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Pope Gaben: The Holy Sudo Authority
Linux Programming
11 days ago 63.9K views 0 shares
Pope Gaben: The Holy Sudo Authority
The programming world's benevolent dictator has been canonized! Gabe Newell (aka GabeN), founder of Valve and overlord of Steam, dressed as the Pope is absolutely perfect. He already controls what games 95% of PC gamers can play, might as well make it official with some divine authority. His blessing would turn bug fixes into miracles and his patch notes into scripture. The ultimate sudo command—not even root access can compete with papal infallibility. Just imagine the Steam Summer Sale being declared a religious holiday!

Literally The Only One
Gamedev Programming
12 days ago 53.7K views 0 shares
Literally The Only One
The internet's favorite pastime: declaring "All big tech CEOs are bad"... until they remember Gabe Newell exists. The meme perfectly captures the cognitive dissonance of tech communities who rage against corporate overlords until their beloved Steam lord appears. Suddenly it's all confused SpongeBob faces trying to reconcile their anti-CEO stance with their undying love for the guy who delays Half-Life 3 for another decade while swimming in Valve money. The exception that proves the rule? Or just proof that giving away games at 90% off during seasonal sales buys a lot of goodwill? Either way, Gaben remains the unicorn CEO who somehow escapes the pitchforks.

The Final Linux Migration Boss
Linux Windows
29 days ago 78.0K views 0 shares
The Final Linux Migration Boss
Ah, the eternal wait for SteamOS 3.0 desktop release – the final boss before countless Windows refugees make the leap to Linux. Valve's been teasing us since the Steam Deck launched, and here we all are, desperately begging Gabe Newell like he's some digital deity holding the keys to our Windows-free future. Meanwhile, most Linux veterans are just sitting back thinking, "Just install Arch and be done with it, you cowards."

When Steam Detects Unauthorized Purchases
Security
1 month ago 88.7K views 0 shares
When Steam Detects Unauthorized Purchases
When your Steam account gets hacked, support suddenly morphs into The Undertaker coming for the hacker's soul. That moment when Valve's customer service transforms from "we'll get back to you in 2-3 business years" to "we've tracked their IP address and dispatched a team." Nothing motivates a company like someone messing with their payment methods.

Console Wars: The Obsolescence Strikes Back
Gamedev Hardware Linux
1 month ago 90.3K views 0 shares
Console Wars: The Obsolescence Strikes Back
The gaming hardware arms race continues to claim victims. Just when you thought your Nintendo Switch 2 with its fancy 120hz refresh rate and HDR support was the pinnacle of portable gaming, Valve's Steam Deck enters the chat and shatters your reality. It's like bringing a calculator to a math competition only to find your opponent brought a quantum computer. The sheer existential crisis on that man's face says it all—the moment you realize your tech is already obsolete before you've even finished the unboxing video.