{"id":7,"date":"2019-12-18T11:14:58","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T11:14:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ayling.tech\/blog\/?page_id=7"},"modified":"2023-08-08T05:55:23","modified_gmt":"2023-08-08T10:55:23","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/shortbooks.online\/blog\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I try to publish a new post every Friday at 3pm UK time, 10am Eastern US time. Topics include the environment, science, fiction, culture, politics, and things that just interest me. 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