After 20 years on WordPress, I rebuilt my site with Laravel recently. I'm super happy with the transition. Full story: ryan.hellyer.kiwi/2026/buildβ¦
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I did a little writeup about the recent rebuild I did of it here:
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I've been thinking lately about a toy I wanted as a child, but my parents flatly refused due to the insane price. Turns out, that as an adult, there's nobody here to say no π€£π€£π€£
My 1988 vintage (re-release) of the Tamiya Avante should arrive within a week π
We've started a family! Her name is Luna and she is AMAZING! She is an expert at sleeping, chewing cables and stomping on my head at night to wake me up.
She has her own Instagram channel if you would like to follow her there:
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My 2024 fitness tracking calendar: red=couch potato day, yellow=some exercise, green=proper workoutπͺ I leveled up in July & crushed the second half (minus those Nov/Dec colds π€)! I'm aiming to keep this energy through 2025 πͺ #Fitness
ryan.hellyer.kiwi/2025/fitneβ¦
π€ World #1 @MagnusCarlsen was ejected from the rapid chess championship for...jeans? Rules allow a low cut see through crop top for men but not women, AND jeans are actually permitted. This makes no sense. #Chess
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Can you spot AI vs human chess? Check out @maiachess - a ML bot that plays like a regular person! Try it on Lichess (lichess.org/@/maia1) or join their "bot or not" beta at maiachess.com. I made the leaderboard despite struggling to tell! π€βοΈ #Chess #AI
How would you feel if someone you'd never met before, sent you a postcard with a picture taken from your balcony with the following text?
I'm contemplating sending this before I head home for a visit soon.









