Senior Solutions Architect; Laravel, Livewire, Tailwind, Vue, Inertia - Me: https://andrewrminion.com - Work: https://ivisa.com - Location: Twin Cities Metrohttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3m7kxpmfw7k2uTinkerwell calls me a Query Goblin. I speak fluent Eloquent and my queries have queries. #TinkerwellWrapped 😂09 Dec 2025 16:29 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7kxpmfw7k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3m7ds7crycs2gHey @cmorrell.com I saw a truck the other day with an Interachi sticker on it!06 Dec 2025 20:02 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ds7crycs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3m5hghzo3l22hGot to see some an amazing northern lights in the Twin Cities last night!!!12 Nov 2025 19:52 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5hghzo3l22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lyqeilepmk24@mattstauffer.com I don’t know whose idea it was to make these @tighten.com fidget toys for Laracon but it was genius. I have another fidget spinner that I rarely use, but I use this thing multiple times a day, and I don’t even like noisy/clicky keyboards.13 Sep 2025 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyqeilepmk24https://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lxzvjjtclk2z@tjmiller.bsky.social any plans to add support for the OpenAI conversations API? Specifically, the part where we can pass a conversation ID. https://platform.openai.com/docs/guides/conversation-state#using-the-conversations-api I’m happy to submit a PR for that… Just wondering if you had bigger plans04 Sep 2025 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxzvjjtclk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lw7gu6nzwc2bSounds about right 😂 [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Aug 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw7gu6nzwc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lvhjf6psfs2sIt’s been a while…03 Aug 2025 01:23 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvhjf6psfs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lvbtwgn5hk2t@laravel.com @thehanktaylor.com the new monthly changelog is a great idea!! Any chance you could add RSS support for those of us that still use old-school feed readers?31 Jul 2025 19:16 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvbtwgn5hk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3ltk4lvkcws2jFrom bush to dish in 24h: picked some wild black raspberries and made fresh ice cream 😋09 Jul 2025 15:22 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltk4lvkcws2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lstyqgppo22yAnybody using Prometheus and/or OpenTelemetry in their Laravel apps in production? Do you measure *everything* or just specific routes/jobs/etc. of interest?30 Jun 2025 20:14 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lstyqgppo22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lriz7pgivk2mLaravel friends: anybody know of good testing setups to hunt for scalability issues before they crop up for real users? I'm less concerned with stress-testing (concurrent requests) than I am with issues caused by large database volume (both mysql data and redis cache).13 Jun 2025 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lriz7pgivk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3llwvfvbsbc2lPrompted by somebody asking how to learn the Laravel ethos, I put together a list of resources that have been extremely helpful to me: https://andrewrminion.com/2025/04/laravel-learning-resources/ #laravel #learning #podcasts03 Apr 2025 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3llwvfvbsbc2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lkyqz3biyc2gWhat are your favorite AI tools for development these days? Evaluating some to start using soon with our team on a Laravel + Vue + Tailwind site.22 Mar 2025 22:17 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkyqz3biyc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lkcgpffevs2v@dyrynda.au @jakebennett.bsky.social I just started the Laravel News podcast. I had my own full-time business for nearly 5 years and it was actually much harder to take time off than it has been for me as an employee.14 Mar 2025 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkcgpffevs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lhjkipumw22vThis is such a great approach!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Feb 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhjkipumw22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lgherj7pyk2iGreat talk by @davehicking.com at the inaugural @phpxmsp.com meetup tonight! Thanks for the reminder to step back and ask questions.24 Jan 2025 02:42 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgherj7pyk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lf6bzmyu322mWow...this is really cool!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Jan 2025 18:34 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf6bzmyu322mhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lf3i3xvlk22lStarting a thread of Ubuntu tips and software as I start using and discovering them...suggestions always welcome!06 Jan 2025 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lf3i3xvlk22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lex6jrgztk25A bit cold but still a good day out there04 Jan 2025 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lex6jrgztk25https://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lescdgfhjc2dAnybody have tips and tricks for using Ubuntu as your primary dev machine? I’m used to macOS… [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Jan 2025 00:08 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lescdgfhjc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3les2deinsk2dCurrent status:02 Jan 2025 21:44 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3les2deinsk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lepvuzubck2kA running thread of some of my favorite books over the years:02 Jan 2025 01:19 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lepvuzubck2khttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3le3auok62s23Which would you try first?24 Dec 2024 20:10 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3le3auok62s23https://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3ldhr5xfvh22uCan you tell I love @raycast.com? 😂 Raycast Wrapped is pretty cool17 Dec 2024 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldhr5xfvh22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lcvc24jsbs2f@joe.codes I’m curious about that first-party Laravel VS Code Extension…any word on when it might be released? Need any beta testers?09 Dec 2024 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcvc24jsbs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lcv4ugqg5k2zHad a great time at the First Lego League competition on Saturday. Our team didn’t place but learned a lot and enjoyed the process.09 Dec 2024 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcv4ugqg5k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lcbda6okgc2uHa…this is pretty cool! https://blueskyroast.com/roast/andrewrminion.com01 Dec 2024 19:18 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcbda6okgc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/andrewrminion.com/post/3lc2azdcovk2xAnybody else decorate two trees? We have the color-coordinated “pretty tree” and the “family tree” with all the other “random” ornaments 😆28 Nov 2024 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:wfioxb5d4eqjowv4zqehsbhu/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc2azdcovk2x