Steam patch adds remote game downloads

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  or you could just remote desktop to your home computer and do the same thing : retardhumper
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    are you legitimately arguing that this isnt a better solution? : maulla
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      Or you could [complicated thing that only techies know how to do] instead... : Schnapple
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        If you think remote desktop is complicated and only techies know how to do it, you need help. RDP is fucking simple to set up and to use and logmein and similar shit are widely available too.

        May 16, 2012 8:56am PDT
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        If you think remote desktop is complicated and only techies know how to do it, you need help. RDP is fuc... : retardhumper
        • and well over 99% of installed userbase has never used it. : watcherxp
        • still a stupid argument to say that you should do something that requires a 3rd party, when you can do th... : papaskot
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          RDP: 1. Enable RDP on home computer 2. Write down IP Address. Hope your ISP doesn't change it. 3. O... : Schnapple
          • Enabling port forwarding and/or DMZ is not exactly the simplest of tasks for a large majority of the stea... : zxinfinity
          • You forgot to include the God-awful waiting times. I don't know if it's a latency issue or what but ther... : tw3kr
        • It is you, good sir, who is completely out of touch with what is "complicated" to your average user. T... : OverloadUT
        • Not when different versions of Windows don't come with remote desktop hosting. : pyide
        • mmm.... no. : Ride-My-Rocket
        • I use LMI all of the time, but I expect 99.9% to favor this new option over the a remote connection. Why... : Sgt_Boomstick
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    or you could have a baby, train him to navigate steam, and just call him up to do the same thing : howlthorne
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      but then you have to train a baby to answer the phone, and that takes too many steps. :) : evilbabygenius
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        not if he is an evil baby genius. : skinlab133
        • What makes you think he won't download dinner date instead then? : one random winner
  • What if your work blocks RDP? Think before you type. : amrbean
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  How about adding a remote application launcher from an android phone too?? : zxinfinity
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    why would you want this? I'm more curious than anything, i see no reason to launch a game from my mobile... : deadearth
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      Read the article. It doesn't launch games, it initiates downloads on games. : zuff
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        I was referring to zxinfinity's request for the ability to launch games. : deadearth
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          he asked for a remote application launcher. not the ability to launch games in steam. : o.flaherty
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            I'm assuming he was asking for the ability to click a game on his mobile phone and launch it on his PC. ... : deadearth
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              I think he's asking for the ability to launch Steam remotely. So I guess if you don't have Steam open, y... : mrazzino
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                Yikes...you leave it running all day? Not me. Shut down whenever its not in use. You dont leave a car ... : evilbabygenius
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                  Are you seriously comparing leaving a computer running to leaving a car running? : Mr.Fusion
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                    Yeah really, your PC won't kill you with carbon monoxide poisoning during the night : Schnapple
                    • Indeed. A modern PC (especially a laptop) is also designed to reduce power usage when idle (even without ... : Mr.Fusion
                • you misunderstood me. I always have Steam running when my computer is on. However, each night I put my ... : mrazzino
                • How do these posts exist on a site like this? : Sgt_Boomstick
              • it also saves a ton of time when games require updates : maulla
    • So you can launch a game when you leave work and by the time you get home 15 minutes later, the unskippab... : Zoopy_Iscariot
    • It could serve as a pseudo 10-ft interface for an HTPC until (hopefully) Valve releases an official one. : Dusty_Slim
    • I would like to select a game from my commute to have running for me when I get home. If they're gonna g... : zxinfinity
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  I'm kind of glad I've grown past the 'need- to-have-the-game-as-soon-as-humanly-possible-or-I-think-I-wil... : jtthe2nd
  • I've grown past that for movies too. I'll get it/watch it, whatever, when I get to it. Guess that's why... : daggot
  • Eh - this is a little different imo. If I have limited game time at home (family life / adult responsibi... : dedgecko
  • I don't know if it's because I'm getting older or if it's because I have over 80 games registered on my S... : tw3kr
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  Cool feature but the need to have the PC turned on all the time kills it for me. : Herman Toothrot
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    I would say that this feature is only useful for people who already leave their PC on all the time. L... : Schnapple
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      I really can't swing that. If it could wake up from sleep or something to do it then maybe but to have i... : Herman Toothrot
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        Is this a cost thing or is there some other reason? : maulla
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          There's literally no reason for my computer to be on all day when it's not in use. There's no benefit to... : Herman Toothrot
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            wouldnt being able to do this with steam be a benefit? I'm not arguing, it's always interesting to me whe... : maulla
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              This is how we know electricity is too cheap. : SlingBlaze
              • I always thought it was like $10/month on average for a PC. I dont leave my monitor on though : maulla
              • Alternate Ending: This is how we identify people who don't pay for their own electricity. etc. : tw3kr
            • Yes, it would be an incredibly minor benefit, one not nearly worth the cost. : Herman Toothrot
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              Leaving something that uses ~100W on all day long is just dumb unless you have a good reason to do it. : boarder2
              • Leaving something that uses ~100W on all day long that isn't doing a single thing is just dumb since it's... : tw3kr
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            With me: - My dev IIS instance is on there so I can direct (very small numbers of) people to see the l... : Schnapple
            • I have a separate NAS serving media, other than that the other two things are legitimate just nothing I d... : Herman Toothrot
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            Yep, I always sleep my computer overnight and during the workday. To do otherwise is simply throwing mone... : Zek
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              I saw it figured on a website that depending on your cost for power it was only a dollar or two a month. : JohnathanDoe
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                Of course that's just what a website would want you to think! Damn self-serving websites... : Herman Toothrot
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                  I think I remember seeing that the cost of electricity starting up a PC versus leaving it running is a wa... : Schnapple
                  • But I'm not starting and stopping my PC over and over. If I'm at home, the PC is on and stays on. If I'... : Herman Toothrot
          • I have my machine mining bitcoins and folding all day. : thecatinthehat
  • Even for people who don't think they have a use for it at first glance, consider that it gives you the ab... : tw3kr
• this is amazing : Cheeziologist
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  reminds me of audiogalaxy. damn I miss audiogalaxy. : anhero
  • Holy god Audiogalaxy was amazing. : Sgt_Boomstick