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ryan.hellyer.kiwi
I blog about geeky stuff at http://geek.hellyer.kiwi and personal stuff at http://ryan.hellyer.kiwi
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I've been reminiscing about a childhood toy my parents vetoed because of its astronomical price tag. The beautiful thing about adulthood? No one can tell me no anymore ๐Ÿคฃ My 1988 vintage (re-release) Tamiya Avante is arriving next week! #ChildhoodDreams #AdultingPerks

We've got a new family member! Meet Lunaโ€”sheโ€™s absolutely AMAZING! ๐Ÿพ A pro at napping, cable-chewing, and midnight head-stomping. Follow her adventures on Instagram: www.instagram.com/luna_purrspe... ๐Ÿฑโœจ

๐Ÿš€ I've launched StaleCache - a #Laravel inspired library for #WordPress that implements stale-while-revalidate caching. It serves stale content while silently updating, prevents cache stampedes, and reduces load on expensive operations. Available as a #Composer package. github.com/ryanhellyer/...

I built a stale cache handler for #WordPress (borrowed some ideas from #Laravel's new Cache::flexible implementation ๐Ÿ˜‰). It's rough around the edges but working nicely! Take a look: github.com/ryanhellyer/stale-cache

Does anyone know of a class/library/package that handles stale caches well in #WordPress? I tried building my own tonight but I made a mess of it ๐Ÿ˜… I'd love to use something that's already been through the wringer, rather than my half baked spare of the moment attempt ๐Ÿ˜€

Interesting explanation here on why to watch out for strange interactions between commenting, cookies, SEO and caching systems. It's specific to WordPress, but I could imagine other platforms suffering similar problems too.

Tracking my 2024 fitness journey ๐Ÿ“Š Red = rest day ๐Ÿ›‹๏ธ Yellow = light activity ๐Ÿšถโ€โ™‚๏ธ Green = full workout ๐Ÿ’ช Had a breakthrough in July and was super happy with the second half of the year (despite two winter colds!). Aiming to keep this up in 2025! #FitnessGoals ryan.hellyer.kiwi/2025/fitness...

Fascinating AI challenge: @maiachess created a ML bot that plays chess like a real human! Test your detection skills on Lichess (lichess.org/@/maia1) or try their "bot or not" beta at maiachess.com. I'm currently listed on the leaderboard, but it's tricky! ๐Ÿค–โ™Ÿ๏ธ #Chess #AI

Finally! Now all us with functioning taste buds can log back in.

Would you find it strange or endearing if you received a postcard with a photo taken from your house's balcony in 1987? I took it when I was 8 and lived there. Thinking of sending this to the current owners before visiting NZ next year. Creepy or sweet? ๐Ÿค”

I'm on the hunt for the best disk space to price ratio for a VPS. ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ’ฐ Netcup are offering a whopping 512 GB for just โ‚ฌ14.99/month. ๐Ÿ˜ฎ Do any of you know an even better deal out there? #VPSHosting www.netcup.com/de/server/vps