<?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, 08 Apr 2026 07:20:45 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@sunjata/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Why crypto-economics suggests that IPFS will fail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tumblr on Mars IPFS, the Interplanetary File System, has long been one of the most important and exciting projects of web 3. Who wouldn't get interested in a protocol that made internet communication so]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@sunjata/why-crypto-economics-suggests-that-ipfs-will-fail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@sunjata/why-crypto-economics-suggests-that-ipfs-will-fail</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunjata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2017 12:11:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2923mMxKEVjfjRPWkxU5A93i6KfkQgXGTaMdqE82Ae3MxQWP3aS5FRsW2nriYTgV49NJfSV17kBDdzEDf5xSRKHb7jHaSCZtWAuj6EgQhno5MF?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get guaranteed entry to Oxford University, or any other top school, with these incredible interview answers.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxford University just released five sample interview questions to help applicants prepare for interview. Here are the genuine questions, and five model answers, that will make you a lock for entry to]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@sunjata/get-guaranteed-entry-to-oxford-university-or-any-other-top-school-with-these-incredible-interview-answers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/funny/@sunjata/get-guaranteed-entry-to-oxford-university-or-any-other-top-school-with-these-incredible-interview-answers</guid><category><![CDATA[funny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunjata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 16:45:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvXRX3Pm6fZPWkJ87uYYjbpiLG7oJdNrhn1feQ6TQck1YR5RxnHbsboLhYfQWyWPHFMhV11Zj2zmNhLV4TY6HuXPbpQPKgyPYEtHoXnn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Horse Van, Part 4 - Zalewski's Place [Steemit Original Crime Fiction]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back after a bit of a delay, this is Part 4 of my Steemit Original pulp crime series, The Horse Van, set in 1930s Oklahoma. To catch up on the action, you can read Part 1 Part 2 and Part 3. The Horse Van,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@sunjata/the-horse-van-part-4-zalewski-s-place-steemit-original-crime-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@sunjata/the-horse-van-part-4-zalewski-s-place-steemit-original-crime-fiction</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunjata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:37:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNoUHZTNH6FRZDiXUf3ssLof4jNiyD9wMBL3Lz5kVYtmB4NxJtV497G2D3juGDVzw79g825VteZRvwzhCadPfuF8CtR1zXueW2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long March, Part 2 [Stalked through a harsh desert by an alien presence, a young woman discovers the truth about her home]]]></title><description><![CDATA[To read part 1 of The Long March, click here. The story so far: Itzel, a young warrior woman, has left her pyramid home on a Long March. 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Yes, it had a few boring names like "John" and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@sunjata/how-great-character-names-can-make-your-fiction-100-more-awesome-techniques-endorsed-by-god-inside</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@sunjata/how-great-character-names-can-make-your-fiction-100-more-awesome-techniques-endorsed-by-god-inside</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunjata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2016 14:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgGXrYhurFyxSZHsw8rzcVx2T53JPHTsHNjjjovPvJe2mJzLRHqB4qvhSLcRqYYmVyK6dAmPHyaqPaoeN58o4jGKyJArKB7YbDhv28tMYNujq28wJFTXGz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Long March, Pt 1 [After a childhood underground, a young woman emerges into a desert that she prays is deserted]]]></title><description><![CDATA[This story has been inspired both by the great photography of @zaebars for the #descriptionsonthespot challenge and the #steemitwriteoff challenge on rites of passage hosted by @truthmomma and @tralawar.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/sciencefiction/@sunjata/the-long-march-pt-1-after-a-childhood-underground-a-young-woman-emerges-into-a-desert-that-she-prays-is-deserted</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/sciencefiction/@sunjata/the-long-march-pt-1-after-a-childhood-underground-a-young-woman-emerges-into-a-desert-that-she-prays-is-deserted</guid><category><![CDATA[sciencefiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunjata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2016 23:06:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU4b7LirZqBVNm82rKVQvTzrDG2Wf2k7FHyEhPH1PnPQHLYoxqU6tcvwXnRL9cHLztX9a8A44KCuXvBioMHPd1y3k5wuEu3oKL3t9gWAFur4iukcQwN6NHL3bBLzRhY?