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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.
Mapping My 2016 Swarm Check-ins
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Mapping My 2016 Swarm Check-ins

  • John
  • January 2, 2017
Last year, at the beginning of 2016, I used the XML information provided by Swarm/Foursquare […]
Mapping My 2015 Swarm Check-ins
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Mapping My 2015 Swarm Check-ins

  • John
  • January 3, 2016
I use Foursquare’s app, Swarm, to check-in to most places I go to throughout the […]
My Maps: Mongolia, 2008 – Zurag Zui Co. Ltd
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My Maps: Mongolia, 2008 – Zurag Zui Co. Ltd

  • John
  • December 3, 2015
In late Summer 2010 I had the great opportunity to travel to Mongolia for my summer […]
Region Codes for WP Engine GeoIP
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Region Codes for WP Engine GeoIP

  • John
  • July 31, 2015
In a previous post I provided the full list of two-letter country codes for WP […]
My Maps: The Bridge of Nanking, 1843 – T. Allom
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My Maps: The Bridge of Nanking, 1843 – T. Allom

  • John
  • June 25, 2015
On the same trip that I bought my 1910 HW Cribb map of China, I also […]
My Maps: China, 1910 – HW Cribb & Emery Walker
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My Maps: China, 1910 – HW Cribb & Emery Walker

  • John
  • June 16, 2015
Every summer when I was a teenage I used to go on backpacking trips through […]

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Thoughts on Maps, Travel, Web Security and China

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  1. 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

  2. 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?

  3. 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.…

  4. Let’s Talk About HTTPS, Google and China - Hashed Out by The SSL Store™ on SSL Usage in ChinaAugust 25, 2020

    […] “As such, SSL is not widely used even when it should be. Both the QQ browser and the Baidu browser do…

  5. Takehan Technologies on Peering and the Chinese InternetJune 30, 2020

    […] than a 100mbps dedicated connection between New York and Dubai. Sure enough in China, the exact opposite is true. Traffic…

  • All Maps in China Are Wrong, Pt. 2
    Date
    August 11, 2019
  • My Maps: Mongolia, 2008 – Zurag Zui Co. Ltd
    Date
    December 3, 2015
  • Ken Jennings’ “Maphead”
    Date
    October 30, 2011
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