Genshin impact inazuma regional specialties

I want to bring up a topic for discussion that is rather peripheral to the usual subjects here, but I think it's salient in a way. I'm posting this here, even though there may be more subject-appropriate subs, because I think the discussions happening here span the entire subject realm in a very positive and productive way. This is a long read, but I think it will be worth your time and consideration as a thought experiment.
Many of us are aware of the comet Enki and its role in causing the Younger Dryas and collapse and erasure of any pre-Ice Age civilizations. Around 12000-14000 ago, it began to break up and change its orbit after drawing too near to the sun. Many large fragments from its meteor stream bombarded the northern hemisphere and causes massive tsunami, volcanic and seismic events globally. We still find caves pack with jumbled bones, mud and trees to this day due to the "mud floods", wind storms and ocean waves that it generated.
Let us presume for argument that some of the more robust relics like the Sphinx and other stone ruins survived. I postulate that those may have already been obsolete antiques and ruins even before the impacts, just as the would likely survive another similar catastrophe in the future. So where did the rest of any per-impact high technology go? Even if some portion of those societies went underground and/or off world in time, much would have been left behind in the strata.
Some of course may have been long ago recovered and horded by any number of people - and I would absolutely, without exception, consider any self-aware non-homo sapiens intelligences including sufficiently advanced AI to be people - so if they exist, it would be reasonable to presume there are plenty of incredible relics that have been found, passed down and are now hidden in the hands of various modern government, aristocratic, religious and other entities.
Some would remain recoverable in the present day just due of the size of the planet and our huge current human population, compared to any point in our planet's history. There are now simply more people digging and looking than ever before. Perhaps we are starting to see more of that now, with more average people discovering more and more unusual objects.
But there are forms of technology that are more subtle and likely more centrally located than cities or craft or exotic power plants, even in our own current civilization. This technology generally produces incredible and constant amounts of thermal energy, requiring massive amounts of constant cooling.
This technology is already a critical linchpin of our world right now. If it were to fail, we would be plunged backwards in incalculable ways, perhaps by hundreds of years. Of course, currently we distribute that technology all over the world, in different forms, formats and vintages, using a wide range of materials and implementations. That wide and diffuse distribution makes it incredibly robust to even the worst kinds of disasters and may be ultimately our saving grace, should such an event ever occur again.
Perhaps we should thank our innate practicality and hyper-independence for that. We allow our technologies to evolve in a heterogeneous manner and are not quick to abandon the old as we integrate the new. We thankfully are less obsessed with perfection than we once were as a species, as we have learned that the entire concept if perfectionism is truly a poison and ultimately the enemy of anything that is good. In my opinion, for any being or civilization, Profection is the ultimate and eternal goal, while Perfection is nothing more than a dead-end death-trap that is typically merely used as a weapon by the mighty against the weak for the purpose of control, ego and selfish greed.
Now we are already entering a time when practical considerations such as climate change, resource scarcity, corporate monopoly and political needs are driving this core civilizing technology toward centralized consolidation, homogenization and relocation to a place that is more conducive to those needs. This is already occurring now, with new facilities being built as I type this.
I do not mean nuclear reactors, underground bases, or anything of the sort. I am referring of course to server farms. Our civilization now utterly depends on them in almost every way. They require huge amounts of space, network connectivity and cooling. If they are to be optimized and truly reach their highest capabilities, our society believes they require local stability on every level and must be centralized to keep them neutral and manageable. They are being built well above the arctic circle at an ever-increasing rate. Soon, the antarctic may follow as the southern hemisphere's location of choice. It's quite obvious and rational to build them there. What could go wrong?
But what happens if those regions were to be again bombarded and liquefied by a series of large comet fragments and then their remnants buried and ground to muddy paste under billions of tons of glacier ice in the aftermath? What would future humans find if we were to search those areas now? Would we find useful metals, exotic composites and functional remnants? Could any of those facilities, systems and/or their associated administrative AI or very limited on-site organic staff members survive?
Now, of course such a comet strike likely could have been prevented by an advanced space-faring civilization, but what if they had instead put their entire attention on other forms of travel and development earlier in their develpment that allowed them to neglect more "primitive" kinetic, material and mechanical forms of technology? What if achiving world unity as a singular coherent civilization allowed them to begin advanced industrial development as an overly-unified and too-singular whole, rather than a collection of robustly independent rivals and allies? What if through perfected society, consensus and ease, they had already fully centralized all of their technological and industrial base into a single self-administered top-down system. Or what if, for whatever reason, they simply did not try very hard to prevent it, or even simply allowed it to happen, for any number of reasons we can only speculate on?
Perhaps we should continue to keep our server farms local, not be so quick to adopt "thin-client" computer systems, keep our technology heterogeneous and our administrative systems independent and heterodox. Perhaps sometimes efficiency is its own greatest weakness. Perhaps we should continue to explore material science, solawind power and other means to make local computation sustainable and performant, thereby safely rendering mass-centralization both unnecessary and impractical. "Optimization" as a concept requires that all factors be considered, not just economics or administrative convenience. Perhaps “Working from home” isn't just better for the worker, but also for the greater good? Are there other lessons we can draw from this thought experiment?
Just something to ponder.

