<?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>https://ecency.com</link><image><url>https://ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>https://ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:26:35 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@brendio/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[My Visit to Australia’s First Digital Currency Town]]></title><description><![CDATA[With friends visiting recently from southern Australia and heading up the coast, my family took the opportunity to continue on with them north and explore the adoption of digital currency in the newly]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/my-visit-to-australia-s-first-digital-currency-town</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/my-visit-to-australia-s-first-digital-currency-town</guid><category><![CDATA[teamaustralia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 12 Jul 2018 10:50:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/6C2W1azD1rBs8i715pX3pAHYgtGre4Fo63bHKg3bHxnzk2UPTyXsJNJ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new toy arrived yesterday]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am still setting up the server for it and getting familiar with it. It's a General Bytes BATM2 model.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/a-new-toy-arrived-yesterday-3dee675110e9c</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/a-new-toy-arrived-yesterday-3dee675110e9c</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2018 11:19:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMxpUtKNvXTdKFjcxDne2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TIL: Wheelie bins make a good makeshift rain gauge]]></title><description><![CDATA[In true Australian fashion of extreme weather events, today, after months of drought, we had torrential downpours and even a tornado. I was out all day doing some work and then taking shelter at my]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/til-wheelie-bins-make-a-good-makeshift-rain-gauge-2017102t211954505z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/til-wheelie-bins-make-a-good-makeshift-rain-gauge-2017102t211954505z</guid><category><![CDATA[teamaustralia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 11:20:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMxip8r2e5WzAagcqXcWS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitshares bitGOLD asset in black swan]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have been experimenting with shorting some bitshares price stable assets into existence. I noticed just now that my position has been liquidated. It looks in this block here like the asset bitGOLD, which]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/bitshares-bitgold-asset-in-black-swan</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/bitshares-bitgold-asset-in-black-swan</guid><category><![CDATA[bitshares]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 13:29:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.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?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fun and controversy with traffic light people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growing up, I don't think I ever really thought about pedestrian traffic lights. They were merely a pragmatic means to safely convey people travelling by foot across busy roads populated by vehicular traffic.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/fun-and-controversy-with-traffic-light-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/fun-and-controversy-with-traffic-light-people</guid><category><![CDATA[teamaustralia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Jul 2017 01:02:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2NrbLuAkLDr518B7qnuqkRA4knj6Ddrvmqb6NPRdoY3Sak8fbzJovax74eUpzChMuZC5DaoiBktMCoMVLVX4ff42?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sign fail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now is it ooh! signs or Doh! signs? BIOS screen on an electronic billboard spotted in my local shopping centre.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/sign-fail-2017620t172257397z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/sign-fail-2017620t172257397z</guid><category><![CDATA[failblog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jun 2017 07:23:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMfAQKM9bbBqmWXroeaoG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Building Australia: The Queenslander and My Personal Moving Queenslander Experience]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife and I are big Grand Designs fans, so when I stumbled across Building Australia series on the ABC, I was instantly hooked and told my wife she has to watch it. The show is narrated by John Doyle,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/building-australia-the-queenslander</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/building-australia-the-queenslander</guid><category><![CDATA[teamaustralia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2017 11:14:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXZ6ScjWuNHBwSNw1NUbgKBzitkmY2hWfsa3QHzec2j7r1APvxmj7yAcuvARrKtTA4UpJFKRHiZc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Seven-week-old girl has 1900 % p.a. investment returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[When my daughter was a week old, I gifted her a bitcoin as an investment in her future. At the time, it was worth $1700 (AU). As of now, bitcoin is worth $3730 (AU), which is a return of 219% in 6 weeks,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/seven-week-old-girl-has-1900-p-a-investment-returns-201769t105629796z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/seven-week-old-girl-has-1900-p-a-investment-returns-201769t105629796z</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2017 00:56:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnKPEPhqacuvPWbvN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin for my Baby]]></title><description><![CDATA[One week ago, my wife and I welcomed into the world our little angel, Zoe. When I was a few months old, my father took out a whole of life insurance policy for me. Today that policy is worth over $8000]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/bitcoin-for-my-baby-2017426t23582942z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/bitcoin-for-my-baby-2017426t23582942z</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Apr 2017 13:58:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn8TuMjHXitk6XWvr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[TIL My fitness watch cannot distinguish between driving along bumpy roads and actual walking]]></title><description><![CDATA[So I achieved my daily fitness goal of 8000 steps by sitting in a car for 7 hours today ... ... apparently.