-on-their</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 23:38:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su8sXzVF89iQMBU5qna57br7um5GmUj9KSQ1iw6e7e8LbpW5onZtQv6vC8A8Lr1m5jbcdtGQjR5BhFoWpVBgz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Every time I write about robots, all I get are votes and comments from robots!]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least I know who my fans are!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/robots/@chrishogan/every-time-i-write-about-robots-all-i-get-are-votes-and-comments-from-robots</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/robots/@chrishogan/every-time-i-write-about-robots-all-i-get-are-votes-and-comments-from-robots</guid><category><![CDATA[robots]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 20:49:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrVbcMPy5gt5i5PGjXieBmNf9ScPstxytakqYV1xzCHTKkgt9yc7phMbjKHNVgHLgruuDmBhZ7pXhoCxuu2Xtm3vacn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we training robots to be art critics?]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's an old saying: I don't what art is, but I know it when I see it. Does a robot know what art is when it sees it? Is there an app for that? Maybe is this is all a big experiment to teach robots how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@chrishogan/are-we-training-robots-to-be-art-critics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@chrishogan/are-we-training-robots-to-be-art-critics</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 19:32:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHekBjEMrzyS5mwtbZLQNvZ6UHgHWf4AibPAe3GdFKR7sU7mfjh7YNMrC4atze2DHftLN1eV4Nbr1AL23Jh7cvfrXQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Don't listen to them dear, I don't care what they say about your social media reputation!"]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@chrishogan/don-t-listen-to-them-dear-i-don-t-care-what-they-say-about-your-social-media-reputation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@chrishogan/don-t-listen-to-them-dear-i-don-t-care-what-they-say-about-your-social-media-reputation</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 23:58:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57su8sXzVF89iQMBU5qna57br7um5GmUj9KSQ1iw6e7e8LbpW5DBnmt9m1V7ojGwQvtk7sGr4aDfB39HjWxjRVG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Time Traveling Killer Cyborg Explains Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid Of Robots Writing The Songs Of The Future.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an official statement, this time traveling killer cyborg explains why music in the future will better off without humans. "Hi there humans! I'm a time traveling killer cyborg from the future. It]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/robots/@chrishogan/time-traveling-killer-cyborg-explains-why-you-shouldn-t-be-afraid-of-robots-writing-the-songs-of-the-future</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/robots/@chrishogan/time-traveling-killer-cyborg-explains-why-you-shouldn-t-be-afraid-of-robots-writing-the-songs-of-the-future</guid><category><![CDATA[robots]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 03:43:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBgjKMw42TfTCwabzWYAcAmtgqNpH1v5W36jj2fshStniYryaJJSTHk8drygxe2gBR7P3vHeaWaWxx7TRDcVJYYAWmCZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I really wanted to be a smart ass and post a video of a WHALE AND A BOWL OF PETUNIAS from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. But I don't think the cheetah bot would approve.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darn Cheetahbot! Oh well, original content is cool with me! Is this post original content? Or a derivative work? In a remix/mash up culture how do we account for that? Oh, the post modern irony. Thought]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/whale/@chrishogan/i-really-wanted-to-be-a-smart-ass-and-post-a-video-of-a-whale-and-a-bowl-of-petunias-from-hitchikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-but-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/whale/@chrishogan/i-really-wanted-to-be-a-smart-ass-and-post-a-video-of-a-whale-and-a-bowl-of-petunias-from-hitchikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-but-i</guid><category><![CDATA[whale]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 23:35:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things are finally looking up for me and my lady friend here!]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@chrishogan/things-are-really-looking-up-for-me-and-my-lady-friend-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@chrishogan/things-are-really-looking-up-for-me-and-my-lady-friend-here</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 11:49:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Algorithms Are Boring.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I much prefer logarithms. But then again, I'm not a robot either. More polyrhythms please. I think the world would be a much better place if people danced to something other than 4/4.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/algorithms/@chrishogan/algorithms-are-boring</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/algorithms/@chrishogan/algorithms-are-boring</guid><category><![CDATA[algorithms]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 03:30:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[So I just did a whois search on Steemit.com and the domain is registered in New York until 2026.]