<?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 15:56:48 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Colorchallenge: Wednesday Yellow]]></title><description><![CDATA[I know there's plenty of orange and red, but I had to share the dusk view from my porch.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/6xymdp-colorchallenge-wednesday-yellow</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/6xymdp-colorchallenge-wednesday-yellow</guid><category><![CDATA[colorchallenge]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2017 00:42:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/W5LtFUPm6g774G2LPx8CTVHrbGQ778Sw45DBMcdCjdmkJu3DHThSsJkDW9jipV32DLPXBNcrADeP1PbXokWzeTaJkX2xQ4UL9EvoRp6Waa5EWHVEKPTZCUmvTYnxxLCz2advahFkEKnQvwsf3fLLycxdyaWNi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[A GLIMPSE INTO TIME]]></title><description><![CDATA[PAST, PRESENT, FUTURE. WHY? For fun! I've got my system in place, and I'll interpret what the blockchain of randomized causality spits back. Feel free to shuffle your own and draw, spout off the top of]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/a-glimpse-into-time</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/a-glimpse-into-time</guid><category><![CDATA[games]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 12 Aug 2017 01:59:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinqCwLoB9undJg9jXNGoMjiSnBvKsfqaX13TKrmuveTgJs9T1H6y9UZoyX3zc91KoE8sVu577vxF5f3CqmGM8i?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tarot for Steemians Vol. 2 - No More Tarot!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bye-bye, Blockchain Jung! I've made the personal decision to keep my tarot cards my own, and instead of delving deep into the psyche publicly, I will zero-down on the day to day off the minor arcana--page]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/tarot-for-steemians-vol-2-no-more-tarot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/tarot-for-steemians-vol-2-no-more-tarot</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Aug 2017 05:20:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinq2se4ny2nbh6nhRCkbYdUseCA4n748ezja4wtwLrXa5ZNqJ1HEavgwY6tk8vNUwBtUnfwu76iS4U8Dyo5SXQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driftless Area: 8 - Pinter's and Seed Savers Exchange]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local Flavor! This is the beautiful interior of Seed Savers, but we'll get to that. Please peruse on ... First: Pinter's. My parents visited this weekend from Kentucky, and short of driving multiple hours]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/driftless-area-8-pinter-s-and-seed-savers-exchange</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/driftless-area-8-pinter-s-and-seed-savers-exchange</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2017 13:37:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/5ShzsKnKF7vqjwxfz8GNQQU7Rv6mDu9Mbhf9eZ576ryHhq3iNKEGDd122N6EdCBZnu5kbHy6BDWdwNmEdujMeDedWwDmkzAXteWizLWFfBbqLriEVfVFVGwoU7XSJG9UCjcva1aCdcwkCZUjXARUCTPU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Niches & Crèches & Whatnot]]></title><description><![CDATA[What am I doing here? What are you doing here? Let's talk about what we talk about. I don't want to speak for all minnows, but in a decently active 2 months I've had like 2 and a half good ideas for topics]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/niches-and-creches-and-whatnot</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/niches-and-creches-and-whatnot</guid><category><![CDATA[minnows]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2017 01:24:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGetfezhiSp3DanbRq6rXX2EX2tGHGNxFSGRtJ3q5uoGYW5Mod5jnf2PUM53XUs3urssnUxt5oKq3XgV18sDTL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tarot for Steemians Vol. 1 - Shadowrun]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following Instructions! So you got a tarot deck. Big deal. Who doesn't have a tarot deck these days? Wakka wakka. So magic is concatenizing with the Cyber. Big deal. Seriously though: This whole dang platform]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/tarot-for-steemians-vol-1-shadowrun</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/tarot-for-steemians-vol-1-shadowrun</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2017 04:13:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGbQoKkunrQUBXkBpZoL4w2fyJQqqY3Vqcabj41fYVPe9UoLbjMoAPGVFWmPnUbYhBkxN4MGpv2LKxmZqr5maE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driftless Area: 7 - Nordicfest, Decorah, IA]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norway in an Asteroid Crater Hey, hey, hey, Steemians. Now you'll get a good glimpse of my town. Thursday 27/7 was the opening of the 51st Annual Nordicfest, the celebration of the deep Norwegian heritage]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/driftless-area-7-nordicfest-decorah-ia</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/driftless-area-7-nordicfest-decorah-ia</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Jul 2017 05:57:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/3DLAmCsuTe3bwjPJtcJJmZusPtExyx3sTaZakhzEo7Vt1w8nQm7qZiU1NdjpXFHapmMCtG2EgpgRLkR2BrkrYvZ3vsk23pyYHcNneTZ7WciwAoiPEkE84ZHMZ1Sksd4ZVvP3ZaVtDB6qEQH3D9Fp57ouaTjQex6?