<?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 14:50:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@puffosiffredi/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[IBM Q , alias: say hello to cryptography? What is true, and what is not.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just in case this news was not that popular to reach the mainstream magazines, IBM decided to enter (or better, to create) the market for quantum computers. Up to now, quantum computers were only used]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/ibm-q-alias-say-hello-to-cryptography-what-is-true-and-what-is-not</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/ibm-q-alias-say-hello-to-cryptography-what-is-true-and-what-is-not</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2017 11:32:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961Myf5LCVmDbBTgNz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit, Blockchains and money.]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last days I've seen lot of discussions about the future of Steem, of the steem dollar, and the value of investors. This looked pretty weird to me, since I am just writing ... because I need to.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@puffosiffredi/steemit-blockchains-and-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@puffosiffredi/steemit-blockchains-and-money</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Mar 2017 12:15:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961Myf5LCVmDbBTgNz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Women and management.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As usual, I start my posts apologizing for my English, since I am not a native Speaker. This time I would like to describe my experience in having women as a manager. This is mostly because i think is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@puffosiffredi/women-and-management</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@puffosiffredi/women-and-management</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 10:42:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961NXWzJZjz559rA9k?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arran, you're a genius.]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fun/@puffosiffredi/arran-you-re-a-genius</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fun/@puffosiffredi/arran-you-re-a-genius</guid><category><![CDATA[fun]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 01 Mar 2017 08:07:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961VV81UvaiyG311VG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is better to settle a desert planet.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As usual, I start apologizing  for my English: I'm not a native speaker. This post, is about NASA announcing 7 new rock based exoplanets,  of which 3 could host life. Now, is not about discussing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/why-is-better-to-settle-a-desert-planet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/why-is-better-to-settle-a-desert-planet</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2017 16:54:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/k75bsVmJ9sojwbTEQ9L2fWidhCxafRRo9NCsRFCcMDTgXaFTyrGYUSckkZA3TdYcPdUTpVvnpF2WvUBsQBWJNyDW8AnUM9nqBT8PRz717JDeDmGHcBZ8ipNQ5jcrLFH2x87vAn25WQyQ1DTG2U2ZB81kKh1SRdy4S?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax paying robots?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As usual, I start my posts apologizing for my bad english. You know, Netiquette. (=You know, I 'm old  classic). I am reading of strange proposals about companies paying taxes to compensate the loss]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@puffosiffredi/tax-paying-robots</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@puffosiffredi/tax-paying-robots</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2017 13:11:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5CEvyaAfMXe6LiALDMnxwrJk9SH6HsgbCTA9ErsB2qfTCX73ShyLL8Yfi1JtskfhS4oEEBCGv9EZzWBtS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy  - The new law against "Fake News".]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi all, as usual I apologize in advance for my bad english. I would like to explain the content of the new DDL (a request for discussion of a law) which entered today into the higher chamber in Italy,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@puffosiffredi/italy-the-new-law-against-fake-news</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@puffosiffredi/italy-the-new-law-against-fake-news</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2017 11:52:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961M3LSA42YqUAdWk6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disruption and the Gartner's curve 2016.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As usual I apologize for my bad English. Today I like to comment the  Gartner's hype curve for 2016, comparing it to the 2015's one. This is how the "industry" and mostly the "VC" is doing their financing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@puffosiffredi/disruption-and-the-gartner-s-curve-2016</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@puffosiffredi/disruption-and-the-gartner-s-curve-2016</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2017 16:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961NUmPPnuY5XHLKp2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The "cryptocurrency" economy.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As usual, I start my post apologizing for my bad English.  Since I am working into "Emerging technologies" area, often  I read this articles about steemit "economy", as well about articles about]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@puffosiffredi/the-cryptocurrency-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@puffosiffredi/the-cryptocurrency-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2017 12:37:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961Py43BfUScjHe6ia?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building a surveillance state, howto.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Again, when starting with a post in English I start apologizing for my bad english. Today I want to talk of some personal experience I had , while playing with RFID.  Because of a project my company]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@puffosiffredi/building-a-surveillance-state-howto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@puffosiffredi/building-a-surveillance-state-howto</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2017 11:39:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Gr7d22hTHGTM6CbLdQYPeojh1qxCcbXQHw3ESUhV1qhNSLdx1Pu8S4sCEUABhdmgsDN5h4MGZer4PqeBHG86kT3fX9bcgHH97ZWxi2AvQhRbDSaXD7z39aN9aHGcQ5j9x6bWGmcABXzYTaGtWqM29PE9dnrLMijNJ4fcUD4uFHuP59C2vPY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The impact of technology on the labor market.