<?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, 04 May 2026 13:34:56 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@newalturim/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A DYSTOPIAN FUTURE WITHOUT BEES?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dear fellow steemians, I would like to use this opportunity to introduce you to our efforts regarding the Internet of Food and Farm 2020 (IoF2020) platform, which focuses on the revolutionary potential]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@newalturim/a-dystopian-future-without-bees</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@newalturim/a-dystopian-future-without-bees</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 10:09:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1phfUVWv93cqsXhxTHFgaBYDv7FE6h4xUadRG8zFHnePXBgwMpRiHbNXmCrF9H7TnU64PA8EJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Technological Determinism and Defensive Urbanism]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Current systems of public policy and decision-making evolved alongside the Second Industrial Revolution, when decision-makers had time to study a specific issue and develop the necessary response or]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@newalturim/technological-determinism-and-defensive-urbanism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@newalturim/technological-determinism-and-defensive-urbanism</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 19:10:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FrDSZio5ZCzVhRP15333ttv3fq4qSPFbPLAp5pDiRi2NB9imXNi4kxJZQCEBneQkkT3Ld1zaq79iufJ59FC7Z8VT4T7g24Seg1uDqH8sSpUteJuFHZJQa8xjA5fQouNhhARtty3jAg5f1cYHTRzY2GFwfLhwb8ho2hvouM6uG85ViDJ9M3uoWMS6MRrknHaiXTYeTPvy9FExBgCTH6yaVUEgUh8APhXVFhU4evvAWYkftPqk9KkA6LNTndVDA8R5JxYrYLgaANvAeit5pehPzHRcX2D4mJ8RYM1?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart Cities and Surveillance: Descriptive Foundation & Belgian Regulatory Framework]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surveillance schemes are justified “on the basis of arguments accompanied by rhetorics of security which are likewise endorsed by private companies” (Galetta, 2013: 229). Such technologies are implemented]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@newalturim/smart-cities-and-surveillance-descriptive-foundation-and-belgian-regulatory-framework</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@newalturim/smart-cities-and-surveillance-descriptive-foundation-and-belgian-regulatory-framework</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 09:36:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5caie56ynkqxMRcJq3hJvaqxdhknjEC4uBYswAY4QJooas3aW38cW3kwvN1aqgJpFJQDNui4qLThWdgfGtof76eryEH3nPqRTuePaNSM4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smart Cities as an Urban-Panopticon and Informational Space]]></title><description><![CDATA[The disciplinary concept of the panopticon Jeremy Bentham envisioned in the 18th century is primarily an architectural design and a technology of power to solve the problems of surveillance. In his vision,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/urban/@newalturim/smart-cities-as-an-urban-panopticon-and-informational-space</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/urban/@newalturim/smart-cities-as-an-urban-panopticon-and-informational-space</guid><category><![CDATA[urban]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 08:29:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4N7u1ckX2rqpjgxjcMQ7zyd2xvV4GikBWXdD2YYRnvhdyDrLbyaKXMEVdyU1BLocjvUibtt7JhN1S59Q9DH7UDaBSFXWgfPaULp3KL6CwDW8En7WQNLwyfCrMvLx4UzB3Vpsf9RV4fK1tW2DNVusVTKFKkFSE1S9oQAf3zoxUAx5fA4tWzEUzMUUqdk6eMCdh9NpVpLTmeUZDHwwt1V2QWAb73pwYyvWVGbAuGmcVfubrDHmse85LjPgM5zUUXfmyUFf3gd9wsQaYuwVrGf7iegajniCz1wrcM?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential Party Material #6]]></title><description><![CDATA[For this episode I decided to post a wonderfully progressive remix of probably one of the most trolled tunes out there: Darude - Sandstorm. Whenever someone is asking for a track-id, chance is that this]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/potential-party-material-6</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/potential-party-material-6</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Dec 2017 16:08:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eLiPLzdBuQchcuNhdXGsNn29MbikdCYxz38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential Party Material #5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since I re-discovered that epic anthem in my record collection right now, I decided to go online to share it with you guys as this song deserves to be shared! It was released in the mid 90ies and is still]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/potential-party-material-5</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/potential-party-material-5</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 20:43:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eKcDkBQTF6u6AVmKE3sQiS7a1JXRi6X2PNe?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential Party Material #4]]></title><description><![CDATA[This episode brings a real banger. Not because of the speed of the record, on the contrary, what makes this track so unique is its intensity while keeping it subtle and slow. This piece of remarkable dubstep]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/potential-party-material-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/potential-party-material-4</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2017 17:53:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e3sr57w64xiqwfPkNDfTEdsaDY54D6j5S9t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential Party Material #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[For this episode I selected a song with not just the potential for party material but also ridiculous prices on Discogs for the record itself. Hence, I unfortunately do not have this one in my collection.