<?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 06:38:11 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@derza/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Build A “Blockchain” for Inventory Mgmt (...and learn about how we can fail!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my previous article I detailed some of the issues with developing a blockchain solution for inventory management. It seems clear to me that “blockchain” buzzword is used today in the same way “internet”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@derza/let-s-build-a-blockchain-for-inventory-mgmt-and-learn-about-how-we-can-fail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@derza/let-s-build-a-blockchain-for-inventory-mgmt-and-learn-about-how-we-can-fail</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:43:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsAqnmSXB7pJSiMYYP3x2q8FpPkBo9m4CMhzC8KBK7zmCYpGisPrWkccao6GWkxrrXUXCmsVPUX7gU5f4YeJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain on a blind date with Supply Chain Management (SCM)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday I finally gave in and went to another crypto meetup — the allure of the mythical beast — a real- world(!) use case of supply chain management on blockchain — was just too strong to resist.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@derza/blockchain-on-a-blind-date-with-supply-chain-management-scm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@derza/blockchain-on-a-blind-date-with-supply-chain-management-scm</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 21:24:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQWtoxaC87eovn1JD5DwTsaUiCUsKVKWj1iCNh514C1E29JWtxUp8v7ayGUTXzHisxvpDqVAVSe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bible vs. Game of Thrones - One of These is Hardcore!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every now and then you hear these "concerned citizens" calling to end the pervasive and mostly gratuitous violence - primarily in video games, movies and HBO. Personally, I find graphic depictions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bible/@derza/the-bible-vs-game-of-thrones-one-of-these-is-hardcore</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bible/@derza/the-bible-vs-game-of-thrones-one-of-these-is-hardcore</guid><category><![CDATA[bible]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2018 16:28:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iPPyYysHn4UXpp7wVNi18KfMdBeKRc1XwiW5bNy68fe8hd2aEQVi9L57rYvi2dpefcnGKVtbds4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cellular automata art]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I have explored the Cellular Automata phenomenon (see previous posts), I have tried to quantify the variability of their outputs, their periodicity via graphs. Some of these have turned out to be quite]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@derza/cellular-automata-art</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@derza/cellular-automata-art</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 20:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGM3JdycGKFQo7ALS3GhuMGL8qbG8zfSd9jRQ1fLi8jSLUYboiQQtRyKZF6oVzjorj8VGShVGLDf7713PzcGc72bhLH8NGRQz2tLHNwf8rVYC7PQE3wbKKLVb7t62ZHkkVsmQNPKR9ZC6Cy2BM6KVMV6K3AaS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revisiting Cellular Automata in Excel - Conway's Game of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, in my first post about CAs I discussed setting up an elementary CA - a simple 1-dimensional row of "cells". In this post I want to follow up with a discussion of what it takes to set up a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@derza/revisiting-cellular-automata-in-excel-conway-s-game-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@derza/revisiting-cellular-automata-in-excel-conway-s-game-of-life</guid><category><![CDATA[programming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 16:13:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZuLLMoSVMZ6pG4UF2XSvaSRL23EvsnLUvDM4tFwRiAh5X11czX7wTou1ey6pgz9sNvAyRrDTwL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cellular Automata via Excel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cellular automata are an important computational and modeling tool in studying highly complex, nonlinear phenomena. While they were first formalized in the 1940s by John von Neumann (as an alternative]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/excel/@derza/cellular-automata-via-excel</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/excel/@derza/cellular-automata-via-excel</guid><category><![CDATA[excel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 19:08:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNvG1r9Lf9Y7DjnWwjyWCZF9m2yxgvjKPsaHeYDJeni6jVwTyQqRTDaVRtM99exYwW3YrFBkRU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Capitalist Manifesto]]></title><description><![CDATA[Introduction A spectre is haunting the interwebs - the Spectre of Capitalism. All the powers of the globalist cabal have joined forces to keep this ghost of the shining past in a tightly sealed bottle]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@derza/the-capitalist-manifesto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@derza/the-capitalist-manifesto</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 