<?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>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:01:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@dickolsson/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Rebooting Liberalism – part 1: Voting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberalism, the foundation of our current political structures, was conceptualised during the Enlightenment period in the 16th century. Philosophical and academic contributions came from many people, different]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@dickolsson/rebooting-liberalism-part-1-voting</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@dickolsson/rebooting-liberalism-part-1-voting</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickolsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2018 12:05:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ideas that came before Bitcoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin is not an original concept, as many people would like to think. In fact, Bitcoin is the result of quite a few iterations of similar ideas from the past. Ecash The first idea around electronic currency]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@dickolsson/the-ideas-that-came-before-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@dickolsson/the-ideas-that-came-before-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickolsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Aug 2018 07:36:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt1fpZnhAKrSpG3JaPBorN74ipEgD2t2evnw4YbG9AH6xvKueiXrbpRmkbGPKMybHgLSwcNqVuRNe8wboS7x?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Software security — process, operations and software — in that order]]></title><description><![CDATA[People or organisations often think about software security as only defined by the software itself. As long as the software has the right features I'm ok, right? In my opinion, the security of some program]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/security/@dickolsson/software-security-process-operations-and-software-in-that-order</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/security/@dickolsson/software-security-process-operations-and-software-in-that-order</guid><category><![CDATA[security]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickolsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2018 20:55:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some articles I read this week]]></title><description><![CDATA[I haven't had the mental capacity this week to think of my own topic for a blog post. So here's a short list of interesting things and articles I found in the past few days. Brave with MetaMask MetaMask]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@dickolsson/some-articles-i-read-this-week</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@dickolsson/some-articles-i-read-this-week</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickolsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2018 19:04:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does a financial bubble look like?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a financial bubble... ...people's savings are losing purchase power through negative real interest rates. Simply put, when printing money (inflation) with a rate of 2% and an interest rate of -0.5%]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@dickolsson/what-does-a-financial-bubble-look-like</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@dickolsson/what-does-a-financial-bubble-look-like</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickolsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2018 18:59:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9vVY4896KqdxhevCspSkXU7z3qZj3XyqrmPNtZJAGCNaSLLS394qYmzj4GHqAxUBGythmaG9jTJnRA5C1rP4KYX5U6GAYNJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain vs. Bullshit]]></title><description><![CDATA[A friend just asked me where to find more information about Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Here are the links I sent to this person. First of all, bitcoin.org is a decent resource and a good place]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@dickolsson/blockchain-vs-bullshit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@dickolsson/blockchain-vs-bullshit</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickolsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2018 17:30:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eKWPKk8ZeeoNvWammGYNsTf36fcBXRJfoQz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Count colours, not calories!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently had a fun conversation with someone about calories, in food specifically. It's pretty common to count calories, or at least to acknowledge those numbers that grocery stores now put on the front]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/food/@dickolsson/count-colours-not-calories</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/food/@dickolsson/count-colours-not-calories</guid><category><![CDATA[food]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickolsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2018 17:25:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErYwCvGfJGuDduJ5LRXNRV6zkvq81Vf5QfVfKcuVFnuHqjHeThpZ6N8A8D83owrNrEKZ6FS7oX9pKBhUFjfabCmi7p4odMuA8V2N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where do you go to find inspiration?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspiration is such an important thing to me. That, together with love and passion is what gets me up in the morning and what makes me try to achieve what I want to achieve. Where do you go to find]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@dickolsson/where-do-you-go-to-find-inspiration</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@dickolsson/where-do-you-go-to-find-inspiration</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickolsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2018 17:19:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ynYBCHn3PDVgQ43YaC2yVhHDTXKKaWwdDSStfC4eRrVUAJFDBHUjTN33PUsa9hVYhnv8cWKeN1a9drcdRNXFfC6vP26yuvbxSRpyK3n5DuVJrrenK4ybr3KZe314cxQvyFScK6XDVLwJG1oSHiDo44q2dwrg3WvMiWdS26onu6EY4x67v9UnMmwN1aNM5e2G4nKxW89EZY6Ef8ZWFPw4bXoYusF7b4NUFx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin mining for green energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criticising Bitcoin's energy consumption is easy, because it's obvious. It's the easy way out of a complicated topic that has much wider implications than initially obvious. This blog post is a long-form]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mining/@dickolsson/bitcoin-mining-for-green-energy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mining/@dickolsson/bitcoin-mining-for-green-energy</guid><category><![CDATA[mining]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickolsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2018 17:14:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9U7A5DXnn2Pq24YDPYFZ7NBqurHbgMBswYV91s9nyxXoAX4iHeDoATyBcBxrri4w6DAV8SBxuE86nFG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First run with my Garmin vívoactive 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in May I went on my first run with my new Garmin vívoactive 3 watch. I’ve had a very old Garmin Forerunner 15 in the past. But after selling my bike I decided to treat myself with a newer watch. 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I know the exact value of this token, it's worth 1 hot drink after I bought 6 for the regular price. 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I'm not going to include projects that provide financial exchange utility,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bat/@dickolsson/blockchainprojectsanddappsthatalreadyprovideutility-hl65ltex06</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bat/@dickolsson/blockchainprojectsanddappsthatalreadyprovideutility-hl65ltex06</guid><category><![CDATA[bat]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickolsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 15:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5CEvyaWxjaEs198EnR84CqQrQYp99EHhqcFRm3dTm4JAAn6KTzZysnHy2VNRdv2UAThT192EJG1JH7Q1U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin is not money]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's sometimes hard to frame conversations around cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ether. That's largely down to the fact that no one can truly express what these things are, and what they mean to humans]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@dickolsson/bitcoin-is-not-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@dickolsson/bitcoin-is-not-money</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dickolsson]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2018 12:11:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building dapps on Ethereum – part 6: deploying a private testnet]]></title><description><![CDATA[When developing dapps and smart contracts, it's of great importance to have a good development workflow and to go through the right amount of testing and validation. 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