<?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>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:20:04 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@mark-waser/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[May the Best Ship Win/HV Passenger Challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @digital-wisdom/may-the-best-ship-win-hv-passenger-challenge by @mark-waser.Cross-posted from Hive Gaming]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155862/@mark-waser/may-the-best-ship-win-hv-passenger-challenge-hive-155862</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155862/@mark-waser/may-the-best-ship-win-hv-passenger-challenge-hive-155862</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-155862]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2020 19:46:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[eXode Colonization: Exploration, Discovery, Collecting & Crafting]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @digital-wisdom/exode-colonization-exploration-discovery-collecting-and-crafting by @mark-waser.cross-posted from Hive Gaming]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155862/@mark-waser/exode-colonization-exploration-discovery-collecting-and-crafting-hive-155862</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155862/@mark-waser/exode-colonization-exploration-discovery-collecting-and-crafting-hive-155862</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-155862]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2020 18:19:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands & EXODE Reward Events & Amounts: A Comparison]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @digital-wisdom/splinterlands-and-exode-reward-events-and-amounts-a-comparison by @mark-waser.Cross-posted from Splinterlands & EXODE Pilots]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@mark-waser/splinterlands-and-exode-reward-events-and-amounts-a-comparison-hive-140217</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-140217/@mark-waser/splinterlands-and-exode-reward-events-and-amounts-a-comparison-hive-140217</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-140217]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:06:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands & EXODE Reward Events & Amounts: A Comparison]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @digital-wisdom/splinterlands-and-exode-reward-events-and-amounts-a-comparison by @mark-waser.Cross-posted from Splinterlands]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155862/@mark-waser/splinterlands-and-exode-reward-events-and-amounts-a-comparison-hive-155862</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155862/@mark-waser/splinterlands-and-exode-reward-events-and-amounts-a-comparison-hive-155862</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-155862]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2020 11:58:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands & EXODE Reward Purposes & Gameplay: A Comparison]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @digital-wisdom/splinterlands-and-exode-reward-purposes-and-gameplay-a-comparison by @mark-waser.Cross-posted from Splinterlands]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155862/@mark-waser/splinterlands-and-exode-reward-purposes-and-gameplay-a-comparison-hive-155862</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155862/@mark-waser/splinterlands-and-exode-reward-purposes-and-gameplay-a-comparison-hive-155862</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-155862]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2020 16:58:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Splinterlands & EXODE Reward Types: A Comparison]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @digital-wisdom/splinterlands-and-exode-reward-types-a-comparison by @mark-waser.Cross-posted from Splinterlands]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155862/@mark-waser/splinterlands-and-exode-reward-types-a-comparison-hive-155862</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-155862/@mark-waser/splinterlands-and-exode-reward-types-a-comparison-hive-155862</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-155862]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2020 16:51:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes:  Day One]]></title><description><![CDATA[So . . . . the race for riches is ON!  Or, at least, for some modest divi prizes.  Our first contestant alphabetically was also the first to set up their wallet and request funds, so they have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-day-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-day-one</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 23:46:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwxYcDfTEDtGUctdeLeXripAmbCW5xeMv2zGDBTk6SRq9XV3iJsKupB8Y11DVP3QTQ7moQvpUCNJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes:  The Beta Begins!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We had a great response to our call for beta participants.  This was a difficult decision to make but 30 beta testers were selected and emails have been sent! Please note that the link to our private]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-the-beta-begins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-the-beta-begins</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 22:48:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXB4Z5H8E1udz95EeRdyqFBZidUgNMhJ2PY29E9KLcaiWqNvNncPcDWE6C3nNR6W9tNZJ6gP3nZE46UKBosnYCvQ9vVTkJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes: Setting Up a New Masternode]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of Divi’s new features are enhancements to the masternodes.  Instead of this making setup even more complicated, we’ve totally overhauled the process so that the previously difficult process]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-setting-up-a-new-masternode</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-setting-up-a-new-masternode</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 21:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqoeaCHEBmy96V9wAnQzXzMhLPiFCAfk6rFseshrA988y14eghMv3ncxa763Wtb6urBEenV9dN8NghRcq2v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes: Forks & Sporks & Splits, Oh My!]]></title><description><![CDATA[As blockchains and cryptocurrencies  thrive and die by market share and network effects, a blockchain split  is the worst thing that can happen (short of a hostile takeover).  