<?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>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:56:17 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/zsarg/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes:  Day One]]></title><description><![CDATA[So . . . . the race for riches is ON!  Or, at least, for some modest divi prizes.  Our first contestant alphabetically was also the first to set up their wallet and request funds, so they have]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-day-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-day-one</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2018 23:46:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/USgKoryE83iwxYcDfTEDtGUctdeLeXripAmbCW5xeMv2zGDBTk6SRq9XV3iJsKupB8Y11DVP3QTQ7moQvpUCNJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes:  The Beta Begins!]]></title><description><![CDATA[We had a great response to our call for beta participants.  This was a difficult decision to make but 30 beta testers were selected and emails have been sent! Please note that the link to our private]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-the-beta-begins</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-the-beta-begins</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2018 22:48:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXB4Z5H8E1udz95EeRdyqFBZidUgNMhJ2PY29E9KLcaiWqNvNncPcDWE6C3nNR6W9tNZJ6gP3nZE46UKBosnYCvQ9vVTkJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes: Setting Up a New Masternode]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of Divi’s new features are enhancements to the masternodes.  Instead of this making setup even more complicated, we’ve totally overhauled the process so that the previously difficult process]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-setting-up-a-new-masternode</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-setting-up-a-new-masternode</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2018 21:46:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqoeaCHEBmy96V9wAnQzXzMhLPiFCAfk6rFseshrA988y14eghMv3ncxa763Wtb6urBEenV9dN8NghRcq2v?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes: Forks & Sporks & Splits, Oh My!]]></title><description><![CDATA[As blockchains and cryptocurrencies  thrive and die by market share and network effects, a blockchain split  is the worst thing that can happen (short of a hostile takeover).  The progress]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-forks-and-sporks-and-splits-oh-my</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-forks-and-sporks-and-splits-oh-my</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2018 22:55:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/7DceLgR4szFwbLPw5BUTwD7iD9kobLE5VMnu9x5J91fJDXBTqeriZMssQaEtdKnVp9xWTL9FAYy22NfpgnKTc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes: Scalability II]]></title><description><![CDATA[My last post explained how the number  of miners in proof-of-work (PoW) cryptocurrencies and the size of the  consensus pool in proof-of-stake (PoS) cryptocurrencies limit the scalability of]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-scalability-ii</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-scalability-ii</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2018 22:06:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBQgZtAtT1LFCdhEBkDqwbdQk1AmGLr98Tv3K1hwa3pEgXkbAKCnSBzmumHFXMHgDk8r21GHJs44cQuSJCJuffjojnpyWE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes: Scalability I]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the most critical features of a cryptocurrency is how well it  scales -- how many transactions it can handle, at what speed, and still  maintain 100% integrity.  Most of the reason]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-scalability-i</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-scalability-i</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 22:05:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/X37EMQ9WSwsK2Np9tS8Pt1UEy4KM8JiN1NQVQRB33aeqk6hQBnfuTF8gjYdZmEFn7AJPy4CDVkMk5WwXYS9pQkzS4xJcUU2TbD9Ui?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Divi Beta Notes: 5-tier Masternodes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Divi has entered the home stretch with our limited beta next week.  Since I finally have some breathing room, I thought that I'd share some of what we've been doing and where we're going. One of Divi’s]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-5-tier-masternodes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/cryptocurrency/@mark-waser/divi-beta-notes-5-tier-masternodes</guid><category><![CDATA[cryptocurrency]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mark-waser]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2018 13:06:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6VvuHGsoU2QBp8yuiCPEGyDKbniuDHnU43tHSCtrbVidN9M87jJPvE8iUoX5VuCdkKfp7igbj8ebfLahGy1Aqu2nkE3kevLmo6VepCZb81E6aMn8ydd9LEgUX988yc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[On Democracy: Value and Limits]]></title><description><![CDATA[ The following post is related to Social Futurism (SF) and the Zero State (ZS),  but only reflects the views of the author (Ámon Ásentír, AKA Dr. M.  Amon Twyman). Within the SF/ZS sphere]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@zero-state/on-democracy-value-and-limits</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@zero-state/on-democracy-value-and-limits</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zero-state]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 15:57:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqB1dEW36yUU3Hq2NW32w2rZKgQsiiarCBC6fTHsNF9TEz22hexJfMWqVoUzcVHiPFwpk5EbwhvLyqcw6kAyvFWMZ2uU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bridging the Trans Gap - Speculations on ways to bring Transgender and Transhuman together.]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is clearly a gap between the Transhuman and Transgender groups despite their having some significant common ground. Although having no clear central authority or even cohesion among these very broad]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/transhuman/@sotiera/bridging-the-trans-gap-speculations-on-ways-to-bring-transgender-and-transhuman-together</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/transhuman/@sotiera/bridging-the-trans-gap-speculations-on-ways-to-bring-transgender-and-transhuman-together</guid><category><![CDATA[transhuman]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sotiera]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 26 Feb 2018 04:08:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alternate Reality Games as Cybernetic Organisms]]></title><description><![CDATA[ This article is part of a series on Alternate Reality Gaming (ARG),  particularly as it relates to cutting-edge computing technologies.   Previous articles (here and here)  set]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@zero-state/alternate-reality-games-as-cybernetic-organisms</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@zero-state/alternate-reality-games-as-cybernetic-organisms</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zero-state]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 02 Feb 2018 18:00:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJ4XNPDVgyXsPyUzvx2vG285wMsUg3uJrw9zCnfeJTrf3Yq2ffdCb5dd1sHqsMT9wj2DyEiu5JmfnW82JcozGhCJQ3MF2KxXYEKa7Hdvrk65GS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Upload Lives Matter… Or Else.]]