<?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>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:35:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lemony-cricket/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I've never been hugged.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image source: Pixabay This morning, I woke up in a small studio flat, alone. I haven't always been alone, of course. Everyone who has made it past infancy began their life living with at least one person]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lemony-cricket/i-ve-never-been-hugged</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lemony-cricket/i-ve-never-been-hugged</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 02:28:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi5xsGsUDYUN1LNu9Qi8onYittfhSMCpK247CSZHiyhZbr3NvPbB9yEEMYAVEMDRaHugpfYeN2GH1mEmST16gR3k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My chipadvisor results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Copyright @sidekickmatt My Chip Advisor Result is: BBQ! What this says about me: Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why. Why.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chip-advisor/@lemony-cricket/my-chipadvisor-results</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chip-advisor/@lemony-cricket/my-chipadvisor-results</guid><category><![CDATA[chip-advisor]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2020 11:45:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2k7TU6R7D8hF9QfvzsX7goqUCqWxMVewdVEqFgRkk5Txen7hqYYrg3r9ZY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unintended]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lost. Broken. Hurting. Lonely. Found. Repaired. Healing. Looking forward. I'll be there as soon as I can, but I'm busy mending broken pieces of the life I had before. I've died a couple hundred deaths]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@lemony-cricket/unintended</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-174578/@lemony-cricket/unintended</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-174578]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2020 01:17:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBt9MXeXNdDuyd4Bmd63j7zJymDTWgdcJjo11uZeiAqgBjNzqWWCSPwDKbMtUmK9A6zr8uP9FiSCbHL8Fa6DNzcvH3nQPx6mBDGsgynryVYjymnkRMTc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You can do difficult things]]></title><description><![CDATA[Come on, it's not so hard. Have you ever told someone something like that? You almost certainly meant well. However, think about the last time someone told you the same thing. Try to recall how you felt]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/communication/@lemony-cricket/you-can-do-difficult-things</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/communication/@lemony-cricket/you-can-do-difficult-things</guid><category><![CDATA[communication]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Mar 2019 23:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjG6E4JgRNXBBptyZkguiP2GStRmreAu27usPouR4F2FUKmmPcek3LEs119mn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Something]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't need to take a shower. I'm not going anywhere. I don't need to grab a snack. I ate yesterday. I don't need to clean my desk. If I can see Discord over the pile of empty cans, I can see this too.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/focus/@lemony-cricket/something</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/focus/@lemony-cricket/something</guid><category><![CDATA[focus]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 24 Feb 2019 22:07:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I will never use this thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Throughout my life, I have accumulated a great deal of stuff that, honestly, I can never really hope to use. Sometimes it's stuff I'm done using, but I don't want to throw or give it away because it might]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@lemony-cricket/i-will-never-use-this-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@lemony-cricket/i-will-never-use-this-thing</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2019 04:24:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjxEpjQGv63kNwTWgUN6PDNvRqRdiA5wgmpkWQDJm8og3dfopHQVbHu7X24vU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Empathy and emotional intensity]]></title><description><![CDATA[First, if you have not yet read @celestal's post entitled I don't know..., go do it now, and if you were going to vote my post, upvote that one instead. This post started life as a comment on that post,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lemony-cricket/empathy-and-emotional-intensity</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@lemony-cricket/empathy-and-emotional-intensity</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2019 04:00:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoCoZSAp2ZwKRd6hYSi77jarNH97mTsUBggetBL9Kufsm7WpdY3h14FhiKXk3?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A genius and a killer: my mind-jumping itinerary]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago, @m31 made a post on a concept she called "mind jumping." Aside from the awesome artwork (seriously, look at that brain), the idea of the post was: what if we could take our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thoughts/@lemony-cricket/a-genius-and-a-killer-my-mind-jumping-itinerary</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thoughts/@lemony-cricket/a-genius-and-a-killer-my-mind-jumping-itinerary</guid><category><![CDATA[thoughts]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2019 11:29:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmoWCm1SAiaeGLrTbp6ZF6S3fAWJZAWbL6tPXjASfZL8kDQAKRWnZJ3m2gxoEg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Last Emotion]]></title><description><![CDATA["Together, then?" Sedna asked, a shake in her voice. She gazed at Neil through tearful eyes, a determined expression on her face, and offered her hand. Neil took it in his own, caressing it lightly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@lemony-cricket/the-last-emotion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@lemony-cricket/the-last-emotion</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2019 08:26:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkXxhMi4z5a54aEMdDsEP6z4dwcAKAh6pp9NJnEyX3SRhuSWW1NJViWs6uXRw?