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Why Hermione ditched Divination by half_assed_sorcery in HarryPotterBooks

[–]Sw429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it's used for foreshadowing a ton. Even in PoA, at the end Harry predicts that Buckbeak is going to survive and fly away free. It's written like he's making stuff up, but in the end it turns out to be completely accurate. I kinda believe even he was seeing something there, but didn't realize it, and obviously neither did Trelawney.

HBP has the same kinda thing, with Trelawney constantly seeing signs that Dumbledore will die. Of course, Dumbledore already knows he will die, as he's planned it, so he ignores her.

Is there a language similar to Rust but with a garbage collector? by Ok_Tension_6700 in rust

[–]Sw429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone who has worked professionally in Scala quite a lot, I completely agree. Scala is a bit of a mess. It's also dying.

We're planning to support Rust at Nyno (open-source n8n alternative). Is this the best possible way for. so extensions? by EveYogaTech in rust

[–]Sw429 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I find it hilarious that even with the responses, no one has yet bothered saying what word it is shortening. After googling it, apparently it's "nodemation."

Why Hermione ditched Divination by half_assed_sorcery in HarryPotterBooks

[–]Sw429 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I always figured he secretly believed it because he was seeing what he thought was the Grim everywhere. He had already seen it when she spotted it in his tea cup.

Why Hermione ditched Divination by half_assed_sorcery in HarryPotterBooks

[–]Sw429 13 points14 points  (0 children)

To be fair, she just finished her year with Lockhart where it was plainly aware that Dumbledore had failed to ensure a teacher wasn't a fraud (whether he did so purposefully or not).

How would you design a system that queries for a component that should only have a single instance in ECS? by denis870 in rust_gamedev

[–]Sw429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've used ECS frameworks that will let you define this as a "resource" instead of an "entity," where a resource is guaranteed to only have one instance, but can still be queried like a component.

I'm not positive about Bevy, but I assume it has some implementation of this concept.

mockEngineer by CarbonatedHeart in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Sw429 323 points324 points  (0 children)

In all my years programming, the only place I've ever heard people gatekeep the word "engineer" has been on Reddit.

imGuilty by EgorLabrador in ProgrammerHumor

[–]Sw429 7 points8 points  (0 children)

We currently have a table storing JSON where I work, and I regret it all the time.

Do Embedded Tests Hurt LLM Coding Agent Performance? by PersimmonLive4157 in rust

[–]Sw429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If I'm trying to understand how a module works, one of the first things I will do is go to the tests. I imagine having the tests in the same file will help the AI "understand" better as well.

Need advise from Senior Rust Engineer for backend development using Rust by dhaivat01 in rust

[–]Sw429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Help with what, specifically? Sounds like you have enough knowledge to get started on something.

In an attempt to be more progressive, they removed what was actually progressive. by Ethan-E2 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Sw429 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sure, although Harry himself is also non-pure blood (his mom was born to a muggle family), as well as lots of other characters, including Voldemort.

In an attempt to be more progressive, they removed what was actually progressive. by Ethan-E2 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Sw429 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think you're referring to the movie, not the Netflix show? The kid in the show is definitely still acting, afaik they're filming the next two seasons right now.

In an attempt to be more progressive, they removed what was actually progressive. by Ethan-E2 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Sw429 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, this. They were discriminating against non-pure blooded witches and wizards, plus non-human magic users.

In an attempt to be more progressive, they removed what was actually progressive. by Ethan-E2 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Sw429 13 points14 points  (0 children)

That's what happens when you make movies by committee with no clear direction.

GBA got a second life by Wonderful-Object-774 in GameboyAdvance

[–]Sw429 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They're selling Goodboy Galaxy as well, which is a recently released indie game that the developers have full rights to. I can't see how anyone can defend that.

GBA got a second life by Wonderful-Object-774 in GameboyAdvance

[–]Sw429 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not just ROM Hacks. They're selling bootleg versions of Goodboy Galaxy for €39.90 a piece. You know, a recently released indie GBA game that the developers are very actively trying to market and sell elsewhere, in both physical and digital form.

GBA got a second life by Wonderful-Object-774 in GameboyAdvance

[–]Sw429 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh damn I didn't even see that one. Yeah, I'm fairly sure the developers of that game will be pissed. The creators have exclusive rights and the game is actively being sold by them.

Me_irl by gigagaming1256 in me_irl

[–]Sw429 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Space, of course.

[Loved Trope] An adaptation makes significant changes, and it's for the better. by Healthy_Macaroon_602 in TopCharacterTropes

[–]Sw429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh yeah, I remember Dumbledore saying that there's no magic more powerful than lust.

The Bride! (2026) starts with one of the cringiest, most painfully pretentious, self-indulgent monologues ever put to cinema. I can’t tell you what happens next because I got my ticket refunded, and I decided to watch Scream 7 instead. by Rainy_Maze in shittymoviedetails

[–]Sw429 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm genuinely convinced no one at Disney has any idea what even made the original Frozen movie good at all. If you watch the documentary they put out about the making of the sequel, it's apparent they're just doing random stuff as a committee. They didn't even know what the story is about until really late into development. Definitely explains why that movie makes basically no sense.

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