Post AXg0udXC4vaiw2FkvI by SirBemrose@noagendasocial.com
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 (DIR) Post #AXg0udXC4vaiw2FkvI by SirBemrose@noagendasocial.com
       2023-07-14T06:30:13Z
       
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       I just spent 20 mins figuring out why my Windows system has been refusing to go to sleep the last two days; just staying full on, full fans, full monitor burn-in, etc.  No screen saver, or standby when I walk away.Turns out that Steam is currently having a sale of some kind.  The client, which I don't want, but MUST be installed and running to launch most games, is playing some sort of ad video in the client, promoting the sale. Because a video is playing, all OS power management is disabled.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXg0wNtbC3gX0nZAq8 by SirBemrose@noagendasocial.com
       2023-07-14T06:30:32Z
       
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       As if I needed yet another reason to dislike Steam's anusware DRM client.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXg1FrjmT1bV4AGOFU by skypage@noagendasocial.com
       2023-07-14T06:34:03Z
       
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       @SirBemrose You keep the client running when you're not actively playing something?
       
 (DIR) Post #AXg1SclZRO2AOmBUMC by Wookhash@noagendasocial.com
       2023-07-14T06:36:21Z
       
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       @SirBemrose at least they make their catalogue playable on Linux. The client has always been clunky.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXg3j6PPCLdKsInm3k by SirBemrose@noagendasocial.com
       2023-07-14T07:01:44Z
       
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       @skypage I don't leave the UI up, but it has a daemon, so shutting it off generally involves task manager. Given that I launch games daily, it always seemed easier to leave it running. That was before it started fucking with my system stability, though. The software also has a big banner at the top, counting down the days until they fully cut off my access to my digital library unless I give more money and control to Microsoft, so I'm extra annoyed at these fucks rn.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXg51hMKejIydonNWi by skypage@noagendasocial.com
       2023-07-14T07:16:18Z
       
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       @SirBemroseSteam has an icon in the system tray, just right click and hit exit (can make it always visible in the tray, too). Can also disable Windows setting it as a startup item. I do that with all the stupid game launchers
       
 (DIR) Post #AXgd3ko0D7AyLmtDwO by LONEWOOF@noagendasocial.com
       2023-07-14T13:37:39Z
       
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       @SirBemrose They updated the client recently and if it wasn't chromium based before, it is now. There were several people complaining on the official forums that it was using 800-1000mb of RAM as long as it was open.
       
 (DIR) Post #AXgfxPlJpsd1D8Irjs by RevCyberTrucker@noagendasocial.com
       2023-07-14T14:10:07Z
       
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       @LONEWOOF @SirBemrose Sounds like a job for a decent script.