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A_Griffin wrote: what exactly does installing Steam on a PC do?
Annoy the cr@p out of you, generally.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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That's ... annoying! I want a *relaxing* game (so no FPS's for starters) and have seen Euro Truck Simulator 2 recommended for such, and it looks like it might be what I want, but it's Steam powered... (and dirt cheap.)
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I just hate Steam: it wants to update every time you want a quick play...
But are you sure that putting games on a work PC sends the right message about what you are doing while "working at home" anyway?
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The only person I'm sending a message to is myself! Oh well, maybe I'll try the other PC hooked up the TV - bigger screen, but not so readily available when I'm meant to be working! 
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So basically your boss is an a***hole and your employee is a lazy 'f'er? 
Self employment is great isn't it?
I'm pretty sure I would not like to live in a world in which I would never be offended.
I am absolutely certain I don't want to live in a world in which you would never be offended.
Freedom doesn't mean the absence of things you don't like.
Dave
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You got that right - he leaves me to do ALL the work, from tea-boy to coding to management, while he just sits there playing games and posting sh*t on some web forum. I'd give him a smack if it wouldn't hurt so much
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Stone Soup Dungeon Crawl[^] - a smallish download. No fancy drivers or anything. Just use your wits (and die gracefully).
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My kid uses it. A lot. Mostly it's a disk hog.
Try Goat Simulator.
We also play some "party game" things which are fun -- each player users a mobile device as a controller.
modified 19-Jan-18 14:12pm.
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Quote: Goat Simulator
Now that looks fun!
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It doesn't do that much, unless you set it to run on boot, then it regularly annoys you with update notices etc.
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I'll remember not to - ta.
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If the PC is a work PC given to you by your "work" then, I would not install game stuff on it.
Even if it is your own work PC, I would not install game stuff on it (or any other non related stuff).
Get your own game PC.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Bought and paid for by myself - yes, I know the sensible thing to do is keep work and play separate. But sometimes I just want a quick break without necessarily taking myself right out of "work mode".
The advantage of working from home and being ones own boss is that you can do these things!
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Go for it then.
I'd rather be phishing!
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Steam is not a game engine. It is a portal for playing games. You buy your games via Steam and Steam hosts them. If updates are made to the games that you have or to Steam itself, Steam will update them for you. Thus, the wonderful update annoyances that Griff was commenting on.
I do not condone installing or playing games on a "work" PC, but hey, that is your call.
If you have a decent PC, then Steam should not be too bad a resource hog for you.
I use Steam all the time, with no issues to mention.
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Installing Steam gives you access to their substantial library of games from all genres. It allows you to buy games for your Steam account or gift games to other Steam account holders. Once you own the game, you can install it on any PC that has Steam installed (any number of times). Many games will sync their files across systems. This allows you to play a game on a laptop during lunch at a cafe and then later continue your game on your home PC. This feature can also come in handy when your hard disk dies so you don't loose all your progress in your favorite time-waster.
On installing it on a work computer, that would a question I would run by whoever you report to.
if (Object.DividedByZero == true) { Universe.Implode(); }
Meus ratio ex fortis machina. Simplicitatis de formae ac munus. -Foothill, 2016
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Been using it for years.
I wasn't a great fan when I used to buy CD games and then have the game itself originate from Steam (CD just loaded from Steam.)
But now that I just use it seems ok. I do keep it running all the time. It updates fairly often but doesn't impact me in anyway.
I appreciate the fact that when I buy a new computer I can install all of the games I ever bought using their interface.
Their interface is not great. Works but has oddities. They have features that allow you to turn stuff on or off in terms of game selection but which do not work. But to balance that out the games also have user reviews, which I find very useful (not for like or dislike but rather for mentions of features in games that I want or do not want.)
I suspect there are games that can't be bought on it. But several indie companies including shareware that I have bought over the years are on there.
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Is a Local Area Network in Australia the LAN down under?
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You wallaby a humorous hit, but you'll roo the day you posted that! Echidna not!
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I heard a LAN in staya is two tens an a piss of streng.
Signature ready for installation. Please Reboot now.
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You'll roo the day you write that!
veni bibi saltavi
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Dunno how you cane toad at conclusion, mate.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Dunno, but it's good for looking at some bush.
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Now there's an aboriginal thought!
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