<?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 02:50:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@curving/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ethical Emergence Course Review and Testimonial]]></title><description><![CDATA[I participated in a pilot of the Ethical Emergence course created by Michael Nimetz. Upon concluding the program, without being prompted or asked, I volunteered to give a testimonial. I'm in no way being]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mindset/@curving/ethical-emergence-course-review-and-testimonial</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mindset/@curving/ethical-emergence-course-review-and-testimonial</guid><category><![CDATA[mindset]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:55:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7xyGukdSteU43wTJzbRsHPJfFJ8A9hnCLxyLkDRieCgZsp82visabSGGuCD2gZ3dvefWhFpqQGJdQJ8vNq3yAA6kds5pB8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Synthetic Psilocybin: Welcome Your New Corporate Shamans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Pharmaco-Industrial Complex's New Corporate Shamanism. What could go wrong? Twitter was apparently abuzz yesterday with news of the FDA's approval of a Phase I clinical trial for research into the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@curving/synthetic-psilocybin-welcome-your-new-corporate-shamans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@curving/synthetic-psilocybin-welcome-your-new-corporate-shamans</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2018 00:05:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FYEtg3x9bNfzkqcPHUh8eaz5c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First They Ignore Bitcoin ....]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@curving/first-they-ignore-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@curving/first-they-ignore-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2018 18:32:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1Ybu35dvf61gF1WMWbFWhXpmawp4oiCbh1TQc4yig24V4LT57MnWkU8nuTWrbE43gkMwBj3vX6m12r4QcJGK8ArhF4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[This Simple Trick Gets Your Steemit Post Image To Appear In Facebook Shares, Every Time]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to force Facebook to retrieve the thumbnail from your Steemit Post using Facebook's 'Debugger Tool' You've probably experienced the frustration of sharing a Steemit post with your friends on Facebook,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@curving/this-simple-trick-gets-your-steemit-post-image-to-appear-in-facebook-shares-every-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@curving/this-simple-trick-gets-your-steemit-post-image-to-appear-in-facebook-shares-every-time</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Jan 2018 23:38:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FqVaFrurVmjdTibdXVBZMXJ7x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sphere (SPHR) - Multiple Indicators Lining Up For Impulsive Breakout On Bittrex]]></title><description><![CDATA[This might be completely crazy, but I just loaded up on Sphere (SPHR) on Bittrex. Here's why ... I am trading this coin strictly off of technical analysis, and will present my TA below. Before I do, I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@curving/sphere-sphr-multiple-indicators-lining-up-for-impulsive-breakout-on-bittrex</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/crypto/@curving/sphere-sphr-multiple-indicators-lining-up-for-impulsive-breakout-on-bittrex</guid><category><![CDATA[crypto]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 04:26:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FkFzPTDhi2K18q2xCQk9gDPyG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coinspiracy Theory:  Bitcoin, Artificial Intelligence, and the CIA]]></title><description><![CDATA[A conspiracy theory has been making the rounds on YouTube and social media this past week, that bitcoin may have been created by an Artificial Intelligence (AI). This speculation is based partly on a recent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@curving/coinspiracy-theory-bitcoin-artificial-intelligence-and-the-cia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@curving/coinspiracy-theory-bitcoin-artificial-intelligence-and-the-cia</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 03 Dec 2017 19:59:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9RTqgzgfVW71fTRU48bhjs6RAqJ3Prs4h1f3Wvqnicb5rGcz6tUNjUofFShE1i5VthmMetKA5T?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yes, Virginia, the CIA Did Conduct Brutal Mind Control Experiments On Unwitting Victims]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past week, Elizabeth Thompson, reporting for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) published a column documenting how the federal government had quietly compensated the daughter of a victim]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/conspiracy/@curving/yes-virginia-the-cia-did-conduct-brutal-mind-control-experiments-on-unwitting-victims</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/conspiracy/@curving/yes-virginia-the-cia-did-conduct-brutal-mind-control-experiments-on-unwitting-victims</guid><category><![CDATA[conspiracy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Nov 2017 19:17:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4HfKCgrogXXhRG9W55Ti85vwfC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fractal Taijitus and the 'Way Of No Way' As the Heart's Desire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I envisioned a new, more fractal version of the yin/yang symbol, also known as taijitu, wherein the smaller white circle appearing within the black yin, and the smaller black circle appearing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@curving/fractal-taijitus-and-the-way-of-no-way-as-the-heart-s-desire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@curving/fractal-taijitus-and-the-way-of-no-way-as-the-heart-s-desire</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Nov 2017 16:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfewjntSDgUUr9GbTFMHF9JDk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Amazing Moringa Tree and the Fool's Errand]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past Spring, a friend of a friend, who runs a local nursery, introduced me to Moringa Oleifera when he was kind enough to give me some seeds for planting. Moringa, also known as the Drumstick Tree,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@curving/the-amazing-moringa-tree-and-the-fool-s-errand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nature/@curving/the-amazing-moringa-tree-and-the-fool-s-errand</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2017 23:48:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4HjiphkpqQUxBTrxQbK15vtrb8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Microbes? Kill 'Em All, Let God Sort Them Out]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are more microbes living in the human body than there are cells, adding to the question of what exactly a ‘you’ or an ‘I’ are. As this recent article from the Chicago Tribune points out, the human]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@curving/microbes-kill-em-all-let-god-sort-them-out</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@curving/microbes-kill-em-all-let-god-sort-them-out</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:44:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4Ha4XbTkoqJoCeyRtQDn6qC7sc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Auctioning My Domain Anarchist.tv To Help A Friend In Need / All Proceeds + Steem Dollars Donated]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello all, I've created this Steemit post in order to help a friend who is now experiencing an unexpected financial burden. Please read on! Recently, my friend @mikeonfire made an appeal for help, having]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@curving/auctioning-my-domain-anarchist-tv-to-help-a-friend-in-need-all-proceeds-steem-dollars-donated</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@curving/auctioning-my-domain-anarchist-tv-to-help-a-friend-in-need-all-proceeds-steem-dollars-donated</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:21:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfGb9sUuJU2DKnszvFBBSY8dU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communism, Cannibalism, and the Pervasiveness Of Control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking back at the history of Russia during the early 20th Century, those who came to power calling themselves Bolsheviks were responsible for creating conditions under which mass starvation ensued among]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/history/@curving/communism-cannibalism-and-the-pervasiveness-of-control</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/history/@curving/communism-cannibalism-and-the-pervasiveness-of-control</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 30 Aug 2017 19:35:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FpzgpeyVVKEV6vL27TUCyBniS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Am I Doing Social Media Right?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A moment of confession: I harbor some uncertainties about my participation in social media. These uncertainties stem from something deeper than social media itself, rooted in questions of relationship,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@curving/am-i-doing-social-media-right</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@curving/am-i-doing-social-media-right</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 21:36:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4Hevrbb1Cn3bL4QSLMV3iXV94z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Statues As Symbols, Symbols As Triggers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last night, four Confederate statues were quietly removed from the University of Austin campus in response to the recent events at Charlottesville. The City of Baltimore had already taken the same steps,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@curving/statues-as-symbols-symbols-as-triggers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/psychology/@curving/statues-as-symbols-symbols-as-triggers</guid><category><![CDATA[psychology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2017 23:22:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4HcVh6XNy7YP5AxK9Fp8pL2CDk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekly Musings: August 20, 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello, and welcome to the first of a new weekly column I hope to keep, to be published each Sunday, where I note some of the more stimulating thoughts that have occurred to me over the past seven days.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@curving/weekly-musings-august-20-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@curving/weekly-musings-august-20-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 Aug 2017 20:05:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FvJdb26CWuUcpBrFj4pXNmmmG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain: The Ultimate Boon Or Bondage?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a recent blog post, author and international investor Simon Black (aka 'Sovereign Man') raised a good point, yet one that is seldom considered: "Cryptocurrency and Blockchain technology are the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@curving/blockchain-the-ultimate-boon-or-bondage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@curving/blockchain-the-ultimate-boon-or-bondage</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[curving]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Jun 2017 18:56:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9mPK1FEjaUGbiPpmJAUuGGna8UmfKPQwKSUUXRGtocDD8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On This Valentine's Day, If You Love Someone Set Them Free]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Mary J. 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