<?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, 30 Jun 2026 13:52:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@hopiland/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[What happened at the Mandalay Bay?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is a new form of urban warfare that cannot be stopped. The minds of the American people are under siege by a threat that is impossible to control. At the same time, they will demand more attempts]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/what-happened-at-the-mandalay-bay</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/what-happened-at-the-mandalay-bay</guid><category><![CDATA[society]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 02 Oct 2017 17:35:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFmwDo35fuVxEvCDm7R7v4oZCVjEnpxo9zZM4YA3eh1R8tCMSD4n62TtAGNGyxpooSwpH5415VrUpsCjhu58MjS2JovjibUGuG269XJDwt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the "third- wave" of the Internet?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is the "third- wave" of the Internet? The first-wave was the advent of the Graphical User Interface (GUI), email and websites. But even before the first-wave of the average consumer today,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/what-is-the-third-wave-of-the-internet</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/what-is-the-third-wave-of-the-internet</guid><category><![CDATA[internet]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 22 Sep 2017 17:08:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8t3d5gG8YxUrFtTrvhgCDjjN8jFs758jfDdEospyeyLpZBvUxmSUkQGxZUanMo7XB6iTDb1HVHdJYGdgZi14G2HCkzkRjuskn8V8SqRawyKRUhN2xGBAf4V3oc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[OpenBazaar,  Amazon, Ebay, and Jack Ma]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 1995, there was Apple MacIntosh, MS Windows, and Linux each struggling to become the operating system of choice. Linux was very new, very undeveloped, an opensource experiment being developed by millions]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/openbazaar-amazon-ebay-and-jack-ma</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/openbazaar-amazon-ebay-and-jack-ma</guid><category><![CDATA[openbazaar]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 22 Aug 2017 14:24:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pQYiuVvgYiUBP16WHGGN7UNn1BCdGeADrwcff8PS2bPXq8vyakjAUhSUbdYuAPCQE99RDqSYp14dYfih38gVtmUc7dfBKCpkqqbJAbEge2yE78?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you should visit Phnom Penh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Actually, you shouldn't, because it's a terrible place, and there are enough people here already. But just for the sake of argument, you did. Why should you visit? You must come see for yourself. There's]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/why-you-should-visit-phnom-penh</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/why-you-should-visit-phnom-penh</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2017 23:28:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFon7pd9BL8k9CCUTJUz1VXgsbyvB4iJErMNCadPh4aXKZjkQQuBEsTtmzEixXHK8qrattEv7ErzeSgoUm9zCjMqqWPX5WP1aCNWgGhx6z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeless Banking Real Estate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Borrowing from the future has led to a nationwide glut of empty bank-owned homes. Does the average American have more freedom, liberty and happiness today? Consider the hidden costs and long term]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/hey-buddy-can-you-spare-some-change</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/hey-buddy-can-you-spare-some-change</guid><category><![CDATA[steemit]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 Aug 2017 19:16:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFon7pd9BL8k9CCUTJUz1VXgsbyvB4iJErMNCadPh4aXKZjkQQuBEsTtmzEixXHK8qrattEv7ErzeSgoUm9zCjMqqWPX5WP1aCNWgGhx6z?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get Ready For A World Currency by 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Source: Economist; 01/9/88, Vol. 306, pp 9-10 Title of article: Get Ready for the Phoenix THIRTY years from now, Americans, Japanese, Europeans, and people in many other rich countries, and some relatively]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/get-ready-for-a-world-currency-by-2018</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/get-ready-for-a-world-currency-by-2018</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 19:47:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2nhMph8Yo3jHyfsfBxm3raDEGrffBkSsHnPoxzrm4TxnXWDBHsbWCX19KQE5z3tcMGr1FMNoXgzdDHf8RYftKn6PLb82CoHt36BsHxiGBbXoVdjFrJJbmhUsYbPc9bwctpbbjgRCgdidZC19P6xLBFnjhk5XsMh5ep5Sn6MCzotjTzm11rbwFDWHt?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truth about politics and blockchain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians follow their own self-interests, their own need for preservation, and their need to be re-elected. They are never going to deliberately do something to bring on short-term pain, even if it]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/truth-about-politics-and-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/truth-about-politics-and-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 09:14:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTH4w7eh1n3R5Es2DnkXSGMkya6WureY6Pb5HDNYXEdgoWfWrah75ZxBBMMsh4a9FweDxxP5xvdKM8McenKpUQE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Extraordinary Encounters at Nuclear Weapons Sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[The content of this documentary has massive implications for our entire planet. Hundreds of U.S. military veterans now openly discuss these ominous incidents and thousands of declassified