<?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>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:24:31 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[In Absence of a Fitness Post: New Direction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Where is the post? In all honesty, I'm not sure if I have any followers that keep up on my content. I think it is still early enough to be able to make a decision like this and not suffer the brunt impact]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/in-absence-of-a-fitness-post-new-direction</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/in-absence-of-a-fitness-post-new-direction</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctbutters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2018 04:39:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/B69zEhWZA8UBY2uvCm2jhayjPd2uZ8oUJxf1rwSUF4uHgeA9VdY8un6ZVyXsYupX3mWq8ZrTwgsSpe353YzG5d16trgEiw6xdyU8H4Aa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[​ The Google Ecosystem: Contending Apple]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catching up on the curve Google is now setting to make shockwaves through the tech community. So, I've spent a lot of time elaborating on the direction of Apple and the main parts of their ecosystem in]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/the-google-ecosystem-contending-apple</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/the-google-ecosystem-contending-apple</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctbutters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:04:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/D5zH9SyxCKdAD9rYwjD1VEAmTzouJbuRXgi7vGR4kZRM9KC8TnonS8GpLPCyjiC8EvqHshb9fHMvdDz8PZb6ARppcHPHsvCVD4AoWeFPJrZtteAJNRAcTm6UMESRwYRXwsBgEA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[​ A Beginner's Guide to Fitness (Part 1: Nutrition)]]></title><description><![CDATA[ ​ Introduction Welcome to my new series! The posts over the next few days will describe in sections the journey towards a broad goal of fitness. This is aimed at the beginner, who assumingly does]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/a-beginner-s-guide-to-fitness-part-1-nutrition</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/a-beginner-s-guide-to-fitness-part-1-nutrition</guid><category><![CDATA[fitness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctbutters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 20 Feb 2018 00:27:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/368La1qZAv72cKioMb8NTT418Go2yztttdpz3m1kdAn9P51KSEx5kV1e1c1oH9vZpqLmDwZU5a93tXcmGXXqc2Tg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tech Blog - The direction Apple is heading in]]></title><description><![CDATA[ It’s been seven years since we’ve lost Steve Jobs. Seven years since one of the greatest entrepreneurial minds the world has known departed. In that time, Apple has been under great scrutiny and]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/tech-blog-the-direction-apple-is-heading-in</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/tech-blog-the-direction-apple-is-heading-in</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctbutters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2018 00:45:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/EfcLDDAkyqgqyc52afbyLyxxtep11yigg6DtW1bLK41iszYi5Fpsp5E8oo2Ta9nH4YWrvqQ3UPvtePeiEbnS8BZShPMzW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it good to use voting bots?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ironically, I’m using the last of my Steam Dollars to promote this post through minnowbooster and booster. Look, I’m a new guy trying to get started on the platform. From where I’ve heard, using bot boosters]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/is-it-good-to-use-voting-bots</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/is-it-good-to-use-voting-bots</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctbutters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 22:09:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZmM46KS3hx7MyZraqaakcpr36PAYcW3iUhpdhjKiADFUy5BmXHArjsGWarZ1594mWrhRLnh5jGUouPvUYw1ouSEVuDwTbQvMLRajWuis3zBZvtJmG3hKUbDuwA4BYLZJkAArV7peo6fmCtd2YuU78CJxeyQp2CD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the Apple Ecosystem? Should you invest?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is the Apple Ecosystem? Probably the most comfortable cage you’ve ever been in. I’ve referenced a few times before in my HomePod review. The ecosystem can be best described as a system of great]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/what-is-the-apple-ecosystem-should-you-invest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/what-is-the-apple-ecosystem-should-you-invest</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctbutters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 21:45:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/46aP2QbqUqBrRwi79dxv9NTieZ7DBL8E8ktFVBQ3ZiFxoYVwKWK6CHCtumQADwFBP3d1ZhtQ8XmWViPETFgaETszdB7t?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts on the Apple HomePod - Should you buy it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thoughts on the Apple HomePod Just when I thought Apple wasn't going to release another product that'd want to make me drop everything else. As all new Apple products are, the HomePod is a bit polarizing.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/thoughts-on-the-apple-homepod-should-you-buy-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/thoughts-on-the-apple-homepod-should-you-buy-it</guid><category><![CDATA[technology]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctbutters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:12:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/62PdCouTvNPE32LwWy92h4vmbW7ocA6178Gnn99ZyZaRnoXp6dSgFk8xb28sZmPgQvvFxbRP44s9mPs1yJMs6w7A9a8xGgwJ8kenMR9dNVJWxwQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gym Blog #02: Front Squat Technique]]></title><description><![CDATA[SQUAT FORM When it comes to squatting, there are two main ways to do it. Its called the Front Squat and the Back Squat; the former of which we will be discussing today. Both are excellent ways to develop]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/gym-blog-02-front-squat-technique</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/gym-blog-02-front-squat-technique</guid><category><![CDATA[fitness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctbutters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:57:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4uukrKvzcfeXmGSQULQWACAFY7mKTCnaWrykqb6gShznXsNRw9dmdbckJhBntkfpjhpfkQQoGq9a3g3sDWFTQuNVwok2T4AH6emfQm8PC4kibNiHs5Pk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Romeo and Juliet Soliloquy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey! Haven't really ever posted in poetry before, but I felt like sharing something tonight. In freshman year, I was tasked with creating a small twenty line soliloquy all in iambic pentameter. Hope you]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/romeo-and-juliet-soliloquy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/romeo-and-juliet-soliloquy</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctbutters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 04:43:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2KZBmxW92GugNudwEANuCNbDqH8i8yw8oCKLvGBavg9NfKDqnmUvPNcDotLicASbTWSZQQxoVikVyFk2zjwSBvRgzyoaj5sLXAk6N3VGLjMJgQKo6HsVadjsooi7RECg9gYSqs4zmahuHL43F7p4A7HvNjwu4T6rVfvCxMjQfNAHY24wJV2wjjwHH1k6LzL4ne2a?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banzai Pipeline: A Love Story]]></title><description><![CDATA[​ There is no stretch of beach more famous and more fabled than the great North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii. Here, rare reef formations create some of the greatest waves known to mankind. It is the magnum opus]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/banzai-pipeline-a-love-story</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/banzai-pipeline-a-love-story</guid><category><![CDATA[nature]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctbutters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 17:34:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MG5aEqKFcQiAhs6Mo4rqfwTNYKJP2j74AwupBEgRAMgtk6Xio9kA6Wc9kqVQb9E5NwBCzx3Uu3UZskcgYE8K9ZHwnCcnxyRin?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gym Blog #01: Welcome home (Finding routine, loving the work)]]></title><description><![CDATA[New Beginnings I'm going to take the very first gym blog to introduce you guys to my church. My place of penance. The high school weight room. 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My friend introduced me to the platform a bit]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/introducing-caleb-surfer-weight-lifter-explorer-and-major-geek</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@ctbutters/introducing-caleb-surfer-weight-lifter-explorer-and-major-geek</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[ctbutters]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 16:58:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/Y2iXpRRkNSnsYwyVt4ZYLZBwyBZFeS2A7PFJmZXtxxeGp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>