<?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, 13 Apr 2026 11:27:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@dissfordents/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Winter, Snow, Shovels, and Civilization]]></title><description><![CDATA[credit It’s -6° fahrenheit outside (-21° celsius) my window. Regardless of the unit of measurement, it’s cold. Very cold! One of the things low temperatures bring besides higher fuel bills is snow, frozen]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@dissfordents/winter-snow-shovels-and-civilization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@dissfordents/winter-snow-shovels-and-civilization</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 19:20:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNH8q6FEif2uzpmXjQNog2n2huWTcwn7Zd3GSzJ1u9NTgZWbaFdta1ryRy5EVgdwCtDaTcPX7DyG3ZggjTaEnKdUCja26zXfVMLnXijQKGedW1s4yh6U4D37apmsgJ7CNp9guq4Aq3U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[COINS: SYMBOLS OF LIBERTY OR TYRANNY]]></title><description><![CDATA[INTRODUCTION Realizing that Steemit is an international platform I hesitated to post this article on the history and symbolism of US coins. After all, why would someone in Australia, Malaysia, or Finland,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/money/@dissfordents/coins-symbols-of-liberty-or-tyranny</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/money/@dissfordents/coins-symbols-of-liberty-or-tyranny</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 19:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYXwrPsjNpaBXwxiditG9HQof6r3CKL7mv4CCzQWVGoH9PNKwhbm6sQcqXDQDqRiC2JjvwTpNVc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[THE APOCALYPSE]]></title><description><![CDATA[your money will not save you your portfolio is no refuge from the unraveling that is to come there is no safety in gold in crypto you cannot trust we stand naked atop a bomb set to explode man is wolf]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@dissfordents/the-apocalypse</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@dissfordents/the-apocalypse</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 18:21:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYh6euFGAZaYe51FHdMXtAo9FCjwJKvHZdGDGfygHT6mnHQKBk8tobKTrE9tig949Rkma4jQLVC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Academics Drinking in a London Pub Solved an Architectural Mystery]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I visited Rome a few years ago my knowledge of the Pantheon was as superficial as the next persons. I could recognize the building, tell you approximately how old it was (126 AD), and that’s about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@dissfordents/how-academics-drinking-in-a-london-pub-solved-an-architectural-mystery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@dissfordents/how-academics-drinking-in-a-london-pub-solved-an-architectural-mystery</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 04:38:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyBv9jaALj7Z3zjawRjhAktBZtH1hozSjpRpAnMojwDYKCQNAKkvLjJAFoPhz2dxAu8p7LMLUFNYGJdbdBm3fGrjtJ5zcMMu66p6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A library without books? Universities purging dusty volumes.]]></title><description><![CDATA[credit This AP article appeared in the news yesterday. You will want to read it after reading this post. The article hyperlinked above is unsettling, not because I'm a bibliophile, but because of the article's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@dissfordents/a-library-without-books-universities-purging-dusty-volumes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@dissfordents/a-library-without-books-universities-purging-dusty-volumes</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:38:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25vNgB87ZfCGepmWh32tBqvCk1ouukC37oBiqrn5oemCF71hmk67uNndMVvsvHtNNEt6gXMWToCMFJAohyBFHjqRvkvW5Rg7MsvuGQ9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Perilous Voyage of Den and Nad]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Perilous Voyage of Den and Nad Den and Nad were very bright guys, As smart as guys can be. Together they built an awesome ship, And sailed it out to sea. Once out of sight of farms and fields, The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@dissfordents/the-perilous-voyage-of-den-and-nad</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@dissfordents/the-perilous-voyage-of-den-and-nad</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 21:14:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYrfsJbEJ1qmHbdXPdxk9ujwGKbYHgox1VeCpRPK5w8PCqoCMj5mwsjAGrksT3sUrwuKZ3982Qv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SERVILE - Steemit word of the day]]></title><description><![CDATA[ser·vilesərvəl,ˈsərˌvīl Realizing that Steemit is an international platform with users possessing varying degrees of proficiency in the English language, I thought it would be helpful to the Steemit community]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@dissfordents/servile-steemit-word-of-the-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@dissfordents/servile-steemit-word-of-the-day</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:57:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYbnUjKsDyHFWdUGMYLpxN9EymGdt1GEHxNKWehbjP2RZg8DsKTkc9eARdygC5nGkcr2Q8YSBGa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Ghostly San Michele in Foro - LUCCA, ITALY]]></title><description><![CDATA[San Michele in Foro is a Basilica in Lucca, Italy. Located in Tuscany, the Basilica is built over the ancient Roman forum and dedicated to the Archangel, Michael. The first recorded mentioning of the church]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@dissfordents/a-ghostly-san-michele-in-foro-lucca-italy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@dissfordents/a-ghostly-san-michele-in-foro-lucca-italy</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 19:31:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChag67nmRy3QPP3wwBz6Y4273KJUC5r49jrpGAZQm9NFaT4zBSFwEgib5Gm9ogACbcscpR2j8GBZiQSaa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[VOLTAIRE REDUX- QUOTE OF THE DAY.....a paraphrase]]></title><description><![CDATA["Cryptocurrency eventually returns to its intrinsic value, which is zero." _______________________________________________________________ if you like the point of view you can UPVOTE - FOLLOW]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@dissfordents/voltaire-redux-quote-of-the-day-a-paraphrase</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@dissfordents/voltaire-redux-quote-of-the-day-a-paraphrase</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 