<?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, 03 Apr 2026 22:03:54 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@mattclarke/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating 50k battles with 50K SPS delegations]]></title><description><![CDATA['It feels pretty incredible to be an early adopter here; to have stockpiled assets and used them to generate more. It's easy for those with some momentum to focus on continuing to build that momentum and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@mattclarke/celebrating-50k-battles-with-50k-sps-delegations</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@mattclarke/celebrating-50k-battles-with-50k-sps-delegations</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:45:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHwFnp9h27TR3KJLW1tR1mVCmYtjADUdpF69jux98MFUkdyLXEjbZf9Ba2R3wRsVGsMYvCt5BHc7Y2JLhj82HVvPKMQQCNan47zVBii411GUKp3KSQcv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let's explore the validator node bunker]]></title><description><![CDATA[This isn't the entrance, this is a red herring. That's just good OPSEC. I stripped the EXIF/location data from the image anyway because people who go looking for stuff might find it so don't even start.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@mattclarke/lets-explore-the-validator-node-bunker</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterlands/@mattclarke/lets-explore-the-validator-node-bunker</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterlands]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Mar 2025 06:31:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsZMwYNu2L3iBMXq5y7xeiy1isFJsZxnMZSXuXEsxe4ee1cUkGyPepArWa86couJEWJaGdYs1Jje5sHocLbJbe6VvJFprDB8XeLWJxrM36mAzQeTnivibuPdLW775oWGkr7X8AR8gLRu3P2u6dU5HHgTt4Bazz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My application for SPS DAO Foundation Board member and Chairman.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shoutout to @clayboyn and @davemccoy for spearheading this. Great to see the DAO mature; and to see some clarity around how it interacts with the broader, legacy financial system. The call has gone out]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spsfoundation/@mattclarke/my-application-for-sps-dao-foundation-board-member-and-chairman</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spsfoundation/@mattclarke/my-application-for-sps-dao-foundation-board-member-and-chairman</guid><category><![CDATA[spsfoundation]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:01:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHwFnp9h27TR3KJLW1tS2SMvHn2PmXHu2NyMyzkB1nU4KvcjauxVt3JfTUsMMg45eMHxLEadHEGs7f1oVqjppK9BfH7x4m76XghTCjgQx5ffYxB6xoCA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My DAO treasurer application]]></title><description><![CDATA[#spstreasurer 0xADfB3e47600D4009E353fA812a751Ce225c0D498 I've been in and around the game from the start, after joining the chain in August 2016. (First time I powered up, it was for 104 weeks.) Currently]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spstreasurer/@mattclarke/my-dao-treasurer-application</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spstreasurer/@mattclarke/my-dao-treasurer-application</guid><category><![CDATA[spstreasurer]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Apr 2024 03:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHwFnp9h27TR3KJLW1tRe5JHyyou7DD6x6qLEsMhm7SkmDNUsWfRnktFEjJarZDe92AUw9GAEPJVGKM9H9sCpzt1GMMdHX8S4YP769LKWEARkLZmLQKY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[# Final season in Wild. Time to modernise. - Splinter Stats Ranked Rewards Season 42 Report Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[@mattclarke With the ranked rewards changes I'm going to see how high I can climb in Modern. Match Report Performance Stat#wild Diamond Rank1380 Rating3042 - Diamond III Rating High3129 Ratio (Win/Loss)0.86]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterstats/@mattclarke/splinterstats-season-116-report-card</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterstats/@mattclarke/splinterstats-season-116-report-card</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterstats]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 02 Mar 2024 04:09:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJZo6c43w4Bg9ysSuq4sua46yAeUgxyy3WnRJ2vSgsYa6T5u6asHVF6eMYuF9XWYmE755f299tPfJ6JY9Kb1V6xwphPWfm74ma96sejW9c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vote ctrpch for witness]]></title><description><![CDATA[The city in the above image is Adelaide. It's a square mile, surrounded by parklands, on the Southern coast of Australia Source For almost 6 years now, I've hosted monthly Hive/Splinterlands meetups, first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/witness/@mattclarke/vote-ctrpch-for-witness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/witness/@mattclarke/vote-ctrpch-for-witness</guid><category><![CDATA[witness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2024 00:55:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHwFnp9h27TR3KJLW1u46ZAwosi44QUD5G2dXTBVTaMqu281xryT8eVpxNmPH92GJ32PiGmkXGCsJB9Q5oksaApTq11jSSiE66V6KVDzMtttwPwBUqRY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I hope my grandchildren are disappointed in me. