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Developed jointly by the ITU-T and ISO/IEC in the early 2000s, it]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/h264/@x9ed1732b/an-introduction-to-h264-video-decoding</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/h264/@x9ed1732b/an-introduction-to-h264-video-decoding</guid><category><![CDATA[h264]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[x9ed1732b]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 12:02:06 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hidden Hazard: Why Super Glue and Cotton Can Spark a Fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you ever reached for a tube of super glue to fix a quick household mishap, only to wonder if there's more to this sticky savior than meets the eye? 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https://lord.io/ ...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Didn't know that spreadsheet software is that diverse]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@master-lamps/eia0ozhbmidrcw2gcbmrkk</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193084/@master-lamps/eia0ozhbmidrcw2gcbmrkk</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193084]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[master-lamps]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2020 08:17:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[future of mankind]]></title><description><![CDATA[what i dont get is how the hell it is possible that we as human biengs, not knowing if we would survive crossing a street or not can plan far ahead for many many years to come.....]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@dawood431/future-of-mankind</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@dawood431/future-of-mankind</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dawood431]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jan 2018 14:53:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChQCVx5ixpUEFVUZrGzRwbjtUFwLB6KxcDB6Lf1k9f3GyeDZnT9qHsTSCrqSXLwd7hcwJYEit1BCPNyLr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Writing and understanding blockchains using golang]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I came across a great series of articles (it's not complete yet!) on how to build a simple blockchain in golang. The author is very good at explaining the basics and writes code that is up on github]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blockchains/@art3mis/writing-and-understanding-blockchains-using-golang</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blockchains/@art3mis/writing-and-understanding-blockchains-using-golang</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchains]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[art3mis]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2017 17:38:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HuuaCvCTvqKRK1pcbMQbxPyFviAHHAeRqDcJSPGLDryjuy9JU7NmbLTP524pF5eB1cR?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>