<?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 16:07:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@samueldouglas/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Psychedelic Overground]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, these last few years have been a time. After getting stung by ONO in 2018 (if you don't know, don't ask), I had a protracted sulk and slight career pivot. Now, academia is my side gig, and I have my]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/content/@samueldouglas/psychedelic-overground</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/content/@samueldouglas/psychedelic-overground</guid><category><![CDATA[content]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2022 03:18:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUeJEn5AVrJUoyatFqBqfcCJi1N7UixR4g2KPKN7w8NpZL7V24Yp9Lac2XQ48bbhtz5tBLUZaReqyp4Ff8ebLH2xtrAEQi47gup2dz2qkhPFxMiFj6rcWXsxAHRnuU6XyY75nj5Mjh6BfTqsDhVdzssKMmqQ4DyrWUoQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blockchain Regulation in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[I’ve been interested in issues around censorship and freedom of speech & expression for a long time - since my first brush with On Liberty by John Stuart Mill. This interest grew into a concern with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@samueldouglas/blockchain-regualtion-in-china</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@samueldouglas/blockchain-regualtion-in-china</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 09 Feb 2019 06:40:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHjEVqWn2XAa2ghvg4AuExdMqoCevPG4sYRY18hfqQAFVYp2J8dnwNLcNHg313W71oWJmDPueg9zkjHPrKS1Gars2m7jq46ZF7Mpa8wEPMqfgZCG6xPNiyk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONO test version is Go!]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, another few weeks of craziness has ensued since I last posted. Mainly, I’m going to talk about ONO, for two reasons. One is that it's what I've spent most of my time working on and/or thinking about.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ono/@samueldouglas/ono-is-go</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ono/@samueldouglas/ono-is-go</guid><category><![CDATA[ono]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jul 2018 03:35:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q97fKZTvPfqsLBhKTCChTrJzLhEv2Ngix7RNMfzeH4MjMVMoTSjGRTekMcQZi4jTxo11tdqeis7fr6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More of a rant than originally intended.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, it’s certainly been a busy couple of weeks for me, hence the lack of posts from me here. From that ongoing mountain of assignments that always seems to need grading, to being selected as a first]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@samueldouglas/more-of-a-rant-than-originally-intended</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@samueldouglas/more-of-a-rant-than-originally-intended</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jun 2018 09:46:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3gvDHytNF793bg88B7fESPieLQ8dxHoNeAR9XUX4RJmJRerTAKkzLWt13C4SowzV94g848L3nRd6F9nqCqYirWLcRyMS9S2vNjNyfqhuPYtg195gWYgXDu2uJbmn23dsh8ojyLkgfyyMjwT2gXQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[ONO Super Partner Candidate - Samuel Douglas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi, those of you who follow me on steemit or twitter already know me, but my name is Dr Samuel Douglas (though most people just call me Sam), and this is my public announcement that I am putting myself]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ono/@samueldouglas/ono-super-partner-candidate-samuel-douglas</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ono/@samueldouglas/ono-super-partner-candidate-samuel-douglas</guid><category><![CDATA[ono]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 01 Jun 2018 01:26:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQfQgENfxADE6EVYabczqmSF5KeWefV5WL9W9EsCDTFZkW9PGk1Mchwp1juPrkTzoCY8Q9DQhWUbBgTqFzJv8b6KzdJzWUB8rhHKcuHXuM5BfsRErWzBTot?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You don't mean that, do you? - Comedy Open Mic Round 15]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a dingy university snack-food shop, a short and unassuming looking man shuffled towards the cash register and cleared his throat. “Ahem.” The depressed looking shop assistant’s gaze never left his phone.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/you-don-t-mean-that-do-you-comedy-open-mic-round-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/you-don-t-mean-that-do-you-comedy-open-mic-round-15</guid><category><![CDATA[comedyopenmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2018 02:32:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7yk2wAYoyUmjreStMbW985PRDQHNx5jdvA2WPgWEDDTLXnFBDFbxmnGin8F8apREtyPqvkaYbwLyh7wbNamqdAoEhKMsbk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tao, Eudaimonia, the Unsayable, and Decentralization.]