TL;DR: How would Sports, Fiction writing / Comics, and Music look in something like Roses, Tulips and Liberty?
Ok so, I was wondering more about small-time cultural aspects, more specifically sports, hobbies and other activities that would probably take off to industry-level more so between 1920 and onwards, especially in how it could define national pride and identity going into the Silent War.
Aspects like this had been expounded upon in various installments of the Atlas Altera project, but I was wondering about how north-american sports would be influenced, and propagated around the world, by a divergence as early as 1656.
I imagine Lacrosse would have a high popularity, perhaps under a more indigenous-sounding or dutch-sounding name, as the Iroquois have a far more significant historical and cultural impact upon the Dutch world, especially then upon New Netherlands and Tussenland. Would the sport propegate to some British colonies through Virginia? Would it become as prominent as any of the substrates of Association Football (Rugby, American Football, Football/Soccer, Gaelic Football, et cetera) that may come to develop? Hockey wouldn't exist without Canada (1875), so they're out of the question, but I imagine some sport played on ice would develop under the influence of the French, Amerikaens, or New-English. I have no doubt that there are versions of a football sport that could come to standardize and become prominent, but certainly not in the same ways. In 1602 there is a record of "hurling", which is pretty close to how modern American football is described.
Considering the idea of 'association football' wouldn't come to exist for another two centuries, would it even be a thing at all? would a football association come to standardize these ball-game rules in any capacity, even in places other than England? Obviously Olympic-style games would exist as well. A whole bunch of other sports as we know it wouldn't exist as well. Basketball wouldn't exist (1861), Volleyball (1895), Hockey as stated before, Bowling (~1905), Competitive Skiing (~1800s), et cetera.
Sports that did exist with clear and universal ground rules around the time of the point of divergence of RTL included Cricket, Tennis, Curling, Golf, Horse-Racing, Archery, and of course Lacrosse as stated previously. Another sport that is not often talked about, but mentioned within the Atlas Altera project as stated before, is the Mesoamerican Ball Game, known in modern Mexico as Pok-a-Tok and/or Ulama. Perhaps, something could be done with a nationally-advertised sport in RTL's Mexican Empire to become a center of Mexican pride, and maybe associations of the sport in other countries such as the AFS, Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia and Opdamsland start to gain traction?
Competitive Archery is also incredibly ancient, so I imagine hundreds of nations could eventually create archery associations? Britain, Ireland, Tussenland (especially Irokeesenland) and Opdamsland would be all over it, I imagine. I imagine there'd be different associations for different kinds of bows, to keep English Longbowman traditions alive in some small social circles. Meanwhile, I imagine there'd be more niche derivatives such as the Corean Recurve or the Penobscot Bow which could have their own association circles or fan clubs. Could other Olympic-style sports gain smaller, separate followings? I could imagine Discus or becoming popular in some places. Some African sports could even gain prominence thanks to colonialism, such as Hama, also known as Nguni