<?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>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:22:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@monky/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Causal Inference from Noise: A New Method for Detecting Scientific Fraud May Challenge Settled Science]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@monky/causal-inference-from-noise-a-new-method-for-detecting-scientific-fraud-may-challenge-settled-science</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@monky/causal-inference-from-noise-a-new-method-for-detecting-scientific-fraud-may-challenge-settled-science</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[monky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 21 Sep 2019 12:20:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHb13NT3JikVrd3YYg336UkcoMVtSpLfDiGGgEtydfSJcZMTrgibrJhAhpKsnCNvoAHkeVKkwhBpXzPp1e21idHEF3EwcejNLZrdo24ZVgaWifXCgTtRZGJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction to Robust Secured Crypto-Currency]]></title><description><![CDATA[All uncollateralised crypto coins (Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ether) share a fundamental defect; their value as a currency is parasitic on the value of goods and services generated by others. Here I present a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@monky/2hucgq-introduction-to-robust-secured-crypto-currency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@monky/2hucgq-introduction-to-robust-secured-crypto-currency</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[monky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2018 04:09:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHzfwkFkgvfXMujoPAFC72QjvGTVVRr2twWAneitR9duxP62XDdSqNi3AZ12XTSfqd4XxFWJktyoVxhAs31WNXwW74tQKEHRQH5Ubemusg68ZNpkK84Zf7c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Introduction to Robust Secured Crypto-Currency]]></title><description><![CDATA[All uncollateralised crypto coins (Bitcoin, Litecoin, Ether) share a fundamental defect; their value as a currency is parasitic on the value of goods and services generated by others. Here I present a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@monky/introduction-to-robust-secured-crypto-currency</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@monky/introduction-to-robust-secured-crypto-currency</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[monky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2018 04:02:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHzfwkFkgvfXMujoPAFC72QjvGTVVRr2twWAneitR9duxP62XDdSqNi3AZ12XTSiUQwJ8cBC6nb6rwkixGzFwRkyKfc9hKi16JbLp7yBjH3bKoLGyap3h7C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lacan: Autoeroticism and the Sexual Function of Disgust]]></title><description><![CDATA[SUMMARY Jacques Lacan, known as the “French Freud”, has famously argued that “there’s no such thing as a sexual relationship”. According to his equally famous follower, philosopher Alain Badiou, this means]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freud/@monky/lacan-autoeroticism-and-the-sexual-function-of-disgust</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freud/@monky/lacan-autoeroticism-and-the-sexual-function-of-disgust</guid><category><![CDATA[freud]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[monky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Aug 2018 11:03:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxJ68t8Z61qJsx7cGEGqF5z5wLwCxtmPpQpp9tybN6EJ7Z3GhHx2vnn5hamJeg9LbDKJxBZgwvWU4qPRnCHbmSMJFKeZ4K6hUmVnw5vsP2NbLFjiLWyGHZSE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fallacy of Collectivism]]></title><description><![CDATA[The individual capacity to claim ownership of value does not entail an intrinsic right to own property, but, I argue, this right is objectively normative nonetheless: it is a necessary condition of authority]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/libertarianism/@monky/the-fallacy-of-collectivism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/libertarianism/@monky/the-fallacy-of-collectivism</guid><category><![CDATA[libertarianism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[monky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2018 13:28:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Fact-Check Anything or Anyone (Or how to tell if someone’s lying)]]></title><description><![CDATA[California State Senate will soon vote on a Bill prohibiting dissemination of unverified claims of fact on social media. A similar law is already in force in Malaysia (NYT) with France and Belgium expected]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fact-checking/@monky/how-to-fact-check-anything-or-anyone-or-how-to-tell-if-someome-s-lying</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fact-checking/@monky/how-to-fact-check-anything-or-anyone-or-how-to-tell-if-someome-s-lying</guid><category><![CDATA[fact-checking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[monky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 14 Apr 2018 12:33:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBtRH3pwGEQ4ZVUZdjii9vxFuQiEhxnasen3ma6nmvdAJhEebKnFSUQypAbgKXnBigzD2wBunt7h91PKBbKQ6XMgZ9wx2jvvFByBPTVoBGp7hGUraRhY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why we Cannot have the Right Not To Be Offended]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jordan B. Peterson, known for his critique of political correctness and offense-sensitivity in the context of higher education, has presented a formidable defence of his position in a recent interview]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@monky/why-we-cannot-have-the-right-not-to-be-offended</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@monky/why-we-cannot-have-the-right-not-to-be-offended</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[monky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 13:30:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin De-Anonymisation and the Block-Chaingang]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@monky/bitcoin-de-anonymisation-and-the-block-chaingang</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@monky/bitcoin-de-anonymisation-and-the-block-chaingang</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[monky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 12:13:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgu85mFpLjsB5bdcQRiiGHJEPFYM5SsmkXsGpWQxNToyR3Q4wLJDfxM8gpzUQSVb7Bw1KTQsNZ6xJSUHeuB5aK7fHCKKLa2ZP8DH8tWmVSNV9wogL14Mypj7FJBxSNmzseVBLuWA5fFp5vehTxS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Against Ethical Veganism]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/vegan/@monky/against-ethical-veganism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/vegan/@monky/against-ethical-veganism</guid><category><![CDATA[vegan]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[monky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2018 11:56:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCeE1L9xLpso25aygfLsrMchvgaW2NMrEfJr1QvZwLvZ3MPm5SM2KptbnLZijKnofzQ9v4xioFFkXdb5T4rLu3w6RjJLyMqHv3nP1yBmajNDARPUZNzZaCN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Feminist ‘Rationality’]]></title><description><![CDATA[If, according to feminists, ‘a slurred Yessh doesn’t mean Yes’, then perhaps my drink driving is not really ‘driving’...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/feminism/@monky/feminist-rationality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/feminism/@monky/feminist-rationality</guid><category><![CDATA[feminism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[monky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Dec 2017 06:36:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/hgjbkodzNNoqBmx7aK2jeUWjuKAimQ2dfSNfcp8CzqbvDjNWxHN2MR1MAJmnrH4hNg3UqzwZ5DSWZydU25xHU9nQZ4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[From Crypto Snake-Charming to a Bitcoin Gulag]]></title><description><![CDATA[This a re-post of my article published on Cultural Analysis Net. Bitcoin has a number of structural features that limit its capacity to serve as a reliable medium of exchange and expose investors to a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@monky/from-crypto-snake-charming-to-a-bitcoin-gulag</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@monky/from-crypto-snake-charming-to-a-bitcoin-gulag</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[monky]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 09:43:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgnRrABTLbTUXGwvtDybfBtuS89r1UHv4RN1jooh6EjQnR2D5F7eBMvgEReSkvM8vWxdW9BzV7PcapaNbDuJQirrHNJursTpRDJhLyWUuwDYWa2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Semantogymnastics about Microconsent]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a re-post of my article published on Cultural Analysis Net. 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