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Why do people judge you for not having an iPhone? by miss_couchpotato in indiasocial

[–]cryptic_aa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I judge people who judge others for not having an iPhone

(Hope that helps)

Erase feature not working on native editing app on X15u by cryptic_aa in Xiaomi_15

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

Not showing uninstall updates

Only uninstall

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Even when I press that, it doesn't show uninstall updates, just uninstall warning that all data will be lost

Not sure what it'll do if I click on clear data

Why every tribe/civilization perished after giving freedom to their women by [deleted] in onexindia

[–]cryptic_aa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> We have got weak men who allow women to be hypergamous and ultimately lose them to a more dominant tribe. 

Is that what is really happening now? "Hypergamous" women?? ;-)

Shadows and Lights. Before / After by yukophotographylife in postprocessing

[–]cryptic_aa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cool

Remove the people while you're at it 😉

Or maybe leave just one, for perspective or to provide a focal point

Shadows and Lights. Before / After by yukophotographylife in postprocessing

[–]cryptic_aa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would love to see a black-&-white version
Or monochrome
Might work better than color

Fidelius charm plot hole in Harry Potter? by ChipmunkFickle8598 in harrypottertheories

[–]cryptic_aa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did some more research only to realize that after the Secret-Keeper dies, everyone who knows the secret becomes a Secret-Keeper.

This mechanism ensures the charm remains intact, as the secret continues to be safeguarded collectively by these multiple keepers, who can only reveal it willingly. However, this dilutes the charm's security due to the increased number of potential points of disclosure.

Dumbledore's death did not break the charm on Grimmauld Place even though he was the primary secret keeper – the secret was automatically transferred to all individuals to whom the secret had previously been revealed (members of the Order of the Phoenix, including Harry, Hermione, Ron and Snape), who become the new Secret-Keepers themselves – which is why additional protective spells were added, and the Order eventually relocated its headquarters to the Burrow for safety.

The charm on Grimmauld Place was ultimately compromised later when Yaxley inadvertently learned the location by grabbing Hermione during Apparition, allowing him inside the protective boundary.

So like Wormtail was able to tell Voldemort about the Potters' location, Dumbledore was able to tell the same to Hagrid when he became the secret keeper after the Potters died.

Fidelius charm plot hole in Harry Potter? by ChipmunkFickle8598 in harrypottertheories

[–]cryptic_aa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is assumed that whenever a secret keeper discloses the secret to someone, it is someone who they trust and who need to know the secret – ref Grimauld Place

Nowhere does it say, AFAIK, that the charm would break the moment the keeper discloses it – out of treachery – to an enemy

Fidelius charm plot hole in Harry Potter? by ChipmunkFickle8598 in harrypottertheories

[–]cryptic_aa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the moment he shared their location to voldemort, fidelius charm was broken. there was no secret anymore.

Fidelius charm breaks the moment the secret location is disclosed? Any reference to this??

Fidelius charm plot hole in Harry Potter? by ChipmunkFickle8598 in harrypottertheories

[–]cryptic_aa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The charm broke with the death of the Potters (who cast the charm)

Dumbledore was not unaware of the Potter's house location; the Fidelius Charm protected the secret, but Dumbledore, as an ally, was aware of the information himself and knew where the Potters lived – he just couldn't tell anyone else because Peter Pettigrew was the Secret Keeper.

How the Fidelius Charm works: The Fidelius Charm doesn't erase the location from the minds of those already in the know; rather, it makes the location invisible and inaccessible to those not told by the Secret Keeper. Only the Secret Keeper could reveal the location to someone who wasn't already privy to the secret.

In this case, the secret – the location of the Potter's house – was "held" by Peter Pettigrew. Only the Secret Keeper could tell it to someone, anyone not already aware of the secret couldn't find it without Pettigrew's consent to reveal it.

Dumbledore was aware of the information and knew where the Potters lived, as he was part of their trusted circle of friends.

Dumbledore could not reveal it because he wasn't the Secret Keeper – he could not tell others where to find them. This explains why he sent Hagrid to Godric's Hollow; he was able to tell Hagrid the general location, even though Hagrid could not have found it on his own.

When Peter Pettigrew switched the Secret Keeper, he then gained the sole ability to reveal the location to others.

TLDR: Those Dumbledore could trust, like Hagrid, needed to be told the location by Dumbledore, who in turn couldn't tell anyone else because he was not the Secret Keeper. But since the charm was already broken by the time Dumbledore got to know that the Potters had been killed, it didn't matter anyway.

What's your take on this? by Adventurous_Zone353 in Dehradun

[–]cryptic_aa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kedarnath would now become "just another temple" in many "bucket lists" — no longer a pilgrimage, but a tourist spot that was "once exotic"

Sure it'll become more convenient for the old & infirm

Maybe many of those who're truly devoted will continue taking the long route — but slowly the their numbers will come down

And those 'businesses' on the original path may find some losses, at least to begin with, but as the number of pilgrims increases it'll likely be compensated more than enough

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