<?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>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:44:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@peterthor/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Book of Genesis is just a PhD Thesis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Juan Maldacena and Leonard Susskind came up with the idea of "ER = EPR". The result of that idea is that any two particles connected by entanglement are joined by a wormhole. Taking that further,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@peterthor/the-book-of-genesis-is-just-a-phd-thesis</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/religion/@peterthor/the-book-of-genesis-is-just-a-phd-thesis</guid><category><![CDATA[religion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2017 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goldilocks and the “No Free Lunch Theorem” (and why there is intelligent life)]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no free lunch when it comes to lossless data compression, hashing functions, machine learning algorithms, and many other computing problems. For example, you can only find a compression or hashing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@peterthor/goldilocks-and-the-no-free-lunch-theorem-and-why-there-is-intelligent-life</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@peterthor/goldilocks-and-the-no-free-lunch-theorem-and-why-there-is-intelligent-life</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 14:12:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just around the corner: Killer Robots]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just around the corner... they are coming for you... lethal autonomous weaponized robots with the parkour agility of a Hanuman Langur monkey leaping from rooftop to rooftop in downtown Jodhpur throwing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@peterthor/just-around-the-corner-killer-robots</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@peterthor/just-around-the-corner-killer-robots</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 17 Dec 2017 23:57:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will be the last human standing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Automation will replace all workers. So, what will be the last human standing? Obviously a standup comedian. No joke.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ecomomy/@peterthor/who-will-be-the-last-human-standing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ecomomy/@peterthor/who-will-be-the-last-human-standing</guid><category><![CDATA[ecomomy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 19:43:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[World’s first full-body transplant operation…]]></title><description><![CDATA[This morning, at 7:00am PST, with my alter-ego’s assistance, I performed the world’s first full-body transplant operation. It involved my dog and cat. Both of them are resting now, but they are both pulling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@peterthor/world-s-first-full-body-transplant-operation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@peterthor/world-s-first-full-body-transplant-operation</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 17:45:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4FkEuATs3YyZLwE2hV1yPfCoYJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Towards a better Bitcoin: There are more useful "proof of work" algorithms out there...]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would be great to have a blockchain/crypto currency that had a more useful "proof of work" mechanism. Searching for hash solutions does not provide humanity with any practical side-benefits.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@peterthor/towards-a-better-bitcoin-there-are-more-useful-proof-of-work-algorithms-out-there</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@peterthor/towards-a-better-bitcoin-there-are-more-useful-proof-of-work-algorithms-out-there</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 16:10:21 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Opportunity VS Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click on the video below to see a demo of an animation tool that I wrote. Animation created using a program I wrote. ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@peterthor/p2fz25pb</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@peterthor/p2fz25pb</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 15:48:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdToSwHy8jids4vLdR7JmGKicDFWgZWnhwA45mXrH5Khiy14RRJkNtY85peAYKKJ8P7FBLWiJRxHjQzprxaUMLH9Tk8vApEVtsehi5?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The post-net-neutrality internet is a Cowardly New World]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Communications Commission voted last Thursday to repeal its net neutrality rules. The net neutrality rules prevented broadband providers from blocking, slowing, or imposing unfair billing practices]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@peterthor/the-post-net-neutrality-internet-is-a-cowardly-new-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@peterthor/the-post-net-neutrality-internet-is-a-cowardly-new-world</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 16 Dec 2017 15:06:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is @resteembot legit?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am not sure what to make of this @resteembot thing...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@peterthor/is-resteembot-legit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@peterthor/is-resteembot-legit</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:52:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain-based Universal Basic Income?