<?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>Tue, 12 May 2026 04:54:00 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@nicholi/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Executive Summary vs. One Sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my consulting experience I've learned that a simple one-sheet overview can often be the hardest thing for my clients to produce. How does a person take literally YEARS of detailed planning and research]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/business/@nicholi/executive-summary-vs-one-sheet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/business/@nicholi/executive-summary-vs-one-sheet</guid><category><![CDATA[business]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 22:24:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMdvSSM19eBf5mzVXgDWL1u5R2QBPcehfT78PuS7H5NRpH2No7WSZpcoAKgAGZcb4sdQxEKp2EuHU7AyCjqU8UN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[All-seeing A.I.]]></title><description><![CDATA[All-seeing #Artificial #Intelligence I'm not going to digest your food for you. Here's some meat and potatoes. Your conclusions are your own. I claim no theories, I'm just the Cheshire cat. Side Note-]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@nicholi/all-seeing-a-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@nicholi/all-seeing-a-i</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 21:05:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLkXqWWt7S5JvKF2cHDUyQaWKZpzqiurassh3A1JCm99LGyK2vdzjewEP2Nvkkzhi9dzFj4h9B41xmePGBCBxcCBDQfdt9RsrY7eaFBfi7uLkKXBkLtQHDhUk9rztNzEXorMC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Content Creation as Warfare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some thoughts on the weaponization of ideas. It's not just the strongest that will be able to survive- but those most able to adapt to #change. In the information age, ideas are the weapons, those who]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@nicholi/content-creation-as-warfare</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@nicholi/content-creation-as-warfare</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 23:14:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCJJAkQj99QHDQrPEVu19YYQgKppctVK4eiDNSJvtQWFdAoKjz1crUvNYAmsfZQu7HLX5JdC7Xe7wPTJwmW8Qv3AT39iyV2jJeYM21A5PB5dBVp9RUvSnehqrsWH213BPnn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was Jesus gay?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who cares is the answer. I'm treating this blog as a bit of a 'brain dump' or personal journal. Today I'm reflecting on something I experienced when I was younger (15-18 years old) called '#conversion]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/lgbtq/@nicholi/was-jesus-gay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/lgbtq/@nicholi/was-jesus-gay</guid><category><![CDATA[lgbtq]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 20:10:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLnJYLreASAu6xRVDPjDpQLWCToGZo6aA1TsnWU71KdiXwYNTwHhNy7cxTAzeCLSBYT8omC82JQKRofJZ7ukKdjJUuNMNH4z5m2PwXGDVxio3opccXsXptom8mf8aREs7P5Vp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Econophysics and the blockchain.]]></title><description><![CDATA[So you want to know about the blockchain eh? Lately I've been doing research on social structure (social-nodes) and economies. What I've found demystifies 'artificial intelligence'. You are, in fact,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@nicholi/econophysics-and-the-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@nicholi/econophysics-and-the-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 03:35:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/QVdSJhgNm7s4n4Kd1rQJaMSfV24DQSM1BHVmQXkxioRRDnacuu5vuwJ8EKSZCr3MXAZYZZUok6Cx224C5Re7uqoYdLdgrpZZysMeAVDHsdScyLm3RfEPUMwJoejRDHSYZXwLHwx2gDtHh9x7cWq3NiE6nSCvYe5V4dyvEdBThgitRerVSqLTLra?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The #Storm Theory.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'll just leave this here... ;) If it doesn't make sense- just keep scrolling. "The High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) was initiated as an ionospheric research program jointly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/conspiracy/@nicholi/the-storm-theory</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/conspiracy/@nicholi/the-storm-theory</guid><category><![CDATA[conspiracy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 03:27:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdChXrbm4NUUKgbJ7hURPphSDsc8bQQAN5wtXLNgcnibRsbX5Tvj5cMr35E4LJFBHHTz96mUYEd4B1wNJUKqgA1X8GiAGDFq2CWLDb79Ppj3RQUqidzcc8PcUJA4bs8aiLZc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will work look like in 20 years?]]></title><description><![CDATA[BigThink wrote an article (regurgitated statistics I should say) on the projection that: "47% of #Jobs Will Disappear in the next 25 Years, According to #Oxford #University" by PHILIP PERRY Art]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/jobs/@nicholi/what-will-work-look-like-in-20-years</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/jobs/@nicholi/what-will-work-look-like-in-20-years</guid><category><![CDATA[jobs]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 16:41:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCqjqjN2e8PCUXBVeYUUSaZjXqhwtEmCYmYimSCE8yBJSPXZofTXAABGaim9L5i9ia7wZayWNQ1nrX2eyb2hWnAEzUBc1hKTedpVGhznL9qzqNiDronZknt1YPmER6YkNAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Open-source Tools for Permaculturists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I'm highlighting permaculturenews.org I've in no way been endorsed, paid, asked (anything) to promote this particular website. A quick google and these guys stood out. If you have experience with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/permaculture/@nicholi/open-source-tools-for-permaculturists</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/permaculture/@nicholi/open-source-tools-for-permaculturists</guid><category><![CDATA[permaculture]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jan 2018 00:32:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2dk2RRM2dZ8gbkvz1yNBypLpwUHBnasMpK1zSCzdCJ3yxE4QRcpSq7w6hACP27ETJZ4qwcrgRePLLdoVbWHHpffRXR4o55Qo5Zpddr64rggHprE8fMcA4M4qgaxe3t3zFiBS3zZE6psNLmnXUTsYrp8ZeMHKNnn8VsMptw7SE2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA["Why?" Is not the Question. It is THE Answer.