<?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, 14 Apr 2026 10:39:05 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@noodhoog/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I was wrong! Steemit is actually beating Reddit in deep user participation!]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, this is interesting. Originally this article was going to be about how Steemit users aren't really engaging enough, just posting and voting, but actually engaging in discussion, but then I ran the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/i-was-wrong-steemit-is-actually-beating-reddit-in-deep-user-participation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/i-was-wrong-steemit-is-actually-beating-reddit-in-deep-user-participation</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 04:10:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4qEixiWLF1XTMPqrCSLpuCxtfovC8sinvi2L1bibw6TUzSG1p4fiaiSKwMNxYFFUT8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Music theory made easy - with cookies! Chords explained in 5 mins]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw this image online, and it while does a great job of explaining triads to anyone who already knows what it means, but if you don't, well, what does it mean? Well, here's a brief explanation I came]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/music/@noodhoog/music-theory-made-easy-with-cookies-chords-explained-in-5-mins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/music/@noodhoog/music-theory-made-easy-with-cookies-chords-explained-in-5-mins</guid><category><![CDATA[music]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 03:10:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961Gq7TiAMsG1PXU4W?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I predicted the promotion feature! With a cabbage and everything]]></title><description><![CDATA[And now it's a thing! Woo! Here's my original post from a week ago where I suggested the same idea]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/i-predicted-the-promotion-feature-with-a-cabbage-and-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/i-predicted-the-promotion-feature-with-a-cabbage-and-everything</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2016 08:24:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gene Wilder dead at 83 :(]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gene Wilder, star of many films, including Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory, Blazing Saddles, and Young Frankenstein passed away at his home aged 83, adding to the increasingly long list of celebrity]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@noodhoog/gene-wilder-dead-at-83</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@noodhoog/gene-wilder-dead-at-83</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2016 20:21:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU4b7LinN3r1vdR18QCtFWRxGAL6Q5viXqQ7ccm9C5qa4YPfd6muzy4C8HMeknWR9vSMa2S2HzjfMSDqpfTq7aFboh8iYHCbeD5pE8n2h7GKZTTU6UmBt4GUcJP389C?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump ruins launch of Ann Coulter's new book about how great Trump is]]></title><description><![CDATA[The launch of Ann Coulter's new book on the subject of how great a President Trump would be was somewhat undermined by Trump's simultaneous announcement that he was softening his immigration policy, which]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@noodhoog/trump-ruins-launch-of-ann-coulter-s-new-book-about-how-great-trump-is</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@noodhoog/trump-ruins-launch-of-ann-coulter-s-new-book-about-how-great-trump-is</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Aug 2016 17:42:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4uukrKMV8NU1NWm8cQ9VBA2XXCsbx2GnpJJ1cQK7ycCGqqCDhh2WnAqWp1JxcptUPZZXr4AFU8nPNpu51CEQfW6eHXrJgu4EGFLyiCuRzXX2s97RAnG6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four Big Banks to Create a New Bitcoin Alternative]]></title><description><![CDATA[UBS, Deutsche Bank, Santander, and BNY Mellon are to be joined by Broker ICAP in announcing the creation of a new blockchange based currency known as the "utility settlement coin" Full story]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/four-big-banks-to-create-a-new-bitcoin-alternative</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/four-big-banks-to-create-a-new-bitcoin-alternative</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 16:33:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQi8rYfFwJ2MZAgFYCCvCJD3UR7YECXYMTUeFzjY1URnybtHwVUrFWdKzAcMruPe9cLQSEAgP7obTe9KyWYMHLctv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[People who have joined Steemit in the last two weeks or so, what brought you here?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that the initial rush has died down a bit I'm curious as to what is actually bringing people to Steemit now. If you weren't part of the initial explosion, what actually brought you here?]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/people-who-have-joined-steemit-in-the-last-two-weeks-or-so-what-brought-you-here</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/people-who-have-joined-steemit-in-the-last-two-weeks-or-so-what-brought-you-here</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Aug 2016 07:21:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit really needs to increase thread depth]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'd never actually realized that there's a limit to comment depth on here until I ran into this thread where I was BSing back and forth with @daut44 and @heretickitten and suddenly discovered I couldn't]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/steemit-really-needs-to-increase-thread-depth</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/steemit-really-needs-to-increase-thread-depth</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2016 06:01:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit is like cookie clicker on crack]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seriously, this may be the best incremental game out there. Every post earns you money. Finding good posts earns you money. Having money earns you money. You can bounce between new, trending, replies,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/steemit-is-like-cookie-clicker-on-crack</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/steemit-is-like-cookie-clicker-on-crack</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2016 05:53:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Probably a silly question, but can I send SD to someone by username alone?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know this is probably a daft question, given there's a transfer option right there on the wallet page, but I've never actually done it. Can I transfer SD to another user with just their username alone,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/help/@noodhoog/probably-a-silly-question-but-can-i-send-sd-to-someone-by-username-alone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/help/@noodhoog/probably-a-silly-question-but-can-i-send-sd-to-someone-by-username-alone</guid><category><![CDATA[help]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2016 05:41:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit should have an option to donate directly to posts/comments (idea/feature request)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm sure many of you are familiar with Reddit Gold on Reddit. In case you aren't, it's essentially a super-upvote you can purchase for about, I think $3-4 USD. It bestows certain benefits like access to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/steemit-should-have-an-option-to-donate-directly-to-posts-comments-idea-feature-request</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/steemit-should-have-an-option-to-donate-directly-to-posts-comments-idea-feature-request</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2016 05:16:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mMxKEVjzteT69NYDXMzwbhcFpyUqJvMQoZvZcrZ6xeVZRAW4amZ4xHMCoz5itB18bHHdN6a1cXvf3XLqGmbrSUGiDQWdym8XP2BF8LhCxN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have 14 followers now!.. err.. Hi! Who are you, and where did you come from?