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nostalgia noun nos·tal·gia nä-ˈstal-jə nə-, also nȯ-, nō-; nə-ˈstäl- 1: a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition also : something that evokes nostalgia

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[–] gianni@lemmy.ca 49 points 5 months ago (3 children)

What's with all the shirtless people? We mostly kept our clothes on at our LAN parties.

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 72 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I can imagine it's just really hot in there with the computers and monitors going.

[–] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 14 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I feel like aircon wasn't as common back then, especially strong enough to cool all of that

[–] realbadat@programming.dev 24 points 5 months ago

It's more likely it wouldn't be able to handle the number of people + PCs. They are sized for use, and they may be hitting the limit with just the people in there, then add the BTUs coming off all that hardware, and you've got yourself a sauna.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago (1 children)

aircon wasn't as common back then

^ OP thinking 20-years ago was the 1960's. ;)

[–] PersonalDevKit@aussie.zone 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Maybe it is an Australian thing?

In 2009 the school I went to got aircon

I have lived in very few houses that have had aircon, if they did it was evaporative and near useless. The house I am currently in is getting aircon installed next week.

It might be hot in Australia, but mainly we just built houses with insolation and fly screens.

[–] DV8@lemmy.world 13 points 5 months ago

It would depend on the event hall. If it was in a warehouse like hall and in spring or fall, sure you'd keep your shirt on.

If it was in a event hall with a lower ceiling, carpet on the floor and just some form of insulation it'd get crazy hot really fast. Because on top of thousands of PC's there'd be thousands of people too. In summer it'd be even crazier. I definitely remember going shirtless at some of those lans.

[–] FiniteBanjo@lemmy.today 2 points 5 months ago

Is it just me or does it kind of look like the same shirtless guy in different poses?