Monthly Archives: August 2021

A happy 75th anniversary

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Doc Searls

My parents (that’s them, Eleanor and Allen Searls) were married on 17 August 1946, seventy-five years and two days ago. I would have posted something then, but I was busy—though not too busy to drop something in Facebook, where much … Continue reading →

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Beyond the Web

Posted on August 15, 2021 by Doc Searls

The Web is a haystack. This isn’t what Tim Berners-Lee had in mind when he invented the Web. Nor is it what Jerry Yang and David Filo had in mind when they invented Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, history, Ideas, Internet, publishing, Technology | 5 Comments

Car design trends

Posted on August 2, 2021 by Doc Searls

On Quora, here’s my answer to What are the worst design trends in modern cars?—updated by our family’s experience with a new Toyota that features even more indicators than the bunch above:::: Based on driving lots of late-model rental cars, here’s a … Continue reading →

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