Stick-Fighting, which I could see gaining traction in Cape, Natal, and some of the other southern-African countries, even with their own associations. Maybe it'd stay a lot smaller and niche because of it's cultural significance..? who knows. Martial Arts, of course, would be all over the place. Especially Tae Kwon Do, within some Dutch circles I imagine, due to the Dutch's earlier connections to Corea. Would it spread to the Asian-Amerikaener and Asian-Mexican communities? Ngolo/Capoeira could also become popular amongst African-descended communities in the regions encompassing irl Brazil, both in terms of competitive dance and as a martial sport.
Beyond sports, another school of thought I wanted to explore were the arts. More specifically, comic books. Comic-style cartoons have existed since forever, but the modern ideas of the comic book, with detective stories, comedic teen dramas, and later superheroes, started in the 1910s and 1920s. Going into World War 2, Super Man and Captain America even became somewhat of propaganda tools, especially in terms of the European front. Would the Japanese arts take off in this way in this universe as well, with Manga becoming it's own special comic-book subgenre?
What would early Superheroes as a concept in RTL look like? Would there be a universally powerful paragon like Superman, perhaps under a different appearance? What country or community would be responsible for such a concept becoming popular? What kind of heroes would the industry produce for avid readers and fans, and would they even become propaganda tools used in RTL's Great War and Silent War? would Russia invent some of their own heroes as part of their National-Republican rhetoric?
IRL, the very first superhero was known as The Phantom, published in 1936 in his own comic run. Later you had Timely Comics Magazine, and there you had stories like Captain America, Human Torch, Namor, Jack Frost, et cetera. You also had Superman, created by Action Comics in 1938. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby later created all the modern Marvel superheroes you love today, such as Spider Man. So, would there be some sort of parallels to draw between these ideas? How would the industry of films or radio be affected by these stories? If these ideas don't exist as commonly at all in the public eye, what other fantastical stories come to fill the void?
of course I am not asking these superhero questions bc i want to make an Into the Spiderverse Spider-Man OC for the RTL-verse, that's just silly ahahahaha-
Anyway, other aspects would include music. Musical genres are always growing and changing, and the European musical scene in the 1650s was largely dominated by classical and european and american folk music, not as much variety and very little was actually written down if there was anything subcultural or 'scene'. Which makes me wonder, what kind of music would develop and become popular in places like Virginia, Florida, New Netherlands, Tussenland? would Native-style music gain popularity and evolve within nations like Mexico, Opdamsland and the Native-heritage-dominated western rockies? would the Irokees develop their own version of percussion-heavy Bluegrass or something? I'd love to see something with the Amerikaens Voortrekker cultures and their own special brands of music that developed in their connections to Mexican/Spanish, TussenlandeDutch, Irokees, Russian, and various kinds of Native music. "Trekker Folk", it could be called. Or something.
What do you all think? Have any of you thought about these things?