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is interesting to see that parallels between different ideas that were written in isolation from each other in space or time. I was reading the Tao Te Ching recently, as it's a part of the philosophy]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@samueldouglas/tao-eudaimonia-the-unsayable-and-decentralization</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@samueldouglas/tao-eudaimonia-the-unsayable-and-decentralization</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 02:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs77ifcyigiuSBLMXbvhTtTDsYXwNhgCXAUtJJuyscFq1dQn4HP2TNyjGjtRHYfvAHLF8NwyWevdFCjwyL14kCEaNVX5ntaz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steem Weekly Horoscope - Comedy Open Mic  Round (Lucky) 13]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worried about the future? Concerned about the location of Uranus? Fear not, timid and credulous Steemians, for I will use the secret powers of the Illuminatus Philosophicus to read the stars and foretell*]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/steem-weekly-horoscope-comedy-open-mic-round-lucky-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/steem-weekly-horoscope-comedy-open-mic-round-lucky-13</guid><category><![CDATA[comedyopenmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 01:13:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8negiwrSJCEdYpD5TrVEJwi9zf2PS23YW5X8voEeaBwPM31Wf4G9jx3wWqv7j5cpTQB7AVx7zpgGxyjpHKgzXjJjp3v6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building a better decentralised social-network economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Watching the drama regarding the distribution of the reward pool on steemit unfold, and in expectation of newer decentralized platforms such as ONO, I wanted to throw some ideas out there on how things]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@samueldouglas/building-a-better-decentralised-social-network-economy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@samueldouglas/building-a-better-decentralised-social-network-economy</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 00:48:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFoxgvrf55SNsphRKDM8C1WFPWSHAcQVUin2h2rGURojT42RpJABQhiQUwdFCA5pnhXMD54fyDpmj6BWEa5VbahybmY9heBAmqVsmtvWyk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weed, autonomy, and the last year of progress toward reform in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[About a year ago, I wrote about the Nimbin MardiGrass, and the political malaise that has stifled the possibility of reform of how cannabis is dealt with in Australia. I argued that the existing laws failed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cannabis/@samueldouglas/weed-autonomy-and-the-last-year-of-progress-toward-reform-in-australia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cannabis/@samueldouglas/weed-autonomy-and-the-last-year-of-progress-toward-reform-in-australia</guid><category><![CDATA[cannabis]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2018 10:00:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kyJM9JABQLS7EhjmU3VVqJQJsLWXdiEAEASXRA12FrTzzePq7jkLLHijFxJqFTCB3ndGnbF2CRH57PMckZaGSN7Vbbd68mRukwDmJ8taA9dTozgTUNxGhtpFYKtPmD7rKKHHCTx?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto-conspiracy - Comedy Open Mic Round 10]]></title><description><![CDATA[Everyone remembers where they were during the Big Dump of 2020. And everyone remembers what was said on the news (once the power came back on): Over-capitalisation, excessive leveraging, markets “out of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/comedy-open-mic-round-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/comedy-open-mic-round-10</guid><category><![CDATA[comedyopenmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2018 02:15:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMpYki2oRSWFbxswkx88Ngxwfk6xqQos2HgAjSPqnfTatyRAy2Hyp38vEgKzCjyoTdaTZwM2jpbb3YFV6CTDCFuspTBaktzLyNW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ballad of Jerry Banfield - Comedy Open Mic Round 9]]></title><description><![CDATA[@jerrybanfield, he’s the best Because of him I did invest My life savings in a scheme To quadruple the price of STEEM Jerry, Jerry, why did you hurt me so? Jerry, Jerry, off to the moon we go! He’d shill]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/the-ballad-of-jerry-banfield-comedy-open-mic-round-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/the-ballad-of-jerry-banfield-comedy-open-mic-round-9</guid><category><![CDATA[comedyopenmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2018 08:21:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLpunQuGfHnXTmxWbRQScCVGspXNWFwLrhpv2Qrf2DtEQQ5jgggc58nR4XJbtXsrA7S1Gf3ZHKkoXQruwtBpaHoTE9Kn4BUeV66iwxVBdRHS9sasb8ZMG8jjViR8oc69AEmz2XJr6R5gfBJLtzrfkgVGn9fTq2niW38?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many spam accounts does it take to screw up a network?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inspired by @marekkaminski's great bit of investigation of a 'spam carousel' I decided to take a bit of a look at the operation he focused on, with the aim of coming up with some numbers. Specifically,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@samueldouglas/how-many-spam-accounts-does-it-take-to-screw-up-a-network</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@samueldouglas/how-many-spam-accounts-does-it-take-to-screw-up-a-network</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2018 01:50:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2ufhwNgM3qHKGxq8wdcWAiFpcm29FF1vQ7VZHkTuxCRQT3TFj6PTSok6gN9jnmhkaGyVVzRQh?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedy Open Mic Round 8 - Part 2: Brother, can you spare two STEEM?