<?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>Wed, 13 May 2026 01:43:21 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@sardonyx/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[How to solve the North Korean problem once and for all]]></title><description><![CDATA["Test-launch" an ICBM, landing it on the lawn in front of Government Buildings, PyongYang. Replace the nuclear payload with flowers and a greeting card "Best wishes to our friends in North]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/northkorea/@sardonyx/how-to-solve-the-north-korean-problem-once-and-for-all</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/northkorea/@sardonyx/how-to-solve-the-north-korean-problem-once-and-for-all</guid><category><![CDATA[northkorea]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sardonyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 21:30:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit: Why the upvoting system matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of, and perhaps the main, critical issue with modern decentralized systems is that they draw on the collective intelligence of the many rather than the wisdom of the moneyed few. People are willing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/decentralization/@sardonyx/steemit-why-the-upvoting-system-matters</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/decentralization/@sardonyx/steemit-why-the-upvoting-system-matters</guid><category><![CDATA[decentralization]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sardonyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2016 21:29:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is earning STEEM simply a function of your STEEM POWER?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it possible that the handful of people who own 99.9% of all STEEM power are simply voting each others posts, enriching themselves more by (1) taking the lions share of the curation points (which is]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@sardonyx/is-earning-steem-simply-a-function-of-your-steem-power</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@sardonyx/is-earning-steem-simply-a-function-of-your-steem-power</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sardonyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2016 21:32:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why American politics is so messed up]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are the aims of a politician? ALL politicians? (1) To attain office and remain in office. How does a politician achieve this? By being a salesman and selling himself to everyone who will enable him]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@sardonyx/why-american-politics-is-so-messed-up</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@sardonyx/why-american-politics-is-so-messed-up</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sardonyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 21:14:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The New World Order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premise 1: We are entering a New World Order. That is, humanity is entering a new phase that is different from anything to have come before, in this generation. First, we are interconnected as never before;]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@sardonyx/the-new-world-order</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@sardonyx/the-new-world-order</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sardonyx]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2016 10:25:18 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>