Benjamin Gaines
@benjamingaines.bsky.social
Proud to be named a 2022 Meetings Magazine™ 50 Under 50 Utah Big Tech Company Product Management Leader, in the “Mostly Posts About Sports & Food” subcategory.
Oh OF COURSE I’m in Sydney Australia for this. And I can’t even see the aurora australis because I’m downtown and don’t know where I would even go
November 12, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Oh OF COURSE I’m in Sydney Australia for this. And I can’t even see the aurora australis because I’m downtown and don’t know where I would even go
Ohhh dawg, you got your explanation of benefits?! I’m still waiting for mine. They said it would be here on Tuesday but no dice. Hoping for tomorrow, fingers crossed!!!1!!
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Ohhh dawg, you got your explanation of benefits?! I’m still waiting for mine. They said it would be here on Tuesday but no dice. Hoping for tomorrow, fingers crossed!!!1!!
Hahaha, sorry to inform
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Hahaha, sorry to inform
I guess to me it felt more like it was about the characters, with politics (well, government) as the context, rather than about the politics/government, with characters as the context, but I guess i get it
November 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
I guess to me it felt more like it was about the characters, with politics (well, government) as the context, rather than about the politics/government, with characters as the context, but I guess i get it
Funnily enough that's what I was going to say. People here are assigning WAY too much meaning to politics in a 15-year-old sitcom imo
November 6, 2025 at 1:36 AM
Funnily enough that's what I was going to say. People here are assigning WAY too much meaning to politics in a 15-year-old sitcom imo
Okay, murder was hyperbole, but I think you're saying that if Leslie Knope were actually good, she could not be friends with Ron Swanson while also disagreeing with and working against aspects of his world view.
November 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Okay, murder was hyperbole, but I think you're saying that if Leslie Knope were actually good, she could not be friends with Ron Swanson while also disagreeing with and working against aspects of his world view.
So just to be clear, the point is that Lesie Knope would only be good if she ... murdered Ron Swanson?
November 6, 2025 at 1:23 AM
So just to be clear, the point is that Lesie Knope would only be good if she ... murdered Ron Swanson?
I read a bunch of the replies to that post and MY GOODNESS is this ever the politics version of our respective fan bases. I'm trying to decide whether I want to wade into it and deal with faux-intellectual chronically online idiots dunking on me in their bubble for the next 24 hours (but I won't)
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I read a bunch of the replies to that post and MY GOODNESS is this ever the politics version of our respective fan bases. I'm trying to decide whether I want to wade into it and deal with faux-intellectual chronically online idiots dunking on me in their bubble for the next 24 hours (but I won't)
Riley. . . don't do this thing 😉
November 6, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Riley. . . don't do this thing 😉
Damn, sir, you are on fire tonight! 😂
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Damn, sir, you are on fire tonight! 😂
There's nothing you CAN do
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
There's nothing you CAN do
LFG! Do I have until the end of the month?
November 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
LFG! Do I have until the end of the month?
I am SO DISAPPOINTED because in every other way it is so up my alley. Nuclear war, political drama, fast pace, etc. I could not believe how it ended. Or didn’t end? I’m really not sure.
October 31, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I am SO DISAPPOINTED because in every other way it is so up my alley. Nuclear war, political drama, fast pace, etc. I could not believe how it ended. Or didn’t end? I’m really not sure.
Impressive that he hasn't lost a step. Dedication to the fundamentals of his game
October 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Impressive that he hasn't lost a step. Dedication to the fundamentals of his game
That is basically my career tbh. Failing upward lmao
October 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
That is basically my career tbh. Failing upward lmao
Some of us kinda wrote him off to an extent after that epically terrible Summer League performance last year
October 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Some of us kinda wrote him off to an extent after that epically terrible Summer League performance last year
(And don't get me wrong, I love a good sports bet as much as anyone else, but the constant "Fanduel recommends parlaying Player X's points and Player Y's rebounds!" taking over half the screen during an NBA game is annoying as hell)
October 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
(And don't get me wrong, I love a good sports bet as much as anyone else, but the constant "Fanduel recommends parlaying Player X's points and Player Y's rebounds!" taking over half the screen during an NBA game is annoying as hell)
They are two totally independent problems. It's just funny when ESPN is reporting on a gambling scandal while the ESPNBET section of the ticker is still prominently displayed, like from an irony perspective. Not related though, I agree
October 27, 2025 at 4:52 PM
They are two totally independent problems. It's just funny when ESPN is reporting on a gambling scandal while the ESPNBET section of the ticker is still prominently displayed, like from an irony perspective. Not related though, I agree
Yeah I get not wanting to say it but you can't look at that back line—and how we move into attack—and not see it if you're being honest with yourself. I also keep thinking about how Virg said losing (like, *losing*) Diogo was going to impact the team mentally for longer than fans would expect
October 25, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Yeah I get not wanting to say it but you can't look at that back line—and how we move into attack—and not see it if you're being honest with yourself. I also keep thinking about how Virg said losing (like, *losing*) Diogo was going to impact the team mentally for longer than fans would expect
This meme someone posted in my fantasy baseball league Discord, except it's BYU, Utah, and [whoever BYU plays the week after Utah]
October 25, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This meme someone posted in my fantasy baseball league Discord, except it's BYU, Utah, and [whoever BYU plays the week after Utah]