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fewer than 100 people own well over half of all global financial wealth. More than 2 billion people live on less than 2USD/Day. Most jobs will be eaten by robotics and artificial neural networks. Current]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@peterthor/blockchain-based-universal-basic-income</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/economics/@peterthor/blockchain-based-universal-basic-income</guid><category><![CDATA[economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 13:46:54 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steve Ballmer: "I don't think being afraid of any innovation is a good thing"]]></title><description><![CDATA[In his address to the Harvard school of Computer Science a few years ago, Steve Ballmer said: "Machine learning will be the next era of computer science ... I don't think being afraid of any innovation]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ai/@peterthor/steve-ballmer-i-don-t-think-being-afraid-of-any-innovation-is-a-good-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ai/@peterthor/steve-ballmer-i-don-t-think-being-afraid-of-any-innovation-is-a-good-thing</guid><category><![CDATA[ai]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 11:47:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC's Ajit Pai mocking net neutrality protesters with stupid video]]></title><description><![CDATA[FCC's Ajit Pai mocking net neutrality protesters with a stupid video: Please add you comments here about what you think of this video!]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/internet/@peterthor/fcc-s-ajit-pai-mocking-net-neutrality-protesters-with-stupid-video</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/internet/@peterthor/fcc-s-ajit-pai-mocking-net-neutrality-protesters-with-stupid-video</guid><category><![CDATA[internet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:53:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[JavaScript Closure and Animation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click on the video below to learn about JavaScript web animation programming: JavaScript Closure and Animation ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@peterthor/f77n1h1h</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@peterthor/f77n1h1h</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 09:28:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBxYFFLuywjgtJfwdjbpYkoiukQZZHzkRSVx7DCEGGnSS2btCodwNdZVR439uFPuGYEvfQBG4PBxf5rfz832CvmKhqYqfsQfXpRRzP5BphNHSXxvKjDb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[FCC: It may not be a done deal yet!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Congressional Review Act allows Congress for use of a "resolution of disapproval" to overturn rules passed by federal agencies, such as the FCC. The CRA requires a simple majority in both]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fcc/@peterthor/fcc-it-may-not-be-a-done-deal-yet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fcc/@peterthor/fcc-it-may-not-be-a-done-deal-yet</guid><category><![CDATA[fcc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 01:21:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Liquid Democracy White Paper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democracy Earth is a not-for-profit organization in Palo Alto CA, that is building "Sovereign", which is an open source and decentralized blockchain-based democratic governance protocol for any]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/direct/@peterthor/liquid-democracy-white-paper</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/direct/@peterthor/liquid-democracy-white-paper</guid><category><![CDATA[direct]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Dec 2017 01:03:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the blockchain will radically transform the economy - Bettina Warburg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good TED Talk on Blockchain Economics:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/clockchain/@peterthor/how-the-blockchain-will-radically-transform-the-economy-bettina-warburg</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/clockchain/@peterthor/how-the-blockchain-will-radically-transform-the-economy-bettina-warburg</guid><category><![CDATA[clockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:50:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e99LcMQwWhTproxzKG2wkd36owN8ufkBYxN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Hadrian – the brick layer robot...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Meet Hadrian – the brick layer robot: One more example where humans are out of the loop. We need universal basic income ASAP, if for no other reason than to protect the idle rich from the wrath of the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@peterthor/meet-hadrian-the-brick-layer-robot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@peterthor/meet-hadrian-the-brick-layer-robot</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:44:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e98LExKfPi8u2rDfijReqannevAMdfYNEtE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TYT YouTube channel slow and intermittent today... wonder why ???]]></title><description><![CDATA[I was watching the TYT YouTube channel just now and Cenk was talking about the FCC decision today on Net Neutrality just now. The video stream was slow and intermittent, pretty much impossible to follow.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@peterthor/tyt-youtube-channel-slow-and-intermittent-today-wonder-why</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@peterthor/tyt-youtube-channel-slow-and-intermittent-today-wonder-why</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:28:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another RSA-Style Animation - Test Drawing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Click on the drawing below to see the animation: Another RSA-Style Animation - Test Drawing ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@peterthor/ek8774z2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@peterthor/ek8774z2</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:10:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBY9hoU8oh9J4ApKv6igLVANrFdPra54rycY9LrP8wUrhLaLMzCYK15EbYk9nP2YQa3BKodeePCDAAdWWZGDMzQtqaE9HY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HTTP Triggered Azure Functions]]></title><description><![CDATA[HTTP Triggered Azure Functions ▶️ DTube ▶️ IPFS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@peterthor/133y5fk1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@peterthor/133y5fk1</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[peterthor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:02:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UonYARCqq1q4rLKupB1bvXrZSNGB7jRc4Z6a4TKY7HDHNdxGEhmrZM1FteJuss8JA5iQV1BtbBspS9y7Hie8SBi5Pa4gvir9s6siYv39GeQc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>