<?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 15:11:22 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@stevedeery/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin is up 729% - Look on the bright side]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin might be down a tad from it's all time high. But let’s look on the bright side: Bitcoin is still up 729% since February 2017. But if Bitcoin is not a rollacoaster you can stand to ride. Buy gold]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@stevedeery/bitcoin-s-up-729-look-on-the-bright-side</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/btc/@stevedeery/bitcoin-s-up-729-look-on-the-bright-side</guid><category><![CDATA[btc]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Feb 2018 21:42:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVgF1mqMFxfsiyqmDpB2nSFuvTmjM235dJwiHDW6HYKKw6heSSXSdX6qm2mmupRtGzFKVn6odG4S8uft?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tomorrow is Sunday - What is love? Anthony Campolo tells you all need to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[I saw Anthony Campolo give this talk at the 'Million Dollar Round Table' annual meeting in Dallas Texas in June 1983. I was about to leave the auditorium as the talk started slowly. But glad I stayed.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/campolo/@stevedeery/tomorrow-is-sunday-what-is-love-anthony-campolo-tells-you-all-need-to-know</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/campolo/@stevedeery/tomorrow-is-sunday-what-is-love-anthony-campolo-tells-you-all-need-to-know</guid><category><![CDATA[campolo]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 16:17:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Zskj9C56UondJxcjVaienfhVaNb7LJVWG6e787ga7agUeKzZAjCbFVLoYP9PERzpRoJVYaGJ67JV21AHefZxKaFf9feYvxzaWaw2xU31X6tchoX4BP6n?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Cash - Spendin' cash, talkin' trash]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are so many articles, tweets, op-eds and blogs about the ‘virtues’ and ‘supremacy’ of Bitcoin Cash it is hard to keep up. We are grateful Bitcoin Core have no impulse to promote their virtues so]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ver/@stevedeery/bitcoin-cash-spendin-cash-talkin-trash</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ver/@stevedeery/bitcoin-cash-spendin-cash-talkin-trash</guid><category><![CDATA[ver]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 12:22:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e7tJsoCR5SHfRmWiyfEkfaAnEGMbtPpiVMQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Allegories of a Great City  - Nottingham]]></title><description><![CDATA[The carvings on Nottingham Council House have not been seem up close since the were carved back in the late 1920s when the building was constructed. The carvings were done by Joseph Else and his students.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/robin/@stevedeery/allegories-of-a-great-city-nottingham</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/robin/@stevedeery/allegories-of-a-great-city-nottingham</guid><category><![CDATA[robin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 19:01:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeaFYa7xbG1bDDeUV2aaqECBVFQ2oFK9uD4iLCbVNT4HMom98BAVG51pF7ZvB4BnofyRMc9aLdnjNL6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ripple's Missing 32,00 blocks - OUCH!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unlike Bitcoin Ripple nodes keep a ledger instead of a blockchain. This ledger has no history but rather contains the current state of the network. So every few seconds, nodes jointly construct an update]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ripple/@stevedeery/ripple-s-missing-32-00-blocks-ouch</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ripple/@stevedeery/ripple-s-missing-32-00-blocks-ouch</guid><category><![CDATA[ripple]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2018 23:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeJnYj4xbPxP7vmsw8nhTEpyJm5iiTXA2M3aTgSkvDPF6yiq9M7GMw7YvguXsmj4SNRSuNbhT3nVv9t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raindance - Live Love Remember]]></title><description><![CDATA[We wrote, shot and edited this piece in 48 hours for the Raindance/collabor8te 48 hour film festival. It was premiered in Leicester Square as part of the top 10 films on October 4th 2012 as part of Raindance]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/raindance/@stevedeery/raindance-live-love-remember</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/raindance/@stevedeery/raindance-live-love-remember</guid><category><![CDATA[raindance]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2018 06:55:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/cyxkEVqiiLyAJMrzqHfWLT7YbdgoprDQGwdeDRwrbCRA9UCmRNyJQFq1VPE7DpPP86rsx7p8kvo7oMaimvM2BBt3m73i6ckBeQsDTwtTyad5E4DCTTG7AgtggBHUURdUzar?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#10 - 10 Sales Tricks to Avoid - Weak Analogies and Appeals to Ignorance arguments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weak Analogies and Appeals to Ignorance arguments: Using analogies in a sales presentation can aid our understanding. Yet analogies often contribute less to the argument than we might suppose. The use]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/weak-analogies/@stevedeery/10-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-10-weak-analogies-and-appeals-to-ignorance-arguments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/weak-analogies/@stevedeery/10-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-10-weak-analogies-and-appeals-to-ignorance-arguments</guid><category><![CDATA[weak-analogies]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 22:21:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSYH5qrTcVfJ37NR18rLEn88f82TyD7Q9ZPMfoH39Z45W9VbqjLqAtVLPhbSb7BddvGdYz7dp5krzswzdUxAPfrJtpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#9 - 10 Sales Tricks to Avoid - Majority Belief and Perfectionists arguments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Majority Belief and Perfectionists arguments: It is not unusual for us to take our lead about what is an appropriate course of action on the basis of what the majority of reasonable people believe to be]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/selling/@stevedeery/9-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-9-majority-belief-and-perfectionists-arguments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/selling/@stevedeery/9-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-9-majority-belief-and-perfectionists-arguments</guid><category><![CDATA[selling]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 22:16:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSYH5qrTcVfJ37NR18rLEn88f82TyD7Q9ZPMfoH39Z45W9VbqjLqAtVLPhbSb7BddvGdYz7dp5krzswzdUxAPfrJtpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#8 - 10 Sales Tricks to Avoid - Red Herrings and Ad Hominem arguments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Red Herrings and Ad Hominem arguments: As consumers we are entitled to raise objections to any proposal put to us by a salesperson. However, we are often distracted from the main thrust of our argument]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/red-herring/@stevedeery/8-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-8-red-herrings-and-ad-hominem-arguments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/red-herring/@stevedeery/8-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-8-red-herrings-and-ad-hominem-arguments</guid><category><![CDATA[red-herring]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 21:01:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSYH5qrTcVfJ37NR18rLEn88f82TyD7Q9ZPMfoH39Z45W9VbqjLqAtVLPhbSb7BddvGdYz7dp5krzswzdUxAPfrJtpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#7 - 10 Sales Tricks to Avoid - Begging the Question & Straw Man arguments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Begging the Question and Straw Man arguments: Another source of poor argument is one that caricatures the real position making any objection raised easier to refute. Let’s examine the first of two such]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/begging/@stevedeery/7-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-7-begging-the-question-and-straw-man-arguments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/begging/@stevedeery/7-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-7-begging-the-question-and-straw-man-arguments</guid><category><![CDATA[begging]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 20:19:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSYH5qrTcVfJ37NR18rLEn88f82TyD7Q9ZPMfoH39Z45W9VbqjLqAtVLPhbSb7BddvGdYz7dp5krzswzdUxAPfrJtpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#6 - 10 Sales Tricks to Avoid - Conditional and Appeals to Force arguments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conditional and Appeals to Force arguments: For an argument to be an argument it needs premises and a conclusion. But just because we hear a sales presentation where the argument presented has premises]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/selling/@stevedeery/6-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-6-conditional-and-appeals-to-force-arguments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/selling/@stevedeery/6-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-6-conditional-and-appeals-to-force-arguments</guid><category><![CDATA[selling]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 19:13:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSYH5qrTcVfJ37NR18rLEn88f82TyD7Q9ZPMfoH39Z45W9VbqjLqAtVLPhbSb7BddvGdYz7dp5krzswzdUxAPfrJtpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#5 - 10 Sales Tricks to Avoid - Getting an Ought from an Is argument]]></title><description><![CDATA[Getting an Ought from an Is argument: During a sales presentation errors in reasoning are not always easy to spot. However, they do undermine their persuasive force and should make us question the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/ought/@stevedeery/5-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-5-getting-an-ought-from-an-is-argument</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/ought/@stevedeery/5-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-5-getting-an-ought-from-an-is-argument</guid><category><![CDATA[ought]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 19:06:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSYH5qrTcVfJ37NR18rLEn88f82TyD7Q9ZPMfoH39Z45W9VbqjLqAtVLPhbSb7BddvGdYz7dp5krzswzdUxAPfrJtpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#4 - 10 Sales Tricks to Avoid - Weasel Words, False Causes and Slippery Slope arguments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weasel Words, False Causes and Slippery Slope arguments: While it would be desirable if salespeople presented us with reasoned arguments upon which we could base our decisions, it is not something we can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/weasel-words/@stevedeery/4-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-4-weasel-words-false-causes-and-slippery-slope-arguments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/weasel-words/@stevedeery/4-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-4-weasel-words-false-causes-and-slippery-slope-arguments</guid><category><![CDATA[weasel-words]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 19:01:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSYH5qrTcVfJ37NR18rLEn88f82TyD7Q9ZPMfoH39Z45W9VbqjLqAtVLPhbSb7BddvGdYz7dp5krzswzdUxAPfrJtpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#3 - 10 Sales Tricks to Avoid - Arguing from the Particular to the General]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arguing from the Particular to the General: In our continued look at the often unfair and foul nature of some sales presentations three more common fallacies or mistakes in reasoning will be examined.