20:23:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2HyujGrxD9tNHMH3GTZRyNhEiNqQago8fraN2iQ9PyZ8yWiyWcYGjCKQ5HrXXLWrpeevW2QXzGiEGjXZoyDonASJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beauty is in the Details]]></title><description><![CDATA[Detail of St. Francis by Federico Barocci - circ. 1604 This painting mesmerized me. Just take a look at the eyes of the Saint; concave, moist, full of expression. This is just oil paint on two-dimensional]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/art/@dissfordents/the-beauty-is-in-the-details</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/art/@dissfordents/the-beauty-is-in-the-details</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 19:58:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe2nqkGzn4ey2anPC9yqQHmgP3DGzBPuFHPagYw6o1w5rHpXtbT9HqRaN8w382jt4Eza8V9CiZTvkKYw3c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TODAY'S SBD IN USD]]></title><description><![CDATA[WTF]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@dissfordents/today-s-sbd-in-usd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@dissfordents/today-s-sbd-in-usd</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2018 19:21:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787ga6GEK3Qkv6GGyYcBctJqBL3Edi9es1UGtXiWFuypCLKpxiXkrRcjW3CUZSXLFoq46DG2u6aDF28Er?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HIERARCHY - Steemit word of the day]]></title><description><![CDATA[hi·er·ar·chyˈhī(ə)ˌrärkē Realizing that Steemit is an international platform with users of varying degrees of proficiency in the English language, I thought it would be helpful to the Steemit community]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@dissfordents/hierarchy-steemit-word-of-the-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@dissfordents/hierarchy-steemit-word-of-the-day</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 17:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs76BUKdbohCrN7Y9W7uvRpPba4FZGowM51Mxn5Y5ZAAenCZ2uFyAJVCUxR3Y1EgHP7Ac1jj3svtnxSsBHx3qMvmByA6CDmQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin + FOMO =  FOLYA]]></title><description><![CDATA[BITCOIN DECEMBER 2017 credit BITCOIN FEBRUARY 2018 credit How quickly FOMO turns into FOLYA(fear of losing your ass) *HODL is for suckers - buy low sell high]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@dissfordents/bitcoin-fomo-folya</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@dissfordents/bitcoin-fomo-folya</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 15:59:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKnFEnBwjKLhL15SoynbgJKpQxRd1uoqCZcv6d47uVojTScYyUCtacFqD47bkjwv3m8w7c4H21quFsvL9665emk3WhEiNQKKsiiVVvVo3H3EgrqTdt9AspBin6UE3u5aYMd8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PATRONAGE - Steemit word of the day]]></title><description><![CDATA[pa·tron·age patrənəj,ˈpātrənəj Realizing that Steemit is an international platform with users of varying degrees of proficiency in the English language, I thought it would be helpful to the Steemit community]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@dissfordents/patronage-steemit-word-of-the-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@dissfordents/patronage-steemit-word-of-the-day</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 20:32:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYMoyqUvkfP8RjYWa88QU32sTs6Aizk6taZHCbDK8493MoLJp8QDVpaj2boMv2eYfY37xgwB86z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billy Shakespeare]]></title><description><![CDATA[credit Billy Shakespeare got on Steemit Took up his quill and pen He'd post a play or sonnet But nothing came 'cept when Juliet exposed her ample breasts Now Billy is a whale He’s given up the pen and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@dissfordents/billy-shakespeare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@dissfordents/billy-shakespeare</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 19:19:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD2quAgt5ghjW3SroqEqBDkbzZHHCQ7b3fXLYiCev5UYeFfq4ybWWpUTgDH7gF3BZQmNBxTttEZWxU7qg1tDJ3sr7g7PkAZ6JCgWJfwED79zE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Convert Your Favorite Travel Photos Into "Paintings"]]></title><description><![CDATA[A DIY Interior Design Tip There are manycompanies that will take your photographs and transfer them to canvas and frame, just like an oil painting. I had two photographs I took in Florence, Italy, looking]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@dissfordents/convert-your-favorite-travel-photos-into-paintings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@dissfordents/convert-your-favorite-travel-photos-into-paintings</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 18:15:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVe5nj2CmFhhJM6XSVWGHZDHSNYzxw2CSpsNXwvS6NvkjcQSHCjo8TixZRgvUwywXfv8rig76EsP6A4n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Photography/ Art - Augustus of Prima Porta]]></title><description><![CDATA[HAIL, CAESAR Augustus of Prima Porta is a 2.03m high (6.66 ') marble statue of Augustus Caesar which was discovered in 1863 in the Villa of Livia at Prima Porta, near Rome. The sculpture is on display]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@dissfordents/photography-art-augustus-of-prima-porta</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@dissfordents/photography-art-augustus-of-prima-porta</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:05:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGe3QjJFw8zR9mvv9xXx5ztornqbQJzcX4JhmMzfy3StaHMXwW49qTa9MtgJLpQ51eFAv5Q7JFAinhfCYYE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SYMBIOSIS - Steemit word of the day]]></title><description><![CDATA[SYM·BI·O·SIS simbīˈōsəs - simbēˈōsəs Realizing that Steemit is an international platform with users of varying degrees of proficiency in the English language, I thought it would be helpful to the Steemit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@dissfordents/symbiosis-steemit-word-of-the-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@dissfordents/symbiosis-steemit-word-of-the-day</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dissfordents]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 16:15:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsSvDqYeABF1GqkXYm2VenKt3QECE9ER2sAMYhyy2nRoJG4tUTFWSCGEwfBNoVPPiHhiUderUseMVfdYZufx4Et25dLVf1uFhmj91WrRa88SciqPzter6cUcaVKa79YxYC6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Riding Bicycles Along the Walls of Lucca, Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Passeggiata delle Mura translates from Italian into "Walk of the Walls". 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