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  • MIni-Steam (didn't know this was a thing)

    From Metal Guru@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jul 7 14:35:11 2023
    Wasn't aware of this since I do most of my gaming on the PS5 these days.
    But gaming on a laptop makes the idea of using fewer resources very
    attractive indeed, so please accept my deepest contrafibularities if
    this is old news to most of you :)

    https://www.xbitlabs.com/mini-steam/

    --
    He Who Hath Not a Uterus Should Shut the Fucketh Up - Fallopians 19:73

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jul 8 09:28:36 2023
    On Fri, 7 Jul 2023 14:35:11 -0400, Metal Guru <MetalGuru@IsItYou.com>
    wrote:

    Wasn't aware of this since I do most of my gaming on the PS5 these days.
    But gaming on a laptop makes the idea of using fewer resources very >attractive indeed, so please accept my deepest contrafibularities if
    this is old news to most of you :)

    https://www.xbitlabs.com/mini-steam/

    I'm surprised it's still an option.

    You used to be able to access 'mini-steam' directly through the Steam
    app itself (I forget how; I think you clicked on the library
    somewhere). There was a big kerfuffle when Valve took out that
    feature, and fans of the 'mini-steam' launcher were only mollified
    when Valve revealed you could get it back by launching it with the
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe” -no-browser +open steam://open/minigameslist" command. Still, there was some concern
    that even this feature would eventually be removed. But I guess that
    hasn't happened yet.

    Myself, I don't see the need. I've never noticed Steam affecting my
    game's performance, and any PCs I have that are so underpowered that
    Steam /would/ steal enough CPU cycles for it to matter are running
    Operating Systems that Valve no longer supports. Plus, having four
    monitors, I don't really need to save screen space by using a
    library-only list.

    (Anyway, I rarely use Steam to launch my games directly, preferring
    the ol' shortcut-on-the-desktop method ;-)

    But for those who want it, it's cool that Mini-steam is still an
    option.

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to Spalls Hurgenson on Sat Jul 8 08:50:47 2023
    On 7/8/2023 6:28 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Jul 2023 14:35:11 -0400, Metal Guru <MetalGuru@IsItYou.com>
    wrote:

    Wasn't aware of this since I do most of my gaming on the PS5 these days.
    But gaming on a laptop makes the idea of using fewer resources very
    attractive indeed, so please accept my deepest contrafibularities if
    this is old news to most of you :)

    https://www.xbitlabs.com/mini-steam/

    I'm surprised it's still an option.

    You used to be able to access 'mini-steam' directly through the Steam
    app itself (I forget how; I think you clicked on the library
    somewhere). There was a big kerfuffle when Valve took out that
    feature, and fans of the 'mini-steam' launcher were only mollified
    when Valve revealed you could get it back by launching it with the "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe” -no-browser +open steam://open/minigameslist" command. Still, there was some concern
    that even this feature would eventually be removed. But I guess that
    hasn't happened yet.

    Myself, I don't see the need. I've never noticed Steam affecting my
    game's performance, and any PCs I have that are so underpowered that
    Steam /would/ steal enough CPU cycles for it to matter are running
    Operating Systems that Valve no longer supports. Plus, having four
    monitors, I don't really need to save screen space by using a
    library-only list.

    (Anyway, I rarely use Steam to launch my games directly, preferring
    the ol' shortcut-on-the-desktop method ;-)

    But for those who want it, it's cool that Mini-steam is still an
    option.

    Does it hold its pinkie to the corner of its mouth like full-size Steam?

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

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  • From Spalls Hurgenson@21:1/5 to dtravel@sonic.net on Sat Jul 8 13:10:45 2023
    On Sat, 8 Jul 2023 08:50:47 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    On 7/8/2023 6:28 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Jul 2023 14:35:11 -0400, Metal Guru <MetalGuru@IsItYou.com>
    wrote:

    Wasn't aware of this since I do most of my gaming on the PS5 these days. >>> But gaming on a laptop makes the idea of using fewer resources very
    attractive indeed, so please accept my deepest contrafibularities if
    this is old news to most of you :)

    https://www.xbitlabs.com/mini-steam/

    But for those who want it, it's cool that Mini-steam is still an
    option.

    Does it hold its pinkie to the corner of its mouth like full-size Steam?

    No, but it can display up to One. MEEELLION. Games.

    (alternate take:
    No, but it has a frickin' laser beam attached to its menubar. )

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  • From Zaghadka@21:1/5 to Dimensional Traveler on Sat Jul 8 12:26:50 2023
    On Sat, 8 Jul 2023 08:50:47 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action,
    Dimensional Traveler wrote:

    On 7/8/2023 6:28 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Jul 2023 14:35:11 -0400, Metal Guru <MetalGuru@IsItYou.com>
    wrote:

    Wasn't aware of this since I do most of my gaming on the PS5 these days. >>> But gaming on a laptop makes the idea of using fewer resources very
    attractive indeed, so please accept my deepest contrafibularities if
    this is old news to most of you :)

    https://www.xbitlabs.com/mini-steam/

    I'm surprised it's still an option.

