<?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, 15 Apr 2026 01:59:49 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jdkennedy/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Exchanging Steem?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are the best exchanges for steem -> btc? And maybe a little hive -> btc. And while we are at it, nxs->btc? Just looking to do some consolidation. TIA!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@jdkennedy/exchanging-steem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@jdkennedy/exchanging-steem</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2020 18:29:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Happy Palindrome Day!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today’s date, Feb 2, 2020, or 02/02/2020, is a palindrome, a word or numerical pattern that looks the same reading it forwards and backwards. Wow (another example). This one is very rare. The last time]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/palnet/@jdkennedy/happy-palindrome-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/palnet/@jdkennedy/happy-palindrome-day</guid><category><![CDATA[palnet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Feb 2020 14:54:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmECTaWChpBAf4P86KeLPvuDGeyAAyKqgFYzrLWQRkuvDALsZyCh33Q9AEbAy5Sm9nPjjssamzovaQhH3cZE2ZGEzC1ugmbAFutPQwzPjgSmUGtkcv6UJio9iZjcMuWNDf4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freewrite - A Bunch of Excuses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another freewrite! It’s like they come everyday! Do I or don’t I? After all, didn’t I just do one? And it’s getting late. Maybe I can just do the next one. Besides, my wife has the TV on and it’s kind]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/freewrite-a-bunch-of-excuses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/freewrite-a-bunch-of-excuses</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2019 03:58:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freewrite - Mystery Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve always have been an avid reader. But what I like to read, many people find mysterious - technology and science books! I also love technical sci-fi. But what I find most mysterious are books on law]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/freewrite-mystery-books</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/freewrite-mystery-books</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2019 04:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Pufd3b1W2k72XA2c2CiUfqsuE4THaTXQuf3vJTv8orv1c2FV4pie7Kj8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An influential teacher ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Call this an unsolicited freewrite :) Someone asked me a grammar question today. After thinking about it for a moment, I gave them the answer and then the ‘why’ it was the answer popped into my head and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/an-influential-teacher</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/an-influential-teacher</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2019 04:43:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Qhhdda6QnbevfyK2Zyz1DG85xdJatfX4G7Z53XYi1QrEwunJqmnggYJp3q6NGCqMYoGqLuAxj55cWq4XttE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freewrite - Wild Pigs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspired by Source I was sitting one morning on the front porch of our cabin in the mountains having my morning coffee. The sun was still low in the sky and there was a crispness to the air. My mind was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/freewrite-wild-pigs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/freewrite-wild-pigs</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Sep 2019 22:54:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPCrqBxYTWLvf33Yf2w9RxbW6aMLD84LyxbrGstKH1ECRVYvqjW28HTWFjnuuasvMCHzUQn2e6KFmmTjuTrBW4317tBVg3TaP7v9tJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX Starlink to Change Initial Orbits]]></title><description><![CDATA[(This picture was donated to the public domain by SpaceX.) When SpaceX applied to launch the first phase of their Starlink constellation for space-based internet service, it was for an altitude of 550]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stem/@jdkennedy/spacex-starlink-to-change-initial-orbits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stem/@jdkennedy/spacex-starlink-to-change-initial-orbits</guid><category><![CDATA[stem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2019 03:43:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4vvCdfUkb2VQhySyiSHwEK2LdKBVUMRuTE3cHWSyEC9rKfW8H4kQUaKS4Ekf6SmMpi7KNBP19BPovmWHVXTBw3AKbyjBrj8SsEfK2ajiH2B3uPLJQU8TvEyrE8TyoGFvtpdmKE6rqJ8muhACEKWUQu5pPmASv42Lm6bgg3sWEQgPZBK8bVibtczMbE79vC1sC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freewrite 688 - Rat Trap]]></title><description><![CDATA[We don’t have rats around here (though we did have mice for awhile), but I did catch a critter some would consider as bad as a rat in an unconventional trap. We have a large 96 gallon trashcan with a lid]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/freewrite-688-rat-trap</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/freewrite-688-rat-trap</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Sep 2019 14:36:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Freewrite 686 - what broke]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have a full house - again! We started many years ago with 3 (of 5) boys and my wife and I in the house. Over time, we had some move out and others (not always ours!) move in. This last spring, my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/freewrite-686-what-broke</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/freewrite-686-what-broke</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2019 22:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi8scYcmEVACg2aZGr28S5LwcT9CzLT2esxRCfTrLxLKqaUp4VhZyisLyMafWS4b7dbodQTpuNz3jE4gRwvpK2Sz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Day 683 freewrite gas leak]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just as I decided to give freewriting a go the system came to a stop! I published it anyway, so I got a feather in my cap (pun intended). I wasn’t sure about Indian tacos since I’m a picky eater and