<?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 19:18:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@knowledgelevers/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Ethereum through a Glass Darkly]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been some time since I published because I was processing research into crypto, especially Ethereum. I watch/listen to the core developer calls, watch the posted videos, check my twitter feeds,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ethereum/@knowledgelevers/ethereum-through-a-glass-darkly</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ethereum/@knowledgelevers/ethereum-through-a-glass-darkly</guid><category><![CDATA[ethereum]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Oct 2018 14:07:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErNbdY9KmyFhrrXKp9Cr3xfTywz3av3bG2LXyPGeh9behqxxEjSYu7GaV7JujDqqdFsYXGtFq3gs55bMJA1vdddUjrakZEyJawdp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[IBM Builds a Computer as Small as a Grain of Sand]]></title><description><![CDATA[The IBM miniature computer linked to the blockchain can have a huge impact, but we need to get the attention of the innovation leadership at IBM. For example, if hooked to a seismic sensor, it can determine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@knowledgelevers/ibm-builds-a-computer-as-small-as-a-grain-of-sand</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@knowledgelevers/ibm-builds-a-computer-as-small-as-a-grain-of-sand</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2018 14:37:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doomsday for Bitcoin and Other Crypto - How the ignorant drive the herd]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six months ago, there was'nt much news about crypto. Folks were seeing it as a peripheral option with limited upside or downside - more as a curiousity or a hobby. This was true for all but the real geeks.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@knowledgelevers/doomsday-for-bitcoin-and-other-crypto-how-the-ignorant-drive-the-herd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@knowledgelevers/doomsday-for-bitcoin-and-other-crypto-how-the-ignorant-drive-the-herd</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 18:52:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[From DAICO to CDAICO - Enterprise Projects for Blockchain Companies Who Have Issued Cryptocurrencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you have read Vitalik Buterin’s proposal for protecting ICO investors and leveraging distributed organizations - which he calls the DIACO - I am adding the concept of a CDIACO to the DIACO construct.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ethereum/@knowledgelevers/from-daico-to-cdaico-enterprise-projects-for-blockchain-companies-who-have-issued-cryptocurrencies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ethereum/@knowledgelevers/from-daico-to-cdaico-enterprise-projects-for-blockchain-companies-who-have-issued-cryptocurrencies</guid><category><![CDATA[ethereum]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2018 17:11:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Financial Industry Using Media to Facilitate Crypto Devaluation - Though they hear hoofbeats, they remain in denial.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is January 17 and the business analysts are all over TV slamming the prospects for cryptocurrencies and spurring as much panic as they can - as is the herd mentality of the news organizations. I was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@knowledgelevers/financial-industry-using-media-to-facilitate-crypto-devaluation-though-they-hear-hoofbeats-they-remain-in-denial</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@knowledgelevers/financial-industry-using-media-to-facilitate-crypto-devaluation-though-they-hear-hoofbeats-they-remain-in-denial</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 14:37:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulating Cryptocurrency is a public good as is net neutrality]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a libertarian, I definitely don't want the government able to track my transactions as I'm doing them. But as a citizen, I'm obligated to pay my taxes. If my cryptocurrency balances are accessed via]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@knowledgelevers/regulating-cryptocurrency-is-a-public-good-as-is-net-neutrality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@knowledgelevers/regulating-cryptocurrency-is-a-public-good-as-is-net-neutrality</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Jan 2018 21:02:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyyB9B63fwrNd8wWKXUeL3Bbhj1FhLAHEUmSw8yBuADPa7wXUVFoLGXNPXfoU8cW7UZVJLb8UHzcuRixUbyRfMZwVCHo4Rcn2cZ3C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[An interesting use of the blockchain for media trading etc.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Please be cautious about following me on this - especially given the rapid increase in the price of TRON. I have just put some money toward PRESSCOIN which is addressing the same market space - media trading]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@knowledgelevers/an-interesting-use-of-the-blockchain-for-media-trading-etc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@knowledgelevers/an-interesting-use-of-the-blockchain-for-media-trading-etc</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 23:50:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop the madness!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've got a lot of followers in the blockchain space and my message inbox is getting increasingly clogged with pitches for ICO's and for conferences with speakers who have limited knowledge or experience]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@knowledgelevers/stop-the-madness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@knowledgelevers/stop-the-madness</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 18:04:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqDuXxfDQeGfU3Fnca1KHToD8NcfofyPA34fvmsRaipBGhoXAGV3Wm8hW7E2u3bS5HFZzaMqLudwjj5bgW1Pt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin and the Pundits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why is it that Bloomberg and CNBC are giving so much coverage lately to Bitcoin? I remember when I first learned about Bitcoin and was convinced it was a scam - unbacked money? - no way. Then I remembered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@knowledgelevers/bitcoin-and-the-pundits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@knowledgelevers/bitcoin-and-the-pundits</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2017 17:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyy2adPA35fW4iH7JjuZaqAJ77cV6VucTXKWfSKnnxU2FbUaBZGyM4Qv5Kq8sNCvhJk5sDK72UWgRhYooXMVdMtgZCrjctB712Vt2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moral Development]]></title><description><![CDATA[In these times, when language and meaning is twisted for political purposes, I want to offer a simple map to clarify what is moral and just and right. First, the "golden rule" applies. Second,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/morality/@knowledgelevers/moral-development</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/morality/@knowledgelevers/moral-development</guid><category><![CDATA[morality]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2017 18:09:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxxJjnB98CT3tu9HcvJiy7sMBuYzHsKSNZW6DiTx1mjyPGk2Ldnfb8LKyXks7CsG9ubyg2bW8AHoT6feLpvwtmjjNUsjm7W5sUNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roy Moore is nobody compared to Trump... The man of every hour of every minute of every second of every day.