<?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 15:06:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@snakiest/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[University trilemma: Fundamental issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[It looks like universities have become a trendy topic on Steemit these days, so let me share my opinion about where they stand and where they are headed. Background Not so long ago I was introduced to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@snakiest/university-trilemma-fundamental-issues</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@snakiest/university-trilemma-fundamental-issues</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Aug 2017 02:56:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYzmFdzb6ZWfrB2rwQ5TYdDPWVZmbqp9yYGaBD9QC7GcTTdMtq5Xdfq1zZGymeqAhLXCenfBst2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[To all Lisk holders (and everybody else, I guess): Scammers on the rampage]]></title><description><![CDATA[My favorite investment is under scammers’ attack. Around 24 hours ago, scammers attacked Lisk’s general chat while the admins were away. What happened? Since the Lisk team is situated in Germany, the scammers]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@snakiest/to-all-lisk-holders-and-everybody-else-i-guess-scammers-on-the-rampage</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@snakiest/to-all-lisk-holders-and-everybody-else-i-guess-scammers-on-the-rampage</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 05:05:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYcUjMjpoTtJ4xprKRamH3Wx4w57jnvv8LYccsQJsgZKp8sKSBt9ETdHVMSNg3UfLbJ5R6QZiPQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto-scam adventure: Part 1 – I gave them my money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to my critical examination of Control-Finance, the scam that wants to look legit so hard it seems to be successful. Disclaimer: The links provided are my personal referral links. Review General]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@snakiest/crypto-scam-adventure-part-1-i-gave-them-my-money</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@snakiest/crypto-scam-adventure-part-1-i-gave-them-my-money</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 13:29:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYmQgjwJFCcmwLFk1zyaEj9VnFej5kGYXC6VN93PdqFRnanGsLzhBn4nfJKrphhZZ95xhsjxYqt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DeepThink update: Technical issues and solutions]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have been live for just a couple of days, but have already run into a major problem. As you know, DeepThink is a community whose members join together under the agreement to produce quality content]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@snakiest/deepthink-update-technical-issues-and-solutions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@snakiest/deepthink-update-technical-issues-and-solutions</guid><category><![CDATA[deepthink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 00:22:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYrHjNXStdrLtXZaSsXAVB1RxNL7oF3cTCTKXKFhXABTzVjNgzH6aiWeyDSfroRFNp7mXsU5uY2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto-tragedy: “Now I am a believer” or history repeats itself]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those with weak hardware like myself can only jealously look at the beast rigs of professional miners. For some time, I couldn’t help thinking, however erroneous and illogical it was, that there was something]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@snakiest/crypto-tragedy-now-i-am-a-believer-or-history-repeats-itself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/philosophy/@snakiest/crypto-tragedy-now-i-am-a-believer-or-history-repeats-itself</guid><category><![CDATA[philosophy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 03 Aug 2017 07:30:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ6VsBzAVq4C7qHDq2tAZWRCoyedpbGH5vqNcDYbjunVJgHKnPe1EKcCf45ou4X4XRV5HrKssft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[DeepThink manual: How to join our curation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Update: The first list has been published. New members @holoz0r @gamesjoyce @insideman @heretickitten @ajdohmen @soo.chong163 Old members @abishai @snakiest @alexander.alexis @philosophist Main account]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@snakiest/deepthink-manual-how-to-join-our-curation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/deepthink/@snakiest/deepthink-manual-how-to-join-our-curation</guid><category><![CDATA[deepthink]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Jul 2017 03:19:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYSddex75f4fAVhG9P8Qs9k9HayM1Fv3zEmqktf6r5biYNFQvgNTeFQABHuYhvbkdkknXhdbfRG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alert: Probably a good time to buy Lisk if you haven't yet]]></title><description><![CDATA[So we all know Lisk is going to take off some time soon with their rebranding coming later this year and the very first SDK. If you've never heard about Lisk, you'd better do your research. Don't take]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@snakiest/alert-probably-a-good-time-to-buy-lisk-if-you-haven-t-yet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@snakiest/alert-probably-a-good-time-to-buy-lisk-if-you-haven-t-yet</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 00:13:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZobeU7eZf3t8rTZErNZ6P6JzRvuxXSN7BPYEvca2E1xnxDcMQFAGeGr6f6oLsMa8qx8pd4y2xW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deep thinking for deep thinkers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello there, fellow steemians. If the title of this post made you actually come here and read it, then you are the person we will be hunting for very soon. A number of Steemit members (myself included)]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@snakiest/deep-thinking-for-deep-thinkers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@snakiest/deep-thinking-for-deep-thinkers</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 04:01:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZz3uGrdYgSZ2RW2DJxHJQwqWHbAkqQFHnmbC2rV6Dmw9nkR87Ln1sgKyvTuPwoSHy6iwQStU46?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A few good things about public education]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I got myself into a debate about education. It started in with my opponent taking a radical position that we should do away with public education because, in summary, it serves governments’]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@snakiest/a-few-good-things-about-public-education</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@snakiest/a-few-good-things-about-public-education</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2017 03:35:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZu9jcz1hxswJBrpfrZCcixByoxqP8LjzgYcGYGfoRS71BdFXwPAYEk8e9bshW2YByiLnNSy3Nn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Easy bucks with control-finance?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a bit out of character for me - to write a post like this, but I am curious to hear your thoughts - especially of the crypto guys out there with a lot of experience. Have you heard of this new]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@snakiest/easy-bucks-with-control-finance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@snakiest/easy-bucks-with-control-finance</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 12:59:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa8vcFgXe7mhwkN9H1PsDczRn7Atp5djUgz1QEPqHDQoDxqWBNMq7qA7aoJvrYTyH1AhNSaP4tE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Practice and research in education - two lovers worlds apart.