<?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>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:26:13 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[IsraelPalestine for Critical Thinkers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two years ago I discovered this amazing video series discussing the IsraelPalestine conflict. Over a series of eight short videos it explained the pertinent history of the region, contentious events, and]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/israelpalestine-for-critical-thinkers</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/israelpalestine-for-critical-thinkers</guid><category><![CDATA[history]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 11 Nov 2017 13:18:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/4PYjjVwJ1UdtmKKvUMkbLetmMFLdHQEyAJdC7LJ6mTGoS2tDqVxu3jhoptjvJtNjHJAH2jfgm6oLBH5kfQoLRFGJShNATjyaZFx2MTs2JNz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zorba the Greek, by Nikos Kazantzakis (A Review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This summer my wife and I took a cruise through Greece. When I travel I try to read quality books from the place I'm visiting to try to get a feel for the culture and its mindset. As is my wont, I bought]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/zorba-the-greek-by-nikos-kazantzakis-a-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/zorba-the-greek-by-nikos-kazantzakis-a-review</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 06 Nov 2017 19:59:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGdEgaWrMnKRjHryJkRJzktKy761Z7BTm2BGENDnLgrenBxCkjuVxbroYTrYYCPzsiXV2tomVUu9LC9AoQr?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concise Encyclopedia of the Original Literature of Esperanto, by Geoffrey Sutton (A Review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[Years ago I stumbled upon the existence of Esperanto, an auxiliary language invented in the late 1880s to facilitate international communication. I was intrigued by its large body of original literature]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/concise-encyclopedia-of-the-original-literature-of-esperanto-by-geoffrey-sutton-a-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/concise-encyclopedia-of-the-original-literature-of-esperanto-by-geoffrey-sutton-a-review</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2017 14:03:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXYNcR2MbtQuFNT6ZUtadXLPW9Ggi5vn4Pv3MtBKZEhmhHQycgJ2f54JLbuENiWVUFd1Tc1HFUp6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Age of Reason, by Thomas Paine (A Review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[My parents were pastors so I grew up in a very religious household. Although I liked the scholarly nature of bible study, religious belief has never sat well with me. 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This could be a great way to generate some extra revenue from that cache of Bitcoin]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/collect-4-interest-on-your-bitcoin-savings</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/collect-4-interest-on-your-bitcoin-savings</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 26 Mar 2017 16:10:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnog7Q1jpM7UMg2Pxas4H2UNReoL9jok9AESWcDdLQRXGAgsb5hSojFvE5hjxY84STynUCies1SK3xcBnGKWkKvWcrA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wheelock's Latin (7th edition), by Wheelock & LaFleur (A Review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I studied Latin formally for two semesters during my Masters program using the famous textbook Wheelock's Latin. This textbook is the standard throughout universities in the US. But, I had studied Latin]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/wheelock-s-latin-7th-edition-by-wheelock-and-lafleur-a-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/wheelock-s-latin-7th-edition-by-wheelock-and-lafleur-a-review</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2017 18:19:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/368La1fSsTuDRmRXVY6siZ4FuE4wYRh7B5KvsJ9zNpDMNNuJbUsThwgw58hSG3rmwuBpUbRmXViyzZVuC8YfY1Gi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanism and the mythic]]></title><description><![CDATA[On the heels of my review of C.S. Lewis' The Discarded Image and the concept of "True Myth" which I mentioned there, I've decided to post something I wrote a while back about secular humanism]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/humanism-and-the-mythic</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/humanism-and-the-mythic</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2017 00:09:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/MG5aEodBkvuo8VZhXssWCLuuNza8Xoj2uvNkGzJD656a2Y18tQh9qWAdD3EqY6ZpooPchuFpaLtA6H9RG1xpk2K6wFQVuFP8A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Discarded Image, by C.S. Lewis (A Review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few general comments and then I will expound at length about my quibbles. First, this book is a phenomenal introduction to what Lewis calls the "Medieval Model"--the medieval world view. This should]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/the-discarded-image-by-c-s-lewis-a-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/the-discarded-image-by-c-s-lewis-a-review</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 24 Mar 2017 11:52:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqB1dEaFyymZkFFALLTwTjVoZoqVXZwKR1kKbgSjNePEZwkzHRjWW14BHvyfLibjkGCuVMwvzDF2TdY6HT5A2SwQD1ok?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bookery & Dark Star Books near Dayton, OH (A Bookstore Review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I travel regularly for work and so, being the book junkie that I am, I naturally seek out bookstores in the area I'll be visiting--especially used or independent stores. 