21:09:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiMTqxEMxKM23SrEeTV75thaj4up8k2UGJLmqeaGvmr4NK5LsqUxefA5hWBktAJWkuyaZwuzZAsmAEcWb9GpzrR1yQKs62vJ99Psn4yc39x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Power of Words - 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intro The words we use (or do not use) is a good indicator of our mental prowess, and even more importantly, of the strength of our spirit. The power of words was evident to the ancients, but we have largely]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/language/@derza/the-power-of-words-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/language/@derza/the-power-of-words-1</guid><category><![CDATA[language]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 17:38:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZtnfqTeakfMvw8X6q48uBfC5JGsXqvjue57sTNhGjM2FnaquJ9fsvi1V2Pp2N8jygd5J9wcdQA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organizing Your Thoughts Via Book Summaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[ A simple way to organize your thoughts is to summarize. Summarizing forces us to sieve through the noise and pick out the nuggets of gold. It is a good discipline and a very direct way to bring out]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@derza/organizing-your-thoughts-via-book-summaries</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@derza/organizing-your-thoughts-via-book-summaries</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Dec 2017 20:16:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/tGDFEWLDPSfUjy4s1fL76oiY5nzvD8aYpqnJK5FH1SpuFVKhRvnMBQo2hSjRozsLeVnkpVDLYZKuZgp1kpVqnrk3earpuj1evJ4AsNv2kDkVpunUvQuB3rVkmxevAp7VmgKFzU1MTtzqaNxNkjRHTVR48nRuM6WZrWSKj8qbiCZfDVSgBuAthSovq4vjfeiGAsrkvJeaX2QEi3RNLHCWun76439oUVUU2eAmCBR862BNuD1BGyJS4EcKyTWriRsXrgXzhqrfLsNhwnNvgqsBkB2JyPFFm2qMJbJPSw3VSgGaTwDGE6TJrw2xWHTat9bPTY1rvhDWsirYvwM7aWdPp1RxFA6kNbjtgy2CMmCw27kn89PuPzFkSM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[One-liner CSPRNG in your friendly Linux console]]></title><description><![CDATA[![encryption-on-paper-with-key.jpg]( First things first - what is a CSPRNG? The acronym stands for  Cryptographically Secure Pseudo-Random Number Generator.  It is an advanced relative of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptography/@derza/one-liner-csprng-in-your-friendly-linux-console</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptography/@derza/one-liner-csprng-in-your-friendly-linux-console</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 21:01:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD3AbhYrEXhckUbUtbtybQ1BWpkPjfq78bg1b4UN3vBYkZf4Ak7YH5UuktWz78nwcLi1g47dSg8upE2X8JxnzBrnuuYzvA8FjiFTJBmfxP9iY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Evaluating Zcash (ZEC) as an investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let me preface this discussion by stating that I am not a Bitcoin maximalist, nor am I here to either endorse (plug) or disparage any particular crypto or development team. As a matter of fact, I am super]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@derza/evaluating-zcash-zec-as-an-investment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@derza/evaluating-zcash-zec-as-an-investment</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 17:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD3TDaBsVhSzgcjdYLFEJ6TirnoGB52o9z9jw23U7XDa4g4LQKxeVxoWkv2iiCzfuXZLCEE73NcFSKWZ58vr5p3vmbrudu6dfjhVGVN3ToCsx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Tale of a Watchamadilly]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the ancient times words themselves were thought to possess magical power. Naming something was tantamount to controlling it. Much was attached to how you named your child or your town or your god. In]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/language/@derza/the-tale-of-a-watchamadilly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/language/@derza/the-tale-of-a-watchamadilly</guid><category><![CDATA[language]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jun 2017 19:09:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxsuWWVMNWgEPVRRszd9bd4Uehh9hJsw9ZJ7MUwCHo7BNkvJ8NwEfdVGW1jFrNKfY4VUV7eEx2zCewPQUrKqAK47YDhhWqsao5Hx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[P2P Means Power To the People – How The Internet is Regaining Its Democracy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bit of history Most of us know the basic history of the Internet and the Web – the 70’s DARPA Net, the invention of resilient decentralized networking with TCP protocol stack, the creation of HTML by]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/internet/@derza/p2p-means-power-to-the-people-how-the-internet-is-regaining-its-democracy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/internet/@derza/p2p-means-power-to-the-people-how-the-internet-is-regaining-its-democracy</guid><category><![CDATA[internet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Jun 2017 20:50:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChQid48jwsZTCkC3foTTsykxFUhoTZfWzNVQKwdSLonk9zpz5sGmuLVQ2wvksxinCtGVeRGJd1TTfXenr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jordan B. Peterson - Exposing the rubbish of postmodernism (interview at Harvard U)]]></title><description><![CDATA[God, I love this guy. Hope to God there are more professors out there like him - insightful, cognizant of life's realities, courageous to take an unpopular stand. Go Jordan Peterson! Some excerpts: 