The progress]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-forks-and-sporks-and-splits-oh-my</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-forks-and-sporks-and-splits-oh-my</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 22:55:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFwbLPw5BUTwD7iD9kobLE5VMnu9x5J91fJDXBTqeriZMssQaEtdKnVp9xWTL9FAYy22NfpgnKTc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes: Scalability II]]></title><description><![CDATA[My last post explained how the number  of miners in proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies and the size of the  consensus pool in proof-of-stake (PoS) cryptocurrencies limit the scalability of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-scalability-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-scalability-ii</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 22:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBQgZtAtT1LFCdhEBkDqwbdQk1AmGLr98Tv3K1hwa3pEgXkbAKCnSBzmumHFXMHgDk8r21GHJs44cQuSJCJuffjojnpyWE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes: Scalability I]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most critical features of a cryptocurrency is how well it  scales -- how many transactions it can handle, at what speed, and still  maintain 100% integrity.  Most of the reason]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-scalability-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-scalability-i</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 22:05:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsK2Np9tS8Pt1UEy4KM8JiN1NQVQRB33aeqk6hQBnfuTF8gjYdZmEFn7AJPy4CDVkMk5WwXYS9pQkzS4xJcUU2TbD9Ui?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes: 5-tier Masternodes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Divi has entered the home stretch with our limited beta next week.  Since I finally have some breathing room, I thought that I'd share some of what we've been doing and where we're going. 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Credit Card Purchases of Cryptocurrencies Now Subject to Additional "Cash Advance" Fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[I (and probably many of you) just received a notice from Coinbase (copied in full below).  It warned that the Merchant Category Code (MCC) for digital currency purchases was changed by a number of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/warning-credit-card-purchases-of-cryptocurrencies-now-subject-to-additional-cash-advance-fees</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/warning-credit-card-purchases-of-cryptocurrencies-now-subject-to-additional-cash-advance-fees</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 17:08:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5CEvyaWxjaEsGxi26i8dgeavRGfpzxYuyUKarZJhM86DuV4YKK8qkGkHw9CXJD2T6ZMi9RhojjRA7bdcS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[MIT’s Deep Empathy: Emotional Manipulation for Social Good Sets a Bad Precedent]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the right hands, can AI be used as a tool to engender empathy?  Can algorithms learn what makes us feel more empathic toward people  who are different from us? And if so, can they help convince]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ai/@mark-waser/mit-s-deep-empathy-emotional-manipulation-for-social-good-sets-a-bad-precedent</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ai/@mark-waser/mit-s-deep-empathy-emotional-manipulation-for-social-good-sets-a-bad-precedent</guid><category><![CDATA[ai]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 21:35:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfBh94yzfRGaWMrrccF3QvjxJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[50PH14:  Slaughterbots & Fear-mongering vs. Useful Action]]></title><description><![CDATA[article contest So . . . . the Elon Musk anti-AI hype cycle has started up again. Elon Musk, Warren G, and Nate Dogg: It's Time to 'Regulate' A.I. Like Drugs Worse, we have the Stuart Russell's movie,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@mark-waser/50ph14-slaughterbots-and-fear-mongering-vs-useful-action</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@mark-waser/50ph14-slaughterbots-and-fear-mongering-vs-useful-action</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2017 17:12:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2BCfkBRHmbhyfuMqxU5YT6Gz2LKYdwfggFjNX8LiE61TWtcp8ksfJN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Tip:  Jump The New York Times "Pay Wall"]]></title><description><![CDATA[The New York Times (and many other news websites) allow everyone a few free looks at their content -- before demanding that you pay for what should be a public service. Fortunately, it's easy to convince]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@mark-waser/tech-tip-jump-the-new-york-times-pay-wall</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@mark-waser/tech-tip-jump-the-new-york-times-pay-wall</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 18:39:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961KHFJRUtrTqxhRLA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU Project to Develop and Implement Tools to Curtail Cryptocurrency Criminals and Attackers]]></title><description><![CDATA[(while some believe the title is more correct without the last three words) The European Commission, the executive body of the European Union (EU), has funded a new three years, €5 million project, called]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/eu-project-to-develop-and-implement-tools-to-curtail-cryptocurrency-criminals-and-attackers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/eu-project-to-develop-and-implement-tools-to-curtail-cryptocurrency-criminals-and-attackers</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 14:06:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3c12vkrbmaajsfuqU9f5jmgYehE5NMsDddV6R84VHc5JrqrLprLC1A2h7cH9M2jvnXvP2K9hidav6RHZ6SANARLaLRekHhDyeAykNUAXtiQV59EhyfqKSFC18J36nnjbfeisNFPe9d3tA3z3YfN1L?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calculating Steem Taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Contrary to the protestations of many non-experts, the IRS guidance on cryptocurrencies (at least as far as the average person is concerned) is perfectly clear.  The only true question/issue remaining]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@mark-waser/calculating-steem-taxes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/taxes/@mark-waser/calculating-steem-taxes</guid><category><![CDATA[taxes]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Jun 2017 12:45:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqB1dEZTNYyEkGo2VpoYjwDbzng5tqpKjDXXosTsfPJKfiyHy5epW8xnfHAqeZTkVDM59A6JwJBBzAPu8r4bGCBauBZG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>