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome Steemians, to Monticello Civic Center for the Third Annual Ned Scott Awards for Outstanding Achievements in the Field of Excellence! This event is brought to you by Ned’s Perfect Hair tm. Remember]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/comedy-open-mic-round-8-part-2-brother-can-you-spare-two-steem</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/comedy-open-mic-round-8-part-2-brother-can-you-spare-two-steem</guid><category><![CDATA[comedyopenmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2018 09:07:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVNZnQvr9mZjMNM2oJ5j845kDatty1kfLAvKx7FAMzegCpXmXXxbivpWQURqeHenHY14QW71tP2j5sQCD75LmrHUJpvr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My article on Steemit for Independent Australia: "Steem: Social media platform mirrors real-world economics and inequality"]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those of you who know me, and pay attention, know that I occasionally write analysis and opinion pieces for a non-mainstream and politically unaligned news site: Independent Australia.( Maybe slightly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@samueldouglas/my-article-on-steemit-for-independent-australia-steem-social-media-platform-mirrors-real-world-economics-and-inequality</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@samueldouglas/my-article-on-steemit-for-independent-australia-steem-social-media-platform-mirrors-real-world-economics-and-inequality</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 07 Apr 2018 02:13:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787gZyhn7ShE1u91Zk9fE89pzdoQHJve4FUopX1WxPSpJ61DdrxGDEX62JeBn6TH9qkj9eaZFjMySTKdQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comedy Open Mic Round 8 - Part 1: Dignity is for the weak!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why can't Steem Power be used as a contraceptive? Because it takes 13 weeks to fully withdraw Thank-you, I'm here all for eternity, or until cryptocurrencies cause a financial interregnum and I have to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/comedy-open-mic-round-8-part-1-dignity-is-for-the-weak</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/comedy-open-mic-round-8-part-1-dignity-is-for-the-weak</guid><category><![CDATA[comedyopenmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 11:10:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2nhMph8Yo3jHyfsfBxm3raDEGrffBkSsHnPoxzrm2wKsuoPzFLAWEPEMMFyKKphuJNQvEbvrAZfjr5sCB8Hw95if8XvTkAfZRYXsSU6kKEEotBbvcqoubAFtLvcr3iRLek6DERJkcuTFZg9D5tphzQQGQ4BgCWuZG1j28NDjZd5Qh4jRxRG4eDBvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting started on Steemit: Lots to learn!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Being new to steemit is tough. There is a lot to learn. Stuff you'll need to figure out includes, but is not limted to: How to write a post in markdown - bold, italics, tiny text, headings, how to upload]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/newbieresteemday/@samueldouglas/getting-started-on-steemit-lots-to-learn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/newbieresteemday/@samueldouglas/getting-started-on-steemit-lots-to-learn</guid><category><![CDATA[newbieresteemday]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 06 Apr 2018 04:31:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD34y99UXBV4CtPpRvxrQXGZwLtjNvi1AvzrztPAq8UaphxPdmcGdpNLyeNt756BPmc7h6SfC9DuQT6hcufJL5KXR27rXpzuuUwgntCZpjNfQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quick!]]></title><link>http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@samueldouglas/quick</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/meme/@samueldouglas/quick</guid><category><![CDATA[meme]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2018 09:24:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYm5ZJ2bNe5oTS3mYwTUcBwDPoEJXmNQZ1kHbA2dN8pW755Du79bPJz6Jxht6RhzaQUhZBzMCqC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A brief note on Regulatory Capture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since reading @krnel's discussion of a design failure of Steem, and @tarazkp's piece on circle-jerkers and bidbots, I got my brain back into political gear, and remembered another related concept that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@samueldouglas/a-brief-note-on-regulatory-capture</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@samueldouglas/a-brief-note-on-regulatory-capture</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2018 07:27:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVdjwW9iVbMMngTCr3YDWeHMzGzuBfVoacPd3jh3BQjcgbSkToexmyUAazuybNdqggZ2Joy1CtVcyNpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ready Plankton One - Comedy Open Mic Round 7]]></title><description><![CDATA[The year is 2035, my name is Arzival. The Steemasis is where everyone comes to escape the daily grind by shilling, bullshitting, worshipping the very ground whales walk upon, and generally pissing in each]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/ready-plankton-one-comedy-open-mic-round-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/comedyopenmic/@samueldouglas/ready-plankton-one-comedy-open-mic-round-7</guid><category><![CDATA[comedyopenmic]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[samueldouglas]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2018 10:28:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy25xeiZBNuPiYbEBn11wgz3UHn1x6Rp8D4GphA9Sqash9oJLifkDDmXTLstgjHkFJPs3C4dGz9ofeWQiS5R3FjTWD7hZRBL6VmyQHdaWr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>