    You used to be able to access 'mini-steam' directly through the Steam
    app itself (I forget how; I think you clicked on the library
    somewhere). There was a big kerfuffle when Valve took out that
    feature, and fans of the 'mini-steam' launcher were only mollified
    when Valve revealed you could get it back by launching it with the
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe” -no-browser +open
    steam://open/minigameslist" command. Still, there was some concern
    that even this feature would eventually be removed. But I guess that
    hasn't happened yet.

    Myself, I don't see the need. I've never noticed Steam affecting my
    game's performance, and any PCs I have that are so underpowered that
    Steam /would/ steal enough CPU cycles for it to matter are running
    Operating Systems that Valve no longer supports. Plus, having four
    monitors, I don't really need to save screen space by using a
    library-only list.

    (Anyway, I rarely use Steam to launch my games directly, preferring
    the ol' shortcut-on-the-desktop method ;-)

    But for those who want it, it's cool that Mini-steam is still an
    option.

    Does it hold its pinkie to the corner of its mouth like full-size Steam?

    You get a cracker.

    --
    Zag

    No one ever said on their deathbed, 'Gee, I wish I had
    spent more time alone with my computer.' ~Dan(i) Bunten

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to Zaghadka on Sat Jul 8 12:54:23 2023
    On 7/8/2023 10:26 AM, Zaghadka wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Jul 2023 08:50:47 -0700, in comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, Dimensional Traveler wrote:

    On 7/8/2023 6:28 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
    On Fri, 7 Jul 2023 14:35:11 -0400, Metal Guru <MetalGuru@IsItYou.com>
    wrote:

    Wasn't aware of this since I do most of my gaming on the PS5 these days. >>>> But gaming on a laptop makes the idea of using fewer resources very
    attractive indeed, so please accept my deepest contrafibularities if
    this is old news to most of you :)

    https://www.xbitlabs.com/mini-steam/

    I'm surprised it's still an option.

    You used to be able to access 'mini-steam' directly through the Steam
    app itself (I forget how; I think you clicked on the library
    somewhere). There was a big kerfuffle when Valve took out that
    feature, and fans of the 'mini-steam' launcher were only mollified
    when Valve revealed you could get it back by launching it with the
    "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe” -no-browser +open
    steam://open/minigameslist" command. Still, there was some concern
    that even this feature would eventually be removed. But I guess that
    hasn't happened yet.

    Myself, I don't see the need. I've never noticed Steam affecting my
    game's performance, and any PCs I have that are so underpowered that
    Steam /would/ steal enough CPU cycles for it to matter are running
    Operating Systems that Valve no longer supports. Plus, having four
    monitors, I don't really need to save screen space by using a
    library-only list.

    (Anyway, I rarely use Steam to launch my games directly, preferring
    the ol' shortcut-on-the-desktop method ;-)

    But for those who want it, it's cool that Mini-steam is still an
    option.

    Does it hold its pinkie to the corner of its mouth like full-size Steam?

    You get a cracker.

    o_O

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

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  • From Ant@21:1/5 to Dimensional Traveler on Sun Jul 9 00:55:44 2023
    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    ...
    You get a cracker.

    o_O

    Polly wants a cracker.
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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to Ant on Sat Jul 8 18:19:09 2023
    On 7/8/2023 5:55 PM, Ant wrote:
    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    ...
    You get a cracker.

    o_O

    Polly wants a cracker.

    Polly can have mine.

    --
    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

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  • From Dimensional Traveler@21:1/5 to Rin Stowleigh on Sat Jul 8 19:59:43 2023
    On 7/8/2023 7:37 PM, Rin Stowleigh wrote:
    On Sat, 8 Jul 2023 18:19:09 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

    On 7/8/2023 5:55 PM, Ant wrote:
    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    ...
    You get a cracker.

    o_O

    Polly wants a cracker.

    Polly can have mine.

    Searches on "polly wants a crackwhore" can sometimes turn up the
    oddest results.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/10lnxwv/polly_wants_a_working_girl/#

    For some reason I am not surprised....

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    I've done good in this world. Now I'm tired and just want to be a cranky
    dirty old man.

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  • From Rin Stowleigh@21:1/5 to dtravel@sonic.net on Sat Jul 8 22:37:06 2023
    On Sat, 8 Jul 2023 18:19:09 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
    <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:

    On 7/8/2023 5:55 PM, Ant wrote:
    Dimensional Traveler <dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
    ...
    You get a cracker.

    o_O

    Polly wants a cracker.

    Polly can have mine.

    Searches on "polly wants a crackwhore" can sometimes turn up the
    oddest results.

    https://www.reddit.com/r/Jokes/comments/10lnxwv/polly_wants_a_working_girl/#

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