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Obligatory anniversary/dolphin post]]></title><description><![CDATA[First off, I'm a dolphin I guess? First order of business: it's become customary around here to announce to the entire blockchain when you cross the line of 5k powered up SP, as if everyone cares for some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anniversary/@lemony-cricket/obligatory-anniversary-dolphin-post</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anniversary/@lemony-cricket/obligatory-anniversary-dolphin-post</guid><category><![CDATA[anniversary]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2018 03:14:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmhwBZQ2f1kT89yabwS14qR4T2DhzfpugFNrN1b5TMtKgPkqRknTR5c9ASoTpw?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A conversation with a tree]]></title><description><![CDATA[I spoke with a tree today. I am experiencing a transformative time in my personal life. I have been feeling a lot of things. 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I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/adoption/@lemony-cricket/isoureternalseptembercoming-caeuqup61c</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/adoption/@lemony-cricket/isoureternalseptembercoming-caeuqup61c</guid><category><![CDATA[adoption]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Oct 2018 06:57:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBMhTmyeKQYhZbQVQDY6Cmm3ZPYBtiEX6RvPHRYC53jhDEN5yk6fmNFGEqJgEAqdErzRaueVVVXdDAjEjcSQiLpwGKFS6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dusting off the old blog: time for a change.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone. I'm @lemony-cricket, and that's the last time I'm going to start a post like that. Probably. Unless I feel like it. Time to change things up a bit I've been getting in my own way of writing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@lemony-cricket/dustingofftheoldblogtimeforachange-mi9czeiufa</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@lemony-cricket/dustingofftheoldblogtimeforachange-mi9czeiufa</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2018 17:04:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/x7L2VSNEiyAAN3Fx4yZKzjVDs614L3dSqGE9QMesTESLUDCfS9JqcvwtKwc2LU8Yw4eq2M6GC3ZGhc2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The trouble with view counters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi and hello! @lemony-cricket here and... I know some people miss the view counters on Steemit. I've even seen people blame their absence for a lack of engagement, and I understand that mindset. View counters,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@lemony-cricket/thetroublewithviewcounters-8yv4f4tshh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@lemony-cricket/thetroublewithviewcounters-8yv4f4tshh</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Sep 2018 02:40:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UCiMbBX1iEvv2rrgMULDxxZQHxUf5EzfpxzdMVJfrs5SUyz4yTE26pmuii5e2sZYxDmCCPjjFXck1wifsaZM5DoQ8dqN3Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It feels good to finish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello friends! I'm @lemony-cricket, and if you chuckled at the title, you're exactly my kind of person. If you rolled your eyes at the thought of someone turning such an innocent phrase into something]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@lemony-cricket/itfeelsgoodtofinish-xtrdfbrznr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@lemony-cricket/itfeelsgoodtofinish-xtrdfbrznr</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 00:05:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBr4tM3kf62NP6USNMrUMKvEq9wJ99rmi58WJAfus8GMkZhPANRdJgS86jDQVPb2q6jp5Zmc3VxzJYCmMyx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Intellectual property just doesn't work anymore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey everyone; @lemony-cricket here, and intellectual property is possibly one of the hardest pre-Information-age concepts to kill. But it's dying, as we speak... and that's a good thing. Adapted from image]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@lemony-cricket/intellectualpropertyjustdoesntworkanymore-2pd5govgq1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@lemony-cricket/intellectualpropertyjustdoesntworkanymore-2pd5govgq1</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2018 04:56:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72REgs7cVgei5nz75HJmxR41K63na8xyFn9VqjQ54cJWbXsZFReX3mUUdpS9dg5e2veHxCwMsFQEyk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm tired of the "Ponzi" meme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello readers; I'm @lemony-cricket and I was just waiting for everyone else to stop posting. I'm still here, and I will be until the witnesses turn out the lights; I promise. Charles Ponzi, the original]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@lemony-cricket/imtiredoftheponzimeme-d6fj9ecr4m</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@lemony-cricket/imtiredoftheponzimeme-d6fj9ecr4m</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Aug 2018 06:03:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEiwEzuiDcnFY6recvrUmufvymqptsmWL3oTmPLaygZnqNzD7y1fYbCVXacCEEXQzJPgRa5Rt7Qc89t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction to Cryptography I: Encryption (Pt. 4 - Block Ciphers/Modes of Operation)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi everyone. @lemony-cricket here. Let's learn about block ciphers and modes of operation! We're nearing the end of our introduction to encryption, but don't be sad! I'm really excited to get into digital]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@lemony-cricket/introductiontocryptographyiencryptionpt4-blockciphersmodesofoperation-uvwtiotwns</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@lemony-cricket/introductiontocryptographyiencryptionpt4-blockciphersmodesofoperation-uvwtiotwns</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jul 2018 10:51:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stzDK63FN2FKTz7BMPoQT8AvnDnDCf24c6cwFSESFw5iEK1Vz1mJcx3ja3V5F4WTkhKTEes7Z8R7gya9zzZvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction to Cryptography I: Encryption (Pt. 3 - Salsa20 Stream Cipher)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello there! @lemony-cricket here. Last week in Encryption Pt. 2, we learned what stream ciphers were. This time, we're going to take a closer look at a specific algorithm called Salsa20 in order to understand]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@lemony-cricket/introductiontocryptographyiencryptionsalsa20streamcipher-62e89vfmol</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@lemony-cricket/introductiontocryptographyiencryptionsalsa20streamcipher-62e89vfmol</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lemony-cricket]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2018 09:57:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmjtPrUenNSU4V5PhQiE9sS9zHFSpJwMgFptoHJmxomnfQNrzzHYVAiAq3D4UQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>