Fixing OpenLiteSpeed Caching for ActivityPub on WordPress
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Fixing OpenLiteSpeed Caching for ActivityPub on WordPress

After some conversation with others on #Mastodon about other caching issues with #ActivityPub & #WordPress it was revealed that it came down to the Accept headers being received by requests to the caching services. The caching services could be things like #Cloudflare or web servers such as #OpenLiteSpeed, or even WordPress caching plugins. In my case I use the OpenLiteSpeed web server caching and I started digging into how caching works in OpenLiteSpeed and how I could fix it for my WordPress site.
Setting up a Web Server Using Docker on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Ampere arm64 Always Free Instance
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Setting up a Web Server Using Docker on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Ampere arm64 Always Free Instance

After successfully migrating from a #DigitalOcean Droplet for my #Mastodon instance I decided to take advantage of the remaining resources still available on #OracleCloud to migrate my web hosting as well. I’m going to be taking a different approach, basically because of the #arm64 setup, and using #Docker for running most of my hosting setup. This post serves as an on-going guide to that setup.
Installing Mastodon on an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Ampere arm64 Always Free Instance
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Installing Mastodon on an Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Ampere arm64 Always Free Instance

This guide can be followed for setting up a brand new #Mastodon instance on #Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, if you are just getting started, but the second half will be more focused on moving an existing instance over from another hosting provider. #HowTo #OCI #arm64 #Ubuntu #DigitalOcean
For Better Or Worse, The Ease Of Google Services And Devices For Kids
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For Better Or Worse, The Ease Of Google Services And Devices For Kids

My daughter knows exactly how to send email on our Chromebooks and managed to do so, sending an email to my wife, without any prior direction from me. #kids #technology #parenting #gmail #email #education To provide some context, our home network and devices are all pretty well locked down and managed. Our 7 & 9 year old’s don’t have complete free reign to do whatever they want, at least without bounds. Additionally, their elementary school uses Google for Education and they get school email addresses starting at 3rd grade. My kids have experience and access to a lot of technology, both at school and at home. I’m a pretty big tech geek, given I’ve been a programmer and general IT person for the past 25…