I will bow out of this topic, this was just flamebait in the first place.
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:17:51 +0100, S. Hendriks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Little children could we stay on topic like grown ups? > > The subject is STEAM, we shared our points. If nobody has something to > say that could make this 'discussion' fruitable, i'd say, we stop this > discussion right now. > > =============================================== > Stefan Hendriks > FunDynamic & RealBot > http://www.fundynamic.nl > http://realbot.bots-united.com > http://www.bots-united.com > > =============================================== > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Namens Ben Davison > Verzonden: woensdag 26 januari 2005 21:04 > Aan: [email protected] > Onderwerp: Re: Re[4]: [hlcoders] Steam: Technology failure > > > Ok we are about to go round in circles here. > > He was calling ME a noob. > > And i don't think you get my other points. > > On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 21:58:58 +0200, Dan Partelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > >>I am not a noob who found link to this mailing list today and just > > >>decided to write here," > > > > I still fail to see how a user which labels himself as a "non -noob" > > performs an offense. As for the other stuff you write ""points they > > launch into insults or "I'm a game developer"" > > it might be or not the truth. Its not so important. The guy has some > points. > > > > >>I would expect most > > >> people here to have industry experience or to have > > > > You could not be more wrong. If you read the archives here you will > > see monuments of stupidity, coming from ppl which obviously have no > > ideea what they are talking of. > > > > Dan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Ben Davison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 9:30 PM > > Subject: Re: Re[4]: [hlcoders] Steam: Technology failure > > > > >" I am not a noob who found link to this mailing list today and just > > >decided to write here," > > > > > > That is very much of an insult. > > > > > > And usually when someone can't backup their points they launch into > > > insults or "I'm a game developer" "I've been working with PC's all > > > my life" type i'm better then you so that means my points are more > > > validated then you. > > > > > > Well no shit sherlock(pardon my french) Being on a list dealing with > > > > a highly specialised subject like programming. I would expect most > > > people here to have industry experience or to have worked with > > > computers a substantial amount of time. > > > > > > Jan 2005 20:59:04 +0200, Dan Partelly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Aint we a little sesitive today ? I dont see any insult. You are > > >> oversensitive. > > >> > > >> And no, personal insults do not invalidate good points. They are > > >> only that, insults , and they shouldnt be posted , thats true, but > > >> they dont invalidate per se an argument. > > >> > > >> Dan > > >> > > >> > > >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >> From: "Ben Davison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >> To: <[email protected]> > > >> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 8:11 PM > > >> Subject: Re: Re[4]: [hlcoders] Steam: Technology failure > > >> > > >> >" I am not a > > >> > noob who found link to this mailing list today and just decided > > >> >to write here," > > >> > > > >> > Nice personal insults :thumbsup: > > >> > > > >> > Then you go on to call me a fanboy in other words. > > >> > > > >> > As soon as you started with the personal insults it immediatly > > >> > invalidates all your arguments. > > >> > > > >> > I'll be stepping out of this "rant" as you failed to counter any > > >> > of my points, but hey you insulted me personally with bad facts, > > >> > so it's all good? > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 19:36:14 +0200, Vyacheslav Djura > > >> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> >> Hello Ben, > > >> >> > > >> >> Wednesday, January 26, 2005, 3:57:16 PM, you wrote: > > >> >> BD> www.steampowered.com > > >> >> Please be more careful reading my letter - I told you that we > > >> >> HAVE TRIED several times and they just ignored us. The only > > >> >> thing I received (3 or 4 weeks ago) was some letter "your > > >> >> question is in the queue for answer" and still no reply. Not > > >> >> telling that I've used steampowered.com to find out what's wrong > > > >> >> with HL2 because everything was red in game - again, no answer. > > >> >> > > >> >> I work in game industry and know people from another companies > > >> >> (who also might read this letter) and they all agree that idea > > >> >> of Steam is great, but Steam itself is a big problem. > > >> >> > > >> >> Let's just imagine, what will be with all those people who have > > >> >> purchased Half-Life 2 if Valve would decide suddenly to quit > > >> >> game business? Who will play Half-Life 2 then? No one. > > >> >> > > >> >> BD> Vivendi's area of concern not valve. > > >> >> Stefan already wrote you regarding this. > > >> >> > > >> >> BD> Windows XP and countless other programs you buy retail and > > >> >> BD> have to > > >> >> activate it. > > >> >> A lot of PC's are sold with already installed Windows XP and > > >> >> those who can't reinstall it usually call to some service > > >> >> center. As for "countless other programs" I haven't seen any. > > >> >> And hey, I am not a noob who found link to this mailing list > > >> >> today and just decided to write here, I work with computers as > > >> >> long as I remember myself. > > >> >> > > >> >> BD> See that's funny because every PC I have tried to get steam > > >> >> BD> to run > > >> >> in > > >> >> BD> offline mode has worked. It's usually the fault of something > > > >> >> BD> on > > >> >> the > > >> >> BD> users part when offline does not work. > > >> >> It worked for 2 or 3 weeks. We have followed all the steps in > > >> >> Valve Steam FAQ, we have made backup of .blob file. > > >> >> > > >> >> BD> And for original poster, steam is currently using 0 CPU and > > >> >> BD> 2 megs > > >> >> of > > >> >> BD> ram, it's not just a gui steam acts as an interface for a > > >> >> BD> virtual filesystem aswell. > > >> >> We also had such CPU usage of your lovely Steam on every our PC. > > >> >> > > >> >> You love your Steam so much, but there are so many other people > > >> >> who don't like it. I can tell you that as admin of > > >> >> http://www.hl2source.com who receives a lot "positive" feedback > > >> >> about Steam. > > >> >> > > >> >> -- > > >> >> Best regards, > > >> >> Vyacheslav > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >> >> > > >> >> _______________________________________________ > > >> >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >> >> archives, please visit: > > >> >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > -- > > >> > - Ben Davison > > >> > - http://www.shadow-phoenix.com > > >> > > > >> > _______________________________________________ > > >> > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >> > archives, please visit: > > >> > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > >> archives, please visit: > > >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > - Ben Davison > > > - http://www.shadow-phoenix.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > -- > - Ben Davison > - http://www.shadow-phoenix.com > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > -- - Ben Davison - http://www.shadow-phoenix.com _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