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[That'd be great. If society's tolerance for aggression; its taste for involuntary control of the individual by the collective, has waned to such an extent that in hindsight I'm reviled as a willing participant]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@mattclarke/i-hope-my-grandchildren-are-disappointed-in-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/anarchy/@mattclarke/i-hope-my-grandchildren-are-disappointed-in-me</guid><category><![CDATA[anarchy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 08:46:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHwFnp9h27TR3KJLW1tRcw7tZoXYNMNmTsNmRY5Ng6gkXgjxdp5bdzoqCPs4LzjWGpMzB4KfD9ZMkqF4QsF1gHZ7Rzh3Gbus6LeFftbmkf72n2sT3LbQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Avoiding the unthinkable with an each-way bet]]></title><description><![CDATA[They're called the formative years, because they shape who we are. In those years, most of us were raised to believe that; The government is us (through democracy) The government cares about us The government]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/covid/@mattclarke/avoiding-the-unthinkable-with-an-each-way-bet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/covid/@mattclarke/avoiding-the-unthinkable-with-an-each-way-bet</guid><category><![CDATA[covid]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2022 06:54:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5s4dzRwnVbzGY5ssnCE4wXzkeAEXyVtgk1ApQTwHMTp6y5PvEo1yennB2cim7w5XXVmMxntmyXQ4QJ4w8sp98N85VqvRREshpQuLNay4c63P4dSSmxCLrBsDYgMD7fuv834U93mx8MFNp1zStSQSAYT58Uvte2z3F4E6bWN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[First hand account of dishonesty and false imprisonment by the Australian Federal police in Canberra.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The below was written and posted elsewhere, by Dr Bruce Paix. A brilliant man and accomplished military (medical) doctor. I'm posting it here for posterity, and look forward to adding more information]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/tyranny/@mattclarke/first-hand-account-of-dishonesty-and-false-imprisonment-by-the-australian-federal-police-in-canberra</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/tyranny/@mattclarke/first-hand-account-of-dishonesty-and-false-imprisonment-by-the-australian-federal-police-in-canberra</guid><category><![CDATA[tyranny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2022 21:18:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqwjz3HyfBYNvYwKzeTN9uJA7TPF8cXSxMEPUAAM54Sbvk12BkAHrKofck9cGiKYTqQkveHFbn7axDJCNMEonUwLo6Xq6q4fT8kzxmnzcti4Xmx2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[State of Aussie TV right now.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@mattclarke/state-of-aussie-tv-right-now</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-167922/@mattclarke/state-of-aussie-tv-right-now</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-167922]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2022 01:32:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP35bVGjGoE93K3E4U5KX8KtMBJ2rhmjhgXkkGfZaHCPvauKu8xu7btZkvdAU3roPrjYeFdgW3SNByHGE3vLV4FqW5SDk3NrDKTZAbG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge news with massive implications. Starlink for boats.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starlink is taking to the oceans, worldwide. Superyachts are toys for the wealthy, but seasteading is for everyone. Oceanbuilders.com in Panama, are building floating homes. have a range of 100% solar]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@mattclarke/huge-news-with-massive-implications</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@mattclarke/huge-news-with-massive-implications</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2022 21:52:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHwFnp9h27TR3KJLW1tR1pAXtUzx2tEqdtGfXD81ZXJv5t8hLdz53yVQWJMAX1dpA3ZqFEo1AGmYURMjcC6GzqVrCcVX4CEzE35A5TvSaXSqSXSuyWfQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm upending your industry and replacing your whole business model,  but only if that's alright with you.]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bitcoin is a bitcoin. They're fungible. Many have suggested tracking specific sats, tainting them in some way after they've been stolen or used in a crime. The community has correctly resisted those]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spt/@mattclarke/im-upending-your-industry-and-replacing-your-whole-business-model-but-only-if-thats-alright-with-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spt/@mattclarke/im-upending-your-industry-and-replacing-your-whole-business-model-but-only-if-thats-alright-with-you</guid><category><![CDATA[spt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 May 2022 16:10:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHwFnp9h27TR3KJLW1tR1mcknMBEJZSq9YLiXhHyXoiUJGom92xyKAD22g1kHTZ21XQqSAUkWtXiXLnyRNj3m53UXEN5HDDK8C7YHJfZycCc1sSHnWPp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare opportunity. Own a seat in a top 10 guild.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Roaring Twenties have an ownership model. You own your seat and can sell it on to somebody else at any time, on any terms. The Hall is at level 10, and we usually get the Lodge up to level 10 in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/spt/@mattclarke/rare-opportunity-own-a-seat-in-a-top-10-guild</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/spt/@mattclarke/rare-opportunity-own-a-seat-in-a-top-10-guild</guid><category><![CDATA[spt]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2022 07:17:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHwFnp9h27TR3KJLW1tRSsRsjbkZgrBi5iTFURDcRYs3Pictr8GQ7Y1yTFzevd4VqunVQMtRYvPThq5kgQfaVUr78U3pfuQsLaBU2FdbCh3bVUpbd9VG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[# This, but in gold foil. Also 7 in regular, all maxed - Splinter Stats Season 61 Report Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[@mattclarke That 3334 deal is just too tempting. I'd like to have gone for the 4000 outright, bumped up to 4800 after bonus packs, but there's no way I was paying $20+ each for the vouchers. Match Report]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterstats/@mattclarke/splinterstats-season-61-report-card</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterstats/@mattclarke/splinterstats-season-61-report-card</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterstats]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2021 08:47:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnFdeWGEoESnMz77k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lost in the forest with Shak and Lakeisha - a photographic series with a penchant for the dramatic (20+ images within!