August 28, 2015 7:31 AM EDT
During a Q&A on Twitter, J.K. Rowling made a surprising revelation about Rubeus Hagrid, one of the best-loved characters from the Harry Potter series. When a fan asked Rowling what form Hagrid’s Patronus would take – a great question, considering Hagrid’s unusual taste in pets – she replied: “Hagrid couldn’t produce a Patronus. It’s a very difficult spell.”
In both the books and the films, the Patronus charm is one of the most powerful defense spells a witch or wizard can cast to ward off Dementors, the dark creatures that feed off human happiness. Read More...
A group of northern youths took to the streets to protest the increasing cost of living and economic hardship under President Bola Tinubu‘s administration. Naija News learnt that the angry youths were seen setting the Nigerian flag ablaze while lamenting the unstable economic situation, drawing a comparison between it and the massive amounts of money the government continues to spend on unnecessary projects amidst the economic downturns.
According to Peoples Gazatte, the youths also claim that northerners are ‘feeding on leaves’ while President Tinubu lives in an affluent manner. Read More...
Sony PlayStation Japan / YouTube If you want an in-depth breakdown of the technology behind the PlayStation 4’s Remote Play feature, which turns Sony’s PS Vita into an adjunct mini-PS4, Digital Foundry has a pretty thorough writeup here. I have one quibble with the site’s otherwise excellent overview: DF says the make-or-break issue with Remote Play is latency. I agree that latency’s an issue, but it’s not the make or break one. Read More...