government documents]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/new-ufo-documentary-2017</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/new-ufo-documentary-2017</guid><category><![CDATA[ufo]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 11:25:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTH4w7eh1n3R5Es2DnkXSGMkya6WureY6Pb5HDNYXEdgoWfWrah75ZxBBMMsh4a9FweDxxP5xvdKM8McenKpUQE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homelessness Prestitutes Immigration Sustainability]]></title><description><![CDATA[This kind of goes along with homelessness. I think the US mainland can easily hold a billion more people. The open borders issue troubles me as a so-called "ex-pat". I don't know what makes a]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/homelessness-prestitutes-immigration-sustainability</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/homelessness-prestitutes-immigration-sustainability</guid><category><![CDATA[homelessness]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Aug 2017 06:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTH4w7eh1n3R5Es2DnkXSGMkya6WureY6Pb5HDNYXEdgoWfWrah75ZxBBMMsh4a9FweDxxP5xvdKM8McenKpUQE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thoughts on Politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians. We can't condemn one or the other, and we can't offhandedly condemn them all. We can disregard all politics as being irrelevant to truth. Deliberate and calculated deception exists everywhere,]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/thoughts-on-politics</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/thoughts-on-politics</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 18:39:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTH4w7eh1n3R5Es2DnkXSGMkya6WureY6Pb5HDNYXEdgoWfWrah75ZxBBMMsh4a9FweDxxP5xvdKM8McenKpUQE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Proper Woman: one woman’s struggle to live her dreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Proper Woman: The story of one woman’s struggle to live her dreams This is the true story of a young Cambodian woman who has challenged her country’s social and cultural norms throughout her life and]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/a-proper-woman-one-woman-s-struggle-to-live-her-dreams</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/a-proper-woman-one-woman-s-struggle-to-live-her-dreams</guid><category><![CDATA[women]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Aug 2017 08:06:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeYjSfe4h5vjyh74QQLaf5a3UdYkekU9bF6cwj2ucRgbydnr8Lw2i44X3oVaFDQSc1gN9K5UdbLwj1Y?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Transcend Politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our world is presently in a state of war, a war against terror, and we must defend against this threat forever more. Politically divisive people are equally responsible for war as the divisive political]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/politically-divisive-people</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/politically-divisive-people</guid><category><![CDATA[politics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Aug 2017 18:32:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTHc2vBdte4CsUf4mRjTAtm5wHZ7pGXQ5GJdde3PYwjQ5xmPmbcdSAeYaercZDcbR3aZiyqg2hy6mHWhsXJAZd8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monetary Literacy]]></title><description><![CDATA["In our time, the curse is monetary illiteracy, just as inability to read plain print was the curse of earlier centuries." ~ Ezra Pound Some people have "monetary literacy" and have]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/monetary-literacy</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/monetary-literacy</guid><category><![CDATA[money]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 04 Aug 2017 09:40:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/32FTXiZsHoAWXDGUT6XfPTLRBbYW7TUFpRSTArzFni9MzGyUigdMLyn64THa53ZNhnnSQpjoc1jrugSvJyjDMZG2uTqDpJRBvopcbVjomFkmcyhCCU2TbjtmQ2FTbfcU54TryAbo3MehmD6N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are you an optimist or pessimist?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every so often I am presented with the optimist/pessimist/realist debate. 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Link to Jul 12, 2017 podcast The charts:]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/insanity-of-the-global-marketplace</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/insanity-of-the-global-marketplace</guid><category><![CDATA[silver]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2017 08:43:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/C3TZR1g81UNchGPKLQuxAL7oEwDJ42cT977qXjChbAKJA9iGY6sDzU8DnYzjfy35P3GeV2wwqbWfgBnRxAUvzPnPtVdY8m8M5FK9DJBKzJzM8RXa8TK9Yd4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mango Economics: Lesson One]]></title><description><![CDATA[You cannot tell the mango tree how fast to grow, or when it is right for the mango tree to give fruit. image credit: outlookbusiness.com]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@hopiland/mango-economics-lesson-one</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@hopiland/mango-economics-lesson-one</guid><category><![CDATA[mango-economics]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hopiland]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jul 2017 08:28:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2gsjgna1uruvUuS7ndh9YqVwYGPLVszbFLwwpAYXa3YEk4MFhExJV2XsiujEXtjZsFPiTBk81AK5xQ6aQU1E6daGCu4D96br3UrMxUPTGog558qDpa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republic of Mango]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here's something new for you to know about. 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