Monthly Archives: December 2020

We’ve seen this movie before

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Doc Searls

When some big outfit with a vested interest in violating your privacy says they are only trying to save small business, grab your wallet. Because the game they’re playing is misdirection away from what they really want. The most recent … Continue reading →

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Wonder What?

Posted on December 26, 2020 by Doc Searls

Our Christmas evening of cinematic indulgence was watching Wonder Woman 1984, about which I just posted this, elsewhere on the Interwebs: I mean, okay, all “super” and “enhanced” hero (and villain) archetypes are impossible. Not found in nature. You grant that. … Continue reading →

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A simple suggestion for Guilford College

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Doc Searls

Guilford College made me a pacifist. This wasn’t hard, under the circumstances. My four years there were the last of the 1960s, a stretch when the Vietnam War was already bad and getting much worse. Nonviolence was also a guiding principle … Continue reading →

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Social shell games

Posted on December 15, 2020 by Doc Searls

If you listen to Episode 49: Parler, Ownership, and Open Source of the latest Reality 2.0 podcast, you’ll learn that I was blindsided at first by the topic of Parler, which has lately become a thing. But I caught up fast, even getting … Continue reading →

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Be the hawk

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Doc Searls

On Quora the question went, If you went from an IQ of 135+ to 100, how would it feel? Here’s how I answered:::: I went through that as a kid, and it was no fun. In Kindergarten, my IQ score was … Continue reading →

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Is Flickr in trouble again?

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Doc Searls

December 10, 2020: This matter has been settled now, meaning Flickr appears not to be in trouble, and my account due for renewal will be automatically renewed. I’ve appended what settled the matter to the bottom of this post. Note … Continue reading →

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