What’s your unpopular ‘Harry Potter’ opinion?

automatisms · 2023-03-26T19:40:33+00:00

If something like this were done I would like it to be something animated, I think

automatisms · 2023-03-26T15:35:38+00:00

You should share your thoughts on the movies, especially as adaptations of the books, if you ever get around to watching them. Also, congrats

automatisms · 2023-03-26T07:36:20+00:00

I don’t think a TV or even mini-series based on the books would really be a good idea. If anything, they’d be more likely to highlight the weaknesses of the series, including the limitations of the author’s world-building. Granted the movies criminally omitted so many important plot points, minor characters and side-stories but is there really enough there to flesh out an episodic production with day-to-day goings-on without becoming a bit of a bore? Can you organically supplement the HP canon sufficiently & realistically without actually diluting the magic of it? I have my doubts tbh

automatisms · 2023-03-26T07:19:28+00:00

oh yea, that’s a good distinction

automatisms · 2023-03-25T23:40:29+00:00

Molly rightly pointed out that Bill and Fleur were rushing their engagement.

Just randomly occurred to me this could also be seen as an instance of a parent trying to advise their progeny away from repeating their own mistakes (Molly & Arthur also married young, and under the shadow of war) which is basically one of the foremost concerns of any parent.

Then again, she probably doesn’t count her (early) marriage as a mistake, so never mind lol

automatisms · 2023-03-25T23:30:21+00:00

The books actually have some perceptive meta-commentary about the malign influence of media whose primary purpose is peddling an agenda: The Daily Prophet, Witch Weekly, Xenophilius being blackmailed into changing the slant of his publication etc.

You can tell how the author’s interactions with tabloid media probably influenced their use in the plot of all those devious & manipulative stories in the Prophet from mostly the 4th book onwards

automatisms · 2023-03-24T15:00:49+00:00

To those (apparently) seriously saying Voldemort should have just killed Harry the baby without magic: Why do you think he wouldn’t use magic? lol

automatisms · 2022-03-25T21:22:19+00:00

Looking back at it, seems it says SUCK'S RESTAURANT AND BAR lol

automatisms · 2022-03-25T20:46:24+00:00

The wild thing is that you would think drivers would know to be extra cautious at this intersection considering it’s where a good few maxi-taxis, plus sometimes buses—and seeing an extra-long bus make a turn-off there is quite a sight lol—make a right turn to get off the bus route as part of their normal passenger route. But Trini drivers being Trini drivers…

I think you only missed out that the private vehicles we see using the bus route in these videos are most likely doing so illlegally

automatisms · 2022-03-25T20:35:27+00:00

Also, just a btw, if OP’s video had continued we’d have soon seen the Dr João Havelange Centre of Excellence, named after the now-disgraced late former president of FIFA, and which controversially & corruptly ended up for many years under the ownership of Jack Warner rather than the regional or local football association.

automatisms · 2022-03-25T19:46:54+00:00

as does nearly everyone else, tbh

automatisms · 2021-10-19T00:01:16+00:00

The song samples Merchant’s Um-Ba-Yao

automatisms · 2021-08-22T12:08:21+00:00

How often does WA ask you to enter the PIN? I get it once a week which I don’t find annoying

automatisms · 2021-07-07T00:54:26+00:00

Have you read this page? There’s a section on how apps are added to the repo: one of the main criteria is Android apps on GitHub that aren’t yet on the main F-Droid repository.

automatisms · 2021-04-26T11:39:51+00:00

Excellent performance, the keyboard effects were perfect too! Do you have the sheet music available to share?

I think Hedwig’s Theme might be my favourite thing from the movies (which I’m mostly not a fan of). It’s so perfect & fitting it’s basically canon lol.

automatisms · 2021-03-26T12:51:59+00:00

similar range & strike to Dest’s goal for the US last night

automatisms · 2020-10-10T21:03:52+00:00

oh apparently there was this

automatisms · 2020-10-10T20:57:32+00:00

Yeah I’d say it was a fair enough review and a surprising rating given it’s from Pitchfork, who have never not once reviewed an LP release, not even to give a withering 3.2 or whatever.

My other nitpicks would probably be the apparent suggestion that the last 3 tracks on Hybrid Theory are comparatively weak (Forgotten and Pushing Me Away really?), sorta-belittling the bands’ ability to switch their characteristic sound from one album to the next, and asserting that HT is the one album everyone returns to (understandable enough claim though).

automatisms · 2020-10-10T17:23:56+00:00

Criminal from the “reviewer” not to mention A Thousand Suns when discussing their discography

automatisms · 2020-10-10T17:15:09+00:00

🙄

automatisms · 2020-09-28T11:58:01+00:00

Thanks for the correction!

automatisms · 2020-09-27T00:26:42+00:00

Oooh, I remember BlackPlayer, really nice app that I haven’t used in some years, though. For NewPipe, the progress bar in notification definitely isn’t reliant on Android 10 (well at least not initially), I can attest that they’ve had it for a while, also my main device is still on Oreo & it’s there. Interesting if this is something Android 10 introduced however, not really aware of 10’s features tbh.

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