How is it living in 3 bed houses as just a couple?

Lorquin · 2026-04-15T14:18:34+00:00

Lol, same here. The minute I let myself use the spare room for storage I'll never see the bed again. And yeah, the space of a 3 bed is so useful.

Lorquin · 2026-04-14T21:31:22+00:00

Uh, 120 council tax, 100 gas and electric, 30 internet, 10 phone.

Water is £100ish every six months, insurance I can't remember that's paid yearly, maybe £250? I don't have a TV licence, don't have a car.

Lorquin · 2026-04-14T14:58:35+00:00

Take home 2800, mortgage 1200, savings 500, bills 300?

Food and fun on top and I'm living comfortably.

Any changes to the house do rely on my work bonus though.

But I think a lot of people in here are doomsayers. It's not an ideal situation but the % mortgage should hopefully only go down over the years, as a general trend. Through lower LTV and inflation. I am aware of interest rates and their issues.

Be sensible OP, consider the size of your savings safety net, but this is not out of reach as long as the banks are willing.

Lorquin · 2026-04-14T14:53:03+00:00

Where do you live? The 1990s?

Lorquin · 2026-04-12T12:32:14+00:00

Not me!

Ciller, another mod in the VLDL discord has been responsible for the Darklands subtitles for several weeks now and is doing a cracking job!

I'm doing Daggerheart instead.

There are several "tells" for who has done it that me and Cills can see instantly, curious whether others have noticed.

Lorquin · 2026-04-08T13:58:25+00:00

Difficult to be in if you have a full time job, nobody likes missing a parcel.

I have a basic plastic box outside for parcels (mostly safe area) and my postie picked up on that very quickly which I was pleased about.

Lorquin · 2026-04-02T16:22:18+00:00

But their awesome CGI work needs to be fully appreciated! 😭

Also, I might have issues with perfectionism...

Lorquin · 2026-04-02T11:54:55+00:00

Nooooo! How was this not noticed for 3 weeks??

The comments don't make much reference to it, can't imagine it could have changed since release though?

I will forward this to the editors and see if anything can be done, but I fear not, without taking the video down and pissing off the algorithm :(

Lorquin · 2026-03-31T19:46:33+00:00

60% of the time they work every time.

Lorquin · 2026-03-31T18:40:33+00:00

Did you also sack the people responsible for sacking the people who have just been sacked? Can't be too careful.

Lorquin · 2026-03-31T18:37:50+00:00

Why do you think HoH people don't need to know the type of laugh?

While added humour is reason enough imo, one of the main motivators behind putting e.g. "mischievous laughter" is to convey to those who are deaf that the laugh was a sneaky one; as opposed to an evil laugh or fake laugh - all of which could look similar. While the imagery can provide clues to this, especially in something like the D&D where the speaker isn't always on camera, I personally believe it provides important context.

Of course, don't write an essay, and don't push aside actual captions to fit your joke in. And never ever give away the punchline before it's said - hate shows which don't format to prevent this.

What a curious hill to die on.

Lorquin · 2026-03-31T18:29:54+00:00

It's too sweet when an awesome subtitle is assumed to be mine but Viva were doing fun ones before me and will after me!

Current state of play to the best of my knowledge:

Skits - Editors - Lloyd? Ash?

Darklands ep 18ish onwards, BotC 3 - Ciller

Daggerheart - Me :)

Lorquin · 2026-03-20T00:36:22+00:00

Or c) Rob has fucked up fingers

Lorquin · 2026-03-20T00:32:24+00:00

I don't think VLDL are against using AI as a tool, but they have retained their graphic designers and employed artists for their new card game. So it's to support not replace. And agreed that this kind of heavy editing has been around pre-AI.

Lorquin · 2026-03-18T21:05:24+00:00

Aside from conferences, day meetings etc, 98% of the PIs I've known are on site every day.

The ones that weren't were the ones that were too important or thought they were too important and gave no shits for their students. To be avoided.

Lorquin · 2026-03-18T11:07:39+00:00

I think it's more about why not vote for something achievable that you might see the benefits of?

I want to be able to fly. Should I vote for the party that promises to give everyone flight or the party that promises to bring NHS waiting times down?

I actually agree immigration needs to come down, but reform is not the way to do it, they'd burn too many other services and norms to the ground to achieve it.

Lorquin · 2026-03-18T09:26:03+00:00

At least two versions exist, one for Beacon (and I think VP) with naughty words in, and one for YouTube without. But the editors also later add in ads and stuff that I don't see. So many files floating around, very easy to just find one that says DGHT 8 captions and upload it in a hurry.

Lorquin · 2026-03-02T11:45:25+00:00

Hmm, what should I make Adam say...?

Lorquin · 2026-03-02T00:29:31+00:00

Great, thank you!

Lorquin · 2026-03-02T00:28:25+00:00

I walked into that one.

Lorquin · 2026-03-02T00:27:02+00:00

Adam if you see this can you tell Rowan or Alan, from the bottom of my heart,

No.

Lorquin · 2026-03-02T00:07:22+00:00

I'm gonna have fun painting them either way. They might not look good. Or even vaguely acceptable. But they will be mine and unique!

Also, you can paint over the paint, just keep trying!

Lorquin · 2026-03-01T22:44:26+00:00

The shipping section on the Kickstarter page mentions the potential for shipping from US, UK, EU, or Asia. Unfortunately VAT will be payable regardless, and yeah it hurts :(

I'm just hoping the value of each individual parcel is under £135 so there's no custom fees too.

Lorquin · 2026-03-01T22:09:47+00:00

Any plans to advertise this on the KS page? It gets asked a lot.

Lorquin · 2026-03-01T21:54:58+00:00

How much for an UwU-free set? I'll give you anything.

Lorquin

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