<?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, 10 Apr 2026 06:41:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@yawnguy2/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Viral poems]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in 2006 I registered www.viralpoems.com for a year or two. This was one of those money-making ideas that didn't. Anyway, I just discovered some pix on an old hard drive, so in the interests of historical]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/viral-poems</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/viral-poems</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 23 Feb 2019 16:43:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvZdjAW8Gc1jMm9bSNtb7VJXRhHTbDYQKk3nJdczqZXt5gDWXV98W17Cv5CNaKHeBeDkV6vxJ3i4NQePp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubik: Tips for bigger odd-numbered cubes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here are algorithms for cubes 5x5x5, 7x7x7, 9x9x9 etc. These tips aren't especially original, but are collected together for ease of use as I tend to forget them if not cubing regularly. I use simple]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rubik/@yawnguy2/rubik-tips-for-bigger-odd-numbered-cubes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rubik/@yawnguy2/rubik-tips-for-bigger-odd-numbered-cubes</guid><category><![CDATA[rubik]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2019 17:23:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVJ2SVhDmmumdPfnVEcahMce9nMwwksSDdRvPerPNxvWLs8fryoQ9V1hHNNYK8cE9PyVZpFeTHNq3K3QDMVqtUq7r4C1ze9MWY6PBThVUAitF4nKFXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cosmic Dumptruck (The Caretakers)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote this poem in the early 90s, shortly after reading Jurassic Park. In 1996 I published it in the Usenet group rec.arts.poems, and later on one of my obscure websites. It is pretty much self-explanatory.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@yawnguy2/2su7lg91</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@yawnguy2/2su7lg91</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2019 15:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMCqXLWRosPZUwdHEcg6HQieJJ6rtvWK64L7J6DfgngZ2XBkW8omFScLo8H4uW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubik: Willingness to scramble]]></title><description><![CDATA[How willing will someone be to scramble a cube, assuming they will have to solve it? The willingness is roughly inversely proportional to the personal effort one considers it will take to solve it. In]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@yawnguy2/iq2tz6cn</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/dtube/@yawnguy2/iq2tz6cn</guid><category><![CDATA[dtube]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2018 14:52:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBqwzwxM6L1P6uLNceBDDCMD86X1RuQkjBBCvkiWLEg52kDm6eLAHAqgAhKaxD211HjyGJgWtLxq9TGJjLw?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubik: How to solve the Tartan Cube]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is the solution for the Tartan Cube I worked out in 2002. The text below comes from that, as put into a simple eBook along with the Shepherd Cube solution in my previous Steemit post. Note that there]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rubik/@yawnguy2/rubik-how-to-solve-the-tartan-cube</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rubik/@yawnguy2/rubik-how-to-solve-the-tartan-cube</guid><category><![CDATA[rubik]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 31 Dec 2018 09:50:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwqSXWA2evTexn6YzPHotJF8R85JZsErvtTWXysjZXpqo9JSKYsKZQrEt2TXRxsgzyTTrNHTGEXJLiPYo5EdnnmXcXqSYx2ajYeHgpdvEsqZpuqcoYYSzM9HQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubik: How to solve the Shepherd Cube]]></title><description><![CDATA[In May 2002 while living in Los Angeles I purchased a Shepherd Cube and a Tartan Cube. I noticed that there was no solution online, so I worked out a simple one for each and put them on a web site. In]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/rubik/@yawnguy2/rubik-how-to-solve-the-shepherd-cube</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/rubik/@yawnguy2/rubik-how-to-solve-the-shepherd-cube</guid><category><![CDATA[rubik]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Dec 2018 13:41:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCXUWJECrZbvn1NMPj1oFGUo3gYfF3NNPRD9VCoqqBNE9JyX6YWw8Biz5Jmjfk8xfSAaJt5L3tFa3LW7GbkxDGTbpkNrXVMGzTPQkN5ar3hEtM9r9T5xSe4ZEnsa3G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Ballad of Feisty J]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote this mixture of fact and fantasy around 1991 about a girl I worked with in LA, Jane Lok originally from the Bay area. But she didn't like me or my poetry. Such is life. 