I am U-Zyn Chua. I build, research and write about technology, AI and the open web.
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A proud moment that started with a simple catch-up with a good friend.

I briefly shared that I am working on a project related to self-publishing. My friend, Chandra, shared that he has been considered blogging and asked me to set one up for him on the spot. He also shared that he would prefer self-publishing than contributing content on social media platforms. That was music to my ears!

I am on a mission to bring self-publishing back. More on that later.

Being put on the spot, I was thinking what would be the best solution to enable self-publishing without over-complication on the writing process and being light on maintenance.

I thought of WordPress.com within a few seconds for many reasons: mature user-facing ecosystem, straight-forward UI, low maintenance. Sure, I am aware of the mixed views on surrounding Matt Mullenweg/Automattic/WordPress, but WordPress.com is possibly, today, still the best self-publishing low-maintenance software out there.

Chandra blogs at cmr.sg. Despite being newer than my site, there has been a lot more postings at cmr.sg. I have subscribed to it.