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't actually post all that much on here, mostly because I don't think of that many good ideas for posts, and I don't want to waste my time posting shite. I've noticed my follower count growing steadily]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/i-have-14-followers-now-err-hi-who-are-you-and-where-did-you-come-from</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/i-have-14-followers-now-err-hi-who-are-you-and-where-did-you-come-from</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2016 04:57:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/KWcVEhPeHcGt784ufgQZCxsW2Xd1RHd3MsR7N2pX7WRQBHfvdQS1MYAbreSWpczv6rbKzygU6VYm6KAjs4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[US to end federal use of private prisons]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a surprise, but a welcome one! The US is to phase out federal contracts with private prisons over the next 5 years BBC news report here:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/usnews/@noodhoog/us-to-end-federal-use-of-private-prisons</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/usnews/@noodhoog/us-to-end-federal-use-of-private-prisons</guid><category><![CDATA[usnews]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 Aug 2016 16:51:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU4b7LinN3r1vdS7vKFKNJ5ETdG4tSS7cnh36NziPz92AdPPe9gf4BoqCgcbi3FoRAwaYBNv6kjHcQ57mpD6dXNB7eS3ZqQwEb3WcU4VmMryzgJNacusKC6weAKMFL2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A poster once had a scheme [OC, limerick, because why not?]]]></title><description><![CDATA[A poster once had a scheme To rake in lots of fat Steem He raided Facebook and Reddit But never thought to give credit While reposting meme after meme He simply could not understand Why he failed after]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@noodhoog/a-poster-once-had-a-scheme-oc-limerick-because-why-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@noodhoog/a-poster-once-had-a-scheme-oc-limerick-because-why-not</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 06:50:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to calculate how much steem power you earn per second in interest alone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Depending on how much Steem power you have in your account, you could be earning anything from fractions of a penny to hundreds of SP per second. Steem power accumulates interest at a rate of 0.0066% per]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@noodhoog/how-to-calculate-how-much-steem-power-you-earn-per-second-in-interest-alone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@noodhoog/how-to-calculate-how-much-steem-power-you-earn-per-second-in-interest-alone</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 00:48:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2YRZBi4FZVHeKnRxfsQSJ3WFkfR1gvszFWaPg5s9bNu5Tk5BUWBPLsdEMdNWGfqZ43amivtdSfQUc4CbPkKE5ARGYTUJEP1TfC2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Actor Kenny Baker, known for his role as R2D2, amongst others, has passed away at age 81]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a long struggle with illness, Kenny Baker has passed away at age 81. He will be best remembered for his role as R2D2 in Star Wars, but he also starred in many other roles, including that of Fidget]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@noodhoog/actor-kenny-baker-known-for-his-role-as-r2d2-amongst-others-has-passed-away-at-age-81</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@noodhoog/actor-kenny-baker-known-for-his-role-as-r2d2-amongst-others-has-passed-away-at-age-81</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Aug 2016 18:15:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pirate fan tosses nachos in his own face trying to catch a ball]]></title><description><![CDATA[This poor sod is probably going to be immortalized by this video. No doubt someone's already made a gif out of it.. Not my video or channel, just something I found that made me laugh]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/videos/@noodhoog/pirate-fan-tosses-nachos-in-his-own-face-trying-to-catch-a-ball</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/videos/@noodhoog/pirate-fan-tosses-nachos-in-his-own-face-trying-to-catch-a-ball</guid><category><![CDATA[videos]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2016 02:33:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eJQPRZkLE1vvxxe1Lv7DdCVDCjmEkKGRbGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments - The under-appreciated goldmine of Steemit (Arr!)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good with the shouting, less with the listening Sometimes on Steemit it feels like everybody's posting and nobody's talking. You can refresh the new queue 10 times a minute and see new content most of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/comments-the-under-appreciated-goldmine-of-steemit-arr</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@noodhoog/comments-the-under-appreciated-goldmine-of-steemit-arr</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 05:30:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QLrGDMnR3aU9Ekd5dr1YwuNigs5XkFA1bv8nYKcGMdC3V6CM6R1wvxso9fayM7zRvsga1btff35HDZg9W5czYUN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Olympic diving pool turned green overnight and nobody's sure why]]></title><description><![CDATA[Problems with outdoor water quality for the Olympic games in Rio have been well documented, surely at least the indoor pools are clean, right? Well, it seems now maybe not even those are safe, as the water]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@noodhoog/the-olympic-diving-pool-turned-green-overnight-and-nobody-s-sure-why</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@noodhoog/the-olympic-diving-pool-turned-green-overnight-and-nobody-s-sure-why</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 23:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/sML2JBPsdAyMUJWzxvYnDYtKNvrTaMv1eeo9E5PNjCaH6MKuFQi1J3yVrdMJCTzE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[PSA: Even an asshole can change a life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just thought I'd share this PSA...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@noodhoog/psa-even-an-asshole-can-change-a-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@noodhoog/psa-even-an-asshole-can-change-a-life</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[noodhoog]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2016 07:35:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e9w1CNkAqzFyPKuJwJGXZeK4wo946wzcTvv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>