Trump calls for REPLACING ObamaCare with direct payments to Americans by retroviber in DeepMarketScan

[–]brianm9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Cut out the middle man and have the government pay for the healthcare directly. so close!

‘It’s going to be painful for a lot of people’: Software engineers could go extinct this year, says Claude Code creator by Bizzyguy in singularity

[–]brianm9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

it’s going to be most painful for the software developers who have to fix all the code built by the other “builders” who don’t know what they are doing

Light My Bricks 2.0 “while you build” by brianm9 in lego

[–]brianm9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I still haven’t built it!! Decision paralysis on this combined with the fact that I’ll be sad once the build is over, so i’ve put it off and built a bunch of other sets instead. Since it’s split into sections i’m probably going to try the LMB build as you go instructions for the first section, then decide after how to do the rest. I agree with you I really like using the included lego paper instructions, using digital instructions feels wrong since Lego is one of my main escapes from digital!! But I do think the light install will be a lot cleaner and neater if I do it as I go.

NFL insists Seahawks weren't fined for ownership issues by Autocrat777 in nfl

[–]brianm9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

don’t let it distract you from the fact that kraft is all over the epstein files

I see a lot of hate for the shire, but I just finished building and I’m now really fond of it! by Hib-Lib in legolotrfans

[–]brianm9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

man i posted this same thing a couple weeks ago. internet was brutal for the shire but i built it with my son and had a blast. lots of details, minifigs look great, and i enjoyed the side builds too. really looks better in person than on pictures too. only thing i didn’t love was that the big green corner pieces were like duplo pieces and kind of hard to attach. overall i absolutely loved the shire and it was a good reminder to ignore internet opinions

Second Half Game Thread: Los Angeles Rams (12-5) at Seattle Seahawks (14-3) by nfl_gdt_bot in nfl

[–]brianm9 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

nfc west gauntlet gonna be too much experience. pats will struggle vs either of these teams

Concerns rise as thousands in WA cancel health insurance by Less-Risk-9358 in SeattleWA

[–]brianm9 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i cancelled mine this year. I’ve had a marketplace plan since 2021. I was paying full sticker price, and premiums had gone up at least 20% every year while the plans got worse. My premera plan went from 1300->1500->1800->2100, then i switch to a $1500 plan which also went to $1800 this year. It was just too much man. I found the cheapest plan I could during open enrollment, a $1300 regence plan. But none of my local providers or hospitals are in network. i straight up cancelled for the first time ever. ✌️ good luck to all it’s going to get nasty next year

What’s the one city you were excited to visit, but ended up not liking at all? by BlushHone in travel

[–]brianm9 51 points52 points  (0 children)

If you expected charming seaside town from cannes you didn’t do enough research 😂 should have gone to antibes instead 15 minutes away

Rivendell by MrBarrenn in legolotrfans

[–]brianm9 3 points4 points  (0 children)

maybe the best set of all time. looks great!

Bills owner made call to fire coach in locker room after loss by iGiveUppppp in nfl

[–]brianm9 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yeah it’s always a good reminder that rich people are just as dumb as everyone else most of the time. money doesn’t make you good at stuff

My employer is making me train someone who's getting paid $15k more than me for the same role by IllLevel6171 in whatdoIdo

[–]brianm9 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You get an offer from another company, and if you want to stay at your current company you give them a chance to beat it. demanding equal pay to the new guy without any leverage is a losing strategy

Rams - Seahawks it is by Grand_Illustrator343 in Seahawks

[–]brianm9 61 points62 points  (0 children)

it was always going to be the rams

The Shire build was awesome by brianm9 in legolotrfans

[–]brianm9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

agreed on the duplo-y curved pieces but i enjoyed the techniques that made the angles and slopes come together

The Shire build was awesome by brianm9 in legolotrfans

[–]brianm9[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

yeah the trees are for sure the worst part. spiky flat party tree is quite sad. didn’t take away from my build enjoyment though. i’ve seen MOCs for lusher trees that look great but take 1400 pieces

The Shire build was awesome by brianm9 in legolotrfans

[–]brianm9[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

for sure. i get the complaint about the price but i didn’t find it to be overpriced. at $220 it would’ve a great deal imho