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/til-my-fitness-watch-cannot-distinguish-between-driving-along-bumpy-roads-and-actual-walking</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/til-my-fitness-watch-cannot-distinguish-between-driving-along-bumpy-roads-and-actual-walking</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2017 13:20:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MvwLKy3SfvJwXFKCRMDAFrt961VxGDmpYQCQa4PPk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEGO Sydney Opera House Build: Part 3 of 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[Although it famously known as the Sydney Opera House, the Concert Hall is actually its largest internal performance area, seating up to 2679 patrons. In part 3 of my build, the Concert Hall takes shape.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/lego-sydney-opera-house-build-part-3-of-4-20161231t15352963z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/lego-sydney-opera-house-build-part-3-of-4-20161231t15352963z</guid><category><![CDATA[lego]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2016 05:35:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgn9w1UuHNhF2jAuXc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[LEGO Sydney Opera House Build: Part 2 of 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[In part 1 of my build, I completed the forecourt of the Opera House. Twenty years ago, the Australian rock band Crowded House played an emotional farewell concert on the steps of the Opera House. In November,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/lego-sydney-opera-house-build-part-2-of-4-2016126t20515443z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/lego-sydney-opera-house-build-part-2-of-4-2016126t20515443z</guid><category><![CDATA[lego]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Dec 2016 10:51:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2bP4pJr4wVimqCWjYimXJe2cnCgnKLzXod2aYWsExva?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epic Aussie LEGO Adventure: Sydney Opera House (Part 1 of 4)]]></title><description><![CDATA[My wife and I may have acquired a LEGO addiction. I'm sure we've both had it since we were kids, but it started to take a serious turn when we scored a large haul of second hand LEGO from a local FB group.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/epic-aussie-lego-adventure-sydney-opera-house-part-1-of-4-2016124t03337545z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/epic-aussie-lego-adventure-sydney-opera-house-part-1-of-4-2016124t03337545z</guid><category><![CDATA[lego]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2016 14:33:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeRsL4DCVzvUVpPC4LyxmzL3RhKVVQ7snkQxDtbB79rXFcrJjPf569Gtn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Family Changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[I don't really post much here, but thought I share an announcement my wife and I just made on FB. We have a bit of fun making the models: We reused the figurines in the second image from our wedding. The]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/personal-family-changes</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/personal-family-changes</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 01 Oct 2016 15:00:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/f85of4KXmvsYDcgfc168jDMa52cqzwqL8SquUyuGyeJ23EvU8sPrTHDbwHNWNLqc8NzbUk3h7D7o2KPpp5gScikK7ALmBCjeCQvKavv1yZzXAgHTTsB9YvzwPnqwNWzxrrZj29nEt4KnrHGoHAhMjAJ2LEHP2fWwWaCp3LzE4j8eXr7wAer3kZxBVS3FdhFZ9UKWahD6Uq?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fighting a spambot]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm still a relative noob, but I've just had my first encounter with a spambot flooding multiple posts with a short message of support: "Simply Great Information and Presentation". However, despite]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/fighting-a-spambot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/fighting-a-spambot</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2016 09:28:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australian Census Online Fail]]></title><description><![CDATA[Started filling out census online earlier today. Just tried logging on to finish it off to be confronted with the Great Australian Census Fail How have other Aussie Steemers fared? #censusfail]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/australian-census-online-fail</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/australian-census-online-fail</guid><category><![CDATA[census]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2016 12:00:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSg3j52kokyfvD831NZXrnaWbC6itsP44z6iZZG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should Steemit have an article reading length indicator?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I read in an article or a comment (and just spent the last last hour trying to find it again so I could link it here, but without success) about some posts not getting voted because of their length and]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/should-steemit-have-an-article-reading-length-indicator</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/should-steemit-have-an-article-reading-length-indicator</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2016 16:49:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/BRWJ2XuBRXQxQtwjkpK59RMNMgNesD9JCwZ94rsHGNq9GKB4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test post is a test post]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/test</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/test</guid><category><![CDATA[test]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 07 Aug 2016 14:52:42 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the number in parentheses beside usernames?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm still new to Steemit and still learning a lot, but I have noticed that usernames now have a number in parentheses beside them. For example, mine says brendio (1). Just wondering, what does the number]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@brendio/what-is-the-number-in-parentheses-beside-usernames</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@brendio/what-is-the-number-in-parentheses-beside-usernames</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[brendio]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2016 14:20:21 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>