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Rabat conference notes — Part 1

In mid-September and early October, I attended two conferences in Rabat, a short train ride from Casablanca. As Morocco's political capital, it's a comparatively sleepy government town where lots of important people decide important things. Playing host to dignitaries and heads of state certainly …

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A tramway's transformative influence

Jeune Afrique, a weekly magazine that covers current affairs and politics across Africa, has published an excellent article chronicling the success of Casablanca's tramway system. The trams have been rolling for less than a year, but they're already absorbed into the city's daily life. As Waterloo …

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Casablanca: first impressions

We've been in Morocco for three weeks now, and as I said in my last post, I'm trying to think of Casablanca as my new home. So why not start with a tour of our apartment? Kitchen, dining area, and living room. Facing the kitchen, our front door is to the left, and the bathroom and bedroom are to …

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Serving up responsive background images on the fly

Over the past 6 months or so, I've been redesigning my website. The design itself is pretty much final, but it's an iterative process and there are always improvements to be made. One of my goals for the redesign was to cut down on bloat – both in terms of the CMS structure and users' load …

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