<?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>Mon, 18 May 2026 22:27:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@dhimmel/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[PeakMonsters Market Trends: data viz tweaks to improve this powerful tool!]]></title><description><![CDATA[@peakmonsters is a market and website for trading cards for the @splinterlands game. It's available at and supports Hive Keychain, such that you don't have to do anything reckless with your private keys]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@dhimmel/peakmonsters-market-trends-data-viz-tweaks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@dhimmel/peakmonsters-market-trends-data-viz-tweaks</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2020 17:10:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNapwcuMu2eVqMAWvHXhrRrPF8gHr9W4J5eA3Hh9oW6D8oAbgc8Rd1g8X3uSwN6buqoZuJiaFZGURreCXMp3UXzoZZYpq2YCih59JLVM4Dnybk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The speedway awakens: building a backyard mountain bike course]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been in New Hampshire for several months. Living with my Mother! What better way to keep busy during the global pandemic than home improvement? Soon after I arrived in April, my brother @jhimmel and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@dhimmel/the-speedway-awakens-building-a-backyard-mountain-bike-course</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@dhimmel/the-speedway-awakens-building-a-backyard-mountain-bike-course</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2020 14:00:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PfoCxi33KmQBGRMVc3LuPSdqaxkc4VTC4w3DcqvmA77rfokCLbYDCMBERXcTGQnAuTJQqs7n5hZxo1yLaxW9ntUVQtNBt9HuUfY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Python notebook to visaulize the price history of any Steem/Hive Engine token]]></title><description><![CDATA[One feature that I haven't seen available at or is how to view historical market price charts for a token. Ironically, while working on this post, I started seeing the candlestick plots on Steem Engine.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-133987/@dhimmel/a-python-notebook-to-visaulize-the-price-history-of-any-steem-hive-engine-token</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-133987/@dhimmel/a-python-notebook-to-visaulize-the-price-history-of-any-steem-hive-engine-token</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-133987]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2020 14:36:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvf3xsYr6qQ7dm31DuBHGui8pKMdEVPxhLfEeEoVMPfUw4eRqjDuJFVfyPBg7HxFAiKWF7rdRBQsxh1HQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Best Holiday of the Year: Green Up Day 2020 in Hanover, New Hampshire]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Wikipedia: Green Up Day, observed annually on the first Saturday of May, is a statewide effort in the US state of Vermont to clean up roadside trash. I grew up in the town of Hanover, NH,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cleanplanet/@dhimmel/best-holiday-of-the-year-green-up-day-2020-in-hanover-new-hampshire</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cleanplanet/@dhimmel/best-holiday-of-the-year-green-up-day-2020-in-hanover-new-hampshire</guid><category><![CDATA[cleanplanet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2020 19:14:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2923mN3pnd7PfoCxi33KmQBGRMVc3LuPSdqaxkc4VTC4w3DcqvmA77rfokCLbYDCMBEubwTfmCwfLp5Shh8LhaXgZkZUGP7jESmmU1AL7Lvsbt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philly Blockchain Tech Meetup on 2020-04-16: The Hostile Takeover of the Steem Blockchain — A Fireside Chat With Matt Rosen]]></title><description><![CDATA[This upcoming Thursday (April 16, 2020 at 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM EDT), @yabapmatt is leading a virtual fireside chat as part of the Philly Blockchain Tech meetup. Here are the meetup details and twitter]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110570/@dhimmel/philly-blockchain-tech-meetup-on-2020-04-16-the-hostile-takeover-of-the-steem-blockchain-a-fireside-chat-with-matt-rosen</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-110570/@dhimmel/philly-blockchain-tech-meetup-on-2020-04-16-the-hostile-takeover-of-the-steem-blockchain-a-fireside-chat-with-matt-rosen</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-110570]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2020 19:29:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvf3xsYr6qQ7dm31DuBHGui8pKMdEVPxhLfEeEoVMPfUw4eRqjDuJFVfzsUmJDkdo1Rfg4umjpWvMqJsG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive is Alive! Announced for 364 satoshis via the Bitcoin Lightning Network]]></title><description><![CDATA[describes itself as: a Lightning Network ⚡ powered online collaborative artboard. Inspired by Reddit Place, and the Million Dollar Homepage. These are the features of the game: There are 1 million pixels]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@dhimmel/hive-is-alive-announced-for-364-satoshis-via-the-bitcoin-lightning-network</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@dhimmel/hive-is-alive-announced-for-364-satoshis-via-the-bitcoin-lightning-network</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 14:45:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvf3xsYr6qQ7dm31DuBHGui8pKMdEVPxhLfEeEoVMPfUw4eRqjDuJFVfzkkRa1XmrBVPtoZ5eyUuA5p2a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hive Condenser code is now open source and public on GitLab!]