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research in education is famous both for its potential benefits for education and for being useless - all at the same time. Now, if that sounds a bit contradictory, imagine an inventor making public his]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@snakiest/practice-and-research-in-education-two-lovers-worlds-apart</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@snakiest/practice-and-research-in-education-two-lovers-worlds-apart</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 08 Jul 2017 04:30:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYrXPgsbaoaQB8mfy24nXTGYmn5TUS5BMb3yMj5Uu5BzUsK3fqLLCPXBZPB3e1Sd2aZSTjKG7g2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delicious poison: You don’t simply burn what you eat.]]></title><description><![CDATA[This post is based on the lecture by Dr.Lustig. For the short version of that lecture, please see the video at the end of the post. “If you eat it, you’d better burn it”. The tired mantra of dieticians.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@snakiest/delicious-poison-you-don-t-simply-burn-what-you-eat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@snakiest/delicious-poison-you-don-t-simply-burn-what-you-eat</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jul 2017 02:31:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNRvHueRHfsjkqRhrL7Fq1dFUAsDcjtJ1MCLxnE5kPDRHHDowMmBUzCxgbfUa6Z3vpBeKzuT7t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political donations: Corruption made beautiful]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just a few days ago, the Japanese media buzzed about the reportedly preferential treatment a small, unknown university in Shikoku received in its bid to establish a new veterinary department against that]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@snakiest/political-donations-corruption-made-beautiful</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/politics/@snakiest/political-donations-corruption-made-beautiful</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 04:11:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYv3tAkVdbNi1CxPVQiXGCm4Kts4d76MMRStNovSpFL6WZVdb6i3NuZQHYUC9xqNNoayK6vKEX8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Help needed: How to best use Steem dollars?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey there, dear readers, I need your advice. I am still a little confused about how to best use my steem dollars. Should I convert them to Steem Power using Conversion or should I trade them at the internal]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@snakiest/help-needed-how-to-best-use-steem-dollars</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@snakiest/help-needed-how-to-best-use-steem-dollars</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jul 2017 01:32:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[So, you're going to Japan? Know your manners!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whether it is a short trip or a long visit, you have to know exactly the language of the body, the main tool in the arsenal of any Japanese person - the bow. Take notes and practice. Yes, you, Olympic]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@snakiest/so-you-re-going-to-japan-know-your-manners</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@snakiest/so-you-re-going-to-japan-know-your-manners</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 06:35:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZp1ANvYdh4dPH4ntd54Ty11uU5JnS1xB2JukzR9kbDtrDZsnfUaivx9FySPRaGd2ix94ntKQUn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning (Esteem Network Contest Entry)]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you are home schooling or unschooling your kids, you owe it to your children to know this. This report, although a decade old, is a source of good educational practices that helped me make many informed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/education/@snakiest/organizing-instruction-and-study-to-improve-student-learning-esteem-network-contest-entry</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/education/@snakiest/organizing-instruction-and-study-to-improve-student-learning-esteem-network-contest-entry</guid><category><![CDATA[education]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jul 2017 02:35:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZtjbGiX4kjV2736UWaWmHeBCxoo3BdEuVYY5mVoANoc91zwa2SKu55vGgdmHamMJg6zFcMRf1p?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[KoCurrency - good or bad idea or simply scam?]]></title><description><![CDATA[You may have heard about this new up and coming platform with its own currency called KoCurrency KoCurrency seems to be very similar to Steem - it is a social platform (albeit tightly focused on]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@snakiest/kocurrency-good-or-bad-idea-or-simply-scam</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@snakiest/kocurrency-good-or-bad-idea-or-simply-scam</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Jul 2017 05:04:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZA9ojydyqLiFE9XEfBS4Cu1FVnpFjjbG4uhvoexSFFicRYQZ4T4eJSsKfvLrqp531CJVBbuWdk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Survey about NEM. Please respond.]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have 200 NEM in my account, and I am still not sure whether it was a good investment. I am new to the whole cryptocurrency thing, and not very knowledgeable, but from what I gather, NEM is kind of a]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@snakiest/nem-anybody</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@snakiest/nem-anybody</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 12:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYSgiThzYpgjkHKA2WigpqqiyDUzS7HCtXRj2L6cJwYLUFs5CostCsCNKb2LeK2zFWB12sXkpy4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ah, Tokyo...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tokyo. The big sandwich, as I call it. Capsule hotels and claustrophobic trains. Box-like high-rise buildings and unattended to greenery in the suburbs. People with restless faces, even when they seem]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@snakiest/ah-tokyo</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@snakiest/ah-tokyo</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jun 2017 11:13:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2EZFDtvMc6cPKLGsH7vCvZv9nG3Dpfx5F6gZpsf3ywVjoCwvQwAprsVzaRCfYhoUz3TujfPofn5hDB3sjpjJf2nJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politeness in Japan: a perfected norm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Image Source You enter a hotel, and a bell boy puts his hand against an automatic door and moves in unison with it as if it is him, and not the gears and sensors making it slide open. He then grabs your]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@snakiest/politeness-in-japan-a-perfected-norm</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/travel/@snakiest/politeness-in-japan-a-perfected-norm</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[snakiest]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jun 2017 13:08:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqyc52akN9rUxQfC5ruGgFCQMvjrGK1xA8ELpJodnps5Z3sBv7bGF5MXw6v2g6xCfdHBS8EkkXA6YVuWpw8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>