Tbh I kinda miss the late night gaming with friends so I’m looking for people or someone with a nonexistent sleep schedule (since I’m on at strange or late hours.)
I mostly play a wide range of games mostly: Dead by daylight Modern warfare 2 Overwatch 2(don’t expect much) Rainbow Six Siege (also don’t expect much) Far cry 5 Borderlands 3 Fortnite Watch dogs 2 Genshin Impact Minecraft The forest Dead island (+170 more I didn’t list)
I’m 22 so I would prefer people 18+ and please have a mic it’s okay if you are shy or introverted I will do most of the talking until you feel comfortable to speak if you wanna add me pm me and I’ll give you my psn
Or if you’d like to talk first my discord is Snoooppyy#6666

Hi my name is Humberto and I am looking for friends with similar interests
I am into Anime, Video games, Cybersecurity, Technology, K-pop, K-hiphop, K-rap, K-rnb, alt rock, rock, rap, True crime, Korean/Japanese movies and various other movies/shows.
I speak English/Spanish and yes I love spicy food like: https://imgur.com/a/Pyze8P7
I am shy/quiet at first but If I get comfortable I will be messaging a lot
I use Discord as my main communication
Reddit chat feature never works for me just letting you know If I miss your chat I am sorry! It's because I use RES (Reddit Enhancement Suite)
Here is more info on my interests:
I play video games on PC and right now my main 2 are Path of Exile and Last Epoch
DO NOT HESITATE to reach out if you play Path of Exile or Last Epoch!
When it comes to Diablo 4 I am not sure about getting it honestly I am not really hyped for it
I also have Overwatch and main Ana, Baptiste, Zen
I am taking a break from it right now and not really motivated to play
Other games I have played - Torchlight Infinite, Diablo 2 (not the remaster),Genshin Impact (AR36), Deep Rock Galactic, Killing Floor 2, Old School Runescape and more on Steam
Anime - Jujutsu Kaisen, Demon Slayer, Bleach, Dragon ball Z/Super, Attack on titan, One Punch Man, Clannad (I cried), Magic Knight Rayearth, Kite, Perfect Blue, Sword Art Online, School days, Akame Ga Kill, Elfen Lied.
Music - Here is my playlist but the standouts right now are: BIBI, LEEBADA, Ailee and Hoody
https://open.spotify.com/album/0VDb4oas0usbuPljrSZH5s?si=6Cr_fveSS76Etsebu_G7dg
I am also into various kinds of movies and would like to find a movie/anime watching buddy here are the notable ones I have seen
Drive, Baby Driver, Whiplash, Upgrade, The Raid Redemption, The Raid 2, The place beyond the pines, Coherence, Another Earth, Sound of my Voice, I saw the Devil, The man from Nowhere, The Guest, Audition, Demon Slayer: Mugen Train, Dragon ball Super Broly.
There is most likely more I am forgetting though haha
For shows I am waiting on Invincible S2 and The Boys S4
I am also into True crime like: Coffeehouse Crime, Dire Trip, Horror Stories, Twisted Minds and I also like shows like Court cam and Web of lies
I also have a personal server using DietPi as the OS running on an N2+ the first app I installed was Pi-hole (network wide adblocker)
I also bought a ROCK64 so I can run another Pi-hole for redundancy and I have them synced using gravity-sync that runs every hour
https://imgur.com/a/YlIsDNs (It was very annoying to put the black case together lol)
Here is what my Dashboard is looking like right now https://imgur.com/a/bVvHdcl
I am still learning about Linux and also DockePortainer so far it is really fun seeing what I can install on my server
I would like to try out the Homepage dashboard since I have seen some really cool setups on the Self-hosted sub
If you have a similar setup definitely DM!
My only requirements are:
22-30 and from North America

I don't know if that makes 100% sense, but basically what I am wondering if, for example, Pizza was a new dish created in the late 1800's, will we ever see a new food dish like pizza be created in the future? Or have all possibilities been created at least once already? Considering we can't get new ingredients from other world's, I am sort of leaning towards yes. I mean looking at history and different cultures there seems to be a trend of having similar style foods but just with their own ingredients relevant to the region of said culture. A good example of this is the dumpling, jiaozi, pierogi, pot stickers, empanada, and I am sure I am missing more, they are all practically the same type of food, a mixture of ingredients wrapped in a dough of sorts and then cooked, boiled, fried, baked, boiled then finished off in a pan. I just really feel like we will never see a new dish like Pizza be created and have so much love and impact. Damn writing this made me crave some pot stickers steamed, then crisped up in a pan with that flour slurry that turns into a crispy bottom. Then you dip them in that soy sauce/vinegar and its just perfect 😍

Every time i try to log into a server this happens. Its only happening on the Asian American and European server. Can anyone help me solve this?

