<?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>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:36:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@personz/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The time has come --- you won't believe what's at the end!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think the writing is on the wall now, and has been for a while. Steem can still be something really world class, but it has failed to deliver on many fronts. I don't say that Steemit have failed to deliver]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/open-letter/@personz/the-time-has-come-you-won-t-believe-what-s-at-the-end</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/open-letter/@personz/the-time-has-come-you-won-t-believe-what-s-at-the-end</guid><category><![CDATA[open-letter]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jan 2019 12:09:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFv1xFaJjBv7486Qjew23CJ8vL2GM7PM8FUHiRrpzuvuv3V1q5phzfj82eYx3zuLygcQAGS2q1qyc5VSco4xuDtv3NWXu6pekcvkbebY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transparency in public discourse and the protection of privacy, revisited]]></title><description><![CDATA[I just finished listening to Sam Harris' latest podcast, an episode entitled The Information War. He talks with Renée DiResta, a government cyberwar analyst (and yes a statist) about her review of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/informationwar/@personz/transparency-in-public-discourse-and-the-protection-of-privacy-revisited</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/informationwar/@personz/transparency-in-public-discourse-and-the-protection-of-privacy-revisited</guid><category><![CDATA[informationwar]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Jan 2019 18:51:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPDuFBia3g12PSRzoVUwtQ11Asa14Jrg1JaAkvTsmCeVDjYVSjmhq353ocokLmVKfKK4ZfVKvVunumX8aFpNZZ5edhrv7vRaQGTi5U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The importance of non-community relationships in Steem city]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is a response to @tarazkp 's recent post "The importance of communities in Steem city". We cannot rely on communities to do the work of facilitating relationships, and therefore productive]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@personz/the-importance-of-non-community-relationships-in-steem-city</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@personz/the-importance-of-non-community-relationships-in-steem-city</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 18:36:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH81TSttPLEScGN32fsjWLScDWR3a45q24YaTGUQ2f6wMpjveFBezbxs8STzM8bucuonNW56ohwHF6jGhsfxUtVnRWCk3Xca?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Winner of Nth Society character creation competition @guiltyparties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hendrick Fisher, struggling single itinerant man, with piqued interest in voluntaryism and some motivation issues Name: Hendrick Fisher, 35 male, lives in various places (homeless but calls himself a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@personz/winner-of-nth-society-character-creation-competition-guiltyparties</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@personz/winner-of-nth-society-character-creation-competition-guiltyparties</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 13 Dec 2018 22:52:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrbd2EfSH6GLCMJ8FMhJGD5C1CFFSdV7h1VBEMZVeXcH4BcUKZGihNi7umwTXfvc4A6HZiFzDintbBYUbjYgv3gsYycrhMQRzNVSYkeVGvDUUDgHcDQ6iL4uXnQ6PJcyRCa1A6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[closed] 4 hours left for Nth Society character writing competition!]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is now closed. Just a quick notice to remind anyone who saw this and thought they might like to do it but not right at the exact moment they saw it, well you better get moving, just under 4 hours]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/competition/@personz/4-hours-left-for-nth-society-character-writing-competition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/competition/@personz/4-hours-left-for-nth-society-character-writing-competition</guid><category><![CDATA[competition]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:09:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9oXWXVFogR8mNDvBisfwsBTcFjaakVECYehHGWXevFa7SjNuU5YkoSwXhXp1btdBeGc49sx7od5jQbsgxR8NdtLXcUMRmxa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[closed] Win 5 STEEM, write a character with a voluntaryist theme for the Nth Society game]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is now closed. The Nth Society game that I'm putting forward now is a play-by-post RPG which will be played right here on Steem. It is a storytelling game in which players write what characters' action]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/competition/@personz/win-5-steem-write-a-character-with-a-voluntaryist-goal-for-the-nth-society-game</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/competition/@personz/win-5-steem-write-a-character-with-a-voluntaryist-goal-for-the-nth-society-game</guid><category><![CDATA[competition]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Dec 2018 12:44:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9oXWXVFogR8mNDvBisfwsBTcFjaakVECYehHGWXevFa7SjNuU5YkoSwXhXp1btdBeGc49sx7od5jQbsgxR8NdtLXcUMRmxa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cogito Foundation: a place to think and talk, or, yet another discord server]]></title><description><![CDATA[Short announcement of yet another Discord forum for your list! I've create the Cogito