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/closing/@stevedeery/3-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-3-arguing-from-the-particular-to-the-general</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/closing/@stevedeery/3-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-3-arguing-from-the-particular-to-the-general</guid><category><![CDATA[closing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 18:54:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSYH5qrTcVfJ37NR18rLEn88f82TyD7Q9ZPMfoH39Z45W9VbqjLqAtVLPhbSb7BddvGdYz7dp5krzswzdUxAPfrJtpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#2 - 10 Sales Tricks to Avoid - Selective Evidence and Complex Questions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Selective evidence: When sources of evidences are used to support claims made in a sales presentation that evidence needs to be appropriate, not selective. When it is selective we are being coerced into]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/closing/@stevedeery/2-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-2-selective-evidence-and-complex-questions</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/closing/@stevedeery/2-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-2-selective-evidence-and-complex-questions</guid><category><![CDATA[closing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 18:47:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSYH5qrTcVfJ37NR18rLEn88f82TyD7Q9ZPMfoH39Z45W9VbqjLqAtVLPhbSb7BddvGdYz7dp5krzswzdUxAPfrJtpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#1 - 10 Sales Tricks to Avoid - False Dilemmas & Poisoned Well arguments]]></title><description><![CDATA[What we want from a salesperson is advice presented in the form of a sound argument – a set of reasons or evidence in support of a conclusion. Only this gives us as consumers the opportunity to make an]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/selling/@stevedeery/1-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-1-false-dilemmas-and-poisoned-well-arguments</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/selling/@stevedeery/1-10-sales-tricks-to-avoid-1-false-dilemmas-and-poisoned-well-arguments</guid><category><![CDATA[selling]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 27 Jan 2018 18:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kws91ecJjkANAzfstp5ietJ4ACvk9NVSYH5qrTcVfJ37NR18rLEn88f82TyD7Q9ZPMfoH39Z45W9VbqjLqAtVLPhbSb7BddvGdYz7dp5krzswzdUxAPfrJtpW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[BFI winning short film - Just Talk to Me.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three winning scripts from the BFI MacGuffin Short Thriller Competition were posted online. Filmmakers under 25 nationwide were invited via IdeasTap to create a short film for exhibition at the BFI Futures]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thriller/@stevedeery/bfi-winning-short-film-just-talk-to-me</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thriller/@stevedeery/bfi-winning-short-film-just-talk-to-me</guid><category><![CDATA[thriller]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 23:10:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2Ea5G1CrkpLx1f5A21irrUg96orLAQCuZ961yJ7UShaRJcmsCQkZoWAoUpBv1REm4HtV1saArLjJbw7Fxkpxo6Le?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Davos - Bitcoin dimwits - Theresa May and Christine Lagarde]]></title><description><![CDATA[At their meeting in Davos World Economic Forum Christine Lagarde, head of the International Monetary Fund, said that the anonymity of bitcoins allows you to move hidden funds. Clearly she is not as bright]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/russian/@stevedeery/davos-bitcoin-dimwits-theresa-may-and-christine-lagarde</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/russian/@stevedeery/davos-bitcoin-dimwits-theresa-may-and-christine-lagarde</guid><category><![CDATA[russian]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2018 08:27:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa3uRVESYXfhUWq4GGBUnvG287SZv2VeYVeBk5KNEtKixSsKFnCCVHAf8CswWnzkS1jKVGjAd58?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#4 - A Problem for Free Will - Determinism or Epiphenomenalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[§4. The Problems for Free Will: I began in §1.1 by outlining three propositions derived from Davidson’s opening comments in ‘Mental Events’. These propositions sought to establish the connection between]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/free-will/@stevedeery/4-a-problem-for-free-will-determinism-or-epiphenomenalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/free-will/@stevedeery/4-a-problem-for-free-will-determinism-or-epiphenomenalism</guid><category><![CDATA[free-will]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 19:27:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7WcA1Gjhdc3PHMpABLMFJyduWQqUWZGQ84xguVxbfDRz5v6TLfai9NqGxRv6twEzDF5M6iBtLX6w587jdLvTuR3cSZck5mtqvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#3 - A Problem for Free Will - Supervenience]]></title><description><![CDATA[§3. Supervenience and the Anomalousness of the Mental: 3.1 Incompatibility between supervenience and anomalousness of the mental: We saw in §2.4 how Davidson argued for ‘nomological slack’ relating the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/reductivism/@stevedeery/3-a-problem-for-free-will-supervenience</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/reductivism/@stevedeery/3-a-problem-for-free-will-supervenience</guid><category><![CDATA[reductivism]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[stevedeery]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdBnJaFeHnL3svQi9ZN2XzXDbzH7WcA1Gjhdc3PHMpABLMFJyduWQqUWZGQ84xguVxbfDRz5v6TLfai9NqGxRv6twEzDF5M6iBtLX6w587jdLvTuR3cSZck5mtqvn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>