Min datter på 12 er meget interesseret i cosplay. Hun har ikke selv lavet eller været nogen karakterer, men følger en del med i kulturen på nettet. Især er det pt. Genshin Impact karaktererne hun er optaget af.
Men ... ingen i hendes omgangskreds har så meget som en lille smule interesse for det. Jeg har kigget lidt i de grupper der er på Facebook. Men de handler mere om hvornår næste sted med cosplay konkurrencer er, eller hvor man kan købe bestemte ting. Er der nogen fællesskaber eller grupper i Københavns området, hvor hun kan møde nogen ligesindede?

KD debunking BE allowing 4% alcohol. Read "latest research" about no amount of alcohol is safe. video here
KD showed this CNCB news article from 2018.

The global study, which claims to be the most comprehensive of its kind, pours cold water on previous reports that espouse the protective effects of alcohol under some conditions.
While researchers acknowledged that moderate drinking can protect against heart disease and diabetes, they said that the risks of cancer and other illnesses outweigh those benefits and have called for a change in medical guidance.

LOOK: World Health Organization news release dated January 2023

To identify a “safe” level of alcohol consumption, valid scientific evidence would need to demonstrate that at and below a certain level, there is no risk of illness or injury associated with alcohol consumption. The new WHO statement clarifies: currently available evidence cannot indicate the existence of a threshold at which the carcinogenic effects of alcohol “switch on” and start to manifest in the human body.
We cannot talk about a so-called safe level of alcohol use. It doesn’t matter how much you drink – the risk to the drinker’s health starts from the first drop of any alcoholic beverage. The only thing that we can say for sure is that the more you drink, the more harmful it is – or, in other words, the less you drink, the safer it is,” explains Dr Carina Ferreira-Borges, acting Unit Lead for Noncommunicable Disease Management and Regional Advisor for Alcohol and Illicit Drugs in the WHO Regional Office for Europe.

I think the key here and to basically anything in life, is discipline. It's not really rocket science.

Here's the rundown of what my account looks like:
AR 58 NA Region
30 five-star characters (Only missing Eula, Baizhu, Nilou)

• C0: Hu Tao (Lv. 90), Kazuha (Lv. 90), Ayaka (Lv. 90), Ayato (Lv. 90), Cyno (Lv. 90), Klee (Lv. 90), Albedo (Lv. 80), Wanderer (Lv. 80), Venti (Lv. 80), Shenhe (Lv. 80), Yae Miko (Lv. 80), Nahida (Lv. 80), Sangonomiya Kokomi (Lv. 80), Yoimiya (Lv. 80), Aloy (Lv. 20), Dehya (Lv. 1)
• C1: Zhongli (Lv. 90), Yelan (Lv. 90), Tartaglia (Lv. 70), Arataki Itto (Lv. 90), Xiao (Lv. 90), Ganyu (Lv. 90), Tighnari (Lv. 80)
• C2: Raiden Shogun (Lv. 90), Diluc (Lv. 20), Jean (Lv. 80), Mona (Lv. 80),
• C4: Qiqi (Lv. 80),
• C5: Traveler (Lv. 90)
• C6: Keqing (Lv. 80)

33 four-star characters (Only missing Kirara)

• C0: Mika (Lv. 1), Dori (Lv. 1), Kaveh (Lv. 1)
• C1: Collei (Lv. 20), Layla (Lv. 70)
• C2: YaoYao (Lv. 1)
• C3: Candace (Lv. 40), Shikanoin Heizou (Lv. 20)
• C4: Faruzan (Lv. 80), Lisa (Lv. 40)
• C5: Kuki Shinobu (Lv. 80), Kaeya (Lv. 60),
• C6: Xingqiu (Lv. 80), Ningguang (Lv. 80), Diona (Lv. 80), Chongyun (Lv. 80), Fischl (Lv. 80), Beidou (Lv. 80), Yanfei (Lv. 80), Bennett (Lv. 80), Xiangling (Lv. 80), Sucrose (Lv. 70), Noelle (Lv. 70), Rosaria (Lv. 60), Kujou Sara (Lv. 60), Sayu (Lv. 50), Barbara (Lv. 50), Amber (Lv. 30), Xinyan (Lv. 30), Yunjin (Lv. 20), Gorou (Lv. 20), Razor (Lv. 20), Thoma (Lv. 20)

