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  • Used to be that when a play ended, the audience would rush the stage to pat the backs of the actors to show appreciation. After the Great Audience Stampede of 1733, they made a rule to not rush the stage and just use the other hand as a substitute of the actors' backs. That rule became the social norm.

  • No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    EarWorm @lemmy.world

    What does "legitimate interest" mean in cookie settings?

    When going through the cookie settings for a website or an app, some of the cookies are marked as "legitimate interest". What exactly does that mean?

    Games @lemmy.world
    EarWorm @lemmy.world

    Looking for Overwatch alternatives

    TL;DR: Any recommendations for a game like Overwatch that actually functions? XDefiant was promising, but it doesn't have "roles" that don't require shooting, so my friend got frustrated.

    As it turns out, it is actually possible to make friends as an adult. Who knew?

    She likes MOBAs and such, and I mostly go for shooters so Overwatch was an obvious choice.

    The gameplay is fun, and it gives us both something we enjoy, but there are some glaring issues that are best described by just describing my own experience in the game.

    First off, the game requires you to win 50 matches in quick play before you're allowed in ranked. With both of us working full-time, having spouses and whatnot, and dealing with 3 random teammates, that took forever.

    I finally got to ranked, she already had a rank. The game "predicted" my rank to be basically the same as hers. Even so, all that's available are "wide matches". Average wait time is between 20-30 minutes.

    So we started a co-op campaign in Baldur'

  • Not a thumbs up, it was a guideline back in the day that if the mushroom cloud was smaller than the thumb of your outstretched arm, you were not in immediate danger. Or something along those lines. Pedantic needs fulfilled.

  • Asklemmy @lemmy.ml
    EarWorm @lemmy.world

    Can you separate the artist as a person from the music?

    For example, I personally can't listen to Guns and Roses without immediately thinking "that Axl sure is an asshole", and that sours the entire experience.

  • Holy hell, I learned something today. Might be a matter of a language barrier, since in my native language the word "Satanism" by definition refers to LaVeyan Satanism, and there's a distinct word for Satan's/Devil's worshippers. No idea how that happened.

  • You're mixing things up. Satanism never believed in literal Satan, that'd be Satan's /Devil's Worshippers, a completely different group of people. "Satanism" was the word used by the ignorant western (mostly US) media during the "Satanic panic" during the '80s-'90s, and it stuck. The Satanic Bible, to which your "modern atheist Satanism" refers to, was written in '69. Nothing to do with literal Satan.

  • I have heard similar complaints about performance from my friends, and I have solved most of them by simply suggesting they check their fans. Not just case fans, but the GPU/CPU, too. Check that they're actually spinning and getting adequate airflow. Unplug and then vacuum them. You'd be surprised how much of a difference that can make.

  • Probably a bolt, not a hammer. Every drill hammer I've used has the hammer symbol, the drill symbol and then a combination of both. This lacks the combination, so it's probably not what OP is looking for.

  • You Should Know @lemmy.world
    EarWorm @lemmy.world

    YSK: Most "Energy Optimization Services" for buildings are scams.

    I've been working as an automation technician for around 5 years now, and I've come across several services that promise a substantial improvement in energy efficiency when it comes to heating, especially involving district heating with water. Most of these are subscription services.

    While they usually quote numbers that are based in reality, the way they are accomplished is often covered in technical jargon and straight up BS that a person without experience won't be able to understand and so believes the seller.

    That's where this post comes in.

    All that the impressive sounding, weather pattern considering, ultra-futuristic solution really does is take the existing setpoint for the heating system and lowers it by ≈2°C. That's it. One line of code. Takes any competent professional 5 minutes to implement. What's worse, some systems are laid on top of the old one, with a higher priority. Meaning that you need a specialist provided by the "optimization" company to adjust the heating. S