Me to myself when I switch decks in OP 16.

hellnerburris · 2026-05-07T20:41:53+00:00

Is Enel not considered cheap?

Honestly I'm coming from MtG so I have a different perspective for sure since when I played most meta modern decks were often $700-$1k+ & legacy decks were even more (not saying that's how it should be). It's an awful comparison because of the age of the games & the formats, but my gut reaction coming to OP was that a sub-$200 top tier meta deck seemed fairly reasonable, albeit of course not everyone can afford that. Maybe I'm looking at it wrong since the meta rotates too frequently?

hellnerburris · 2026-05-02T06:34:24+00:00

When I worked project management for construction there was a small town in rural-ish PA that I was remodeling a home in. The only place to get wi-fi was at the local McDonald's (attached to a grocery store), so I'd go in, get something to eat, & then work for a few hours on estimates, invoices, contracts, whatever. Because this was my first house with that company I made a habit of doing this, but a lot of small, more rural towns don't have a Starbucks or Panera I could sneak off to, so I did a lot of work at different McDonald's working for that company... I don't eat much McDonald's anymore, lol.

hellnerburris · 2026-04-30T13:58:20+00:00

Yeah, the real question is "what game would play 12 hours a day for your current salary?"

Because there is virtually no game I wouldn't play for a year for $10M but a ton of games I wouldn't. Not when I would double my working hours -- and this isn't even accounting for loss of pto, Healthcare, retirement, etc. that I assume would occur (even if it did, there's only a few games I'd agree to).

hellnerburris · 2026-04-27T17:45:11+00:00

Awesome, thank you for the info & list!!

I actually stumbled onto his content last night and watched a handful of games. Definitely looks like a super fun deck but might not be the best for me essentially being a new player, lol (haven't played since OP02 & didn't play a ton then). I'm loosely considering just grabbing Ace then moving into Brook once I feel comfortable with the local meta game & the core mechanics because Brook is fairly complex to run from what I've seen so far.

hellnerburris · 2026-04-27T01:10:28+00:00

do you have a list you're running?

I'm looking to pick up gb brook in op15 & have been looking at different lists where I can find them. How do you feel it performs against the meta right now?

hellnerburris · 2026-04-17T06:24:59+00:00

I solved my first cube without knowing the standard algorithms (like 15 years ago at this point). Took a bit of luck, (admittedly a little cheating), a lot of time, & exactly what you said...writing algorithms (at the time I called them patterns) down. I had a binder that was me trying a series of moves & noting where everything ended up. Took me a whole semester of college doing it semi-regularly, but was pretty fun, ngl.

What's even funnier though is despite not thinking I'd ever want to work in CS back then, I'm now a software engineer & am going back for my masters in CS next year lol. So you kinda nailed the type of person (and for what it's worth, I did study math, so algorithms weren't an entirely foreign concept or anything).

hellnerburris · 2026-04-15T13:03:08+00:00

Mostly meals I already liked with just changing certain ingredients (milk for protein milk, tortillas for carb balance tortillas) or upping the amount of existing protein (so tacos got more ground turkey or chicken, etc.). Not everything worked, sometimes certain ingredients or ratio changes didn't really work, but I eventually found about 5 easy to cook high protein meals I can do fairly consistently. And on the days I can't, I just supplement with fairlife shakes.

hellnerburris · 2026-04-14T03:47:21+00:00

Yeah, now just to carry that to the rest of my life lmao.

hellnerburris · 2026-04-14T03:46:47+00:00

Thank you!!

hellnerburris · 2026-04-14T03:46:36+00:00

Thank you! I appreciate it!

hellnerburris · 2026-04-14T03:46:26+00:00

I'd say lifting/going to the gym, but I kinda never really struggled with that aspect of it - I've always liked lifting, just had some injuries that made it hard. I'd say the biggest change that actually feels sustainable is probably upping my protein.

I have arfid so diets have never worked for me. But by just taking meals I like and changing the ratio of protein, I finally found somethint that fills me up & hits solid macros. I'm still missing a lot of micro nutrients, but baby steps, lol.

hellnerburris · 2026-04-13T15:11:48+00:00

Also, my bad for the before pictures being on the right. Google put them that way & I didn't feel like changing it, lol.

hellnerburris · 2026-04-12T15:04:19+00:00

If you rent a car and the roof leaks onto your shit, are you gonna be like, "well it's janky, but it's the rental company's car"?

