<?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>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:56:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@proteus-h/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Carrizo Plain, California]]></title><description><![CDATA[I visited Carrizo Plain National Monument, a remote valley in California, this past weekend to see the current wildflower show. Unlike last month when I was there, there are now flowers covering the valley]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@proteus-h/carrizo-plain-california</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@proteus-h/carrizo-plain-california</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[proteus-h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2019 05:30:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UM735TCEJ8jbFZQXtafXVzGx9mWgMrDX4LPR3Aq35nuca9GXUupQv9vy2giAunrdPDkgwmZ1ZkQDZG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cheap FM Radio Transmitter: Teardown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello all - it's been awhile since I last posted. Let's get to it. Sitting on my desk for the past month is a small battery powered FM transmitter sold by Straight Talk, the cell phone carrier. The device]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@proteus-h/cheap-fm-radio-transmitter-teardown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@proteus-h/cheap-fm-radio-transmitter-teardown</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[proteus-h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Apr 2019 04:01:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTCbCd1L4AQP82AFWYYzZC15DpSZWeSYgzVPDr1N7MS5UZ3R7PpQmxHiUSjcLMy8JhHiF2jpcN4fXkXFUfgkQczU9Y82VFXjJ2Y1t48tcqXBAtUSJEbdSPHncC2mLD7TVr2g62H5Wf3w8VCt8Yvyta?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hazard Reef, central California]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@proteus-h/hazard-reef-central-california-2018-08-31-01-56-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@proteus-h/hazard-reef-central-california-2018-08-31-01-56-12</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[proteus-h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 31 Aug 2018 01:56:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKhRwgAqVf1UsLuEWBBMin9WHioherTcV9fsvWxe7iApc62EaU78s5JKE6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[California scrub jay at Montana de Oro, California]]></title><description><![CDATA[This bird was surprisingly friendly this morning and let me take this picture. In the background is the Hazard Reef formation, which stretches about a mile down the coast. Steepshot IPFS IOS Android Web]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@proteus-h/california-scrub-jay-at-montana-de-oro-c-2018-08-26-00-43-48</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@proteus-h/california-scrub-jay-at-montana-de-oro-c-2018-08-26-00-43-48</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[proteus-h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Aug 2018 00:43:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKXZVcjsfENHv5mdWLuEmzf723c6fYjvRUmGgicRJJJ5uJ9xqcmXKt61pA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My X-Ray emitter device built from a barbecue lighter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently I completed a small project - I created a little X-ray radiation source using a barbecue lighter and a vacuum tube. When you pull the trigger, a short pulse of X-rays is produced inside the tube.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gadgets/@proteus-h/my-x-ray-emitter-device-built-from-a-barbecue-lighter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gadgets/@proteus-h/my-x-ray-emitter-device-built-from-a-barbecue-lighter</guid><category><![CDATA[gadgets]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[proteus-h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 01:46:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2SEb2Y761RWp5avpcFyhT9yk81YCEFwznBHbSithw86pbLE1YR9MGwRC2WM6aWtTv5fAPbTtrcL3ttbT2RA7dYbx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harmony Headlands, California, from above]]></title><description><![CDATA[I finally licensed my drone so I can use the photos for "commercial" (Steemit) purposes now. Here's a shot of Harmony Headlands, a state park north of Cayucos, from last week. It's the tail end]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@proteus-h/harmony-headlands-california-from-above</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@proteus-h/harmony-headlands-california-from-above</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[proteus-h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 05:05:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeJsVCDH8kztmp1Z3Xh2r2KBGTFHD2dt1DKareP4iEiLpLexLjs1ajJq8HAQ2HChwFWFnYVU972zMKk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NASA's Insight Mars Lander Mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early this morning, the Insight mission launched aboard an Atlas 5 rocket on a trajectory to the planet Mars. This large machine, weighing almost a ton at takeoff, will touch down on the red planet about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@proteus-h/nasa-s-insight-mars-lander-mission</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@proteus-h/nasa-s-insight-mars-lander-mission</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[proteus-h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 