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Sat a Day: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Making more points Unless I write something new and provocative enough to generate fresh traffic, most visits to this blog come from searches on topics for which Google believes something I've written is relevant. Such is the case with a 2015 post called What are the balls on Prague’s spires called?...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/06/13/sat-a-day-2/","date_published":"2026-06-13T15:47:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"15:47","date_timestamp":1781365634,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92043358","content_html":"

Flyday: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Same subject, different angles Jamie Smith: Data Portability (Part 3): Smart Data means Smart Customers – and a completely new economy. Nitin Badjatia: Your Context Graph Has a Customer-Shaped Hole In It. Sigh high Nearing the end of my current travels. Sitting at Logan, about to board for O'Hare, a...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/06/12/flyday/","date_published":"2026-06-12T12:30:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 12:30","date_timestamp":1781267433,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91970606","content_html":"

Ellesday: doc.searls.com

","summary":"And maybe even essential Thanks to her wise, literate, grounded, and funny videos (plus her music and much else), I have fallen in like with Elle Cordova. She's brilliant. Casually so, which makes her even more brilliant. The Big Why OG Anonoby's wingspan is 7'2\". That's big reason why he made the t...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/06/11/ellesday/","date_published":"2026-06-11T11:47:17+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 11:47","date_timestamp":1781178437,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91944830","content_html":"

Fensday: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Digressing we shall go I find myself in Boston, home of Fenway Park, in the Fenway-Kenmore neighborhood, half-named after The Fenway, now a parkway that runs along the Back Bay Fens, which is a jewel in the Emerald Necklace of Boston parks. I arrived at this digression while thinking of a title for ...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/06/10/fensday/","date_published":"2026-06-10T23:55:35+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-10 23:55","date_timestamp":1781135735,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91865979","content_html":"

Runday: doc.searls.com

","summary":"QOTD \"People used to have computers. Now computers have people.\" Whether I'm getting lightning notices for Indiana from my weather apps. I'm at LAX awaiting flights to Denver and then Boston. It's a big world.","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/06/09/runday-2/","date_published":"2026-06-09T23:12:58+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 23:12","date_timestamp":1781046778,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91681703","content_html":"

Stutterday: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Still a wonder to watch Just took in this Starlink launch from Vandenberg. Got a lot of pix. These things are common now, but I’m still a big kid, and space stuff excites me. I also seem to be here when launches aren’t happening, so it was great to catch this one. What you see […]","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/06/06/stutterday/","date_published":"2026-06-07T03:59:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-07 03:59","date_timestamp":1780804746,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91626116","content_html":"

Freshday: doc.searls.com

","summary":"They know it, and they won’t blow it. Knicks in four. The Knicks take Game 2. In San Antonio. I only had a few very brief feelings of doubt. I was sure they were going to win, even when they fell behind, and even after the Spurs caught up and went ahead. Because the Knicks are […]","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/06/05/freshday/","date_published":"2026-06-05T17:32:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 17:32","date_timestamp":1780680742,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91571737","content_html":"

Tubes: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Naturally Washington Post: Human Ninja Turtles keep emerging from New York City manhole covers. Circling the drains BBC will be shutting off its Radio 4 service at 198 kHz longwave (LW) on 27 June. Being old in age and fashion, I travel with a radio and have always loved listening on the LW band, es...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/06/04/tubes/","date_published":"2026-06-05T03:29:02+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-05 03:29","date_timestamp":1780630142,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91515287","content_html":"

Knicks Rule \"\" : doc.searls.com

","summary":"I expected the Knicks to win tonight. I also expect them to win the NBA championship. Two reasons. One is what I said about the Cavaliers ten years ago: they’re a better story. And something I said about the Warriors in that post applies to the Spurs now: they feel entitled. They just beat the […]","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/06/03/knicks-rule/","date_published":"2026-06-04T05:57:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-04 05:57","date_timestamp":1780552662,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91491259","content_html":"