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Third, a defense]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/plato-at-the-googleplex-by-rebecca-newberger-goldstein-a-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/plato-at-the-googleplex-by-rebecca-newberger-goldstein-a-review</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2017 18:30:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2QhhddTGwaJhHFVbewBPAhpeAsxVMFtvwKXoEdRtyAcpBng1e5e9xUDpU622gJrXgqTw7encXmaMk3f4kb9g?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Did you know basketballs used to have laces?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This past weekend I took my son to the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, MA. It is a cool museum built around a full-size basketball court covered by a three-story dome. The top floor houses the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/did-you-know-basketballs-used-to-have-laces</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/did-you-know-basketballs-used-to-have-laces</guid><category><![CDATA[sports]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2017 21:14:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/X37EMMe7x1dBWU9xzxMW6noJAAgG4YFcd9FamN7rwpFkkeyUmpU2g1h8MkTRZXgBK61AYGB62QJKyS59nm9F6NRF2cpurinHnXxBg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Talk to Me About Religion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of course, you're free to talk about religion however you want. But, if you want to do it with me here are six tips that will insure it will be a pleasant experience for both of us. For in much wisdom]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/how-to-talk-to-me-about-religion</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/how-to-talk-to-me-about-religion</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2017 14:08:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnog7Q1jpM7UMg2Pxas4H2UNReoL9jok9AESWcDdLQRXGAgsb5hSaZhkdcSC4jzcU4f6YNPAbDocU7CJsF7GC2TPucz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Carafe, That is a Blind Glass (An Interpretation)]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my last post I reviewed Gertrude Stein's poetry collection, Tender Buttons. It is a collection of prose poems about mundane objects, but described in very obtuse ways. It is split into three sections:]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/a-carafe-that-is-a-blind-glass-an-interpretation</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/a-carafe-that-is-a-blind-glass-an-interpretation</guid><category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Mar 2017 13:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/DVAkPHVCq7pg2nHZaVpWntgptnxa5K4Ecq96eY8U4LSx9RoXvvn4AeDHKCxaVyGDdmD1zWdjvWJHPL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Beautiful, Pointer Hell: Tender Buttons, by Gertrude Stein (A Review)]]></title><description><![CDATA[I can't blame anyone for hating this book and its pretension. Stein was down with the whole "meta" hipster, overly self-aware, pseudo-intellectual, ironically un-ironic mentality way before it was cool.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/a-beautiful-pointer-hell-tender-buttons-by-gertrude-stein-a-review</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/a-beautiful-pointer-hell-tender-buttons-by-gertrude-stein-a-review</guid><category><![CDATA[books]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 19 Mar 2017 14:49:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/23KQwnog7Q1jpM7UMg2Pxas4H2UNReoL9jok9AESWcDdLQRXGAgsb5hFKaFnorAeqjwRQG7n2k9a2KYqekqVDooCagE6SKQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hi from a new member! You should know up front that I am a book nerd.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hey, Steemit community! This is me, Dave. ↑ Technically this is my 4th post, but I figured I'd better introduce myself properly. I am a software engineer from Connecticut with an interest in blockchain]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/hi-from-a-new-member-you-should-know-up-front-that-i-am-a-book-nerd</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/hi-from-a-new-member-you-should-know-up-front-that-i-am-a-book-nerd</guid><category><![CDATA[introduceyourself]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2017 13:32:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqB1dEaFyymZkFFALLTwTjVoZoqVXZwKR1kKbgSjNePEZwkzHRidojED6mABobtECXfNYcLDvoKP4kEnN8sVQXDxhVZ8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nothing Gold Can Stay]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this frosty winter weather I keep thinking back to last autumn when I visited Robert Frost's house in Franconia, New Hampshire. The colorful trees wrapped you in warm reds and yellows. All was quiet]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/nothing-gold-can-stay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/nothing-gold-can-stay</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Mar 2017 01:13:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3HaJVvr6qfokhP4raAoKVSZ9LjTiHUcwWEXRN2pDHSwa87gcHapWJPBdAfiFQXcvqLooJq6XzGdFKto4vJhpsBKhBMHDxaWLChwGBEN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My All-Time Top 5 Books]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here is my personal top 5 favorite books in the order in which I discovered them. 1. Walden, Henry David Thoreau I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/my-all-time-top-5-books</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@dmaddock1/my-all-time-top-5-books</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[dmaddock1]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 17 Mar 2017 20:59:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5bEGgqB1dEaFyymZkFFALLTwTjVoZoqVXZwKR1kKbgSjNePEZwkzHRidojdXkjUNYHFRLbMVBRnmHpbYUxxqCbok4bDpL99G?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why exchange volume matters when trading an altcoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you begin to speculate with trading altcoins and tokens, one lesson you have to learn is the importance of trading the right pair at the right exchange. 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