Out of curiosity, what apps were you unable to get from the repository that can't be found in discover/software/whatever?

Those apps are front-ends for the OS's package manager so as long as it's in the repository, it should be in there.

It is an option though.

I can not understand why GKC specifically are getting targeted with the hate when the whole "Physical, but actually it's a download key" bullshit is rampant on all systems.

Do they suck? Absolutely. But at least you can resell them, and they're labeled. Better than "Download key in a box"

The best bits of the Half-Life games are the more slow parts. Just taking in the environmental storytelling, solving simple puzzles, etc. Helps to make the more action sequences feel more impactful and intense.

Wait did you seriously put effort into searching for my posts just to try and be right?

Mate. I appreciate your absolute derangement here but it was like a week ago in a circlejerking thread and I got downvoted because it was a circlejerk. The same kinda post has probably happened like 2 million times at this point across reddit.

You'd be wrong then.

"Why exactly would anyone want this?"

"CEC, that alone sold it for me"

points -30

* Even if you assembled it yourself you would be missing features, such as cec, wake by controller, sleep mid game, etc.

I've been actively mass downvoted on Reddit for being excited for these features. People are really fucking stupid sometimes.

I have a significantly more powerful PC (in a tower case) currently hooked up to my tv surviving the same purpose and I will likely be getting the Steam Machine entirely for these features.

"But just use a dongle" they say. And I do. It works about half the time and I have to do this weird dance involving pulling up Kodi

No, I didn't. Probably because you never said you did. Weird how that works.

Now, had you said "Hey, I run a business, something like this would probably cost X per year and I think I would have Y users. Which would mean I'd minimally have to charge Z to make this viable" I probably would have given my input.

Well I'm glad you would go into the depth of researching the economic viability of something when you think "I'd like to have this amenity".

But I don't. Because why the fuck would I?

If someone wants to go through the work of researching the costs of setting up such a service, layout the costs, and make some proposals and how much they'd need to charge to the community I'd happily contribute.

Until then....dude you took an offhand "Hey I'd like to see something like this" and turned it into some weird obsession with making me name how much i'd spend on something.

I want a kebab shop down the street. You gonna demand I tell you how much I'd pay for a kebab and then wildly insult the community for not doing it themselves?

without any reward

It is called a business. Someone sees a potential opportunity (through, i dunno. People talking about how much they'd like it), does the research, determines if it's a viable investment on their part, and either starts it up or doesn't.

Of course I didn't respond to it. Because it has nothing to do with my point. Im not going to go out there and do extensive business research just to satisfy your weird demand.

It's something I'd like to see someone take on. It's something I'd wager other people would like to see take on. The economic viability I leave to anyone that wants to take it on.

Regular auditing of the infrastructure" seems like a very enterprise-y thing to expect from a basic SaaS.

That's the entire point. Offer a premium service when compared to the alternatives and you get to bring in revenue.

Currently, every instance essentially makes a pinky promise that our data isn't being used maliciously. An audit provides assurances they are.