Lochnessday \"\" : doc.searls.com

","summary":"But I could have No, I didn’t vote for Barack D. Obama Shaw. It’ll be great, as are all of his books David Weinberger‘s next book is Beautiful Particulars: How AI’s attention to the smallest of differences is reshaping our biggest ideas. Coming in October from MIT Press. Good piece. Like to see it p...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/06/03/lochnessday/","date_published":"2026-06-03T17:24:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-03 17:24","date_timestamp":1780507472,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91417208","content_html":"

Oopsday: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Frogmarch I am not calendar-blind, but I am disabled around dates. I frequently get today’s date wrong, and dates for future stuff tend not to stick in my mind—or I have them wrong. But I am accurate about days of the week. So I know today is Tuesday. I also know Tuesday is Pre-Election (Primary) […...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/06/02/oopsday/","date_published":"2026-06-02T16:16:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-02 16:16","date_timestamp":1780416968,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91235778","content_html":"

How DuckDuckGo Can Be a Hero: doc.searls.com

","summary":"In Positioning: The Battle for Your Mind, Al Ries and Jack Trout said, “Positioning is not what you do to a product. Positioning is what you do to the mind of the prospect.” So consider what’s happening in the minds of everyone who has long depended on Google to be what it has always been—a search e...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/30/how-duckduckgo-can-be-a-hero/","date_published":"2026-05-30T19:39:44+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-30 19:39","date_timestamp":1780169984,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91220989","content_html":"

Saturvice: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Don't just say what. Say who. Indiana University layoffs: Six at Luddy School of Informatics Thirteen at IU Tech Services Eighteen at WFIU and WTIU None of those stories name the persons laid off, which is what readers will most want to know. Yes, I can see why. But stories need characters. A plan t...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/30/saturvice/","date_published":"2026-05-30T16:51:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-30 16:51","date_timestamp":1780159892,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91174626","content_html":"

Active Devotion: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Being old, I get lots of ads for Chair Tai Chi, Chair Yoga, and other positional challenges toward staying alive, limber, and not much closer to dead than you are without them. So this one occurred to me yesterday. And, since I can no longer draw (arthritis, talent), I handed illustration over to Ch...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/29/active-devotion/","date_published":"2026-05-29T19:15:48+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 19:15","date_timestamp":1780082148,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"91128255","content_html":"

Thusday: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Lessons to be learned A Blue Origin rocket blew up at Cape Canaveral today.","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/28/thusday/","date_published":"2026-05-29T06:25:04+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-29 06:25","date_timestamp":1780035904,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90976529","content_html":"

From Losing the Web to Saving Us All: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Hyperlinks subvert hierarchy—Thesis #7, The Cluetrain Manifesto AI subverts everything, including hyperlinks. Go to the big AI machines—ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Meta, whatever—and ask a question. If it pauses for a moment, there’s a good chance it’ll say “Searching the Web.” But it’s not. It’s compo...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/26/from-losing-the-web-to-saving-us-all/","date_published":"2026-05-26T21:51:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 21:51","date_timestamp":1779832312,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90950234","content_html":"

Tweezeday: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Not cheap, but appealing Is my future portable drive one or more 8 TB strips (such as one of these) that I carry with me and plug into one of these? I laid out the problem in more detail here. Nothing has changed yet. On the continuing death of TV (and everything else) as we […]","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/26/tweezeday/","date_published":"2026-05-26T16:02:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-26 16:02","date_timestamp":1779811350,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90910132","content_html":"

Memday \"\" : doc.searls.com

","summary":"Remembering the future What matters most about Memorial Day is that we stop killing each other, especially over problems that could have been solved without anyone dying. Word Pope Leo on AI. The whole thing. More evidence that advertising corrupts and digital advertising corrupts absolutely Wired: ...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/25/memday/","date_published":"2026-05-25T23:29:57+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-25 23:29","date_timestamp":1779751797,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90846070","content_html":"

