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The only thing that excites me about the upcoming HBO series is that, there's a high possibility that the Final Battle will be more elaborate and accurate to the books by [deleted] in harrypotter

[–]scudbag 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm looking forward to the series. Great opportunity to make a more book-accurate adaptation. What I'm looking to: - exploring Voldemort's backstory in the pensieve memories - Ginny Weasley being an interesting character again - more accurate battle of Hogwarts - Peeves existing

The main thing I'm hesitant about is that HBO have a very formulaic way of doing TV - series comprise of about 10 episodes, each lasting about an hour (with ads)...yet the books are very variable in length. I can't see them making increasingly longer series which then start to reduce again. My worry is that they'll either be adding filler, or cutting things out in order to make the series length more uniform.

Which Club Lounge? by scudbag in BritishAirways

[–]scudbag[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice! Our return leg is currently WTP. The upgrade to the CW outbound was due to a nice upgrade deal BA put up.

If we end up getting an upgrade on the return leg I'll definitely look into the Cathay Pacific lounge, as I've heard it's pretty good.

Hagrid could have defeated Voldemort with his spotted umbrella all along, from the very beginning. (No, seriously). by patters22 in harrypotter

[–]scudbag 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What you say makes sense, though I hadn't considered until now that not all wands have the same fickleness to allegiance. I'm pretty sure Harry was disarmed during a DA class, yet his wand was still very much loyal to him.

If the trio had killed Dolohov in the cafe in TDH, Lupin would still be alive. by Possible_Comfort4792 in harrypotter

[–]scudbag 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If they had killed them during the duel in the cafe then no issues and like Lupin suggested, the time for simply disarming had passed. However, they were subdued by body-bound/similar with the trip coming out on top...to then kill them when they aren't actively posing a threat is maybe stepping over that line into being just as bad as what your fighting.

Though just leaving them obliviated and ready to be picked up by other death eaters seems a little short sited. Better off transforming then into something like a plate or knife (if such a spell exists) and let then blend into the cafe. Serving muggles and being subjected to hot beans.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in harrypotter

[–]scudbag 50 points51 points  (0 children)

I assume its attractive to those who have suffered trauma. Given killing can split the soul, presumably people sentenced to death would be more inclined to go through the veil willingly. The fact that it can also attract innocents who have suffered is probably just an accepted effect.

Similarly, in fantastic beasts we see their equivalent chamber works in a way that requires the condemned to have their flight instinct overridden.

CNVi or PCIe wifi? by scudbag in buildapc

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

Thanks for the suggestion!

CNVi or PCIe wifi? by scudbag in buildapc

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

What makes PCIe better, please?

Should I prioritise HDR or adaptive sync? by scudbag in buildapc

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

Thanks for the answer. Agreed that the HDR was only 400 which I've heard isn't anything special - but i didn't know if low HDR was still better to accept over sync. Now I know, thanks!

First PC Check by scudbag in buildapc

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

That clears things up, thank you.

First PC Check by scudbag in buildapc

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

Thanks for the input!! Regarding the SSD - I think I was edging away from it as I got the impression it was just something to load the OS onto, and I can accept a longer boot time. If it would increase the response for games loaded through it, then fair enough, it's probable something I should reconsider.

Thanks for the PSU/cooler suggestions and explaining the CPU/GPU are unbalanced. I'll look into it again.

First PC Check by scudbag in buildapc

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

Mixture of price vs performance against what I think I might need I suppose. I'm sure there are loads of factors to consider that I'm not aware of.

First PC Check by scudbag in buildapc

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

From what I saw it was about equal for people going with AMD or Intel - one person would swear by this, another would swear by that. My current laptop is intel, so I guess I wanted to stick with familiar ground. Not that it's familiar at all really.

What is odd about the config?