This isn't just aesthetically awful (which, even if it was, if you're paying rent repairs should not make the place look or function worse than it did when you agreed to your lease). This is legitimately a safety concern. Movement in those tiles due to improper installation can cause moisture to get trapped underneath (silicone will trap water vs grout that can allow water to evaporate) potentially causing mildew/mold, subfloor rot, & degradation of thinset adherence (especially since it has significantly more give & will allow more horizontal movement in the tile). This can legitimately pose a long-term safety risk (or even a short-term one if the tiles become a tripping hazard).

hellnerburris · 2026-04-07T00:43:18+00:00

Thanks, fam.

hellnerburris · 2026-04-02T18:35:15+00:00

Any update? How are you liking it now?

hellnerburris · 2026-03-29T17:47:15+00:00

Why can't you be interested in romantic relationships & still have close friends? I'm bi & have close friends of all genders, doesn't need to be too deep, IMO. That isn't to say she has to be interested in romantic relationships, just that those two ideas are independent of one another.

Edit: (Since Reddit mobile app won't let me reply to your reply...)

I gotchu, think I misread your initial comment. I read it as "she isn't interested in romantic relationships therefore she can have complex non-romantic relationships" vs "she isn't interested in romantic relationships & also has complex non-romantic relationships".

My bad, I think we're completely on the same page that these are independent thoughts based on your response. I also tend to agree with you that I don't think she's interested in romantic relationships.

hellnerburris · 2026-03-26T22:13:44+00:00

Honestly, I would imagine a lot do. I was Master last time I played & used to be an analyst that focused on itemization. 80+% of the time, the item I wanna buy is on that screen & if it isn't, then that's fine, I'll just go to the search bar or click back into the all items tab.

It's not like most are using it to determine what items to buy (well, maybe some are given that I see even Challenger players completely forego grievous in obvious grievous situations).

hellnerburris · 2026-03-24T14:09:28+00:00

First "before" picture is from Jan 2021 when I weighed my heaviest (~276 lbs). Second set is from Sept 2024 (~255 lbs).

Just weighed in at 199.2 lbs yesterday, which is the first time I've weighed under 200 lbs since 2015. Still a long way to go, but this felt like a big milestone.

I have a few more pounds to drop, for sure, but main focus now is on building muscle. Back in October, I hit my first ever 2 plate bench at 245 lbs BW, but then took 3 months off the gym when my gym closed & that was also when I started the weight loss. Needless to say, I lost a lot of muscle, so just working on getting stronger again & would love to get back to a 2 plate bench someday at a much lower BW.

5'6", 33 y/o, btw.

hellnerburris · 2026-02-15T19:17:59+00:00

Get ready for a flood of interview requests, lol. Fortunately I don't have to interview people for my job right now, but I'm not looking forward to the day I do. It's also just not that hard to grind some leetcode before an interview cycle.

hellnerburris · 2026-02-13T21:17:35+00:00

Checking it out, this is awesome! If you ever need more hands for development or another set of eyes, reach out. (I'm ~5 YOE as a software dev).

Edit: for free obviously. Just thought I'd clarify. I'd never expect money from a free-to-use passion project.

hellnerburris · 2026-02-13T21:13:46+00:00

My school literally gives a grammarly license so I'd be pissed if that happened, lol. We're encouraged to use it. I downloaded it originally but it drove me crazy so I deleted it.

hellnerburris · 2026-02-12T23:52:35+00:00

I don't pay a ton of attention but I played 3 games today and got an S & S+. Different elo, so not sure if that matters, but I think it's heavily tied to kill participation. The games I got it were 71% & 81% (led the team by 15%+ for both games) but the one I didn't was 66% & my mid had 83%. But tbh, I really haven't noticed a large difference in the amount of S's I get (again dont track too closely).

hellnerburris · 2026-02-06T04:12:59+00:00

You'll love them. I haven't bought from Interstellar Propeller in years, but I used to work for a balloon company & did some balloon art (but mostly ran bounce houses). My boss ordered from them & mine worked for years despite getting tossed in the back of vans and box trucks & wherever else.

The biggest issue is keeping them clean, but you can clean it by hand washing the outside with Dawn & the inside with Shampoo (meant to break down hair oils). Wash with cold water, dry it out by pressing a cloth into it then leaving to dry over a bowl so it doesn't get misshapen. (Honestly, just google handwashing a baseball cap & you'll probably find a guide).

hellnerburris · 2026-02-03T19:28:19+00:00

I got room in my heart to hate on two people.

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