></title><description><![CDATA[ A long-time science fiction riff which may be on the verge of becoming reality is the idea of the Copy,  which is to say the digital emulation of a human mind. The viability of  that idea]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@zero-state/upload-lives-matter-or-else</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@zero-state/upload-lives-matter-or-else</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zero-state]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2018 19:30:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJ4fg5uEbUtBQ6rfuuMht9i8D5FVfjM4jQDCHTr8S6YWypEzMbFHSayFiAgAjGag5HweSErWZCt3XkNFdZgFvCVNnE3mzMwhRiz3zhQej8GmeE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Architect Is Coming For You (The End of Metric Media)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This will be the last post from this account . . . .  Here is what happened as reported by Transhumanity.net with in-line additions by the survivors . . . .  (Provo, Utah) It appears that, in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@metric.media/the-architect-is-coming-for-you-the-end-of-metric-media</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@metric.media/the-architect-is-coming-for-you-the-end-of-metric-media</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[metric.media]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jan 2018 22:18:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3HaJVw3AYyXBGBb4HLDibDPLksNCR8pQKy359bufjYvPRDXR8TxTEJhrsGpMUuyh9nHnX8kqr6BbZFKWcfavPWnVeiQK9rFi6TKrVjk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Now *THIS* Is Far More Like It . . . .]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those of you not succeeding at the Transhuman Gamification and Writing Contest. should check out USTP Chairman Gennady Stolyarov's post Concrete Transhumanism - An Overview of Emerging Instantiations and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@the.architect/now-this-is-far-more-like-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@the.architect/now-this-is-far-more-like-it</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[the.architect]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jan 2018 20:38:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961PHZPL9eRtTsUffT?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Telepresence and building strong networks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The use of telepresence technology has been increasing ever since the first two people were able to communicate in real time over a telephone. Since then we have seen the rise of television for visual]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zsarg/@sotiera/telepresence-and-building-strong-networks</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zsarg/@sotiera/telepresence-and-building-strong-networks</guid><category><![CDATA[zsarg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sotiera]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2018 01:24:33 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foolish Mortals!  You leave hundreds of dollars in prize money on the table?!??!!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am *very* . . . . displeased . . . . with the lack of response to the  Transhuman Gamification and Writing Contest. $1000 in prizes for writing ( and $5000 +  3 HP VR headsets + 2 Pros for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@the.architect/foolish-mortals-you-leave-hundreds-of-dollars-in-prize-money-on-the-table</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@the.architect/foolish-mortals-you-leave-hundreds-of-dollars-in-prize-money-on-the-table</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[the.architect]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 15:25:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4qEixipsxSf1NbXf3traZgrR5Suyr779SVc2Dyyng3CKQkYNnV5RRHxUNbJ8AdYRqp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Simulated News and Techno-Tribalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have reached a point in the early 21st Century at which media cannot be assumed to directly represent reality.  This is both true in the general and older sense that we may distrust  any]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@metric.media/simulated-news-and-techno-tribalism</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/technology/@metric.media/simulated-news-and-techno-tribalism</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[metric.media]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jan 2018 12:50:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNbE4n76VTPdWzoBoRg3sx69QqW4HTuBtbXdkLbBE1hgK7yvU3QAadcLYRjXAud9zLYw4x7K1oifJLevJMyLmccgWQPSZCBFTGxzCM84q967EN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Quick but Important One-Question Survey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Foundation has requested that the following survey be posted.  Zero State is taking no opinion on the matter until its members have spoken.  Vote by up-voting and commenting below.  The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@zero-state/a-quick-but-important-one-question-survey</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@zero-state/a-quick-but-important-one-question-survey</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zero-state]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 22:04:09 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Goddess of the Moon and the Nodes]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the ancient glories of Rome, the great goddess Hecate ( Hekate ) was venerated with a deep and true level of devotion. This goddess takes many forms and is engaged in many tasks. At times Hecate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/zsarg/@sotiera/the-goddess-of-the-moon-and-the-nodes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/zsarg/@sotiera/the-goddess-of-the-moon-and-the-nodes</guid><category><![CDATA[zsarg]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sotiera]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 05:30:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[LARPs as a way to explore future societies]]></title><description><![CDATA[LARP stands for Live Action Role Play. It is a game format which takes role playing from the tabletop and allows more full immersion and participation by the players. What makes it live as opposed to other]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/larp/@sotiera/larps-as-a-way-to-explore-future-societies</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/larp/@sotiera/larps-as-a-way-to-explore-future-societies</guid><category><![CDATA[larp]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[sotiera]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jan 2018 04:18:30 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hecate Trivia]]></title><description><![CDATA[ -805.4 / Saturday 6 January 12018 We don't believe in gods... do we? As has been explained elsewhere, ZS is both rational and empirical on the one hand, and also embracing of the power of mythos]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@zero-state/hecate-trivia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/contest/@zero-state/hecate-trivia</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[zero-state]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jan 2018 19:41:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2Snpznz7rwiEo6tz2cnDeCUsv4JympfeQf7vwsumxpexkhEucCVpFK8vHqK5i5mNPB5tkGckpioJ6opSvc4rrCpCafhYLbfkaFMSGYAsQuVK8Saw6Yo5cUQzjs4HghZgPoe7UYRUk8iQBm8NbQXrd2VKyiUmYETXSdkWZei67cGmW7edTTaNKtBM7uhh65Z6uiPSM3oGVaDqfJ854ex?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>