Ensuring my internet content is under my control

Since the dawn of internet time I’ve been a frequent user of MySpace, LiveJournal, Facebook, Twitter, Medium, TinyLetter, Instagram, and now Substack. The only remaining accounts I have are Instagram (used sparingly), and Substack. As I migrate from platform to platform over the years, having a single home which I control (codexgalactic.com; self hosted) seems Read More …

Back on the blogging train – how to debug a WordPress site 503 error 🤝 motivate yourself to blog

It’s been in my planner for months: get back to blogging. So when I finally sat down last night to blog I was dismayed to see my WordPress website totally inaccessible, displaying a 503 error: Note: since this is self hosted, yours truly is the aforementioned Technical Support department. Not to be blocked there, I Read More …