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Dispatches by John P. Gamboa

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John is a Customer Success professional living in the United States that has a passion for geography and journalism. His former life living in Asia and working in the WordPress world is chronicled on the blog.
“Sacramento Home Grown” (1974) Album Digitization Project
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“Sacramento Home Grown” (1974) Album Digitization Project

  • John
  • November 14, 2024
“Sacramento conjures up visions of Ronald Reagan and other politicians, and boasts the only state […]
My Maps: Three Chinese Cities – Bellin mid-1700s
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My Maps: Three Chinese Cities – Bellin mid-1700s

  • John
  • September 24, 2024
On a trip to New York City about 10 years ago I stopped at The […]
All Maps in China Are Wrong, Pt. 2
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All Maps in China Are Wrong, Pt. 2

  • John
  • August 11, 2019
7 years later, Chinese maps are still wrong.
China Censorship Update: 9/25/17
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China Censorship Update: 9/25/17

  • John
  • September 25, 2017
My updates are becoming bi-weekly, which is fine, I think. We’re getting close to the […]
China Censorship Update: Sept. 15, 2017
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China Censorship Update: Sept. 15, 2017

  • John
  • September 15, 2017
No update for last week. Sorry about that! Today I’ll be dumping a handful of […]
China Censorship Update: Aug. 31, 2017
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China Censorship Update: Aug. 31, 2017

  • John
  • August 31, 2017
Welcome to the second issue of the China Censorship Update. I will attempt to post […]
China Censorship: Week of Aug. 21 2017
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China Censorship: Week of Aug. 21 2017

  • John
  • August 23, 2017
This is the first post of my attempt to collate the weekly news regarding web […]
China’s Replica Paris And Jamie xx
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China’s Replica Paris And Jamie xx

  • John
  • April 1, 2017
Eight months after I visited Tianducheng, China’s Replica Paris, British music producer Jamie xx released the music […]

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Thoughts on Maps, Travel, Web Security and China

  1. John on My Maps: Three Chinese Cities – Bellin mid-1700sMay 26, 2025

    Very possible! I had to machine translate this.

  2. Pierre Dumont on My Maps: Three Chinese Cities – Bellin mid-1700sMay 26, 2025

    Isn't it "Generalissime" with a long S?

  3. Barbara Salice on “Double Indemnity” Outward Opening Door Not So RareJune 3, 2022

    I’ve always wondered about that! I’ve watched DI many times & found that feature unexplainable. Thanks for the info

  4. Nick Eftimiades on China Law Blog: SaaS in ChinaOctober 31, 2021

    The China Copyright and Media has been cancelled. Any ideas if it has moved?

  5. Jeff on Homebrew Korea Event & Hombre India Pale Ale RecipeMay 18, 2021

    Hello John, im a homebrewer in korea, would love to touch base with the community. I have no facebook account.…

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