22:49:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jordan/@derza/jordan-b-peterson-exposing-the-rubbish-of-postmodernism-at-harvard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jordan/@derza/jordan-b-peterson-exposing-the-rubbish-of-postmodernism-at-harvard</guid><category><![CDATA[jordan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2017 15:33:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eAMXpnSBzvqZR5cXV1ozo8FauUoxoyxQ1dx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orphic Hymn to Hecate - Beautifully Sung in Classical Greek]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just in case you do not know much about Orphism (and who does?), it is a rather mysterious religious teaching that traces its origin to the mythical Ancient Greek musician-extraordinaire, Orpheus. He was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hymn/@derza/orphic-hymn-to-hecate-beautifully-sung-in-classical-greek</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hymn/@derza/orphic-hymn-to-hecate-beautifully-sung-in-classical-greek</guid><category><![CDATA[hymn]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2017 16:58:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e8jLh8S7spMeP6Km75B1vt4qvzMcyABqug2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A reading list for the heart and the mind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is a list of some the more memorable books that I have read in the last few years. If you have not read any of these, I would heartily recommend them based on their insight, aesthetic value or what]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/books/@derza/a-reading-list-for-the-heart-and-the-mind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/books/@derza/a-reading-list-for-the-heart-and-the-mind</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2017 15:14:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYgx6iBE7cBhksruGtE2UQCwuzGDiQ6hJ7zg8TCTcWV2QpLfVDtqaqkWJ2YSa8gtWf4oJiomq5Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Traveling in space and time]]></title><description><![CDATA[H.G. Wells wrote his classic "The Time Machine" at the turn of the 20th century, and it immediately became a household name, popularizing the idea of time travel by mechanical means - by means]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@derza/traveling-in-space-and-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@derza/traveling-in-space-and-time</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2017 20:34:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZj9CdZcJKjyzjF5mEs9UD3HhorzqruLiGhFJ4Kz5TAupNoxahunfdqFSWa28tyE4fJDKuZChqp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The strange and curious pantheon of biblical gods and monsters (part 3)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ok, we are continuing our journey through the wonderful and curious world of biblical monsters - they are lurking everywhere!  Tannin (תַּנִּין) - translated as either a "dragon", a "whale" or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bible/@derza/the-strange-and-curious-pantheon-of-biblical-gods-and-monsters-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bible/@derza/the-strange-and-curious-pantheon-of-biblical-gods-and-monsters-part-3</guid><category><![CDATA[bible]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 May 2017 16:02:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzDF3QWi4SC5nEZRvzcMsYBL1Y2mzXDZ7WfNVVPnakUM9KFjrVsWVU4oRJ5gwwUrrbf6AZRaWLpziHLk8SFGaKAcTQF6vKGh5tCqhBqaqEAa1Z5EzQfLhsmHxeej1uTxGXCMrU56A8XD9DEX9ynmUb1uw2JNTQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The strange and curious pantheon of biblical gods and monsters (part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a continuation of the subject of biblical mythology started here. Now, let's continue our quest with... The Devil (Gr. διάβολος - slanderer, accuser)- when the Hebrew Bible was first translated]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bible/@derza/the-strange-and-curious-pantheon-of-biblical-gods-and-monsters-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bible/@derza/the-strange-and-curious-pantheon-of-biblical-gods-and-monsters-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[bible]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 May 2017 16:26:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZxpuSzRZwAfh22JD3sd3nFZCssT6fQKyAquS3FhFpvUYmDuvnVxJjo6AsD2qCfzeorDPeaDmCi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The strange and curious pantheon of biblical gods and monsters (part 1)]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Byzantine Mosaic of the Creation of Adam. Montreal, Canada. Most people regard the Bible as a play written for a solo supernatural actor - God. From this perspective, just like in the Highlander]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bible/@derza/the-strange-and-curious-pantheon-of-biblical-gods-and-monsters-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bible/@derza/the-strange-and-curious-pantheon-of-biblical-gods-and-monsters-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[bible]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[derza]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 18:43:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtrNhLhGAhzunZwq4UKGxrUhMm9GUsop3ZrXeL2QqenhHCTtA2aVcLGEXaahN8omeFtzVMzwUjTbkZuDkKxdTBgrvXs2u9ueN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>