After thirteen years running WordPress, I've caught up to the 2010s by embracing a static site generator.

(Much navel gazing below, you may wish to skip.)

So long, WordPress!

There's nothing wrong with WordPress. It's generally worked great for me and it's obviously helped millions of people publish their thoughts …

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App-based "bike sharing" systems have grown unbelievably fast in Chinese cities. But what does bike sharing really look like? How does it use technology to create new options for urban transportation?

Man standing near share bikes

2016

When I first visited Shanghai in mid-2016, transportation was a bit tricky. I wasn't staying particularly close to …

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