<?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>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:31:50 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@not-a-bird/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My First D-Tube]]></title><description><![CDATA[I decided to give D.Tube a try last night, and here's a brief overview of the process I went through. I ran into a few problems, but ultimately I was able to upload some video. I'm hoping to stream in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@not-a-bird/my-first-d-tube</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@not-a-bird/my-first-d-tube</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Aug 2018 18:48:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkvoSmv3N447sDyJU5v7ziZxRfMV8ijpbe9tVfU4cu6rgzS3ZN61TJ2MFo99i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope Day 0]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today is the first day of Hope, but this post is about yesterday. Picture of the hostel room, sorry it's blurry. I arrived slightly late. By the time I completed the check-in process and headed across]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hacking/@not-a-bird/hope-day-0</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hacking/@not-a-bird/hope-day-0</guid><category><![CDATA[hacking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jul 2018 16:48:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmkYFqbA75ZxkCoTxAMgnzhFHqDpRu9qieAfzhQ2NqrwpJp9VMBHET5Ws9SX6w?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOPE Conference, Anyone]]></title><description><![CDATA[The HOPE conference is coming! For those who don't know, HOPE stands for Hackers On Planet Earth, and it's held by 2600 Magazine, every two years, at the Hotel Pennsylvania in Manhattan, New York, USA.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hacking/@not-a-bird/hope-conference-anyone</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hacking/@not-a-bird/hope-conference-anyone</guid><category><![CDATA[hacking]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Jul 2018 22:53:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrUMp8dW6yuJTR9MKNu8P8DCXDU9qmmie8zJgGDr4Lh2ESeQXirM41rUNu7X4N2uYGTEYwzaF7pp6jJBNm7MzZJ5s2U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[STEEM-Bash: Fixed ticker values from CryptoCompare, balances ticker, graphing, etc.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Repository All of the changes in this update were applied in commit 05f2da Bug Fixes What was the issue(s)? Fixed quoting around requested crypto coin tickers (made necessary by weird values used by third]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@not-a-bird/steem-bash-fixed-ticker-values-from-cryptocompare-balances-ticker-graphing-etc</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@not-a-bird/steem-bash-fixed-ticker-values-from-cryptocompare-balances-ticker-graphing-etc</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 23 May 2018 02:03:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[I have a new problem... /or/ Keyboard Evolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have a new problem... or Keyboard Evolution So, I bought the Vortex Core 40 those months ago with my first Steem cashout. It has PBT dye sub keys and it's awesome to type on. Though, as I noted before,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@not-a-bird/i-have-a-new-problem-or-keyboard-evolution</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@not-a-bird/i-have-a-new-problem-or-keyboard-evolution</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 02:09:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZoYXFCn1rQkrBxABvJhR4zxFu1wBGd8EswL2iJdmELQ2kAMNzMyJvHdT8MUHoJAVemtuzEnM8A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laptop - Part Two]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've been using the laptop regularly, so it was time to make some changes. Some of those changes are in software for a nicer UI and some of those are in hardware, namely, a bigger screen. The software]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/diy/@not-a-bird/laptop-part-two</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/diy/@not-a-bird/laptop-part-two</guid><category><![CDATA[diy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 20 May 2018 15:45:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro82ZpZP5xqHVTtgzxr9jRnPYTxeDK7ZMexdNd827foMsE13VvxDUQLjVfxRZ3xsVyTBjFyM3nDgwJ1kWub3AYCjY938JaVgGpSLhi2z5YZGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linux Tips - Better History]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linux Tips - Better History Most people know there's a command history in Bash that you can get at when you use the incremental search or using the up arrows, or with the ! operator. But what you might]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/linux/@not-a-bird/linux-tips-better-history</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/linux/@not-a-bird/linux-tips-better-history</guid><category><![CDATA[linux]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 00:20:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPZ2GxjqVmmqDVn5vcx6vs5hYFYAP5ercGUV94KfwiMbav?