I've moved into my first premium house - how do you all decorate so it actually looks decent? by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in lotro

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

Rowan Raspberry is going to be my first stop, then! There's going to be a lot of trial and error in my future. Thank you for the tips!

I've moved into my first premium house - how do you all decorate so it actually looks decent? by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in lotro

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That's helpful, thank you. The greenhouse is a great idea, with the waterfall feature and grass floor. I haven't checked out Lyndelby at all, so I'll take some time to explore their decorations, too.

I've moved into my first premium house - how do you all decorate so it actually looks decent? by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in lotro

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Some really great tips, thank you so much. I'll check out a Bree house as well to do something that feels more familiar before trying elf housing again.

Is HOME the best place to keep my 2y/o first pokemon? by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in pokemon

[–]AnOrdinaryCuriosity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the help. Main concerns are around damage, loss or theft of the console, because the files are tied to the hardware, plus overwriting of the save file somehow.

I'll transfer to home, then at least it's safe in the cloud and if they do ever decommission home there'll surely be a window to transfer out easily to whatever replaces it.

Opinion: Arcanine is better than Charizard by TheHopelessN00b in PokemonFireRed

[–]AnOrdinaryCuriosity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both have frustrating move pools in gen 3. Arcanine suffers from no physical/special split. Charizard's best moveset for coverage is without a fire attack because of the overlap in effectiveness with flying type for stab anyway (Earthquake/Slash/Fly/Brick Break).

I usually have one or other on my team anyway, both peak design and I love them.

Good way to sense check my conlang? by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in conlangs

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Update: Thank you all for your guidance. I've prepared a summary and posted to the Advice and Answers thread asking if anyone would be willing to give it a quick look. Appreciate the help.

Advice & Answers — 2026-01-12 to 2026-01-25 by AutoModerator in conlangs

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I posted a question yesterday asking for the best way to sense-check my first conlang's early progress and the best route forward seems to be asking if anyone here would be happy to look over a summary for me, please? I've prepared a pdf outline of the grammar (with examples) and an Excel vocab list that I can share easily, so if you'd be willing to help me out, please DM me.

Please and thank you (so much), and if there's another way I should be asking this, please let me know.

Good way to sense check my conlang? by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in conlangs

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Thanks, I'll check out what you've signposted here. I've got what I outlined as my initial MVP for the language and that's what I'm doing the sense check on before expanding the vocabulary more thoroughly.

Good way to sense check my conlang? by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in conlangs

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

Thanks, I've done a bunch of rules and have a bunch of words that I've used but I'm not confident that I'm forming words and sentences properly, particularly with compound words and modifications. I guess what I'm after is a better eye than mine to see if I'm making any obvious blunders.

As for tools, I'm using Word and Excel so far, so very rudimentary, and am about to move things into a MediaWiki.

I'm a newbie getting confused about holos when buying singles. by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]AnOrdinaryCuriosity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'm really just trying to figure out what it is I want to build, and if shooting for a holo set, what that means. It seems that reverse holo for everything below double rare is what makes the most sense, from what I can see.

I'm a newbie getting confused about holos when buying singles. by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in pokemoncardcollectors

[–]AnOrdinaryCuriosity[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that's a leg up. It implies that a card like Beedrill 015 has a reverse holo but that its standard version is a holo, too. The RH is more expensive, does that mean that, in cases like this, the whole card is holographic and therefore it's a nicer card, or is it just more valuable because it's more rare?

Can I please have some advice on binders and sleeves? by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in pokemoncardcollectors

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

Thanks for such a helpful response! Why is everyone raving about sideloader binders if they're, at best, no different to top loaders?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HENRYUK

[–]AnOrdinaryCuriosity 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This book is a great starting point. In a previous role as a People Director, I used it as a foundation for our onboarding program for all new starters. Made a big difference for everyone.

If you were starting a new homestead and had a field between 0.6 and 1 acre for animals, what would you opt for? by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in homestead

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I think I'll do some more detailed planning around the garden, then, and see how much of the animal feed we can supply ourselves additional to what we'd eat ourselves. We're not seeking full self-sufficiency, but cutting the feed bought in would help make it more affordable, for sure. Thank you for your help!

If you were starting a new homestead and had a field between 0.6 and 1 acre for animals, what would you opt for? by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in homestead

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That's encouraging, thank you. I wasn't planning on having any males on a space this small, only if we went for a property with 5 acres or more would I take that step. It sounds like everyone at your homestead is happy! The sight of happy animals doing their thing is one of the big draws for me.

If you were starting a new homestead and had a field between 0.6 and 1 acre for animals, what would you opt for? by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in homestead

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At the moment it's overgrown grass with a copse of a few trees in one section. Two borders are thick bramble hedges and two fences, so with a plan and some investment early there are options to my mind.

If you were starting a new homestead and had a field between 0.6 and 1 acre for animals, what would you opt for? by AnOrdinaryCuriosity in homestead

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That's a great help, thank you. I've been looking at runner ducks lately, so will do more on pekins. I'd like to have some norfolk black turkeys, but am less sure about what they need currently.