<?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>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:05:44 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@thinkingishard/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Random Experiment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gun depersonalizes the murder because you can use it from a far (even a couple feet) while the sharp or blunt object usually requires a more intimate engagement.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/aitraining/@thinkingishard/random-experiment</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/aitraining/@thinkingishard/random-experiment</guid><category><![CDATA[aitraining]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jul 2018 14:04:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Data and its privacy in an IoT world]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the 2008 housing market collapse and subsequent recession there were numerous reports of people ripping out copper wiring and other metal products from homes, public infrastructure and anywhere they]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@thinkingishard/data-and-its-privacy-in-an-iot-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@thinkingishard/data-and-its-privacy-in-an-iot-world</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2018 19:41:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNaPs7vzNXHueW5ZM76DSHWEY7onmfLxcK2iQHKYMptmfRcRXFXvj2sz1RLAfX7mVQm3ckSjdyqWDBiCqFfJFzRQFZDZBdAtfoSZTgqZtY6f7U?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[People who watch cat videos on the internet pay more for car insurance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I found out what google knows about me, consequently, I also know what most anyone with a couple bucks and a marketing/sales agenda (or worse) knows about me as well. What could google possibly have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/privacy/@thinkingishard/people-who-watch-cat-videos-on-the-internet-pay-more-for-car-insurance</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/privacy/@thinkingishard/people-who-watch-cat-videos-on-the-internet-pay-more-for-car-insurance</guid><category><![CDATA[privacy]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 23:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYCpfJQHB1bQ71LGYZP96PnVcqH9JtxDkZG3nbVoZDn7G5cxwWkzGgDiagYkoWy18DV7xqhHgvi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selling your self out for a quick buck?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Literally While doing some shopping today I had to make a quick stop into Kohls (Clothing Store). As I was checking out I was advised that if I signed into their WiFi I would receive a $5 off coupon for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@thinkingishard/selling-your-self-out-for-a-quick-buck</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@thinkingishard/selling-your-self-out-for-a-quick-buck</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2018 03:53:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/PB8ro6BEQfni84P4JAgEhpqAFM8UQJudDr9BrDidrCNxEcJGuca1fm9HTB4SZwBaHV8ZJfr4sj2jQkuk5hSZtKyDQ6fygjGiYxRhArR7nCnAS3Ui?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trying to be patient with the platform, but frustration is gaining ground]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wish there was an easier way to subscribe to topics that I want to read about on here, I hear it is coming, I hear that other sites are trying (busy.org) but it just doesn't feel there yet. I have tried]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@thinkingishard/trying-to-be-patient-with-the-platform-but-frustration-is-gaining-ground</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@thinkingishard/trying-to-be-patient-with-the-platform-but-frustration-is-gaining-ground</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2018 12:55:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the point ? Hope is not a plan? You wont read this revilation anyways .....]]></title><description><![CDATA[I get to raise a generation that is infinitely better off than me, yet is much closer to certain doom I have to relish in the fact that everything I pass onto the next generation is infinitely worse than]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/thinkingishard/@thinkingishard/what-is-the-point-hope-is-not-a-plan-you-wont-read-this-revilation-anyways</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/thinkingishard/@thinkingishard/what-is-the-point-hope-is-not-a-plan-you-wont-read-this-revilation-anyways</guid><category><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2018 03:20:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Steem Vote/Flag Weight Control (new to steem questions/answers)]]></title><description><![CDATA[With some of the “Whale Wars” going on right now I keep hearing about how much weight or percentage someone is putting towards a flag or a vote. I have been searching my profile to see where this option]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@thinkingishard/steem-vote-flag-weight-control-new-to-steem-questions-answers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steem/@thinkingishard/steem-vote-flag-weight-control-new-to-steem-questions-answers</guid><category><![CDATA[steem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 