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my mind, open source infrastructure is one of the most essential aspects of a successful blockchain protocol. For example, Hive was only possible because large parts of the Steem ecosystem were open]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@dhimmel/hive-condenser-code-is-now-open-source-and-public-on-gitlab</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@dhimmel/hive-condenser-code-is-now-open-source-and-public-on-gitlab</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 15:26:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/hgjbks2vRxvf3xsYr6qQ7dm31DuBHGui8pKMdEVPxhLfEeEoVMPfUw4eRqjDuJFVfyqZ3mtagcm2ikffyBuK59ccsp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best protocol level solution to the Tron takeover impasse: DO NOTHING]]></title><description><![CDATA[To recap the situation, Tron attempted a hostile takeover of Steem governance using sock-puppet witnesses elected with vested-exchange-STEEM and now STINC Steem. Currently there's a mix of Tron and duly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@dhimmel/the-best-protocol-level-solution-to-the-tron-takeover-impasse-do-nothing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@dhimmel/the-best-protocol-level-solution-to-the-tron-takeover-impasse-do-nothing</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2020 15:06:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stuXpnvnU2D4w5Hhi3Micu1ZRCk7Tjiao4xBwLYzD8UGf2ap5YyCNfqqkSzeWVV8QuJVsmC4ukPEMaSUF86mc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disgruntled Marriott employee tried to sabotage my Bonvoy account]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prelude: this post is not a criticism of Marriott or its Bonvoy loyalty program. While a single Marriott employee engaged in misconduct, other Marriott representatives responded diligently and resolved]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@dhimmel/disgruntled-marriott-employee-tried-to-sabotage-my-bonvoy-account</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@dhimmel/disgruntled-marriott-employee-tried-to-sabotage-my-bonvoy-account</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Feb 2020 19:49:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stuXpnvnU2D4w5Hhi3Micu1ZRCk7Tjiao4xBwLYzD8UGf2ap5YyCNfqqkSzeXN6pkn4F7YuzTPe1fXEaJvBDG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto-Reward Tokens for Scientific Publishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is an unfinished piece written by me and Antoine Lizée in August 2014. We never completed the proposal, and it's now woefully outdated. Crazy how fast the cryptocurrency and blockchain space has]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@dhimmel/crypto-reward-tokens-for-scientific-publishing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@dhimmel/crypto-reward-tokens-for-scientific-publishing</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 17:57:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stuXpnvnU2D4w5Hhi3Micu1ZRCk7Tjiao4xBwLYzD8UGf2ap5YyCNfqqkSzeXQhA6VzxKMLvp34oKVJWWCrCW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My full comments for Inside Higher Ed's article "Where Research Meets Profits"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below you'll find my full comments I provided to journalist Colleen Flaherty for her story titled "Where Research Meets Profits", published by Inside Higher Ed on October 23, 2019. The article]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@dhimmel/full-comments-to-inside-higher-ed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@dhimmel/full-comments-to-inside-higher-ed</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 16:10:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stuXpnvnU2D4w5Hhi3Micu1ZRCk7Tjiao4xBwLYzD8UGf2ap5YyCNfqqkSzeWk1sSkzE2mt2WNqD6EmBfhkm4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does my Aetna health insurance cover travel vaccinations?]]></title><description><![CDATA[@trang, @hirschey, and I are contemplating a trip to Africa to visit my brother @jhimmel in Liberia. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends several vaccines for travelers to Liberia.