<?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>Fri, 15 May 2026 10:01:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@shychupacabra/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Steemit is an episode of Black Mirror]]></title><description><![CDATA[A world consumed by dystopia pushes people from all continents towards distractions online. Some people decide to fight back against predatory economies by sharing their underappreciated talents online.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shychupacabra/steemit-is-an-episode-of-black-mirror</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shychupacabra/steemit-is-an-episode-of-black-mirror</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shychupacabra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 01 Feb 2018 02:40:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Things we need to stop comparing Bitcoin to]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin, as is my understanding, is a digital asset and currency that may see wider adoption in the future (if certain things come to pass). It is not a tulip. It's not a beanie baby. Nowhere close. It's]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@shychupacabra/things-we-need-to-stop-comparing-bitcoin-to</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/bitcoin/@shychupacabra/things-we-need-to-stop-comparing-bitcoin-to</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shychupacabra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 01:52:39 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The awkwardness of writing on Steemit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is anyone else really inhibited by not being able to edit posts after a week? Or delete? Also, the looming possibility of being judged based on comments versus content! This place is a bit of a creative]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shychupacabra/the-awkwardness-of-writing-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@shychupacabra/the-awkwardness-of-writing-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shychupacabra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 02:50:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Troubadours: A SciFi Short]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Hand me the baby.” “I won’t,” the mother forced between sobs. “Now! This is not a debate —  there isn’t any time left!” She clutched the child closer and took in the lingering smell of baby shampoo and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@shychupacabra/the-troubadours-a-scifi-short</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@shychupacabra/the-troubadours-a-scifi-short</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shychupacabra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 02:06:45 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Science needs a Rejected Grants Archive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grants are the main source of what keeps biomedical research alive. Scientists apply for whatever money can get, usually from the government, but sometimes from philanthropists and other organizations,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@shychupacabra/science-needs-a-rejected-grants-archive</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@shychupacabra/science-needs-a-rejected-grants-archive</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shychupacabra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 03:57:18 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Institute: A SciFi Short]]></title><description><![CDATA[What can I say about our efforts to meld science and art at The Institute? There’s no doubt it was ambitious to push our students to carry out projects with both artistic and scientific agendas. But was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@shychupacabra/the-institute-a-scifi-short</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@shychupacabra/the-institute-a-scifi-short</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[shychupacabra]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jan 2018 21:51:12 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>