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As usual, I start apologizing for my bad English. Im not a native speaker. And I still think is polite to apologize when you abuse someone else's native language. When I try to explain people which kind]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@puffosiffredi/the-impact-of-technology-on-the-labor-market</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@puffosiffredi/the-impact-of-technology-on-the-labor-market</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2017 23:23:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.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?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explaining Artificial Consciousness to my mother. (At least, trying hard)]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I am used to do I start my post apologizing about my bad english. I'm not a native speaker. Still, I like to explain things to people which is interested. I say "explaining to my mother" because my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/explaining-artificial-consciousness-to-my-mother-at-least-trying-hard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/explaining-artificial-consciousness-to-my-mother-at-least-trying-hard</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2017 15:28:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWSzqyHT1k68Qx4cTmfEPSXqm1wPMRkcSBHbmVVLL2kn4m91Qobq9d4WWK8mbrXWePDJ3rQfq152RP7e5nadwYqmDN9YFUWDwhtf7coYM4eA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Explaining AI to my mother. Or, at least, I try hard.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As usual I start my post saying I apologize for my English. I am not native speaker. This is why now I will try to make Kohonen Maps easy. Using a language which is not mine. Like real men. Yeah. One of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/explaining-ia-to-my-mother-or-at-least-i-try-hard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/explaining-ia-to-my-mother-or-at-least-i-try-hard</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2017 14:54:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2YmdUFozvi1sxh8WM3WmJcrGQJ5NYRN4keBC1ScM9NbY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekend post... triggering politics.]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I said in my introduction, I am not that interested in politics. Neither in the country I live in, neither in countries like the USA, where my english is not that good. But... ...but. I have some old,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@puffosiffredi/weekend-post-triggering-politics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@puffosiffredi/weekend-post-triggering-politics</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2017 16:30:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGDEAMLgauGm2v3LnbUENLt18xk4mD8PdjTr4765HScBLTBDzBNJv1kCsFMoaCy623ssQjuF5SofBZxjxRSLNF7mLpgCfjkjxrhQNq1Dc4AeJMzy5ozbAqP2uTAx8kxGjEBp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is mathematics the language of nature, life and everything?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As usual I apologize in advance for my bad English. I feel very bad feeling when someone speaks a bad Italian, so I understand you may feel bad because of my poor English. Anyhow, I was following a discussions]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/is-mathematics-the-language-of-nature-life-and-everything</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/is-mathematics-the-language-of-nature-life-and-everything</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2017 11:20:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMeHGsZuPeiwT7TjXCzWUVdUD26YPhC6GEgSKCozXQzYERwXQ8hycxMh9Z86i6YcbbDXvjio7rDVERoy7dQvUgE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Installing Ubuntu Linux on Terminator T-800, HOWTO.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before to start with a post about Artificial Intelligence, I apologize for my english, since I am not a native speaker.  This is not about technology itself. I will probably write more about Kohonen-like]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@puffosiffredi/installing-ubuntu-linux-on-terminator-t-800-howto</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@puffosiffredi/installing-ubuntu-linux-on-terminator-t-800-howto</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2017 17:28:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNcexr7CN6oLFxdYPTk9EAY9hdGJZM5wxLb8Jbjf8UczwEQ5npYaPG4T2rbcNH9VkQKte1TAeFrhekcWLphe23wGsRyXcRy4ZGdGwRpGqAjfHG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The status of science, under my personal feeling.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before of annoying you with my bad english, I think is better if I state the following: I work in the "private sector", where we call "Emerging Technology" the department where you]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/the-status-of-science-under-my-personal-feeling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/the-status-of-science-under-my-personal-feeling</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2017 13:00:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro6BEQfa2qsfaJxTZEvAYYJoxxDavgR1g1k2WMHbJpvfiyb64xC3AYZJKxHRu7CX2rNUZEsRtvzktvNNNTdhWLAMNya4KzkQLLZS8Uiu1xhgS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why  fake STEM is dangerous, why it is dangerous for YOU ( and your country too).]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's the second time  I apologize for my English, nevertheless I feel the urge to complete This article I wrote yesterday. I understand it sounds like a "Holy War for Science" so the point is: why]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/why-bad-stem-is-dangerous-why-it-is-dangerous-for-you-and-your-country-too</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/why-bad-stem-is-dangerous-why-it-is-dangerous-for-you-and-your-country-too</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2017 16:43:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961GXQaBVRsnuKRzk6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why I am flagging incompetent STEM articles.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since I'm not an English native speaker, I've been thinking  a lot before of posting something like this. My English is tailored on my job, so that is not what people is used to listen at. I beg pardon]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/why-i-am-flagging-incompetent-stem-articles</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@puffosiffredi/why-i-am-flagging-incompetent-stem-articles</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2017 00:44:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961MkQRvpuoJPgEVcJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Tox ID: 1B4CD4F8D84EE4540B2ABC97777448AEC5DA4073613DD6A61B1AF2CEA07D1B70895A4DC0DFB8]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@puffosiffredi/my-tox-id-1b4cd4f8d84ee4540b2abc97777448aec5da4073613dd6a61b1af2cea07d1b70895a4dc0dfb8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/freedom/@puffosiffredi/my-tox-id-1b4cd4f8d84ee4540b2abc97777448aec5da4073613dd6a61b1af2cea07d1b70895a4dc0dfb8</guid><category><![CDATA[freedom]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[puffosiffredi]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2017 23:21:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961FXsybATGZjh2SGN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>