<?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>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:33:07 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@russellhand/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Bitcoin is actually going to gradually lose ground over time... and more useable cryptocurrencies will eclipse it...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bitcoin is actually going to gradually lose ground over time... it is already being fazed out as an exchange currency, Stripe for one, as the fees are too high, the transactions too slow, apparently now]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@russellhand/bitcoin-is-actually-going-to-gradually-lose-ground-over-time-and-more-useable-cryptocurrencies-will-eclipse-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@russellhand/bitcoin-is-actually-going-to-gradually-lose-ground-over-time-and-more-useable-cryptocurrencies-will-eclipse-it</guid><category><![CDATA[bitcoin]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[russellhand]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:37:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/54TLbcUcnRm4iYtFdzVNy1kt3F2tvRShXkTnWxjMpX5tKaMKBHYDAVC7eVTubVF5nKXSuiZMegRRP18MivDs88BTcaSkgNWfcd6kQphbSkYXr8xpjU3dFhsE7huHE7s5UguqGjwNE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Columns Karnak or Luxor Temple... Truth & Integrity Through Time...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Columns Karnak or Luxor Temple... Truth & Integrity Through Time... One has to wonder about things like this and on a time scale, as in the history of the human race... One pivotal point in history]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@russellhand/columns-karnak-or-luxor-temple-truth-and-integrity-through-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@russellhand/columns-karnak-or-luxor-temple-truth-and-integrity-through-time</guid><category><![CDATA[hypatia]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[russellhand]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 13 Jan 2018 17:02:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/gPCasciUWmF5VZucjWuzmpXUomGMznGBossB7LD2uh6zMFjFTpWyynykLYaYQRjz19gp3miYLToYXRMJEpTGpeBDRe6pauJT13fPWCvx7VfgkK4ZZksJsh17kDZP5HfWq8soc3TpeYrCvzFMLi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ruins tangled in the forest... It is Good to See a Healthy Scepticism of Google, Facebook etc.. On Steemit...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruins tangled in the forest... It is Good to See a Healthy Scepticism of Google, Facebook etc.. On Steemit... Which from Steemit's idealogical creation should not surprise me... Personally to put it mildly]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@russellhand/ruins-tangled-in-the-forest-it-is-good-to-see-a-healthy-scepticism-of-google-facebook-etc-on-steemit</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@russellhand/ruins-tangled-in-the-forest-it-is-good-to-see-a-healthy-scepticism-of-google-facebook-etc-on-steemit</guid><category><![CDATA[artificialintelligence]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[russellhand]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jan 2018 18:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WTySVi815wTBS1cviU2Mho5Jm3v8vrbKRozutBd3hKhwy8F5zYqPf9rNZ4Qx63EccV9LcQ5qAav9iPRNBgyzyWyQ5ERHyasS4rsZ25ub4n1MdUCDjPfzSGE2hCvWxZSGJJ2iFsrBakVQ9oP4aVN9rxvxcgwke1NW6A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Skyfall Above the Clouds 2...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skyfall above the clouds 2 shot 2003... 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