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/policy/@newalturim/tswcm-european-innovation-policy-critical-assessment-of-austria-s-smart-cities</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/policy/@newalturim/tswcm-european-innovation-policy-critical-assessment-of-austria-s-smart-cities</guid><category><![CDATA[policy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 09:38:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e9TCKNqtW6jYKhJ3SZZ3g7tHr7kjGMs1Fgz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[European Innovation Policy - Critical Assessment of Austria’s Smart Cities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Importance for Austria Today, more than half of the world’s population is living in urban areas with an upward trend in global urbanization (United Nations, 2014a). This process will increase cities roles]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/policy/@newalturim/european-innovation-policy-critical-assessment-of-austria-s-smart-cities</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/policy/@newalturim/european-innovation-policy-critical-assessment-of-austria-s-smart-cities</guid><category><![CDATA[policy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2017 09:33:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNhvhBjjTrK5En6nTbjoM84vbBaXruBs373p4iyAm8eeQec96HLkmbxKgg8p1ZGUWGrYoj5pgMXs4wewtFKAt6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential Party Material #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[For this episode of selected records, which have the potential for great party material, I chose to pick a record from one of my favorite labels out there: Permanent Vacation It is a German record label,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/potential-party-material-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/potential-party-material-1</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2017 18:35:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eFZBh5UtvmCuDdkYk1N8SFpYV3Zbb8CxvyU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Potential Party Material #1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quite a while ago I decided to start sharing some gems I came across since living in Belgium. Most of the tracks focused on the golden age of Belgian electronic music where rave and progressive trance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/definite-party-material-selection-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/definite-party-material-selection-1</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Nov 2017 22:48:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45duTCezWh8h4K9SVPf8S7kNxgGUbyW36yLvi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rave: Music straight out of Belgium #7]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a while since I posted my last contribution to this series. Yet, with holidays comes leisure time to discover some new music. In the course of that the following track has been discovered!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/rave-music-straight-out-of-belgium-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/rave-music-straight-out-of-belgium-7</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 05 Sep 2017 11:40:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMXhZrv6vbYpxEtLxzf6kUKPi22YYRiWgMC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violence is not inevitably destructive: Theories on Terrorism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sociological Theories Applied to Terrorism in the Case of Paris Michel Wieviorka has the conception that violence does not inevitably have to be destructive and negative. In the course of time violence]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@newalturim/violence-is-not-inevitably-destructive-theories-on-terrorism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@newalturim/violence-is-not-inevitably-destructive-theories-on-terrorism</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 08:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJa5miU9dVnhZ2E6VApEGc4hxePSYVqygPbtnsk94nX25eRLqySdhNdzv69V18Wjt9G3eU63qtD8Yx3TKsA1Sch4PsVPmHyTeAtxJChq98?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rave: Music straight out of Belgium #6]]></title><description><![CDATA[For this episode we return to the mighty Platipus Records, which in my opinion like few others shaped this era with their musical influence. 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For this episode I decided to dig a little deeper on the label's catalogue, to show your the variety of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/rave-music-straigt-out-of-belgium-4</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/rave-music-straigt-out-of-belgium-4</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 07:57:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eKCEt4oAHmuVN1zcueUS4q3ERsNeLP3WHRG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need to talk about stigmas: blood donation and sexual preferences]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being able to donate blood follows obvious criteria like weight and age. But what about sexual preferences? Homosexual or bisexual men are excluded from blood donations because they belong to a group with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/health/@newalturim/we-need-to-talk-about-stigmas-blood-donation-and-sexual-preferences</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/health/@newalturim/we-need-to-talk-about-stigmas-blood-donation-and-sexual-preferences</guid><category><![CDATA[health]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 14:45:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QD2aHbJiivbVZV6nAA4BJrX2xi1YbtydwszF4hnc5AwMYLbvT1gSaL9fzzppaB8CHQwpuoRwpmQaJQUtFrFPhwuYGpvXXY3K9kKpnt3f2GAtyhoHobHG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rave: Music straigt out of Belgium #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the third part of the series, I would like to introduce you to one of the most influential Belgian labels of that era : Bonzai Records The track I selected is Calling Earth by Yves Deruyter. Some of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/rave-music-straigt-out-of-belgium-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/rave-music-straigt-out-of-belgium-3</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 11:46:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eCKDUrBz4XuA4guSVfaGxDusX634z7bNW2r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A lot of Kisses and Same-Sex Marriage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yesterday I cried. It was late at night, I had several glasses of wine and my remote control accompanied me while drifting through hours of the German TV landscape. What I saw there deeply moved me. More]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@newalturim/a-lot-of-kisses-and-same-sex-marriage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@newalturim/a-lot-of-kisses-and-same-sex-marriage</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 09:04:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rave: Music straigt out of Belgium #2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first entry of this series was a well known anthem, which I considered to be a good starting point for this consecutive post on Belgian music-culture heritage. For today's entry I dug a little deeper]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/rave-music-straigt-out-of-belgium-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@newalturim/rave-music-straigt-out-of-belgium-2</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[newalturim]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 15:09:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eKwLjZTjxcoQa5DRbEdL7BuDB3nR3KZgsoU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>