14:20:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFwevquG6VGnMKQko8iyPaNBjYRLBh7nZCnbR1Nxt7cmGfJRtt8AogsGykRVVyFu64WbLPBvTRZg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do we make crypto easy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the number of scam sites out there growing, (TY again @arunava) and the number of viruses/malware infecting PCs on the rise. How the hell do we get mass adaptation of cryptocurrency’s? Most people]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@thinkingishard/how-do-we-make-crypto-easy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@thinkingishard/how-do-we-make-crypto-easy</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2018 17:40:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWBv4JG8Wy6GQ8puM5eiqZn2qMTwhzK1J6a3EfJ3b1pzb2ChwXHu7wus1JSYGPMQmrSA67AyZxySrQPvgtpu8jWwjWe7wPcvMcv2JGsJpcjF?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[12 easy, cheap, and free ways to get into the CryptoCurrency markets!]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do I get into CryptoCurrencys on the cheap?! If you are not ready to invest your hard-earned cash into the crypto space, or you are having a hard time getting accepted to exchanges and coinbase etc]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@thinkingishard/12-easy-cheap-and-free-ways-to-get-into-the-cryptocurrency-markets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@thinkingishard/12-easy-cheap-and-free-ways-to-get-into-the-cryptocurrency-markets</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 21:36:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruv9Xuz6CNCWdsZf8fjmpHkcLmwpVi2cEuwyujf4RbttPeu2ULN9etMhwJGwZNsyNH6PYp2F3cUd7Xc8aVhdyrpPqzBTorrgyR3MAfFXb?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it too late to save human life (as we know it)?  A different kind of simulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free thinking again, continuing with thoughts of the great filter and the human species existence. Identifying the great filter and if we have passed it. I am assuming these are true You have to leave]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thinkingishard/is-it-too-late-to-save-human-life-as-we-know-it-a-different-kind-of-simulation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thinkingishard/is-it-too-late-to-save-human-life-as-we-know-it-a-different-kind-of-simulation</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 02:37:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQiAS9o4LExM3LnMwEPugA9xb2BCs5HW42AB5UYA39udMGimEijHH9E4peLpb6qniirPTNnyRgRwax2XWWHAU1qSm?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crypto wallets are at risk, how can we better secure them and ourselves]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a great video highlighting some concerns I have had about getting crypto into the mainstream. There are bad people who see this time in cryptos life as a major opportunity, and new people getting]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrecny/@thinkingishard/crypto-wallets-are-at-risk-how-can-we-better-secure-them-and-ourselves</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrecny/@thinkingishard/crypto-wallets-are-at-risk-how-can-we-better-secure-them-and-ourselves</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrecny]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Feb 2018 19:40:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFx2k9xAWTCmHmoYfv57vFikyteXzGQDsN5bUoeMUsUek9JofazWfxLiL8HAMKaVvndmjWspoEP4yJTLnqF7756EY8EzXGD2SZsB3npRpQHzRNy4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[NOT THAT WAY, AKA MonteCrypto: The Bitcoin Enigma]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free Bitcoin! Sort of ... kind of ... not really. Game came out a little over a day ago. Costs $2 on Steam If you can solve all 24 enigmas and what I would assume solve a master puzzle you will have discovered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@thinkingishard/not-that-way-aka-montecrypto-the-bitcoin-enigma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gaming/@thinkingishard/not-that-way-aka-montecrypto-the-bitcoin-enigma</guid><category><![CDATA[gaming]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Feb 2018 08:09:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/sML2JBPsdAyMUJWzxvYnDYtKNvrTaMv1eeo9E5PYJfxb8eDMV1ZwmA73sfBXWYSz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Immutable Vote; how do we do it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reading the news out of Thailand today brought up some old thoughts about having blockchain working within governments. I had recently detailed out a practical application for voting on blockchain in the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@thinkingishard/the-immutable-vote-how-do-we-do-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@thinkingishard/the-immutable-vote-how-do-we-do-it</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 22:59:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa8FcArc3dujzNcrtrVaP68Tv1ps9pjLeyM86vYqCyz5TQaqZHqiRvZK68HajN9T39uQEe14g3Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is evolution a lie…]]></title><description><![CDATA[What if humans are not from this planet? (Free thinking cuz its hard but FUN!) What if life across all galaxies develops along a similar path, meaning that the ultimate culmination of life is intelligent]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thinkingishard/is-evolution-a-lie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@thinkingishard/is-evolution-a-lie</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 05:41:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaZY2Lpgw9kMojGUCekQR2DB7iF5hKet7uGLHMkzK1nXXZaFgh6Ji5etuJ9foMoy7XZDHCYVvnveYJ5b6Tw3zE9iLY3Y2Hh7YwDyj6rHJvQWTfg2jHqK9sz1X69fZSaxnQtQR7J1Vg1H1y8r?