😊 The Ballad of Feisty]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/the-ballad-of-feisty-j</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/the-ballad-of-feisty-j</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Dec 2018 07:53:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmEwHnsXKML7xF4NE4zxEVyvENsPKp9LmDaFuzDutq6v2hHXsDmNiWuaw1R8qv3e6qpLQAh9BYYu9rcy9TiXtGP22nwvSboCvVj7SVj6bFVhHvBrqsaGMF2Qwiy72tuicQzEm3KWmk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vagrants]]></title><description><![CDATA[I wrote these around 1993 when I had a shirt-and-tie job right next to Hollywood & Vine in Los Angeles. I did actually approach a local homeless man by Sunset & Ivar and offered him a suitably-lettered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/vagrants</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/vagrants</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 28 Dec 2018 17:40:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9UaRd2s6MFxCgDn5Tphyjh7kviPZTzZKajb8GwZMGApVNxPLt7YBkrmkkDjuAQwX1zCG1taQiMm46cn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the Rim (Verses 161 to 184)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the Rim. An epic galactic romp. Intro and verses 1-20 Verses 21-40 Verses 41-60 Verses 61-80 Verses 81-100 Verses 101-120 Verses 121-140 Verses 141-160 Verses 161-170 Looking about with omniscient]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-161-to-184</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-161-to-184</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Dec 2018 23:11:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQybj4WUXScWv5QPLninWRxfbcWNsx7SenD7FritipRmedNLGfNjiyfpbrtnYiz4jnjwkUM4uDMi158T1TN58kVtNRzxW5Djktyp2219MJTwgwUVRwyZLmvAQcBnmdhyewNHzadSWAwxZC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the Rim (Verses 141 to 160)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the Rim. An epic galactic romp. Intro and verses 1-20 Verses 21-40 Verses 41-60 Verses 61-80 Verses 81-100 Verses 101-120 Verses 121-140 Verses 141-150 The ring was the thing that was guiding them]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-141-to-160</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-141-to-160</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 21 Dec 2018 19:38:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7258xSVeJbKkzXhyseBP4PYz11eBDT8sW2oR1a4vfVFS6HowStVdZMuWxukBnrpbeuJsUEe8ShLcFCyNTaLi7V4dtRzyoinZmGawuttwGaoUpjTMQY37CPF5EEqfxgfzRRV8oNDmyMfGA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the Rim (Verses 121 to 140)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the Rim. An epic galactic romp. Intro and verses 1-20 Verses 21-40 Verses 41-60 Verses 61-80 Verses 81-100 Verses 101-120 Verses 121-130 But why, you might ask, was this happening to A space-cruiser]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-121-to-140</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-121-to-140</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2018 18:52:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7zAfeGekQdMNqUeqYDT9zAQ2JHkCWUhBYi7ieWiWtAj7Fn6tBFK69HutyjMEnBdqTfKrpSXibasN56cnT94etZXaxyPrgW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the Rim (Verses 101 to 120)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the Rim. An epic galactic romp. Intro and verses 1-20 Verses 21-40 Verses 41-60 Verses 61-80 Verses 81-100 Verses 101-110 This guy thought it silly that every day The sun through the heavens did]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-101-to-120</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-101-to-120</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2018 13:04:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHRfvmtd53nmEJ94xpKydwmbSC5H5svBACH7xanJFMGEqYrhLf1De5ndPHNdFG6FDxu4fwekrt4fghuLZFDzuSt7bi1cfuzAA2jn9tMm6gM32hiE48knGbBQ2TWE4uCmt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the Rim (Verses 81 to 100)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the Rim. An epic galactic romp. Intro and verses 1-20 Verses 21-40 Verses 41-60 Verses 61-80 Verses 81-90 This race was ancient – for billions of years They'd evolved and become ultra-clever They]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-81-to-100</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-81-to-100</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2018 14:28:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm3sWQK3HKkuAMedF1JSX7yKgEqYjnyTKPwrcFSN2jxBRYRZRL7piTjrR46wWMx2Tyu7SkiWzwur86DCFcvNdgo1JfUCu5qNawe3tDW3zRMqWrn25BRKjPNdJYeBmMSE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the Rim (Verses 41 to 60)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the Rim. An epic galactic romp. Intro and verses 1-20 Verses 21-40 Verses 41-50 “The crew had been drinking and now they were all In the midst of an unsober revel