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Ideally we’d want a mix of ages, genders and ethnicity, but as long as old white men dominate politics, gotta push back.

I’d hope it’s on every update (from the screenshot in article seems like last 7 days also works), so they can’t expect the devs to do long testing on small bugfixes.

But also devs will probably do most of the testing outside of steam.

but then I question what the customers are doing on their weekends

Plenty of reasonable online services that end-users will want to use on weekends, like online shopping, entertainment like streaming. Also payment services for businesses

it would also imply that all the lore was true.

That’s not necessarily the case, it could simply prove that it wasn’t made up, but ultimately the lore comes from god and his agents, so if god wanted to tell a false narrative, he could manipulate the lore. Realistically, you have no way to know if the devil is actually evil.

And you’re also twisting what I said:

If the devil appeared and told you to do his bidding and forsake God

The idea is a devil that doesn’t tell you to forsake god and do his bidding, but a devil that tells you to practice guitar for years so you can be good at it. It’s a devil that makes you learn things yourself. If he actually has an evil agenda, that’s really devious, but that’s kinda the point.

On one hand, yes. On the other hand, the devil himself is also a higher power, and if he’s telling you to reject higher powers, why not listen to him?

(By the way I’m stealing my reasoning from Eserite ideology from The Gods Are Bastards, but there it’s not the devil but a recognized god of the Pantheon)

Yeah, I’m imagining the devil going around getting people to learn good habits as “deals”, teaching them to be independent and not need to rely on established organizations or higher powers.

They no longer use it.

Is there a source or proof on that? Or is it just that you didn’t find it right now on their website?

The big drama was during their “2026 sale”, where they used GenAI promotional art for the event. They also seem to have refused to confirm using GenAI, and at the time made no promise/commitment to stop.

In this case Hanlon’s Razor might be more relevant ;D

It’s really frustrating. Many years ago, my older brother helped me get a new GPU, buying it from a nice online store. Some years later I used it when buying hardware and it was so good compared to all the established stores, instead of pushing promos everywhere it made it easy to browse, find and buy products, because oh god are those big stores shitty. Just having a responsive website with filters, reasonable element sizing and a straightforward checkout process stands out.

A few years after that, when I used it again, noticed something peculiar, as they added lootboxes. And I don’t mean physical surprise boxes or something, they added digital lootboxes to get random discounts on products, with a premium subscription that gets you a better pool of discounts. That is a level of “what the fuck” that’s just stunning. And they might still have the best service, which combined with inertia of it being my goto store makes things rather difficult.

They’re being ridiculous about it, but the dollar sign is placed before the number.

There’s niche WebKit browsers too, like Epiphany. Also Ladybird in development, but that went full AI slop AFAIK.

In the movie “A.I. Artificial Intelligence” there’s a scene where a robot kid’s face starts drooping, like sliding off the frame or something, and that really got me.

AI slop

I’d like to be clear what you’re referring to, because I only know two things Valve is allowing in that regard

1. Games using GenAI are allowed on steam, but disclosure is required, which is a position I appreciate.
2. Steam hosts promotion events organized by third parties, where banners are displayed, a special page is available, and a lot of games go on sale - in those events (and AFAIK, none of Valve’s own events) promotional art is displayed that is submitted by those third parties, and sometimes has blatant GenAI use

Is there something else I’m unaware of? Because otherwise I guess it’s a matter of where you draw the line, because I’d still consider Steam the best platform available, and have to agree to disagree.

Going to go with a video game: Outer Wilds. The game is very story and mystery oriented, so I don’t want to spoil it, as that can ruin the experience. In short though, it’s an exploration game where you get to do your first flight around a miniature solar system - exploring it freely without a linear sequence or quest markers.

The story is told in a nonlinear way, depending on how you explore it, and the way it comes together and the conclusion it reaches were amazing to discover.