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Steemit was a ponzi scheme the domain would only be good for year and registered offshore in someplace like uh, Panama City.. You can always tell a HYIP scam site from the stock photos of really attractive]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@chrishogan/so-i-just-did-just-did-whois-search-on-steemit-com-and-the-domain-is-registered-in-new-york-until-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@chrishogan/so-i-just-did-just-did-whois-search-on-steemit-com-and-the-domain-is-registered-in-new-york-until-2026</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2016 02:02:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attention Moonstruck Steemians! Today is the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Command Module's Successful  Return to Earth!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now how cool is that?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/moon/@chrishogan/attention-moonstruck-steemians-today-is-the-45th-anniversary-of-the-apollo-11-command-module-s-successful-return-to-earth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/moon/@chrishogan/attention-moonstruck-steemians-today-is-the-45th-anniversary-of-the-apollo-11-command-module-s-successful-return-to-earth</guid><category><![CDATA[moon]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2016 03:48:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FUkUE4Pv29kULafEuUCLcDXFZGwWg6xvaZbmCRyGEzBLVrfexnEZSvhdsUd3et9W7ga7Y85txayMSwxZZsHCsfXVnWk1fUmHBLHYSCVifmJWoB2PYZzJjFoBW8TkUrLfKDwT5Koc2DnPTAqiox7By9x1MvoWAtjPdo2v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self Empowerment Tip: Free open source web tools for musicians, indie labels, music bloggers and developers.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just go to cashmusic.org. and check them out on github. They are a nonprofit. They do good things. Really! I am not in any way affiliated with them but I did do a brainstorming session with them a while]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@chrishogan/self-empowerment-tip-free-open-source-web-tools-for-musicians-indie-labels-music-bloggers-and-developers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@chrishogan/self-empowerment-tip-free-open-source-web-tools-for-musicians-indie-labels-music-bloggers-and-developers</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 06:34:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad Musician Jokes!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Impress your friends at the rehab clinic with these sure fire hits! What's the difference between a musician and a large pepperoni pizza? A large pepperoni pizza can feed a family of four. How many drummers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@chrishogan/bad-musician-jokes-nsfw</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@chrishogan/bad-musician-jokes-nsfw</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 02:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4uukrKLq5CNM11wV3uHEF7xxFHvCeJESGmYpvfq22x3ZmnAh9ua87exAxEzbtgsqgukJMQWbT1FNsLDrNhKU7n9N5nve7ZE9r1efE6SnJnoQNyqVJpNa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[So I took the $30 bucks I made on the gig last night and bought some steem power but it seems to be going down in value.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is probably a stupid question. But is this normal and if so, why?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@chrishogan/so-i-took-the-usd30-bucks-i-made-on-the-gig-last-night-and-bought-some-steem-power-but-it-seems-to-going-down-in-value</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@chrishogan/so-i-took-the-usd30-bucks-i-made-on-the-gig-last-night-and-bought-some-steem-power-but-it-seems-to-going-down-in-value</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2016 00:49:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[WHAT'S THE MOST IMPORTANT ANIMAL IN THE OCEAN?]]></title><description><![CDATA[KRILL!!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@chrishogan/what-s-the-most-important-animal-in-the-ocean</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@chrishogan/what-s-the-most-important-animal-in-the-ocean</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 21:18:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP6Xvw1dGnSTrLKqHX2iB75U36h4ExpYenYRANzsqrLG5Q8MA1kBcw6y28jBuBMw9L2dwzVGARvtqCUffLc25hBs7P3WLz5Bb1MqWYE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SMART CONTRACTS FOR MUSICIANS! EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW!]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you sign a contract without having a lawyer look at it.. YOU ARE A DUMBASS!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@chrishogan/smart-contracts-for-musicians-everything-you-need-to-know</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@chrishogan/smart-contracts-for-musicians-everything-you-need-to-know</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 20:46:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing my groundbreaking new device: THE PANIC BUTTON! (tm)]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does it do? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@chrishogan/introducing-my-groundbreaking-new-device-the-panic-button-tm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@chrishogan/introducing-my-groundbreaking-new-device-the-panic-button-tm</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[chrishogan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Jul 2016 08:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4uukrKLq5CNM11wV3uHEF7xxFHvCeJESGmYpvfq22x3ZmnAh9ua87exAxEzbtgsqgukJMQWbT1FNsCGjp9Hbw6M4kghfX5EwgZ1k4Ew7PaZZzZejgYSA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>