Foundation. I'm not sure exactly what it can be but to start with I just wanted to create a place where I could pull]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@personz/cogito-foundation-a-place-to-think-and-talk-or-yet-another-discord-server</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@personz/cogito-foundation-a-place-to-think-and-talk-or-yet-another-discord-server</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 07 Dec 2018 09:33:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7b4bio5hobgskW8qdPdvSqcwwJTvbiCMpGmRey1Rtd8H5qoTAGECJUcCBxp7UwyUN9kAbhKpFBaSSZxzhkja6p5JnjwmY1USCvDLebhiZMQF44joNG3QPQhSzGVsqtJY5VkRExtXPnmNs5UFSrXsqwAXgnNz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Nth Society] Character relationships]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my reading of the unconventional RPG Callisto, with a view to use it as inspiration for a new Nth Society RPG, I noticed this important insight: Characters need a list of close family members. [...]]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nth-society/@personz/nth-society-character-relationships</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nth-society/@personz/nth-society-character-relationships</guid><category><![CDATA[nth-society]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 23:47:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kwSZ9Gw15LFL3aMdhmgmBBFMpDJregpdP329adU6icyTqQch3vAut3BqLYgpYaMZizoRERskWRow9mTLjjqg5uDQMMoqoGoWfxb7TjQXNJoWsvejq4n6w1TVSoF7gRQHiNVBHin?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The regret-filled pivot, or how Steemit learned to relax and discard their designs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yet another reaction to the latest news from Steemit Inc. CEO @ned. Yawn. So I'll try to keep this to what people aren't discussing as much to try to draw attention to some of the things I think are important]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@personz/the-regret-filled-pivot-or-how-steemit-learned-to-relax-and-discard-their-designs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@personz/the-regret-filled-pivot-or-how-steemit-learned-to-relax-and-discard-their-designs</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2018 20:34:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vppGeV6VN3m3GSDcLoRruAhMmifZtFSDkYScML6C6xXkph2kiqNNpEhSyA2eoSbR18tuYhk6wKrn6VgZb62bUEd4U46HUpUPZ8yyH5imjB65TDxmwxcv7oDbdjDpLgC2c3PMucLDUQvQJz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfect Pixel dynamic art page - Now online at www.perfectpixel.online]]></title><description><![CDATA[I recently published of the code for Perfect Pixel, and to follow up you can now use it on a simple domain: I also sometime ago registered the Steem account @perfectpixel, and I'm not sure what I can use]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pixelart/@personz/perfect-pixel-dynamic-art-page-now-online-at-www-perfectpixel-online</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pixelart/@personz/perfect-pixel-dynamic-art-page-now-online-at-www-perfectpixel-online</guid><category><![CDATA[pixelart]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2018 08:20:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWXoBgDmmZaGxTbBH8VjRt121VnUZnLSVwHuSHbJchHCkNouXxeaYXYyoqthSSB1RAkNeNbcjbBTj7K9B4J3WRc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public apology to @lextenebris]]></title><description><![CDATA[In our recent conversation I took your valid criticisms personally and I want to apologize for that. I was not ready to receive criticism on the project in question and I reacted badly. I attacked your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/apology/@personz/public-apology-to-lextenebris</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/apology/@personz/public-apology-to-lextenebris</guid><category><![CDATA[apology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Nov 2018 12:01:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Game of games - Nth Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: while I've been considering this project for over a year, I do not claim to be an expert in any field, least of all tabletop RPGs. The Nth Society was born out of a frustration with computer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nth-society/@personz/game-of-games-nth-society</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nth-society/@personz/game-of-games-nth-society</guid><category><![CDATA[nth-society]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2018 00:31:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1AreaDn1D7Jp7ZEvgLC9TvJctofX1ChMgSZrMEMTAc3UXEqaZgUfQaVsuPoRRiG1FuyYU5fZmgiSjxt2Ts85AGvwW9mujvDAajtZwrwb6RrZTEzauQ2d3k9bSwzNzsQP2sx1nMqD6SAdDwFc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nth Society update - fork to tabletop RPG]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my last post on Nth Society 4 months ago I made the following promise: [...] I pledge to get at least a minimally working distributed server multiplayer text adventure game running which attains at]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/nth-society/@personz/nth-society-update-fork-to-tabletop-rpg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/nth-society/@personz/nth-society-update-fork-to-tabletop-rpg</guid><category><![CDATA[nth-society]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:21:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9oXWXVFogR8mNDvBisfwsBTcFjaakVECYehHGWXevFa7SjNuU5YkoSwXhXp1btdBeGc49sx7od5jQbsgxR8NdtLXcUMRmxa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfect Pixel - a web app showing pixel art matched to weather at any location]]></title><description><![CDATA[Repository Test web app