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driftless Area: 6 - RAGBRAI in Waukon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa I had never heard of this until I moved here. Somehow Iowa takes cycling very seriously. So seriously, in fact, that the local patriarchs of this town of]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/driftless-area-6-ragbrai-in-waukon</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/driftless-area-6-ragbrai-in-waukon</guid><category><![CDATA[travel]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 29 Jul 2017 02:38:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1UtNorhGbvwWbaPyocBG2BjejSr3EkW4stZFMvtsNRfQShjdhbWumpVpY6dNay7QK5cUSKYQ5hVpuEvciHTE2qe2DXSkRXFmzp1sbPcQgxXvERzQr3gfCtnXhoEw7RfNYVagMzb9tg8wpRfL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iowa Sucks for Vampires]]></title><description><![CDATA["Okay, Marcus, be careful. Remember what the sign said," said John. His son was a dutiful eight years old. Polite kid, and he followed rules well, but the urge to explore is always strong in]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/iowa-sucks-for-vampires</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/iowa-sucks-for-vampires</guid><category><![CDATA[horror]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 18:12:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTH4h3xFnUbn9WXDM97RuBdyDgCufgancYViKxe3zRt95X2REuZa2acNfB18Jj5NK1zC27aDCismTsSaXgUhHSn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inescapable Tyranny: the Bigger Problem of the SEC's Ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think we can agree that it takes the most hardcore classical liberal or anarchist to walk around and feel enslaved by the Man or the System or what have you every waking moment. Or does it!? Let's break]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/inescapable-tyranny-the-bigger-problem-of-the-sec-s-ruling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/inescapable-tyranny-the-bigger-problem-of-the-sec-s-ruling</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2017 02:13:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc18GVREvvsnAjfLwLF5qHHFduNHKinpuuFB8UaxSKj4HPkYrdmNponFs6E4rGngQuLfdCkyMvBjjZZcstNUuedWrN4wgXXNkgtFmBxz8Y5dTUup9QS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Test]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/bad-news-sec-just-ruled-on-ethereum-ico-s</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/bad-news-sec-just-ruled-on-ethereum-ico-s</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 21:59:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Racing the sunset with a Steemit doodle!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The beginning sucks. When you're not an artist, freehanding the steemy S's is unnecessarily hard. Dangit. Even my eraser isn't helping. Okay, not terrible. A big sharpie line helped a little. The brainstorming]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/racing-the-sunset-with-a-steemit-doodle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/racing-the-sunset-with-a-steemit-doodle</guid><category><![CDATA[art]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:12:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy26Ctp5Y6m4t1w7m5gbZsPEY94Mm61FPqWjzwvdjfKQEAcqZHW2Yu7dtDrgHg5NyJ4DLQ5PG12btMFxvtLGNuK5Y14bJKggoKPLyd4HHG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[History According to Bookie-journalists on the Blockchain?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let's start at the top. We're all (mostly) using pseudonyms on here, in that hacker-y way of selecting your Matrix name. But plenty of us have already etched something probably identifiable into the]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/history-according-to-bookie-journalists-on-the-blockchain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/history-according-to-bookie-journalists-on-the-blockchain</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jul 2017 00:42:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVZ5NRzV2o8MyJEzowAL6rjbt8w3dTGpX2yQJqPXvpFEw9dnMGbVpb3xxGgmAh78mhjSoHqgcyTKy4uD4nvv4UcRG4M1SRUPnwzhYgPL9B3draV1Ywp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fifty Word Story Contest Week #20: Race - "Construct"]]></title><description><![CDATA["These differences are superficial," he argued. "It's true. We're all one species," she agreed. 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Decorah is not large, nestled in our little crater, and the fairgrounds are right at the edge of town.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/the-driftless-area-5-winneshiek-county-fair</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/the-driftless-area-5-winneshiek-county-fair</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2017 23:42:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2VZXybTSZJq1UtNorhGbvwWbaPyocBG2BjejSr3EmsGuL85syxuMvJMyCQYhTXi7TCJxsGWpuLRCWw5SN61wVcMyaDv84izb7jRhtJK177p5bHSFi6AJRWi1kYTSdKaVmb5BaazTpJVJsYpYboq77JbkJPG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Genie in the Bottle: What Quantum Computing Means for All of Us]]></title><description><![CDATA[First Thoughts. Source: Futurism.com If greater-than-human artificial general intelligence is invented without due caution, it is all but certain that the human species will be extinct in very short order.]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/the-genie-in-the-bottle-what-quantum-computing-means-for-all-of-us</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/the-genie-in-the-bottle-what-quantum-computing-means-for-all-of-us</guid><category><![CDATA[blockchain]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2017 17:16:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://i.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJR3iqPxDrevHK3vDeQGnHc8Wj8C8neiZ2qMnXeTa8a23McY8ciAxY8NmU6sjB78GNUQ7BabuFUir4WRQkRtz6fTkLxedHJm2sePLKjeFcSLXrJakGn4fpQN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I'm definitely trying to win this thing.]]></title><description><![CDATA[My posts will be amazing if I win this thing]]></description><link>https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/i-m-definitely-trying-to-win-this-thing</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://ecency.com/@writtenbird/i-m-definitely-trying-to-win-this-thing</guid><category><![CDATA[contest]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[writtenbird]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2017 14:27:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Driftless Area: Travel Slice 4 - Lansing and the Upper Mississippi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another Vignette from the Road Here is the very small town of river rats known as Lansing. 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