I still have my boxed copy of the Orange Box on a shelf. It still sees use because every once in a while I get embroiled in a Kids These Days type of conversation and I need a prop to wave around.
I'd happily put an orange Gabecube right next to it.
I was thinking about this in another thread where someone made this joke: With how much stuff Valve does outside of gaming, are we sure they have never done a 3rd iteration of something before? Like, they do business stuff too and are into a ton of random tech related things like BCIs. We only ever really hear about the game related stuff, tho. Or possibly when Gabe gets a new boat since they interview him on it.
Finally, an arch distro where there's a chance for some actual support and without a community that consists entirely of basement dwelling, self-righteous wankers, who have never learned social human interaction!
Seriously, Manjaro is kind of bad, but every time I'm tempted to install Arch, it takes minutes on the forums to convince me what a horrible idea that would be.
Idk, I wouldn't really call Steam OS an Arch distro. It's not quite as extreme as the relationship between PlayStation and FreeBSD, but it's in that realm.
The user has very little control over the base system, which is distributed by Valve. Most of the user's interaction is on the surface, such as through Flatpaks and whatnot, not w/ the package manager. It's like other distros like Aeon (openSUSE) and Silverblue (Fedora) where the user doesn't really interact w/ the distro itself.
it takes minutes on the forums to convince me what a horrible idea that would be.
The reason the forum is like that is because Arch is designed to be a system where you have the tools to solve problems yourself and not need to ask for help. That's why the install process is so manual, the intention is that if you can make it through that, you probably won't need much help from anyone else. The install process has gotten easier, but it's still to a point where it generally discourages "casuals", for lack of a better term.
I used Arch for about 5 years and I think I interacted w/ the forums like twice. If interacting w/ the forums is something that's important to you, then Arch probably isn't for you. Something like Debian or Fedora will probably be a better fit.
I really don't get people's fascination w/ Arch. It's basically a LEGO-style Linux distro, and that's not really what most seem to want. I switch from Arch to openSUSE because openSUSE had everything I liked from Arch (rolling release, mostly-vanilla packages, etc) and most of the reliability of a release-based distro. I still don't recommend it for new users because the community is pretty small so getting help is a bit harder, but people are generally nicer than Arch users.
Half life 3, Team Fortresses 3, Left 4 Dead 3?
Or would you say it looks like a box... Maybe an Orange Box!?!
I'm calling it - a limited release where the black shell is orange and it comes bundled with HL3 for free.
That would be amazing
I know you’re joking, and that would be enough to get me to buy one even though I don’t really have a use case for it.
I still have my boxed copy of the Orange Box on a shelf. It still sees use because every once in a while I get embroiled in a Kids These Days type of conversation and I need a prop to wave around.
I'd happily put an orange Gabecube right next to it.
I randomly kept my orange box case as a memento and found it recently. Lets find out if i can mod the steam machine to fit inside of it.
At a minimum if you still have the shirt (I lost mine years ago to a communal laundry room), you could wrap the steam machine with the shirt.
portal 3
Dota 3
Please no I'm trying to live a normal, happy life.
Left 3 Dead
L3ft Dead
One of the shots of the steam machine had a "SoonTM" sticker
They went straight from Left 2 Dead to Left 4 Dead
Omg... a Left 16 Dead sounds amazing !
HL3, TF3, L4D3 as launch title for Steam Machine calling it right now. 😭😭😭😭
Artifact 3 confirmed!
Released on Wednesday (CET time). So on the third day of the week.
I just came in my pants
They use arch btw
Dang it, I was coming in to make the joke.
At least they don't use bazzite.
Why, is it bad?
Nah, it's good. They're just jealous 😘
I was thinking about this in another thread where someone made this joke: With how much stuff Valve does outside of gaming, are we sure they have never done a 3rd iteration of something before? Like, they do business stuff too and are into a ton of random tech related things like BCIs. We only ever really hear about the game related stuff, tho. Or possibly when Gabe gets a new boat since they interview him on it.
You might just be overthinking a joke...
I'm just more committed to the bit.
A joke doesn't have to end with a punchline. Sometimes yes, anding is the best thing to do with a joke rather than just laughing and moving on.
Yes, and the best jokes are famously the ones you need to explain. Sometimes the audience is wrong and they need to be set straight.
That's a bit homophobic...
They have definitely had third iterations of things, but have they called them 3?
I mean there are at least 5 half-life games, they just called the third one 1 and the fourth 2 and the fifth wasn't numbered.
The Steam app is on version 3 but the 3 isn't in the title.
And it’s arch btw
triangle = 3
Reverse funnel
Arch VR BTW
Finally. Arch for my face
Just arch into my face, if you don't mind.
A whole new way of enjoying your
neofetchfastfetch output!I like how you were so excited, you couldn’t decide whether you wanted to highlight or circle it
Weight 2.6: 2+6=8 8/2=4 4-1gabecube=HL3confirmed
6/2...
Nah, that's too obvious, could have just been a coincidence. This, though...
WE DID IT
It uses arch, btw
Next week:
HALF-LIFE 3 CONFIRMED LESSGOOOOOOOO!!!!!
You had me you bastard
Episode 3 confirmed!
I think you mean episode 2 expansion 1.
_version2_final_finalfinal-edit2.bin
THE PROPHECY!
I’m hoping that that ARM support on the new VR headset means a Steam Phone may be in the works.
I give it five to ten years.
Weight 2.6: 2/6 = 0.(3) = Infinite number of 3s
Is just an uwu face :3
SteamOS 3 has been out since the steam deck released
Finally, an arch distro where there's a chance for some actual support and without a community that consists entirely of basement dwelling, self-righteous wankers, who have never learned social human interaction!
Seriously, Manjaro is kind of bad, but every time I'm tempted to install Arch, it takes minutes on the forums to convince me what a horrible idea that would be.
Well, it's made for gamers soooo...
I've had a positive experience with Endeavor for what it's worth. And you don't have the out of sync aur issue either
Idk, I wouldn't really call Steam OS an Arch distro. It's not quite as extreme as the relationship between PlayStation and FreeBSD, but it's in that realm.
The user has very little control over the base system, which is distributed by Valve. Most of the user's interaction is on the surface, such as through Flatpaks and whatnot, not w/ the package manager. It's like other distros like Aeon (openSUSE) and Silverblue (Fedora) where the user doesn't really interact w/ the distro itself.
The reason the forum is like that is because Arch is designed to be a system where you have the tools to solve problems yourself and not need to ask for help. That's why the install process is so manual, the intention is that if you can make it through that, you probably won't need much help from anyone else. The install process has gotten easier, but it's still to a point where it generally discourages "casuals", for lack of a better term.
I used Arch for about 5 years and I think I interacted w/ the forums like twice. If interacting w/ the forums is something that's important to you, then Arch probably isn't for you. Something like Debian or Fedora will probably be a better fit.
I really don't get people's fascination w/ Arch. It's basically a LEGO-style Linux distro, and that's not really what most seem to want. I switch from Arch to openSUSE because openSUSE had everything I liked from Arch (rolling release, mostly-vanilla packages, etc) and most of the reliability of a release-based distro. I still don't recommend it for new users because the community is pretty small so getting help is a bit harder, but people are generally nicer than Arch users.