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @holoz0r/lost-in-the-forest-with-shak-and-lakeisha-a-photographic-series-with-a-penchant-for-the-dramatic-20-images-within by @mattclarke.holoz0r wielding his camera to great effect]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-190737/@mattclarke/lost-in-the-forest-with-shak-and-lakeisha-a-photographic-series-with-a-penchant-for-the-dramatic-20-images-within-hive-190737</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-190737/@mattclarke/lost-in-the-forest-with-shak-and-lakeisha-a-photographic-series-with-a-penchant-for-the-dramatic-20-images-within-hive-190737</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-190737]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Nov 2021 23:39:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[A cohesive alternative explanation.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So we have the establishment narrative, which is in bad shape. Too many questions unanswered (or answered with violence), too many credible figureheads breaking ranks and risking it all to speak out. Too]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deepdives/@mattclarke/a-cohesive-alternative-explanation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deepdives/@mattclarke/a-cohesive-alternative-explanation</guid><category><![CDATA[deepdives]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 28 Aug 2021 03:54:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHwFnp9h27TR3KJLW1tS1LHvAvJp9dUoneoM51FxHpYA4MCxpCUs9vJio7WweA28P5DrryXwrjmM6QyCHdorYFm8DeV7czMDunMCbAFWUrKE8jf3dH8J?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going for a Walk Soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a cross post of @focus.folks/going-for-a-walk-soon by @mattclarke.He's garn to the outback]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-190737/@mattclarke/going-for-a-walk-soon-hive-190737</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-190737/@mattclarke/going-for-a-walk-soon-hive-190737</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-190737]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 13:03:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Att Historians studying the start of Australia's civil war.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around 5:25pm on Saturday August 21st, in Melbourne; Acting Sergeant Kristian Schouten fired rubber bullets at unarmed members of the public, under orders from Special Operations Group Superintendent Jamie]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hiveaustralia/@mattclarke/att-historians-studying-the-start-of-australias-civil-war</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hiveaustralia/@mattclarke/att-historians-studying-the-start-of-australias-civil-war</guid><category><![CDATA[hiveaustralia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2021 05:53:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gKjXsrozapsD83FxL3Xbyyi5LFttAhrXxr16mCe4arfLHwFnp9h27TR3KJLW1u47QBoR7m7h2hZFGqGhiwThLaNdSNN3ggBSv28e3U9kfVgx1zE4nyke2yYWNUrc1NdiLBqHB7eByquGvkRzsHQL9ZeQ16M6YLN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[# Bumper season. Very bullish on this game. - Splinter Stats Season 51 Report Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[@mattclarke Really felt like it came together this season. I haven't had much time to devote to the game, but I feel if I'd had another half an hour a day, I'd have been able to hit Champ 2. It's been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterstats/@mattclarke/splinterstats-season-51-report-card</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterstats/@mattclarke/splinterstats-season-51-report-card</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterstats]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2021 15:31:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UDEcu6zcdoR9dYPT4YCXXMyEVrWffqhVErcRdwkozeu6RXtwwX8GXQCSfF1LVhgTGWuamVWgnKwgc3ZdMxVQZyo67EHHkS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[# The FOMO is real. - Splinter Stats Season 50 Report Card]]></title><description><![CDATA[@mattclarke Match Report Performance Stat# Champion Rank129 Rating3993 - Champion III Rating High4026 Total Rating Movements (+-)4127 Ranked Ratio (Win/Loss+Draw)0.89 (102/112/2) Tournament Ratio]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/splinterstats/@mattclarke/splinterstats-season-50-report-card</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/splinterstats/@mattclarke/splinterstats-season-50-report-card</guid><category><![CDATA[splinterstats]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mattclarke]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2021 02:28:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnDvXkp3ZRMWWqVmG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>