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Descriptions on the Spot: Enjoy your stay in Italy [An espionage thriller short story]]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lee Guller lifted up the binoculars and scanned the bridge again. The smell of summer flowers and lazy waters was rising up to the balconet where he was crouched. In the distance, Guller could hear a band]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/descriptionsonthespot/@sunjata/descriptions-on-the-spot-enjoy-your-stay-in-italy-an-espionage-thriller-short-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/descriptionsonthespot/@sunjata/descriptions-on-the-spot-enjoy-your-stay-in-italy-an-espionage-thriller-short-story</guid><category><![CDATA[descriptionsonthespot]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunjata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 17 Aug 2016 03:30:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqZEHBMf7k3njfLZTk45CYNL8yA8ooVsXrbKP1iP6aC5mtpJsPWgrzGgn7WgGJs6GnrVcjG3Lx5x7DUBDwC4ogmTKAeJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Horse Van, Part 3 - A Circle of Blood [Steemit Original Crime Fiction]]]></title><description><![CDATA[To catch up on the action in my Steemit Original pulp crime series, The Horse Van, read Part 1 and Part 2. Read on for Part 3, A Circle of Blood, as events begin to spiral out of control... The Horse Van,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/story/@sunjata/the-horse-van-part-3-a-circle-of-blood-steemit-original-crime-fiction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/story/@sunjata/the-horse-van-part-3-a-circle-of-blood-steemit-original-crime-fiction</guid><category><![CDATA[story]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunjata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 14 Aug 2016 23:20:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/mXkfdQ5uNoUHZTNH6FRZDiXUf3ssLof4jNiyD9wMBL3Lz5kVYtmB4NxJtV497G2D3juGDVzw79g825VteZRvwzhCadPfuF8CtR1zXueW2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A data scientist’s guide to Steem’s blockchain]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you want to understand Steemit on a deeper level, you need to dig into the data on the blockchain. Having spent a couple of days familiarising myself with the API and getting a node up and running,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@sunjata/a-data-scientist-s-guide-to-steem-s-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/programming/@sunjata/a-data-scientist-s-guide-to-steem-s-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[programming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunjata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 02:12:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgnRrABUnGuq26HTaA5FqFhrmgVXhU7hgd4uBrjVvaDVfmejuymSu1fPS1Td68GhzDTLmwioaEeqUQYFib1ydw6ESkwTxw1fLEUtuATZJzA6jZ8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scattered Ink: The best long-form writing on Steemit, Vol #0]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welcome to the first edition of Scattered Ink, a curated selection of the best long-form writing on Steemit. Why does Scattered Ink exist? 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Even better, once you grasp the fundamentals of graph theory, you will understand:]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/mathematics/@sunjata/almost-everything-you-need-to-know-about-using-graph-theory-to-build-the-steemit-network-part-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/mathematics/@sunjata/almost-everything-you-need-to-know-about-using-graph-theory-to-build-the-steemit-network-part-1</guid><category><![CDATA[mathematics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunjata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2016 21:32:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/62PdCoV9UZqKxEeNM1pVMLWxNVQ2bXSbEJE5Zruz9YVRVYkgJNZfkgmu8uQSMrmGpsw2xfUbRSZNCBBKGdLxHvMN4qcYinCQp61FcucXNb4bj7c?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ten texts to freak out your Mom]]></title><description><![CDATA[#1 It's not just gunshot residue we need to worry about. We need to burn those clothes, Mike, not just wash them. #2 How deep did you even dig that hole, Mike? You were only out there for like twenty minutes,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sunjata/ten-texts-to-freak-out-your-mom</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/fiction/@sunjata/ten-texts-to-freak-out-your-mom</guid><category><![CDATA[fiction]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunjata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2016 13:47:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjEYuiCtrfW6fvPWDqX4fatQTFd9pNiZBkTR5hpPt2cTyyC1K8oRR73nz9AuHTpygLcpf49Pq3MHvSTpYYDs8AQcHuVqi6nDZbWfwBqttfr8CGT8nmJXPk8DsiCz578Jnbuqn8aUYKnFpkoSeHk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[[Original Pulp Fiction] The Horse Van, Part 2 - A Soldier Rides]]></title><description><![CDATA[To get up to speed on the bodycount, read Part 1 here. 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You feel, in the wisdom of your bones, that crazes are the symptom of a febrile society, one that lurches for aught that will quell the restless fever: the dervish]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@sunjata/how-to-be-a-pokemon-go-accelerationist</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/writing/@sunjata/how-to-be-a-pokemon-go-accelerationist</guid><category><![CDATA[writing]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sunjata]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2016 17:25:27 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>