hydrashok
@hydrashok@sh.itjust.works
- Comment on As Xbox and PlayStation flounder, Steam is reportedly having another record year 7 hours ago:
all purchased games are tied to the account
This isn’t exactly hidden detail. I do wish you could sell/transfer a game license though.
However it’s not quite clear to me how to go about finding that out and how to do it for each game.
Nothing special. Install the game. When you’re offline, play it. Of course things like multiplayer won’t work, or games that require you to be online like an MMO, but that’s about it. The online and offline experience are identical.
#2 Support sucks. It’s automated as hell far as I’ve experienced. Nobody human to speak with.
What do you need support for that isn’t documented, out of curiosity? I’ve been on Steam for 20 years and have never needed to contact support.
it’s a Monopoly.
It’s the biggest, but it’s not a monopoly.
Privacy issues. Mainly, no access to full friends list chat logs. Surely Steam has full access. Why withhold it?
Why would you assume that Steam has access? Chats are auto-deleted after 14 days per Steam policy. This has been the case for at least 5 years now.
- Comment on Is there a way to make a recovery USB just in case shit happens? Will it still work without a recovery moment? 3 days ago:
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Yes! Here’s how to do that on Windows: support.microsoft.com/en-US/…/recovery-drive. Note this only includes system files and a recovery environment and is not a backup of your data.
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Good question. The recovery point is what is needed to recover your files, and that can be used from within the Windows Recovery environment that the USB will boot. However, you’ll likely need your Bitlocker key to get to them, since your hard drive is encrypted, so make sure you’ve got that backed up somewhere safe (and not on the same computer)! You can also leverage a cloud service like OneDrive, Google Drive, iCloud, etc to backup your documents, photos, and such as another safeguard, if the pricing for those services makes sense for you.
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Most systems boot to the internal drive by default, but you can temporarily boot to something else. You’ll need to look it up for your manufacturer, but it’s pressing a key when the computer is starting up to get a boot menu. Lenovos are F12. Pretty sure Dell and HP are too. Some are F3. Plug the USB in, turn the computer on and hit that key, then pick the USB and voila!
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- Comment on Something kept poking my leg on my mid-morning flight to Nashville 1 week ago:
As a tall person that must now pay extra for the privilege of not having to cut my legs off to fly comfortably, I appreciate having another soldier in the fight.
- Comment on Something kept poking my leg on my mid-morning flight to Nashville 1 week ago:
Fuck that. I’d ask him to stop and then tell the flight attendant immediately if it doesn’t. If he wants a footrest, he’s welcome to purchase a second ticket for the seat in front of him.
- Comment on Has anyone ever actually had their vehicle tabs stolen? 1 week ago:
Tell the kids long stories all about the cool (or not) car they used to be on!
- Comment on How come late night hosts always seem to think every guest did good shit whether a movie or book or whatever? Why not just be honest and say I thought this sucked. And get in a real discussion.? 1 week ago:
Watch more Craig Ferguson. Genuinely the best late night interviewer ever, in my opinion.
He won a Peabody Award for this one.
- Comment on [deleted] 2 weeks ago:
20% off in the US also.
With the discount, it’s $55.99 for the standard game, $63.99 for the deluxe edition.
- Comment on Horror story 2 weeks ago:
Yep. I sign in once when the app is opened (which happens automatically as I’m logged into the computer as my Entra ID) and then am never prompted again until I close and reopen Teams.
Something is misconfigured in the environment, or there is a security policy that is set way too high, or one is scoped incorrectly. It is definitely not the normal or expected user experience.
Teams has a lot of faults, but that one is on your org’s admins and security team. Hopefully for you it’s a mistake and not done intentionally.
- Comment on Horror story 2 weeks ago:
Yep. I sign in once when the app is opened (which happens automatically as I’m logged into the computer as my Entra ID) and then am never prompted again until I close and reopen Teams.
Something is misconfigured in your environment, or there is a security policy that is set way too high, or one is scoped incorrectly. It is definitely not the normal or expected user experience.
Teams has a lot of faults, but that one is on your org’s admins and security team. Hopefully for you it’s a mistake and not done intentionally.
- Comment on Horror story 2 weeks ago:
While I agree the UI needs some work, getting prompted for MFA multiple times a day for just using Teams chat and meetings is not normal.
- Comment on What is your favourite gaming console you have played? 2 weeks ago:
SNES or GameCube. Both were fantastic systems with tons of great games.
- Comment on I weighed my stool today, it weighs about 2.8 pounds.. 3 weeks ago:
Good god, man! What did you eat!?!
- Comment on What was the internet like before Y2K happened ? 4 weeks ago:
Still have my ICQ number memorized. It was awesome in the dialup age when people were gasp offline to be able to send them a message where AIM and MSN only worked if both parties were online. Mostly used AIM myself, but ICQ definitely had its place.
- Comment on What was the internet like before Y2K happened ? 4 weeks ago:
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- Comment on I want my MTV 5 weeks ago:
Pretty sure it’s Mark Goodman.
- Comment on stony tony 5 weeks ago:
Sponsored by OnlyFans.
- Comment on Is it safe to use a non-gaming computer for light gaming? 1 month ago:
Every computer is a gaming computer. Some are just more capable than others.
A Ryzen 7 should be able to do light gaming without any trouble.
- Comment on Who grew up watching Beakmans World? 1 month ago:
Still do! Got my kids watching it now.
- Comment on Travel fare 1 month ago:
That’s awfully specific and I look forward to your AMA.
- Comment on Tattoo 2 months ago:
Pobody’s Nerfect
- Comment on Apple a day 2 months ago:
Call meh nao!
- Comment on Why are they asking about the serial number? 2 months ago:
With many vendors, you can look up serials to validate that it is a genuine item, as well as warranty status, manuals, etc.
It’s buyer protection and due diligence.
- Comment on Space Honey 2 months ago:
dafuq
- Comment on aaand it's closed again 2 months ago:
That’s awesome lol
- Comment on aaand it's closed again 2 months ago:
Continuing your example, maybe someone can build a website for it like the McDonald’s one?
- Comment on Anon dips 3 months ago:
Homemade ranch (or at least, mixed up on site for restaurants) can be really good. There’s a bar near me that serves a great ranch with their buffalo wings. The thick, globby stuff in the bottles is never lives up to expectations.
- Comment on Borderlands 4′s New $30 Expansion Pack Isn’t Winning Over Fans 3 months ago:
Yep. I remember I bought the GOTY edition of the first for $5 during a Steam Sale on a whim. Meanwhile, BL4 is $130 for the “Super Deluxe Editon” to get all the DLC. Even the current 30% off sale brings it to $90.99. It’s insane. Probably one doomed to remain on my wishlist for many years.
I’d rather just replay BL2 with a new character type.
- Comment on Gromit, you know what to do! 3 months ago:
I’d expect anyone in this unit to do the same for me!
- Comment on Is school cafeteria food in America trash? 3 months ago:
At least anecdotally, we’re on the other side and almost never see kids bring food beyond things like allergies and such.
Our state also pays for all kids to get breakfast and lunch as part of their education. The only thing lunch accounts are for anymore is à la carte items in the high schools. No “reduced” lunch bologna sandwich shaming. It’s great.
- Comment on Full Mental Pedo 3 months ago:
PETER File.