Month: July 2025
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Open Door by any other (domain) name
In late 1994 Alan was thinking about what to name the easy-to-use dial-up internet company he planned to start. In addition to connoting easy access, the company name had to be available as a domain name too. Luckily in 1994 just about any domain name was available, so Alan was able to grab opendoor.com for…
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“Sequencing at Home”
Our Future Bucket List includes a “Personal DNA analyzer.” But once such a thing exists, what will people be able to do with it? We’re starting on a project that we hope may both answer that question and also help to make such a thing a reality, and part of a much more evenly distributed…
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A Future July 4
In 2004, Ashland was one of the first towns to webcast (stream) its July 4 parade. In 2007, Alan and company live-streamed the parade from the parade. As early as next year (July 4, 2026, for the U.S. Semiquincentennial) we hope to reprise those early glimpses of the Future with yet another early glimpse of…
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