As they were carousing I got a beer]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-41-to-60</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-41-to-60</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 16:37:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/21PRtjKRXPQybj4WUXScWv5QPLninWRxfbcWNsx7SenD7Fq2gMcnW8kWFYN3J2CsLCxE7xcWZLhFPzucKqdPJrgcx378ccRaXHnJuWaTS2qXoB2fcEu3FQ1vR4t9gH2rihXvBDfX7VgAYPPqgJC8wCi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the Rim (Verses 61 to 80)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the Rim. An epic galactic romp. Intro and verses 1-20 Verses 21-40 Verses 41-60 Verses 61-70 “It's got it,” they whispered and all gathered round To see what was on the VDU But the screen it were]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-61-to-80</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-61-to-80</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Dec 2018 16:05:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2N61tyyncFaFVtpM8rCsJzDgecVMtkz4jpzBsszXjhqan9qD8a8iXPNdXn4jeDYUm2nZXaU7ZjWNwEZfZBBntc7pkswem98UfVnE9HMSnTzDzsndgBUKcbDqmRpbRjHSVQmHsU8QkHuQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the Rim (Verses 21 to 40)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the Rim. An epic galactic romp. Intro and verses 1-20 Verses 21-30 But not knack enough as the cruiser went drunkenly End over end in the chasm “Engage hyperspin!” yelled the irate Capt'in As his]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-21-to-40</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-21-to-40</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 19:47:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAW6noHJDhrg3W8ZKHVFSsLYM859aTDCF8iErGf1F7mHGFTBjrcH46kQUEnGFyUh7idiNMLMdaT8pYCZo9GYLjaSnWuDCWXmqap1q9PwLLFqfoJ5WNgi1uh2YNrXBuBhArp1Gsg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under the Rim (Verses 1 to 20)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under the Rim. An epic galactic romp. I have always considered a "real" poem should have Rhyme, Rhythm and Reason, namely: The lines should properly rhyme There should be a regular metre or metres]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-1-to-20</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/poetry/@yawnguy2/under-the-rim-verses-1-to-20</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2018 15:47:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiFU89taP2MgKXzwntUGAvkoQiKU7VxyD37q9bj6jBaniAMqPY16uHMSakRe9FyLp4XxybyGYpVWbGduFSpvZ5U8unhBzGRmCzHoeumTrG1cRJjqQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bidbot dilemma (Part 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a follow-up post to @yawnguy2/the-bidbot-dilemma. In brief: My @yawnguy and @yawnguy2 posts get curated by others when bidbot-promoted These bidbot-promoted posts occupy "trending" slots,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@yawnguy2/the-bidbot-dilemma-part-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemit/@yawnguy2/the-bidbot-dilemma-part-2</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2018 11:21:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkLnfRuDatwEBEx8EiCSESkJhX4v6Giz6Z5p1PRkMWvVYDmtXvfzasNyxyFuz6pWZExaubHPxa2spyNEQ6TZUmNfXeyank8tsUz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ramesses II Silver Coin]]></title><description><![CDATA[I got this recently for a change. It's manufactured by Scottsdale Mint for the Republic of Chad, 2 ounces, .999 fine. The face value is 1000 Francs CFA, roughly 1.5 euros. The words attached to the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemsilvergold/@yawnguy2/ramesses-ii-silver-coin</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemsilvergold/@yawnguy2/ramesses-ii-silver-coin</guid><category><![CDATA[steemsilvergold]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:52:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt2iqsPWrJY2zD8ZbsLqnUMxXxhiaeczPGewELpD5H76p3NuaQZycMDgmTBZC3uNUyNUpwsdeDf8iV2Q3bD8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nice display case]]></title><description><![CDATA[Look what I just got for £5 ($6.40, €5.60)! It didn't have any silver dollars in it, of course. I went into a local (more or less) coin shop in North Shields -- North East England -- to buy a set of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemsilvergold/@yawnguy2/nice-display-case</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemsilvergold/@yawnguy2/nice-display-case</guid><category><![CDATA[steemsilvergold]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[yawnguy2]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2018 11:56:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBM2jscGd4Sszpv94XxHH2uqxMY9z21vaqHt4gzD8HivrZVwAqUGpUQmrcsv3wTmyHtCXjEM1jNDUD5f3vJWH1erGZ4hayoP6aGqQNdhenASdFiMr3vUce?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>