27 Five-Star Weapons (All but 1 are R1):

• Lv. 90: Engulfing Lightning, Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, Primordial Jade Cutter
• Lv. 80: Tullaytullah's Remembrance, Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds, Staff of the Scarlet Sands, Staff of Homa
• Lv. 70: Aqua Simulacra, Polar Star, Skyward Harp, Kagura's Verity, Everlasting Moonglow, Skyward Atlas, Vortex Vanquisher, Redhorn Stonethresher, Mistsplitter Reforged, Freedom-Sworn
• Lv. 60: Amos' Bow, Skyward Spine, Wolf's Gravestone (R2), Primordial Jade Cutter
• Lv. 50: Aquila Favonia
• Lv. 20: Primordial Jade Winged-Spear, Skyward Pride,
• Lv. 1: Skyward Harp, Everlasting Moonglow, Skyward Spine

Raiden shogun vs some of JJK's heavy hitters. Assume speed is equalised since there isn't solid speed scaling for most of these characters.
Round 1: Raiden Shogun vs Mahito
Round 2: Raiden Shogun vs Yuki Tsukumo
Round 3: Raiden Shogun vs Kenjaku
Round 4: Raiden Shogun vs Satoru Gojo
Round 5: Raiden Shogun vs 20Finger Meguna
Round 6: Raiden Shogun vs Takaba
Bonus round: assuming her Plane of Euthymia is a domain expansion and can clash with the domains of these sorcerers, how does that change the result?
Bonus round 2: would she be able to defend herself in a trial within Hiromi Higuruma's domain?

Hiya , 19 yr old from europe here! Looking for people to chat with and maybe even someone intrested in playing pokemon go with me..hopefully anywho Have 3 intresting facts about me 1. I change clothing styles like i change my underwear. Daily 2. I am working on a genshin impact cosplay. 3. I love garlic sauce. Like seriously. I have it on everything ( i ofc brush my teeth and use mouthwash and so on afterwards to not get garlic breath )

Hey everyone
I am requesting for any of the Monster Hunter games on PC ( steam ) - Monster Hunter World / Monster Hunter Rise. Both are on sale currently.
I have heard great things for the Monster Hunter franchise and it is loved by gamers of all age groups solo and online. Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to experience any of the games yet. I have watched reviews and video essays on the series and below are the reasons why I think it will be fun for me -
Vast and Immersive World: I love games that are immersive and offer exploration without waypoints. The Monster Hunter series is known for its expansive and richly detailed worlds. Exploring these environments, discovering new creatures and uncovering hidden secrets sounds something from a dream world.
Epic Monsters: The game's focus on hunting huge monsters is a major draw . I love games with epic boss fights and the battle with these mythical creatures seems exciting.
Progression: I love games that reward players for grinding. Not necessarily loot oriented games just to increase a few numbers but with some impact on gameplay. Monster Hunter series is known for its depth and progression systems. The continuous grind to improve gear is bound to keep me engaged for hours.
Why I can't buy it myself ?
I made the switch from ps4 to pc last year and I am currently saving up for a new monitor ( my 4 year old benq gw2480 monitor is showing issues ), which is an essential requirement for my work and gaming. Unfortunately, this means that I am unable to afford new or relatively new games at the moment ( even at sales ). I am from India and computer parts and games are heavily taxed and a luxury for most people ( also due to the lower salary). Most new games cost very high here and rarely are games on regional pricing. My last gaming purchase was Deep Rock galactic last September ( for 300 rs ~4 $ ).
Thanks to this wonderful community, I won Resident Evil 2 Remake couple months back and have completed two playthoughs of the game as well. I plan to revisit it after some gap for 100% which seems quite challenging ( and fun ) due to Hardcore S rank achievements.
Steam
Thanks for reading! Also anyone who wants can add me on steam, for a friend to play with or just talk to! <3

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