<?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, 15 Apr 2026 02:13:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@matrioshka/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[FACT CANNON #8: The Ubiquitous Ark – An Alternative to Extinction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don’t forget to save your work    Looking at the headlines at present, it seems that mankind is making really good progress towards a global catastrophe of some kind. Whether it’s over population,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-8-the-ubiquitous-ark-an-alternative-to-extinction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-8-the-ubiquitous-ark-an-alternative-to-extinction</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2019 14:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnDeeDF8xPTfAWwoC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FACT CANNON #7: Solving the Fermi Paradox - DNA As A Von Neumann Probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reconsidering our place in the Universe   Well, it’s been a long time. In fact it’s been more than two years since I wrote my first two Steem posts on cometary panspermia, and much has moved on. A fascinating]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-7-solving-the-fermi-paradox-dna-as-a-von-neumann-probe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-7-solving-the-fermi-paradox-dna-as-a-von-neumann-probe</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 12:14:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn5EYBedMpue57Vxr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FACT CANNON #6: It's Looking Like We Really Did Come From Space - Recent Evidence For Panspermia]]></title><description><![CDATA[FACT CANNON: Blowing big holes in entrenched thinking. Evolution From Space Hopefully you’ve all read FACT CANNON #5: The Origin of Life – Panspermia and Cosmic Ancestry, which gives an overview of Sir]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-6-it-s-looking-like-we-really-did-come-from-space-recent-evidence-for-panspermia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-6-it-s-looking-like-we-really-did-come-from-space-recent-evidence-for-panspermia</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2016 11:48:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961NyXeQFx9YMTRnwx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FACT CANNON #5: The Origin of Life on Earth – Panspermia and Cosmic Ancestry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Or: Why You Must Read ‘Evolution From Space’ by Sir Fred Hoyle and Chandra Wickramasinghe Image Credits It’s funny how ideas spread themselves around, sometimes without any obvious means of transmission.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-5-the-origin-of-life-on-earth-panspermia-and-cosmic-ancestry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-5-the-origin-of-life-on-earth-panspermia-and-cosmic-ancestry</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2016 10:31:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961UyLjCzmUQjXcTT4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[CHIN STROKER #1: Are you sure you're not a spider?]]></title><description><![CDATA[CHIN STROKER: Offbeat posts for people who overthink things and say ‘Hmmm...’ a lot.    Introducing CHIN STROKER    CHIN STROKER is a new sister series to FACT CANNON, where I intend to mull over some]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/chin-stroker-1-are-you-sure-you-re-not-a-spider</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/chin-stroker-1-are-you-sure-you-re-not-a-spider</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2016 09:18:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961FadjMajTyFKZAdU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FACT CANNON #4: Pholcus - The Other People Who Live In Your House]]></title><description><![CDATA[FACT CANNON: Provoking intelligent debate since the middle of last month. This time with some stuff about spider behaviour. Different Worlds, Different People The Earth is a very big place. Big enough,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-4-pholcus-the-other-people-who-live-in-your-house</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-4-pholcus-the-other-people-who-live-in-your-house</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2016 13:49:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961PEsMWPGhkwXHFxS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FACT CANNON #3: The Sad Tale of Paul The Psychic Octopus]]></title><description><![CDATA[FACT CANNON: Interesting stuff to distract your colleagues with. Paul’s Story image credits Paul The Octopus was a Common Octopus who reportedly had the power to predict the future, specifically in relation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-3-the-sad-tale-of-paul-the-octopus</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-3-the-sad-tale-of-paul-the-octopus</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2016 16:50:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961UENGbPbqmXWkcF8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FACT CANNON  #2: How Frankenstein Was Born In The Fiery Heart Of A Super Volcano]]></title><description><![CDATA[FACT CANNON: Fascinating facts to fire at your friends, family and colleagues. Mount Tambora Mount Tambora is a super volcano situated on the island of Sumbawa in Indonesia. It erupted on 5 April 1815,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-2-how-frankenstein-was-born-in-the-fiery-heart-of-a-super-volcano</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-2-how-frankenstein-was-born-in-the-fiery-heart-of-a-super-volcano</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 12:42:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961XDs2UpUfzDiEaZk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FACT CANNON #1: Romanesco Broccoli, A Reality-Bending Vegetable]]></title><description><![CDATA[FACT CANNON: A regular series presenting amazing facts to impress and amuse your friends, family and colleagues.  Romanesco Broccoli A stunning vegetable representation of fractal mathematics, the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-1-romanesco-broccoli-the-vegetable-that-inspired-a-mathematician-maybe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@matrioshka/fact-cannon-1-romanesco-broccoli-the-vegetable-that-inspired-a-mathematician-maybe</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 12:35:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961Nj8o84t8jb9VWAi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Steemit Could Save the World]]></title><description><![CDATA[How important is Steemit? At present, maybe a little. In the not too distant future, maybe astonishingly. Modern Society I read this brilliant post this morning, and put forward a reply suggesting that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@matrioshka/how-steemit-could-save-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@matrioshka/how-steemit-could-save-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 15:56:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBgjKMw42TfTCwabzWYAcAmtgqNpH1v5W36jj2fshStniYxsnnJW63qTd4WJ4vCNCCq7vNniBhcPJ3mrbwSopJ5kE53ZG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Steem can help you win $1,000s on the Lottery!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two simple techniques that will work regardless of your favourite lottery and whichever country you happen to live in.  I’ll explain how you can make it work for you at the end of the post, but first I]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@matrioshka/how-steem-can-help-you-win-usd1-000s-on-the-lottery</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@matrioshka/how-steem-can-help-you-win-usd1-000s-on-the-lottery</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2016 11:52:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesAZsQS4tK7pypCt6Tejp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fat Fingers and the Accidental Downvote]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi all, just a thought. That flag is a little close to the User Details button. Would hate for anyone to get an accidental down vote given the tragic consequences for their reputation. May become a bigger]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@matrioshka/fat-fingers-and-the-accidental-downvote</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@matrioshka/fat-fingers-and-the-accidental-downvote</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 08:56:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesC3FAFjyHGwxHSutX4V4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ladies and gentlemen, we are floating in space. Maybe.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, I’m Matrioshka. In all likelihood I’m a seemingly autonomous intelligence inhabiting a simulated universe created within a Matrioshka Brain, much like the one that appears to be enclosing star KIC]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@matrioshka/ladies-and-gentlemen-we-are-floating-in-space-maybe</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@matrioshka/ladies-and-gentlemen-we-are-floating-in-space-maybe</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 15:07:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesBfvXiem6DhLJV1z9L2r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hi]]></title><description><![CDATA[test]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@matrioshka/hi</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@matrioshka/hi</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[matrioshka]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:48:06 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>