<?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>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:25:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@jer979/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The day we can laugh about account transfers…]]></title><description><![CDATA[![nsmblog50 (2).jpg] ( tl;dr: a short journey into the existing world of financial asset management and a realization of how much stands to improve. I recently initiated a transfer of funds from one online]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/the-day-we-can-laugh-about-account-transfers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/the-day-we-can-laugh-about-account-transfers</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jer979]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 02:05:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovds3uaJTyeRojXo9KV3JvZqdFY9pBmcqaHuV8p13iSksvUDTBrqPVan42Ptv3BS21hzdWHueGZViFAGnZBunDtCE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[When the System is Rigged…]]></title><description><![CDATA[tl;dr: how public blockchains reduce the cognitive tax on assessing system credibility and why that’s important. It was my dad who first pointed out the unspoken societal danger of terms like “rigged,”]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/when-the-system-is-rigged</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/when-the-system-is-rigged</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jer979]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 03:24:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWXd4ztTEzuumMYnJbFRzjmr94UZ5UWkkJ2DMik81msUrbwQZktMT81U1sqKdvK4AyMwN1hEX6TgXPgc96TJD8z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The cost of Google’s health insurance policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[tl;dr: Google is in the healthcare business. Their first product is Emotional Insurance. But it’s not free. I am writing this post on the morning after the Super Bowl. By now, if you even bothered to watch]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/the-cost-of-google-s-health-insurance-policy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/the-cost-of-google-s-health-insurance-policy</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jer979]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 09:38:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9WDnMp2NQD5ko8G9U9Lmw61cuf4i7ck5H6rq4LdJxAgbAaeQEBbbFTQwFRypuA3cUM148qeDj2St1vjzwiApN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Past and Future of Never Stop Marketing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tl;dr: New leadership, refined focus. Still serving enterprise marketers. When Never Stop Marketing began all the way back in April 2008, the company was premised on two commitments to the market. The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/the-past-and-future-of-never-stop-marketing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/the-past-and-future-of-never-stop-marketing</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jer979]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2020 00:38:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWXvNWNCwzAzYvN1nCG1G8AKhznwAaNvtci7iHJbQvby48WDR6vXhqcUWhwtDhHBc39KSoibcLmu3nnDsixG1RG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My conversation with Johann Sebastian Bach]]></title><description><![CDATA[tl;dr: more thoughts on music as code and messaging and the benefits of a protected, secure environment for its transmission. 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Only this identity]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/self-sovereignty-as-a-service</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/self-sovereignty-as-a-service</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jer979]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Feb 2020 14:19:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWXyUTaEm5nZVw1PByPJNfqW1rUEn6T4AHsrss1XbLWX4prZsNN97dR1yv183wtevy7E3apSGEcd5Pu94Z4mfw4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Institutions of the 21st Century]]></title><description><![CDATA[tl;dr: the digital age requires digital-native institutions so we can all get along. It’s about going forward, not backwards. 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Right in the middle lies the Tysons Corner mall, ranked]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/public-blockchains-are-hungry-for-banks-and-more</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/public-blockchains-are-hungry-for-banks-and-more</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jer979]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Feb 2020 14:18:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvZjhoXPbivmjhbuGDos3T51QApXGY3D4qwXi9VicrVCG5CZBgX2zy9aB7r3NYnqMvTsLqpxs8FRHxU9t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What troubles me about Bitcoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[tl;dr: Not knowing about Bitcoin might save me a lot of discomfort in the short run but not knowing about it will likely cause more discomfort in the long run. Every now and then, there’s a small part]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/what-troubles-me-about-bitcoin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@jer979/what-troubles-me-about-bitcoin</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[jer979]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2020 15:57:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWY9i1GhGzRus5mqFZKdBezdvCTvodDRRmLffoy2kdKMhP7pR7HpCMW3TbHkDrJJUSTsNv4eN9wpCrfGy6meTev?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NFTs as collateral and the end of the appraisal business]]></title><description><![CDATA[tl;dr: when non-fungible assets can easily be used to secure loans of fungible assets, value gets liberated. 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