Sunlight Day: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Whether report The Sun is behind clouds here in Santa Barbara, but I still have faith that it’ll be clear by late afternoon, which is how things go here. Meanwhile, Bloomington has had lots of rain while I’ve been gone. Monroe Lake is moving toward flood stage, with 1,605 cfs (cubic feet per second)...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/24/sunlight-day/","date_published":"2026-05-24T20:22:39+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-24 20:22","date_timestamp":1779654159,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90786786","content_html":"

Wochenende: doc.searls.com

","summary":"That's weekend, auf Deutsch. As happened yesterday, something I wrote here in Wordland got too long, so I made it a separate post, titled So maybe it’s not too late to teach it to myself. German, that is. I still have the book I failed to versteh in 1962, so why not? And all of them need […]","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/23/maybe-its-not-too-late-to-teach-it-to-myself/","date_published":"2026-05-23T17:16:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-23 17:16","date_timestamp":1779556583,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90742842","content_html":"

Getting Real: doc.searls.com

","summary":"In my Oofday post, I shared a post in Hackernoon titled We Treated Potholes Like Software Bugs and Accidentally Built a Civic Hacking Playbook. The story is about a civic hack in Sofia. Everything in the piece is excellent. The writing is vivid and clear. Its case is well-made. My only problem with ...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/22/getting-real-3/","date_published":"2026-05-22T21:17:37+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 21:17","date_timestamp":1779484657,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90727949","content_html":"

Oofday: doc.searls.com

","summary":"This one is too good at them I just wasted an hour of writing and research by hitting the wrong chord on my keyboard here, after neglecting to save my work in progress. You can't teach an old dog old mistakes. Uh oh Some bad shit is going down in Garden Grove. The other two don't […]","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/22/oofday/","date_published":"2026-05-22T16:55:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-22 16:55","date_timestamp":1779468942,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90600292","content_html":"

Midday: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Following fires In normal times, Santa Rosa Island is easy to watch from our deck in Santa Barbara. But right now it’s burning up, and smoke from that fire and the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley have added layers of brown to the gray marine haze that comes and goes. So here are some sources […]","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/20/midday/","date_published":"2026-05-20T22:53:54+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 22:53","date_timestamp":1779317634,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90583167","content_html":"

#MyTerms at #CPDP2026 \"\" : doc.searls.com

","summary":"CPDP stands for Computers, Privacy, and Data Protection. The theme of this year’s CPDP is “Competing Visions Shared Futures.” The MyTerms future is replacing consent with contract in our online dealings with websites and digital services. Consent is what cookie notices speciously obtain from your cl...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/20/myterms-at-cpdp2026/","date_published":"2026-05-20T17:38:14+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-20 17:38","date_timestamp":1779298694,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"90428865","content_html":"

Oneday: doc.searls.com

","summary":"Flaming excess Big fire on Santa Rosa Island. Largest fire ever on Santa Cruz Island. Success story Susie James: Three chords, the truth, and a woman behind the signal is a nice piece about good local radio in Lebanon, Tennessee. It's in the Lebanon edition of Good News Exchange, which explains itse...","url":"https://doc.searls.com/2026/05/18/oneday/","date_published":"2026-05-18T16:13:01+00:00","author":{"name":"Doc Searls Weblog","url":"http://doc.searls.com/","avatar":"https://cdn.talqix.cloud/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2F_si%2F%3Ft%3DeyJpbWciOiJodHRwczpcL1wvZG9jLnNlYXJscy5jb21cL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzExXC9jcm9wcGVkLWRvYy1zZWFybHMtMS5wbmciLCJ0eHQiOiJEb2MgU2VhcmxzIFdlYmxvZyIsInRlbXBsYXRlIjoiZWRnZSIsImZvbnQiOiIiLCJibG9nX2lkIjoyMjA3MjYzNDJ9.AL9gYFHtBv5DSd_zPDyeb8aL5Bs9Byf62sJ4qIV6ptgMQ","_microblog":{"username":"doc.searls.com"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-05-18 16:13","date_timestamp":1779120781,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}