03:07:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa4S2nHLGM2XuygEbe9FF9humQuGRkHfRw9wdX37XZGkzSUPENR3EPG4oL79KFxv2tGCMzhwLtW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside an inexpensive E-reader device]]></title><description><![CDATA[About a month ago I discovered that my e-reader (which I use to store textbooks and a few other books that I occasionally read) had been smashed. It had been in my backpack for a week or two without me]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@proteus-h/inside-an-inexpensive-e-reader-device</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@proteus-h/inside-an-inexpensive-e-reader-device</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[proteus-h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2018 06:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ1GnJE7Zka2JzvgyKpEq46KA1ewv15VYkBcBiRNFfyHkNXjbBDShpt9TgZq5pzAMeRryTiQeKx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is an orbit? Part 3: Orbital Transfers]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this writeup I'm going to discuss how a spacecraft can go from one orbit to another, and hopefully make it as intuitive as possible. 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Steepshot | IPFS | Google Play | IOS]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photo/@proteus-h/looking-east-from-the-laguna-mountains-n-2018-04-19-20-29-03</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photo/@proteus-h/looking-east-from-the-laguna-mountains-n-2018-04-19-20-29-03</guid><category><![CDATA[photo]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[proteus-h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 20:29:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKW2YTyJgRe2cU7m5BkwqNLGVNX6bVCbiVz98nWA5M1Lpo5L49BTKsphoc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hoodoo in Bryce Canyon, Utah]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taken along the Navajo loop trail last week in Bryce Canyon National Park. Most of the snow has melted but the temperature was still in the 30s (F). 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The famous Zion tunnel passes through the mountain you see,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zion/@proteus-h/moonrise-over-zion-canyon-utah-2018-03-30-03-15-37</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zion/@proteus-h/moonrise-over-zion-canyon-utah-2018-03-30-03-15-37</guid><category><![CDATA[zion]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[proteus-h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 03:15:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKWRMFEFTWEKhKnDYAnwT6Jzv8iLaEwuyKhVsmDKJi4EV2ZWwG6m64imgi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Teardown/Explanation of a Bluetooth Selfie-Stick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another cheap Bluetooth device teardown today. I recently purchased (at my local dollar store of course) a pink wireless selfie-stick. I don't really take selfies (pretty much just pictures of landscapes]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@proteus-h/teardown-explanation-of-a-bluetooth-selfie-stick</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@proteus-h/teardown-explanation-of-a-bluetooth-selfie-stick</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[proteus-h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2018 00:36:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2JCjhyiVvbCQD4kbTrpwGEQrkuSW8XxMJcMdH4SeKgAvVunYy4V7TphtZhRSQAKqknC5xRkUfNF8fKNMtRw8KbKC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[California Coast North of San Simeon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steepshot | IPFS | Google Play]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@proteus-h/california-coast-north-of-san-simeon-2018-03-24-06-22-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@proteus-h/california-coast-north-of-san-simeon-2018-03-24-06-22-20</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[proteus-h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2018 06:22:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKWRYqCRsnV2TdbAotRdE19N86L29EwGuQKnsCkjEv9HVbsEG4AdHi1PUa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking north from Montana de Oro state park, Hazard Reef]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a view from a dune in Montana de Oro state park in central California. 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The rocks are black because they are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@proteus-h/northern-edge-of-morro-rock-california-2018-03-21-02-00-39</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@proteus-h/northern-edge-of-morro-rock-california-2018-03-21-02-00-39</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[proteus-h]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2018 02:00:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfoEFgBir1jy4DeK1wwhDm7oNHzc1b8roaJY8MKgjVK65hGazgjEfs5MTrJ2SymJiumN5rnuUcqwg8DqGpAjAAp4ECprDLr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electrical Component Basics: Piezoelectric Resonators]]></title><description><![CDATA[I've finally got another technical post today. 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