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Python - Scope (and Functions)]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you take nothing else away from this post, let it be this: Functions should be short, or at least not overly long, and variables should be wide enough in scope to get the job done, but otherwise as]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/python/@not-a-bird/python-scope-and-functions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/python/@not-a-bird/python-scope-and-functions</guid><category><![CDATA[python]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2018 03:29:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7ohP4GDMGPrTps6cjBmVHvN4WKRELnFy9u363NA4sovnHTRhq4AdrzzHJonXWNjJVS55Sdb325EoNkEbTjcakxcPbSNUktmcEwDY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Boot Devuan on the ASUS Tinker Board]]></title><description><![CDATA[This tutorial is how to get the open source Devuan Jessie Linux distribution running on the ASUS Tinker Board. There is no prebuilt image for the Devuan Linux OS for the Tinker Board. There is a Raspberry]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@not-a-bird/how-to-boot-devuan-on-the-asus-tinker-board</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@not-a-bird/how-to-boot-devuan-on-the-asus-tinker-board</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 05:21:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8SzwQc8j2KJb4ARrxQxCjX4jizub4U5CAK3WwB89uSvEJUAt9uuc9iGDCyJn7SP8YSb9dNeGtaLxJohiZ9mezcDBC4sMKmTAR3dbzwmTN6zepnYbZQJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Linux Tips - Debian/Ubuntu Searching for Software]]></title><description><![CDATA[Linux Tips - Debian/Ubuntu Searching for Software You may already know about apt or apt-cache but did you know about apt-file? This is a quick tip on finding software to install on a Debian-based Linux]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/linux/@not-a-bird/linux-tips-debian-ubuntu-searching-for-software</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/linux/@not-a-bird/linux-tips-debian-ubuntu-searching-for-software</guid><category><![CDATA[linux]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 18 Mar 2018 18:05:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPZ2GxjqVmmqDVn5vcx6vs5hYFYAP5ercGUV94KfwiMbav?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Laptop]]></title><description><![CDATA[I need a laptop Not to make lite of persons with actual addictions, but I have something of an addiction to single board computers (SBCs) and portable computers. 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But not Mike.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@not-a-bird/5-minute-freewrite-prompt-artichoke</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freewrite/@not-a-bird/5-minute-freewrite-prompt-artichoke</guid><category><![CDATA[freewrite]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2018 13:21:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChZ9BT2Th3fZkoTGugrTmnxum1rYEuGkGzqUut1XMXE7LardLkxiCQhtcvwWj24Prz2k6GmeEzcwLguX4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Status Update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tl;dr: Yeah, I'm not dead, my health is fine, I've just not had time to post, but I'll be picking that up again soon. My work and personal life have both been extremely busy these past few weeks, but I'll]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@not-a-bird/status-update</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@not-a-bird/status-update</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 03:00:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spent some Coin!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I made my first purchase using money from crypto sales. I bought a keyboard. Actually, I ordered it last week, but it arrived today and I'm (awkwardly) using it! 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The frequency]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/language/@not-a-bird/006-learning-japanese-from-katakana-to-grammar-and-vocab</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/language/@not-a-bird/006-learning-japanese-from-katakana-to-grammar-and-vocab</guid><category><![CDATA[language]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 14:29:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPG4bypaSo8dK1LiUiA3Gtq5HAuxQpa839h5xt9N2Zuk6z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sorcery - 20]]></title><description><![CDATA[They passed into a clearing that was surrounded almost entirely by fruit bearing trees and berry bushes. Nicole couldn't quite put her finger on it, but they looked odd. 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I take too]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@not-a-bird/steemit-poetry-contest-14-words</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@not-a-bird/steemit-poetry-contest-14-words</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 04:45:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWMGm4Xa2MvD5AT2bJsSA8F9WeC71v1s1fKfGkK9mMKuc3LcvF4KigbWg9UsrpEPGGFfNZxYHCoL5SJ7ec4RtKBX3cULK6UERCYMGXrz33MQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waveshare Python Library]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post covers changes beginning with revision #5888c7a to revision #f2d510fd. Github Project Page. New Features added commands for drawing triangles added commands for drawing filled triangles added]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@not-a-bird/waveshare-python-library</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@not-a-bird/waveshare-python-library</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[not-a-bird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 20:14:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNB3dWmFmscwgyqUXh7CdSiVUqkD5RRUhxpSAyY19HSG1snBXSMT4eFDQ7JKaE5HsCNdoUYx4v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>