<?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 21:01:03 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@kryptik/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Flies: What does Gregor Mendel and Injecting Foreign Substances into the Private Parts of Flies Have in Common?]]></title><description><![CDATA[You know Gregor Mendel right? He's the priest who is ubiquitous in basic biology courses and commonly touted as the father of genetics (De Castro, 2016). Mendel was experimenting with the idea of his day]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196387/@kryptik/flies-what-does-gregor-mendel-and-injecting-foreign-substances-into-the-private-parts-of-flies-have-in-common-discoveries-of-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196387/@kryptik/flies-what-does-gregor-mendel-and-injecting-foreign-substances-into-the-private-parts-of-flies-have-in-common-discoveries-of-in</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kryptik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 23:55:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7293LJ3Vg8LGMxSXJbQHxtovyJAqw2j9RsivpZ42YcyswstUaLo9K9bihiDxUsAgDuUR4D81n5kKEw827az9Jb3oSrttrcNbmZjk2unyiBTDkwbAGcsFjmjvcVhgZsVFqRDBY5TY1ujh29EKZcS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who was the least likable/most cringe Steem supreme leader?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just trying this poll thing out and reminiscing about the good old days. The former regime from which we were derived is such a strange group and I'm saying that as a weird dude. As a follow-up question]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104500/@kryptik/who-was-the-least-likablemost-cringe-steem-supreme-leader</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-104500/@kryptik/who-was-the-least-likablemost-cringe-steem-supreme-leader</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-104500]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kryptik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2024 14:04:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flies: An Introduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was coming up on a deadline that I never anticipated. 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DeFi is still floating around,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@kryptik/is-crypto-really-going-to-change-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@kryptik/is-crypto-really-going-to-change-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kryptik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Aug 2023 05:44:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g7293LJ3Vg8LGMxSXJbQHxtovyJAqw2j9RsivpZ42YcyswstUaLo9K9bihiE7jhFAmf2vLGpjygoTmuftMWy4T1eWGMUEF7kXzQS5uccdjMyB3Qv3nZjxA4SEnkWVzSz1uMWmTGSVsq4m4sEKkHU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Information is Currency]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've read a few posts lately where the warm fuzzy feeling of Hive has worn off. That part of me has been dead for a while but I still love the place. 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I wanted to write you some updates on our community and what I have been up to. Your small 2% contribution]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-195212/@kryptik/fuckery-forgotten-progress-towards-opensource-rug-pull</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-195212/@kryptik/fuckery-forgotten-progress-towards-opensource-rug-pull</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-195212]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kryptik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2023 18:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC8BmeEmMLL2GTn3GFGgAbzrjHciDKNbhQnnBhFioQkRRvoRWUDUoafDfja1xTZno4A9BcDANd7FLBwoTQ4n1JhQcmuXkgWCJ2ZzbioF52ECJxSTfX5ynN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven Years on Hive: Why am I Here?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why am I here? I have a ton of work that I could should be doing. 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I don't know JavaScript in any shape way or form. Technically we're learning]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196387/@kryptik/really-bad-programming-javascript-part-1-introduction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-196387/@kryptik/really-bad-programming-javascript-part-1-introduction</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-196387]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kryptik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 May 2023 02:22:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennAcoum1rHU5XYKYbZvAToQtLi7ewxe3ctc8y5xSTFPb6sMNJo4gJJjcmSutRZCXGNnqtfRGgecAY4eTjT5k6We68xDX1krVUVHS89HaLCMQw3Xyvv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Programming Tip: Maybe Start Programming At The Strip Club]]></title><description><![CDATA[I started a computer science major approximately 2 years ago (I'm also double majoring in neuroscience as well). I'm going to be honest, I struggle with the programming stuff at times (and math). 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Just wanted to drop a quick post to prove that I'm alive and well. The power of blockchain technology never ceases to amaze me, and I'm grateful to be a part of such an innovative]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@kryptik/hello-fellow-hive-humans-i-too-am-human</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@kryptik/hello-fellow-hive-humans-i-too-am-human</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kryptik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2023 21:32:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqrM9L31HsYPKssfC5oAHgpX2Khe1a5WALVUq6YM3YfWYT146ap9NeyCi3Xr8d3gMHsrVvwY9P2wnFs5cKu9HzjcAAHrruPwpZCgzpqoz6oVX54z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Semi-Quarterly "I'm still alive", Post]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi. It's me again. In the regular world, it's hard to be socially accepted if you only speak once every six months, but Web3 solves this. It may be disappointing to some, but I'm still alive. I've been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@kryptik/my-semi-quarterly-im-still-alive-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive/@kryptik/my-semi-quarterly-im-still-alive-post</guid><category><![CDATA[hive]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[kryptik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:43:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4W3i2hyrJTVfeKM2MDXc1GvQEtKgmo6Ktm3z7VkQZf4xiPs8iz2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Five Reasons Not To Quit Hive (Jerry Banfield Spotted in the Wild. Make sure to scroll to the bottom if you aren't going to read.)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do as I say, not as I do. Hello, I'm kryptik, and I'm a habitual quitter. I've quit Hive and Steem multiple times. It's not because I don't love the platform, because I do. 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