there’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/day-683-freewrite-gas-leak</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/day-683-freewrite-gas-leak</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2019 05:03:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eagle Feather Freewrite ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my first attempt at freewrite so I’m curious to see what flows from my mind! Humor is always at the tip of my tongue and my first thought was “Illegal, why that’s just a sick bird”. Groaner, I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/eagle-feather-freewrite-csfsjeoh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@jdkennedy/eagle-feather-freewrite-csfsjeoh</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 01:57:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56yoiXHZ1STUpxesXnfuskrkEMn74j3i4Sm7YxDHG7pfXx8xJ1Rsh7372McotVtnTJGn98Sqh7gnZ5d3WTkBJTW6aAJhE3pib2Xx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My First Computer]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am going to take you on a brief journey back through time to an era where you had to roll your own computer if you wanted one. I built my first computer from scratch back in 1978 while I was a junior]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stem/@jdkennedy/my-first-computer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stem/@jdkennedy/my-first-computer</guid><category><![CDATA[stem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2019 18:28:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLy4DPBjkBUpHLa5BveiwwCF68r6dwnuwyJ83irrm9vifuZPPsZHH96tyQ1aJ5sS4iFumu1fT7qRZ5D4Bc9p4zN4YybA41NY4Zjwwkz4wyENiRzE9GPNVFkaXYJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kirk - a zapfic entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The contest: The prompt: dominate As Capt Kirk materializes among the startled delegates, he opens his communicator and says “Ok, Scotty, you win. Now beam down my clothes!”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zapfic/@jdkennedy/kirk-a-zapfic-entry-oeqhjazl</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zapfic/@jdkennedy/kirk-a-zapfic-entry-oeqhjazl</guid><category><![CDATA[zapfic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 28 Aug 2019 15:08:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixDM2CM6ToqvHGSoG7rNQozcg32zmvDFhiyuW97ecCA7YvnLcMHURDhXLw4FUS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Software Defined Radios]]></title><description><![CDATA[I must have been sleeping when the announcement of the favorite gadget contest was announced and was oblivious when all of the posts appeared. So now that it’s over, I can share one of mine with no pressure]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stem/@jdkennedy/software-defined-radios</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stem/@jdkennedy/software-defined-radios</guid><category><![CDATA[stem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Aug 2019 20:05:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHj8EP1xsPoc7cQLgcGKNzm1YcrqoMBfJid45g1DgZXv4SrjrRDjhxueVVggfy25KbBCJxEZsmCbBTnkJxVXP3h3ZVk6hhnxHo71rSVBi1pWUHenXALzCmk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Programming Senses?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently posted about an article that pure logic is the key to understanding all programming languages (Logic is the Key). That led one astute reader to ask a question about the limits of logic and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stem/@jdkennedy/programming-senses</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stem/@jdkennedy/programming-senses</guid><category><![CDATA[stem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2019 20:37:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyX9buk2481D7m55p4BMUsFWs6SxkNQ5nbAPpvXV6R2KqLkKnWEjw9QZ7aUeUhCfjfisc4YvTZrGf5A3aGyAPmUUz9h6bMG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A poetry.com story ]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years back I got curious about poetry.com. It smelled a bit scammy so I submitted the following poem to see how the site would respond: I sneezed a sneeze into the air It fell to the ground I know]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/creativecoin/@jdkennedy/a-poetry-com-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/creativecoin/@jdkennedy/a-poetry-com-story</guid><category><![CDATA[creativecoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Aug 2019 02:54:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Logic is the key]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today there are many programming languages to choose from, some general purpose and others tailored for specific applications. But as Eric Girouard writes in “The one programming language to rule them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/stem/@jdkennedy/logic-is-the-key</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/stem/@jdkennedy/logic-is-the-key</guid><category><![CDATA[stem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Aug 2019 05:16:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKmECTaWChpBAf4P86KeLPvuDGeyAAyKqgFYzrLWQRkuvDALsZyCh33Q9AEbAy5SmELcUjvMZj3yjf1zPBaeMvxt8n5oGEUCHxQEQXSik5kLU7rR9BVMMAP9M52dynYjNDvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top knot origin?]]></title><description><![CDATA[2vcvzqsyd9.jpg]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@jdkennedy/top-knot-origin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@jdkennedy/top-knot-origin</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 12:49:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two men...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two me walked into a bar. The third one ducked...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@jdkennedy/two-men-tojgygom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/humor/@jdkennedy/two-men-tojgygom</guid><category><![CDATA[humor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jdkennedy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 11 Aug 2019 19:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjVtYhc8EyUCS1n2TpsbpKuDhBkZTQTi2NsGVP3cuDYfbsXixEi5QsK1zrxQm9fhdM8Rkvr3F1YZcNgzFtaNBXnzxGHETJKfoymvtkiyKM7aN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Count]]></title><description><![CDATA[There once was a loyal count in a beloved kingdom. 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