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oyster Pear announcement of Oyster Shell Token and what it means for the free internet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dawn of a new era Regardless of what you think of crypto, privacy, security, Oyster, or any coin/project on the market. This to me is a huge step forward in securing ourselves in the future, taking our]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@thinkingishard/oyster-pear-announcement-of-oyster-shell-token-and-what-it-means-for-the-free-internet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@thinkingishard/oyster-pear-announcement-of-oyster-shell-token-and-what-it-means-for-the-free-internet</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 18:34:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/23KQwnti57stsAqnmSXB7pJSiMYYP3x2q8FpPkBo9m4CMhzC8K9EvCcoXmS2Z6EQDKTYZyv1DFzJeP2pYYDPPKEpeYyrukJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why aren’t we dead yet?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a simulation and we will die soon, we just haven’t hit point terminus in the history simulation that a higher being is watching us in. a. Wait if they are watching and this is history then,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thinkingishard/why-aren-t-we-dead-yet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thinkingishard/why-aren-t-we-dead-yet</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:35:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwkmgdExsEkP6mdPizGKkJ2scxN9RSdp9mxcFCVEYiDewmcDAW1GCTDeUun3txEqQgtVYkTXw7z6q8kqqGt25sBRpKg48nE4xX5fAKo1M4AELzWBDH6FSnTAV?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking is hard!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Humans need to become smarter thinkers. A great read from theGuardian.com, it is in relation to climate change, but the applications in the video example can be applied to most anything. These steps are]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/news/@thinkingishard/thinking-is-hard</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/news/@thinkingishard/thinking-is-hard</guid><category><![CDATA[news]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 17:59:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsRrhbbUfYehZ6Y1odDgmdtBBGG5MbPicySNxdHVSiQkrFXZTDXQNotLpyJX5KzZpgjH5fubdR8iBFsrn6wBc61nQBpNquhr2tzUggGHEJgiMWqe9UBHM4qRNbX31hqph6s?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do I trust you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blockchain securing the supply chain (discussion) Lots of talk going around about how blockchain can secure the supply chain by verifying through every step, every transfer, every touch that the product]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@thinkingishard/how-do-i-trust-you</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchain/@thinkingishard/how-do-i-trust-you</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 15:37:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm1YdqhFRh8dLTiZhkEnnb3iXUTAfNaXg9mygWj3tKujodtjE5tL3oQVppPLXFZXx2vJqbUTAyLFYUCJpXcmWTnapiEKkyeei8ahRP7xU2FfLdqvYYfpr8hNTzfMzgyK?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The way we were, can we ever get our privacy back?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let’s go back in time to the advent of modern digital data collection. When mass digital data collection started to take off in the 90’s most of the data was anonymized, the data was used to help identify]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thinkingishard/the-way-we-were-can-we-ever-get-our-privacy-back</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@thinkingishard/the-way-we-were-can-we-ever-get-our-privacy-back</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 01:07:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYXpdZpi9TTNE5CTZghKaAvtQY9o6j4JACFSAqrTcPrwCE4jxfsbrC23EDcyJ7T34CgkyEXYWEA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[You are not a big bank, but you can and should protect yourself!]]></title><description><![CDATA[News out of the UK yesterday about a family being held at gunpoint and forced to turn over thousands in bitcoin. This is a big reason why you should never post your holdings or earning on the internet.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@thinkingishard/you-are-not-a-big-bank-but-you-can-and-should-protect-yourself</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@thinkingishard/you-are-not-a-big-bank-but-you-can-and-should-protect-yourself</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[thinkingishard]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 16:14:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYvcf5wTUJCnnEy65ddsRCDJCYhhNr3DRNA6iEKDzUBcwZZqksm562yyKQToJNPQDV1iPexywiv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>