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is election day in Alabama and Trump is using his tweets to model how we should treat one another. I'm amazed at how much he sacrifices political and policy matters that face us daily to focus on showing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/trump/@knowledgelevers/roy-moore-is-nobody-compared-to-trump-the-man-of-every-hour-of-every-minute-of-every-second-of-every-day</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/trump/@knowledgelevers/roy-moore-is-nobody-compared-to-trump-the-man-of-every-hour-of-every-minute-of-every-second-of-every-day</guid><category><![CDATA[trump]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 19:37:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cryptokitties and the Tragedy of the Commons]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ethereum has been jumpstarted into resolving an inherent and inevitable problem by the phenomenon that is Cryptokitties. Bandwidth in the ecosystem is being stretched and the naysayers are having a field]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ethereum/@knowledgelevers/cryptokitties-and-the-tragedy-of-the-commons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ethereum/@knowledgelevers/cryptokitties-and-the-tragedy-of-the-commons</guid><category><![CDATA[ethereum]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 10 Dec 2017 14:16:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some emerging opportuniuties and advantages for cryptocurrencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some adantages of cryptocurrency Low transaction fees The potential for Sharding and off-chain transactions to contain mining costs The benefits of a platform like Ethereum to include and implement business]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@knowledgelevers/some-emerging-opportuniuties-and-advantages-for-cryptocurrencies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@knowledgelevers/some-emerging-opportuniuties-and-advantages-for-cryptocurrencies</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:38:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disruption of fiat currencies by cryptocurrencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[The solution to this potential disruption is to do an instant conversion of dollars to cryptodollars on a fork of the ethereum or bitcoin blockchain. I have long felt that the anonymity of blockchain]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ethereum/@knowledgelevers/disruption-of-fiat-currencies-by-cryptocurrencies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ethereum/@knowledgelevers/disruption-of-fiat-currencies-by-cryptocurrencies</guid><category><![CDATA[ethereum]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:32:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Questions for Strategic Capacity Assessment]]></title><description><![CDATA[When I am involved in a selection process for placing an employee into an evolving role in a growing organization, the employer will often ask about the growth and development trajectories of their candidates.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hiring/@knowledgelevers/three-questions-for-strategic-capacity-assessment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hiring/@knowledgelevers/three-questions-for-strategic-capacity-assessment</guid><category><![CDATA[hiring]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2017 17:16:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7Wc9skgYbUABBMMzgH89Gt4ZZFtA6j1JjxFnSPi4qY6ia1XmBLKcVyDy3D3G1u7DEg8dnW1WgnR94cAWDSGVntTPyow1gzcffC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Fight Aging]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’m not going to tell you you should exercise and eat well. You know you should. I’m going to tell you to change something to challenge yourself to expand something…. somehow! You can do it through your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wine/@knowledgelevers/how-to-fight-aging</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wine/@knowledgelevers/how-to-fight-aging</guid><category><![CDATA[wine]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2017 19:04:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mad Scientists Create New Wines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northwest of North Carolina's Research Triangle, in a little village called Cedar Grove, is a blueberry farm that is now hosting a new winery called Botanist and Barrel. Here a small family farm is converting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/wine/@knowledgelevers/mad-scientists-create-new-wines</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/wine/@knowledgelevers/mad-scientists-create-new-wines</guid><category><![CDATA[wine]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2017 17:23:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hybridizing Blockchains and Cryptocurrency]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ico is in progress that presents an interesting hybridization of a digital coin/token that also provides access to an algorithm for Forex trading based on historical trend data. I like the idea of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@knowledgelevers/hybridizing-blockchains-and-cryptocurrency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@knowledgelevers/hybridizing-blockchains-and-cryptocurrency</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:08:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethereum Fakes out a Fake News Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[Someone announced on an Ethereum developer site that Vitalik Buterin had died in a car accident and 4 billion in value was lost by Ether, the currency over the next 12-24 hours. Vitalik responded by using]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/google/@knowledgelevers/ethereum-fakes-out-a-fake-news-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/google/@knowledgelevers/ethereum-fakes-out-a-fake-news-story</guid><category><![CDATA[google]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 17:02:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ethereum Flash Crash - Really?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is now about 6 days since Ethereum fell from around $350 to bounce down to as low as $.10 and settle now at $220. But that doesn't really matter to users of Poloniex and other exchanges because the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ethereum/@knowledgelevers/ethereum-flash-crash-really</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ethereum/@knowledgelevers/ethereum-flash-crash-really</guid><category><![CDATA[ethereum]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[knowledgelevers]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2017 13:06:30 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>