URL New Projects Perfect Pixel is a web app which shows you pixel art match locational weather. It is very customizable and any art image can be added to it. It is a single page]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@personz/perfect-pixel-a-web-app-showing-pixel-art-matched-to-weather-at-any-location</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/utopian-io/@personz/perfect-pixel-a-web-app-showing-pixel-art-matched-to-weather-at-any-location</guid><category><![CDATA[utopian-io]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2018 23:03:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvQAyp93bBeVBzatj7FSWGc4s4zyMVnfA5R8DkS3NGX9LuhR4ThFB25z3ai7xJGWifpCpCk3nfP3NXcWi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argument against (completely) proportionally linear effective voting Steem Power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once there was n^2 Once upon a time, rewards on Steem were calculated by factoring in the voting accounts SP according to the follwoing function: effective_voting_sp = (actual_sp) ^ 2 This describes how]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@personz/argument-against-completely-proportionally-linear-effective-voting-steem-power</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@personz/argument-against-completely-proportionally-linear-effective-voting-steem-power</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Oct 2018 12:02:24 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfect Pixel - THE ART GOES ON - last cache of awesome artists - PART 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Third in a series on awesome original contemporary pixel artists who at least sometimes depict blocky land/cityscapes. I explained the reasons for this massive amount of pixel art in part 1 and continued]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pixelart/@personz/perfect-pixel-the-art-goes-on-last-cache-of-awesome-artists-part-3</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pixelart/@personz/perfect-pixel-the-art-goes-on-last-cache-of-awesome-artists-part-3</guid><category><![CDATA[pixelart]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2018 20:57:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iNpsoeNJUMyqc7DVD5P7rWPgvHZ3tQMnedrpGT9wMrFWGMa8iyjxcypRAdGMeVGWGKrtgGSHvKp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfect Pixel - the art of the pixel - PART 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[In part 1 I explained my interest and use of pixel art currently, and showed a few of the top artists I've found. In this post I continue with those amazing artists. Pixel Artists Cache 2 Jonathan Rawlings]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pixelart/@personz/perfect-pixel-the-art-of-the-pixel-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pixelart/@personz/perfect-pixel-the-art-of-the-pixel-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[pixelart]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 13:26:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9Uo4fiYV1J1LhAwDt2xNy7xmmbpxiRob2XBLYXVEmTy4exqotvaXkuHcuL74QZdK2ZMVieDvjbo7MNX4txv43Swrx5U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Perfect Pixel - Journey into the heart of pixel art landscape PART 1 - new project]]></title><description><![CDATA[cover image by 8PXL Preamble (skip if you just wanna see art) I am in the process of making a simple web app which shows a different pixel art landscape depending on a few environmental factors at a user]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/pixelart/@personz/perfect-pixel-journey-into-the-heart-of-pixel-art-landscape-part-1-new-project</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/pixelart/@personz/perfect-pixel-journey-into-the-heart-of-pixel-art-landscape-part-1-new-project</guid><category><![CDATA[pixelart]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2018 00:34:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn5KFzmo8d5isapXe9uxK77ioEugrtvwaWR5btG2DTzYVi69LfT5nWuRBMKpHrPv4Y57LUURV7vwQ6rKLoCE1Cd4vucrk4quDj2hDHimt2LzEA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gleeming - a magazine - the vision]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my previous post I introduced the idea of a magazine based on Steem. Note that this basis is in infrastructure and community, not in subject. The magazine should be outward facing. I might as well restate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gleeming/@personz/gleeming-a-magazine-the-vision</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gleeming/@personz/gleeming-a-magazine-the-vision</guid><category><![CDATA[gleeming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2018 16:25:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErYtTt4NTkzxsyex74nbHS6JYR7RbF62GmFnvrzaM72YiTCCtc5xszPuhTFHwhh4dRKHFT41Bq5nCNzDL372WmFzc2au3wEPtk78?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do forks with fallback - my HF21 wish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firstly, I have to thank all the coders and witnesses who have been instrumental to HF20, previous hard-forks and non-consensus codebases. At times of stress we need to maintain an appreciation of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@personz/do-forks-with-fallback-my-hf21-wish</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@personz/do-forks-with-fallback-my-hf21-wish</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[personz]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Sep 2018 17:22:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pEPvDbJDzhdNXM7mjt1tbr2kM3X28F6SraZjhk3UK17fCce9Z9VbzCtxAzKAWpKQva5YsHGQhjYHQJCkEuh1xM2XCzUrv5LzVTUeMe6zNw85iv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>