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@dhimmel/does-my-aetna-health-insurance-cover-travel-vaccinations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@dhimmel/does-my-aetna-health-insurance-cover-travel-vaccinations</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 20:20:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thru-hiking Skógar to Leirubakki: the longest marked trek in Iceland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iceland's longest continuous marked trail, some say. Where the night is not, the wind wails, the rain rages, and geysers gurgle. Starting June 15, 2019, I hiked from Skógar to Leirubakki in Iceland. My]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/iceland/@dhimmel/hiking-icelands-longest-marked-trail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/iceland/@dhimmel/hiking-icelands-longest-marked-trail</guid><category><![CDATA[iceland]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2019 07:04:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP2DJYqWdv8qwdFPnFdSQrixPMNvTU9D4q8UVKknKMnCKdFJNvM9ZC4nttY4Pq7UU3rytRbEePmLQv4HdVUiEhpgeDMCACFqAALCCqt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[10-mile running route in Heinz National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia]]></title><description><![CDATA[@trang and I have recently discovered a new long-distance running route in Philadelphia. The route winds through the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge. Heinz is considered "America's First Urban]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cleanplanet/@dhimmel/10-mile-running-route-in-heinz-national-wildlife-refuge-philadelphia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cleanplanet/@dhimmel/10-mile-running-route-in-heinz-national-wildlife-refuge-philadelphia</guid><category><![CDATA[cleanplanet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2019 14:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBMyrmy6nbAeLQTYr69SSzAXjWihLP5mhZGWk98FGmDFVT53f6sKZ9CtbFZa3C54fzxqA47yU7pqx2JQZ57WaQXLSJbdCB9BUmCXLxs9162L1zGRT6VQ8e?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising to the Quaker Strong Challenge at Penn]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am Quaker Strong It is my honor to announce to the people of the Steem blockchain and the free internet that I am Quaker Strong. To become Quaker Strong, I participated in a challenge hosted by Fitness]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/excercise/@dhimmel/rising-to-the-quaker-strong-challenge-at-penn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/excercise/@dhimmel/rising-to-the-quaker-strong-challenge-at-penn</guid><category><![CDATA[excercise]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 01:03:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvCMJTX7owXd26zXYjZqAJUBTewkwpoEFuRzL1nF22iUyCz7hkTvm5qja2U61i3AW6YU91PvbG4jAxgQ7wxAhq9UBztdkoJSxquDpSfp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[75 messages with Uber's outrageously obstructive customer service]]></title><description><![CDATA[Below is the saga of how it took six months and 75 messages for Uber Support to admit a billing error. The issue was quite simple. The receipt indicated that I paid via Uber Credits, however my credit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/uber/@dhimmel/75-messages-with-uber-s-outrageously-obstructive-customer-service</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/uber/@dhimmel/75-messages-with-uber-s-outrageously-obstructive-customer-service</guid><category><![CDATA[uber]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2019 13:28:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjc2yTY4GE775MiZAYeQsbJngLfjNBqJNEycrCyZuGmLQGGdn8xdehrrJxXav?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The expeditionist's 8 day itinerary for the Big Island of Hawaii]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post discloses an 8-day itinerary for exploring the Big Island, Hawaii. It is based on the expedition performed by @trang and I in January 2019. 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Thanks for checking out this inaugural episode where @trang and @dhimmel analyze top Steem Monster battles.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@dhimmel/gkc684b3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@dhimmel/gkc684b3</guid><category><![CDATA[steemmonsters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 03:57:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMD5joEu6VzP9aSeYpcghj2aUXKHJRSXb7djoSwsZRSRGovU8hNoBknd7KZrKH?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steem Monsters season 3 top competitors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Season 3 of Steem Monsters just finished and boy was it exciting. I played hard and finished in 7th place. Congratulations to the other top 10 finishers: @marabara, @vaansteam, @ramires, @glory7, @wombykus,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@dhimmel/steem-monsters-season-3-top-competitors</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemmonsters/@dhimmel/steem-monsters-season-3-top-competitors</guid><category><![CDATA[steemmonsters]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dhimmel]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 02:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjvm77RMZFbJ792sBVTLxPN68YxEFRrgoWsQCwGZY6BFzc2f13oYfkELNkEuE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introducing the hackjohn bot for southbound John Muir Trail permits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The John Muir Trail, including a Half Dome side trip, ranks as the most difficult hike in the United States to get a permit for. 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