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a #Philosophy of #Life post, heads up. Recently I've had some friends who've been through some tough stuff. Having gone through some tough stuff myself throughout my life, I found myself #reflecting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@nicholi/why-is-not-the-question-it-is-the-answer</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@nicholi/why-is-not-the-question-it-is-the-answer</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2018 20:12:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLmEWf2G4zRe9uYMKgQB3XLgLqEreyhAjZ51spGodmkzDPWFeHGv5hKrtN1r5X9gCYkXCQjvqQSBT3YCYmwMEPzngT6FeQ2oLEuR35q6zpqLifuGMszzn3tGssSwNrNGJavjQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#Introduceyourself]]></title><description><![CDATA[How's it goin- I was told I should let people know I'm real. Here y'ar. :) I'm a farmer, maker-space connoisseur, content creator, DYI nut, wanna-be prepper, accidental conspiracy theorist, all around]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@nicholi/introduceyourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/introduceyourself/@nicholi/introduceyourself</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 07:45:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs787wB6RR49p2s4XvJ1UaHyngVQWafkuAhbnMnoaFC1rBYPHQFEyUSeMpo8Mdo3ZiiLpYuhZyGP9xM6hJSNboWB26qbrM1G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenSource Farming - the FabFarm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The internet has revolutionized ... well everything. From #BlockChain concepts to #OpenSource technologies, our world is quickly changing. Unfortunately, the #Urban and #Rural communities still seem to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/farm/@nicholi/opensource-farming-the-fabfarm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/farm/@nicholi/opensource-farming-the-fabfarm</guid><category><![CDATA[farm]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jan 2018 00:21:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3q52DkcPcpjhqw34uqYSVrcebUSFuxabRPB7eLWmop3Xv6Ne1ipJ9j4HpxEYXAxfkk8eX9NzUf61t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Love Exist in a Virtual World?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can Love be Virtual? First, here are some vocabulary terms: The "propinquity effect" is the tendency for people to form friendships or romantic relationships with those whom they encounter often, forming]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/love/@nicholi/can-love-exist-in-a-virtual-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/love/@nicholi/can-love-exist-in-a-virtual-world</guid><category><![CDATA[love]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 29 Dec 2017 08:23:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/FxX5cZUEw6DBbjSaFefJVUpKQYXwQZf7WYvV267edjezH8sxcgC5WKDxWCj6hHZFe8kaBRV1LC4HEGVMJqnvFwHN7ntKkbeVvNNqzBScCBLi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Beauty of Nothingness.]]></title><description><![CDATA[The State of Nothing Lecture by Alan Watts If you are aware of a state called is, or reality, or life, this implies a state called isn’t. Or illusion, or unreality, or nothingness or death. You can’t know]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@nicholi/the-beauty-of-nothingness</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@nicholi/the-beauty-of-nothingness</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 16:20:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEgfimpHMsEQ1tHCCEotRMEcya67gF1zYfiFWYDWfqPYx3M3oLAeJ1YX4u9eNKWYh1kenVUbTuM6kgZksX6tMpf1iCfi5cV2z2Bcz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a machine think? Maybe we're asking the wrong question.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can a machine feel? Artificial intelligence (AI) would be the possession of intelligence, or the exercise of thought, by machines such as computers. Philosophically, the main AI question is "Can there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ai/@nicholi/can-a-machine-think-maybe-we-re-asking-the-wrong-question</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ai/@nicholi/can-a-machine-think-maybe-we-re-asking-the-wrong-question</guid><category><![CDATA[ai]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 12:56:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgGXrYizHEgrDy2dSehkA8ekJ1ea9rR5tewsEsgDb2k3U7bNh77mwiWKZ1VAaFVVErhJSU6aRyhbQQ6z6gM4Ecr2XbLPdRmfS7wEXgr987Zm3tsYZFSpdU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deleted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deleted]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gold/@nicholi/what-does-dna-life-extension-pyramids-religions-dark-matter-all-have-in-common</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gold/@nicholi/what-does-dna-life-extension-pyramids-religions-dark-matter-all-have-in-common</guid><category><![CDATA[gold]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 12:32:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are you worth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In any words that you can use- what would you say that you are worth? Why? What is the difference between value and worth? What is cost/price?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@nicholi/what-are-you-worth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@nicholi/what-are-you-worth</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:45:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5CEvyaWxjaEsVUnNGyqBwtXjFWJGaUJw8hmAUwE9MaEsiU6Vvp9ACrFrMmR6XnkGpzoiZ1ZTStHS5L7Yr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI and Empathy? Mirror Neurons and the Theory of Mimetics.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My name is Justin. I am not perfect, I am not a savior and I don't think that anyone or anything can save me. I'm an existentialist- not by nature- but because I've been introduced to ideas that I've been]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ai/@nicholi/ai-and-empathy-mirror-neurons-and-the-theory-of-mimetics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ai/@nicholi/ai-and-empathy-mirror-neurons-and-the-theory-of-mimetics</guid><category><![CDATA[ai]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2017 11:32:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45dxFpuy59YA45gTTcqaYYHXEze5QyXpS1Hy8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>